Bug#738981: Fwd: Bug#738981: Switch to use generic_fpu for ARM

[Reinhard Tartler]

On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 7:28 PM, peter green <plugwash at p10link.net> wrote:
> Reinhard Tartler wrote:
>>
>> I mean line 55
>
> I've just looked at ./configure --help and AIUI there are four possible
> values of --with-cpu for arm systems
>
> --with-cpu=generic_fpu      Use generic processor code with floating point
> arithmetic
> --with-cpu=generic_nofpu      Use generic processor code with fixed point
> arithmetic (p.ex. ARM, experimental)
> --with-cpu=generic_dither     Use generic processor code with floating point
> arithmetic and dithering for 1to1 16bit decoding.
> --with-cpu=neon         Use code optimized for ARM NEON SIMD engine
> (Cortex-A series)
> --with-cpu=arm_nofpu    Use code optimized for ARM processors with fixed
> point arithmetic (experimental)
>
> We can't use the neon option because no arm port of debian gaurantees that
> neon will be available. So I belive until the no-fpu options are made
> compatible with audacious and/or some form of runtime detection is
> implemeted (either using ld.so.hwcaps to load different versions of the
> library) we need to keep using --with-generic-fpu on all our arm ports.

I see. In that case, I'll have to leave the package as it until
something along those lines is implemented.

Thanks for your input!

-- 
regards,
    Reinhard