Re: Non-OS X altivec?

[Camm Maguire <camm@enhanced.com>]

Hi Clint!  I think I have access to a Debian machine with these
specs.  Happy to run stuff if you need.

Take care,

R Clint Whaley <rwhaley@cs.utk.edu> writes:

> Guys,
> 
> Right now, config only support OS X for altivec.  None of the patched gcc's
> I was able to get my hands on worked correctly under linux, but I would guess
> at some point Linux and *BSD users would like to have access to the AltiVec
> unit, since it speeds up everything on the G4.
> 
> So, does anyone out there have a non-OS X G4 and an altivec enabled gcc?  If
> so, I'd like to either get an account or have someone run some cases for me
> so that I can see what needs to be done to get this support into the stable
> release . . .
> 
> Thanks,
> Clint
> 
> 

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