OK, maybe this is a really dumb question - I won't even pretend that I'm up to speed on the inner workings of building RPM's.. but would it be possible for the RPM file on something like this to have multiple copies of the appropriate library or binary in the package, and the choice of using the MMX enabled one or the "vanilla" one be made at package installation time? Sure, means a little more work for the packager - or maybe a LOT more work, I don't know - but would mean for those few applications where an extended instruction set would make a difference can take advantage of the extended instructions while still being able to install on machines without them.
Sure, they can learn to grab the source and then all of the -dev packages for all the supporting libraries and roll their own, it isn't that hard.. but not everybody wants to learn to do that. V. On Friday 21 March 2003 09:18 am, Guy.Bormann wrote: > [snip] > > > It's not a matter of complaining or not, it's a matter of minimal > > support. Mandrake Linux is supposed to run on any i586 or newer > > processor. Period. > > Even if that means a crazy person is encoding videos on a i586(no MMX), > say, 166MHz (or somewhere near) without hardware acceleration???? Must be > surely someone with paaattttiieeeennnccceeeee! > > > Guy
