> Looking into this once again (I've had this problem for 10 years or more > now) I just found out that gcc has a -ffast-math flag that prevents > denormals for slowing the code down, as long as the CPU has SSE > instructions. I don't know if the geode does or not, though!
according to wikipedia not all geode processors support sse instructions ... the sse unit can be configured to handle denormals as zero, by setting the MXCSR control register, no need to rely on specific compiler flags ... iirc, i added the specific code to the devel_0_37 a few years ago ... tim -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tim.klingt.org It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one, better to listen to one than to misuse it as a means of distraction, entertainment, or acquisition of 'culture'. John Cage _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
