[MPlayer-dev-eng] ./configure options to disable architecture and processor specific optimisations

[The Wanderer]

J. Grant wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I would like to be able to configure without CPU and Architecture
> specific optimisations. To avoid for instance the following on each
> cc command etc:
> -march=athlon-tbird -mcpu=athlon-tbird
> 
> I propose to add to configure some functionality:
> 
> Advanced options:
>   --disable-architecture-specific-optimisations
>   --disable-cpu-specific-optimisations
> 
> This would mean the resulting mplayer/mencoder was built with the
> standard optimisations only.  I would set it so that the default
> behavior was not changed.

Okay, I'll admit that I'm far from familiar with the possible variants
on optimization, but... does --enable-runtime-cpudetection not do what
you want?

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