[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] ARM extended instructions support detection in configure script

[Siarhei Siamashka]

On Sunday 08 October 2006 16:51, Diego Biurrun wrote:

> > Here is a patch which adds detection (or allows manual configuration) for
> > instructions that are supported by newer ARM processors.
>
> Thanks, applied along with some changes.  I added an arm() function to
> detect the ARM architecture and changed the indentation and position of
> your detection routines.  It should be safe(TM).

Thanks, it works.

I also posted a message is a Zaurus forum asking them to test the latest
mplayer SVN and check what is different from their version. Hopefully 
somebody can step up and help to integrate all the useful Zaurus related
improvements into the mainline version of mplayer/ffmpeg.

> > I also hope to get some of the code accepted upstream so that there will
> > be less things to patch for https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mplayer/
>
> If it's clean it will likely be accepted.
>
> > The next thing that would be nice to have if supported upstream is
> > detection of availability of maemo (Nokia 770 development platform)
> > libraries from configure script. These libraries are needed to disable
> > screen blanking on Nokia 770 while playing video (LCD backlight is turned
> > off after a few minutes of inactivity and it is very annoying), this
> > functionality is very similar to screensaver disabling option for x11 in
> > mplayer.
>
> Send a patch as usual ..

That's great, I'll have it cleaned up and submitted tomorrow, I don't have
much free time except on weekends unfortunately.