New package: liboil

[willimm]

Description: Liboil is a library of simple functions that are optimized for various CPUs. These functions are generally loops implementing simple algorithms, such as converting an array of N integers to floating-point numbers or multiplying and summing an array of N numbers. Such functions are candidates for significant optimization using various techniques, especially by using extended instructions provided by modern CPUs (Altivec, MMX, SSE, etc.).

Why: Needed for gst-plugins-base.

Proposed category: Ch8: General libs

Deps:

Required:

• Glib2

Optional:

• Gtk-Doc

Homepage: ​http://liboil.freedesktop.org/wiki/

Latest version: 0.3.15

Compilation instructions:

Run ./configure --prefix=/usr && make and as root, run make install.

[Wayne Blaszczyk]

New liboil page patch

[Randy McMurchy]

I added the package to the book. I'm keeping this ticket open because the originator of this ticket says that GLib is required, yet Wayne's patch put it optional.

I'd like this resolved before the ticket is closed.

And thanks a bunch for sending in the patch, Wayne.

[Guy Dalziel]

Randy, I just pulled glib from my system and compiled liboil, it compiled without a problem. I then reinstalled glib and compiled liboil again, and comparing the compile logs clearly shows that liboil does not attempt to compile against glib if configure does not find it. Therefore glib is optional.

[Randy McMurchy]

Thanks for checking this out, Guy. Closing the ticket.

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Milestone 6.4 deleted