Gentoo Packages

new CPU_FLAGS_PPC USE_EXPAND

Posted: 2019-09-11 by Georgy Yakovlev | Revision: 2
Format:
2.0
Display if keyword:
~ppc
Display if keyword:
~ppc64
Display if keyword:
ppc
Display if keyword:
ppc64
A new set of CPU_FLAGS_PPC USE_EXPAND flags has been added. The flags are: 


altivec - Use the AltiVec/VMX instruction set
vsx - Use the Vector Scalar Extension instruction set
vsx2 - Use the Vector Scalar Extension v.2 instruction set
vsx3 - Use the Vector Scalar Extension v.3 instruction set
Note that CPU_FLAGS_PPC variable is used on ppc and ppc64 architectures.

In order to transition to new set of flags, if the following flag was was present: 


USE="altivec"
This flag needs to be set as: 


CPU_FLAGS_PPC="altivec"
It's advised to keep 'altivec' USE flag enabled to ensure safe migration and compatibility with external repositories. 'vsx', 'vsx2' and 'vsx3' are new flags and no migration necessary.

To help users enable the correct USE_EXPAND flags PPC support has been added to app-portage/cpuid2cpuflags package: 


# emerge -1v >=app-portage/cpuid2cpuflags-9
$ cpuid2cpuflags