Re: pkg/39117: Package xfce4-exo Makefile adds -msse to CFLAGS; older CPUs forsaken.

["OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/39117; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/39117: Package xfce4-exo Makefile adds -msse to CFLAGS; older
 CPUs forsaken.
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:48:42 +0900

 > The machine in question has an AMD k6-3, for which SSE instructions
 > are not appropriate.  Building with the offending statements
 > removed from the Makefile allows thunar to run.
 >
 > If this is not a bug and it has been decided that older hardware
 > will no longer be supported, then *PLEASE* say so prominently
 > in documentation and on the NetBSD.org web site.
 
 Even MMX option is disabled by default in pkgsrc.
 No reason to expect that SSE is appropriate.
 
 It should be added mmx option to control the CFLAGS
 and disabled by default.