[mythtv] Configure questions: runtime cpu selection (maybe).

[Janne Grunau]

On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 05:30:00PM +1000, Davin McCall wrote:
> I have looked at all the documentation I could find - the user manual 
> and the wiki - and can't find answers to the following questions. If 
> someone provides the information I'll happily provide a documentation patch.
> 
> Can anybody tell me exactly what:
>    --enable-proc-opt        enable processor specific compilation
> 
> ... actually means? If it means "compile to run on a specific processor" 
> for instance, then shouldn't it just say that instead (and a hint on how 
> to select said processor would be nice)?

it does and there is no need to select a processor since it compiles and
optimizes for the processor which runs configure.

> If I do not enable "processor 
> specific compilation" does that mean I get a binary that *isn't* 
> specific to a processor - and in that case why does configure tell me 
> that I don't have "runtime cpu detection"?

Ignore that, it's shouldn't be printed.

Janne