Re: [Bug-gnubg] Win SSE2 detection exe

[Massimiliano Maini]

I'll do this:

- during install, allow to chose SSE2 or non-SSE (SSE2 by default, with
some brief explanation)

- if SSE2 is selected, the .exe is executed for a check and if it fails, the
pop-up tells the user to reinstall (re-run the installer) using non-SSE exes.

Sounds good enough to me, I'll use for the next build.

MaX.

2009/9/15 Jonathan Kinsey <address@hidden>:
> I don't think that's the best approach, people in general will not know what
> SSE
> is and the vast majority will just be able to run the SSE version anyway.
>
> An installer has to be idiot-proof, I know inno-setup isn't that
> customisable,
> ideally just install the SSE versions if the utility passes (otherwise they
> will
> have to go find the non-SSE version).
>
> Of course another option is to re-add the fallback to non-sse code, I'm
> against
> this - hopefully we'll be able to try compiling the whole code with auto-SSE
> optimisations soon and then (if it's faster) that version will not be able
> to
> fallback to non-sse.
>
> Jon