[fpc-pascal] Re: Altivec unit?

[Balogh, Karoly (Charlie/iNQ)]

Hi,

On 2006.01.18, Eduardo wrote:

>         Just ask if there is any ppcaltivec unit for freepascal,
> like mmx. If not i'll may convert the c ones from gcc so i can use 
> the freevec lib under pascal.

PPC compiler doesn't yet supports Altivec at all. But it's on the
todo list. Any help is welcomed though. :)
 
> And a related question, does compiler understand inline ppc asm?

Yes it does. But just like other parts of the compiler, also inline 
assembler doesn't support Altivec yet.
 
Bye,
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