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1 Jul 2024 12:33:45 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Povray optimization on G5  
From: Thorsten Froehlich
Date: 2 Feb 2005 09:11:07
Message: <4200df7b$1@news.povray.org>
popov wrote:
> Hi,
<snip>

Please do not multi-post questions in several groups.  If you post to 
multiple groups you very likely get confusing answer that will just send you 
and those trying to help you on a wild goose chase.

Here is my answer from p.macintosh:


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: G5 optimization
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:03:23 -0600
From: Thorsten Froehlich <tho### [at] trfde>
Newsgroups: povray.macintosh
References: <web.4200d9c11bb956ed95579c20@news.povray.org>

popov wrote:
 > In order to optimize for the G5, my gcc compiler flags are -O3 -mcpu=G5
 > -mtune=G5 -mpowerpc-gpopt -mpowerpc64
 >
 > Compilation is successful, however running povray -benchmark results in a
 > segmentation fault at the very beginning of execution.
 >
 > The reason of the segmentation fault seems to be the -mpowerpc64
 > optimization flag. If I compile without -mpowerpc64, everything is working
 > fine and I get a benchmark of 36 minutes.
 >
 > Is the 3.6.1 source not compatible with the mpowerpc64 flag?

The flag -mpowerpc64 is simply wrong in this context.  I recommend you read
and understand the Apple developer documentation or don't build POV-Ray
yourself.  It is not feasible to explain a topic like this in newsgroup posting.

	Thorsten


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