[ODE] Some SSE in Quick step

[GARY VANSICKLE]

> GARY VANSICKLE wrote:
> > But we've had this non-argument before.  If somebody knows of a
> different
> > runtime MMX/SSE/SSE2/3DNOW!/this/that/the-other/nothing library for
> doing
> > matrix arithmetic, manipulation, etc that does what DirectX does and
> maybe
> > more (oh, right, and on Linux of course), let's see it.  Otherwise, my
> > DirectX assertion stands unchallenged.
> ATLAS. http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/

Which by your own admission isn't applicable to something like ODE.

> It's like the world doesn't end at Microsoft boundary after all.
> 

Well, apparently when it comes to run-time exploitation of
MMX/SSE/SSE2/3DNOW!/this/that/the-other instructions, it pretty much does.
But we should also apparently avoid using the facility at all costs, because
Microsoft is Evil(tm).

Yeah, I don't get the connection either.

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle