§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoVLC 3.0.18 Is Out with RISC-V Support, DVBSub Support Inside MKV, SMBv2 Improvements9to5linux.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
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minus-squareTiuku@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWhat exactly does it mean for a desktop application to support a processor architecture? Refrain from writing inline assembly?
minus-square§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoWhen VLC uses thethe graphics processor, this accelerates decoding of video streams. So it can use the graphics card to make smoother video. Inline assembly also ties back into speed as inline assembly will make things run more efficiently as well.
minus-squarePiper McCorkle 📻 WA6PMC@social.piperswe.melinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years ago@Tiuku @shreddy_scientist It looks like earlier this year there were a bunch of commits that worked on making the build system aware of RISC-V https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/commits/master?search=risc-v
What exactly does it mean for a desktop application to support a processor architecture? Refrain from writing inline assembly?
When VLC uses thethe graphics processor, this accelerates decoding of video streams. So it can use the graphics card to make smoother video. Inline assembly also ties back into speed as inline assembly will make things run more efficiently as well.
@Tiuku @shreddy_scientist It looks like earlier this year there were a bunch of commits that worked on making the build system aware of RISC-V https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/commits/master?search=risc-v