[sldev] Wanted: Standard cross-platform library for CPU detection

[Bryan O'Sullivan]

Callum Lerwick wrote:

> I am considering using it for OpenJPEG, for runtime CPU detection, and
> it also has functions for converting an array between ints and float
> which would be useful.

Looks potentially useful.

> One issue is that it is currently gcc-centric, this would mean for best
> results on Windows, it would have to be compiled to a DLL using MinGW
> rather than MSVC.

So long as MSVC doesn't choke on header files, this shouldn't be a problem.

> Is there any chance of getting some buy-in from Linden Lab? Switch the
> viewer to using liboil for CPU detection, improving it where necessary? 

I'll have an ask around.

	<b