RE: 01/01: gnu: fftw: Build SIMD codelets.

[Eric Bavier]

Hi Mark,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark H Weaver [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 6:26 PM
> To: Eric Bavier
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: 01/01: gnu: fftw: Build SIMD codelets.
> 
> Hi Eric,
> 
> address@hidden (Eric Bavier) writes:
> 
> > bavier pushed a commit to branch core-updates in repository guix.
> >
> > commit 65bb22796f854cbc3eae053a80b1d64365dad376
> > Author: Eric Bavier <address@hidden>
> > Date:   Fri Apr 6 10:53:06 2018 -0500
> >
> >     gnu: fftw: Build SIMD codelets.
> >
> >     * gnu/packages/algebra.scm (fftw)[arguments]: Remove 'no-native
> phase; use
> >     configure cache value instead.  Add configure flags for SIMD codelets.
> >     (fftwf)[arguments]: Add neon configuration flag for 32-bit arm.
> >     (fftw-avx): Remove variable.
> 
> [...]
> 
> > @@ -560,7 +569,10 @@ cosine/ sine transforms or DCT/DST).")
> >      (arguments
> >       (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments fftw)
> >         ((#:configure-flags cf)
> > -        `(cons "--enable-float" ,cf))))
> > +        (if (string-prefix? "arm" (or (%current-target-system)
> > +                                      (%current-system)))
> > +            `(cons "--enable-neon" ,cf)
> > +            cf))))
> 
> Did you intend to remove the "--enable-float" configure flag in fftwf?
> You didn't mention this change in the commit log.

Indeed, I think this was unintentional.

> Can you take a look?

Yes, thanks for checking.

`~Eric