[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] remove AltiVec vector declaration syntax macros

[Ivan Kalvachev]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:12 AM, Diego Biurrun <diego at biurrun.de> wrote:
> The topic braces vs. parentheses in AltiVec vector declaration syntax
> came up again recently.  AFAIU the conclusion was that complicating the
> code with macros to hide compiler idiosyncracies was no longer worth it.
>
> So here is a patch that simplifies the code and gets rid of those
> macros.
>
> The only compiler that is negatively affected is Apple gcc 3.3 (and
> possibly earlier versions).  This compiler is used on Mac OS X 10.3,
> but gcc 4.0 is available as alternative there.
>
> Luca, OK to commit?

Is this the solution for the breaking caused by the gnu99 stuff?
AFAIR fsf gcc 4.0 had major problems with asm syntax, is this fixed
for the apple version?