[FFmpeg-trac] #11120(ffmpeg:open): remove big-endian powerpc (AltiVec) DSP code

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#11120: remove big-endian powerpc (AltiVec) DSP code
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             Reporter:  Sean         |                    Owner:  Sean
  McGovern                           |  McGovern
                 Type:  task         |                   Status:  open
             Priority:  normal       |                Component:  ffmpeg
              Version:  git-master   |               Resolution:
             Keywords:               |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
  ticket:9604, ticket:10955          |
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Description changed by Sean McGovern:

Old description:

> Recently, Debian packaging has [[https://salsa.debian.org/multimedia-
> team/ffmpeg/-/blob/debian/master/debian/rules?ref_type=heads#L216|masked
> off AltiVec DSP code in their 7.0 release]] due to several Trac tickets
> that have remained unfixed.
>
> It is probably time to remove the big-endian pieces: it is very difficult
> to get a hold of real, working BE powerpc hardware these days.
>
> Some of it is still relevant for ppc64le -- which is unfortunately masked
> off as well.

New description:

 Recently, Debian packaging has [[https://salsa.debian.org/multimedia-
 team/ffmpeg/-/commit/f2f4b54304cd6f03b6853fec5ccc3d709fb9b1dc|masked off
 AltiVec DSP code in their 7.0 release]] due to several Trac tickets that
 have remained unfixed.

 It is probably time to remove the big-endian pieces: it is very difficult
 to get a hold of real, working BE powerpc hardware these days.

 Some of it is still relevant for ppc64le -- which is unfortunately masked
 off as well.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11120#comment:4>
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