C/C++ usage of special CPU features
- by b-gen-jack-o-neill
Hi, I am curious, do new compilers use some extra features built into new CPUs such as MMX SSE,3DNow! and so?
I mean, in original 8086 there was even no FPU, so compiler that old cannot even use it, but new compilers can, since FPU is part of every new CPU. So, does new compilers use new features of CPU?
Or, it should be more right to ask, does new C/C++ standart library functions use new features?
Thanks for answer.