64-bit and SSE

[retard]

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:49:02 +0000, dsimcha wrote:

> Given that Walter has indicated that 64-bit support is on the agenda for
> after D2 is finished and x87 is deprecated in 64-bit mode, will we also
> see SSE(2) support in DMD in the relatively near future?  If so, will it
> be exposed as a compiler option even when compiling in 32-bit mode?
> 
> I've realized that this is kind of important for me since Intel
> deprecated x87 on its Core 2 and Pentium 4 chips, meaning any old school
> floating point code runs painfully slow compared to, say, an AMD chip
> that still has a decent x87.

SSE(2) ? Don't people already use SSE 4.2 and prepare for AVX?