Add support for the Little CMS fast float plugin

On a sample of JPEGs, it improved loading speed from ~0.26s to ~0.15s.

Unfortunately, it isn't normally installed.

README.adoc

@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ Build-only dependencies:
  Meson, pkg-config, asciidoctor or asciidoc (recommended but optional) +
 Runtime dependencies: gtk+-3.0, glib>=2.64, pixman-1, shared-mime-info,
  libturbojpeg, libwebp, librsvg-2.0 (for icons) +
-Optional dependencies: lcms2, LibRaw, librsvg-2.0, xcursor, libheif, libtiff,
+Optional dependencies: lcms2, Little CMS fast float plugin,
- ExifTool, resvg (unstable API, needs to be requested explicitly) +
+ LibRaw, librsvg-2.0, xcursor, libheif, libtiff, ExifTool,
+ resvg (unstable API, needs to be requested explicitly) +
 Runtime dependencies for reverse image search:
  xdg-utils, cURL, jq
 

fiv.c

@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 #include "fiv-thumbnail.h"
 #include "fiv-view.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LCMS2_FAST_FLOAT
+#include <lcms2.h>
+#include <lcms2_fast_float.h>
+#endif  // HAVE_LCMS2_FAST_FLOAT
+
 // --- Utilities ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static void exit_fatal(const char *format, ...) G_GNUC_PRINTF(1, 2);
@@ -2382,6 +2387,11 @@ on_app_handle_local_options(G_GNUC_UNUSED GApplication *app,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	// TODO(p): Use Little CMS with contexts instead.
+#ifdef HAVE_LCMS2_FAST_FLOAT
+	cmsPlugin(cmsFastFloatExtensions());
+#endif  // HAVE_LCMS2_FAST_FLOAT
+
 	// Normalize all arguments to URIs, and run thumbnailing modes first.
 	for (gsize i = 0; o.args && o.args[i]; i++) {
 		GFile *resolved = g_file_new_for_commandline_arg(o.args[i]);

meson.build

@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ libjpegqs = dependency('libjpegqs', required : get_option('libjpegqs'),
 lcms2 = dependency('lcms2', required : get_option('lcms2'))
 # Note that only libraw_r is thread-safe, but we'll just run it out-of process.
 libraw = dependency('libraw', required : get_option('libraw'))
+# This is a direct runtime dependency, but its usage may be disabled for images.
 librsvg = dependency('librsvg-2.0', required : get_option('librsvg'))
 xcursor = dependency('xcursor', required : get_option('xcursor'))
 libheif = dependency('libheif', required : get_option('libheif'))
 libtiff = dependency('libtiff-4', required : get_option('libtiff'))
-# This is a direct dependency of GTK+, but its usage may be disabled.
+# This is a direct dependency of GTK+, but its usage may be disabled for images.
 gdkpixbuf = dependency('gdk-pixbuf-2.0', required : get_option('gdk-pixbuf'))
 dependencies = [
 	dependency('gtk+-3.0'),
@@ -53,6 +54,24 @@ dependencies = [
 	cc.find_library('m', required : false),
 ]
 
+# As of writing, no pkg-config file is produced, and the plugin is not installed
+# by default. The library can be built statically, but it's a bit of a hassle.
+have_lcms2_fast_float = false
+if not get_option('lcms2fastfloat').disabled()
+	lcms2ff = dependency('lcms2_fast_float', required : false)
+	if not lcms2ff.found()
+		lcms2ff = cc.find_library(
+			'lcms2_fast_float', required : get_option('lcms2fastfloat'))
+		if lcms2ff.found() and not cc.has_header('lcms2_fast_float.h')
+			error('lcms2_fast_float.h not found')
+		endif
+	endif
+	if lcms2ff.found()
+		dependencies += lcms2ff
+		have_lcms2_fast_float = true
+	endif
+endif
+
 # As of writing, the API is unstable, and no pkg-config file is produced.
 # Trying to wrap Cargo in Meson is a recipe for pain, so no version pinning.
 have_resvg = false
@@ -85,6 +104,7 @@ endif
 
 conf.set('HAVE_JPEG_QS', libjpegqs.found())
 conf.set('HAVE_LCMS2', lcms2.found())
+conf.set('HAVE_LCMS2_FAST_FLOAT', have_lcms2_fast_float)
 conf.set('HAVE_LIBRAW', libraw.found())
 conf.set('HAVE_RESVG', have_resvg)
 conf.set('HAVE_LIBRSVG', librsvg.found())

meson_options.txt

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ option('tools', type : 'feature', value : 'disabled',
 
 option('lcms2', type : 'feature', value : 'auto',
 	description : 'Build with Little CMS colour management')
+option('lcms2fastfloat', type : 'feature', value : 'auto',
+	description : 'Build with Little CMS fast float plugin support')
 option('libjpegqs', type : 'feature', value : 'auto',
 	description : 'Build with JPEG Quant Smooth integration')
 option('libraw', type : 'feature', value : 'auto',