http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/InstallGuide
http://code.google.com/p/javacv/wiki/RecompileWithoutSSE
Samuel Audet - mentions that compiler options necessary to get opencv to work properly with javacv
I did not find any MMX cmake options in OpenCV-2.2.0
Linux
download to directory
cd release
cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -D ENABLE_SSE2=OFF -D ENABLE_SSE=OFF -D ENABLE_MMX=OFF /home/gperry/Downloads/OpenCV-2.2.0
make
sudo make all
install put most items in /usr/local/share or /usr/local/lib