1 Unix::Processors
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This is the Unix::Processors Perl Package.

1.1 Copyright
=============

This package is Copyright 1999-2005 by Wilson Snyder
<wsnyder@wsnyder.org>.

   You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
License or the Perl Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README
file.

   This code is provided with no warranty of any kind, and is used
entirely at your own risk.

1.2 Description
===============

This package provides access to per-processor information from Perl.

       my $procs = new Unix::Processors;
       print $procs->max_online, " CPUs at ", $procs->max_clock, " MHz\n";
       if ($procs->max_online != $procs->max_physical) {
           print "Hyperthreading between ",$procs->max_physical," physical CPUs.\n";
       }
       (my $FORMAT =   "%2s  %-8s     %4s    \n") =~ s/\s\s+/ /g;
       printf($FORMAT, "#", "STATE", "CLOCK",  "TYPE", );
       foreach my $proc (@{$procs->processors}) {
           printf ($FORMAT, $proc->id, $proc->state, $proc->clock, $proc->type);
       }

   See `man Unix::Processors' after installation.

1.3 Obtaining Distribution
==========================

The latest version is available at `http://www.perl.org/CPAN/'

   Download the latest package from that site, and decompress.  `gunzip
Unix-Processors_version.tar.gz ; tar xvf Unix-Processors_version.tar'

1.4 Supported Systems
=====================

This version of Unix::Processors has been built and tested on:

   * i386-linux

   * aix-4.3.3

   * aix-5.1.0 (32 and 64 bit)

   * alpha-osf

   * freebsd (clock methods not supported before freebsd 5.4)

   * hpux-11.00

   * hpux-11.11

   * sgi-irix

   * sparc-sun-solaris2.6

   * sparc-sun-solaris2.8

   Porting will definately be necessary for other operating systems.

1.5 Installation
================

  1. `cd' to the directory containing this README notice.

  2. Type `perl Makefile.PL' to configure Unix::Processors for your
     system.

  3. Type `make' to compile Unix::Processors.

  4. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and
     documentation.