cpuinfo A cross-platform CPU information extractor Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Gwenole Beauchesne Licenses -------- The cpuinfo library is available under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. See the file "COPYING.LIB" that is included in the distribution for details. The cpuinfo sample programs and bindings are available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. See the file "COPYING" that is included in the distribution for details. Overview -------- cpuinfo consists in an API/library used by programs to get information about the underlying CPU. Such information include CPU vendor, model name, cache hierarchy, and supported features (e.g. CMP, SMT, SIMD). A sample application "cpuinfo" is also available to demonstrate the use of the library. Quick build notes ----------------- It's generally enough to proceed as follows: $ ./configure $ make # make install Or, if you prefer from a source package: $ rpm --rebuild cpuinfo.src.rpm Standard configure options: --prefix=PREFIX install in PREFIX [/usr] --libdir=LIBDIR use LIBDIR for native libraries [/usr/lib64] --enable-static build static libraries [no] --enable-shared build shared libraries [no] --install-sdk install headers and libraries [no] Supported Systems ----------------- cpuinfo has been built and tested on the following platforms: - i386-linux - i386-netbsd - i386-freebsd - i386-cygwin - x86_64-linux - ia64-linux - ia64-hpux - ia64-freebsd - ppc-linux - ppc-darwin - mips-irix NOTE: some API may not be implemented completely. Please refer to the TODO file for further details. History ------- Please consult the file "NEWS" for the release history. An auto-generated "ChangeLog" is also available in this distribution. Author ------ Gwenole Beauchesne, <gb.public@free.fr>
