Re: sysctlbyname( "hw.availcpu" ) fails

• Subject: Re: sysctlbyname( "hw.availcpu" ) fails
• From: "James Peach" <email@hidden>
• Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:09:31 -0700
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On Jun 25, 2007, at 4:50 PM, Terry Lambert wrote:

> activecpu is the correct name; the manifest constant name was not
> changed because people have existing code that has to compile vs.
> the MIB version of the call.

Okay, I'll use that then.

> The preferred method for all sysctls going forward is to use
> sysctlbyname(), so that's what you should use in new code.

I did wonder about that. All of the examples I've seen on this list
have been of the sysctlbyname() type.

FWIW, sysctl is probably an easier (definitely more portable) way to
get at this info:

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man3/sysconf.3.html

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