ProgrammingThis forum is for all programming questions.
The question does not have to be directly related to Linux and any language is fair game.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
From what I understand, in Linux it is possible to some basic system information in a struct via sysinfo(), but in some *nixs (like BSD) this call is not available. (sysctl() is used instead, from what I read). Has anyone written a lightweight C library that provides a sysinfo like abstraction across the various *nixes?
I wasn't concerned about my system but everyone else's systems. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that not all Unixes use procfs the same way Linux does. (I.e., making all system information available through procfs.) And even if they did, I would still be interested in a cross-platform library that conveniently retrieves the information.
You asked for posix conform platforms.
I can imagine that some systems like embedded or mobiles use kernels without support for it, also maybe high security systems.
But it is the users decision to use your software and use kernels with support for it.
Maybe this helps you - eache distro that has an instalation and setup system tool to support new installed Hardware, must have proc file system installed (suse - yast, ...).
Systems suppoting PNP hardware (USB, Bluetooth, WLAN, ...), too.
If you need C, you might check it's implementation, but I'm afraid that there are simply different implementations for different systems. On the other hand I believe that this is not difficult to do manually, get this info on all supported systems differently and wrap it in a single library.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
