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EXTRA_DIST = autogen.sh libgtop.spec.in copyright.txt libgtopConf.sh.in \
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LIBGTOP-VERSION features.def libgtop-config.in RELNOTES-0.25 \
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RELNOTES-1.0 libgtop-sysdeps.m4 README NEWS.old libgtop-mirror.sh
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RELNOTES-1.0 RELNOTES-1.0.x libgtop-sysdeps.m4 README \
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libgtop-mirror.sh
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dist-hook:
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cp libgtop.spec $(distdir)
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doc/about.texi
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@node About, White Paper, Top, Top
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@chapter About LibGTop
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LibGTop is a library to get system specific data such as CPU and Memory Usage
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and information about running Processes.
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On Systems like Solaris or Digital Unix where you need special privileges to
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get those data, it uses a setuid/setgid server to do so.
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Even if LibGTop is a part of the GNOME desktop environment
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(@uref{http://www.gnome.org}), the main interface of LibGTop is totally
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independent from any particular desktop environment, so you can also use it
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as a standalone library in any piece of GPLed software.
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@menu
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* Availability:: Where to get LibGTop
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* Supported Platforms:: Supported Platforms
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* Mailing List:: Helping with LibGTop development
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* Thanks:: People who contributed to LibGTop
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@end menu
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@node Availability, Supported Platforms, About, About
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@section Availability
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The master source of LibGTop is the GNOME CVS tree
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(see @uref{http://www.gnome.org} for details), but you can also get the
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latest release tarballs from
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@display
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@uref{ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libgtop/}
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@end display
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@noindent
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or any of its mirror sites.
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The latest stable version of LibGTop is 1.0.1 which is also the one that comes
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together with GNOME 1.0. In CVS, there is a @code{LIBGTOP_STABLE_1_0} branch
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which is rooted at the @code{LIBGTOP_1_0_1} tag while actual development occurs
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in the @code{HEAD} which currently has version 1.1.0.
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@node Supported Platforms, Mailing List, Availability, About
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@section Supported Platforms
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The stable branch currently supports the following platforms:
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@itemize @bullet
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@item All versions of Linux
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LibGTop was tested under Linux 2.0.x and 2.2.x on the ix86 and the alpha, but
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it should also work without problems on SparcLinux.
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Note: I'm speaking of the Linux kernel here, not the GNU/Linux operating system.
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@item FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD
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LibGTop was tested under FreeBSD 2.2.6 and 3.0, NetBSD 1.3.2 and OpenBSD 2.4.
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Support for NetBSD 1.4 was added in LibGTop 1.0.2.
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@end itemize
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The platforms listed above are known to be stable and working. However, if
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you're using the latest development version, you can use it on the following
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platforms as well:
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@itemize @bullet
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@item BSD/OS
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There is a port for BSD/OS (aka BSDI) 2.x and 3.x from Timur Bakeyev which
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should also work with 4.x. This isn't tested very well, but it should be
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working.
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@item Digital Unix
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There is some basic support for Digital Unix (formerly DEC OSF/1) V3.2C, but
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this may still be a bit unstable. I'm currently working on this port as time
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permits so it should be fully supported soon.
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@item Solaris
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The Solaris port currently works on Solaris 7 and maybe also on other releases.
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Thanks a lot to Drazen Kacar and everyone who helped working on this port. They
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have really done excellent work here and I'm pretty sure that this port will be
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fully functional on most Solaris versions in near future.
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@end itemize
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@node Mailing List, Thanks, Supported Platforms, About
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@section Mailing List
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There is a @email{libgtop-devel-list@@egroups.com} mailing list for people who
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want to help with the development of LibGTop.
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It is meant as a low-traffic, but high content-list where we can discuss
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technical details such as adding new sysdeps ports etc.
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Especially, I'd like to see people with a deeper knowledge of operating systems
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internals joining my list so we can discuss technical details of the sysdeps
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code.
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It is *not* for users that want to know how to compile LibGTop etc.
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You can subscribe to this mailing list and view the mailing list archives
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on the LibGTop Page at @uref{http://www.home-of-linux.org/gnome/libgtop}.
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@node Thanks, , Mailing List, About
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@section Thanks
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At the place I'd like to thank the following people who contributed to
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LibGTop (listed in chronological order):
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@itemize @bullet
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@item Sebastian Wilhelmi who had the initial idea of LibGTop and helped
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me a lot in the early beginning.
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@item Josh Sled for the initial FreeBSD port.
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@item Jeremy Lea for his BSD patches.
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@item Timur Bakeyev for the BSDI port.
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@item Drazen Kacar and the other people on the LibGTop development mailing
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list for the Solaris port.
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@item All people sending me patches, having good ideas, ...
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@item Everyone I have forgotten in this list ...
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@end itemize
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* White Paper:: LibGTop White Paper
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* Reference Manual:: LibGTop Reference Manual
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--- The Detailed Node Listing ---
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About LibGTop
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