module MacOSHardware # These methods use info spewed out by sysctl. # Look in for decoding info. def cpu_type @@cpu_type ||= `/usr/sbin/sysctl -n hw.cputype`.to_i case @@cpu_type when 7 :intel when 18 :ppc else :dunno end end def intel_family @@intel_family ||= `/usr/sbin/sysctl -n hw.cpufamily`.to_i case @@intel_family when 0x73d67300 # Yonah: Core Solo/Duo :core when 0x426f69ef # Merom: Core 2 Duo :core2 when 0x78ea4fbc # Penryn :penryn when 0x6b5a4cd2 # Nehalem :nehalem when 0x573B5EEC # Arrandale :arrandale when 0x5490B78C # Sandy Bridge :sandybridge when 0x1F65E835 # Ivy Bridge :ivybridge else :dunno end end def processor_count @@processor_count ||= `/usr/sbin/sysctl -n hw.ncpu`.to_i end def is_64_bit? return @@is_64_bit if defined? @@is_64_bit @@is_64_bit = sysctl_bool("hw.cpu64bit_capable") end protected def sysctl_bool(property) result = nil IO.popen("/usr/sbin/sysctl -n #{property} 2>/dev/null") do |f| result = f.gets.to_i # should be 0 or 1 end $?.success? && result == 1 # sysctl call succeded and printed 1 end end