#! /bin/sh # # Top is very sensitive to differences in the kernel, so much so that an # executable created on one sub-architecture may not work on others. It # is also quite common for a minor OS revision to require recompilation of # top. Both of these problems are especially prevalent on Suns. For # example, a top executable made under SunOS 4.1.1 will not run correctly # under SunOS 4.1.2, and vice versa. "metatop" attempts to solve this # problem by choosing one of several possible top executables to run then # executing it. # # To use metatop your operating system needs to have the command "uname" # as part of the standard OS release. MAKE SURE IT DOES before proceeding. # It will try to execute the command "top-`uname -m`-`uname -r`" For # example, on a sparcstation 1 running SunOS 4.1.1, it will try to run # "top-sun4c-4.1.1". # # INSTALLATION is easy. Just compile top as normal. Then use the command # "make metainstall" (on the same machine!) instead of the usual. "make" # will insure that this shell script is installed correctly then will install # the most recently made top executable with the correct name. Remember: # you will need to "make clean" and "make metainstall" on every different # combination of sub-architecture and OS version that you have. # exec $0-`uname -m`-`uname -r` "$@" |