contrib/top/metatop

   1 #! /bin/sh
   2 #
   3 # Top is very sensitive to differences in the kernel, so much so that an
   4 # executable created on one sub-architecture may not work on others.  It
   5 # is also quite common for a minor OS revision to require recompilation of
   6 # top.  Both of these problems are especially prevalent on Suns.  For
   7 # example, a top executable made under SunOS 4.1.1 will not run correctly
   8 # under SunOS 4.1.2, and vice versa.  "metatop" attempts to solve this
   9 # problem by choosing one of several possible top executables to run then
  10 # executing it.
  11 #
  12 # To use metatop your operating system needs to have the command "uname"
  13 # as part of the standard OS release.  MAKE SURE IT DOES before proceeding.
  14 # It will try to execute the command "top-`uname -m`-`uname -r`"  For
  15 # example, on a sparcstation 1 running SunOS 4.1.1, it will try to run
  16 # "top-sun4c-4.1.1".
  17 #
  18 # INSTALLATION is easy.  Just compile top as normal.  Then use the command
  19 # "make metainstall" (on the same machine!) instead of the usual.  "make"
  20 # will insure that this shell script is installed correctly then will install
  21 # the most recently made top executable with the correct name.  Remember:
  22 # you will need to "make clean" and "make metainstall" on every different
  23 # combination of sub-architecture and OS version that you have.
  24 #
  25 exec $0-`uname -m`-`uname -r` "$@"