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cpu_family(3alleg4) Allegro manual cpu_family(3alleg4)

NAME

cpu_family - Contains the CPU type. Allegro game programming library.

SYNOPSIS

#include <allegro.h>

extern int cpu_family;

DESCRIPTION

Contains the Intel type, where applicable. Allegro defines the following CPU family types:


CPU_FAMILY_UNKNOWN - The type of processor is unknown
CPU_FAMILY_I386 - The processor is an Intel-compatible 386
CPU_FAMILY_I486 - The processor is an Intel-compatible 486
CPU_FAMILY_I586 - The processor is a Pentium or equivalent
CPU_FAMILY_I686 - The processor is a Pentium Pro, II, III
or equivalent
CPU_FAMILY_ITANIUM - The processor is an Itanium processor
CPU_FAMILY_POWERPC - The processor is a PowerPC processor
CPU_FAMILY_EXTENDED - The processor type needs to be read
from the cpu_model
You can read this variable after you have called check_cpu() (which is automatically called by allegro_init()).

SEE ALSO

check_cpu(3alleg4), cpu_vendor(3alleg4), cpu_model(3alleg4), cpu_capabilities(3alleg4), allegro_init(3alleg4)

version 4.4.3 Allegro