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is there a way to tell if the user running my program is an administrator or not? On windows i simply call IsUserAdmin_(), but looking for the linux equivalent...

yes please. When using it on the mac version of my app it appears in the activity monitor as a non-responsive app... although the cpu and memory are clearly being used and my log continues to work.

Found my answer in another thread... http://www.forums.purebasic.com/english/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=58314


CompilerIf #PB_Compiler_OS = #PB_OS_Windows
vName = vName + "for Windows"
CompilerElseIf #PB_Compiler_OS = #PB_OS_Linux
CompilerIf #PB_Compiler_Processor = #PB_Processor_x86
vName = vName ...

I'm creating a cross platform application and thus compiling on Windows, Mac, Linux 32bit and Linux 64bit. The windows and mac version is compiled as 32bit... and the only reason to have a linux 64bit is so i don't have to force my users to install 32bit libraries on their linux 64bit machines. Now ...

I've been playing with running a ps and finding my pid/process to see what it is reporting as my cpu usage. Then if beyond my "limit", i run a "delay" which should pause my app long enough to drop the cpu usage. Wondering if there is something better than that.

That worked perfectly thank you!!

I have the following which will provide me with a list of processes currently running, their pid, ppid, cpu and command... is there any better way?


;-- CHECK RUNNING PROCESS --
Protected vCompiler = RunProgram("ps", "-axo pid,ppid,%cpu,command", "/bin", #PB_Program_Open | #PB_Program_Read ...

I need to discover the PID for my non-windows application. There are many examples for windows, but i can't find one specific to non-windows.

I need to develop throttling for my application under non-windows OS's. We have CPU throttling implemented on windows, but now we need to add this non-windows feature.
Anyone have ideas on how to accomplish CPU throttling on non-windows operating systems?