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Hi,

I've been compiling and running 'top' on recent versions of
HP-UX, Solaris, Compaq, and AIX, and I'm finding that the
results are not reliable and/or formatted strangely.  I
suppose that's to be expected, since 'top' is reading the
kernel, and the kernels have changed since the version of
'top' I'm running was written.

I'm running what I think is the latest version:
ftp://ftp.groupsys.com/pub/top/top-3.5beta12.tar.gz, dated 30
March 2000.  Does anyone know if this is the very latest
version, whether 'top' is still being maintained, and if so, who
is doing it?  I wrote directly to William LeFebvre a few weeks
ago, but I didn't get a response.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Fred Surr

if you're using solaris8 try prstat.
its similar to top and installed by default

Quote:> Hi,

> I've been compiling and running 'top' on recent versions of
> HP-UX, Solaris, Compaq, and AIX, and I'm finding that the
> results are not reliable and/or formatted strangely.  I
> suppose that's to be expected, since 'top' is reading the
> kernel, and the kernels have changed since the version of
> 'top' I'm running was written.

> I'm running what I think is the latest version:
> ftp://ftp.groupsys.com/pub/top/top-3.5beta12.tar.gz, dated 30
> March 2000.  Does anyone know if this is the very latest
> version, whether 'top' is still being maintained, and if so, who
> is doing it?  I wrote directly to William LeFebvre a few weeks
> ago, but I didn't get a response.

> Any help would be appreciated.

> Thanks in advance,

> Fred Surr

The more glamorous sdtprocess is very versatile but requires X.

Dennis Peterson
CTO, One Stop Consulting, Inc.
Seattle, WA ... http://ThinkUNIX.com

You may want to try monitor with the top option.

michael.l.reffalt.vcf < 1K Download

:>
:> if you're using solaris8 try prstat.
:> its similar to top and installed by default


:> > Hi,
:> >
:> > I've been compiling and running 'top' on recent versions of
:> > HP-UX, Solaris, Compaq, and AIX, and I'm finding that the
:> > results are not reliable and/or formatted strangely.  I
:> > suppose that's to be expected, since 'top' is reading the
:> > kernel, and the kernels have changed since the version of
:> > 'top' I'm running was written.

: The more glamorous sdtprocess is very versatile but requires X.

What's so "glamorous" about a program that obtains its information by
running a ps(1)?

28126 ksh         bryan  0.0    872   1856 12:42:48  28124 ksh -c /usr/bin/ps -A -o pid=ID -o 'fname=Name' -o user=Owner -o 'pcpu,rss=RAM

Quote:> Hi,

> I've been compiling and running 'top' on recent versions of
> HP-UX, Solaris, Compaq, and AIX, and I'm finding that the
> results are not reliable and/or formatted strangely.  I
> suppose that's to be expected, since 'top' is reading the
> kernel, and the kernels have changed since the version of
> 'top' I'm running was written.

> I'm running what I think is the latest version:
> ftp://ftp.groupsys.com/pub/top/top-3.5beta12.tar.gz, dated 30
> March 2000.  Does anyone know if this is the very latest
> version, whether 'top' is still being maintained, and if so, who
> is doing it?  I wrote directly to William LeFebvre a few weeks
> ago, but I didn't get a response.

If you use GCC to try and compile top on Solaris with a 64-bit kernel,
the resulting binary will give funky results... try the 64-bit one at
sunfreeware.com

Vivien

--
Vivien Milat

Vivien's World - http://vivienm.is.dreaming.org/

Please reply either by email or in the newsgroup, but not both.

|: The more glamorous sdtprocess is very versatile but requires X.
|
|What's so "glamorous" about a program that obtains its information by
|running a ps(1)?
|
|28126 ksh         bryan  0.0    872   1856 12:42:48  28124 ksh -c
|/usr/bin/ps -A -o pid=ID -o 'fname=Name' -o user=Owner -o 'pcpu,rss=RAM

shh!  Pay no attention to the little man behind the curtain!

Of course, I prefer the infinitely more glamourous, and non-ps-forking,
lavaps - http://www.isi.edu/~johnh/SOFTWARE/LAVAPS/  
(Yes, I know it says Linux or FreeBSD, but I've built previous versions
 successfully on Solaris.)

--
________________________________________________________________________


  Working for, but definitely not speaking for, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Or proctool, if you can find it; that really kicks!  There's a bit
of a bug displaying the help text, at least on 64-bit Solaris 8 version,
but aside from that, it's great!

--
ftp> get |fortune
377 I/O error: smart remark generator failed

Bogonics: the primary language inside the Beltway

Thanks to all those who responded with information about
various process/CPU status tools.  But I'm really
interested only in 'top' because of its consistent look-
and-feel across all the platforms I work with.  I'd also
be willing and able to help maintain it -- but this could
be a waste of time and effort if somebody out there is
still actively maintaining it.

So if you know anything about 'top' and whether it is
still being looked after, I'd like to hear about it!
(And I suspect there are quite a few others out there
who would like to know too.)

Fred Surr

The "monitor" program with "?" pressed show's the copyright id and
maintainer

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monitor -- AIX Monitor v2.1.8 08feb2001
compiled on AIX 4.3.3.15 running on AIX 4.3.3.26
        RESTRICTED FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY !!!


MESA Consulting, Unix and Internet Technology Specialist,
http://www.mesa.nl

Maybe your top command has something familiar ? or just write an email
to "www.mesa.nl".
Maybe they know something about "top"

Hajo Ehlers

I think the 'top' page on freshmeat clears this up:

http://freshmeat.net/projects/top/

At the bottom of the page, it says:

"Please note that Groupsys has stopped its operations, and there is no sign
of continuing top development. Since this is a very ubiquitous piece of
software, I think it's important someone take up the torch. I would, if I
had the credentials to do it."

So the maintainer spot is vacant and itching to be filled..

Ian

Quote:> Fred Surr