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-Wednesday 21 January 2004

-Version 0.8.1 of libstatgrab has been released.
-Download it -here. -This release primarily fixes bugs. On Linux a file descriptor leak was -fixed. On Solaris some significant speed increases were made to the -disk mapping code, along with some bug fixes for Solaris 7 platforms. -Also, the library part of libstatgrab (but not the tools) is now -released under the LGPL instead of the GPL. -

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-Tuesday 6 January 2004

-Version 0.8 of libstatgrab has been released.
-Download it -here. -This release brings support for Linux 2.6 and partial support for Cygwin. -On Solaris libstatgrab now returns disk names using cNtNdNsN names rather -than the older sdN names. There are also a bunch of fixes and optimisations -in various places. Finally, a new function has been added to make it -quicker to drop any elevated privileges libstatgrab may require on some -operating systems. -

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-Wednesday 22 October 2003

-Version 0.7 of libstatgrab has been released.
-Download it -here. -The most significant change in this release is support for NetBSD -1.6.x. Parts of the FreeBSD code have been optimised, and an initialise -function has been added to allow programs to drop any extra privileges -libstatgrab needs. The list of known file systems has been increased, -and libstatgrab has been tested on even more platforms. Finally, -saidar has been tweaked to work even if it can't get all the -statistics. -

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-Saturday 18 October 2003

-Version 0.6.1 of libstatgrab has been released.
-Download it -here. -This release brings support for FreeBSD 5 on sparc 64, and some -bugfixes in FreeBSD memory statistics. Also, some fixes to saidar, -and statgrab. -

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-Friday 10 October 2003

-Version 0.6 of libstatgrab has been released.
-You can download it from our mirror site -here. -This release includes some exciting new tools, support for FreeBSD -5.1, and documentation in manpages. Plus some major bugfixes and -packaging enhancements. -

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-Tuesday 09 September 2003

-We're pleased to announce a new release of libstatgrab.
-You can download version 0.5.1 from -here. -

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-Monday 25 August 2003

-We're pleased to announce a new release of libstatgrab.
-You can download version 0.5 from -here. -This release provides both documentation and examples, which -we hope will make the package more useable. Stay tuned for the -next release with some useful tools. -

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What is libstatgrab?

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-libstatgrab is a library that provides cross platform access to -statistics about the system on which it's run. It's written in C and -presents a selection of useful interfaces which can be used to access -key system statistics. The current list of statistics includes CPU -usage, memory utilisation, disk usage, process counts, network -traffic, disk I/O, and more. -

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-The current list of platforms is Solaris 2.x, Linux 2.4, FreeBSD -4.x/5.x, and NetBSD 1.6.x. The aim is to extend this to include as many -operating systems as possible. -

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-The package also includes a couple of useful tools. The first, -saidar, provides a curses-based interface to -viewing the current state of the system. The second, statgrab, gives a -sysctl-style interface to the statistics gathered by libstatgrab. This -extends the use of libstatgrab to people writing scripts or anything -else that can't easily make C function calls. Included with statgrab is -a script to generate an MRTG -configuration file to use statgrab. -

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-The latest version of libstatgrab can be downloaded from our -primary download -mirror. -All downloads are pgp signed using our PGP Key. -

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-For installation instructions see the README and INSTALL files -contained within the archive. If you're using -FreeBSD you can make use of the -devel/libstatgrab -port to install libstatgrab for you. -

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Documentation

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-The only online documentation we have at the moment is the manual -pages converted in to HTML format. It's probably best to start with -the overview manual page: - -

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-Then we have the manual pages for each function: - -

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-Here's what saidar looks like when it's running: -

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+ What is libstatgrab? +

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+ libstatgrab is a library that provides cross platform + access to statistics about the system on which it's run. + It's written in C and presents a selection of useful + interfaces which can be used to access key system + statistics. The current list of statistics includes CPU + usage, memory utilisation, disk usage, process counts, + network traffic, disk I/O, and more. +

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+ The current list of supported and tested platforms + includes FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, + DragonFly BSD, HP-UX and AIX. We are always happy to + accept patches to extend support to other operating + systems. +

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+ The package also includes a couple of useful tools. The + first, saidar, provides a + curses-based interface to viewing the current state of the + system. The second, statgrab, gives a sysctl-style + interface to the statistics gathered by libstatgrab. This + extends the use of libstatgrab to people writing scripts or + anything else that can't easily make C function calls. + Included with statgrab is a script to generate an + MRTG configuration file + to use statgrab. +

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+ Friday 11 July 2014 +

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+ Version 0.91 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release includes a number of bugfixes and new + features but is API compatible with 0.90. +

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  • Use /proc/mounts on Linux where available.
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  • Add a new field named device_canonical to the filesystem + statistics.
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  • Fix list miscounting in sg_set_valid_filesystems.
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  • Fix buffer overrun when dealing with a larger number of + processes.
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  • Fix divide by zero display problem in saidar.
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  • When logging with log4cplus is enabled, properties files + are installed in to ${prefix}/etc.
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  • Add Graphite output support in statgrab.
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+ A full list of changes can be found in the + NEWS + file contained within the release. +

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+ If you find any bugs in the release please report them + over at our + Issue + Tracker on GitHub. +

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+ Thursday 8 August 2013 +

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+ Version 0.90 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. + Please note this and future releases are signed with a new + PGP key. +

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+ Please note that the API in 0.90 has changed, so + applications using libstatgrab will need to be updated to + support the changes. +

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+ There are a large number of changes in this version of + libstatgrab. Here is an overview: +

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  • Thread safety and reentrant functions.
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  • API unification (every stats call is now able to + return multiple entries).
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  • Complete rewrite of internal memory management (eases + future extensions).
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  • Add experimental support for tracing using log4cplus.
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  • Complete the ports for AIX, HP-UX and most of the + widely used BSD-based operating systems.
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  • Complete the port for Darwin/MacOS X including basic + Mach.
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  • Clean up the FreeBSD and Solaris implementations.
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  • Clean up the FreeBSD and Solaris implementations.
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+ This release is the result of a significant amount of work + by the newest member of the libstatgrab team - Jens + Rehsack. Welcome to the team Jens! +

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+ If you find any bugs in the release please report them + over at our + Issue + Tracker on GitHub. +

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+ Sunday 21 February 2010 +

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+ Version 0.17 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release adds support for FreeBSD 9 and other systems + using utmpx. Also on FreeBSD it fixes an issue with large + quantities of memory and adds support for dynamically + getting a list of supported file systems. On Solaris ZFS + file systems will now be detected. And finally on Linux CPU + iowait information will be given where available. +

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+ Friday 30 May 2008 +

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+ Dag Odenhall got in touch today to let us know he's written + Ruby bindings + for libstatgrab. Thanks Dag! +

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+ Monday 17 March 2008 +

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+ Version 0.16 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release fixes some minor build problems on Solaris + with Sun's compiler, and on the Debian "armel" port. Also + a minor fix to statgrab-make-mrtg-config on machines with + no swap, and added support for FreeBSD 8. +

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+ Saturday 14 July 2007 +

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+ Version 0.15 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release fixes a regression introduced on OpenBSD in + the last release - memory statistics were reported + incorrectly. Some other minor changes have been made, see + the NEWS file for more information. +

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+ Monday 8 January 2007 +

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+ Version 0.14 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release contains mainly bugfixes - see the NEWS file + in the distribution for a full list. It also brings a new + feature in saidar: colour support, which can be activated + with the -c runtime flag. +

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+ Monday 20 March 2006 +

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+ Version 0.13 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release mainly includes a bunch of bug fixes, but + also brings preliminary support for WIN32. We've also + added a few lines to the header file to make C++ linking + easier. Please see the NEWS file in the distribution for + full details. +

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+ Sunday 31 July 2005 +

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+ Version 0.12 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release has some new features, bug fixes, and a minor + API change. More details have been added to the file + system statistics, linux partition detection has been + reworked, and compile errors on Linux 2.6 have been fixed. + Support has been added for Solaris 10 and FreeBSD 7. + There are also manual pages for all the tools. +

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+ The duplex value in the network interface statistics has + changed name from "dup" to "duplex" - this breaks the API. + We plan to stabilise the API for a 1.0 release. As before, + the old name is available if SG_ENABLE_DEPRECATED is + defined. +

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+ Tuesday 26 April 2005 +

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+ Official libstatgrab packages for Debian now + available. +

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+ Thanks to the work of + Bartosz Fenski + libstatgrab is now available on debian. This replaces our + unofficial debian packages which will no longer be + updated. +

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+ Thursday 3 March 2005 +

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+ Version 0.11.1 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release fixes a handful of minor bugs. Duplex + settings were reported incorrectly on linux (half and + full duplex were swapped), saidar displayed negative + filesystem stats incorrectly, and NFS filesystems were + ignored. These have all been fixed. +

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+ Friday 12 November 2004 +

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+ Version 0.11 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release brings support for HP-UX (version 11.11), and + also fixes a few other minor issues. +

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+ Wednesday 25 August 2004 +

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+ Version 0.10.3 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release adds a handful of new features to statgrab, and + adds support for FreeBSD 6.0-CURRENT. See the NEWS file in + the tarball for more details. +

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+ Tuesday 27 July 2004 +

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+ Version 0.10.2 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release fixes a problem with the shared library + version number in the last release. +

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+ Monday 26 July 2004 +

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+ Version 0.10.1 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release consists almost entirely of bugfixes. + We've fixed compile-time errors for recent OpenBSD and + NetBSD platforms, and also a minor bug in statgrab + that broke network statistics on Solaris. New + variables have been added to the pkg-config file to + suggest ownership and permissions of binaries, and + we've added error reporting functions that store errno + values. There's also other minor fixes detailed in the + NEWS file. +

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+ Thursday 20 May 2004 +

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+ Version 0.10 of libstatgrab has been released.
+ Download it from one of our mirrors. +

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+ This release concentrates heavily on standardising the names + of functions and structures throughout libstatgrab. Although + this will mean changes for existing programs, in the long run + we hope it'll make things both clearer and easier. However, + for those who still need the old functions we have provided + compatibility wrappers. See the NEWS file for details. +

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+ The other main change in this release is a new function to + provide full details on currently running processes. See the + documentation for sg_get_process_stats for details. Along with + this there are compare functions for use with qsort for sorting + process, network, and disk io statistics. We've also introduced + error reporting functions that allow calling applications to + see why libstatgrab has returned a failure. See sg_get_error. +

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+ Finally, we've added support for NetBSD 2.0 and tidied up lots + of areas of the code. This release does not include the python + bindings - they're now available as their own project called + pystatgrab. +

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+ Sunday 21 March 2004 +

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+ pystatgrab, a new package containing a set of Python + bindings, has been released. Check out its + project page. +

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+ Downloading +

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+ The latest version of libstatgrab can be downloaded from + our mirror sites. + All downloads are pgp signed using our + PGP Key. +

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+ For installation instructions see the README and INSTALL + files contained within the archive. +

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+ Language Bindings +

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+ Here are links to bindings for higher level languages + that provide access to libstatgrab. If you've written + a binding for another language, please get in touch so we + can add a link here. +

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+ Packages of libstatgrab +

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+ These are various pre-packaged versions of libstatgrab + that you can get for your favourite operating system. If + we've missed any out, please let us know. +

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+ We've noticed that Google throws up some RPM's relating + to Mandrake and Suse, but no webpage for them. +

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+ Documentation +

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+ The only online documentation we have at the moment is the + manual pages converted in to HTML format. First are the + manual pages for the command line tools: +

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+ We also have an overview page for the library: +

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+ Then we have the manual pages for each function: +

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+ Screenshot +

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+ Here's what saidar looks like when it's running: +

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+ saidar screenshot +

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