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On 2015-03-11 13:32, Michael Schuster wrote:
> I'd expect you have more porting work ahead of you - after all, sysinfo.h
> most likely is not included just for fun :-)
>
> Try to find out what "questions" the code in question is trying to answer,
> then maybe you'll find FreeBSD-specific solutions to them easier than when
> you attempt a line-for-line "port".
>
> regards
> Michael
>
> (admittedly, I haven't done any significant work on FreeBSD for ages ... so
> feel free to correct me if I'm wrong ;)

Not trying to port it, just trying to get it working.