https://github.com/ibara/sysctlbyname

sysctlbyname(3) compat library for OpenBSD
https://github.com/ibara/sysctlbyname

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sysctlbyname(3) compat library for OpenBSD

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ibara/sysctlbyname
• Owner: ibara
• License: isc
• Created: 2019-12-31T21:40:30.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-11-22T14:35:47.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-26T09:51:21.442Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: c, openbsd
• Language: C
• Size: 12.7 KB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
libsysctl

=========

Compat library for

[OpenBSD](https://www.openbsd.org/).

This library provides a simple and stripped-down version of `sysctlbyname(3)`,

which is provided on all other BSDs, including macOS.

It is suitable for the few OpenBSD ports that use `sysctlbyname`, to simplify

the patches. It's probably not suitable for much more than that.

Why?

----

OpenBSD is the only \*BSD not to provide `sysctlbyname`. Non-BSD people looking

to provide compatability through the `sysctl` interface probably aren't going

to look up the MIB defines or even necessarily know what they are. As such the

`sysctlbyname` function provides a useful abstraction layer to make porting to

\*BSD easier.