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.TH cpu_family 3alleg4 "version 4.4.3" "Allegro" "Allegro manual"
.SH NAME
cpu_family \- Contains the CPU type. Allegro game programming library.\&
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <allegro.h>

.sp
.B extern int cpu_family;
.SH DESCRIPTION
Contains the Intel type, where applicable. Allegro defines the following
CPU family types:

.nf
   CPU_FAMILY_UNKNOWN  - The type of processor is unknown
   CPU_FAMILY_I386     - The processor is an Intel-compatible 386
   CPU_FAMILY_I486     - The processor is an Intel-compatible 486
   CPU_FAMILY_I586     - The processor is a Pentium or equivalent
   CPU_FAMILY_I686     - The processor is a Pentium Pro, II, III
                         or equivalent
   CPU_FAMILY_ITANIUM  - The processor is an Itanium processor
   CPU_FAMILY_POWERPC  - The processor is a PowerPC processor
   CPU_FAMILY_EXTENDED - The processor type needs to be read
                         from the cpu_model
   
.fi
You can read this variable after you have called check_cpu()
(which is automatically called by allegro_init()).

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR check_cpu (3alleg4),
.BR cpu_vendor (3alleg4),
.BR cpu_model (3alleg4),
.BR cpu_capabilities (3alleg4),
.BR allegro_init (3alleg4)