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                                    libpfm-2.0:
	             a library to help program the IA/64 PMU 
                                  for Linux/ia64
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	  Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Hewlett-Packard Company
	                Stephane Eranian <eranian@hpl.hp.com>
	

This package provides a library, called libpfm, which can be used
to develop monitoring tools which use the IA-64 Performance Monitoring Unit (PMU). 

This version of libpfm supports BOTH the Itanium (Merced) and Itanium2 (McKinley) processors.

WHAT'S THERE
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	- the library source code including support for Itanium and Itanium2 and generic PMU

	- a set of examples showing how the library can be used

	- a set of header files

	- man pages for all the library entry points

INSTALLATION
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	- edit config.mk to :
		- update some of the configuration variables
		- make your compiler options
		- select which PMU you want to support. Multiple PMU can be supported by a single
		  library

	- type make
	- type make install

DOCUMENTATION
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	- man pages for all entry points
	- More information can be found on library web site: http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/linux/perfmon

