dynare/matlab/parallel/GiveCPUnumber.m

function [nCPU]= GiveCPUnumber (ComputerInformations, Environment)
% PARALLEL CONTEXT
% In a parallel context this function return the CPUs or cores numer avaiable
% on the computer used for run parallel code.
%
% INPUTS
% an array contained several fields that describe the hardaware
% software enviroments of a generic computer.
%
% OUTPUTS
% The CPUs or Cores numbers of computer.
%
% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
% none

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nCPU='';

if nargin < 2,
% Determine a specific operating system or software version when necessary
% for different command (sintax, name, ...).
Environment=~ispc; %isunix || (~matlab_ver_less_than('7.4') && ismac);
end

switch Environment
  case 0          %WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM
    
    OffSet=27;

    SringPosition=strfind(ComputerInformations, 'Processors:');
    nCPU=ComputerInformations(SringPosition+OffSet);

    % We check if there are Processors/Cores more than 9.


    t0=ComputerInformations(SringPosition+OffSet+1);
    t1=str2num(t0);
    t1=isempty(t1);

    % if t1 is 0 the machine have more than 9 CPU.

    if t1==0
        nCPU=strcat(nCPU,t0);
    end

    nCPU=str2num(nCPU);

    return
  case 1            %LIKE UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM
    
    % Da generalizzare a un numero di CPu maggiore di 9!!!

    nCPU=str2num(ComputerInformations(length(ComputerInformations)-1))+1;

end