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diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/compat/hardware_compat.rb b/Library/Homebrew/compat/hardware_compat.rb
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+class Hardware
+  class << self
+    def is_32_bit?
+      not CPU.is_64_bit?
+    end
+
+    def is_64_bit?
+      CPU.is_64_bit?
+    end
+
+    def bits
+      Hardware::CPU.bits
+    end
+
+    def cpu_type
+      Hardware::CPU.type
+    end
+
+    def cpu_family
+      Hardware::CPU.family
+    end
+    alias_method :intel_family, :cpu_family
+    alias_method :ppc_family, :cpu_family
+
+    def processor_count
+      Hardware::CPU.cores
+    end
+  end
+end