1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
index 69f87eade..547c3c318 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
@@ -45,4 +45,16 @@ class Hardware
       Hardware.processor_count
     end
   end
+
+  def self.oldest_cpu
+    if Hardware::CPU.type == :intel
+      if Hardware::CPU.is_64_bit?
+        :core2
+      else
+        :core
+      end
+    else
+      Hardware::CPU.family
+    end
+  end
 end