1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
index 18d4e6665..b86e06e67 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
@@ -59,10 +59,24 @@ class Hardware
   def self.processor_count
     @@processor_count ||= `/usr/sbin/sysctl -n hw.ncpu`.to_i
   end
+  
+  def self.cores_as_words
+    case Hardware.processor_count
+    when 1 then 'single'
+    when 2 then 'dual'
+    when 4 then 'quad'
+    else
+      Hardware.processor_count
+    end
+  end
 
   def self.is_64_bit?
     self.sysctl_bool("hw.cpu64bit_capable")
   end
+  
+  def self.bits
+    Hardware.is_64_bit? ? 64 : 32
+  end
 
 protected
   def self.sysctl_bool(property)