process pauser

pauser.sh

#!/bin/bash

# A small script to keep a laptop cool while running something like an install for a long time
# in this version it pauses all of the given process by name
# usage:
#   ./pauser.sh <process name> <pause interval>

while true; do
	pkill -CONT $1
	sleep 1
	pkill -STOP $1
	sleep $2
done

Example: 1 on 10 off pausing make

Example: 1 on 2 off directly pausing clang; this was also hitting 100%

Yes this will cause the install to run even longer but if you know it's going to run for an hour making it 2 hours and not melting the cpu as much might be enough of a bonus.