@OS question

Kenneth Brody kenbrody at bestweb.net
Mon Apr 12 11:32:53 PDT 2004


Fairlight wrote:
[...]
> When you start getting into portability, it's wisest to code robustly and
> avoid potentially false assumptions.  If you want to say '@OS ne "DOS"',
> that's cool.  But all *n*x are not alike, and should not pretend to be each
> other when a report is requested, IMHO.  I really think fP-Tech has this
> right, even if it doesn't suit your current use of it.

And there's always @UNAME[] to get even more info about the particular O/S.

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