From: Matt Mower <matt.mower@...>
Date: 2005-06-29T21:51:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Smart(er) platform detection

On 6/29/05, Robert Klemme <bob.news@gmx.net> wrote:
> 14:40:58 [cg-tsp-hq]: uname -a
> CYGWIN_NT-5.0 bond 1.5.17(0.129/4/2) 2005-05-25 19:38 i686 unknown unknown
> Cygwin
> 14:41:00 [cg-tsp-hq]: ruby /c/temp/ruby/platform.rb
> Platform OS=unix, IMPL=cygwin, ARCH=x86
> 14:41:04 [cg-tsp-hq]:
> 
> Looks pretty much ok IMHO.  Does anybody think cygwin should not be
> reported as "unix"?
> 

I really wasn't sure what to do in this case.  Obviously it's windows
under there but AFAIK cygwin is supposed to emulate a Unix
environment, right?

Alternatives seem to be report :win32 or call a spade a spade and
report OS = :cygwin and let people work it out for themselves.

I'm open to suggestions.

M

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