From: Matt Mower <matt.mower@...>
Date: 2005-06-29T21:55:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Smart(er) platform detection

Hi Ben,

On 6/29/05, BG - Ben Armstrong <BArmstrong@dymaxion.ca> wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 19:16 +0900, Matt Mower wrote:
> $ ruby platform.rb
> Platform OS=vms, IMPL=vms, ARCH=alpha
>

Thanks for that.
 
> Looks right to me.  What would IMPL would be if ruby ever runs on this
> platform?
> 
> http://www.systella.fr/~bertrand/FreeVMS/indexGB.html
>

> Would the answer to this question influence the choice of IMPL for an HP
> (or DEC or Compaq) implementation of Ruby for VMS?  Or would it stay the
> same?  I suppose we might have IMPL=vms now and IMPL=freevms later if

That seems sensible.  Of course it would require that RUBY_PLATFORM
expose it as FreeVMS.

M

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