From: The Higgs bozo <higgs.bozo@...>
Date: 2008-10-15T04:55:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Get system name

Daniel Berger wrote:
> On Oct 14, 12:03�pm, The Higgs bozo <higgs.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Victor Goff wrote:
>> > Check out the Ruby Constants... PLATFORM could be one.
>>
>> The constant is RUBY_PLATFORM.
> 
> I recommend against this because of JRuby (and probably IronRuby).
> JRuby, for example, will return "java" for RUBY_PLATFORM.
> 
>> If more info is needed, check the output of this,
>>
>> require 'rbconfig'
>> require 'pp'
>> pp Config::CONFIG
> 
> There you go. Take a look at Config['host_os'].

I wonder if RUBY_PLATFORM should be deprecated, then?

I've used 'target_os' in the past, a decision I rationalized thusly: on 
the off chance that ruby spits out an executable of any form, I want the 
platform of that executable.  In hindsight I wonder if it makes any 
sense.

Is there an example of CONFIG["target_os"] != CONFIG["host_os"] ?

-- 
Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.