From: Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@...>
Date: 2002-05-29T17:41:00+09:00
Subject: Re: OS independent scripts, system calls on Windows and Linux

nobu.nokada@softhome.net wrote:

Hi,


> Your "date" command is built in cmd.exe, not an individual
> file.


This should not make any difference if there would be a command 
mechanism that deals with this. Yes it's a world where inferior OSes 
like inferior versions of M$Windows are used by many, and require dirty 
workarounds.


>>ruby17-mswin32 -ve "p `ver`"
>>
> ruby 1.7.2 (2002-05-20) [i386-mswin32]
> "\nWindows 98 [Version 4.10.1998]\n\n"
> 
>>ruby17-mswin32 -ve "p system('ver')"
>>
> ruby 1.7.2 (2002-05-20) [i386-mswin32]
> 
> Windows 98 [Version 4.10.1998]
> 
> true


OK, thx. I know it works on some supported versions of Windows, which 
doesn't help those with unsupported versions.
Or do I miss anything? Is that the current native PragProg installer on 
Win98?

BTW, I'm unhappy to have to use .bat and .sh now; no Ruby for this app.

Tobi

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