From: "Berger, Daniel" <djberge@...>
Date: 2002-08-22T01:14:17+09:00
Subject: RE: OS version

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kontra, Gergely [mailto:kgergely@mlabdial.hit.bme.hu]
> 
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Is there a way to find out the OS version from ruby?
> 
> thx
> Gergo

I have written a module called Sys::Uname that does this.  It's an extension
based on the uname command, and it's available on the RAA.  Your other
alternative is to use the output of a system call.

The above applies to *nix only.  I don't how to do it in Windows.

Regards,

Dan