[Lazarus] RE : RE : Determining OS

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

Ludo Brands wrote:
>>> lsb_release on ubuntu 10 64 bit says: no LSB modules are 
>> available. On 
>>> debian lenny for arm: command not found...
>> Don't you guys READ!!!  I specifically showed the parameters 
>> you need to specify with the 'lsb_release' command so you DO 
>> GET THE RIGHT OUTPUT.
>>
>> Try this:
>>
>>    $ lsb_release -a
>>
>>
>> Or from my original post...
>>
> 
> Debian arm: lsb_release: not found. That is even with -a.
> 
> Fedora 13: fresh installation: not found, also not found with -a
> 
> How many -a do I need to add?
> 
> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fedora+lsb_release&l=1

Looks like a platform thing as far as Lenny goes. Not on ARM, not on 
x86, is on SPARC. Not tried others CPUs or versions. Not tried recent 
Slackware which is the only other Linux to hand. Not tried Solaris (8 or 
10).

/If/ available, it looks useful. However the fact that one major distro 
doesn't uniformly include it emphasises that there has to be a fallback 
position, same applies to xdg*

-- 
Mark Morgan Lloyd
markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk

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