Re: Determine the Windows OS Running

From the camel...
You can use $^0, which is a Perl special variable that holds the OS name.
Or....
Use the module Config.pm and use the variable $Config{osname}
Rich36

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Re: Re: Determine the Windows OS Running by IlyaM (Parson) on Nov 29, 2001 at 00:31 UTC
I'm not sure but AFAIK $^O will be 'MSWin32' for all Windows OSes. So it doesn't help. Config.pm should contain information about computer where Perl was built. In most cases for Win32 Perl it is some build server at ActiveState. So it doesn't help also.	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Determine the Windows OS Running by Rich36 (Chaplain) on Nov 29, 2001 at 00:51 UTC
It appears you are correct... I got "MSWin32" as a value for both `$^O` and `$Config{osname}` running on NT, so my prior comment should be stricken/ignored in the context of this question. I should really test before I post unless I know for sure what I'm talking about... /me -- Rich36 There's more than one way to screw it up...	[reply] [d/l] [select]