osinfo Directory Reference

lib/osinfo: For inspecting the OS version and capabilities.

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Files
file	libc.c [code]
	Functions to get the name and version of the system libc.
file	libc.h [code]
	Header for lib/osinfo/libc.c.
file	uname.c [code]
	Look up a description of the operating system.
file	uname.h [code]
	Header for uname.c.

Detailed Description

lib/osinfo: For inspecting the OS version and capabilities.

In general, we use this module when we're telling the user what operating system they are running. We shouldn't make decisions based on the output of these checks: instead, we should have more specific checks, either at compile time or run time, based on the observed system behavior.