[RFC] Operating system name/version detection
Dirk Hohndel
dirk at hohndel.org
Thu Apr 10 15:07:10 PDT 2014
On Apr 10, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Thiago Macieira <thiago at macieira.org> wrote:
> Em qui 10 abr 2014, às 19:12:50, Joshua Joseph escreveu:
>> The attached patch is my attempt at OS name/version detection. I have not
>> yet tested
>> it on windows, nor added the Mac part. Just wanted some comments on the
>> same.
>
> Hello Josh
>
> Thanks for the work, but can I ask you to hold back for a few more days?
> You're backporting my code from Qt 5.4, but it's still being modified. Once we
> have it settled, we can backport to Subsurface and be sure we get the same
> results.
This is my fault. I pushed him to work on it…
> I'd also like a more direct backport -- try to keep the functions intact, if
> possible, even if you can't modify QSysInfo like I can[*]. This will allow for
> easier updating in the future, in case we find a bug that needs to be fixed and
> backported.
I am equally fine with you submitting a version to your liking, Thiago.
> For example, the need to read /etc/lsb-release so we can detect
> Ubuntu…
mumble, grumble, whatever
/D
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