Bug #59084 for Devel-Platform-Info: Various issues Devel::Platform::Info::BSD

Sat Jul 03 19:25:23 2010 james2vegas [...] aim.com - Ticket created

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Various issues Devel::Platform::Info::BSD

The Devel::Info::BSD POD makes reference to 'the BSD operating system', which does not exist, it is (at least) three separate operating systems in the BSD family.

Also, there is no -o option to the uname command in the BSDs, or in the single unix specification. uname -s returns the operating system name.

Also, despite the advice of http://nixcraft.com/all-about-freebsd-openbsd-netbsd/234-freebsd-how-find-out-kernel-version.html, wouldn't the kern namespace of sysctl be a better source for correct platform information?

Thu Jan 13 04:54:49 2011 BARBIE [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

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> The Devel::Info::BSD POD makes reference to 'the BSD operating > system', which does not exist, it is (at least) three separate > operating systems in the BSD family.

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> Also, there is no -o option to the uname command in the BSDs, or in > the single unix specification. uname -s returns the operating system > name.

The -o command is not retained, if you look in the code the value in osname has always been the result of the -s option :) Show quoted text

> Also, despite the advice of http://nixcraft.com/all-about-freebsd- > openbsd-netbsd/234-freebsd-how-find-out-kernel-version.html, wouldn't > the kern namespace of sysctl be a better source for correct platform > information?

I don't have access to any BSD platform, so if you know a more suitable method of extracting this information, please helps us improve this distribution with a suitable patch. Thanks.

Thu Jan 13 04:54:50 2011 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Thu Jan 13 04:54:50 2011 BARBIE [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'