ticable_detect_os Function

cabl_int.h

int ticable_detect_os (char **os_type);

Parameters

os_type
the OS type is placed in this string.
Returns
0 if successfully probed, -1 otherwise.


Summary

Get the OS on which the library is running.

Description

This function returns in os_type the Operating System type and display some miscelaneous informations in the console (via DISPLAY). OS types are: - "Linux", - "Mac OS X", - "Windows9x" : non-NT based system (95/98/Me), - "WindowsNT" : NT based system (NT4/2000/XP), - "unknown": others.


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