os.is64bit() support on POSIX platform#2609
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Use iname() to get host architecture name and compare it against a known 64-bit architecture name list.
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| #if defined(PLATFORM_MACOSX) || defined(PLATFORM_BSD) || defined(PLATFORM_LINUX) || defined(PLATFORM_SOLARIS) || defined(PLATFORM_HURD) || defined(PLATFORM_HAIKU) || defined(PLATFORM_COSMO) |
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| if (uname(&data) >= 0) |
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It was my first move. Before reading this comment in src/host/os_getversion.c
// uname returns -1 on error, and returns 0 on success for most platforms
// except Solaris, which returns non-negative.
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Use iname() to get host architecture name and compare it against a known 64-bit architecture name list.
What does this PR do?
os.is64bit() implementation for POSIX platforms.
How does this PR change Premake's behavior?
os.is64bit() returns
trueon most common 64-bit platforms running POSIX systems.Anything else we should know?
Architecture white list is not exhaustive but covers most common platforms.
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