Newbie ruby question (finding OS)

[Paul Johnston]

Hi
Just started looking at ruby and have a question
Is there a simple way to get an idea of what operating system a ruby
program is running on.
I was guessing checking the OS's file system using something like
"executable?" or even "system" and running a specific *nix command
and seeing what happens but these seem rather crude.
Any suggestions ?
TIA
Paul

 

[Dave Burt]

Is there a simple way to get an idea of what operating system a ruby
program is running on.

Use the RUBY_PLATFORM constant.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Paul Johnston]

Use the RUBY_PLATFORM constant.

Cheers,
Dave

Many thanks
Paul