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-rwxr-xr-xLib/platform.py73
-rw-r--r--Misc/ACKS1
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS3
3 files changed, 44 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/platform.py b/Lib/platform.py
index e0e710b..9d64e76 100755
--- a/Lib/platform.py
+++ b/Lib/platform.py
@@ -1090,23 +1090,30 @@ def uname():
"""
global _uname_cache
+ no_os_uname = 0
if _uname_cache is not None:
return _uname_cache
+ processor = ''
+
# Get some infos from the builtin os.uname API...
try:
system,node,release,version,machine = os.uname()
-
except AttributeError:
- # Hmm, no uname... we'll have to poke around the system then.
- system = sys.platform
- release = ''
- version = ''
- node = _node()
- machine = ''
- processor = ''
- use_syscmd_ver = 1
+ no_os_uname = 1
+
+ if no_os_uname or not filter(None, (system, node, release, version, machine)):
+ # Hmm, no there is either no uname or uname has returned
+ #'unknowns'... we'll have to poke around the system then.
+ if no_os_uname:
+ system = sys.platform
+ release = ''
+ version = ''
+ node = _node()
+ machine = ''
+
+ use_syscmd_ver = 01
# Try win32_ver() on win32 platforms
if system == 'win32':
@@ -1117,8 +1124,10 @@ def uname():
# available on Win XP and later; see
# http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888731 and
# http://www.geocities.com/rick_lively/MANUALS/ENV/MSWIN/PROCESSI.HTM
- machine = os.environ.get('PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE', '')
- processor = os.environ.get('PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER', machine)
+ if not machine:
+ machine = os.environ.get('PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE', '')
+ if not processor:
+ processor = os.environ.get('PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER', machine)
# Try the 'ver' system command available on some
# platforms
@@ -1160,30 +1169,28 @@ def uname():
release,(version,stage,nonrel),machine = mac_ver()
system = 'MacOS'
- else:
- # System specific extensions
- if system == 'OpenVMS':
- # OpenVMS seems to have release and version mixed up
- if not release or release == '0':
- release = version
- version = ''
- # Get processor information
- try:
- import vms_lib
- except ImportError:
- pass
- else:
- csid, cpu_number = vms_lib.getsyi('SYI$_CPU',0)
- if (cpu_number >= 128):
- processor = 'Alpha'
- else:
- processor = 'VAX'
+ # System specific extensions
+ if system == 'OpenVMS':
+ # OpenVMS seems to have release and version mixed up
+ if not release or release == '0':
+ release = version
+ version = ''
+ # Get processor information
+ try:
+ import vms_lib
+ except ImportError:
+ pass
else:
- # Get processor information from the uname system command
- processor = _syscmd_uname('-p','')
+ csid, cpu_number = vms_lib.getsyi('SYI$_CPU',0)
+ if (cpu_number >= 128):
+ processor = 'Alpha'
+ else:
+ processor = 'VAX'
+ if not processor:
+ # Get processor information from the uname system command
+ processor = _syscmd_uname('-p','')
- # 'unknown' is not really any useful as information; we'll convert
- # it to '' which is more portable
+ #If any unknowns still exist, replace them with ''s, which are more portable
if system == 'unknown':
system = ''
if node == 'unknown':
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index d465e5c..583fb4c 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ Steven Taschuk
Monty Taylor
Amy Taylor
Tobias Thelen
+James Thomas
Robin Thomas
Eric Tiedemann
Tracy Tims
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2481de3..32516e2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ Extension Modules
Library
-------
+- Issue #2912: platform.uname now tries to determine unknown information even if
+ os.uname exists.
+
- The rfc822 module has been deprecated for removal in 3.0.
- The mimetools module has been deprecated for removal in 3.0.