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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex index eec02e0..3f8f7b6 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex @@ -216,6 +216,32 @@ It is always available. only. \end{funcdesc} +\begin{funcdesc}{getwindowsversion}{} + Return a tuple containing five components, describing the Windows + version currently running. The elements are \var{major}, \var{minor}, + \var{build}, \var{platform}, and \var{text}. \var{text} contains + a string while all other values are integers. + + \var{platform} may be one of the following values: + \begin{list}{}{\leftmargin 0.7in \labelwidth 0.65in} + \item[0 (\constant{VER_PLATFORM_WIN32s})] + Win32s on Windows 3.1. + \item[1 (\constant{VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS})] + Windows 95/98/ME + \item[2 (\constant{VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT})] + Windows NT/2000/XP + \item[3 (\constant{VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_CE})] + Windows CE. + \end{list} + + This function wraps the Win32 \function{GetVersionEx()} function; + see the Microsoft Documentation for more information about these + fields. + + Availability: Windows. + \versionadded{2.3} +\end{funcdesc} + \begin{datadesc}{hexversion} The version number encoded as a single integer. This is guaranteed to increase with each version, including proper support for |