Hi Brad, I hadn't seen cmake_host_system_information, that is pretty useful. It already parses "sw_vers" on macOS. "OS_RELEASE" is "10.13.5" for example. So that is half of the problem. This does mean that "OS_NAME" does not equal "CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME" on macOS, which is indicated by the docs. (https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.11/command/cmake_host_system_information.html).
Would you say on Linux we would change the values of current cmake_host_system_information variables to match the intent on macOS? Or is it best to add new fields? e.g. one of the below? * OS_NAME: "Linux" -> "Fedora", OS_RELEASE: "$(uname -r)" -> "28" * OS_RELEASE: "$(uname -r)" -> "Fedora 28" * LINUX_DISTRO: "Fedora 28" It seems at the moment that macOS behaves slightly differently to Linux. I haven’t tried Windows or other yet. Maybe the docs for cmake_host_system_information should be expanded to cover behaviour on common platforms and a little more info on intent of each thing? Best, Harry Harry Mallon CODEX | Senior Software Engineer 60 Poland Street | London | England | W1F 7NT E harry.mallon@codex.online | T +44 203 7000 989 -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
