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diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in index 8b0b219c..894fd559 100644 --- a/doc/gawktexi.in +++ b/doc/gawktexi.in @@ -15070,6 +15070,31 @@ The values indicate what @command{gawk} knows about the identifiers after it has finished parsing the program; they are @emph{not} updated while the program runs. +@item PROCINFO["platform"] +@cindex platform running on, @code{PROCINFO["platform"]} +This element gives a string indicating the platform for which +@command{gawk} was compiled. The value will be one of the following: + +@c nested table +@table @code +@item "vms" +OpenVMS or Vax/VMS. + +@item "macosx" +Mac OS X. + +@item "cygwin" +@itemx "djgpp" +@itemx "mingw" +Microsoft Windows, using either Cygwin, DJGPP, or MinGW, respectively. + +@item "os2" +OS/2. + +@item "posix" +GNU/Linux and legacy Unix systems. +@end table + @item PROCINFO["pgrpid"] @cindex process group ID of @command{gawk} process The process group ID of the current process. @@ -37842,6 +37867,14 @@ Support for GNU/Linux on Alpha was removed. @end itemize +Version 5.0 added the following features: + +@itemize +@item +The @code{PROCINFO["platform"]} array element, which allows you +to write code that takes the operating system / platform into account. +@end itemize + @c XXX ADD MORE STUFF HERE @end ifclear |