software-type, software-version (original) (raw)

ANSI Common Lisp 25 Environment 25.2 Dictionary of Environment

25.2.29 software-type, software-version Function

Syntax:

software-type < no arguments > description

software-version < no arguments > description

Arguments and Values:

description - a string or nil.

Description:

software-type returns a string that identifies the generic name of any relevant supporting software, or nil if no appropriate or relevant result can be produced.

software-version returns a string that identifies the version of any relevant supporting software, or nil if no appropriate or relevant result can be produced.

Examples:

(software-type) "Multics" (software-version) "1.3x"

Affected By:

Operating system environment.

Notes:

This information should be of use to maintainers of the implementation.

Allegro CL Implementation Details:

None.