Module platform
A module for determining information about the execution platform
| const |
Platform-specific constants |
| is_windows |
A constant indicating whether the current execution platform is Windows. |
| is_minecraft |
A constant indicating whether the current execution platform is Minecraft. |
| lua_version |
The current version of Lua, as a string (e.g. |
Functions
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platform ()
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Returns the current execution platform.
Values can include "windows", "darwin", "linux", "minecraft", or whatever
the lower-case version of `uname` returns. "unknown" is returned if the
output from `uname` is empty (e.g. in case of an error).
Returns:
A string indicating the current execution platform
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architecture ()
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Returns the current processor architecture.
The string returned will be one of 'x86', 'x64', 'ia64', 'unknown', or, on
Minecraft only, 'turtle' or 'computer'. If no OS can be detected, then we
attempt to call `uname -p` and return what it does.
Returns:
A string indicating the processor architecture
Tables
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const
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Platform-specific constants
Fields:
- dirsep
The directory separator
- pathsep
The path separator
- extsep
The extension separator
Fields
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is_windows
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A constant indicating whether the current execution platform is Windows.
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is_minecraft
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A constant indicating whether the current execution platform is Minecraft.
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lua_version
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The current version of Lua, as a string (e.g. "5.1", "5.2", etc.)