software-type, software-version

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.

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