DDC.Build.Platform

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data Platform

Describes a build or target platform.

Constructors

Platform

Fields

platformArch :: Arch

platformOs :: Os

Instances

Eq Platform

Show Platform

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staticFileExtensionOfPlatform :: Platform -> String

Get the file extension to use for a static library on this platform.

sharedFileExtensionOfPlatform :: Platform -> String

Get the file extension to use for a shared library on this platform.

data Arch

Processor Architecture.

Constructors

ArchX86_32

ArchX86_64

ArchPPC_32

ArchPPC_64

Instances

Eq Arch

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archPointerWidth :: Arch -> Int

Get the width of a pointer on the architecture, in bits.

data Os

Operating System.

Constructors

OsDarwin

OsLinux

OsCygwin

Instances

Eq Os

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Host platform

determineHostPlatform :: IO (Maybe Platform)

Determine the default host platform.

Uses the arch and uname commands which must be in the current path.

Returns Nothing if arch or uname cannot be found, returned an error, or we didn't recognise their response.

For Platforms like Darwin which can run both 32-bit and 64-bit binaries, we return whatever the default is reported by arch and uname.

determineHostArch :: IO (Maybe Arch)

Determine the host archicture. Uses the arch command which must be in the current path.

determineHostOs :: IO (Maybe Os)

Determine the host OS. Uses the uname command which must be in the current path.