]> An alternative would be to use #load "unix.cma" let uname() = let (inc, outc) = Unix.open_process "uname" in let name = input_line inc in close_in inc; close_out outc; name;; Here's a more general way to capture the stdout of a Unix call: let syscall cmd = let (inc, outc) = Unix.open_process cmd in let buf = Buffer.create 16 in (try while true do Buffer.add_channel buf inc 1 done with _ -> ()); close_in inc; close_out outc; Buffer.contents buf;; Issac On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 04:23:03PM +0100, Basile STARYNKEVITCH wrote: > Dear All, > > If you need to call uname(2) from some Ocaml program you can steal my > tiny code in util.ml util.mli util_ml.c on > > http://www2.poesia-filter.org:8000/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/PoesiaSoft/PoesiaMonIcap/ > > I actually wish that uname(2) will be incorporated in the Unix module. > > regards > -- > > Basile STARYNKEVITCH http://starynkevitch.net/Basile/ > email: basile<at>starynkevitch<dot>net > alias: basile<at>tunes<dot>org > 8, rue de la Fa?encerie, 92340 Bourg La Reine, France > ------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr > Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ > Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners -- ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners