# Fact: kernel # # Purpose: Returns the operating system's name. # # Resolution: # Uses Ruby's rbconfig to find host_os, if that is a Windows derivative, the # returns 'windows', otherwise returns "uname -s" verbatim. # # Caveats: # Facter.add(:kernel) do setcode do require 'rbconfig' case Config::CONFIG['host_os'] when /mswin|win32|dos|cygwin|mingw/i 'windows' else Facter::Util::Resolution.exec("uname -s") end end end