Re: [MiNT] Correct way to detect MiNT kernal?

["Konrad M. Kokoszkiewicz" <draco@obta.uw.edu.pl>]

> Quite a while back I asked Frank how to detect the MiNT kernal
> whilst on IRC.  When I say detect I mean positively detect it
> even if some other OS fakes the cookie entry.  At the time
> I think Frank suggested making a call to Sconfig(opcode 290)
> and if it fails (-32) then the MiNT kernal is not present.
> 
> Is this proper way?  I've been over all the docs in the
> lastest kernal archive and didn't find mention of this call.
> Unless I missed it can someone point me in the correct doc?
> 
> Reason I ask this:
> I was talking with someone else today on IRC about the same thing
> and they raised the question that if Sconfig() is a rather old
> call wouldn't another OS also have this call?  They thought
> maybe Ssystem() would be the call to use instead?

Sconfig() is MagiC specific call and will never be supported on
MiNT. I guess Frank had something like that in mind.

Alternatively you can call Ssystem(S_OSNAME) and if this returns
"MiNT" in d0 (I mean a long number that can be interpreted as string
"MiNT"), then it is MiNT for sure. Valid for kernels 1.15.0 and up,
practically since 1.14.7.

Gtx,

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