Make Linux distribution `wxGetOsDescription()`'s main output (PR #26231)

Lauri Nurmi

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Feb 23, 2026, 8:33:16 AM (2 days ago) Feb 23

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When available, acquire the name and release of the Linux distribution and return it as wxGetOsDescription()'s output, followed by the near equivalent of the traditional uname -srm output.

The uname output, something like Linux 6.19.0-5-generic x86_64, is not the best description for a Linux system, since it leaves up to the reader to figure out what kind of a system this actually is.

The output changes significantly from what it was earlier, but the output was never meant to be machine-readable, nor was it consistent across different operating systems.

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3c0cbad Make Linux distribution wxGetOsDescription()'s main output

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M src/unix/utilsunx.cpp (66)

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Lauri Nurmi

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@lanurmi pushed 1 commit.

5a18c69 fixup! Make Linux distribution wxGetOsDescription()'s main output

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VZ

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Feb 24, 2026, 6:16:37 PM (yesterday) Feb 24

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@vadz requested changes on this pull request.

Thanks, I agree with the idea but:

Could you please update this functions documentation in interface/wx/utils.h with an example of newly returned string?
Use normal wx camelCase convention for the variable names instead of capitalizing many of them?

Thanks!

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f3a19fb fixup! fixup! Make Linux distribution wxGetOsDescription()'s main output
ddf03c1 fixup! fixup! fixup! Make Linux distribution wxGetOsDescription()'s main output
f04ca80 Mention Linux distribution version in wxGet/CheckOsVersion() docs

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