Getting MacOSX Version

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DLPnet - 26 Jan 2004 15:05 GMT

Hello,

How can I get the OS Version in C++ ? (I need to know if it s 10.1 or
10.2 or 10.3)

Thanks a lot,

Dlp

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Frederick Cheung - 26 Jan 2004 16:02 GMT

> Hello,
>
> How can I get the OS Version in C++ ? (I need to know if it s 10.1 or
> 10.2 or 10.3)

use gestalt.

Fred

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Kaydell - 26 Jan 2004 18:32 GMT

> Hello,
>
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>
> Dlp

long versionDetected;
OSErr errCode;

errCode = (Gestalt(gestaltSystemVersion,&versionDetected));

the OS version number is returned in "versionDetected" as a hex number for example:

0x0922, 0x1000, 0x1010, 0x1020, 0x1030

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Miro Jurisic - 26 Jan 2004 22:37 GMT

> errCode = (Gestalt(gestaltSystemVersion,&versionDetected));
>
> the OS version number is returned in "versionDetected" as a hex number for
> example:
>
> 0x0922, 0x1000, 0x1010, 0x1020, 0x1030

It's not hex, it's BCD.

hth

meeroh

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Mike Cohen - 27 Jan 2004 02:21 GMT

> > errCode = (Gestalt(gestaltSystemVersion,&versionDetected));
> >
> > the OS version number is returned in "versionDetected" as a hex number for
> > example:
> >
> > 0x0922, 0x1000, 0x1010, 0x1020, 0x1030

How about the build number? I've never been able to figure that one out.

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Miro Jurisic - 27 Jan 2004 06:17 GMT

> How about the build number? I've never been able to figure that one out.

Use CFPropertyList to load /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist.

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Getting MacOSX Version