the systemversion shows wrong version # on Mac

[Ben Rubinstein]

Do we need a "detailed systemversion" ?

On 07/05/2021 18:07, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Yeap, what Phil said:
> 
> function mySystemVersion
>     get shell("sw_vers -productVersion")
>     return it
> end mySystemVersion
> 
> This will return 11.2.3 on a Mac running Big Sur 11.2.3
> 
> See https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22887
> 
> Cheers,
> Panos
> --
> 
> On Fri, 7 May 2021 at 19:43, Phil Davis via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> If you want the actual macOS system version, you can use the 'sw_vers'
>> shell command.
>>
>>      phils-macbook-pro:~ pdslabs2$ sw_vers -productVersion
>>      10.15.7
>>
>>      or
>>
>>      phils-macbook-pro:~ pdslabs2$ sw_vers
>>      ProductName:    Mac OS X
>>      ProductVersion:    10.15.7
>>      BuildVersion:    19H1030
>>
>> Phil Davis
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/7/21 7:25 AM, Andre Garzia via use-livecode wrote:
>>> Tiemo,
>>>
>>> This is not a bug.
>>>
>>> MacOS Big Sur will identify itself as both 10.16.0 and 11.x. This is by
>> design so that scripts checking for version compatibility can see Big Sur
>> as just a minor version of 10.x
>>>
>>> The version seen depends on both which SDK was used to compile the app,
>> and also on the value of the environment variable called
>> SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT.
>>>
>>> Best
>>> Andre
>>>
>>>> On 7 May 2021, at 13:00, Tiemo via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am on macOS 11.2.3 and the systemversion shows 10.16.0?
>>>>
>>>> It shows the same at least going back to 8.1.7
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Do I have to multiply the systemversion by 1.1053 to get the real one?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tiemo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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