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[PATCH v6 4/6] version: extend get_uname_info() to hide system details

From
Usman Akinyemi <usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 15, 2025, 15:50 UTC
Message-ID
<20250215155130.1756934-5-usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20250215155130.1756934-1-usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com>

Currently, get_uname_info() function provides the full OS information. In a following commit, we will need it to provide only the OS name.

Let's extend it to accept a "full" flag that makes it switch between providing full OS information and providing only the OS name.

We may need to refactor this function in the future if an `osVersion.format` is added.

Mentored-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
Signed-off-by: Usman Akinyemi <usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/bugreport.c |  2 +-
 version.c           | 16 +++++++++-------
 version.h           |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/bugreport.c b/builtin/bugreport.c
index 5e13d532a8..e3288a86c8 100644
--- a/builtin/bugreport.c
+++ b/builtin/bugreport.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static void get_system_info(struct strbuf *sys_info)
 
 	/* system call for other version info */
 	strbuf_addstr(sys_info, "uname: ");
-	get_uname_info(sys_info);
+	get_uname_info(sys_info, 1);
 
 	strbuf_addstr(sys_info, _("compiler info: "));
 	get_compiler_info(sys_info);
diff --git a/version.c b/version.c
index 3ec8b8243d..d95221a72a 100644
--- a/version.c
+++ b/version.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const char *git_user_agent_sanitized(void)
 	return agent;
 }
 
-int get_uname_info(struct strbuf *buf)
+int get_uname_info(struct strbuf *buf, unsigned int full)
 {
 	struct utsname uname_info;
 
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ int get_uname_info(struct strbuf *buf)
 			    errno);
 		return -1;
 	}
-
-	strbuf_addf(buf, "%s %s %s %s\n",
-		    uname_info.sysname,
-		    uname_info.release,
-		    uname_info.version,
-		    uname_info.machine);
+	if (full)
+		strbuf_addf(buf, "%s %s %s %s\n",
+			    uname_info.sysname,
+			    uname_info.release,
+			    uname_info.version,
+			    uname_info.machine);
+	else
+	     strbuf_addf(buf, "%s\n", uname_info.sysname);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index afe3dbbab7..5eb586c0bd 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ const char *git_user_agent_sanitized(void);
   Return -1 and put an error message into 'buf' in case of uname()
   error. Return 0 and put uname info into 'buf' otherwise.
 */
-int get_uname_info(struct strbuf *buf);
+int get_uname_info(struct strbuf *buf, unsigned int full);
 
 #endif /* VERSION_H */
-- 
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  1. 0/4 [Outreachy] Introduce os-version Capability with Configurable OptionsUsman Akinyemi, Jan 6, 2025
  2. 1/4 version: refactor redact_non_printables()Usman Akinyemi, Jan 6, 2025
  3. Eric SunshineJan 6, 2025
  4. Usman AkinyemiJan 8, 2025
  5. 2/4 version: refactor get_uname_info()Usman Akinyemi, Jan 6, 2025
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2025
  7. Usman AkinyemiJan 8, 2025
  8. 3/4 connect: advertise OS versionUsman Akinyemi, Jan 6, 2025
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2025
  10. Usman AkinyemiJan 8, 2025
  11. Junio C HamanoJan 8, 2025
  12. Usman AkinyemiJan 9, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoJan 9, 2025
  14. Usman AkinyemiJan 10, 2025
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  16. Usman AkinyemiJan 11, 2025
  17. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2025
  18. Usman AkinyemiJan 13, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2025
  20. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJan 13, 2025
  21. Eric SunshineJan 6, 2025
  22. Usman AkinyemiJan 8, 2025
  23. 4/4 version: introduce osversion.command config for os-version outputUsman Akinyemi, Jan 6, 2025
  24. 0/6 [Outreachy] Introduce os-version Capability with Configurable OptionsUsman Akinyemi, Jan 17, 2025
  25. 1/6 version: refactor redact_non_printables()Usman Akinyemi, Jan 17, 2025
  26. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2025
  27. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2025
  28. Usman AkinyemiJan 20, 2025
  29. Christian CouderJan 21, 2025
  30. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2025
  31. 2/6 version: refactor get_uname_info()Usman Akinyemi, Jan 17, 2025
  32. 3/6 version: extend get_uname_info() to hide system detailsUsman Akinyemi, Jan 17, 2025
  33. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2025
  34. 4/6 t5701: add setup test to remove side-effect dependencyUsman Akinyemi, Jan 17, 2025
  35. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2025
  36. Usman AkinyemiJan 20, 2025
  37. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2025
  38. Usman AkinyemiJan 21, 2025
  39. 5/6 connect: advertise OS versionUsman Akinyemi, Jan 17, 2025
  40. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2025
  41. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2025
  42. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJan 17, 2025
  43. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2025
  44. Usman AkinyemiJan 20, 2025
  45. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2025
  46. 6/6 version: introduce osversion.command config for os-version outputUsman Akinyemi, Jan 17, 2025
  47. Eric SunshineJan 17, 2025
  48. Usman AkinyemiJan 20, 2025
  49. Eric SunshineJan 20, 2025
  50. Usman AkinyemiJan 20, 2025
  51. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2025
  52. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJan 17, 2025
  53. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2025
  54. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJan 17, 2025
  55. Usman AkinyemiJan 20, 2025
  56. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2025
  57. rsbecker@nexbridge.comJan 21, 2025
  58. 0/6 [Outreachy] Introduce os-version Capability with Configurable OptionsUsman Akinyemi, Jan 24, 2025
  59. 1/6 version: replace manual ASCII checks with isprint() for clarityUsman Akinyemi, Jan 24, 2025
  60. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2025
  61. 2/6 version: refactor redact_non_printables()Usman Akinyemi, Jan 24, 2025
  62. 3/6 version: refactor get_uname_info()Usman Akinyemi, Jan 24, 2025
  63. 4/6 version: extend get_uname_info() to hide system detailsUsman Akinyemi, Jan 24, 2025
  64. 5/6 t5701: add setup test to remove side-effect dependencyUsman Akinyemi, Jan 24, 2025
  65. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2025
  66. 6/6 connect: advertise OS versionUsman Akinyemi, Jan 24, 2025
  67. 0/6 [Outreachy] extend agent capability to include OS nameUsman Akinyemi, Feb 5, 2025
  68. 1/6 version: replace manual ASCII checks with isprint() for clarityUsman Akinyemi, Feb 5, 2025
  69. 2/6 version: refactor redact_non_printables()Usman Akinyemi, Feb 5, 2025
  70. 3/6 version: refactor get_uname_info()Usman Akinyemi, Feb 5, 2025
  71. 4/6 version: extend get_uname_info() to hide system detailsUsman Akinyemi, Feb 5, 2025
  72. 6/6 agent: advertise OS name via agent capabilityUsman Akinyemi, Feb 5, 2025
  73. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2025
  74. Usman AkinyemiFeb 6, 2025
  75. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2025
  76. Usman AkinyemiFeb 7, 2025
  77. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2025
  78. Usman AkinyemiFeb 7, 2025
  79. 5/6 t5701: add setup test to remove side-effect dependencyUsman Akinyemi, Feb 5, 2025
  80. 0/6 [Outreachy] extend agent capability to include OS nameUsman Akinyemi, Feb 14, 2025
  81. 1/6 version: replace manual ASCII checks with isprint() for clarityUsman Akinyemi, Feb 14, 2025
  82. 2/6 version: refactor redact_non_printables()Usman Akinyemi, Feb 14, 2025
  83. 3/6 version: refactor get_uname_info()Usman Akinyemi, Feb 14, 2025
  84. 4/6 version: extend get_uname_info() to hide system detailsUsman Akinyemi, Feb 14, 2025
  85. 5/6 t5701: add setup test to remove side-effect dependencyUsman Akinyemi, Feb 14, 2025
  86. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2025
  87. 6/6 agent: advertise OS name via agent capabilityUsman Akinyemi, Feb 14, 2025
  88. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2025
  89. Usman AkinyemiFeb 15, 2025
  90. 0/6 [Outreachy] extend agent capability to include OS nameUsman Akinyemi, Feb 15, 2025
  91. 1/6 version: replace manual ASCII checks with isprint() for clarityUsman Akinyemi, Feb 15, 2025
  92. 2/6 version: refactor redact_non_printables()Usman Akinyemi, Feb 15, 2025
  93. 3/6 version: refactor get_uname_info()Usman Akinyemi, Feb 15, 2025
  94. 4/6 version: extend get_uname_info() to hide system detailsUsman Akinyemi, Feb 15, 2025
  95. 5/6 t5701: add setup test to remove side-effect dependencyUsman Akinyemi, Feb 15, 2025
  96. 6/6 agent: advertise OS name via agent capabilityUsman Akinyemi, Feb 15, 2025
  97. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2025
  98. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2025
  99. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2025
  100. Christian CouderJan 27, 2025
  101. Junio C HamanoJan 27, 2025
  102. Christian CouderJan 31, 2025
  103. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2025
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