NAME

Devel::Platform::Info::Win32 - Retrieve Windows platform metadata

SYNOPSIS

use Devel::Platform::Info::Win32;
my $info = Devel::Platform::Info::Win32->new();
my $data = $info->get_info();

DESCRIPTION

This module is a driver to determine platform metadata regarding the Win32 operating system. It should be called indirectly via it's parent Devel::Platform::Info

INTERFACE

The Constructor

• new

  Simply constructs the object.

Methods

• get_info

  Returns a hash reference to the Win32 platform metadata.

  Returns the following keys:

  source
  archname
  osname
  osvers
  oslabel
  is32bit
  is64bit
  osflag
  wow64

  On a 64 bit Windows if you are running 32 bit perl the archname is likely to indicate x86. The wow64 variable will tell you if you are in fact running on x64 Windows.

BUGS, PATCHES & FIXES

The module cannot accurately tell the difference between the Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2.

The wow64 variable indicates whether or not you are running a 32 bit perl on a 64 bit windows. It uses the environment variable PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 rather than the IsWow64Process call because it's simpler.

If you spot a bug or are experiencing difficulties, that is not explained within the POD documentation, please send bug reports and patches to the RT Queue (see below).

RT Queue: http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Devel-Platform-Info

AUTHORS

Barbie (BARBIE) <barbie@cpan.org>
Brian McCauley (NOBULL) <nobull67@gmail.com>
Colin Newell http://colinnewell.wordpress.com/
Jon 'JJ' Allen (JONALLEN) <jj@jonallen.info>

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2010 Birmingham Perl Mongers

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.