added support for os-release

mk/linux/mg_shared.sh

@@ -20,32 +20,35 @@ function detect_system {
 
 	if [ "$(which lsb_release)" = "" ]; then
 		lsb=0
-		if [ -e /etc/debian_version ]; then
+		release='unknown release'
+		if [ -e "/etc/os-release" ]; then
+			distribution="$(cat "/etc/os-release" | grep '^ID=' | awk -F '=' '{print $2}' \
+			    | awk '{print toupper(substr($0,1,1))substr($0,2)}')"
+			codename="$(cat "/etc/os-release" | grep '^PRETTY_NAME=' | awk -F '"' '{print $2}')"
+			# example output ^ on debian testing: "Debian GNU/Linux stretch/sid"
+		elif [ -e /etc/debian_version ]; then
 			distribution='Debian'
-			release='unknown release version'
 			codename="$(cat /etc/debian_version)"
 		elif [ -e /etc/SuSE-release ]; then
 			distribution='SuSE'
-			release='unknown release version'
 			codename="$(cat /etc/SuSE-release)"
 		elif [ -e /etc/redhat-release ]; then
 			if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]; then
 				distribution='Fedora'
-				release='unknown release version'
 				codename="$(cat /etc/fedora-release)"
 			else
 				distribution='Redhat'
-				release='unknown release version'
 				codename="$(cat /etc/redhat-release)"
 			fi
 		elif [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]; then
 			distribution='Fedora'
-			release='unknown release version'
 			codename="$(cat /etc/fedora-release)"
 		elif [ -e /etc/mandrake-release ]; then
 			distribution='Mandrake'
-			release='unknown release version'
 			codename="$(cat /etc/mandrake-release)"
+		else
+			distribution='unknown distribution'
+			codename='unknown codename'
 		fi
 	else
 		lsb=1

mk/linux/start_megaglest

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ BeginTime="$(date +"%s")"
 WhichLsbRelease="$(which lsb_release 2>/dev/null)"
 if [ "$WhichLsbRelease" != "" ]; then
     OS_INFO="$($WhichLsbRelease -d | awk -F ':[ \t]*' '{print $2}')"
+elif [ -e "/etc/os-release" ]; then
+    OS_INFO="$(cat "/etc/os-release" | grep '^PRETTY_NAME=' | awk -F '"' '{print $2}')"
 fi
 
 if [ "$OperatingMode" != "--tool-buginfo" ]; then