def _dist_try_harder()

in awscli/compat.py [0:0]


    def _dist_try_harder(distname, version, id):
        """Tries some special tricks to get the distribution
        information in case the default method fails.
        Currently supports older SuSE Linux, Caldera OpenLinux and
        Slackware Linux distributions.
        """
        if os.path.exists('/var/adm/inst-log/info'):
            # SuSE Linux stores distribution information in that file
            distname = 'SuSE'
            with open('/var/adm/inst-log/info') as f:
                for line in f:
                    tv = line.split()
                    if len(tv) == 2:
                        tag, value = tv
                    else:
                        continue
                    if tag == 'MIN_DIST_VERSION':
                        version = value.strip()
                    elif tag == 'DIST_IDENT':
                        values = value.split('-')
                        id = values[2]
            return distname, version, id

        if os.path.exists('/etc/.installed'):
            # Caldera OpenLinux has some infos in that file (thanks to Colin Kong)
            with open('/etc/.installed') as f:
                for line in f:
                    pkg = line.split('-')
                    if len(pkg) >= 2 and pkg[0] == 'OpenLinux':
                        # XXX does Caldera support non Intel platforms ? If yes,
                        #     where can we find the needed id ?
                        return 'OpenLinux', pkg[1], id

        if os.path.isdir('/usr/lib/setup'):
            # Check for slackware version tag file (thanks to Greg Andruk)
            verfiles = os.listdir('/usr/lib/setup')
            for n in range(len(verfiles) - 1, -1, -1):
                if verfiles[n][:14] != 'slack-version-':
                    del verfiles[n]
            if verfiles:
                verfiles.sort()
                distname = 'slackware'
                version = verfiles[-1][14:]
                return distname, version, id

        return distname, version, id