if you still have control over PATH then try this
make a new dir and put your uname intercept shell script there
I tested with
---
mkdir fake-out-mks
cd fake-out-mks
echo echo Windows_NT > uname
chmod +x uname
export PATH=$PWD:$PATH
cd /tmp
uname
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On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:40:50 +0100 Costas wrote:
> Hello,
> I am trying to port a legacy app from using MKS on Windows to UWin. My
> biggest stumbling block (so far) is that there's hard-coded code in the app
> that looks at the output of uname and expects it to be MKS's ("Windows_NT").
> Now, I tried switching the output of UWin's uname, but to no avail: putting
> a custom uname ahead in the PATH didn't work. Removing /usr/bin/uname didn't
> work. Deleting the uname builtin still didn't work. Confusingly, I am
> getting this (/usr/bin/uname is really a .bat file):
> $ whence uname
> /usr/bin/uname
> $ /usr/bin/uname
> Windows_NT
> $ uname
> UWIN-W7
> I also get the same thing if I delete the uname builtin's. What gives?
> I am using the latest UWin release (10/6) on Win7 x64.
> Thanks in advance,
> Costas
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> Hello,<div><br></div><div>I am trying to port a legacy app from using MKS o=
> n Windows to UWin. My biggest stumbling block (so far) is that there's =
> hard-coded code in the app that looks at the output of uname and expects it=
> to be MKS's ("Windows_NT"). =A0Now, I tried switching the ou=
> tput of UWin's uname, but to no avail: putting a custom uname ahead in =
> the PATH didn't work. Removing /usr/bin/uname didn't work. =A0Delet=
> ing the uname builtin still didn't work. =A0Confusingly, I am getting t=
> his (/usr/bin/uname is really a .bat file):</div>
> <div><div>$ whence uname</div><div>/usr/bin/uname</div><div>$ /usr/bin/unam=
> e</div><div>Windows_NT</div><div>$ uname</div><div>UWIN-W7</div><div><br></=
> div></div><div>I also get the same thing if I delete the uname builtin'=
> s. =A0What gives?</div>
> <div><br></div><div>I am using the latest UWin release (10/6) on Win7 x64.<=
> /div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance,</div><div><br></div><div>Costas=
> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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