generalized OPSYS-VER-ARCH utility

["Larson, Timothy E." <TELarson%west.com@localhost>]

I originally suggested this regarding a specific bug, but thought it could use 
a broader audience for discussion.

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larson, Timothy E.
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:26 PM
> To: 'gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost'; pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost; 
> gnats-
> admin%netbsd.org@localhost; pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
> Subject: RE: pkg/41410: pkg_add doesn't work on AIX
> 
> Given the large number of places that uname info is needed in
> devel/bmake and pkgtools/*, would it be worthwhile to centralize and
> normalize it in a utility function and script?  If so, I imagine such a
> change would merit broader discussion on tech-pkg or something.
> 
> Tim