--- gforth/Attic/envos.fs	2003/03/09 15:16:47	1.6
+++ gforth/Attic/envos.fs	2006/04/01 17:30:32	1.8
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \ envos.fs set os-specific environmental queries 	07jul97jaw
 
-\ Copyright (C) 1997,1999,2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+\ Copyright (C) 1997,1999,2000,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 \ This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ get-current environment-wordlist set-cur
 : os-class ( -- c-addr u ) \ gforth-environment
     \G Counted string representing a description of the host operating system.
     s" unix" ;
+: os-type ( -- c-addr u ) \ gforth-environment
+    \G Counted string equal to "$host_os"
+    s" linux-gnu" ;
 set-current