al_get_system_id(3alleg5)

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version 5.2.11.3 Β· 4 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ al_get_system_id β€” the Allegro 5 API girlie pop quiz ✨

okay so bestie, we're in the al_get_system_id(3alleg5) page of the Allegro reference manual, and it's literally the shortest lil bop ever. no cap. let's get into it πŸ’–


🌸 NAME 🌸

al_get_system_id β€” Allegro 5 API. that's the whole name. iconic, brief, main character energy πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ SYNOPSIS πŸŽ€

like, here's how you summon her:

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

ALLEGRO_SYSTEM_ID al_get_system_id(void)

no args, no drama, she takes void and that's that 🫢


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

she returns the platform that Allegro is running on. that's it. that's the function. one job, done flawlessly, no notes πŸ’…

so if you're sitting there like "wait, am I on Windows or Linux or macOS or some cursed embedded thing rn" β€” boom, ask her, she knows. vibe check passed ✨


⭐ SINCE ⭐

5.2.5 β€” she's been here since then, serving consistency ever since 🌈


πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

  • ALLEGRO_SYSTEM_ID(3alleg5) β€” the type she hands back to you. go read that one next, it's the whole point of her existence fr fr

lowkey the tiniest manpage in the whole set but she ate and left no crumbs πŸ“

and that's the whole thing bestie!! this was pulled straight from the Allegro reference manual, page al_get_system_id(3alleg5) β€” mwah, love that for us πŸ’–πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹βœ¨πŸ’…

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