Method runningOnUnix

src/main/java/gate/Gate.java:983–985

This method tries to guess if we are on a UNIX system. It does this by checking the value of System.getProperty("file.separator") ; if this is "/" it concludes we are on UNIX. This is obviously not a very good idea in the general case, so nothing much should be made to depend on this meth

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   * opposed to <TT>gate.xml</TT>)</B>.
   */
  public static boolean runningOnUnix() {
    return Strings.getFileSep().equals("/");
  } // runningOnUnix

  /**
   * This method tries to guess if we are on a Mac OS X system.  It does this