signature MLTON_PLATFORM =
   sig
      structure Arch:
         sig
            datatype t = Alpha | AMD64 | ARM | HPPA | IA64 | m68k 
                       | MIPS | PowerPC | S390 | Sparc | X86

            val fromString: string -> t option
            val host: t
            val toString: t -> string
         end
         
      structure OS:
         sig
            datatype t = Cygwin | Darwin | FreeBSD | Linux 
                       | MinGW | NetBSD | OpenBSD | Solaris

            val fromString: string -> t option
            val host: t
            val toString: t -> string
         end
   end

• datatype Arch.t

processor architectures

• Arch.fromString a

converts from string to architecture. Case insensitive.

• Arch.host

the architecture for which the program is compiled.

• Arch.toString

string for architecture.

• datatype OS.t

operating systems

• OS.fromString

converts from string to operating system. Case insensitive.

• OS.host

the operating system for which the program is compiled.

• OS.toString

string for operating system.