include platform in cv

anki/sync.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import urllib, os, sys, httplib2, gzip
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 from anki.db import DB
-from anki.utils import ids2str, intTime, json, isWin, isMac
+from anki.utils import ids2str, intTime, json, isWin, isMac, platDesc
 from anki.consts import *
 from hooks import runHook
 import anki
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@ class RemoteServer(HttpSyncer):
 
     def meta(self):
         ret = self.req(
-            "meta", StringIO(json.dumps(dict(v=SYNC_VER, cv="ankidesktop,"+anki.version))),
+            "meta", StringIO(json.dumps(dict(
+                v=SYNC_VER, cv="ankidesktop,%s,%s"%(anki.version, platDesc())))),
             badAuthRaises=False)
         if not ret:
             # invalid auth

anki/utils.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import re, os, random, time, math, htmlentitydefs, subprocess, \
     tempfile, shutil, string, httplib2, sys, locale
 from hashlib import sha1
 from anki.lang import _, ngettext
+import platform
 
 if sys.version_info[1] < 5:
     def format_string(a, b):
@@ -339,3 +340,25 @@ def invalidFilename(str, dirsep=True):
         return "/"
     elif (dirsep or not isWin) and "\\" in str:
         return "\\"
+
+def platDesc():
+    # we may get an interrupted system call, so try this in a loop
+    n = 0
+    theos = "unknown"
+    while n < 100:
+        n += 1
+        try:
+            system = platform.system()
+            if isMac:
+                theos = "mac:%s" % (platform.mac_ver()[0])
+            elif isWin:
+                theos = "win:%s" % (platform.win32_ver()[0])
+            elif system == "Linux":
+                dist = platform.dist()
+                theos = "lin:%s:%s" % (dist[0], dist[1])
+            else:
+                theos = system
+            break
+        except:
+            continue
+    return theos

aqt/update.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import urllib, urllib2, time
 import aqt
 import platform
 from aqt.utils import openLink
-from anki.utils import json, isWin, isMac
+from anki.utils import json, isWin, isMac, platDesc
 from aqt.utils import showText
 
 class LatestVersionFinder(QThread):
@@ -17,27 +17,8 @@ class LatestVersionFinder(QThread):
         self.config = main.pm.meta
 
     def _data(self):
-        # we may get an interrupted system call, so try this in a loop
-        n = 0
-        theos = "unknown"
-        while n < 100:
-            n += 1
-            try:
-                system = platform.system()
-                if isMac:
-                    theos = "mac:%s" % (platform.mac_ver()[0])
-                elif isWin:
-                    theos = "win:%s" % (platform.win32_ver()[0])
-                elif system == "Linux":
-                    dist = platform.dist()
-                    theos = "lin:%s:%s" % (dist[0], dist[1])
-                else:
-                    theos = system
-                break
-            except:
-                continue
         d = {"ver": aqt.appVersion,
-             "os": theos,
+             "os": platDesc(),
              "id": self.config['id'],
              "lm": self.config['lastMsg'],
              "crt": self.config['created']}