system

---

⚠️ We have a new website! Visit now for the most update to date documentation.
       This wiki is no longer being maintained.

---

Specifies the target operating system.

system ("value")

If no system is specified, Premake will identify and target the current operating system. This can be overridden with the --os command line argument, providing one of the system identifiers below.

Parameters

value is one of:

• aix
• bsd
• haiku
• linux
• macosx
• solaris
• wii
• windows
• xbox360

More values may be added by add-on modules.

Applies To

Project configurations.

Availability

Premake 5.0 or later.

Examples

workspace "MyWorkspace"
   configurations { "Debug", "Release" }
   system { "Windows", "Unix", "Mac" }

   filter "system:Windows"
      system "windows"

   filter "system:Unix"
      system "linux"

   filter "system:Mac"
      system "macosx"

See Also

• architecture
• _OS