Add OS::get_version_alias()

[adamscott]

Describe the project you are working on

Reporting godotengine/godot#100055

Describe the problem or limitation you are having in your project

Especially on Windows 11, the system info Godot offers when selecting Help → Copy System Info is misleading, as Windows 10.0.22631 in reality means Windows 11, not Windows 10.

It stems from the use of OS::get_version() as the sole OS identifier.

Describe the feature / enhancement and how it helps to overcome the problem or limitation

OS::get_version_alias() would return these values when called on different systems.

Describe how your proposal will work, with code, pseudo-code, mock-ups, and/or diagrams

Alias	Pseudo-rule of OS::get_version()
Windows 11	>= 10.0.22000
Windows 10	< 10.0.22000
Windows 8	>= 6.2.9200
Windows 7	< 6.2.9200 && >= 6.1.7601
Windows Vista	< 6.2.9200
macOS Sequoia	>= macOS 15.0.0
macOS Sonoma	< macOS 15.0.0 >= macOS 14.0.0

If this enhancement will not be used often, can it be worked around with a few lines of script?

No, as it's a new API and needs to work in the editor.

Is there a reason why this should be core and not an add-on in the asset library?

Needs to be in the editor.

Edit: Updated macOS to show their names.

[Calinou]

This method should also list the Windows update, as it's relevant to many issues. For instance, Windows 10 1903 or Windows 11 24H2. Insider builds will have "unknown" build numbers, so their build number should be listed directly instead.

Does macOS need special handling here? As far as I can tell, the major version number matches what you see in macOS' own UI.

[bruvzg]

Does macOS need special handling here?

Only if we translate it to names instead of numbers: 15.x.x → macOS Sequoia, 14.x.x → macOS Sonoma, and so on.

[adamscott]

 This method should also list the Windows update, as it's relevant to many issues. For instance, Windows 10 1903 or Windows 11 24H2. Insider builds will have "unknown" build numbers, so their build number should be listed directly instead.

We could have OS::get_sub_version_alias() that returns 1903, 24H2, or 15.1.

[adamscott]

I mean, we should absolutely copy something like "OS::get_version_alias() (OS::get_version())" when clicking on Help -> Copy System Info.

[adamscott]

We could inspire ourselves from what Python does.

platform method	Return value
mac_ver()	('15.1.1', ('', '', ''), 'arm64')
win32_ver()	('11', '10.0.22631', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
freedesktop_os_release()