1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/portato/helper.py b/portato/helper.py
index 1ae6264..d3fc70b 100644
--- a/portato/helper.py
+++ b/portato/helper.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 """
 Some nice functions used in the program.
 """
-from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import absolute_import, with_statement
 
 import os, signal, logging, grp
 
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ def send_signal_to_group (sig):
     pgid = os.getpgrp()
     os.killpg(pgid, sig)
 
+def get_runsystem ():
+     # check for sabayon first, as sabayon also has the gentoo release
+    for sp in ("/etc/sabayon-release", "/etc/sabayon-edition"):
+        if os.path.exists(sp):
+            with open(sp) as r:
+                return ("Sabayon", r.readline().strip())
+    
+    if os.path.exists("/etc/gentoo-release"):
+            return ("Gentoo", "")
+
+    else: return ("Unknown", "")
+
 def paren_reduce(mystr):
     """
     Take a string and convert all paren enclosed entities into sublists, optionally