Add support for Arch to module_utils.basic.py

Fixes ansible/ansible#8653
10 years ago · e79c920260
parent e82ba723e2
commit e79c920260
1 changed files with 2 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ def get_distribution():
    ''' return the distribution name '''
    if platform.system() == 'Linux':
        try:
-            distribution = platform.linux_distribution()[0].capitalize()
+            supported_dists = platform._supported_dists + ('arch',)
+            distribution = platform.linux_distribution(supported_dists=supported_dists)[0].capitalize()
            if not distribution and os.path.isfile('/etc/system-release'):
                distribution = platform.linux_distribution(supported_dists=['system'])[0].capitalize()
                if 'Amazon' in distribution: