X<$^O> X<$OSNAME>
The name of the operating system under which this copy of Perl was
-built, as determined during the configuration process. The value
-is identical to C<$Config{'osname'}>. See also L<Config> and the
-B<-V> command-line switch documented in L<perlrun>.
+built, as determined during the configuration process. For examples
+see L<perlport/PLATFORMS>.
+
+The value is identical to C<$Config{'osname'}>. See also L<Config>
+and the B<-V> command-line switch documented in L<perlrun>.
In Windows platforms, $^O is not very helpful: since it is always
C<MSWin32>, it doesn't tell the difference between