Fix detection heuristics for Linux, closes #72

changelog.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > This version is not released yet and is under active development.
 
+- Fix conflicting detection heuristics for Linux distributions. Closes #72.
+
 ## [1.3.0 (2024-09-11)](https://github.com/kdeldycke/extra-platforms/compare/v1.2.1...v1.3.0)
 
 - Add detection of all versions of macOS and Windows. Closes #55.

extra_platforms/detection.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
 import platform
 import sys
 from os import environ
@@ -284,9 +285,13 @@ def is_unknown_linux() -> bool:
     Excludes WSL1 and WSL2 from this check to
     `avoid false positives <https://github.com/kdeldycke/meta-package-manager/issues/944>`_.
     """
-    return sys.platform.startswith("linux") and not (
-        is_ubuntu() or is_wsl1() or is_wsl2()
-    )
+    unknown_linux = sys.platform.startswith("linux") and not (is_wsl1() or is_wsl2())
+    if unknown_linux:
+        logging.warning(
+            f"Unknow Linux detected: {distro.info()!r}. You can report this warning to"
+            " the extra-platforms project to improve detection heuristics."
+        )
+    return unknown_linux
 
 
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