1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index cec85edca..5f1ae5ab5 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ void Settings::requireExperimentalFeature(const std::string & name)
         throw Error("experimental Nix feature '%s' is disabled", name);
 }
 
+bool Settings::isWSL1()
+{
+    struct utsname utsbuf;
+    uname(&utsbuf);
+    // WSL1 uses -Microsoft suffix
+    // WSL2 uses -microsoft-standard suffix
+    return hasSuffix(utsbuf.release, "-Microsoft");
+}
+
 const string nixVersion = PACKAGE_VERSION;
 
 template<> void BaseSetting<SandboxMode>::set(const std::string & str)