def is_s390x():
  return platform.machine() == 's390x'


def is_cygwin():
  return platform.system().startswith('CYGWIN_NT')


def get_input(question):
  try:
    try:
      answer = raw_input(question)
    except NameError:
      answer = input(question)  # pylint: disable=bad-builtin
  except EOFError:
    answer = ''
  return answer


def symlink_force(target, link_name):