BFP-I-258: Support “named” inspector on macOS

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https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFP-I-258

As of client 10.0.4, the “named” inspector is missing on macOS. This means that various inspector “string” evaluations may not function as expected. As examples, see the following QNA output using the process inspector.

Q: operating system
A: Win10 10.0.19043.1415 (21H1)
T: 0.011 ms

Q: version of client
A: 10.0.4.32
T: 0.017 ms

Q: exists process ("BESClient.exe";"BESAgent")
A: True
T: 0.020 ms

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Q: operating system
A: macOS 12.1 (21C52)
T: 41

Q: version of client
A: 10.0.4.32
T: 784

Q: exists process ("BESClient.exe";"BESAgent")
E: The operator "process" is not defined.

This lack of function forces inconvenient workarounds.

q: exists process whose (set of ("BESClient.exe";"BESAgent") contains name of it)

The inconsistency is an barrier for BigFix as an effective multiplatform solution.

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