GNU_GET_LIBC_VERSION(3) Linux Programmer's Manual GNU_GET_LIBC_VERSION(3)
NAME
gnu_get_libc_version, gnu_get_libc_release - get glibc version and release
SYNOPSIS
#include <gnu/libc-version.h>
const char *gnu_get_libc_version(void); const char *gnu_get_libc_release(void);
DESCRIPTION
The function gnu_get_libc_version() returns a string that identifies the glibc version available on the system.
The function gnu_get_libc_release() returns a string indicates the release status of the glibc version available on the system. This will be a string such as stable.
VERSIONS
These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
+------------------------+---------------+---------+ |Interface | Attribute | Value | +------------------------+---------------+---------+ |gnu_get_libc_version(), | Thread safety | MT-Safe | |gnu_get_libc_release() | | | +------------------------+---------------+---------+
CONFORMING TO
These functions are glibc-specific.
EXAMPLE
When run, the program below will produce output such as the following:
$ ./a.out GNU libc version: 2.8 GNU libc release: stable
Program source #include <gnu/libc-version.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { printf("GNU libc version: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_version()); printf("GNU libc release: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_release()); exit(EXIT_SUCCESS); }
SEE ALSO
confstr(3)
COLOPHON
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