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gnu_get_libc_version

NAME

gnu_get_libc_version, gnu_get_libc_release - get glibc version and release

SYNOPSIS

 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #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.

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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