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).

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

#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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