gnu_get_libc_version
Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 2022-12-15
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NAME
gnu_get_libc_version, gnu_get_libc_release - get glibc version and release
LIBRARY
Standard C library
(libc, -lc)
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 2.1.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value
|
gnu_get_libc_version(),
gnu_get_libc_release()
| Thread safety | MT-Safe
|
STANDARDS
These functions are glibc-specific.
EXAMPLES
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 <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <gnu/libc-version.h>
int
main(void)
{
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)
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