Manpages - gnu_get_libc_version.3
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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*(), *gnu_get_libc_release*() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
CONFORMING TO
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 <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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