gnu_get_libc_version(3)
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
COLOPHON
- This page is part of release 3.25 of the Linux man-pages project. A
description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can
be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.