gnu_get_libc_version - get glibc version and release

NAME  LIBRARY  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  ATTRIBUTES  STANDARDS  HISTORY  EXAMPLES  Program source  SEE ALSO 

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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.

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

STANDARDS

GNU.

HISTORY

glibc 2.1.

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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