gnu_get_libc_version(3) - Linux man page

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.

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); }