gnu_get_libc_version, gnu_get_libc_release - get glibc version and release
#include <gnu/libc-version.h>
const char *gnu_get_libc_version(void);
const char *gnu_get_libc_release(void);
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.
These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.
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 |
These functions are glibc-specific.
When run, the program below will produce output such as the following:
$ ./a.out
GNU libc version: 2.8
GNU libc release: stable
#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);
}
confstr(3)