gnu_get_libc_release(3)

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NAME

6       gnu_get_libc_version,  gnu_get_libc_release  -  get  glibc  version and
7       release
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <gnu/libc-version.h>
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12       const char *gnu_get_libc_version(void);
13       const char *gnu_get_libc_release(void);
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DESCRIPTION

16       The function gnu_get_libc_version() returns a  string  that  identifies
17       the glibc version available on the system.
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19       The  function  gnu_get_libc_release()  returns  a  string indicates the
20       release status of the glibc version available on the system.  This will
21       be a string such as stable.
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VERSIONS

24       These functions first appeared in glibc in version 2.1.
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CONFORMING TO

27       These functions are glibc-specific.
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EXAMPLE

30       When run, the program below will produce output such as the following:
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33           GNU libc version: 2.8
34           GNU libc release: stable
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36   Program source
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38       #include <gnu/libc-version.h>
39       #include <stdlib.h>
40       #include <stdio.h>
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45           printf("GNU libc version: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_version());
46           printf("GNU libc release: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_release());
47           exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
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COLOPHON

54       This  page  is  part of release 3.53 of the Linux man-pages project.  A
55       description of the project, and information about reporting  bugs,  can
56       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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