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       #define _GNU_SOURCE
11       #include <gnu/libc-version.h>
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13       const char *gnu_get_libc_version(void);
14       const char *gnu_get_libc_release(void);
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DESCRIPTION

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

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

28       These functions are glibc-specific.
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EXAMPLE

31       When run, the program below will produce output such as the following:
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33           $ ./a.out
34           GNU libc version: 2.8
35           GNU libc release: stable
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37   Program source
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39       #include <gnu/libc-version.h>
40       #include <stdlib.h>
41       #include <stdio.h>
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44       main(int argc, char *argv[])
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46           printf("GNU libc version: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_version());
47           printf("GNU libc release: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_release());
48           exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
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COLOPHON

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