gnu_get_libc_release(3)

1gnu_get_libc_version(3)    Library Functions Manual    gnu_get_libc_version(3)
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NAME

6       gnu_get_libc_version,  gnu_get_libc_release - get glibc version and re‐
7       lease
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LIBRARY

10       Standard C library (libc, -lc)
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SYNOPSIS

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

19       The function gnu_get_libc_version() returns a  string  that  identifies
20       the glibc version available on the system.
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22       The  function gnu_get_libc_release() returns a string indicates the re‐
23       lease status of the glibc version available on the system.   This  will
24       be a string such as stable.
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ATTRIBUTES

27       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see at‐
28       tributes(7).
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30       ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
31       │Interface                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
32       ├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
33       │gnu_get_libc_version(),                     │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
34       │gnu_get_libc_release()                      │               │         │
35       └────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
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STANDARDS

38       GNU.
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HISTORY

41       glibc 2.1.
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EXAMPLES

44       When run, the program below will produce output such as the following:
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46           $ ./a.out
47           GNU libc version: 2.8
48           GNU libc release: stable
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50   Program source
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52       #include <stdio.h>
53       #include <stdlib.h>
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55       #include <gnu/libc-version.h>
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57       int
58       main(void)
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60           printf("GNU libc version: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_version());
61           printf("GNU libc release: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_release());
62           exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
63       }
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