gnu_get_libc_version(3)    Library Functions Manual    gnu_get_libc_version(3)

NAME
       gnu_get_libc_version, gnu_get_libc_release - get glibc version and
       release

LIBRARY
       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

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.

ATTRIBUTES
       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).

       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
       |Interface                                   | Attribute     | Value   |
       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
       |gnu_get_libc_version (),                    | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
       |gnu_get_libc_release ()                     |               |         |
       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
STANDARDS
       GNU.

HISTORY
       glibc 2.1.

EXAMPLES
       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 <stdio.h>
       #include <stdlib.h>

       #include <gnu/libc-version.h>

       int
       main(void)
       {
           printf("GNU libc version: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_version());
           printf("GNU libc release: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_release());
           exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
       }

SEE ALSO
       confstr(3)

Linux man-pages 6.7               2023-10-31           gnu_get_libc_version(3)