HPUX kernel version

[yck]

Hi all,

Is that possible to get kernel version of HPUX machine at runtime by using C/C++ code or API? If yes, how could we do it? Thanks.

-ck

[harry d brown jr]

man sysconf


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[harry d brown jr]

and man getconf


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[A. Clay Stephenson]

There are 2 system calls that can be of use: uname() and sysconf. Man 2 sysconf and man 2 uname for details. You should be warned that you may be writing non-portable code.

[harry d brown jr]

Clay, you can if/def it, right?

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[yck]

Hi all,

Actually I'm trying to refer to sysconf, getconf but there is no parameter to let me get kernel version of a local HPUX machine. Do I miss out somethings?

- ck

[T G Manikandan]

How about using the

uname -r

THanks

[yck]

That is operating system version... Not kernel version.

-ck

[Michael Tully]

Hi CK,

# what /stand/vmunix

This gives lots of kernel related information.

Michael

[yck]

However, I need to retrieve the kernel version of HPUX machine by using C/++ API..
Could it be possible to do it?

Thanks

-ck

[doug hosking]

A bare bones version of what you are asking
for would seem to be:

#include
main()
{
struct utsname u;
uname(&u);
printf("%s\n", u.release);
exit(0);
}

[harry d brown jr]

Sample of uname()


http://web.mit.edu/afs/dev/source/src-8.1/third/sysinfo/getosver.c

man pages:

http://www.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de/doc/man/hpux/uname.2.html


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