libssh2_version - return the libssh2 version number
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Availability
This function was added in libssh2 1.1, in previous versions there way no way to extract this info in
run-time.
libssh2 23 Feb 2009 libssh2_version(3)
Description
If required_version is lower than or equal to the version number of the libssh2 in use, the version
number of libssh2 is returned as a pointer to a zero terminated string.
The required_version should be the version number as constructed by the LIBSSH2_VERSION_NUM define in the
libssh2.h public header file, which is a 24 bit number in the 0xMMmmpp format. MM for major, mm for minor
and pp for patch number.
Example
To make sure you run with the correct libssh2 version:
if(!libssh2_version(LIBSSH2_VERSION_NUM)) {
fprintf(stderr, "Runtime libssh2 version too old.");
exit(1);
}
Unconditionally get the version number:
printf("libssh2 version: %s", libssh2_version(0));
Name
libssh2_version - return the libssh2 version number
Return Value
The version number of libssh2 is returned as a pointer to a zero terminated string or NULL if the
required_version is not fulfilled.
Synopsis
#include <libssh2.h>
const char *
libssh2_version(int required_version);
