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<p class="level0"><a name="NAME"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">NAME</h2>
<p class="level0">curl_version_info - returns run-time libcurl version info <a name="SYNOPSIS"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">SYNOPSIS</h2>
<p class="level0"><span Class="bold">#include <curl/curl.h></span>
<p class="level0"><span Class="bold">curl_version_info_data *curl_version_info( CURLversion type );</span>
<p class="level0"><a name="DESCRIPTION"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p class="level0">Returns a pointer to a filled in struct with information about various run-time features in libcurl. <span Class="emphasis">type</span> should be set to the version of this functionality by the time you write your program. This way, libcurl will always return a proper struct that your program understands, while programs in the future might get an different struct. CURLVERSION_NOW will be the most recent one for the library you have installed:
<p class="level0"> data = curl_version_info(CURLVERSION_NOW);
<p class="level0">Applications should use this information to judge if things are possible to do or not, instead of using compile-time checks, as dynamic/DLL libraries can be changed independent of applications.
<p class="level0">The curl_version_info_data struct looks like this
<p class="level0"><pre>
<p class="level0">typedef struct {
CURLversion age; /* see description below */
<p class="level0"> /* when 'age' is 0 or higher, the members below also exist: */
const char *version; /* human readable string */
unsigned int version_num; /* numeric representation */
const char *host; /* human readable string */
int features; /* bitmask, see below */
char *ssl_version; /* human readable string */
long ssl_version_num; /* number */
const char *libz_version; /* human readable string */
const char **protocols; /* list of protocols */
<p class="level0"> /* when 'age' is 1 or higher, the members below also exist: */
const char *ares; /* human readable string */
int ares_num; /* number */
<p class="level0"> /* when 'age' is 2 or higher, the member below also exists: */
const char *libidn; /* human readable string */
<p class="level0">} curl_version_info_data;
<p class="level0"><span Class="emphasis">age</span> describes what age of this struct this is. The number depends on how
new libcurl you're using. You are however guaranteed to get a struct that you
have a matching struct for in the header, as you tell libcurl your "age" with
the input argument.
<p class="level0"><span Class="emphasis">version</span> is just an ascii string for the libcurl version.
<p class="level0"><span Class="emphasis">version_num</span> is a 24 bit number created like this: <8 bits major number>
| <8 bits minor number> | <8 bits patch number>. Version 7.9.8 is therefore
returned as 0x070908.
<p class="level0"><span Class="emphasis">host</span> is an ascii string showing what host information that this libcurl
was built for. As discovered by a configure script or set by the build
environment.
<p class="level0"><span Class="emphasis">features</span> can have none, one or more bits set, and the currently defined
bits are:
<p class="level1"><p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONIPV6"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_IPV6</span> <p class="level1">supports IPv6
<p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONKERBEROS4"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_KERBEROS4</span> <p class="level1">supports kerberos4 (when using FTP)
<p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONSSL"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_SSL</span> <p class="level1">supports SSL (HTTPS/FTPS)
<p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONLIBZ"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_LIBZ</span> <p class="level1">supports HTTP deflate using libz
<p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONNTLM"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_NTLM</span> <p class="level1">supports HTTP NTLM (added in 7.10.6)
<p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONGSSNEGOTIATE"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_GSSNEGOTIATE</span> <p class="level1">supports HTTP GSS-Negotiate (added in 7.10.6)
<p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONDEBUG"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_DEBUG</span> <p class="level1">libcurl was built with extra debug capabilities built-in. This is mainly of
interest for libcurl hackers. (added in 7.10.6)
<p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONASYNCHDNS"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_ASYNCHDNS</span> <p class="level1">libcurl was built with support for asynchronous name lookups, which allows
more exact timeouts (even on Windows) and less blocking when using the multi
interface. (added in 7.10.7)
<p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONSPNEGO"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_SPNEGO</span> <p class="level1">libcurl was built with support for SPNEGO authentication (Simple and Protected
GSS-API Negotiation Mechanism, defined in RFC 2478.) (added in 7.10.8)
<p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONLARGEFILE"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_LARGEFILE</span> <p class="level1">libcurl was built with support for large files.
<p class="level0"><a name="CURLVERSIONIDN"></a><span class="nroffip">CURL_VERSION_IDN</span> <p class="level1">libcurl was built with support for IDNA, domain names with international
letters.
<p class="level0"><span Class="emphasis">ssl_version</span> is an ascii string for the OpenSSL version used. If libcurl
has no SSL support, this is NULL.
<p class="level0"><span Class="emphasis">ssl_version_num</span> is the numerical OpenSSL version value as defined by the
OpenSSL project. If libcurl has no SSL support, this is 0.
<p class="level0"><span Class="emphasis">libz_version</span> is an ascii string (there is no numerical version). If
libcurl has no libz support, this is NULL.
<p class="level0"><span Class="emphasis">protocols</span> is a pointer to an array of char * pointers, containing the
names protocols that libcurl supports (using lowercase letters). The protocol
names are the same as would be used in URLs. The array is terminated by a NULL
entry.
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<a name="RETURN"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">RETURN VALUE</h2>
<p class="level0">A pointer to a curl_version_info_data struct. <a name="SEE"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">SEE ALSO</h2>
<p class="level0"><a class="emphasis" href="./curl_version.html">curl_version(3)</a>
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