1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/testing/_private/utils.py b/numpy/testing/_private/utils.py
index 0eb945d15..2c71e45bd 100644
--- a/numpy/testing/_private/utils.py
+++ b/numpy/testing/_private/utils.py
@@ -2518,3 +2518,16 @@ def _no_tracing(func):
             finally:
                 sys.settrace(original_trace)
         return wrapper
+
+
+def _get_glibc_version():
+    try:
+        ver = os.confstr('CS_GNU_LIBC_VERSION').rsplit(' ')[1]
+    except Exception as inst:
+        ver = '0.0'
+
+    return ver
+
+
+_glibcver = _get_glibc_version()
+_glibc_older_than = lambda x: (_glibcver != '0.0' and _glibcver < x)