A LibraryLink library compiled with headers having a certain WolframLibraryVersion will not work with Mathematica versions that support only earlier WolframLibraryVersions.
For example, a library compiled with M12.0 (WolframLibraryVersion == 5) will work not only in 12.0 but also in 12.1–13.0 (WolframLibraryVersion == 6). However, it will not work in 11.3 (WolframLibraryVersion == 4).
Which Mathematica versions use which WolframLibraryVersion?
Run the following to find out the WolframLibraryVersion for your Mathematica, and please help complete the table below, if any entries are missing.
StringCases[
Import[FileNameJoin[{$InstallationDirectory, "SystemFiles", "IncludeFiles", "C", "WolframLibrary.h"}], "String"],
StartOfLine ~~ ___ ~~ "WolframLibraryVersion" ~~
Whitespace .. ~~ (v : DigitCharacter ..) ~~ Whitespace ... ~~
EndOfLine :> v
]
| Mathematica | WolframLibraryVersion |
|---|---|
| 14.2 - 14.3 | 8 |
| 13.1 – 14.1 | 7 |
| 12.1 – 13.0 | 6 |
| 12.0 | 5 |
| 11.2 – 11.3 | 4 |
| 10.0 – 11.1 | 3 |
| 9.0 | 2 |
| 8.0 | 1 |
When you come to version 13.1:
Needs["CCompilerDriver`"]
dll = CCompilerDriver`CreateLibrary["
#include <WolframLibrary.h>
EXTERN_C DLLEXPORT mint get_WolframLibraryVersion() {
return WolframLibraryVersion;
}
", "dllfile", "Language" -> "C++"];
dec=LibraryFunctionDeclaration[fun->"get_WolframLibraryVersion",dll,{}->"MachineInteger"];
WolframLibraryVersion = FunctionCompile[dec, Function[{}, fun[]]]
Then we can get the library version:
WolframLibraryVersion[]
7
