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explain_setbuffer(3)	   Library Functions Manual	  explain_setbuffer(3)

NAME
       explain_setbuffer - explain setbuffer(3)	errors

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<libexplain/setbuffer.h>
       const char *explain_setbuffer(FILE *fp, char *data, size_t size);
       const char *explain_errno_setbuffer(int errnum, FILE *fp, char *data,
       size_t size);
       void explain_message_setbuffer(char *message, int message_size, FILE
       *fp, char *data,	size_t size);
       void explain_message_errno_setbuffer(char *message, int message_size,
       int errnum, FILE	*fp, char *data, size_t	size);

DESCRIPTION
       These  functions	may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned
       by the setbuffer(3) system call.

   explain_setbuffer
       const char *explain_setbuffer(FILE *fp, char *data, size_t size);

       The explain_setbuffer function is used to obtain	an explanation	of  an
       error  returned	by the setbuffer(3) system call. The least the message
       will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually  it  will  do
       much better, and	indicate the underlying	cause in more detail.

       The  errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be
       decoded.

       fp      The original fp,	exactly	as passed to the  setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       size    The original size, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       Returns:
	       The message explaining the error. This message buffer is	shared
	       by  all	libexplain  functions  which do	not supply a buffer in
	       their argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
	       to any libexplain function which	shares this buffer,  including
	       other threads.

       Note:  This  function  is  not  thread safe, because it shares a	return
       buffer across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

       Example:	This function is intended to be	used in	a fashion  similar  to
       the following example:
	      void result = setbuffer(fp, data,	size);
	      if (result < 0)
	      {
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_setbuffer(fp,	data, size));
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

       The  above  code	 example is available pre-packaged as the explain_set-
       buffer_or_die(3)	function.

   explain_errno_setbuffer
       const char *explain_errno_setbuffer(int errnum, FILE *fp, char *data,
       size_t size);

       The explain_errno_setbuffer function is used to obtain  an  explanation
       of  an  error  returned by the setbuffer(3) system call.	 The least the
       message will contain is the value of strerror(errno),  but  usually  it
       will do much better, and	indicate the underlying	cause in more detail.

       errnum  The  error value	to be decoded, usually obtained	from the errno
	       global variable just before this	function is  called.  This  is
	       necessary  if you need to call any code between the system call
	       to be explained and this	function, because many libc  functions
	       will alter the value of errno.

       fp      The  original  fp, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       size    The original size, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       Returns:
	       The message explaining the error. This message buffer is	shared
	       by all libexplain functions which do not	 supply	 a  buffer  in
	       their argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
	       to  any libexplain function which shares	this buffer, including
	       other threads.

       Note: This function is not thread safe,	because	 it  shares  a	return
       buffer across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

       Example:	 This  function	is intended to be used in a fashion similar to
       the following example:
	      void result = setbuffer(fp, data,	size);
	      if (result < 0)
	      {
		  int err = errno;
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_setbuffer(err, fp,
		  data,	size));
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

       The above code example is available pre-packaged	 as  the  explain_set-
       buffer_or_die(3)	function.

   explain_message_setbuffer
       void explain_message_setbuffer(char *message, int message_size, FILE
       *fp, char *data,	size_t size);

       The explain_message_setbuffer function is used to obtain	an explanation
       of  an  error  returned by the setbuffer(3) system call.	 The least the
       message will contain is the value of strerror(errno),  but  usually  it
       will do much better, and	indicate the underlying	cause in more detail.

       The  errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be
       decoded.

       message The location in which to	store the returned message. If a suit-
	       able message return buffer is supplied, this function is	thread
	       safe.

       message_size
	       The size	in bytes of the	location in which  to  store  the  re-
	       turned message.

       fp      The  original  fp, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       size    The original size, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       Example:	This function is intended to be	used in	a fashion  similar  to
       the following example:
	      void result = setbuffer(fp, data,	size);
	      if (result < 0)
	      {
		  char message[3000];
		  explain_message_setbuffer(message, sizeof(message), fp,
		  data,	size);
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

       The  above  code	 example is available pre-packaged as the explain_set-
       buffer_or_die(3)	function.

   explain_message_errno_setbuffer
       void explain_message_errno_setbuffer(char *message, int message_size,
       int errnum, FILE	*fp, char *data, size_t	size);

       The explain_message_errno_setbuffer function is used to obtain  an  ex-
       planation  of  an  error	returned by the	setbuffer(3) system call.  The
       least the message will contain is the  value  of	 strerror(errno),  but
       usually	it  will  do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in
       more detail.

       message The location in which to	store the returned message. If a suit-
	       able message return buffer is supplied, this function is	thread
	       safe.

       message_size
	       The size	in bytes of the	location in which  to  store  the  re-
	       turned message.

       errnum  The  error value	to be decoded, usually obtained	from the errno
	       global variable just before this	function is  called.  This  is
	       necessary  if you need to call any code between the system call
	       to be explained and this	function, because many libc  functions
	       will alter the value of errno.

       fp      The  original  fp, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       size    The original size, exactly as passed to the setbuffer(3)	system
	       call.

       Example:	This function is intended to be	used in	a fashion  similar  to
       the following example:
	      void result = setbuffer(fp, data,	size);
	      if (result < 0)
	      {
		  int err = errno;
		  char message[3000];
		  explain_message_errno_setbuffer(message, sizeof(message),
		  err, fp, data, size);
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

       The  above  code	 example is available pre-packaged as the explain_set-
       buffer_or_die(3)	function.

SEE ALSO
       setbuffer(3)
	       stream buffering	operations

       explain_setbuffer_or_die(3)
	       stream buffering	operations and report errors

COPYRIGHT
       libexplain version 1.3
       Copyright (C) 2010 Peter	Miller

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