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explain_getdomainname(3)    Library Functions Manual	explain_getdomainname(3)

NAME
     explain_getdomainname - explain getdomainname(2) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/getdomainname.h>
     const char *explain_getdomainname(char *data, size_t data_size);
     const char *explain_errno_getdomainname(int errnum, char *data, size_t
     data_size);
     void explain_message_getdomainname(char *message, int message_size, char
     *data, size_t data_size);
     void explain_message_errno_getdomainname(char *message, int message_size,
     int errnum, char *data, size_t data_size);

DESCRIPTION
     These  functions  may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by
     the getdomainname(2) system call.

   explain_getdomainname
     const char *explain_getdomainname(char *data, size_t data_size);

     The explain_getdomainname function is used to obtain an explanation  of  an
     error  returned  by the getdomainname(2) 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 de-
     coded.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) system
	     call.

     data_size
	     The original data_size, exactly as passed to  the	getdomainname(2)
	     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  ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain 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:
	    if (getdomainname(data, data_size) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_getdomainname(data, data_size));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_errno_getdomainname
     const char *explain_errno_getdomainname(int errnum, char *data, size_t
     data_size);

     The explain_errno_getdomainname function is used to obtain  an  explanation
     of  an  error  returned  by the getdomainname(2) 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 neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained and this function, because many libc functions  will  alter
	     the value of errno.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) system
	     call.

     data_size
	     The  original  data_size, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2)
	     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 ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain 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:
	    if (getdomainname(data, data_size) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_getdomainname(err, data,
		data_size));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_message_getdomainname
     void explain_message_getdomainname(char *message, int message_size, char
     *data, size_t data_size);

     The explain_message_getdomainname function is used to obtain an explanation
     of  an  error  returned  by the getdomainname(2) 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 de-
     coded.

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

     message_size
	     The  size	in  bytes of the location in which to store the returned
	     message.

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) system
	     call.

     data_size
	     The original data_size, exactly as passed to  the	getdomainname(2)
	     system call.

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

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

   explain_message_errno_getdomainname
     void explain_message_errno_getdomainname(char *message, int message_size,
     int errnum, char *data, size_t data_size);

     The  explain_message_errno_getdomainname  function is used to obtain an ex-
     planation of an error returned by the  getdomainname(2)  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 suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The size in bytes of the location in which to  store  the	returned
	     message.

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

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) system
	     call.

     data_size
	     The  original  data_size, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2)
	     system call.

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

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

SEE ALSO
     getdomainname(2)
	     get domain name

     explain_getdomainname_or_die(3)
	     get domain name and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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