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explain_iconv_close(3)	    Library Functions Manual	  explain_iconv_close(3)

NAME
     explain_iconv_close - explain iconv_close(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/iconv_close.h>
     const char *explain_iconv_close(iconv_t cd);
     const char *explain_errno_iconv_close(int errnum, iconv_t cd);
     void explain_message_iconv_close(char *message, int message_size, iconv_t
     cd);
     void explain_message_errno_iconv_close(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, iconv_t cd);

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

   explain_iconv_close
     const char *explain_iconv_close(iconv_t cd);

     The explain_iconv_close function is used to obtain an explanation of an er-
     ror returned by the iconv_close(3) system call. The least the message  will
     contain  is  the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much bet-
     ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be  de-
     coded.

     cd      The  original  cd,  exactly  as passed to the iconv_close(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 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:
	    errno = 0;
	    if (iconv_close(cd) < 0 && errno != 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_iconv_close(cd));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_errno_iconv_close
     const char *explain_errno_iconv_close(int errnum, iconv_t cd);

     The  explain_errno_iconv_close function is used to obtain an explanation of
     an error returned by the iconv_close(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 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.

     cd      The  original  cd,  exactly  as passed to the iconv_close(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 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:
	    errno = 0;
	    if (iconv_close(cd) < 0 && errno != 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_iconv_close(err, cd));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_message_iconv_close
     void explain_message_iconv_close(char *message, int message_size, iconv_t
     cd);

     The  explain_message_iconv_close  function is used to obtain an explanation
     of an error returned by the iconv_close(3) system call.  The least the mes-
     sage 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.

     cd      The original cd, exactly as passed  to  the  iconv_close(3)  system
	     call.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    errno = 0;
	    if (iconv_close(cd) < 0 && errno != 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_iconv_close(message, sizeof(message), cd);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_message_errno_iconv_close
     void explain_message_errno_iconv_close(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, iconv_t cd);

     The  explain_message_errno_iconv_close function is used to obtain an expla-
     nation of an error returned by the iconv_close(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	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.

     cd      The original cd, exactly as passed  to  the  iconv_close(3)  system
	     call.

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

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

SEE ALSO
     iconv_close(3)
	     deallocate descriptor for character set conversion

     explain_iconv_close_or_die(3)
	     deallocate  descriptor  for character set conversion and report er-
	     rors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Miller

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