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explain_mkostemp(3)	    Library Functions Manual	     explain_mkostemp(3)

NAME
     explain_mkostemp - explain mkostemp(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/mkostemp.h>
     const char *explain_mkostemp(char *templat, int flags);
     const char *explain_errno_mkostemp(int errnum, char *templat, int flags);
     void explain_message_mkostemp(char *message, int message_size, char *tem-
     plat, int flags);
     void explain_message_errno_mkostemp(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, char *templat, int flags);

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

   explain_mkostemp
     const char *explain_mkostemp(char *templat, int flags);

     The explain_mkostemp function is used to obtain an explanation of an  error
     returned by the mkostemp(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  de-
     coded.

     templat
	     The  original template, exactly as passed to the mkostemp(3) system
	     call.

     flags   The original flags, exactly as passed  to	the  mkostemp(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:
	    int result = mkostemp(templat, flags);
	    if (result < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_mkostemp(templat, flags));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_errno_mkostemp
     const char *explain_errno_mkostemp(int errnum, char *templat, int flags);

     The explain_errno_mkostemp function is used to obtain an explanation of  an
     error  returned by the mkostemp(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.

     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.

     templat
	     The  original template, exactly as passed to the mkostemp(3) system
	     call.

     flags   The original flags, exactly as passed  to	the  mkostemp(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:
	    int result = mkostemp(templat, flags);
	    if (result < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_mkostemp(err, templat,
		flags));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_message_mkostemp
     void explain_message_mkostemp(char *message, int message_size, char *tem-
     plat, int flags);

     The explain_message_mkostemp function is used to obtain an  explanation  of
     an  error	returned  by the mkostemp(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 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.

     templat
	     The original template, exactly as passed to the mkostemp(3)  system
	     call.

     flags   The  original  flags,  exactly  as passed to the mkostemp(3) system
	     call.

     Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar  to  the
     following example:
	    int result = mkostemp(templat, flags);
	    if (result < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_mkostemp(message, sizeof(message), templat,
		flags);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_message_errno_mkostemp
     void explain_message_errno_mkostemp(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, char *templat, int flags);

     The explain_message_errno_mkostemp function is used to obtain  an	explana-
     tion  of  an  error returned by the mkostemp(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.

     templat
	     The  original template, exactly as passed to the mkostemp(3) system
	     call.

     flags   The original flags, exactly as passed  to	the  mkostemp(3)  system
	     call.

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

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

SEE ALSO
     mkostemp(3)
	     create a unique temporary file

     explain_mkostemp_or_die(3)
	     create a unique temporary file and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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