explain_putc(3) Library Functions Manual explain_putc(3) NAME explain_putc - explain putc(3) errors SYNOPSIS #include <libexplain/putc.h> const char *explain_putc(int c, FILE *fp); const char *explain_errno_putc(int errnum, int c, FILE *fp); void explain_message_putc(char *message, int message_size, int c, FILE *fp); void explain_message_errno_putc(char *message, int message_size, int er- rnum, int c, FILE *fp); DESCRIPTION These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by the putc(3) system call. explain_putc const char *explain_putc(int c, FILE *fp); The explain_putc function is used to obtain an explanation of an error re- turned by the putc(3) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much better, and indi- cate the underlying cause in more detail. The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be de- coded. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (putc(c, fp) == EOF) { fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_putc(c, fp)); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } c The original c, exactly as passed to the putc(3) system call. fp The original fp, exactly as passed to the putc(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. explain_errno_putc const char *explain_errno_putc(int errnum, int c, FILE *fp); The explain_errno_putc function is used to obtain an explanation of an er- ror returned by the putc(3) system call. The least the message will con- tain is the value of strerror(errnum), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (putc(c, fp) == EOF) { int err = errno; fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_putc(err, c, fp)); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } errnum The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the errno global variable just before this function is called. This is nec- essary 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. c The original c, exactly as passed to the putc(3) system call. fp The original fp, exactly as passed to the putc(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. explain_message_putc void explain_message_putc(char *message, int message_size, int c, FILE *fp); The explain_message_putc function may be used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the putc(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. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (putc(c, fp) == EOF) { char message[3000]; explain_message_putc(message, sizeof(message), c, fp); fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } 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. c The original c, exactly as passed to the putc(3) system call. fp The original fp, exactly as passed to the putc(3) system call. explain_message_errno_putc void explain_message_errno_putc(char *message, int message_size, int er- rnum, int c, FILE *fp); The explain_message_errno_putc function may be used to obtain an explana- tion of an error returned by the putc(3) system call. The least the mes- sage will contain is the value of strerror(errnum), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (putc(c, fp) == EOF) { int err = errno; char message[3000]; explain_message_errno_putc(message, sizeof(message), err, c, fp); fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } 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 nec- essary 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. c The original c, exactly as passed to the putc(3) system call. fp The original fp, exactly as passed to the putc(3) system call. SEE ALSO putc(3) output of characters explain_putc_or_die(3) output of characters and report errors COPYRIGHT libexplain version 1.3 Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller explain_putc(3)
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