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explain_setbuf(3)	    Library Functions Manual	       explain_setbuf(3)

NAME
     explain_setbuf - explain setbuf(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/setbuf.h>
     const char *explain_setbuf(FILE *fp, char *data);
     const char *explain_errno_setbuf(int errnum, FILE *fp, char *data);
     void explain_message_setbuf(char *message, int message_size, FILE *fp, char
     *data);
     void explain_message_errno_setbuf(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, FILE *fp, char *data);

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

   explain_setbuf
     const char *explain_setbuf(FILE *fp, char *data);

     The explain_setbuf function is used to obtain an explanation  of  an  error
     returned  by  the setbuf(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.

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

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the setbuf(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;
	    void result = setbuf(fp, data);
	    if (result < 0 && errno != 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_setbuf(fp, data));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_errno_setbuf
     const char *explain_errno_setbuf(int errnum, FILE *fp, char *data);

     The  explain_errno_setbuf	function  is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error returned by the setbuf(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.

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

     data    The original data, exactly as passed to the setbuf(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;
	    void result = setbuf(fp, data);
	    if (result < 0 && errno != 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_setbuf(err, fp, data));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_message_setbuf
     void explain_message_setbuf(char *message, int message_size, FILE *fp, char
     *data);

     The  explain_message_setbuf function is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error returned by the setbuf(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.

     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.

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

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

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

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

   explain_message_errno_setbuf
     void explain_message_errno_setbuf(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, FILE *fp, char *data);

     The  explain_message_errno_setbuf function is used to obtain an explanation
     of an error returned by the setbuf(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.

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

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

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

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

SEE ALSO
     setbuf(3)
	     set stream buffer

     explain_setbuf_or_die(3)
	     set stream buffer and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller

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