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explain_setlinebuf(3)	    Library Functions Manual	   explain_setlinebuf(3)

NAME
     explain_setlinebuf - explain setlinebuf(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/setlinebuf.h>
     const char *explain_setlinebuf(FILE *fp);
     const char *explain_errno_setlinebuf(int errnum, FILE *fp);
     void explain_message_setlinebuf(char *message, int message_size, FILE *fp);
     void explain_message_errno_setlinebuf(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, FILE *fp);

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

   explain_setlinebuf
     const char *explain_setlinebuf(FILE *fp);

     The explain_setlinebuf function is used to obtain an explanation of an  er-
     ror  returned  by the setlinebuf(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.

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

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

   explain_errno_setlinebuf
     const char *explain_errno_setlinebuf(int errnum, FILE *fp);

     The explain_errno_setlinebuf function is used to obtain an  explanation  of
     an  error returned by the setlinebuf(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.

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

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

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

     The explain_message_setlinebuf function is used to obtain an explanation of
     an  error returned by the setlinebuf(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.

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

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

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

   explain_message_errno_setlinebuf
     void explain_message_errno_setlinebuf(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, FILE *fp);

     The explain_message_errno_setlinebuf function is used to obtain an explana-
     tion  of an error returned by the setlinebuf(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 setlinebuf(3) system
	     call.

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

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

SEE ALSO
     setlinebuf(3)
	     stream buffering operations

     explain_setlinebuf_or_die(3)
	     stream buffering operations and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller

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