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allegro_error(3)		Allegro	manual		      allegro_error(3)

NAME
       allegro_error - Stores the last Allegro error message.

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<allegro.h>

       extern char allegro_error[ALLEGRO_ERROR_SIZE];

DESCRIPTION
       Text string used	by set_gfx_mode(), install_sound() and other functions
       to  report  error  messages. If they fail and you want to tell the user
       why, this is the	place to look for a description	of the problem.	 Exam-
       ple:

	  void abort_on_error(const char *message)
	  {
	     if	(screen	!= NULL)
		set_gfx_mode(GFX_TEXT, 0, 0, 0,	0);

	     allegro_message("%s.\nLast	Allegro	error `%s'\n",
			     message, allegro_error);
	     exit(-1);
	  }
	  ...
	     if	(some_allegro_function() == ERROR_CODE)
		abort_on_error("Error calling some function!");

SEE ALSO
       set_gfx_mode(3),	install_sound(3)

Allegro				 version 4.4.3		      allegro_error(3)

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