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explain_feof(3)		   Library Functions Manual	       explain_feof(3)

NAME
       explain_feof - explain feof(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<libexplain/feof.h>
       const char *explain_feof(FILE *fp);
       const char *explain_errno_feof(int errnum, FILE *fp);
       void explain_message_feof(char *message,	int message_size, FILE *fp);
       void explain_message_errno_feof(char *message, int message_size,	int
       errnum, FILE *fp);

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

   explain_feof
       const char *explain_feof(FILE *fp);

       The explain_feof	function is used to obtain an explanation of an	 error
       returned	by the feof(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
       decoded.

       fp      The original fp,	exactly	as passed to the feof(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 argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
	       to any libexplain 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:
	      if (feof(fp) < 0)
	      {
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_feof(fp));
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

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

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

       The explain_errno_feof function is used to obtain an explanation	of  an
       error  returned	by the feof(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
	       necessary  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.

       fp      The original fp,	exactly	as passed to the feof(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 argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
	       to any libexplain 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:
	      if (feof(fp) < 0)
	      {
		  int err = errno;
		  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_feof(err, fp));
		  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	      }

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

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

       The explain_message_feof	function is used to obtain an  explanation  of
       an  error  returned  by	the feof(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
       decoded.

       message The location in which to	store the returned message. If a suit-
	       able message return buffer is supplied, this function is	thread
	       safe.

       message_size
	       The size	in bytes of the	location in which  to  store  the  re-
	       turned message.

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

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

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

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

       The  explain_message_errno_feof	function is used to obtain an explana-
       tion of an error	returned by the	feof(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 suit-
	       able message return buffer is supplied, this function is	thread
	       safe.

       message_size
	       The size	in bytes of the	location in which  to  store  the  re-
	       turned message.

       errnum  The  error value	to be decoded, usually obtained	from the errno
	       global variable just before this	function is  called.  This  is
	       necessary  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.

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

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

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

SEE ALSO
       feof(3) check and reset stream status

       explain_feof_or_die(3)
	       check and reset stream status and report	errors

COPYRIGHT
       libexplain version 1.3
       Copyright (C) 2010 Peter	Miller

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