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explain_fsetpos(3)	    Library Functions Manual	      explain_fsetpos(3)

NAME
     explain_fsetpos - explain fsetpos(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/fsetpos.h>
     const char *explain_fsetpos(FILE *fp, fpos_t *pos);
     const char *explain_errno_fsetpos(int errnum, FILE *fp, fpos_t *pos);
     void explain_message_fsetpos(char *message, int message_size, FILE *fp,
     fpos_t *pos);
     void explain_message_errno_fsetpos(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, FILE *fp, fpos_t *pos);

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

   explain_fsetpos
     const char *explain_fsetpos(FILE *fp, fpos_t *pos);

     The explain_fsetpos function is used to obtain an explanation of  an  error
     returned  by the fsetpos(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 fsetpos(3) system call.

     pos     The original pos, exactly as passed to the fsetpos(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:
	    if (fsetpos(fp, pos) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_fsetpos(fp, pos));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_errno_fsetpos
     const char *explain_errno_fsetpos(int errnum, FILE *fp, fpos_t *pos);

     The  explain_errno_fsetpos  function is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error returned by the fsetpos(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 fsetpos(3) system call.

     pos     The original pos, exactly as passed to the fsetpos(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:
	    if (fsetpos(fp, pos) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_fsetpos(err, fp, pos));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_message_fsetpos
     void explain_message_fsetpos(char *message, int message_size, FILE *fp,
     fpos_t *pos);

     The explain_message_fsetpos function is used to obtain an explanation of an
     error  returned  by  the fsetpos(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 fsetpos(3) system call.

     pos     The original pos, exactly as passed to the fsetpos(3) system call.

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

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

   explain_message_errno_fsetpos
     void explain_message_errno_fsetpos(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, FILE *fp, fpos_t *pos);

     The explain_message_errno_fsetpos function is used to obtain an explanation
     of an error returned by the fsetpos(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 fsetpos(3) system call.

     pos     The original pos, exactly as passed to the fsetpos(3) system call.

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

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

SEE ALSO
     fsetpos(3)
	     reposition a stream

     explain_fsetpos_or_die(3)
	     reposition a stream and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller

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