explain_pathconf(3) Library Functions Manual explain_pathconf(3) NAME explain_pathconf - explain pathconf(3) errors SYNOPSIS #include <libexplain/pathconf.h> const char *explain_pathconf(const char *pathname, int name); const char *explain_errno_pathconf(int errnum, const char *pathname, int name); void explain_message_pathconf(char *message, int message_size, const char *pathname, int name); void explain_message_errno_pathconf(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, const char *pathname, int name); DESCRIPTION These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by the pathconf(3) system call. explain_pathconf const char *explain_pathconf(const char *pathname, int name); The explain_pathconf function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the pathconf(3) system call. The least the message will con- tain 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. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (pathconf(pathname, name) < 0) { fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_pathconf(pathname, name)); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_path- conf_or_die(3) function. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the pathconf(3) system call. name The original name, exactly as passed to the pathconf(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. explain_errno_pathconf const char *explain_errno_pathconf(int errnum, const char *pathname, int name); The explain_errno_pathconf function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the pathconf(3) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errnum), but usually it will do much bet- ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (pathconf(pathname, name) < 0) { int err = errno; fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_pathconf(err, pathname, name)); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_path- conf_or_die(3) function. errnum The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the errno global variable just before this function is called. This is nec- essary 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. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the pathconf(3) system call. name The original name, exactly as passed to the pathconf(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. explain_message_pathconf void explain_message_pathconf(char *message, int message_size, const char *pathname, int name); The explain_message_pathconf function may be used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the pathconf(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. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (pathconf(pathname, name) < 0) { char message[3000]; explain_message_pathconf(message, sizeof(message), pathname, name); fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_path- conf_or_die(3) function. 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. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the pathconf(3) system call. name The original name, exactly as passed to the pathconf(3) system call. explain_message_errno_pathconf void explain_message_errno_pathconf(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, const char *pathname, int name); The explain_message_errno_pathconf function may be used to obtain an expla- nation of an error returned by the pathconf(3) system call. The least the message will contain is the value of strerror(errnum), but usually it will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail. This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: if (pathconf(pathname, name) < 0) { int err = errno; char message[3000]; explain_message_errno_pathconf(message, sizeof(message), err, pathname, name); fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } The above code example is available pre-packaged as the explain_path- conf_or_die(3) function. 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 nec- essary 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. pathname The original pathname, exactly as passed to the pathconf(3) system call. name The original name, exactly as passed to the pathconf(3) system call. SEE ALSO pathconf(3) get configuration values for files explain_pathconf_or_die(3) get configuration values for files and report errors COPYRIGHT libexplain version 1.3 Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Miller explain_pathconf(3)
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