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explain_setbuffer(3)	    Library Functions Manual	    explain_setbuffer(3)

NAME
     explain_setbuffer - explain setbuffer(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/setbuffer.h>
     const char *explain_setbuffer(FILE *fp, char *data, size_t size);
     const char *explain_errno_setbuffer(int errnum, FILE *fp, char *data,
     size_t size);
     void explain_message_setbuffer(char *message, int message_size, FILE *fp,
     char *data, size_t size);
     void explain_message_errno_setbuffer(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, FILE *fp, char *data, size_t size);

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

   explain_setbuffer
     const char *explain_setbuffer(FILE *fp, char *data, size_t size);

     The explain_setbuffer function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
     returned by the setbuffer(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.

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

     data    The  original  data,  exactly  as passed to the setbuffer(3) system
	     call.

     size    The original size, exactly as passed  to  the  setbuffer(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:
	    void result = setbuffer(fp, data, size);
	    if (result < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_setbuffer(fp, data, size));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_errno_setbuffer
     const char *explain_errno_setbuffer(int errnum, FILE *fp, char *data,
     size_t size);

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

     data    The  original  data,  exactly  as passed to the setbuffer(3) system
	     call.

     size    The original size, exactly as passed  to  the  setbuffer(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:
	    void result = setbuffer(fp, data, size);
	    if (result < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_setbuffer(err, fp, data,
		size));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

   explain_message_setbuffer
     void explain_message_setbuffer(char *message, int message_size, FILE *fp,
     char *data, size_t size);

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

     data    The original data, exactly as passed  to  the  setbuffer(3)  system
	     call.

     size    The  original  size,  exactly  as passed to the setbuffer(3) system
	     call.

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

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

   explain_message_errno_setbuffer
     void explain_message_errno_setbuffer(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, FILE *fp, char *data, size_t size);

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

     data    The  original  data,  exactly  as passed to the setbuffer(3) system
	     call.

     size    The original size, exactly as passed  to  the  setbuffer(3)  system
	     call.

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

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

SEE ALSO
     setbuffer(3)
	     stream buffering operations

     explain_setbuffer_or_die(3)
	     stream buffering operations and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller

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