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explain_setvbuf(3)	    Library Functions Manual	      explain_setvbuf(3)

NAME
     explain_setvbuf - explain setvbuf(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/setvbuf.h>
     const char *explain_setvbuf(FILE *fp, char *data, int mode, size_t size);
     const char *explain_errno_setvbuf(int errnum, FILE *fp, char *data, int
     mode, size_t size);
     void explain_message_setvbuf(char *message, int message_size, FILE *fp,
     char *data, int mode, size_t size);
     void explain_message_errno_setvbuf(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, FILE *fp, char *data, int mode, size_t size);

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

   explain_setvbuf
     const char *explain_setvbuf(FILE *fp, char *data, int mode, size_t size);

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

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

     mode    The original mode, exactly as passed to the setvbuf(3) system call.

     size    The original size, exactly as passed to the setvbuf(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 (setvbuf(fp, data, mode, size) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_setvbuf(fp, data, mode, size));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

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

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

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

     mode    The original mode, exactly as passed to the setvbuf(3) system call.

     size    The original size, exactly as passed to the setvbuf(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 (setvbuf(fp, data, mode, size) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_setvbuf(err, fp, data,
		mode, size));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

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

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

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

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

     mode    The original mode, exactly as passed to the setvbuf(3) system call.

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

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

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

   explain_message_errno_setvbuf
     void explain_message_errno_setvbuf(char *message, int message_size, int er-
     rnum, FILE *fp, char *data, int mode, size_t size);

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

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

     mode    The original mode, exactly as passed to the setvbuf(3) system call.

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

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

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

SEE ALSO
     setvbuf(3)
	     stream buffering operations

     explain_setvbuf_or_die(3)
	     stream buffering operations and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller

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