1ADDSEVERITY(3) Linux Programmer's Manual ADDSEVERITY(3)
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6 addseverity - introduce new severity classes
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9 #define _SVID_SOURCE
10 #include <fmtmsg.h>
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12 int addseverity(int severity, const char *s);
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16 This function allows the introduction of new severity classes which can
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19 severity 0-4 (with strings (none), HALT, ERROR, WARNING, INFO). This
20 call attaches the given string s to the given value severity. If s is
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22 It is not possible to overwrite or remove one of the default severity
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35 This function is not specified in the X/Open Portability Guide although
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43gnu 2002-08-07 ADDSEVERITY(3)