1explain_raise(3)           Library Functions Manual           explain_raise(3)
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NAME

6       explain_raise - explain raise(3) errors
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <libexplain/raise.h>
10       const char *explain_raise(int sig);
11       const char *explain_errno_raise(int errnum, int sig);
12       void explain_message_raise(char *message, int message_size, int sig);
13       void explain_message_errno_raise(char *message, int message_size, int
14       errnum, int sig);
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DESCRIPTION

17       These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors  returned
18       by the raise(3) system call.
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20   explain_raise
21       const char *explain_raise(int sig);
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23       The explain_raise function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
24       returned by the raise(3) system call. The least the message  will  con‐
25       tain  is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much bet‐
26       ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.
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28       The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to  be
29       decoded.
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31       sig     The  original  sig,  exactly  as  passed to the raise(3) system
32               call.
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34       Returns:
35               The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared
36               by  all  libexplain  functions  which do not supply a buffer in
37               their argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
38               to  any libexplain function which shares this buffer, including
39               other threads.
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41       Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a return buf‐
42       fer across all threads, and many other functions in this library.
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44       Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to
45       the following example:
46              if (raise(sig) < 0)
47              {
48                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_raise(sig));
49                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
50              }
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52       The   above   code   example   is   available   pre‐packaged   as   the
53       explain_raise_or_die(3) function.
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55   explain_errno_raise
56       const char *explain_errno_raise(int errnum, int sig);
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58       The explain_errno_raise function is used to obtain an explanation of an
59       error returned by the raise(3) system call. The least the message  will
60       contain  is  the  value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much
61       better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.
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63       errnum  The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the  errno
64               global  variable  just  before this function is called. This is
65               necessary if you need to call any code between the system  call
66               to  be explained and this function, because many libc functions
67               will alter the value of errno.
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69       sig     The original sig, exactly as  passed  to  the  raise(3)  system
70               call.
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72       Returns:
73               The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared
74               by all libexplain functions which do not  supply  a  buffer  in
75               their argument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call
76               to any libexplain function which shares this buffer,  including
77               other threads.
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79       Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a return buf‐
80       fer across all threads, and many other functions in this library.
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82       Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion  similar  to
83       the following example:
84              if (raise(sig) < 0)
85              {
86                  int err = errno;
87                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_raise(err, sig));
88                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
89              }
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91       The   above   code   example   is   available   pre‐packaged   as   the
92       explain_raise_or_die(3) function.
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94   explain_message_raise
95       void explain_message_raise(char *message, int message_size, int sig);
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97       The explain_message_raise function is used to obtain an explanation  of
98       an  error  returned  by the raise(3) system call. The least the message
99       will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually  it  will  do
100       much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.
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102       The  errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be
103       decoded.
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105       message The location in which to store the returned message. If a suit‐
106               able message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread
107               safe.
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109       message_size
110               The size in bytes  of  the  location  in  which  to  store  the
111               returned message.
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113       sig     The  original  sig,  exactly  as  passed to the raise(3) system
114               call.
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116       Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion  similar  to
117       the following example:
118              if (raise(sig) < 0)
119              {
120                  char message[3000];
121                  explain_message_raise(message, sizeof(message), sig);
122                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
123                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
124              }
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126       The   above   code   example   is   available   pre‐packaged   as   the
127       explain_raise_or_die(3) function.
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129   explain_message_errno_raise
130       void explain_message_errno_raise(char *message, int message_size, int
131       errnum, int sig);
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133       The  explain_message_errno_raise function is used to obtain an explana‐
134       tion of an error returned by the raise(3) system call.  The  least  the
135       message  will  contain  is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it
136       will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.
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138       message The location in which to store the returned message. If a suit‐
139               able message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread
140               safe.
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142       message_size
143               The size in bytes  of  the  location  in  which  to  store  the
144               returned message.
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146       errnum  The  error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the errno
147               global variable just before this function is  called.  This  is
148               necessary  if you need to call any code between the system call
149               to be explained and this function, because many libc  functions
150               will alter the value of errno.
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152       sig     The  original  sig,  exactly  as  passed to the raise(3) system
153               call.
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155       Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion  similar  to
156       the following example:
157              if (raise(sig) < 0)
158              {
159                  int err = errno;
160                  char message[3000];
161                  explain_message_errno_raise(message, sizeof(message), err,
162                  sig);
163                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
164                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
165              }
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167       The   above   code   example   is   available   pre‐packaged   as   the
168       explain_raise_or_die(3) function.
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SEE ALSO

171       raise(3)
172               send a signal to the caller
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174       explain_raise_or_die(3)
175               send a signal to the caller and report errors
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178       libexplain version 0.40
179       Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller
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