explain_raise(3)

NAME
explain_raise - explain raise(3) errors

SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/raise.h>

const char *explain_raise(int sig);
const char *explain_errno_raise(int errnum, int sig);
void explain_message_raise(char *message, int message_size, int sig);
void explain_message_errno_raise(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, int sig);

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

  explain_raise
const char *explain_raise(int sig);

The explain_raise function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the raise(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 decoded.

sig The original sig, exactly as passed to the raise(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 argument list. This will be overwritten by the next call to any libexplain 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 (raise(sig) < 0)
    {
    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_raise(sig));
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

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

  explain_errno_raise
const char *explain_errno_raise(int errnum, int sig);

The explain_errno_raise function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the raise(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.

errnum
    The error value to be decoded, usually obtained from the errno global variable just before this function is called. This is necessary 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.

sig The original sig, exactly as passed to the raise(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 argument list. This will be overwritten by the next call to any libexplain 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 (raise(sig) < 0)
    {
        int err = errno;
    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_raise(err, sig));
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

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

  explain_message_raise
void explain_message_raise(char *message, int message_size, int sig);

The explain_message_raise function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the raise(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 decoded.

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.

sig The original sig, exactly as passed to the raise(3) system call.

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

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

  explain_message_errno_raise
void explain_message_errno_raise(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, int sig);

The explain_message_errno_raise function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the raise(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 necessary 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.

sig The original sig, exactly as passed to the raise(3) system call.

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

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

SEE ALSO

raise(3)
    send a signal to the caller

explain_raise_or_die(3)
    send a signal to the caller and report errors

COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 1.2
Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller