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NAME¶
explain_tmpnam - explain tmpnam(3) errorsSYNOPSIS¶
#include <libexplain/tmpnam.h>DESCRIPTION¶
These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by the tmpnam(3) system call.explain_tmpnam¶
const char *explain_tmpnam(char *pathname); The explain_tmpnam function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the tmpnam(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.- pathname
- The original pathname, exactly as passed to the tmpnam(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.
char *result = tmpnam(pathname);
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_tmpnam(pathname));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
explain_errno_tmpnam¶
const char *explain_errno_tmpnam(int errnum, char *pathname); The explain_errno_tmpnam function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the tmpnam(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.
- pathname
- The original pathname, exactly as passed to the tmpnam(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.
char *result = tmpnam(pathname);
{ int err = errno;
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_tmpnam(err, pathname));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
explain_message_tmpnam¶
void explain_message_tmpnam(char *message, int message_size, char *pathname); The explain_message_tmpnam function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the tmpnam(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.
- pathname
- The original pathname, exactly as passed to the tmpnam(3) system call.
char *result = tmpnam(pathname);
{ char message[3000];explain_message_tmpnam(message, sizeof(message), pathname);
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
explain_message_errno_tmpnam¶
void explain_message_errno_tmpnam(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, char *pathname); The explain_message_errno_tmpnam function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the tmpnam(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.
- pathname
- The original pathname, exactly as passed to the tmpnam(3) system call.
char *result = tmpnam(pathname);
{ int err = errno; char message[3000];explain_message_errno_tmpnam(message, sizeof(message), err, pathname);
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
SEE ALSO¶
- tmpnam(3)
- create a name for a temporary file
- explain_tmpnam_or_die(3)
- create a name for a temporary file and report errors