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NAME

       explain_iconv_open - explain iconv_open(3) errors

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libexplain/iconv_open.h>
       const char *explain_iconv_open(const char *tocode, const char *fromcode);
       const char *explain_errno_iconv_open(int errnum, const char *tocode, const char
       *fromcode);
       void explain_message_iconv_open(char *message, int message_size, const char *tocode, const
       char *fromcode);
       void explain_message_errno_iconv_open(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, const
       char *tocode, const char *fromcode);

DESCRIPTION

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

   explain_iconv_open
       const char *explain_iconv_open(const char *tocode, const char *fromcode);

       The  explain_iconv_open  function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by
       the iconv_open(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.

       tocode  The original tocode, exactly as passed to the iconv_open(3) system call.

       fromcode
               The original fromcode, exactly as passed to the iconv_open(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:
              iconv_t result = iconv_open(tocode, fromcode);
              if (result < 0)
              {
                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_iconv_open(tocode, fromcode));
                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
              }

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

   explain_errno_iconv_open
       const char *explain_errno_iconv_open(int errnum, const char *tocode, const char
       *fromcode);

       The  explain_errno_iconv_open  function  is  used  to  obtain  an  explanation of an error
       returned by the iconv_open(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.

       tocode  The original tocode, exactly as passed to the iconv_open(3) system call.

       fromcode
               The original fromcode, exactly as passed to the iconv_open(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:
              iconv_t result = iconv_open(tocode, fromcode);
              if (result < 0)
              {
                  int err = errno;
                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_iconv_open(err, tocode, fromcode));
                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
              }

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

   explain_message_iconv_open
       void explain_message_iconv_open(char *message, int message_size, const char *tocode, const
       char *fromcode);

       The explain_message_iconv_open function is used to  obtain  an  explanation  of  an  error
       returned  by  the  iconv_open(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.

       tocode  The original tocode, exactly as passed to the iconv_open(3) system call.

       fromcode
               The original fromcode, exactly as passed to the iconv_open(3) system call.

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

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

   explain_message_errno_iconv_open
       void explain_message_errno_iconv_open(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, const
       char *tocode, const char *fromcode);

       The explain_message_errno_iconv_open function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
       returned by the iconv_open(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.

       tocode  The original tocode, exactly as passed to the iconv_open(3) system call.

       fromcode
               The original fromcode, exactly as passed to the iconv_open(3) system call.

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

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

SEE ALSO

       iconv_open(3)
               allocate descriptor for character set conversion

       explain_iconv_open_or_die(3)
               allocate descriptor for character set conversion and report errors

COPYRIGHT

       libexplain version 1.4
       Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Miller

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