NAME

       explain_getdomainname - explain getdomainname(2) errors

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libexplain/getdomainname.h>
       const char *explain_getdomainname(char *data, size_t data_size);
       const char *explain_errno_getdomainname(int errnum, char *data, size_t data_size);
       void explain_message_getdomainname(char *message, int message_size, char *data, size_t
       data_size);
       void explain_message_errno_getdomainname(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, char
       *data, size_t data_size);

DESCRIPTION

       These   functions  may  be  used  to  obtain  explanations  for  errors  returned  by  the
       getdomainname(2) system call.

   explain_getdomainname
       const char *explain_getdomainname(char *data, size_t data_size);

       The explain_getdomainname function is used to obtain an explanation of an  error  returned
       by  the  getdomainname(2)  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.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) system call.

       data_size
               The original data_size, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) 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 (getdomainname(data, data_size) < 0)
              {
                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_getdomainname(data, data_size));
                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
              }

       The above code example is available pre‐packaged  as  the  explain_getdomainname_or_die(3)
       function.

   explain_errno_getdomainname
       const char *explain_errno_getdomainname(int errnum, char *data, size_t data_size);

       The  explain_errno_getdomainname  function  is  used  to obtain an explanation of an error
       returned by the getdomainname(2) 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.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) system call.

       data_size
               The original data_size, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) 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 (getdomainname(data, data_size) < 0)
              {
                  int err = errno;
                  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_getdomainname(err, data, data_size));
                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
              }

       The above code example is available pre‐packaged  as  the  explain_getdomainname_or_die(3)
       function.

   explain_message_getdomainname
       void explain_message_getdomainname(char *message, int message_size, char *data, size_t
       data_size);

       The explain_message_getdomainname function is used to obtain an explanation  of  an  error
       returned  by  the  getdomainname(2) 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.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) system call.

       data_size
               The original data_size, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) system call.

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

       The  above  code  example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_getdomainname_or_die(3)
       function.

   explain_message_errno_getdomainname
       void explain_message_errno_getdomainname(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, char
       *data, size_t data_size);

       The  explain_message_errno_getdomainname  function  is used to obtain an explanation of an
       error returned by the getdomainname(2) 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.

       data    The original data, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) system call.

       data_size
               The original data_size, exactly as passed to the getdomainname(2) system call.

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

       The above code example is available pre‐packaged  as  the  explain_getdomainname_or_die(3)
       function.

SEE ALSO

       getdomainname(2)
               get domain name

       explain_getdomainname_or_die(3)
               get domain name and report errors

COPYRIGHT

       libexplain version 1.4
       Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller

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