Provided by: libexplain-dev_1.4.D001-12_amd64 
NAME
explain_mktemp - explain mktemp(3) errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/mktemp.h>
const char *explain_mktemp(char *pathname);
const char *explain_errno_mktemp(int errnum, char *pathname);
void explain_message_mktemp(char *message, int message_size, char *pathname);
void explain_message_errno_mktemp(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, char
*pathname);
DESCRIPTION
These functions may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by the mktemp(3)
system call.
explain_mktemp
const char *explain_mktemp(char *pathname);
The explain_mktemp function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by the
mktemp(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 mktemp(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:
char *result = mktemp(pathname);
if (!result)
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_mktemp(pathname));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
The above code example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_mktemp_or_die(3) function.
explain_errno_mktemp
const char *explain_errno_mktemp(int errnum, char *pathname);
The explain_errno_mktemp function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by
the mktemp(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 mktemp(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:
char *result = mktemp(pathname);
if (!result)
{
int err = errno;
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_mktemp(err, pathname));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
The above code example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_mktemp_or_die(3) function.
explain_message_mktemp
void explain_message_mktemp(char *message, int message_size, char *pathname);
The explain_message_mktemp function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned
by the mktemp(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 mktemp(3) system call.
Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
example:
char *result = mktemp(pathname);
if (!result)
{
char message[3000];
explain_message_mktemp(message, sizeof(message), pathname);
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
The above code example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_mktemp_or_die(3) function.
explain_message_errno_mktemp
void explain_message_errno_mktemp(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, char
*pathname);
The explain_message_errno_mktemp function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
returned by the mktemp(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 mktemp(3) system call.
Example: This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
example:
char *result = mktemp(pathname);
if (!result)
{
int err = errno;
char message[3000];
explain_message_errno_mktemp(message, sizeof(message), err, pathname);
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
The above code example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_mktemp_or_die(3) function.
SEE ALSO
mktemp(3)
make a unique temporary filename
explain_mktemp_or_die(3)
make a unique temporary filename and report errors
COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller
explain_mktemp(3)