Provided by: explain_0.52.D002-1_amd64 
NAME
explain_gethostname - explain gethostname(2) errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/gethostname.h>
const char *explain_gethostname(char *data, size_t data_size);
const char *explain_errno_gethostname(int errnum, char *data, size_t data_size);
void explain_message_gethostname(char *message, int message_size, char *data, size_t
data_size);
void explain_message_errno_gethostname(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
gethostname(2) system call.
explain_gethostname
const char *explain_gethostname(char *data, size_t data_size);
The explain_gethostname function is used to obtain an explanation of an error returned by
the gethostname(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.
This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
if (gethostname(data, data_size) < 0)
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_gethostname(data, data_size));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
The above code example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_gethostname_or_die(3)
function.
data The original data, exactly as passed to the gethostname(2) system call.
data_size
The original data_size, exactly as passed to the gethostname(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.
explain_errno_gethostname
const char *explain_errno_gethostname(int errnum, char *data, size_t data_size);
The explain_errno_gethostname function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
returned by the gethostname(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.
This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
if (gethostname(data, data_size) < 0)
{
int err = errno;
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_gethostname(err, data, data_size));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
The above code example is available pre‐packaged as the explain_gethostname_or_die(3)
function.
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 gethostname(2) system call.
data_size
The original data_size, exactly as passed to the gethostname(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.
explain_message_gethostname
void explain_message_gethostname(char *message, int message_size, char *data, size_t
data_size);
The explain_message_gethostname function is used to obtain an explanation of an error
returned by the gethostname(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.
This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
if (gethostname(data, data_size) < 0)
{
char message[3000];
explain_message_gethostname(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_gethostname_or_die(3)
function.
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 gethostname(2) system call.
data_size
The original data_size, exactly as passed to the gethostname(2) system call.
explain_message_errno_gethostname
void explain_message_errno_gethostname(char *message, int message_size, int errnum, char
*data, size_t data_size);
The explain_message_errno_gethostname function is used to obtain an explanation of an
error returned by the gethostname(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.
This function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
if (gethostname(data, data_size) < 0)
{
int err = errno;
char message[3000];
explain_message_errno_gethostname(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_gethostname_or_die(3)
function.
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 gethostname(2) system call.
data_size
The original data_size, exactly as passed to the gethostname(2) system call.
SEE ALSO
gethostname(2)
get/set hostname
explain_gethostname_or_die(3)
get/set hostname and report errors
COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 0.52
Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller
explain_gethostname(3)