COMEDI_STRERROR(3)

NAME
comedi_strerror - return string describing Comedilib error code

SYNOPSIS

#include <comedilib.h>

const char * comedi_strerror(int errnum);

DESCRIPTION

When a Comedilib function fails, it usually returns -1 or NULL, depending on the return type. An internal library variable stores an error number, which can be retrieved with comedi_errno. This error number can be converted to a human-readable form by the functions comedi_perror or comedi_strerror.

These functions are intended to mimic the behavior of the standard C library functions perror, strerror, and errno. In particular, Comedilib functions sometimes return an error that is generated inside the C library; the comedi error message in this case is the same as the C library.

The function comedi_strerror returns a pointer to a character string describing the Comedilib error errnum. The returned string may be modified by a subsequent call to a strerr or perror function (either the libc or Comedilib versions). An unrecognized error number will return a pointer to the string “undefined error”, or similar.

AUTHORS

David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
    Author.

Frank Mori Hess <fmhess@users.sourceforge.net>
    Author.

Herman Bruyninckx <Herman.Bruyninckx@mech.kuleuven.ac.be>
    Author.

Bernd Porr <tech@linux-usb-daq.co.uk>
    Author.

Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>
    Author.

Éric Piel <piel@delmic.com>
    Author.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1998-2003 David Schleef
Copyright © 2001-2003, 2005, 2008 Frank Mori Hess
Copyright © 2002-2003 Herman Bruyninckx
Copyright © 2012 Bernd Porr
Copyright © 2012 Ian Abbott
Copyright © 2012, 2015 Éric Piel

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