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elf_errmsg(3ELF)	     ELF Library Functions	      elf_errmsg(3ELF)

NAME
       elf_errmsg, elf_errno - error handling

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lelf [ library ... ]
       #include <libelf.h>

       const char *elf_errmsg(int err);

       int elf_errno(void);

DESCRIPTION
       If  an  ELF  library  function fails, a program can call elf_errno() to
       retrieve the library's internal error number. As a  side	 effect,  this
       function	 resets	 the  internal	error  number to 0, which indicates no
       error.

       The elf_errmsg() function takes an error number,	 err,  and  returns  a
       null-terminated	 error	 message  (with	 no  trailing  new-line)  that
       describes the problem. A zero err retrieves  a  message	for  the  most
       recent  error.  If  no  error  has occurred, the return value is a null
       pointer (not a pointer to the  null  string).  Using  err  of  −1  also
       retrieves the most recent error, except it guarantees a non-null return
       value, even when no error has occurred. If no message is available  for
       the given number, elf_errmsg() returns a pointer to an appropriate mes‐
       sage. This function does not have  the  side  effect  of	 clearing  the
       internal error number.

EXAMPLES
       Example 1 A sample program of calling the elf_errmsg() function.

       The  following  fragment clears the internal error number and checks it
       later for errors. Unless an  error  occurs  after  the  first  call  to
       elf_errno(), the next call will return 0.

	 (void)elf_errno();
	 /* processing ... */
	 while (more_to_do)
	 {
	      if ((err = elf_errno()) != 0)
	      {
		   /* print msg */
		   msg = elf_errmsg(err);
	      }
	 }

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Interface Stability	     │Committed			   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │MT-Level		     │MT-Safe			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       elf(3ELF), libelf(3LIB), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10			  11 Jul 2001		      elf_errmsg(3ELF)
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