explain_asprintf_or_die - print to allocated string and report errors
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Copyright
libexplain version 1.4
Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Miller
explain_asprintf_or_die(3)
Description
The explain_asprintf_or_die function is used to call the asprintf(3) system call. On failure an
explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_asprintf(3) function, and then the
process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
The explain_asprintf_on_error function is used to call the asprintf(3) system call. On failure an
explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_asprintf(3) function, but still returns
to the caller.
Example
The explain_asprintf_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following
example:
int result = explain_asprintf_or_die();
Name
explain_asprintf_or_die - print to allocated string and report errors
Return Value
The explain_asprintf_or_die function only returns on success, see asprintf(3) for more information. On
failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return.
The explain_asprintf_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped asprintf(3) system
call.
See Also
asprintf(3) print to allocated string explain_asprintf(3) explain asprintf(3) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process
Synopsis
#include <libexplain/asprintf.h>
int explain_asprintf_or_die(, ...);
int explain_asprintf_on_error(, ...);
