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26*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.\" Id: dwarf_errmsg.3 2073 2011-10-27 03:30:47Z jkoshy
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28*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dd December 12, 2009
29*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Os
30*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dt DWARF_ERRMSG 3
31*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh NAME
32*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm dwarf_errmsg
33*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nd retrieve a human-readable string corresponding to a
34*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Vt Dwarf_Error
35*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucinstance
36*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh LIBRARY
37*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Lb libdwarf
38*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SYNOPSIS
39*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.In libdwarf.h
40*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ft "const char *"
41*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_errmsg "Dwarf_Error err"
42*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh DESCRIPTION
43*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
44*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_errmsg
45*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucreturns a
46*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv NUL Ns - Ns
47*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucterminated string for the error denoted by
48*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucargument
49*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err .
50*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
51*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
52*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err
53*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucshould be a valid handle to a
54*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Vt Dwarf_Error
55*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucinstance.
56*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh Memory Management
57*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe returned pointer should not be freed using
58*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr free 3
59*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucor
60*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_dealloc 3 .
61*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh RETURN VALUES
62*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
63*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_errmsg
64*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucreturns a pointer to a
65*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv NUL Ns - Ns
66*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucterminated string.
67*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SEE ALSO
68*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf 3 ,
69*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_errno 3
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