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289dd9d0cfSchristos.Dd December 12, 2009
299dd9d0cfSchristos.Dt DWARF_ERRMSG 3
30604b0842Sjkoshy.Os
319dd9d0cfSchristos.Sh NAME
329dd9d0cfSchristos.Nm dwarf_errmsg
339dd9d0cfSchristos.Nd retrieve a human-readable string corresponding to a
349dd9d0cfSchristos.Vt Dwarf_Error
359dd9d0cfSchristosinstance
369dd9d0cfSchristos.Sh LIBRARY
379dd9d0cfSchristos.Lb libdwarf
389dd9d0cfSchristos.Sh SYNOPSIS
399dd9d0cfSchristos.In libdwarf.h
409dd9d0cfSchristos.Ft "const char *"
419dd9d0cfSchristos.Fn dwarf_errmsg "Dwarf_Error err"
429dd9d0cfSchristos.Sh DESCRIPTION
439dd9d0cfSchristosFunction
449dd9d0cfSchristos.Fn dwarf_errmsg
459dd9d0cfSchristosreturns a
469dd9d0cfSchristos.Dv NUL Ns - Ns
479dd9d0cfSchristosterminated string for the error denoted by
489dd9d0cfSchristosargument
49cdbf1fe1Sjkoshy.Fa err .
509dd9d0cfSchristos.Pp
519dd9d0cfSchristosArgument
52cdbf1fe1Sjkoshy.Fa err
539dd9d0cfSchristosshould be a valid handle to a
549dd9d0cfSchristos.Vt Dwarf_Error
559dd9d0cfSchristosinstance.
569dd9d0cfSchristos.Sh Memory Management
579dd9d0cfSchristosThe returned pointer should not be freed using
589dd9d0cfSchristos.Xr free 3
599dd9d0cfSchristosor
609dd9d0cfSchristos.Xr dwarf_dealloc 3 .
619dd9d0cfSchristos.Sh RETURN VALUES
629dd9d0cfSchristosFunction
639dd9d0cfSchristos.Fn dwarf_errmsg
649dd9d0cfSchristosreturns a pointer to a
659dd9d0cfSchristos.Dv NUL Ns - Ns
669dd9d0cfSchristosterminated string.
679dd9d0cfSchristos.Sh SEE ALSO
689dd9d0cfSchristos.Xr dwarf 3 ,
699dd9d0cfSchristos.Xr dwarf_errno 3
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