hi list,
while testing i notice that strerror is missing the desciption of the locale variant.
that patch fixes the problem.
re,
wh
--- strerror.3.org 2013-09-19 13:50:48.000000000 +0200
+++ strerror.3 2013-09-19 15:00:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
.sp
.BI "char *strerror_r(int " errnum ", char *" buf ", size_t " buflen );
/* GNU-specific */
+.sp
+.B #include <locale.h>
+.sp
+.BI "char *strerror_l(int " errnum, " locale_t " loc );
.fi
.sp
.in -4n
@@ -133,6 +137,11 @@
.I errnum
is unknown).
The string always includes a terminating null byte (\(aq\\0\(aq).
+
+To get an error message in a given locale you need
+.BR strerror_l ()
+it takes an additional arument that defines to locale in what the message is returned.
+The function is thread-safe.
.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR strerror ()
@@ -180,6 +189,8 @@
.LP
The
.BR strerror_r ()
+and
+.BR strerror_r ()
function is thread-safe.
.SH CONFORMING TO
.BR strerror ()
@@ -210,6 +221,39 @@
.B EINVAL
if the error number is unknown.
C99 and POSIX.1-2008 require the return value to be non-NULL.
+.sp
+.BR strerror_l ()
+is a POSIX.1-2008 requirement, but available as GNU-specific function
+atleast since glibc 2.6.1.
+.SH EXAMPLE
+The program below demonstrates the use of the
+.BR strerror* ()
+functions. The first line should be
+.I sterror_l(13)=Permission denied
+the others should print this in a locale specific version.
+.nf
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+ int e=13; // errornumber
+ char buf[255];
+ locale_t loc;
+
+ setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+ loc = newlocale (LC_MESSAGES_MASK, "C", NULL);
+ printf("sterror_l(13)=%s\\n",strerror_l(e,loc));
+ freelocale (loc);
+ // this will be translated automaticly
+ printf("sterror(13)=%s\\n",strerror(e));
+ strerror_r(e,buf,sizeof(buf)-1);
+ printf("sterror(13)=%s\\n",buf);
+ return 0;
+}
+.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR err (3),
.BR errno (3),
