PCAP_STRERROR(3)

PCAP_STRERROR(3) | Library Functions Manual | PCAP_STRERROR(3)

# NAME

pcap_strerror - convert an errno value to a string

# SYNOPSIS

    #include <pcap/pcap.h>

    const char *pcap_strerror(int error);

# DESCRIPTION

This function returns an error message string corresponding to error. It uses either strerror(3) or its thread-safe variant if one is available, which currently is the case in every supported OS.

# BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY

This function was not thread-safe in libpcap before 1.8.1 on Windows and in libpcap before 1.10.5 on all other OSes.

# SEE ALSO

pcap(3)

26 August 2024 |