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1 /* dlerror -- Return error detail for failing <dlfcn.h> functions.
2 Copyright (C) 1995, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
5 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6 modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
7 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
8 License, or (at your option) any later version.
10 The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13 Library General Public License for more details.
15 You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
16 License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If
17 not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave,
18 Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
20 #include <link.h>
21 #include <dlfcn.h>
22 #include <stdio.h>
23 #include <string.h>
24 #include <stdlib.h>
26 static int last_errcode;
27 static char *last_errstring;
28 static const char *last_object_name;
30 char *
31 dlerror (void)
33 static char *buf;
34 char *ret;
36 if (buf)
38 free (buf);
39 buf = NULL;
42 if (! last_errstring)
43 return NULL;
45 if (last_errcode == 0 && ! last_object_name)
46 ret = (char *) last_errstring;
47 else if (last_errcode == 0)
48 ret = (asprintf (&buf, "%s: %s", last_object_name, last_errstring) == -1
49 ? NULL : buf);
50 else if (! last_object_name)
51 ret = (asprintf (&buf, "%s: %s",
52 last_errstring, strerror (last_errcode)) == -1
53 ? NULL : buf);
54 else
55 ret = (asprintf (&buf, "%s: %s: %s",
56 last_object_name, last_errstring,
57 strerror (last_errcode)) == -1
58 ? NULL : buf);
60 /* Reset the error indicator. */
61 free (last_errstring);
62 last_errstring = NULL;
63 return ret;
66 int
67 _dlerror_run (void (*operate) (void))
69 if (last_errstring != NULL)
70 /* Free the error string from the last failed command. This can
71 happen if `dlerror' was not run after an error was found. */
72 free (last_errstring);
74 last_errcode = _dl_catch_error (&last_errstring, &last_object_name,
75 operate);
76 return last_errstring != NULL;