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assertperror(3) Library Functions Manual assertperror(3)

NAME top

   assert_perror - test errnum and abort

LIBRARY top

   Standard C library (_libc_, _-lc_)

SYNOPSIS top

   **#define _GNU_SOURCE** /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
   **#include <assert.h>**

   **void assert_perror(int** _errnum_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   If the macro **NDEBUG** was defined at the moment _<assert.h>_ was last
   included, the macro **assert_perror**() generates no code, and hence
   does nothing at all.  Otherwise, the macro **assert_perror**() prints
   an error message to standard error and terminates the program by
   calling [abort(3)](../man3/abort.3.html) if _errnum_ is nonzero.  The message contains the
   filename, function name and line number of the macro call, and the
   output of _strerror(errnum)_.

RETURN VALUE top

   No value is returned.

ATTRIBUTES top

   For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
   [attributes(7)](../man7/attributes.7.html).
   ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
   │ **Interface** │ **Attribute** │ **Value** │
   ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
   │ **assert_perror**()                      │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
   └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

STANDARDS top

   GNU.

BUGS top

   The purpose of the assert macros is to help programmers find bugs
   in their programs, things that cannot happen unless there was a
   coding mistake.  However, with system or library calls the
   situation is rather different, and error returns can happen, and
   will happen, and should be tested for.  Not by an assert, where
   the test goes away when **NDEBUG** is defined, but by proper error
   handling code.  Never use this macro.

SEE ALSO top

   [abort(3)](../man3/abort.3.html), [assert(3)](../man3/assert.3.html), [exit(3)](../man3/exit.3.html), [strerror(3)](../man3/strerror.3.html)

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