2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat5/syserrlst.0

SYSERRLST(5)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	     SYSERRLST(5)


NAME
     syserrlst - error message file format

DESCRIPTION
     mkerrlst(1), creates error message files in the format
     described below.

     An ``error message file'' consists of a header, an array of
     structures specifying the offset and length of each message,
     and the array of message strings separated by newlines.

     The message strings are separated by newlines but the new-
     line characters are not included in the size of the message.
     These newline characters serve only to make the file edit-
     able or printable (after stripping off the header).

     The file format is:

     /*
      * Definitions used by the 'mkerrlst' program which creates error message
      * files.
      *
      * The format of the file created is:
      *
      *   struct    ERRLSTHDR ehdr;
      *   struct    ERRLST  emsg[num_of_messages];
      *   struct    {
      *        char msg[] = "error message string";
      *        char lf = '0;
      *        } [num_of_messages];
      *
      * Note:  the newlines are NOT included in the message lengths, the newlines
      *        are present to make it easy to 'cat' or 'vi' the file.
     */

	  struct    ERRLSTHDR
	       {
	       short	 magic;
	       short	 maxmsgnum;
	       short	 maxmsglen;
	       short	 pad[5];	/* Reserved */
	       };

	  struct    ERRLST
	       {
	       off_t	 offmsg;
	       short	 lenmsg;
	       };

     #define   ERRMAGIC  012345


Printed 11/26/99	  March 7, 1996                         1


SYSERRLST(5)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	     SYSERRLST(5)


SEE ALSO
     mkerrlst(1), syserrlst(3)

BUGS
     Format of the file isn't necessarily portable between
     machines.

HISTORY
     This file format is new with 2.11BSD.


Printed 11/26/99	  March 7, 1996                         2