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.TH LIBHAIKU_STRERROR 3 LIBHAIKU
.SH NAME
libhaiku_strerror \- Get a poetic error message for a specific error

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <libhaiku.h>

const char *libhaiku_strerror(int \fIerrnum\fP, int *\fIgenericp\fP);
.fi
.PP
Link with
.IR \-lhaiku .

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR libhaiku_strerror ()
function returns prints an error message in
the form of a haiku, appropriate for the
.B errno
value specified in the
.I errnum
parameter, or if none are available,
a generic one. If
.I errnum
is negative, a generic peom will be printed.
.PP
Unless
.I genericp
is
.IR NULL ,
.I *genericp
will be set to 1 if a generic error message
was return, and to 0 otherwise.

.SH RETURN VALUES
The
.BR libhaiku_strerror ()
returns a generic, poetic error message
in the form of a haiku

.SH ERRORS
Impossible.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR strerror (3),
.BR libhaiku (7),
.BR libhaiku_perror (3),
.BR libhaiku_perro2 (3),
.BR libhaiku_generic (3)