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+.\"
+.\" Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Internet Software Consortium.
+.\"
+.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+.\"
+.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND INTERNET SOFTWARE CONSORTIUM
+.\" DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+.\" INTERNET SOFTWARE CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+.\" INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
+.\" FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+.\" NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+.\" WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+.\"
+.TH "LWRES_GAI_STRERROR" "3" "Jun 30, 2000" "BIND9" ""
+.SH NAME
+gai_strerror \- print suitable error string
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+\fB#include <lwres/netdb.h>
+.sp
+.na
+char *
+gai_strerror(int ecode);
+.ad
+\fR.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+\fBlwres_gai_strerror()\fR
+returns an error message corresponding to an error code returned by
+\fBgetaddrinfo()\fR.
+The following error codes and their meaning are defined in
+\fIinclude/lwres/netdb.h\fR.
+.TP
+\fBEAI_ADDRFAMILY\fR
+address family for hostname not supported
+.TP
+\fBEAI_AGAIN\fR
+temporary failure in name resolution
+.TP
+\fBEAI_BADFLAGS\fR
+invalid value for
+ai_flags
+.TP
+\fBEAI_FAIL\fR
+non-recoverable failure in name resolution
+.TP
+\fBEAI_FAMILY\fR
+ai_family not supported
+.TP
+\fBEAI_MEMORY\fR
+memory allocation failure
+.TP
+\fBEAI_NODATA\fR
+no address associated with hostname
+.TP
+\fBEAI_NONAME\fR
+hostname or servname not provided, or not known
+.TP
+\fBEAI_SERVICE\fR
+servname not supported for ai_socktype
+.TP
+\fBEAI_SOCKTYPE\fR
+ai_socktype not supported
+.TP
+\fBEAI_SYSTEM\fR
+system error returned in errno
+.PP
+The message \fBinvalid error code\fR is returned if
+\fIecode\fR
+is out of range.
+.PP
+ai_flags,
+ai_family
+and
+ai_socktype
+are elements of the
+\fBstruct addrinfo\fR
+used by
+\fBlwres_getaddrinfo()\fR.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+\fBstrerror\fR(3),
+\fBlwres_getaddrinfo\fR(3),
+\fBgetaddrinfo\fR(3),
+\fBRFC2133\fR.