SYSERRLST(5) UNIX Programmer's Manual SYSERRLST(5) NAME syserrlst - error message file format DESCRIPTION _m_k_e_r_r_l_s_t(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