Misc

Various functions which don't fit into any other category.

API

• ec_init()

• ec_version()

• ec_errstr()

ec_init()

ec_err_t ec_init(void);

Initialises libec and its dependencies. Returns a nonzero error code on failure. ec_init() must be called before any other function in the library.

This function may be called more than once, but is not thread-safe.

#include <ec/h>
...
if(ec_init() == 0) {
    //initialised OK
}
...

ec_version()

char *ec_version(void);

Returns the version of libec in use. This function is guaranteed to return a valid string.

#include <ec.h>
...
printf("Libec version: %s\n", ec_version());
...

ec_errstr()

char *ec_errstr(ec_err_t error);

Get a string description for a libec error code.

#include <ec.h>
...
printf("Error: %s\n", ec_errstr(error));
...