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.TH PCAP_STRERROR 3PCAP "12 March 2024"
.SH NAME
pcap_strerror \- convert an errno value to a string
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.ft B
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
.ft
.LP
.ft B
const char *pcap_strerror(int error);
.ft
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This function returns an error message string corresponding to
.IR error .
It uses either
.BR strerror (3)
or its thread-safe variant if one is available, which currently is the case in
every supported OS.
.SH BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
This function was not thread-safe in libpcap before 1.8.1 on Windows and
in libpcap before 1.11.0 on all other OSes.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR pcap (3PCAP)