libutil

C bindings for nix libutil. More...

Modules
	Handling errors
	Dealing with errors from the Nix side.
	Settings

Files
file	nix_api_util.h
	Main entry for the libutil C bindings.

Functions
nix_err	nix_libutil_init (nix_c_context *context)
	Initializes nix_libutil and its dependencies. More...
const char *	nix_version_get ()
	Retrieves the nix library version. More...

Detailed Description

C bindings for nix libutil.

libutil is used for functionality shared between different Nix modules.

Function Documentation

nix_libutil_init()

nix_err nix_libutil_init

(

nix_c_context *

context

)

Initializes nix_libutil and its dependencies.

This function can be called multiple times, but should be called at least once prior to any other nix function.

Parameters

[out]

context

Optional, stores error information

Returns

NIX_OK if the initialization is successful, or an error code otherwise.

nix_version_get()

const char * nix_version_get

(

)

Retrieves the nix library version.

Does not fail.

Returns

A static string representing the version of the nix library.