addseverity(3C)                                                addseverity(3C)


NAME
     addseverity - build a list of severity levels for an application for use
     with fmtmsg

SYNOPSIS
     #include <fmtmsg.h>

     int addseverity(int severity, const char *string);

DESCRIPTION
     The addseverity function builds a list of severity levels for an
     application to be used with the message formatting facility, fmtmsg.
     severity is an integer value indicating the seriousness of the condition,
     and string is a pointer to a string describing the condition (string is
     not limited to a specific size).

     If addseverity is called with an integer value that has not been
     previously defined, the function adds that new severity value and print
     string to the existing set of standard severity levels.

     If addseverity is called with an integer value that has been previously
     defined, the function redefines that value with the new print string.
     Previously defined severity levels may be removed by supplying the NULL
     string.  If addseverity is called with a negative number or an integer
     value of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, the function fails and returns -1.  The values
     0-4 are reserved for the standard severity levels and cannot be modified.
     Identifiers for the standard levels of severity are:

          MM_HALT       indicates that the application has encountered a
                        severe fault and is halting.  Produces the print
                        string HALT.

          MM_ERROR      indicates that the application has detected a fault.
                        Produces the print string ERROR.

          MM_WARNING    indicates a condition that is out of the ordinary,
                        that might be a problem, and should be watched.
                        Produces the print string WARNING.

          MM_INFO       provides information about a condition that is not in
                        error.  Produces the print string INFO.

          MM_NOSEV      indicates that no severity level is supplied for the
                        message.

     Severity levels may also be defined at run time using the SEV_LEVEL
     environment variable [see fmtmsg(3C)].

EXAMPLES
     When the function addseverity is used as follows:
          addseverity(7,"ALERT")
     the following call to fmtmsg:


          fmtmsg(MM_PRINT, "UX:cat", 7, "invalid syntax", "refer to manual",
          "UX:cat:001")
     produces:
          UX:cat: ALERT: invalid syntax
          TO FIX: refer to manual   UX:cat:001

NOTES
     A slightly different standard error message format and new developer
     interfaces, pfmt, lfmt, and addsev, are being introduced as the
     replacements for fmtmsg and addseverity.  fmtmsg and addseverity will be
     removed at a future time.


SEE ALSO
     fmtmsg(1M), fmtmsg(3C), gettxt(3C), printf(3S).

DIAGNOSTICS
     addseverity returns MM_OK on success or MM_NOTOK on failure.


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