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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
- The function <STRONG>new_menu</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error.
+ The function <STRONG>new_menu</STRONG> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error. It sets
+ errno according to the function's failure:
+
+ <STRONG>E_NOT_CONNECTED</STRONG>
+ No items are connected to the menu.
+
+ <STRONG>E_SYSTEM_ERROR</STRONG>
+ System error occurred, e.g., malloc failure.
The function <STRONG>free_menu</STRONG> returns one of the following:
System error occurred (see <STRONG>errno</STRONG>).
<STRONG>E_BAD_ARGUMENT</STRONG>
- Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
+ Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argu-
ment.
<STRONG>E_POSTED</STRONG>
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<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
- These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
+ These routines emulate the System V menu library. They
were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions.
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<H2>AUTHORS</H2><PRE>
- Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
+ Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new
curses by Eric S. Raymond.