IEEE1284_FIND_PORTS

Section: Functions (3)
Updated: 07/26/2009
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NAME

ieee1284_find_ports - find ports on the system

SYNOPSIS

#include <ieee1284.h>

int ieee1284_find_ports(struct parport_list *list, int flags);

DESCRIPTION

This function should be called before the other libieee1284 functions. This gives the library a chance to look around and see what's available, and gives the program a chance to choose a port to use.

The list is a pointer to a parport_list structure that will be filled in on success.

There are no flags defined; use zero for this parameter.

RETURN VALUE

E1284_OK

: Success. list is filled in and must be destroyed using ieee1284_free_ports(3).

E1284_NOMEM

: There is not enough memory available.

E1284_NOTIMPL

: One or more of the supplied flags is not supported in this implementation.

AUTHOR

Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>