EC_NODE_O...SET_CHILD(3)

✨ NAME ✨

okay bestie, gather round 💖 this is ec_node_option_set_child from the Libecoli Programmer's Manual (yes, section 3, the library-girlies section) — and it does exactly one iconic thing: it sets the child of an option node. that's it. that's the whole job. main character energy, minimal plot. 🎀

---

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

first, the vibe check — you gotta pull in the header or nothing works, fr fr:

#include <ecoli/node_option.h>

int ec_node_option_set_child(
    struct ec_node   *gen_node,  /* The option node. */
    /*
     * The child node. It is consumed and will be freed when the parent is
     * freed, or immediately on error.
     */
    struct ec_node   *child
);

so like, two args, no cap. let me break them down:

• gen_node — this is the option node, aka the parent, the one holding the leash. 🫶
• child — this is the child node, and bestie listen: it is consumed. meaning it gets freed when the parent gets freed, or immediately if something goes wrong. so don't you dare free it yourself afterward, that's a double-free and we don't do that here 💀 it's giving "handed over custody," not "shared custody."

---

💅 RETURN VALUE 💅

• 0 — success, slay, we ate. ✨
• -1 — error, and errno is set so you can go find out what went wrong. 😭

---

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• ec_node_option(3)

(yes that trailing comma is in the original and I respect it, it's part of the lore 🎀)

---

👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright (C) 2010-2026 Olivier Matz, Robin Jarry.

---

and that's the whole page, bestie! 🧚 this was EC_NODE_O...SET_CHILD(3) from libecoli, version dated 2026-06-11 — the header said EC_NODE_O...SET_CHILD(3) and the footer was all libecoli 2026-06-11 EC_NODE_O...SET_CHILD(3), so now you know where it lives and when it was born. go set some children (the node kind, pls, not the actual kind 🙈) and remember: it's consumed, don't touch it after. periodt. 💜