GFARM_INITIALIZE(3)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so this is gfarm_initialize — the Gfarm manual, section 3 — and it's literally the function that initializes the Gfarm execution environment for a client 🫶 it's giving "first day of school" energy fr fr

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <gfarm/gfarm.h>

gfarm_error_t gfarm_initialize(int *argcp, char ***argvp);

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

bestie listen. gfarm_initialize() initializes the Gfarm execution environment for client application. that's the whole vibe.

🚨 the way that you need to call this before any Gfarm library API — like, before anything else. no skipping. it's the prerequisite, the main character, the opening act. periodt.

so the args:

• argcp — a pointer to the number of arguments 👑
• argvp — a pointer to the argument vector 🦋

that's it, that's the whole function signature, slay.

⭐ RETURN VALUES ⭐

here's the vibe check on what you might get back:

• GFARM_ERR_NO_ERROR — the function terminated successfully ✨ we love a happy ending
• GFARM_ERR_NO_MEMORY — insufficient memory was available 😭 the RAM said "no <3"
• GFARM_ERR_UNKNOWN_HOST — the metadata server cannot be resolved 💀 it's giving "who?? never heard of her"
• GFARM_ERR_NETWORK_IS_UNREACHABLE — network is unrechable 🙈 (yes that's how the original spells it, i'm not fixing it, i'm just the messenger)
• GFARM_ERR_OPERATION_TIMED_OUT — connetion timeout occurs ⏰ (again, spelling is the original's, not mine, i promise)
• GFARM_ERR_PROTOCOL — protocol error occurs 🧚
• GFARM_ERR_BROKEN_PIPE — connection to the metadata server is broken 💔 rip
• GFARM_ERR_PERMISSION_DENIED — the requested access to the file is not allowed, or one of the directories in gfarm_url did not allow search (execute) permission. or, the authentication to the metadata server fails 🚫 bestie you're not on the list
• GFARM_ERR_PROTOCOL_NOT_SUPPORTED — specified authentication protocol is not supported 🌈 nope, not that one
• GFARM_ERR_AUTHENTICATION — user authentication failed when connecting to the metadata server 🔐 it's giving "wrong password, try again never"
• Others — an error except the above occurred. the reason is shown by its gfarm_error_string(3) 🔍 go look it up, iykyk

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• gfarm_terminate(3) — the other half of the story, the "and that's a wrap" 🎀

and that's the page bestie!! this gem came out of the Gfarm manual, dated 26 Jun 2010 — yes, a genuine 2010 icon, still serving looks 💅 mwah, go call gfarm_initialize() responsibly 🫶✨