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authorBodo Möller <bodo@openssl.org>2000-02-05 19:29:00 +0000
committerBodo Möller <bodo@openssl.org>2000-02-05 19:29:00 +0000
commit37e48b88adda9334fedf83e18f1bff72b4b9c8cf (patch)
treec5365692bc3f939dc08fcbcc5c09c58b4290409f /doc/crypto/BN_CTX_start.pod
parent6535eb1728a7d30673d0a95da5fd18126b7d0b71 (diff)
Generate just one error code if iterated SSL_CTX_get() fails.
Avoid enabled 'assert()' in production library.
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diff --git a/doc/crypto/BN_CTX_start.pod b/doc/crypto/BN_CTX_start.pod
index 3e1032375f..c30552b122 100644
--- a/doc/crypto/BN_CTX_start.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/BN_CTX_start.pod
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ BN_CTX_start() and BN_CTX_end() return no values.
BN_CTX_get() returns a pointer to the B<BIGNUM>, or B<NULL> on error.
Once BN_CTX_get() has failed, the subsequent calls will return B<NULL>
as well, so it is sufficient to check the return value of the last
-BN_CTX_get() call.
+BN_CTX_get() call. In case of an error, an error code is set, which
+can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>.
+
=head1 SEE ALSO