Name

ieee1284_find_ports — find ports on the system

Synopsis

#include <ieee1284.h>
int ieee1284_find_ports(list,  
 flags); 
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.