---
name: "SHARYANTO::Proc::ChildError"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsharyanto-utils-perl"
version: "0.67-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SHARYANTO::Proc::ChildError"
---

# SHARYANTO::Proc::ChildError(3pm)

Explain process child error

## NAME

SHARYANTO::Proc::ChildError - Explain process child error

## VERSION

version 0.67

## FUNCTIONS

### explain\_child\_error($child\_error, $os\_error) =\> STR

Produce a string description of an error number. `$child_error` defaults to `$?` if not specified. `$os_error` defaults to `$!` if not specified.

The algorithm is taken from perldoc -f system. Some sample output:

```
 failed to execute: No such file or directory (-1)
 died with signal 15, with coredump
 exited with value 3
```

## SEE ALSO

SHARYANTO

## HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at \<https://metacpan.org/release/SHARYANTO-Utils\>.

## SOURCE

Source repository is at \<https://github.com/sharyanto/perl-SHARYANTO-Utils\>.

## BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website \<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=SHARYANTO-Utils\>

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

## AUTHOR

Steven Haryanto \<stevenharyanto@gmail.com\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Steven Haryanto.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.