added clarification comments in zstd_errors.h

answering some points in #1018
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Yann Collet 2018-02-20 12:54:49 -08:00
parent 7117ea8bec
commit 70163bf0d3

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@ -35,12 +35,20 @@ extern "C" {
# define ZSTDERRORLIB_API ZSTDERRORLIB_VISIBILITY
#endif
/*-****************************************
* error codes list
* note : this API is still considered unstable
* and shall not be used with a dynamic library.
* only static linking is allowed
******************************************/
/*-*********************************************
* Error codes list
*-*********************************************
* Error codes _values_ are pinned down since v1.3.1 only.
* Therefore, don't rely on values if you may link to any version < v1.3.1.
*
* Only values < 100 are considered stable.
*
* note 1 : this API shall be used with static linking only.
* dynamic linking is not yet officially supported.
* note 2 : Prefer relying on the enum than on its value whenever possible
* This is the only supported way to use the error list < v1.3.1
* note 3 : ZSTD_isError() is always correct, whatever the library version.
**********************************************/
typedef enum {
ZSTD_error_no_error = 0,
ZSTD_error_GENERIC = 1,
@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ typedef enum {
ZSTD_error_memory_allocation = 64,
ZSTD_error_dstSize_tooSmall = 70,
ZSTD_error_srcSize_wrong = 72,
/* following error codes are not stable and may be removed or changed in a future version */
/* following error codes are __NOT STABLE__, they can be removed or changed in future versions */
ZSTD_error_frameIndex_tooLarge = 100,
ZSTD_error_seekableIO = 102,
ZSTD_error_maxCode = 120 /* never EVER use this value directly, it can change in future versions! Use ZSTD_isError() instead */