PERROR(3PVM)							 PERROR(3PVM)

NAME
  pvm_perror - Prints message describing the last error	returned by a PVM
  call.

SYNOPSIS
  C	  int info = pvm_perror( char *msg )

  Fortran call pvmfperror( msg,	info )

PARAMETERS

  msg	  Character string supplied by the user	which will be prepended	to
	  the error message of the last	PVM call.

  info	  Integer status code returned by the routine.	Values less than zero
	  indicate an error.

DISCUSSION
  The routine pvm_perror returns the error message of the last PVM call. The
  user can use msg to add additional information to the	error message, for
  example, its location.

  Unless redirected, all stdout	and stderr messages are	placed in the file
  /tmp/pvml. on the master	host.

EXAMPLES
  C:
	  if ( pvm_send( tid, msgtag ) )
		  pvm_perror();

  Fortran:
	  CALL PVMFSEND( TID, MSGTAG )
	  IF( INFO .LT.	0 ) CALL PVMFPERROR( 'Step 6', INFO )

ERRORS
  No error condition is	returned by pvm_perror.