@@ -218,6 +218,44 @@ then call it:
result: 25
+Once we're done with the code, we can release the result:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ gcc_jit_result_release (result);
+
+We can't call ``square`` anymore once we've released ``result``.
+
+
+Error-handling
+**************
+Various kinds of errors are possible when using the API, such as
+mismatched types in an assignment. You can only compile and get code
+from a context if no errors occur.
+
+Errors are printed on stderr; they typically contain the name of the API
+entrypoint where the error occurred, and pertinent information on the
+problem:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ ./buggy-program: error: gcc_jit_block_add_assignment: mismatching types: assignment to i (type: int) from "hello world" (type: const char *)
+
+The API is designed to cope with errors without crashing, so you can get
+away with having a single error-handling check in your code:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ void *fn_ptr = gcc_jit_result_get_code (result, "square");
+ if (!fn_ptr)
+ {
+ fprintf (stderr, "NULL fn_ptr");
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+For more information, see the :ref:`error-handling guide <error-handling>`
+within the Topic eference.
+
Options
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@@ -101,18 +101,30 @@ within a process may use a given "family tree" of such contexts at once,
and if you're using multiple threads you should provide your own locking
around entire such context partitions.
+.. _error-handling:
Error-handling
--------------
-You can only compile and get code from a context if no errors occur.
-
-In general, if an error occurs when using an API entrypoint, it returns
-NULL. You don't have to check everywhere for NULL results, since the
-API gracefully handles a NULL being passed in for any argument.
+Various kinds of errors are possible when using the API, such as
+mismatched types in an assignment. You can only compile and get code from
+a context if no errors occur.
Errors are printed on stderr and can be queried using
:c:func:`gcc_jit_context_get_first_error`.
+They typically contain the name of the API entrypoint where the error
+occurred, and pertinent information on the problem:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ ./buggy-program: error: gcc_jit_block_add_assignment: mismatching types: assignment to i (type: int) from "hello world" (type: const char *)
+
+In general, if an error occurs when using an API entrypoint, the
+entrypoint returns NULL. You don't have to check everywhere for NULL
+results, since the API handles a NULL being passed in for any
+argument by issuing another error. This typically leads to a cascade of
+followup error messages, but is safe (albeit verbose).
+
.. function:: const char *\
gcc_jit_context_get_first_error (gcc_jit_context *ctxt)