OpenSSL doesn't compile well on OpenVMS/VAX, it seems.

[oweals/openssl.git] / doc / crypto / BN_CTX_start.pod

diff --git a/doc/crypto/BN_CTX_start.pod b/doc/crypto/BN_CTX_start.pod
index 3e1032375f44f651899e7a29f226b7ceea659263..c30552b1220b13c3386253767bd4c3a6b3f930f8 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/crypto/BN_CTX_start.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/BN_CTX_start.pod
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ BN_CTX_start() and BN_CTX_end() return no values.
 BN_CTX_get() returns a pointer to the B<BIGNUM>, or B<NULL> on error.
 Once BN_CTX_get() has failed, the subsequent calls will return B<NULL>
 as well, so it is sufficient to check the return value of the last
-BN_CTX_get() call.
+BN_CTX_get() call. In case of an error, an error code is set, which
+can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>.
+
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO