@deftypefun {int} {gnutls_error_to_alert} (int @var{err}, int * @var{level}) @var{err}: is a negative integer @var{level}: the alert level will be stored there Get an alert depending on the error code returned by a gnutls function. All alerts sent by this function should be considered fatal. The only exception is when @code{err} is @code{GNUTLS_E_REHANDSHAKE} , where a warning alert should be sent to the peer indicating that no renegotiation will be performed. If there is no mapping to a valid alert the alert to indicate internal error (@code{GNUTLS_A_INTERNAL_ERROR} ) is returned. @strong{Returns:} the alert code to use for a particular error code. @end deftypefun