#include <db.h>

void
DB_ENV->set_msgcall(DB_ENV *dbenv,
    void (*db_msgcall_fcn)(const DB_ENV *dbenv, const char *msg));  

There are interfaces in the Berkeley DB library which either directly output informational messages or statistical information, or configure the library to output such messages when performing other operations, for example, DB_ENV->set_verbose() and DB_ENV->stat_print().

The DB_ENV->set_msgcall() and DB->set_msgcall() methods are used to pass these messages to the application, and Berkeley DB will call db_msgcall_fcn with each message. It is up to the db_msgcall_fcn function to display the message in an appropriate manner.

Setting db_msgcall_fcn to NULL unconfigures the callback interface.

Alternatively, you can use the DB->set_msgfile() or DB->set_msgfile() methods to display the messages via a C library FILE *.

The DB_ENV->set_msgcall() method configures operations performed using the specified DB_ENV handle, not all operations performed on the underlying database environment.

The DB_ENV->set_msgcall() method may be called at any time during the life of the application.