# HG changeset patch
# User Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
# Date 911151334 0
# Node ID 6c6b0d080a3601a164940d2dd6a4e996aa8b0d20
# Parent  8aedc02a257c74c0fc5f6ff7f09efe7a89ffba55
(error): Don't use strerror_r's return value.

diff --git a/lib/error.c b/lib/error.c
--- a/lib/error.c
+++ b/lib/error.c
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@
     {
 #if defined HAVE_STRERROR_R || defined _LIBC
       char errbuf[1024];
-      fprintf (stderr, ": %s", __strerror_r (errnum, errbuf, sizeof errbuf));
+      /* Don't use __strerror_r's return value because on some systems
+	 (at least DEC UNIX 4.0[A-D]) strerror_r returns `int'.  */
+      __strerror_r (errnum, errbuf, sizeof errbuf);
+      fprintf (stderr, ": %s", errbuf);
 #else
       fprintf (stderr, ": %s", strerror (errnum));
 #endif