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(error_at_line): Use strerror portably here, too, just as was done in error.
author Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
date Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:48:43 +0000
parents b04912653d02
children 3bf5a026bc95
files lib/error.c
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lib/error.c
+++ b/lib/error.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Error handler for noninteractive utilities
-   Copyright (C) 1990,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1990,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98, 99 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.  Its master source is NOT part of
    the C library, however.  The master source lives in /gd/gnu/lib.
@@ -230,7 +230,10 @@
     {
 #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