strerror.c revision 233294 
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33
34#include <config.h>
35
36#include <stdio.h>
37#include <string.h>
38#include <errno.h>
39
40extern int sys_nerr;
41extern char *sys_errlist[];
42
43ROKEN_LIB_FUNCTION char* ROKEN_LIB_CALL
44strerror(int eno)
45{
46    static char emsg[1024];
47
48    if(eno < 0 || eno >= sys_nerr)
49	snprintf(emsg, sizeof(emsg), "Error %d occurred.", eno);
50    else
51	snprintf(emsg, sizeof(emsg), "%s", sys_errlist[eno]);
52
53    return emsg;
54}
55