perror.c revision 40731 
1/*
2 * Copyright (c) 1988, 1993
3 *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
4 *
5 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
6 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
7 * are met:
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13 * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
14 *    must display the following acknowledgement:
15 *	This product includes software developed by the University of
16 *	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
17 * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
18 *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
19 *    without specific prior written permission.
20 *
21 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
22 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
23 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
24 * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
25 * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
26 * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
27 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
28 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
29 * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
30 * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
31 * SUCH DAMAGE.
32 */
33
34#if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
35static char sccsid[] = "@(#)perror.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
36#endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
37
38#include <sys/types.h>
39#include <sys/uio.h>
40#include <unistd.h>
41#include <errno.h>
42#include <stdio.h>
43#include <string.h>
44
45void
46perror(s)
47	const char *s;
48{
49	register struct iovec *v;
50	struct iovec iov[4];
51
52	v = iov;
53	if (s != NULL && *s != '\0') {
54		v->iov_base = (char *)s;
55		v->iov_len = strlen(s);
56		v++;
57		v->iov_base = ": ";
58		v->iov_len = 2;
59		v++;
60	}
61	v->iov_base = strerror(errno);
62	v->iov_len = strlen(v->iov_base);
63	v++;
64	v->iov_base = "\n";
65	v->iov_len = 1;
66	(void)writev(STDERR_FILENO, iov, (v - iov) + 1);
67}
68