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+/* strerror.c -- convert errno value into a string
+ Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
+
+char *strerror(errnum)
+int errnum;
+{
+ extern char *sys_errlist[];
+ extern int sys_nerr;
+
+ if (errnum > 0 && errnum < sys_nerr)
+ return sys_errlist[errnum];
+ return "Unknown system error";
+}