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#if !defined(lint) && !defined(DOS)
static char rcsid[] = "$Id: err_desc.c 761 2007-10-23 22:35:18Z hubert@u.washington.edu $";
#endif
/*
* ========================================================================
* Copyright 2006 University of Washington
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* ========================================================================
*/
#include <system.h>
#include "err_desc.h"
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
Return string describing the error
Args: errnumber -- The system error number (errno)
Result: long string describing the error is returned
----*/
char *
error_description(int errnumber)
{
static char buffer[50+1];
buffer[0] = '\0';
if(errnumber >= 0)
snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s", strerror(errnumber));
else
snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Unknown error #%d", errnumber);
return ( (char *) buffer);
}
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