* src/dd.c (advance_input_after_read_error): Change diagnostic to

say "invalid file offset" rather than "screwy file offset".

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e85134e77..825523135 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2007-01-26  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
+	* src/dd.c (advance_input_after_read_error): Change diagnostic to
+	say "invalid file offset" rather than "screwy file offset".
+
 	* .x-sc_cast_of_argument_to_free: Remove this file.
 	* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Likewise.
 
diff --git a/src/dd.c b/src/dd.c
index 1a3a4e426..c781da41c 100644
--- a/src/dd.c
+++ b/src/dd.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* dd -- convert a file while copying it.
-   Copyright (C) 85, 90, 91, 1995-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 85, 90, 91, 1995-2007 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
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ advance_input_after_read_error (size_t nbytes)
 	    return true;
 	  diff = input_offset - offset;
 	  if (! (0 <= diff && diff <= nbytes))
-	    error (0, 0, _("warning: screwy file offset after failed read"));
+	    error (0, 0, _("warning: invalid file offset after failed read"));
 	  if (0 <= skip_via_lseek (input_file, STDIN_FILENO, diff, SEEK_CUR))
 	    return true;
 	  if (errno == 0)