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diff --git a/lib/pipe-safer.c b/lib/pipe-safer.c
index fb02d7217..646cd5dab 100644
--- a/lib/pipe-safer.c
+++ b/lib/pipe-safer.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/* Invoke pipe, but avoid some glitches.
- Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 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
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@
#include "unistd-safer.h"
#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
/* Like pipe, but ensure that neither of the file descriptors is
- STDIN_FILENO, STDOUT_FILENO, or STDERR_FILENO. */
+ STDIN_FILENO, STDOUT_FILENO, or STDERR_FILENO. Fail with ENOSYS on
+ platforms that lack pipe. */
int
pipe_safer (int fd[2])
{
+#if HAVE_FUNC_PIPE
int fail = pipe (fd);
if (fail)
return fail;
@@ -47,4 +50,8 @@ pipe_safer (int fd[2])
}
return 0;
+#else /* ! HAVE_FUNC_PIPE */
+ errno = ENOSYS;
+ return -1;
+#endif
}