Basics.C

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// Copyright (C) 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation

// This file is part of Vesta.

// Vesta is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
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// Vesta 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
// Lesser General Public License for more details.

// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
// License along with Vesta; if not, write to the Free Software
// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
// USA

// Last modified on Sat May 28 16:29:06 EDT 2005 by ken@xorian.net
//      modified on Thu Apr  4 17:42:10 PST 1996 by heydon

#include "Basics.H"

#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>

const char* const BoolName[] = { "false", "true" };

Text Basics::errno_Text(int err)
{
  char msg_buf[512];
  const char *message;
#if defined(__osf__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
  int convert_err = strerror_r(err, msg_buf, sizeof(msg_buf));
  assert(convert_err == 0);
  message = msg_buf;
#elif defined(__GLIBC__)
  // glibc uses a non-standard prototype for strerror_r.  The man page
  // says it "must be regarded as obsolete", and yet strerror_r
  // behaves differently than SUSv3 says.  *sigh*
  message = strerror_r(err, msg_buf, sizeof(msg_buf));
#elif defined(__sun__)
  // Solaris has no strerror_r, and it looks like strerror returns
  // pointers into a table of string constants.
  message = strerror(err);
#else
#error Insert strerror_r here
#endif

  assert(message != 0);
  return Text(message);
}

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