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+/* Copyright (C) 2004 Manuel Novoa III <mjn3@codepoet.org>
+ *
+ * GNU Library General Public License (LGPL) version 2 or later.
+ *
+ * Dedicated to Toni. See uClibc/DEDICATION.mjn3 for details.
+ */
+
+#include "_stdio.h"
+
+#ifdef __UCLIBC_MJN3_ONLY__
+#warning CONSIDER: Increase buffer size for error message (non-%m case)?
+#endif
+
+void perror(register const char *s)
+{
+ /* If the program is calling perror, it's a safe bet that printf and
+ * friends are used as well. It is also possible that the calling
+ * program could buffer stderr, or reassign it. */
+
+ register const char *sep;
+
+ sep = ": ";
+ if (!(s && *s)) { /* Caller did not supply a prefix message */
+ s = (sep += 2); /* or passed an empty string. */
+ }
+
+#ifdef __UCLIBC_HAS_PRINTF_M_SPEC__
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s%s%m\n", s, sep); /* Use the gnu %m feature. */
+#else
+ {
+ char buf[64];
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s%s%s\n", s, sep,
+ _glibc_strerror_r(errno, buf, sizeof(buf)));
+ }
+#endif
+}