xref: /openbsd-src/lib/libc/stdio/perror.c (revision db3296cf5c1dd9058ceecc3a29fe4aaa0bd26000)
1 /*
2  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1993
3  *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
4  *
5  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
6  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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14  *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
15  *    without specific prior written permission.
16  *
17  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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19  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
20  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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27  * SUCH DAMAGE.
28  */
29 
30 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
31 static char rcsid[] = "$OpenBSD: perror.c,v 1.5 2003/06/02 20:18:37 millert Exp $";
32 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
33 
34 #include <sys/types.h>
35 #include <sys/uio.h>
36 #include <unistd.h>
37 #include <errno.h>
38 #include <stdio.h>
39 #include <string.h>
40 #include <limits.h>
41 /*
42  * Since perror() is not allowed to change the contents of strerror()'s
43  * static buffer, both functions supply their own buffers to the
44  * internal function __strerror().
45  */
46 
47 extern char *__strerror(int , char *);
48 
49 void
50 perror(s)
51 	const char *s;
52 {
53 	register struct iovec *v;
54 	struct iovec iov[4];
55 	char buf[NL_TEXTMAX];
56 
57 	v = iov;
58 	if (s && *s) {
59 		v->iov_base = (char *)s;
60 		v->iov_len = strlen(s);
61 		v++;
62 		v->iov_base = ": ";
63 		v->iov_len = 2;
64 		v++;
65 	}
66 	v->iov_base = __strerror(errno, buf);
67 	v->iov_len = strlen(v->iov_base);
68 	v++;
69 	v->iov_base = "\n";
70 	v->iov_len = 1;
71 	(void)writev(STDERR_FILENO, iov, (v - iov) + 1);
72 }
73