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18 /* $Id: strerror.c,v 1.6 1999/05/18 20:38:53 kashmir Exp $ */
22 #define UPREFIX "Unknown error: %u"
25 * Return the error message corresponding to some error number.
32 extern char *sys_errlist[];
34 static char buf[NUM_STR_SIZE + sizeof(UPREFIX) + 1];
36 errnum = e; /* convert to unsigned */
38 if (errnum < sys_nerr)
39 return (sys_errlist[errnum]);
40 snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), UPREFIX, errnum);