strerror() as a direct replacement for sys_errlist
(not exactly, but that's idea). strerror() gives you a
ptr to string that corresponds to an errno value. perror()
is quick-and-dirty error printing function.Brian ====================================================================== On Mon, Jun 03, 2002 at 05:44:39PM -0400, Scott McDermott wrote: > Kenneth Porter on Mon 3/06 10:23 -0700: > > > The next release of qpopper should not use sys_errlist and sys_nerr. > > > These variables are not externally defined on SunOS 5.7/5.8 when > > > compiling 64-bit binaries. I have to keep changing the code to not > > > use them. They aren't really supposed to be used at all. > > > > What do you use instead? Or do you just not log text equivalents for > > the error numbers, assuming the end-user can look the number up in > > header files? > > strerror() or perror() ? -- _____________________________________________________________________ / Brian C. Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://brian.bch.net \ | Unix Specialist BCH Technical Services http://www.bch.net |
