string/strsignal.c

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  18
  19 #include <signal.h>
  20 #include <stdio.h>
  21 #include <string.h>
  22
  23
  24 #ifndef HAVE_GNU_LD
  25 #define _sys_siglist    sys_siglist
  26 #endif
  27
  28 /* Defined in siglist.c.  */
  29 extern const char *const _sys_siglist[];
  30
  31
  32 /* Return a string describing the meaning of the signal number SIGNUM.  */
  33 char *
  34 strsignal (int signum)
  35 {
  36   const char *desc;
  37
  38   if (signum < 0 || signum > NSIG || (desc = _sys_siglist[signum]) == NULL)
  39     {
  40       static char buf[512];
  41       int len = __snprintf (buf, sizeof buf, _("Unknown signal %d"), signum);
  42       if (len < 0)
  43         return NULL;
  44       buf[len - 1] = '\0';
  45       return buf;
  46     }
  47
  48   return (char *) _(desc);
  49 }