string/strerror.c

   1 /* Copyright (C) 1991, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   2    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
   3
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  17    02111-1307 USA.  */
  18
  19 #include <stdio.h>
  20 #include <string.h>
  21
  22 /* Return a string describing the errno code in ERRNUM.
  23    The storage is good only until the next call to strerror.
  24    Writing to the storage causes undefined behavior.  */
  25 char *
  26 strerror (errnum)
  27      int errnum;
  28 {
  29   static char buf[1024];
  30   return __strerror_r (errnum, buf, sizeof buf);
  31 }