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+//===========================================================================
+//
+//      strerror.cxx
+//
+//      ANSI error code string routine
+//
+//===========================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//
+// -------------------------------------------
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Cygnus eCos Public License
+// Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos
+// 
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under
+// the License.
+// 
+// The Original Code is eCos - Embedded Cygnus Operating System, released
+// September 30, 1998.
+// 
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Cygnus.  Portions created
+// by Cygnus are Copyright (C) 1998 Cygnus Solutions.  All Rights Reserved.
+// -------------------------------------------
+//
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//===========================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s): 	jlarmour@cygnus.co.uk
+// Contributors:	jlarmour@cygnus.co.uk
+// Date:	1998-06-11
+// Purpose:	To provide the strerror() implementation
+// Description:	This implements strerror() as described in ANSI chap 7.11.6.2
+// Usage:	See <cyg/error/codes.h>
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+//===========================================================================
+
+
+// CONFIGURATION
+
+#include <pkgconf/error.h>   // Configuration header
+
+// Include the C library?
+#ifdef CYGPKG_ERROR
+
+// INCLUDES
+
+#include <cyg/infra/cyg_type.h>   // Common project-wide type definitions
+#include <cyg/infra/cyg_trac.h>   // Tracing support
+#include <cyg/error/codes.h>      // Error code definitions and header for this
+                                  // file
+
+// EXPORTED SYMBOLS
+
+externC char *
+strerror( int errnum ) __attribute__ ((weak, alias("_strerror") ));
+
+// FUNCTIONS
+
+externC char *
+_strerror( int errnum )
+{
+    register char *s;
+    
+    CYG_REPORT_FUNCNAMETYPE( "_strerror", "String form of error is \"%s\"" );
+
+    switch (errnum)
+    {
+
+#ifdef ENOERR
+    case ENOERR:
+        s = "No error";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EPERM
+    case EPERM:
+        s = "Not permitted";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ENOENT
+    case ENOENT:
+        s = "No such entity";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ESRCH
+    case ESRCH:
+        s = "No such process";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EINTR
+    case EINTR:
+        s = "Operation interrupted";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EIO
+    case EIO:
+        s = "I/O error";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EBADF
+    case EBADF:
+        s = "Bad file handle";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EAGAIN
+    case EAGAIN:
+        s = "Try again later";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ENOMEM
+    case ENOMEM:
+        s = "Out of memory";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EBUSY
+    case EBUSY:
+        s = "Resource busy";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ENODEV
+    case ENODEV:
+        s = "No such device";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EINVAL
+    case EINVAL:
+        s = "Invalid argument";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EMFILE
+    case EMFILE:
+        s = "Too many open files";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EDOM
+    case EDOM:
+        s = "Argument to math function outside valid domain";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ERANGE
+    case ERANGE:
+        s = "Math result cannot be represented";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ENOSYS
+    case ENOSYS:
+        s = "Function not implemented";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EEOF
+    case EEOF:
+        s = "End of file reached";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ENOSUPP
+    case ENOSUPP:
+        s = "Operation not supported";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EDEVNOSUPP
+    case EDEVNOSUPP:
+        s = "Device does not support this operation";
+        break;
+#endif
+
+    default:
+        s = "Unknown error";
+        break;
+
+    } // switch
+
+    CYG_REPORT_RETVAL(s);
+
+    return s;
+} // _strerror()
+
+#endif // ifdef CYGPKG_ERROR
+
+// EOF strerror.cxx