xref: /original-bsd/lib/libc/stdio/perror.c (revision c3e32dec)
1 /*
2  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1993
3  *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
4  *
5  * %sccs.include.redist.c%
6  */
7 
8 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
9 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)perror.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 06/04/93";
10 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
11 
12 #include <sys/types.h>
13 #include <sys/uio.h>
14 #include <unistd.h>
15 #include <errno.h>
16 #include <stdio.h>
17 #include <string.h>
18 
19 void
20 perror(s)
21 	const char *s;
22 {
23 	register struct iovec *v;
24 	struct iovec iov[4];
25 
26 	v = iov;
27 	if (s && *s) {
28 		v->iov_base = (char *)s;
29 		v->iov_len = strlen(s);
30 		v++;
31 		v->iov_base = ": ";
32 		v->iov_len = 2;
33 		v++;
34 	}
35 	v->iov_base = strerror(errno);
36 	v->iov_len = strlen(v->iov_base);
37 	v++;
38 	v->iov_base = "\n";
39 	v->iov_len = 1;
40 	(void)writev(STDERR_FILENO, iov, (v - iov) + 1);
41 }
42