Oliver.Kowalke@qimonda.com wrote:

Hi, LINUX and HP/UX have different strerror_r functions. At least for me the moduification works.

OK, I'm just now starting to apply backed up patches and fixes. It will take several days to get them integrated and tested. Thanks, --Beman

regards, Oliver

std::string errno_md( const error_code & ec ) { # if !defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API) // does not have strerror_t #if defined(__linux) char buf[64]; char * bp = buf; std::size_t sz = sizeof(buf); return strerror_r( ec.value(), bp, sz); #elif defined(__hpux) return strerror( ec.value() ); #else char buf[64]; char * bp = buf; std::size_t sz = sizeof(buf); int result; while ( (result = strerror_r( ec.value(), bp, sz )) == ERANGE ) { if ( sz > sizeof(buf) ) std::free( bp ); sz *= 2; if ( (bp = static_cast<char*>(std::malloc( sz ))) == 0 ) return std::string( "ENOMEM" ); } std::string msg( ( result == EINVAL ) ? "EINVAL" : bp ); if ( sz > sizeof(buf) ) std::free( bp ); return msg; # endif # else const char * c_str = std::strerror( ec.value() ); return std::string( c_str ? c_str : "EINVAL" ); # endif } _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost