-// GlobalError::Errno - Get part of the error string from errno /*{{{*/
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-/* Function indicates the stdlib function that failed and Description is
- a user string that leads the text. Form is:
- Description - Function (errno: strerror)
- Carefull of the buffer overrun, sprintf.
- */
-bool GlobalError::Errno(const char *Function,const char *Description,...)
-{
- va_list args;
- va_start(args,Description);
-
- // sprintf the description
- char S[400];
- vsnprintf(S,sizeof(S),Description,args);
- snprintf(S + strlen(S),sizeof(S) - strlen(S),
- " - %s (%i: %s)",Function,errno,strerror(errno));
-
- // Put it on the list
- Item *Itm = new Item;
- Itm->Text = S;
- Itm->Error = true;
- Insert(Itm);
-
- PendingFlag = true;
+// GlobalError::InsertErrno - Get part of the errortype string from errno/*{{{*/
+bool GlobalError::InsertErrno(MsgType const &type, const char *Function,
+ const char *Description,...) {
+ va_list args;
+ size_t msgSize = 400;
+ int const errsv = errno;
+ while (true) {
+ va_start(args,Description);
+ if (InsertErrno(type, Function, Description, args, errsv, msgSize) == false)
+ break;
+ va_end(args);
+ }
+ return false;
+}
+ /*}}}*/
+// GlobalError::InsertErrno - formats an error message with the errno /*{{{*/
+bool GlobalError::InsertErrno(MsgType type, const char* Function,
+ const char* Description, va_list &args,
+ int const errsv, size_t &msgSize) {
+ char* S = (char*) malloc(msgSize);
+ int const n = snprintf(S, msgSize, "%s - %s (%i: %s)", Description,
+ Function, errsv, strerror(errsv));
+ if (n > -1 && ((unsigned int) n) < msgSize);
+ else {
+ if (n > -1)
+ msgSize = n + 1;
+ else
+ msgSize *= 2;
+ free(S);
+ return true;
+ }