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@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ Major new features: They should be used instead of sys_siglist or sys_sigabbrev and they are both thread and async-signal safe. These functions are GNU extensions. +* The functions strerrorname_np and strerrordesc_np have been added. The + strerroname_np returns error number name (e.g. "EINVAL" for EINVAL) while + strerrordesc_np returns string describing error number + (e.g "Invalid argument" for EINVAL). Different than strerror, + strerrordesc_np does not attempt to translate the return description, both + functions return NULL for an invalid error number. + + They should be used instead of sys_errlist and sys_nerr, both are + thread and async-signal safe. These functions are GNU extensions. + Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: * The deprecated <sys/sysctl.h> header and the sysctl function have been |