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+/*****************************************************************************
+ * error.c: Android error messages formatting
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright © 2014 Edward Wang
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <vlc_common.h>
+
+const char* vlc_strerror(int errnum)
+{
+ return vlc_strerror_c(errnum);
+}
+
+const char* vlc_strerror_c(int errnum)
+{
+ static __thread char android_buf[100];
+ strerror_r(errnum, android_buf, 100);
+ return android_buf;
+}