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diff --git a/ruby_1_8_5/missing/strerror.c b/ruby_1_8_5/missing/strerror.c
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+++ b/ruby_1_8_5/missing/strerror.c
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+/* public domain rewrite of strerror(3) */
+
+extern int sys_nerr;
+extern char *sys_errlist[];
+
+static char msg[50];
+
+char *
+strerror(error)
+    int error;
+{
+    if (error <= sys_nerr && error > 0) {
+	return sys_errlist[error];
+    }
+    sprintf(msg, "Unknown error (%d)", error);
+    return msg;
+}