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+/* Definitions for error fallback functions.
+ Copyright (C) 2021 Google, Inc.
+ This file is part of elfutils.
+
+ This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of either
+
+ * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ your option) any later version
+
+ or
+
+ * the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ your option) any later version
+
+ or both in parallel, as here.
+
+ elfutils 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
+ General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and
+ the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program. If
+ not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_ERROR_H) && defined(HAVE_ERR_H)
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <err.h>
+
+unsigned int error_message_count = 0;
+
+void error(int status, int errnum, const char *format, ...) {
+ va_list argp;
+
+ va_start(argp, format);
+ verr(status, format, argp);
+ va_end(argp);
+
+ if (status)
+ exit(status);
+ ++error_message_count;
+}
+#endif