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[dmenu.git] / draw.c

diff --git a/draw.c b/draw.c
index 80a5074..83ced4b 100644 (file)
--- a/draw.c
+++ b/draw.c
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ eprintf(const char *fmt, ...) {
        va_start(ap, fmt);
        vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
        va_end(ap);
        va_start(ap, fmt);
        vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
        va_end(ap);

+
+       if(fmt[strlen(fmt)-1] == ':') {
+               fputc(' ', stderr);
+               perror(NULL);
+       }

        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 


@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ initdc(void) {
        if(!setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "") || !XSupportsLocale())
                weprintf("no locale support\n");
        if(!(dc = calloc(1, sizeof *dc)))
        if(!setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "") || !XSupportsLocale())
                weprintf("no locale support\n");
        if(!(dc = calloc(1, sizeof *dc)))

-               eprintf("cannot malloc %u bytes\n", sizeof *dc);
+               eprintf("cannot malloc %u bytes:", sizeof *dc);

        if(!(dc->dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
                eprintf("cannot open display\n");
 
        if(!(dc->dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
                eprintf("cannot open display\n");