Format error messages properly

[slstatus.git] / components / volume.c

diff --git a/components/volume.c b/components/volume.c
index ec653a2..4c9a6ac 100644 (file)
--- a/components/volume.c
+++ b/components/volume.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
 #if defined(__linux__)
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/soundcard.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
@@ -18,19 +19,19 @@ vol_perc(const char *card)
 
        afd = open(card, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
        if (afd == -1) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open %s", card);
+               fprintf(stderr, "open '%s': %s\n", card, strerror(errno));
                return NULL;
        }
 
        if (ioctl(afd, SOUND_MIXER_READ_DEVMASK, &devmask) == -1) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "Cannot get volume for %s", card);
+               fprintf(stderr, "ioctl 'SOUND_MIXER_READ_DEVMASK': %s\n", strerror(errno));
                close(afd);
                return NULL;
        }
        for (i = 0; i < LEN(vnames); i++) {
                if (devmask & (1 << i) && !strcmp("vol", vnames[i])) {
                        if (ioctl(afd, MIXER_READ(i), &v) == -1) {
-                               fprintf(stderr, "vol_perc: ioctl");
+                               fprintf(stderr, "ioctl 'MIXER_READ(%d)': %s\n", i, strerror(errno));
                                close(afd);
                                return NULL;
                        }