From 44ba562e29ebcf6dac3156d209fb26f537d029f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 00:40:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (Error Reporting): In strerror, note message is in locale
 language and charset.

---
 doc/ref/api-control.texi | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/ref/api-control.texi b/doc/ref/api-control.texi
index 5f8037b52..f862b89cc 100644
--- a/doc/ref/api-control.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/api-control.texi
@@ -974,8 +974,12 @@ it will usually be @code{#f}.
 
 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} strerror err
 @deffnx {C Function} scm_strerror (err)
-Return the Unix error message corresponding to @var{err}, which
-must be an integer value.
+Return the Unix error message corresponding to @var{err}, an integer
+@code{errno} value.
+
+When @code{setlocale} has been called (@pxref{Locales}), the message
+is in the language and charset of @code{LC_MESSAGES}.  (This is done
+by the C library.)
 @end deffn
 
 @c begin (scm-doc-string "boot-9.scm" "false-if-exception")