--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/scripts/general/strerror.m	Thu Oct 19 04:46:37 1995 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# Copyright (C) 1995 John W. Eaton
+# 
+# This file is part of Octave.
+# 
+# Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+# Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+# later version.
+# 
+# Octave 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 a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+# Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+function msg = strerror (name, err)
+
+# usage: msg = strerror (name, err)
+#
+# Return the text of an error message for error number `err' from
+# function "name".
+#
+# Messages correspond to the following subroutine versions:
+#
+#   npsol : 4.0
+#   qpsol : 3.2
+
+  if (nargin != 2)
+    usage ("strerror (name, err)");
+  endif
+
+  if (! isstr (name))
+    error ("strerror: first argument must be a string");
+  endif
+
+  if (! is_scalar (err))
+    error ("strerror: second argument must be a scalar");
+  endif
+
+  if (strcmp (name, "fsolve"))
+
+    if (err == -2)
+      msg = "input error\n";
+    elseif (err == -1)
+      msg = "error encountered in user-supplied function\n";
+    elseif (err == 1)
+      msg = "solution converged to requested tolerance\n";
+    elseif (err == 4)
+      msg = "iteration limit exceeded\n";
+    elseif (err == 3)
+      msg = "iteration is not making good progress\n";
+    else
+      error ("strerror: unrecognized error code for fsolve");
+    endif
+
+  elseif (strcmp (name, "npsol"))
+
+    if (err == 0)
+      msg = "optimal solution found\n";
+    elseif (err == 1)
+      msg = "weak local solution found\n";
+    elseif (err == 2)
+      msg = "no feasible point for linear constraints and bounds\n";
+    elseif (err == 3)
+      msg = "no feasible point found for nonlinear constraints\n";
+    elseif (err == 4)
+      msg = "iteration limit reached\n";
+    elseif (err == 6)
+      msg = "current point cannot be improved upon\n";
+    elseif (err == 7)
+      msg = "user-supplied derivatives appear to be incorrect\n";
+    elseif (err == 9)
+      msg = "internal error: invalid input parameter\n";
+    else
+      error ("strerror: unrecognized error code for npsol");
+    endif
+
+  elseif (strcmp (name, "qpsol"))
+
+    if (err == 0)
+      msg = "optimal solution found\n";
+    elseif (err == 1)
+      msg = "weak local solution found\n";
+    elseif (err == 2)
+      msg = "solution appears to be unbounded\n";
+    elseif (err == 3)
+      msg = "solution appears optimal, but optimality can't be verified\n";
+    elseif (err == 4)
+      msg = "iterates of the QP phase appear to be cycling\n";
+    elseif (err == 5)
+      msg = "iteration limit reached during QP phase\n";
+    elseif (err == 6)
+      msg = "no feasible point found during LP phase\n";
+    elseif (err == 7)
+      msg = "iterates of the LP phase appear to be cycling\n";
+    elseif (err == 8)
+      msg = "iteration limit reached during LP phase\n";
+    elseif (err == 9)
+      msg = "internal error: invalid input parameter\n";
+    else
+      error ("strerror: unrecognized error code for qpsol");
+    endif
+
+  else
+
+    error ("strerror: unrecognized function name");
+
+  endif
+
+endfunction