Index: sp.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /storage/cvsroot/spread/daemon/sp.c,v
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.14 sp.c
--- sp.c	5 Oct 2004 14:08:10 -0000	1.14
+++ sp.c	4 Dec 2004 05:15:11 -0000
@@ -1569,6 +1569,67 @@
 	}
 	return( -1 );
 }
+
+const char *SP_get_error_string( int error ) {
+  const char *error_string = NULL;
+
+	switch( error )
+	{
+		case ILLEGAL_SPREAD:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-1) Illegal spread was provided\n";
+			break;
+		case COULD_NOT_CONNECT:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-2) Could not connect. Is Spread running?\n";
+			break;
+		case REJECT_QUOTA:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-3) Connection rejected, to many users\n";
+			break;
+		case REJECT_NO_NAME:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-4) Connection rejected, no name was supplied\n";
+			break;
+		case REJECT_ILLEGAL_NAME:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-5) Connection rejected, illegal name\n";
+			break;
+		case REJECT_NOT_UNIQUE:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-6) Connection rejected, name not unique\n";
+			break;
+		case REJECT_VERSION:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-7) Connection rejected, library does not fit daemon\n";
+			break;
+		case CONNECTION_CLOSED:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-8) Connection closed by spread\n";
+			break;
+		case REJECT_AUTH:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-9) Connection rejected, authentication failed\n";
+			break;
+		case ILLEGAL_SESSION:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (%-11) Illegal session was supplied\n";
+			break;
+		case ILLEGAL_SERVICE:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-12) Illegal service request\n";
+			break;
+		case ILLEGAL_MESSAGE:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-13) Illegal message\n";
+			break;
+		case ILLEGAL_GROUP:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-14) Illegal group\n";
+			break;
+		case BUFFER_TOO_SHORT:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-15) The supplied buffer was too short\n";
+			break;
+		case GROUPS_TOO_SHORT:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-16) The supplied groups list was too short\n";
+			break;
+		case MESSAGE_TOO_LONG:
+			error_string = "SP_error: (-17) The message body + group names was too large to fit in a message\n";
+			break;
+		default:
+			error_string = "SP_error: unrecognized error\n";
+      break;
+	}
+  return error_string;
+}
+
 void	SP_error( int error )
 {
 	switch( error )
Index: sp_func.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /storage/cvsroot/spread/daemon/sp_func.h,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.5 sp_func.h
--- sp_func.h	5 Mar 2004 00:32:46 -0000	1.5
+++ sp_func.h	4 Dec 2004 05:15:11 -0000
@@ -98,4 +98,6 @@
 
 int	SP_equal_group_ids( group_id g1, group_id g2 );
 
+const char *SP_get_error_string( int error );
+
 void	SP_error( int error );