--- nethack-3.3.1/src/files.c	Thu Aug 10 03:38:08 2000
+++ nethack-patched/src/files.c	Wed Sep 20 15:49:12 2000
@@ -941,8 +941,8 @@
 	    default:
 		HUP perror(lockname);
 		HUP raw_printf(
-			     "Cannot lock %s for unknown reason (%d).",
-			       filename, errnosv);
+			     "Cannot lock %s for unknown reason (%s).",
+			       filename, strerror(errnosv));
 		nesting--;
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
@@ -1075,8 +1075,8 @@
 			 * place a file name may be wholly under the player's
 			 * control
 			 */
-			raw_printf("Access to %s denied (%d).",
-					filename, errno);
+			raw_printf("Access to %s denied (%s).",
+					filename, strerror(errno));
 			wait_synch();
 			/* fall through to standard names */
 		} else
@@ -1087,8 +1087,8 @@
 #if defined(UNIX) || defined(VMS)
 		} else {
 		    /* access() above probably caught most problems for UNIX */
-		    raw_printf("Couldn't open requested config file %s (%d).",
-					filename, errno);
+		    raw_printf("Couldn't open requested config file %s (%s).",
+					filename, strerror(errno));
 		    wait_synch();
 		    /* fall through to standard names */
 #endif
@@ -1135,8 +1135,8 @@
 	else if (errno != ENOENT) {
 		/* e.g., problems when setuid NetHack can't search home
 		 * directory restricted to user */
-		raw_printf("Couldn't open default config file %s (%d).",
-					tmp_config, errno);
+		raw_printf("Couldn't open default config file %s (%s).",
+					tmp_config, strerror(errno));
 		wait_synch();
 	}
 # endif