(doprnt): Reword confusing error message.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/doprnt.c b/src/doprnt.c
index 303846124f4..13fa047dcbe 100644
--- a/src/doprnt.c
+++ b/src/doprnt.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ doprnt (buffer, bufsize, format, format_end, nargs, args)
             case 'o':
             case 'x':
               if (cnt == nargs)
-                error ("Format string wants too many arguments");
+                error ("not enough arguments for format string");
               sprintf (sprintf_buffer, fmtcpy, args[cnt++]);
               /* Now copy into final output, truncating as nec.  */
               string = sprintf_buffer;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ doprnt (buffer, bufsize, format, format_end, nargs, args)
               {
                 union { double d; char *half[2]; } u;
                 if (cnt + 1 == nargs)
-                  error ("Format string wants too many arguments");
+                  error ("not enough arguments for format string");
                 u.half[0] = args[cnt++];
                 u.half[1] = args[cnt++];
                 sprintf (sprintf_buffer, fmtcpy, u.d);
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ doprnt (buffer, bufsize, format, format_end, nargs, args)
               string[-1] = 's';
             case 's':
               if (cnt == nargs)
-                error ("Format string wants too many arguments");
+                error ("not enough arguments for format string");
               string = args[cnt++];
               if (fmtcpy[1] != 's')
                 minlen = atoi (&fmtcpy[1]);
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ doprnt (buffer, bufsize, format, format_end, nargs, args)
 
             case 'c':
               if (cnt == nargs)
-                error ("Format string wants too many arguments");
+                error ("not enough arguments for format string");
               *bufptr++ = (int) args[cnt++];
               bufsize--;
               continue;