diff --git a/src/BufferView.C b/src/BufferView.C
index 439fba5d4a..949ed8bb23 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.C
+++ b/src/BufferView.C
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #include "BoostFormat.h"
 
 #include <fstream>
-#include <cerrno>
 
 extern BufferList bufferlist;
 
@@ -321,16 +320,14 @@ bool BufferView::insertLyXFile(string const & filen)
 
 	ifstream ifs(fname.c_str());
 	if (!ifs) {
-		string const error = strerror(errno);
 		string const file = MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50);
 #if USE_BOOST_FORMAT
-		boost::format fmt(_("Could not open the specified document\n%1$s\ndue to the error: %2$s"));
+		boost::format fmt(_("Could not open the specified document\n%1$s."));
 		fmt % file;
-		fmt % error;
 		string text = fmt.str();
 #else
 		string text = _("Could not open the specified document\n");
-		text += file + _(" due to the error: ");
+		text += file + ".";
 		text += error;
 #endif
 		Alert::error(_("Could not open file"), text);
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 183b664e12..735265bd5d 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-03-29  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
+
+	* BufferView.C:
+	* buffer.C: fix broken strerrors according to Lars
+
 2003-03-29  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
 
 	* converters.C: more Alert cleanups
diff --git a/src/buffer.C b/src/buffer.C
index 2fad83c2f3..4f603d9b21 100644
--- a/src/buffer.C
+++ b/src/buffer.C
@@ -954,17 +954,14 @@ void Buffer::writeFileAscii(string const & fname, int linelen)
 {
 	ofstream ofs(fname.c_str());
 	if (!ofs) {
-		string const error = strerror(errno);
 		string const file = MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50);
 #if USE_BOOST_FORMAT
-		boost::format fmt(_("Could not save the document\n%1$s\ndue to the error: %2$s"));
+		boost::format fmt(_("Could not save the document\n%1$s."));
 		fmt % file;
-		fmt % error;
 		string text = fmt.str();
 #else
 		string text = _("Could not save the document\n");
-		text += file + _(" due to the error: ");
-		text += error;
+		text += file + ".";
 #endif
 		Alert::error(_("Could not save document"), text);
 		return;
@@ -994,17 +991,14 @@ void Buffer::makeLaTeXFile(string const & fname,
 
 	ofstream ofs(fname.c_str());
 	if (!ofs) {
-		string const error = strerror(errno);
 		string const file = MakeDisplayPath(fname, 50);
 #if USE_BOOST_FORMAT
-		boost::format fmt(_("Could not open the specified document\n%1$s\ndue to the error: %2$s"));
+		boost::format fmt(_("Could not open the specified document\n%1$s."));
 		fmt % file;
-		fmt % error;
 		string text = fmt.str();
 #else
 		string text = _("Could not open the specified document\n");
-		text += file + _(" due to the error: ");
-		text += error;
+		text += file + ".";
 #endif
 		Alert::error(_("Could not open file"), text);
 		return;
diff --git a/src/lyx_cb.C b/src/lyx_cb.C
index 6493b5002d..233395c432 100644
--- a/src/lyx_cb.C
+++ b/src/lyx_cb.C
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <utility>
+#include <cerrno>
 
 using std::vector;
 using std::ifstream;