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diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/err.h b/tools/include/nolibc/err.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1 OR MIT */
+/*
+ * formatted error message for NOLIBC
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
+ */
+
+/* make sure to include all global symbols */
+#include "nolibc.h"
+
+#ifndef _NOLIBC_ERR_H
+#define _NOLIBC_ERR_H
+
+#include "errno.h"
+#include "stdarg.h"
+#include "sys.h"
+
+static __attribute__((unused))
+void vwarn(const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: ", program_invocation_short_name);
+	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
+	fprintf(stderr, ": %m\n");
+}
+
+static __attribute__((unused))
+void vwarnx(const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: ", program_invocation_short_name);
+	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+}
+
+static __attribute__((unused))
+void warn(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	vwarn(fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
+static __attribute__((unused))
+void warnx(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	vwarnx(fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
+static __attribute__((noreturn, unused))
+void verr(int eval, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	vwarn(fmt, args);
+	exit(eval);
+}
+
+static __attribute__((noreturn, unused))
+void verrx(int eval, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	warnx(fmt, args);
+	exit(eval);
+}
+
+static __attribute__((noreturn, unused))
+void err(int eval, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	verr(eval, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
+static __attribute__((noreturn, unused))
+void errx(int eval, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	verrx(eval, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
+#endif /* _NOLIBC_ERR_H */