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diff --git a/string/string.h b/string/string.h
index db9bc00e5c..ecfc4c7060 100644
--- a/string/string.h
+++ b/string/string.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1991-1993, 1995-2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1991-1993, 1995-2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -239,13 +239,19 @@ extern size_t strnlen (__const char *__string, size_t __maxlen)
__BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
-/* Return a string describing the meaning of the `errno' code in ERRNUM. */
-extern char *strerror (int __errnum) __THROW;
+/* Return a string describing the meaning of the `errno' code in ERRNUM.
+
+ This function is a possible cancellation points and therefore not
+ marked with __THROW. */
+extern char *strerror (int __errnum);
__END_NAMESPACE_STD
#if defined __USE_XOPEN2K || defined __USE_MISC
/* Reentrant version of `strerror'. If a temporary buffer is required, at
- most BUFLEN bytes of BUF will be used. */
-extern char *strerror_r (int __errnum, char *__buf, size_t __buflen) __THROW;
+ most BUFLEN bytes of BUF will be used.
+
+ This function is a possible cancellation points and therefore not
+ marked with __THROW. */
+extern char *strerror_r (int __errnum, char *__buf, size_t __buflen);
#endif
/* We define this function always since `bzero' is sometimes needed when