2 files changed, 13 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/net/net.go b/src/lib/net/net.go
index cfd34bbab..6e8f302c2 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/net.go
+++ b/src/lib/net/net.go
@@ -12,19 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-func NewError(s string) *os.Error {
-	e := new(os.Error);
-	e.s = s;
-	return e
-}
-
 export var (
-	BadAddress = NewError("malformed address");
-	MissingAddress = NewError("missing address");
-	UnknownNetwork = NewError("unknown network");
-	UnknownHost = NewError("unknown host");
-	UnknownPort = NewError("unknown port");
-	UnknownSocketFamily = NewError("unknown socket family");
+	BadAddress = os.NewError("malformed address");
+	MissingAddress = os.NewError("missing address");
+	UnknownNetwork = os.NewError("unknown network");
+	UnknownHost = os.NewError("unknown host");
+	UnknownPort = os.NewError("unknown port");
+	UnknownSocketFamily = os.NewError("unknown socket family");
 )
 
 // Split "host:port" into "host" and "port".
diff --git a/src/lib/os/os_error.go b/src/lib/os/os_error.go
index 21e1bc627..95a671497 100644
--- a/src/lib/os/os_error.go
+++ b/src/lib/os/os_error.go
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ export type Error struct {
 
 var ErrorTab = new(map[int64] *Error);
 
+export func NewError(s string) *Error {
+	e := new(Error);
+	e.s = s
+	return e
+}
+
 export func ErrnoToError(errno int64) *Error {
 	if errno == 0 {
 		return nil
@@ -22,8 +28,7 @@ export func ErrnoToError(errno int64) *Error {
 	if ok {
 		return err
 	}
-	e := new(Error);
-	e.s = syscall.errstr(errno);
+	e := NewError(syscall.errstr(errno));
 	ErrorTab[errno] = e;
 	return e;
 }