-/* Read LEN bytes at PTR from descriptor DESC, retrying if interrupted.
- Return the actual number of bytes read, zero for EOF, or negative
- for an error. */
+#ifdef EINTR
+# define IS_EINTR(x) ((x) == EINTR)
+#else
+# define IS_EINTR(x) 0
+#endif
+
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#ifndef CHAR_BIT
+# define CHAR_BIT 8
+#endif
+
+/* The extra casts work around common compiler bugs. */
+#define TYPE_SIGNED(t) (! ((t) 0 < (t) -1))
+/* The outer cast is needed to work around a bug in Cray C 5.0.3.0.
+ It is necessary at least when t == time_t. */
+#define TYPE_MINIMUM(t) ((t) (TYPE_SIGNED (t) \
+ ? ~ (t) 0 << (sizeof (t) * CHAR_BIT - 1) : (t) 0))
+#define TYPE_MAXIMUM(t) ((t) (~ (t) 0 - TYPE_MINIMUM (t)))
+
+#ifndef INT_MAX
+# define INT_MAX TYPE_MAXIMUM (int)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef SAFE_WRITE
+# define safe_rw safe_write
+# define rw write
+#else
+# define safe_rw safe_read
+# define rw read
+# undef const
+# define const /* empty */
+#endif