-#ifndef PARAMS
-# if defined PROTOTYPES || (defined __STDC__ && __STDC__)
-# define PARAMS(Args) Args
-# else
-# define PARAMS(Args) ()
-# endif
-#endif
-
-ssize_t
-safe_read PARAMS ((int desc, char *ptr, size_t len));
+/* An interface to read() that retries after interrupts.
+ Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#define SAFE_READ_ERROR ((size_t) -1)
+
+/* Read up to COUNT bytes at BUF from descriptor FD, retrying if interrupted.
+ Return the actual number of bytes read, zero for EOF, or SAFE_READ_ERROR
+ upon error. */
+extern size_t safe_read (int fd, void *buf, size_t count);