writeandcheck.patch

diff -ru src/src/sysfiles.c b/src/sysfiles.c
--- src/src/sysfiles.c	2012-09-16 03:12:06.000000000 +0200
+++ b/src/sysfiles.c	2012-11-15 10:33:36.497514033 +0100
@@ -86,12 +86,17 @@
 
 /* utility to check return value of 'write'  */
 ssize_t writeandcheck(int fd, const char *buf, size_t count) {
-  int ret;
-  ret = write(fd, buf, count);
-  if (ret < 0)
-    ErrorQuit("Cannot write to file descriptor %d, see 'LastSystemError();'\n",
+    static int depth = 0;  /* Recursion depth */
+    int ret;
+    ret = write(fd, buf, count);
+    if (ret < 0 && depth == 0)
+    {
+        depth++;
+        ErrorQuit("Cannot write to file descriptor %d, see 'LastSystemError();'\n",
                fd, 0L);
-  return ret;
+        depth--;
+    }
+    return ret;
 }