--- gforth/errors.fs	2002/04/01 15:34:34	1.12
+++ gforth/errors.fs	2003/02/28 10:59:11	1.14
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ decimal
 \ Gforth's errors:
 
 -2048 s" Cannot tick compile-only word (try COMP' ... DROP)" rot errstring
+-2049 s" Write to broken pipe" rot errstring
 
-variable next-exception -2049 next-exception !
+variable next-exception -2050 next-exception !
 
 : exception ( addr u -- n ) \ exception- gforth
     \G @var{n} is a previously unused @code{throw} value in the range
@@ -102,4 +103,6 @@ variable next-exception -2049 next-excep
     next-exception @
     -1 next-exception +! ;
 
+-2049 constant broken-pipe-error ( -- n ) \ gforth
+\G the error number for a broken pipe