diff --git a/gnulib/lib/Makefile.am b/gnulib/lib/Makefile.am
index d2f73cbe0..666b50413 100644
--- a/gnulib/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/gnulib/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ libgnu_la_SOURCES = \
 	c-ctype.h \
 	cloexec.c \
 	cloexec.h \
+	error.c \
+	error.h \
 	full-read.c \
 	full-read.h \
 	full-write.c \
diff --git a/gnulib/lib/error.c b/gnulib/lib/error.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00663b320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnulib/lib/error.c
@@ -0,0 +1,356 @@
+/* Error handler for noninteractive utilities
+   Copyright (C) 1990-1998, 2000-2007, 2009-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
+   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This file 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* Written by David MacKenzie <djm@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.  */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#ifndef HAVE_ERROR_H
+
+#include "error.h"
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "getprogname.h"
+
+#ifndef _
+# define _(String) String
+#endif
+
+/* If NULL, error will flush stdout, then print on stderr the program
+   name, a colon and a space.  Otherwise, error will call this
+   function without parameters instead.  */
+void (*error_print_progname) (void);
+
+/* This variable is incremented each time 'error' is called.  */
+unsigned int error_message_count;
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#if defined _WIN32 && ! defined __CYGWIN__
+/* Get declarations of the native Windows API functions.  */
+# define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+# include <windows.h>
+/* Get _get_osfhandle.  */
+# if GNULIB_MSVC_NOTHROW
+#  include "msvc-nothrow.h"
+# else
+#  include <io.h>
+# endif
+#endif
+
+/* The gnulib override of fcntl is not needed in this file.  */
+# undef fcntl
+
+# if !(GNULIB_STRERROR_R_POSIX || HAVE_DECL_STRERROR_R)
+#  ifndef HAVE_DECL_STRERROR_R
+"this configure-time declaration test was not run"
+#  endif
+#  if STRERROR_R_CHAR_P
+char *strerror_r (int errnum, char *buf, size_t buflen);
+#  else
+int strerror_r (int errnum, char *buf, size_t buflen);
+#  endif
+# endif
+
+# define program_name getprogname ()
+
+#if GNULIB_STRERROR_R_POSIX || HAVE_STRERROR_R || defined strerror_r
+# define __strerror_r strerror_r
+#endif /* GNULIB_STRERROR_R_POSIX || HAVE_STRERROR_R || defined strerror_r */
+
+#if !_LIBC
+/* Return non-zero if FD is open.  */
+static int
+is_open (int fd)
+{
+# if defined _WIN32 && ! defined __CYGWIN__
+  /* On native Windows: The initial state of unassigned standard file
+     descriptors is that they are open but point to an INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE.
+     There is no fcntl, and the gnulib replacement fcntl does not support
+     F_GETFL.  */
+  return (HANDLE) _get_osfhandle (fd) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+# else
+#  ifndef F_GETFL
+#   error Please port fcntl to your platform
+#  endif
+  return 0 <= fcntl (fd, F_GETFL);
+# endif
+}
+#endif
+
+static void
+flush_stdout (void)
+{
+#if !_LIBC
+  int stdout_fd;
+
+# if GNULIB_FREOPEN_SAFER
+  /* Use of gnulib's freopen-safer module normally ensures that
+       fileno (stdout) == 1
+     whenever stdout is open.  */
+  stdout_fd = STDOUT_FILENO;
+# else
+  /* POSIX states that fileno (stdout) after fclose is unspecified.  But in
+     practice it is not a problem, because stdout is statically allocated and
+     the fd of a FILE stream is stored as a field in its allocated memory.  */
+  stdout_fd = fileno (stdout);
+# endif
+  /* POSIX states that fflush (stdout) after fclose is unspecified; it
+     is safe in glibc, but not on all other platforms.  fflush (NULL)
+     is always defined, but too draconian.  */
+  if (0 <= stdout_fd && is_open (stdout_fd))
+#endif
+    fflush (stdout);
+}
+
+static void
+print_errno_message (int errnum)
+{
+  char const *s;
+
+#if _LIBC || GNULIB_STRERROR_R_POSIX || defined HAVE_STRERROR_R
+  char errbuf[1024];
+# if _LIBC || (!GNULIB_STRERROR_R_POSIX && STRERROR_R_CHAR_P)
+  s = __strerror_r (errnum, errbuf, sizeof errbuf);
+# else
+  if (__strerror_r (errnum, errbuf, sizeof errbuf) == 0)
+    s = errbuf;
+  else
+    s = 0;
+# endif
+#else
+  s = strerror (errnum);
+#endif
+
+#if !_LIBC
+  if (! s)
+    s = _("Unknown system error");
+#endif
+
+#if _LIBC
+  __fxprintf (NULL, ": %s", s);
+#else
+  fprintf (stderr, ": %s", s);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void
+error_tail (int status, int errnum, const char *message, va_list args)
+{
+#if _LIBC
+  if (_IO_fwide (stderr, 0) > 0)
+    {
+      size_t len = strlen (message) + 1;
+      wchar_t *wmessage = NULL;
+      mbstate_t st;
+      size_t res;
+      const char *tmp;
+      bool use_malloc = false;
+
+      while (1)
+        {
+          if (__libc_use_alloca (len * sizeof (wchar_t)))
+            wmessage = (wchar_t *) alloca (len * sizeof (wchar_t));
+          else
+            {
+              if (!use_malloc)
+                wmessage = NULL;
+
+              wchar_t *p = (wchar_t *) realloc (wmessage,
+                                                len * sizeof (wchar_t));
+              if (p == NULL)
+                {
+                  free (wmessage);
+                  fputws_unlocked (L"out of memory\n", stderr);
+                  return;
+                }
+              wmessage = p;
+              use_malloc = true;
+            }
+
+          memset (&st, '\0', sizeof (st));
+          tmp = message;
+
+          res = mbsrtowcs (wmessage, &tmp, len, &st);
+          if (res != len)
+            break;
+
+          if (__builtin_expect (len >= SIZE_MAX / sizeof (wchar_t) / 2, 0))
+            {
+              /* This really should not happen if everything is fine.  */
+              res = (size_t) -1;
+              break;
+            }
+
+          len *= 2;
+        }
+
+      if (res == (size_t) -1)
+        {
+          /* The string cannot be converted.  */
+          if (use_malloc)
+            {
+              free (wmessage);
+              use_malloc = false;
+            }
+          wmessage = (wchar_t *) L"???";
+        }
+
+      __vfwprintf (stderr, wmessage, args);
+
+      if (use_malloc)
+        free (wmessage);
+    }
+  else
+#endif
+    vfprintf (stderr, message, args);
+
+  ++error_message_count;
+  if (errnum)
+    print_errno_message (errnum);
+#if _LIBC
+  __fxprintf (NULL, "\n");
+#else
+  putc ('\n', stderr);
+#endif
+  fflush (stderr);
+  if (status)
+    exit (status);
+}
+
+
+/* Print the program name and error message MESSAGE, which is a printf-style
+   format string with optional args.
+   If ERRNUM is nonzero, print its corresponding system error message.
+   Exit with status STATUS if it is nonzero.  */
+void
+error (int status, int errnum, const char *message, ...)
+{
+  va_list args;
+
+#if defined _LIBC && defined __libc_ptf_call
+  /* We do not want this call to be cut short by a thread
+     cancellation.  Therefore disable cancellation for now.  */
+  int state = PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE;
+  __libc_ptf_call (pthread_setcancelstate, (PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, &state),
+                   0);
+#endif
+
+  flush_stdout ();
+#ifdef _LIBC
+  _IO_flockfile (stderr);
+#endif
+  if (error_print_progname)
+    (*error_print_progname) ();
+  else
+    {
+#if _LIBC
+      __fxprintf (NULL, "%s: ", program_name);
+#else
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: ", program_name);
+#endif
+    }
+
+  va_start (args, message);
+  error_tail (status, errnum, message, args);
+  va_end (args);
+
+#ifdef _LIBC
+  _IO_funlockfile (stderr);
+# ifdef __libc_ptf_call
+  __libc_ptf_call (pthread_setcancelstate, (state, NULL), 0);
+# endif
+#endif
+}
+
+/* Sometimes we want to have at most one error per line.  This
+   variable controls whether this mode is selected or not.  */
+int error_one_per_line;
+
+void
+error_at_line (int status, int errnum, const char *file_name,
+               unsigned int line_number, const char *message, ...)
+{
+  va_list args;
+
+  if (error_one_per_line)
+    {
+      static const char *old_file_name;
+      static unsigned int old_line_number;
+
+      if (old_line_number == line_number
+          && (file_name == old_file_name
+              || (old_file_name != NULL
+                  && file_name != NULL
+                  && strcmp (old_file_name, file_name) == 0)))
+
+        /* Simply return and print nothing.  */
+        return;
+
+      old_file_name = file_name;
+      old_line_number = line_number;
+    }
+
+#if defined _LIBC && defined __libc_ptf_call
+  /* We do not want this call to be cut short by a thread
+     cancellation.  Therefore disable cancellation for now.  */
+  int state = PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE;
+  __libc_ptf_call (pthread_setcancelstate, (PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, &state),
+                   0);
+#endif
+
+  flush_stdout ();
+#ifdef _LIBC
+  _IO_flockfile (stderr);
+#endif
+  if (error_print_progname)
+    (*error_print_progname) ();
+  else
+    {
+#if _LIBC
+      __fxprintf (NULL, "%s:", program_name);
+#else
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s:", program_name);
+#endif
+    }
+
+#if _LIBC
+  __fxprintf (NULL, file_name != NULL ? "%s:%u: " : " ",
+              file_name, line_number);
+#else
+  fprintf (stderr, file_name != NULL ? "%s:%u: " : " ",
+           file_name, line_number);
+#endif
+
+  va_start (args, message);
+  error_tail (status, errnum, message, args);
+  va_end (args);
+
+#ifdef _LIBC
+  _IO_funlockfile (stderr);
+# ifdef __libc_ptf_call
+  __libc_ptf_call (pthread_setcancelstate, (state, NULL), 0);
+# endif
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif /* !HAVE_ERROR_H */
diff --git a/gnulib/lib/error.h b/gnulib/lib/error.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..182f21ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnulib/lib/error.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/* Declaration for error-reporting function
+   Copyright (C) 1995-1997, 2003, 2006, 2008-2022 Free Software Foundation,
+   Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
+   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This file 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef _ERROR_H
+#define _ERROR_H 1
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Print a message with 'fprintf (stderr, FORMAT, ...)';
+   if ERRNUM is nonzero, follow it with ": " and strerror (ERRNUM).
+   If STATUS is nonzero, terminate the program with 'exit (STATUS)'.  */
+
+extern void error (int __status, int __errnum, const char *__format, ...);
+
+extern void error_at_line (int __status, int __errnum, const char *__fname,
+                           unsigned int __lineno, const char *__format, ...);
+
+/* If NULL, error will flush stdout, then print on stderr the program
+   name, a colon and a space.  Otherwise, error will call this
+   function without parameters instead.  */
+extern void (*error_print_progname) (void);
+
+/* This variable is incremented each time 'error' is called.  */
+extern unsigned int error_message_count;
+
+/* Sometimes we want to have at most one error per line.  This
+   variable controls whether this mode is selected or not.  */
+extern int error_one_per_line;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* error.h */
diff --git a/m4/guestfs-libraries.m4 b/m4/guestfs-libraries.m4
index 5d3bd0bbb..d3bb0fd86 100644
--- a/m4/guestfs-libraries.m4
+++ b/m4/guestfs-libraries.m4
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@ dnl Headers.
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([\
     byteswap.h \
     endian.h \
-    sys/endian.h \
+    error.h \
     errno.h \
     linux/fs.h \
     linux/magic.h \
     linux/raid/md_u.h \
     linux/rtc.h \
     printf.h \
+    sys/endian.h \
     sys/inotify.h \
     sys/mount.h \
     sys/resource.h \
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ dnl Functions.
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([\
     accept4 \
     be32toh \
+    error \
     fsync \
     futimens \
     getprogname \