diff --git a/table.c b/table.c
index 96728d95..26149d1a 100644
--- a/table.c
+++ b/table.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ** Module to control static tables
 */
 
-char *rcs_table="$Id: table.c,v 2.7 1994/11/02 19:09:23 roberto Exp roberto $";
+char *rcs_table="$Id: table.c,v 2.8 1994/11/02 20:29:09 roberto Exp roberto $";
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -233,21 +233,15 @@ char *lua_createstring (char *s)
 /*
 ** Add a file name at file table, checking overflow. This function also set
 ** the external variable "lua_filename" with the function filename set.
-** Return 0 on success or 1 on error.
+** Return 0 on success or error message on error.
 */
-int lua_addfile (char *fn)
+char *lua_addfile (char *fn)
 {
  if (lua_nfile >= MAXFILE-1)
- {
-  lua_error ("too many files");
-  return 1;
- }
+   return "too many files";
  if ((lua_file[lua_nfile++] = strdup (fn)) == NULL)
- {
-  lua_error ("not enough memory");
-  return 1;
- }
- return 0;
+   return "not enough memory";
+ return NULL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/table.h b/table.h
index 2ef50b0a..a885f201 100644
--- a/table.h
+++ b/table.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 ** Module to control static tables
 ** TeCGraf - PUC-Rio
-** $Id: table.h,v 2.2 1994/07/19 21:27:18 celes Exp $
+** $Id: table.h,v 2.3 1994/10/17 19:03:23 celes Exp roberto $
 */
 
 #ifndef table_h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void  lua_travsymbol      (void (*fn)(Object *));
 void  lua_markobject      (Object *o);
 void  lua_pack            (void);
 char *lua_createstring    (char *s);
-int   lua_addfile         (char *fn);
+char *lua_addfile         (char *fn);
 int   lua_delfile 	  (void);
 char *lua_filename        (void);
 void  lua_nextvar         (void);