diff --git a/sm5/Makefile b/sm5/Makefile
index 6fe07357c3f02005ebbd074c2b2302cc8d1aca83..f71753df732b6f6fa643fc071a5d5e3f88069224 100644
--- a/sm5/Makefile
+++ b/sm5/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Home page: http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
 #
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.47 2003/01/16 15:51:09 ballen4705 Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.48 2003/01/17 12:20:24 ballen4705 Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2002 Bruce Allen <smartmontools-support@lists.sourceforge.net>
 # 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ smartd:  smartd.c atacmds.o ataprint.o scsicmds.o utility.o\
 	$(CC) -DSMARTMONTOOLS_VERSION=$(counter) -o smartd $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) smartd.c \
                                       atacmds.o ataprint.o scsicmds.o utility.o
 
-atacmds.o: atacmds.h atacmds.c Makefile
+atacmds.o: atacmds.c atacmds.h utility.h Makefile
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c atacmds.c 
 
 ataprint.o: ataprint.c atacmds.h ataprint.h smartctl.h extern.h utility.h Makefile
diff --git a/sm5/atacmds.c b/sm5/atacmds.c
index b16e49dc6580fbc970d4ed8b33db85319bc6c277..d98b86ebd20de465911bd0b82d22a980a5230dde 100644
--- a/sm5/atacmds.c
+++ b/sm5/atacmds.c
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "atacmds.h"
+#include "utility.h"
 
-const char *atacmds_c_cvsid="$Id: atacmds.c,v 1.52 2003/01/16 15:51:09 ballen4705 Exp $" ATACMDS_H_CVSID;
+const char *atacmds_c_cvsid="$Id: atacmds.c,v 1.53 2003/01/17 12:20:24 ballen4705 Exp $" ATACMDS_H_CVSID UTILITY_H_CVSID;
 
 // These Drive Identity tables are taken from hdparm 5.2, and are also
 // given in the ATA/ATAPI specs for the IDENTIFY DEVICE command.  Note
@@ -194,23 +195,6 @@ char *create_vendor_attribute_arg_list(void){
   return s;
 }
 
-// A replacement for perror() that sends output to our choice of
-// printing.
-void syserror(const char *message){
-  const char *errormessage;
-  
-  // Get the correct system error message:
-  errormessage=strerror(errno);
-
-  // Check that caller has handed a sensible string, and provide
-  // appropriate output. See perrror(3) man page to understand better.
-    if (message && *message)
-      pout("%s: %s\n",message, errormessage);
-    else
-      pout("%s\n",errormessage);
-	
-    return;
-}
 
 // We no longer use this function, because the IOCTL appears to return
 // only the drive identity at the time that the system was booted
diff --git a/sm5/atacmds.cpp b/sm5/atacmds.cpp
index 282dff7d8046bb677568823fa508add4c3e2f6f6..10a4e0b4282788264ecb2a03c206e3e31cd3d244 100644
--- a/sm5/atacmds.cpp
+++ b/sm5/atacmds.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "atacmds.h"
+#include "utility.h"
 
-const char *atacmds_c_cvsid="$Id: atacmds.cpp,v 1.52 2003/01/16 15:51:09 ballen4705 Exp $" ATACMDS_H_CVSID;
+const char *atacmds_c_cvsid="$Id: atacmds.cpp,v 1.53 2003/01/17 12:20:24 ballen4705 Exp $" ATACMDS_H_CVSID UTILITY_H_CVSID;
 
 // These Drive Identity tables are taken from hdparm 5.2, and are also
 // given in the ATA/ATAPI specs for the IDENTIFY DEVICE command.  Note
@@ -194,23 +195,6 @@ char *create_vendor_attribute_arg_list(void){
   return s;
 }
 
-// A replacement for perror() that sends output to our choice of
-// printing.
-void syserror(const char *message){
-  const char *errormessage;
-  
-  // Get the correct system error message:
-  errormessage=strerror(errno);
-
-  // Check that caller has handed a sensible string, and provide
-  // appropriate output. See perrror(3) man page to understand better.
-    if (message && *message)
-      pout("%s: %s\n",message, errormessage);
-    else
-      pout("%s\n",errormessage);
-	
-    return;
-}
 
 // We no longer use this function, because the IOCTL appears to return
 // only the drive identity at the time that the system was booted
diff --git a/sm5/atacmds.h b/sm5/atacmds.h
index 541279547540947cf28797dafbb89f7d29655563..1e4e8eed4d1fc3982e0c052c42e4abe3cc040606 100644
--- a/sm5/atacmds.h
+++ b/sm5/atacmds.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define _ATACMDS_H_
 
 #ifndef ATACMDS_H_CVSID
-#define ATACMDS_H_CVSID "$Id: atacmds.h,v 1.32 2003/01/16 15:51:09 ballen4705 Exp $\n"
+#define ATACMDS_H_CVSID "$Id: atacmds.h,v 1.33 2003/01/17 12:20:24 ballen4705 Exp $\n"
 #endif
 
 // These are the major and minor versions for smartd and smartctl
@@ -345,14 +345,6 @@ int TestTime(struct ata_smart_values *data,int testtype);
 // 30 byte string with attribute name into output
 void ataPrintSmartAttribName(char *output, unsigned char id, unsigned char *defs);
 
-// like printf() except that we can control it better....
-void pout(char *fmt, ...)  
-     __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
-
-// replacement for perror() with redirected output.
-void syserror(const char *message);
-
-
 // This checks the n'th attribute in the attribute list, NOT the
 // attribute with id==n.  If the attribute does not exist, or the
 // attribute is > threshold, then returns zero.  If the attribute is
@@ -363,7 +355,6 @@ int ataCheckAttribute(struct ata_smart_values *data,
 		      struct ata_smart_thresholds *thresholds,
 		      int n);
 
-
 // External handler function, for when a checksum is not correct.  Can
 // simply return if no action is desired, or can print error messages
 // as needed, or exit.  Is passed a string with the name of the Data
diff --git a/sm5/utility.c b/sm5/utility.c
index 22016c1017a20c3580910285aba97a0b97881c08..75158b0849277d59a5a4c188948476b271ecb4d7 100644
--- a/sm5/utility.c
+++ b/sm5/utility.c
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "utility.h"
-#include "stdlib.h"
 
 // Any local header files should be represented by a CVSIDX just below.
-const char* utility_c_cvsid="$Id: utility.c,v 1.2 2003/01/16 15:51:10 ballen4705 Exp $" UTILITY_H_CVSID;
+const char* utility_c_cvsid="$Id: utility.c,v 1.3 2003/01/17 12:20:24 ballen4705 Exp $" UTILITY_H_CVSID;
 
 // Utility function prints date and time and timezone into a character
 // buffer of length>=64.  All the fuss is needed to get the right
@@ -130,3 +131,21 @@ void printone(char *block, const char *cvsid){
   return;
 }
 
+
+// A replacement for perror() that sends output to our choice of
+// printing.
+void syserror(const char *message){
+  const char *errormessage;
+  
+  // Get the correct system error message:
+  errormessage=strerror(errno);
+
+  // Check that caller has handed a sensible string, and provide
+  // appropriate output. See perrror(3) man page to understand better.
+    if (message && *message)
+      pout("%s: %s\n",message, errormessage);
+    else
+      pout("%s\n",errormessage);
+	
+    return;
+}
diff --git a/sm5/utility.cpp b/sm5/utility.cpp
index 0bab4162201056cf711ebcd86627ec72171cb78a..edcc2811bdbb8566fbff0d6f86eb0b1f418080f4 100644
--- a/sm5/utility.cpp
+++ b/sm5/utility.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "utility.h"
-#include "stdlib.h"
 
 // Any local header files should be represented by a CVSIDX just below.
-const char* utility_c_cvsid="$Id: utility.cpp,v 1.2 2003/01/16 15:51:10 ballen4705 Exp $" UTILITY_H_CVSID;
+const char* utility_c_cvsid="$Id: utility.cpp,v 1.3 2003/01/17 12:20:24 ballen4705 Exp $" UTILITY_H_CVSID;
 
 // Utility function prints date and time and timezone into a character
 // buffer of length>=64.  All the fuss is needed to get the right
@@ -130,3 +131,21 @@ void printone(char *block, const char *cvsid){
   return;
 }
 
+
+// A replacement for perror() that sends output to our choice of
+// printing.
+void syserror(const char *message){
+  const char *errormessage;
+  
+  // Get the correct system error message:
+  errormessage=strerror(errno);
+
+  // Check that caller has handed a sensible string, and provide
+  // appropriate output. See perrror(3) man page to understand better.
+    if (message && *message)
+      pout("%s: %s\n",message, errormessage);
+    else
+      pout("%s\n",errormessage);
+	
+    return;
+}
diff --git a/sm5/utility.h b/sm5/utility.h
index da875041c9d7dedf436d04306d4a80b98e811eab..7f8e2cbecf645b19d96a6278443f497d79859e0c 100644
--- a/sm5/utility.h
+++ b/sm5/utility.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define __UTILITY_H_
 
 #ifndef UTILITY_H_CVSID
-#define UTILITY_H_CVSID "$Id: utility.h,v 1.2 2003/01/16 15:51:10 ballen4705 Exp $\n"
+#define UTILITY_H_CVSID "$Id: utility.h,v 1.3 2003/01/17 12:20:24 ballen4705 Exp $\n"
 #endif
 
 // Utility function prints date and time and timezone into a character
@@ -38,4 +38,16 @@ void dateandtimezone(char *buffer);
 #define CVSMAXLEN 512
 void printone(char *block, const char *cvsid);
 
+// like printf() except that we can control it better. Note --
+// although the prototype is given here, in utility.h, the function
+// itself is defined differently in smartctl and smartd.  So the
+// function definition is in smartd.c and in smartctl.c.
+void pout(char *fmt, ...)  
+     __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+
+// replacement for perror() with redirected output.
+void syserror(const char *message);
+
+
+
 #endif