diff --git a/common/richio.cpp b/common/richio.cpp
index 2f32a245a2..a8eefce9af 100644
--- a/common/richio.cpp
+++ b/common/richio.cpp
@@ -514,20 +514,15 @@ void STRING_FORMATTER::StripUseless()
 
 //-----<FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER>----------------------------------------
 
-FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER::FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER( const wxString& aFileName,
-        const wxChar* aMode,  char aQuoteChar ):
+FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER::FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER( const wxString& aFileName, const wxChar* aMode,
+                                            char aQuoteChar ):
     OUTPUTFORMATTER( OUTPUTFMTBUFZ, aQuoteChar ),
     m_filename( aFileName )
 {
     m_fp = wxFopen( aFileName, aMode );
 
     if( !m_fp )
-    {
-        wxString msg = wxString::Format(
-                            _( "cannot open or save file \"%s\"" ),
-                            m_filename.GetData() );
-        THROW_IO_ERROR( msg );
-    }
+        THROW_IO_ERROR( std::strerror( errno ) );
 }
 
 
@@ -540,13 +535,8 @@ FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER::~FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER()
 
 void FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER::write( const char* aOutBuf, int aCount )
 {
-    if( 1 != fwrite( aOutBuf, aCount, 1, m_fp ) )
-    {
-        wxString msg = wxString::Format(
-                            _( "error writing to file \"%s\"" ),
-                            m_filename.GetData() );
-        THROW_IO_ERROR( msg );
-    }
+    if( fwrite( aOutBuf, (unsigned) aCount, 1, m_fp ) != 1 )
+        THROW_IO_ERROR( std::strerror( errno ) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/eeschema/libarch.cpp b/eeschema/libarch.cpp
index 0e0c207b3f..bc52f17630 100644
--- a/eeschema/libarch.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/libarch.cpp
@@ -148,10 +148,16 @@ bool SCH_EDIT_FRAME::CreateArchiveLibrary( const wxString& aFileName )
     {
         archLib->Save( false );
     }
-    catch( ... /* IO_ERROR ioe */ )
+    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
     {
         errorMsg.Printf( _( "Failed to save symbol library file \"%s\"" ), aFileName );
-        DisplayError( this, errorMsg );
+        DisplayErrorMessage( this, errorMsg, ioe.What() );
+        return false;
+    }
+    catch( std::exception& error )
+    {
+        errorMsg.Printf( _( "Failed to save symbol library file \"%s\"" ), aFileName );
+        DisplayErrorMessage( this, errorMsg, error.what() );
         return false;
     }