diff -r 8cbc438cc298 -r 48204dea0b9f librazor/error.c
--- a/librazor/error.c	Thu Feb 16 17:33:47 2012 +0000
+++ b/librazor/error.c	Sat Aug 23 11:13:48 2014 +0100
@@ -27,18 +27,73 @@
 #include "razor.h"
 #include "razor-internal.h"
 
+const char *razor_error_get_path_str(struct razor_error *error)
+{
+	if (error->path_str)
+		return error->path_str;
+
+	if (error->path) {
+		error->path_str = razor_concat(error->path, ": ",
+					       error->str, NULL);
+		return error->path_str;
+	}
+
+	return error->str;
+}
+
+/**
+ * razor_error_get_primary_text:
+ *
+ * Retrieves the basic information about an error. If a summary has been set
+ * then this will be returned. Otherwise the error string possibly prefixed
+ * by the path will be returned instead.
+ *
+ * Returns: Primary text of error.
+ **/
+RAZOR_EXPORT const char *
+razor_error_get_primary_text(struct razor_error *error)
+{
+	if (error->summary)
+		return error->summary;
+
+	return razor_error_get_path_str(error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * razor_error_get_secondary_text:
+ *
+ * Retrieves more detailed information about an error, if any. If a summary
+ * has been set the error string possibly prefixed by the path will be
+ * returned. Otherwise NULL will be returned.
+ *
+ * Returns: Secondary text of error or NULL.
+ **/
+RAZOR_EXPORT const char *
+razor_error_get_secondary_text(struct razor_error *error)
+{
+	if (!error->summary)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return razor_error_get_path_str(error);
+}
+
 RAZOR_EXPORT const char *
 razor_error_get_msg(struct razor_error *error)
 {
-	if (!error->msg) {
-		if (error->path)
-			error->msg = razor_concat(error->path, ": ", error->str,
-						  NULL);
-		else
-			error->msg = strdup(error->str);
-	}
+	const char *primary, *secondary;
 
-	return error->msg;
+	if (error->msg)
+		return error->msg;
+
+	primary = razor_error_get_primary_text(error);
+
+	secondary = razor_error_get_secondary_text(error);
+
+	if (secondary) {
+		error->msg = razor_concat(primary, "\n", secondary, NULL);
+		return error->msg;
+	} else
+		return primary;
 }
 
 #ifdef MSWIN_API
@@ -94,11 +149,34 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
+RAZOR_EXPORT struct razor_error *
+razor_error_dup(struct razor_error *src, const char *summary)
+{
+	struct razor_error *error;
+
+	error = zalloc(sizeof *error);
+
+	if (summary)
+		error->summary = strdup(summary);
+	else if (src->summary)
+		error->summary = strdup(src->summary);
+
+	if (src->path)
+		error->path = strdup(src->path);
+
+	if (src->str)
+		error->str = strdup(src->str);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
 RAZOR_EXPORT void
 razor_error_free(struct razor_error *error)
 {
 	free(error->path);
 	free(error->str);
+	free(error->path_str);
+	free(error->summary);
 	free(error->msg);
 	free(error);
 }