Changing all calls to ERROR() followed by exit(EXIT_FAILURE) with a single

call to FATAL().

git-svn-id: https://svn.musicpd.org/mpd/trunk@6276 09075e82-0dd4-0310-85a5-a0d7c8717e4f

21 files changed, 135 insertions, 273 deletions

diff --git a/src/audio.c b/src/audio.c
index 92d688f38..912e46ffa 100644
--- a/src/audio.c
+++ b/src/audio.c
@@ -127,23 +127,21 @@ void initAudioDriver(void)
 		if (!initAudioOutput(output, param)) {
 			if (param)
 			{
-				ERROR("problems configuring output device "
+				FATAL("problems configuring output device "
 				      "defined at line %i\n", param->line);
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				ERROR("No audio_output specified and unable to "
+				FATAL("No audio_output specified and unable to "
 				      "detect a default audio output device\n");
 			}
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		/* require output names to be unique: */
 		for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
 			if (!strcmp(output->name, audioOutputArray[j].name)) {
-				ERROR("output devices with identical "
+				FATAL("output devices with identical "
 				      "names: %s\n", output->name);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 		}
 		audioDeviceStates[i] = DEVICE_ENABLE;
@@ -169,9 +167,8 @@ void initAudioConfig(void)
 	audio_configFormat = xmalloc(sizeof(AudioFormat));
 
 	if (0 != parseAudioConfig(audio_configFormat, param->value)) {
-		ERROR("error parsing \"%s\" at line %i\n",
+		FATAL("error parsing \"%s\" at line %i\n",
 		      CONF_AUDIO_OUTPUT_FORMAT, param->line);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/audioOutput.c b/src/audioOutput.c
index 9f6172088..49a7ce258 100644
--- a/src/audioOutput.c
+++ b/src/audioOutput.c
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ void finishAudioOutputPlugins(void)
 #define getBlockParam(name, str, force) { \
 	bp = getBlockParam(param, name); \
 	if(force && bp == NULL) { \
-		ERROR("couldn't find parameter \"%s\" in audio output " \
+		FATAL("couldn't find parameter \"%s\" in audio output " \
 				"definition beginning at %i\n", \
 				name, param->line); \
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE); \
 	} \
 	if(bp) str = bp->value; \
 }
@@ -81,9 +80,8 @@ int initAudioOutput(AudioOutput *ao, ConfigParam * param)
 		getBlockParam(AUDIO_OUTPUT_FORMAT, format, 0);
 
 		if (!findInList(audioOutputPluginList, type, &data)) {
-			ERROR("couldn't find audio output plugin for type "
+			FATAL("couldn't find audio output plugin for type "
 			      "\"%s\" at line %i\n", type, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		plugin = (AudioOutputPlugin *) data;
@@ -141,8 +139,7 @@ int initAudioOutput(AudioOutput *ao, ConfigParam * param)
 		ao->convertAudioFormat = 1;
 
 		if (0 != parseAudioConfig(&ao->reqAudioFormat, format)) {
-			ERROR("error parsing format at line %i\n", bp->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			FATAL("error parsing format at line %i\n", bp->line);
 		}
 
 		copyAudioFormat(&ao->outAudioFormat, &ao->reqAudioFormat);
diff --git a/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_ao.c b/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_ao.c
index df2975622..ee1a1e559 100644
--- a/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_ao.c
+++ b/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_ao.c
@@ -75,9 +75,8 @@ static int audioOutputAo_initDriver(AudioOutput * audioOutput,
 	if ((blockParam = getBlockParam(param, "write_size"))) {
 		ad->writeSize = strtol(blockParam->value, &test, 10);
 		if (*test != '\0') {
-			ERROR("\"%s\" is not a valid write size at line %i\n",
+			FATAL("\"%s\" is not a valid write size at line %i\n",
 			      blockParam->value, blockParam->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	} else
 		ad->writeSize = 1024;
@@ -92,16 +91,13 @@ static int audioOutputAo_initDriver(AudioOutput * audioOutput,
 	if (!blockParam || 0 == strcmp(blockParam->value, "default")) {
 		ad->driverId = ao_default_driver_id();
 	} else if ((ad->driverId = ao_driver_id(blockParam->value)) < 0) {
-		ERROR("\"%s\" is not a valid ao driver at line %i\n",
+		FATAL("\"%s\" is not a valid ao driver at line %i\n",
 		      blockParam->value, blockParam->line);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	if ((ai = ao_driver_info(ad->driverId)) == NULL) {
-		ERROR("problems getting driver info for device defined at "
-		      "line %i\n", param->line);
-		ERROR("you may not have permission to the audio device\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		FATAL("problems getting driver info for device defined at line %i\n"
+		      "you may not have permission to the audio device\n" param->line);
 	}
 
 	DEBUG("using ao driver \"%s\" for \"%s\"\n", ai->short_name,
@@ -120,11 +116,8 @@ static int audioOutputAo_initDriver(AudioOutput * audioOutput,
 		while (n1) {
 			stk2 = NULL;
 			key = strtok_r(n1, "=", &stk2);
-			if (!key) {
-				ERROR("problems parsing "
-				      "options \"%s\"\n", n1);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
+			if (!key)
+				FATAL("problems parsing options \"%s\"\n", n1);
 			/*found = 0;
 			   for(i=0;i<ai->option_count;i++) {
 			   if(strcmp(ai->options[i],key)==0) {
@@ -133,17 +126,13 @@ static int audioOutputAo_initDriver(AudioOutput * audioOutput,
 			   }
 			   }
 			   if(!found) {
-			   ERROR("\"%s\" is not an option for "
+			   FATAL("\"%s\" is not an option for "
 			   "\"%s\" ao driver\n",key,
 			   ai->short_name);
-			   exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			   } */
 			value = strtok_r(NULL, "", &stk2);
-			if (!value) {
-				ERROR("problems parsing "
-				      "options \"%s\"\n", n1);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
+			if (!value)
+				FATAL("problems parsing options \"%s\"\n", n1);
 			ao_append_option(&ad->options, key, value);
 			n1 = strtok_r(NULL, ";", &stk1);
 		}
diff --git a/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_oss.c b/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_oss.c
index 1a27cae14..01293cbd1 100644
--- a/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_oss.c
+++ b/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_oss.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static int oss_open_default(AudioOutput *ao, ConfigParam *param, OssData *od)
 	}
 
 	if (param)
-		ERROR("Error trying to open specified OSS device"
+		ERROR("error trying to open specified OSS device"
 	              " at line %i\n", param->line);
 	else
 		ERROR("error trying to open default OSS device\n");
diff --git a/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_shout.c b/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_shout.c
index 01fd50c1b..25966d172 100644
--- a/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_shout.c
+++ b/src/audioOutputs/audioOutput_shout.c
@@ -100,10 +100,9 @@ static void freeShoutData(ShoutData * sd)
 
 #define checkBlockParam(name) { \
 	blockParam = getBlockParam(param, name); \
-	if(!blockParam) { \
-		ERROR("no \"%s\" defined for shout device defined at line " \
+	if (!blockParam) { \
+		FATAL("no \"%s\" defined for shout device defined at line " \
 				"%i\n", name, param->line); \
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE); \
 	} \
 }
 
@@ -138,9 +137,8 @@ static int myShout_initDriver(AudioOutput * audioOutput, ConfigParam * param)
 	port = strtol(blockParam->value, &test, 10);
 
 	if (*test != '\0' || port <= 0) {
-		ERROR("shout port \"%s\" is not a positive integer, line %i\n",
+		FATAL("shout port \"%s\" is not a positive integer, line %i\n",
 		      blockParam->value, blockParam->line);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	checkBlockParam("password");
@@ -151,14 +149,13 @@ static int myShout_initDriver(AudioOutput * audioOutput, ConfigParam * param)
 
 	blockParam = getBlockParam(param, "public");
 	if (blockParam) {
-		if (0 == strcmp(blockParam->value, "yes"))
+		if (0 == strcmp(blockParam->value, "yes")) {
 			public = 1;
-		else if (0 == strcmp(blockParam->value, "no"))
+		} else if (0 == strcmp(blockParam->value, "no")) {
 			public = 0;
-		else {
-			ERROR("public \"%s\" is not \"yes\" or \"no\" at line "
+		} else {
+			FATAL("public \"%s\" is not \"yes\" or \"no\" at line "
 			      "%i\n", param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	} else
 		public = 0;
@@ -177,35 +174,31 @@ static int myShout_initDriver(AudioOutput * audioOutput, ConfigParam * param)
 		sd->quality = strtod(blockParam->value, &test);
 
 		if (*test != '\0' || sd->quality < -1.0 || sd->quality > 10.0) {
-			ERROR("shout quality \"%s\" is not a number in the "
+			FATAL("shout quality \"%s\" is not a number in the "
 			      "range -1 to 10, line %i\n", blockParam->value,
 			      blockParam->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		blockParam = getBlockParam(param, "bitrate");
 
 		if (blockParam) {
-			ERROR("quality (line %i) and bitrate (line %i) are "
+			FATAL("quality (line %i) and bitrate (line %i) are "
 			      "both defined for shout output\n", line,
 			      blockParam->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	} else {
 		blockParam = getBlockParam(param, "bitrate");
 
 		if (!blockParam) {
-			ERROR("neither bitrate nor quality defined for shout "
+			FATAL("neither bitrate nor quality defined for shout "
 			      "output at line %i\n", param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		sd->bitrate = strtol(blockParam->value, &test, 10);
 
 		if (*test != '\0' || sd->bitrate <= 0) {
-			ERROR("bitrate at line %i should be a positive integer "
+			FATAL("bitrate at line %i should be a positive integer "
 			      "\n", blockParam->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -225,25 +218,22 @@ static int myShout_initDriver(AudioOutput * audioOutput, ConfigParam * param)
 	    shout_set_protocol(sd->shoutConn, SHOUT_PROTOCOL_HTTP)
 	    != SHOUTERR_SUCCESS ||
 	    shout_set_agent(sd->shoutConn, "MPD") != SHOUTERR_SUCCESS) {
-		ERROR("error configuring shout defined at line %i: %s\n",
+		FATAL("error configuring shout defined at line %i: %s\n",
 		      param->line, shout_get_error(sd->shoutConn));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	/* optional paramters */
 	blockParam = getBlockParam(param, "genre");
 	if (blockParam && shout_set_genre(sd->shoutConn, blockParam->value)) {
-		ERROR("error configuring shout defined at line %i: %s\n",
+		FATAL("error configuring shout defined at line %i: %s\n",
 		      param->line, shout_get_error(sd->shoutConn));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	blockParam = getBlockParam(param, "description");
 	if (blockParam && shout_set_description(sd->shoutConn,
 						blockParam->value)) {
-		ERROR("error configuring shout defined at line %i: %s\n",
+		FATAL("error configuring shout defined at line %i: %s\n",
 		      param->line, shout_get_error(sd->shoutConn));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	{
diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 1c76226d1..8ab59a505 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -115,10 +115,8 @@ static void registerConfigParam(char *name, int repeatable, int block)
 {
 	ConfigEntry *entry;
 
-	if (findInList(configEntriesList, name, NULL)) {
-		ERROR("config parameter \"%s\" already registered\n", name);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	if (findInList(configEntriesList, name, NULL))
+		FATAL("config parameter \"%s\" already registered\n", name);
 
 	entry = newConfigEntry(repeatable, block);
 
@@ -225,19 +223,17 @@ static ConfigParam *readConfigBlock(FILE * fp, int *count, char *string)
 		}
 
 		if (2 != argsMinusComment) {
-			ERROR("improperly formatted config file at line %i:"
+			FATAL("improperly formatted config file at line %i:"
 			      " %s\n", *count, string);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		if (0 == strcmp(array[0], CONF_BLOCK_BEGIN) ||
 		    0 == strcmp(array[1], CONF_BLOCK_BEGIN) ||
 		    0 == strcmp(array[0], CONF_BLOCK_END) ||
 		    0 == strcmp(array[1], CONF_BLOCK_END)) {
-			ERROR("improperly formatted config file at line %i:"
-			      " %s\n", *count, string);
-			ERROR("in block beginning at line %i\n", ret->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			FATAL("improperly formatted config file at line %i: %s\n"
+			      "in block beginning at line %i\n",
+			      *count, string, ret->line);;
 		}
 
 		addBlockParam(ret, array[0], array[1], *count);
@@ -259,9 +255,8 @@ void readConf(char *file)
 	ConfigParam *param;
 
 	if (!(fp = fopen(file, "r"))) {
-		ERROR("problems opening file %s for reading: %s\n", file,
+		FATAL("problems opening file %s for reading: %s\n", file,
 		      strerror(errno));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	while (myFgets(string, MAX_STRING_SIZE, fp)) {
@@ -282,15 +277,13 @@ void readConf(char *file)
 		}
 
 		if (2 != argsMinusComment) {
-			ERROR("improperly formatted config file at line %i:"
+			FATAL("improperly formatted config file at line %i:"
 			      " %s\n", count, string);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		if (!findInList(configEntriesList, array[0], &voidPtr)) {
-			ERROR("unrecognized parameter in config file at line "
+			FATAL("unrecognized parameter in config file at line "
 			      "%i: %s\n", count, string);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		entry = (ConfigEntry *) voidPtr;
@@ -298,18 +291,15 @@ void readConf(char *file)
 		if (!(entry->mask & CONF_REPEATABLE_MASK) &&
 		    entry->configParamList->numberOfNodes) {
 			param = entry->configParamList->firstNode->data;
-			ERROR
-			    ("config parameter \"%s\" is first defined on line "
+			FATAL("config parameter \"%s\" is first defined on line "
 			     "%i and redefined on line %i\n", array[0],
 			     param->line, count);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		if (entry->mask & CONF_BLOCK_MASK) {
 			if (0 != strcmp(array[1], CONF_BLOCK_BEGIN)) {
-				ERROR("improperly formatted config file at "
+				FATAL("improperly formatted config file at "
 				      "line %i: %s\n", count, string);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 			param = readConfigBlock(fp, &count, string);
 		} else
@@ -400,10 +390,8 @@ ConfigParam *parseConfigFilePath(char *name, int force)
 	ConfigParam *param = getConfigParam(name);
 	char *path;
 
-	if (!param && force) {
-		ERROR("config parameter \"%s\" not found\n", name);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	if (!param && force)
+		FATAL("config parameter \"%s\" not found\n", name);
 
 	if (!param)
 		return NULL;
@@ -411,9 +399,8 @@ ConfigParam *parseConfigFilePath(char *name, int force)
 	path = param->value;
 
 	if (path[0] != '/' && path[0] != '~') {
-		ERROR("\"%s\" is not an absolute path at line %i\n",
+		FATAL("\"%s\" is not an absolute path at line %i\n",
 		      param->value, param->line);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	/* Parse ~ in path */
 	else if (path[0] == '~') {
@@ -426,17 +413,15 @@ ConfigParam *parseConfigFilePath(char *name, int force)
 			if (userParam) {
 				pwd = getpwnam(userParam->value);
 				if (!pwd) {
-					ERROR("no such user %s at line %i\n",
+					FATAL("no such user %s at line %i\n",
 					      userParam->value,
 					      userParam->line);
-					exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 				}
 			} else {
 				uid_t uid = geteuid();
 				if ((pwd = getpwuid(uid)) == NULL) {
-					ERROR("problems getting passwd entry "
+					FATAL("problems getting passwd entry "
 					      "for current user\n");
-					exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -448,9 +433,8 @@ ConfigParam *parseConfigFilePath(char *name, int force)
 			*ch = '\0';
 			pos += ch - path - 1;
 			if ((pwd = getpwnam(path + 1)) == NULL) {
-				ERROR("user \"%s\" not found at line %i\n",
+				FATAL("user \"%s\" not found at line %i\n",
 				      path + 1, param->line);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 			if (foundSlash)
 				*ch = '/';
diff --git a/src/directory.c b/src/directory.c
index fb18ff91b..6ead9007c 100644
--- a/src/directory.c
+++ b/src/directory.c
@@ -951,23 +951,18 @@ static void readDirectoryInfo(FILE * fp, Directory * directory)
 	       && 0 != strncmp(DIRECTORY_END, buffer, strlen(DIRECTORY_END))) {
 		if (0 == strncmp(DIRECTORY_DIR, buffer, strlen(DIRECTORY_DIR))) {
 			key = xstrdup(&(buffer[strlen(DIRECTORY_DIR)]));
-			if (!myFgets(buffer, bufferSize, fp)) {
-				ERROR("Error reading db, fgets\n");
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
+			if (!myFgets(buffer, bufferSize, fp))
+				FATAL("Error reading db, fgets\n");
 			/* for compatibility with db's prior to 0.11 */
 			if (0 == strncmp(DIRECTORY_MTIME, buffer,
 					 strlen(DIRECTORY_MTIME))) {
-				if (!myFgets(buffer, bufferSize, fp)) {
-					ERROR("Error reading db, fgets\n");
-					exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-				}
+				if (!myFgets(buffer, bufferSize, fp))
+					FATAL("Error reading db, fgets\n");
 			}
 			if (strncmp
 			    (DIRECTORY_BEGIN, buffer,
 			     strlen(DIRECTORY_BEGIN))) {
-				ERROR("Error reading db at line: %s\n", buffer);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+				FATAL("Error reading db at line: %s\n", buffer);
 			}
 			name = xstrdup(&(buffer[strlen(DIRECTORY_BEGIN)]));
 
@@ -1001,8 +996,7 @@ static void readDirectoryInfo(FILE * fp, Directory * directory)
 		} else if (0 == strncmp(SONG_BEGIN, buffer, strlen(SONG_BEGIN))) {
 			readSongInfoIntoList(fp, directory->songs, directory);
 		} else {
-			ERROR("Unknown line in db: %s\n", buffer);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			FATAL("Unknown line in db: %s\n", buffer);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1155,21 +1149,16 @@ int readDirectoryDB(void)
 		int foundFsCharset = 0;
 		int foundVersion = 0;
 
-		if (!myFgets(buffer, bufferSize, fp)) {
-			ERROR("Error reading db, fgets\n");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		}
+		if (!myFgets(buffer, bufferSize, fp))
+			FATAL("Error reading db, fgets\n");
 		if (0 == strcmp(DIRECTORY_INFO_BEGIN, buffer)) {
 			while (myFgets(buffer, bufferSize, fp) &&
 			       0 != strcmp(DIRECTORY_INFO_END, buffer)) {
 				if (0 == strncmp(DIRECTORY_MPD_VERSION, buffer,
 						 strlen(DIRECTORY_MPD_VERSION)))
 				{
-					if (foundVersion) {
-						ERROR("already found "
-						      "version in db\n");
-						exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-					}
+					if (foundVersion)
+						FATAL("already found version in db\n");
 					foundVersion = 1;
 				} else if (0 ==
 					   strncmp(DIRECTORY_FS_CHARSET, buffer,
@@ -1178,11 +1167,8 @@ int readDirectoryDB(void)
 					char *fsCharset;
 					char *tempCharset;
 
-					if (foundFsCharset) {
-						WARNING("already found "
-							"fs charset in db\n");
-						exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-					}
+					if (foundFsCharset)
+						FATAL("already found fs charset in db\n");
 
 					foundFsCharset = 1;
 
@@ -1198,10 +1184,8 @@ int readDirectoryDB(void)
 						setFsCharset(fsCharset);
 					}
 				} else {
-					ERROR
-					    ("directory: unknown line in db info: %s\n",
+					FATAL("directory: unknown line in db info: %s\n",
 					     buffer);
-					exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -1233,14 +1217,12 @@ void updateMp3Directory(void)
 		/* nothing updated */
 		return;
 	case 1:
-		if (writeDirectoryDB() < 0) {
+		if (writeDirectoryDB() < 0)
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		/* something was updated and db should be written */
-		ERROR("problems updating music db\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		FATAL("problems updating music db\n");
 	}
 
 	return;
diff --git a/src/inputStream_http.c b/src/inputStream_http.c
index 152fa4760..3f18575dd 100644
--- a/src/inputStream_http.c
+++ b/src/inputStream_http.c
@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ void inputStream_initHttp(void)
 		param = getConfigParam(CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PORT);
 
 		if (!param) {
-			ERROR("%s specified but not %s", CONF_HTTP_PROXY_HOST,
+			FATAL("%s specified but not %s", CONF_HTTP_PROXY_HOST,
 			      CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PORT);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 		proxyPort = param->value;
 
@@ -95,10 +94,9 @@ void inputStream_initHttp(void)
 			param = getConfigParam(CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORD);
 
 			if (!param) {
-				ERROR("%s specified but not %s\n",
+				FATAL("%s specified but not %s\n",
 				      CONF_HTTP_PROXY_USER,
 				      CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORD);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 
 			proxyPassword = param->value;
@@ -106,24 +104,20 @@ void inputStream_initHttp(void)
 			param = getConfigParam(CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORD);
 
 			if (param) {
-				ERROR("%s specified but not %s\n",
+				FATAL("%s specified but not %s\n",
 				      CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORD, CONF_HTTP_PROXY_USER);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 		}
 	} else if ((param = getConfigParam(CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PORT))) {
-		ERROR("%s specified but not %s, line %i\n",
+		FATAL("%s specified but not %s, line %i\n",
 		      CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PORT, CONF_HTTP_PROXY_HOST, param->line);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	} else if ((param = getConfigParam(CONF_HTTP_PROXY_USER))) {
-		ERROR("%s specified but not %s, line %i\n",
+		FATAL("%s specified but not %s, line %i\n",
 		      CONF_HTTP_PROXY_USER, CONF_HTTP_PROXY_HOST, param->line);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	} else if ((param = getConfigParam(CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORD))) {
-		ERROR("%s specified but not %s, line %i\n",
+		FATAL("%s specified but not %s, line %i\n",
 		      CONF_HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORD, CONF_HTTP_PROXY_HOST,
 		      param->line);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	param = getConfigParam(CONF_HTTP_BUFFER_SIZE);
@@ -132,10 +126,9 @@ void inputStream_initHttp(void)
 		bufferSize = strtol(param->value, &test, 10);
 
 		if (bufferSize <= 0 || *test != '\0') {
-			ERROR("\"%s\" specified for %s at line %i is not a "
+			FATAL("\"%s\" specified for %s at line %i is not a "
 			      "positive integer\n",
 			      param->value, CONF_HTTP_BUFFER_SIZE, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		bufferSize *= 1024;
@@ -150,11 +143,10 @@ void inputStream_initHttp(void)
 		prebufferSize = strtol(param->value, &test, 10);
 
 		if (prebufferSize <= 0 || *test != '\0') {
-			ERROR("\"%s\" specified for %s at line %i is not a "
+			FATAL("\"%s\" specified for %s at line %i is not a "
 			      "positive integer\n",
 			      param->value, CONF_HTTP_PREBUFFER_SIZE,
 			      param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		prebufferSize *= 1024;
diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index fabc2d6e9..22660432f 100644
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -585,10 +585,9 @@ void initInterfaces(void)
 	if (param) {
 		interface_timeout = strtol(param->value, &test, 10);
 		if (*test != '\0' || interface_timeout <= 0) {
-			ERROR("connection timeout \"%s\" is not a positive "
+			FATAL("connection timeout \"%s\" is not a positive "
 			      "integer, line %i\n", CONF_CONN_TIMEOUT,
 			      param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -597,9 +596,8 @@ void initInterfaces(void)
 	if (param) {
 		interface_max_connections = strtol(param->value, &test, 10);
 		if (*test != '\0' || interface_max_connections <= 0) {
-			ERROR("max connections \"%s\" is not a positive integer"
+			FATAL("max connections \"%s\" is not a positive integer"
 			      ", line %i\n", param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	} else
 		interface_max_connections = INTERFACE_MAX_CONNECTIONS_DEFAULT;
@@ -610,9 +608,8 @@ void initInterfaces(void)
 		interface_max_command_list_size = strtol(param->value,
 							 &test, 10);
 		if (*test != '\0' || interface_max_command_list_size <= 0) {
-			ERROR("max command list size \"%s\" is not a positive "
+			FATAL("max command list size \"%s\" is not a positive "
 			      "integer, line %i\n", param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 		interface_max_command_list_size *= 1024;
 	}
@@ -623,9 +620,8 @@ void initInterfaces(void)
 		interface_max_output_buffer_size = strtol(param->value,
 		                                          &test, 10);
 		if (*test != '\0' || interface_max_output_buffer_size <= 0) {
-			ERROR("max output buffer size \"%s\" is not a positive "
+			FATAL("max output buffer size \"%s\" is not a positive "
 			      "integer, line %i\n", param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 		interface_max_output_buffer_size *= 1024;
 	}
diff --git a/src/listen.c b/src/listen.c
index 9240d4907..d2e7cf5a0 100644
--- a/src/listen.c
+++ b/src/listen.c
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@
 #define DEFAULT_PORT	6600
 
 #define BINDERROR() do { \
-	ERROR("unable to bind port %u: %s\n", port, strerror(errno)); \
-	ERROR("maybe MPD is still running?\n"); \
+	FATAL("unable to bind port %u: %s\n" \
+	      "maybe MPD is still running?\n", \
+	      port, strerror(errno)); \
 } while (0);
 
 static int *listenSockets;
@@ -69,25 +70,20 @@ static int establishListen(unsigned int port,
 		pf = PF_UNIX;
 		break;
 	default:
-		ERROR("unknown address family: %i\n", addrp->sa_family);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		FATAL("unknown address family: %i\n", addrp->sa_family);
 	}
 
-	if ((sock = socket(pf, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0) {
-		ERROR("socket < 0\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	if ((sock = socket(pf, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0)
+		FATAL("socket < 0\n");
 
 	if (fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, fcntl(sock, F_GETFL) | O_NONBLOCK) < 0) {
-		ERROR("problems setting nonblocking on listen socket: %s\n",
+		FATAL("problems setting nonblocking on listen socket: %s\n",
 		      strerror(errno));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (char *)&allowReuse,
 		       sizeof(allowReuse)) < 0) {
-		ERROR("problems setsockopt'ing: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		FATAL("problems setsockopt'ing: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 	}
 
 	if (bind(sock, addrp, addrlen) < 0) {
@@ -95,10 +91,8 @@ static int establishListen(unsigned int port,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (listen(sock, 5) < 0) {
-		ERROR("problems listen'ing: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	if (listen(sock, 5) < 0)
+		FATAL("problems listen'ing: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 
 	numberOfListenSockets++;
 	listenSockets =
@@ -133,10 +127,8 @@ static void parseListenConfigParam(unsigned int port, ConfigParam * param)
 			sin6.sin6_addr = in6addr_any;
 			addrp = (struct sockaddr *)&sin6;
 			addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
-			if (establishListen(port, addrp, addrlen) < 0) {
+			if (establishListen(port, addrp, addrlen) < 0)
 				BINDERROR();
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
 		}
 #endif
 		sin.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
@@ -148,24 +140,21 @@ static void parseListenConfigParam(unsigned int port, ConfigParam * param)
 		if (establishListen(port, addrp, addrlen) < 0) {
 #endif
 			BINDERROR();
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	} else {
 		struct hostent *he;
 		DEBUG("binding to address for %s\n", param->value);
 		if (!(he = gethostbyname(param->value))) {
-			ERROR("can't lookup host \"%s\" at line %i\n",
+			FATAL("can't lookup host \"%s\" at line %i\n",
 			      param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 		switch (he->h_addrtype) {
 #ifdef HAVE_IPV6
 		case AF_INET6:
 			if (!useIpv6) {
-				ERROR("no IPv6 support, but a IPv6 address "
+				FATAL("no IPv6 support, but a IPv6 address "
 				      "found for \"%s\" at line %i\n",
 				      param->value, param->line);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 			memcpy((char *)&sin6.sin6_addr.s6_addr,
 			       (char *)he->h_addr, he->h_length);
@@ -180,15 +169,12 @@ static void parseListenConfigParam(unsigned int port, ConfigParam * param)
 			addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
 			break;
 		default:
-			ERROR("address type for \"%s\" is not IPv4 or IPv6 "
+			FATAL("address type for \"%s\" is not IPv4 or IPv6 "
 			      "at line %i\n", param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
-		if (establishListen(port, addrp, addrlen) < 0) {
+		if (establishListen(port, addrp, addrlen) < 0)
 			BINDERROR();
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -202,10 +188,9 @@ void listenOnPort(void)
 		char *test;
 		port = strtol(portParam->value, &test, 10);
 		if (port <= 0 || *test != '\0') {
-			ERROR("%s \"%s\" specified at line %i is not a "
+			FATAL("%s \"%s\" specified at line %i is not a "
 			      "positive integer", CONF_PORT,
 			      portParam->value, portParam->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index c12dfc235..4c537eb1d 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -246,15 +246,13 @@ static void changeToUser(void)
 		/* get uid */
 		struct passwd *userpwd;
 		if ((userpwd = getpwnam(param->value)) == NULL) {
-			ERROR("no such user \"%s\" at line %i\n", param->value,
+			FATAL("no such user \"%s\" at line %i\n", param->value,
 			      param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		if (setgid(userpwd->pw_gid) == -1) {
-			ERROR("cannot setgid for user \"%s\" at line %i: %s\n",
+			FATAL("cannot setgid for user \"%s\" at line %i: %s\n",
 			      param->value, param->line, strerror(errno));
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 #ifdef _BSD_SOURCE
 		/* init suplementary groups 
@@ -269,10 +267,9 @@ static void changeToUser(void)
 
 		/* set uid */
 		if (setuid(userpwd->pw_uid) == -1) {
-			ERROR("cannot change to uid of user "
+			FATAL("cannot change to uid of user "
 			      "\"%s\" at line %i: %s\n",
 			      param->value, param->line, strerror(errno));
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		/* this is needed by libs such as arts */
@@ -286,10 +283,9 @@ static void openDB(Options * options, char *argv0)
 {
 	if (options->createDB > 0 || readDirectoryDB() < 0) {
 		if (options->createDB < 0) {
-			ERROR("can't open db file and using \"--no-create-db\""
-			      " command line option\n");
-			ERROR("try running \"%s --create-db\"\n", argv0);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			FATAL("can't open db file and using "
+			      "\"--no-create-db\" command line option\n"
+			      "try running \"%s --create-db\"\n", argv0);
 		}
 		flushWarningLog();
 		if (checkDirectoryDB() < 0)
@@ -313,11 +309,9 @@ static void daemonize(Options * options)
 		DEBUG("opening pid file\n");
 		fp = fopen(pidFileParam->value, "w+");
 		if (!fp) {
-			ERROR
-			    ("could not open %s \"%s\" (at line %i) for writing: %s\n",
+			FATAL("could not open %s \"%s\" (at line %i) for writing: %s\n",
 			     CONF_PID_FILE, pidFileParam->value,
 			     pidFileParam->line, strerror(errno));
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -329,18 +323,15 @@ static void daemonize(Options * options)
 		if (pid > 0)
 			_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 		else if (pid < 0) {
-			ERROR("problems fork'ing for daemon!\n");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			FATAL("problems fork'ing for daemon!\n");
 		}
 
 		if (chdir("/") < 0) {
-			ERROR("problems changing to root directory\n");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			FATAL("problems changing to root directory\n");
 		}
 
 		if (setsid() < 0) {
-			ERROR("problems setsid'ing\n");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			FATAL("problems setsid'ing\n");
 		}
 
 		fflush(NULL);
@@ -348,8 +339,7 @@ static void daemonize(Options * options)
 		if (pid > 0)
 			_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 		else if (pid < 0) {
-			ERROR("problems fork'ing for daemon!\n");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			FATAL("problems fork'ing for daemon!\n");
 		}
 
 		DEBUG("daemonized!\n");
@@ -381,26 +371,22 @@ static void killFromPidFile(char *cmd, int killOption)
 	int pid;
 
 	if (!pidFileParam) {
-		ERROR("no pid_file specified in the config file\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		FATAL("no pid_file specified in the config file\n");
 	}
 
 	fp = fopen(pidFileParam->value, "r");
 	if (!fp) {
-		ERROR("unable to open %s \"%s\": %s\n",
+		FATAL("unable to open %s \"%s\": %s\n",
 		      CONF_PID_FILE, pidFileParam->value, strerror(errno));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	if (fscanf(fp, "%i", &pid) != 1) {
-		ERROR("unable to read the pid from file \"%s\"\n",
+		FATAL("unable to read the pid from file \"%s\"\n",
 		      pidFileParam->value);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	fclose(fp);
 
 	if (kill(pid, SIGTERM)) {
-		ERROR("unable to kill proccess %i: %s\n", pid, strerror(errno));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		FATAL("unable to kill proccess %i: %s\n", pid, strerror(errno));
 	}
 	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 513128a17..f30eb0793 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -142,18 +142,16 @@ void initPaths(void)
 	playlistDir = appendSlash(&(playlistParam->value));
 
 	if ((dir = opendir(playlistDir)) == NULL) {
-		ERROR("cannot open %s \"%s\" (config line %i): %s\n",
+		FATAL("cannot open %s \"%s\" (config line %i): %s\n",
 		      CONF_PLAYLIST_DIR, playlistParam->value,
 		      playlistParam->line, strerror(errno));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	closedir(dir);
 
 	if ((dir = opendir(musicDir)) == NULL) {
-		ERROR("cannot open %s \"%s\" (config line %i): %s\n",
+		FATAL("cannot open %s \"%s\" (config line %i): %s\n",
 		      CONF_MUSIC_DIR, musicParam->value,
 		      musicParam->line, strerror(errno));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	closedir(dir);
 
diff --git a/src/pcm_utils.c b/src/pcm_utils.c
index ab84850d7..534095620 100644
--- a/src/pcm_utils.c
+++ b/src/pcm_utils.c
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ void pcm_volumeChange(char *buffer, int bufferSize, AudioFormat * format,
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
-		ERROR("%i bits not supported by pcm_volumeChange!\n",
+		FATAL("%i bits not supported by pcm_volumeChange!\n",
 		      format->bits);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -129,8 +128,7 @@ static void pcm_add(char *buffer1, char *buffer2, size_t bufferSize1,
 			memcpy(buffer8_1, buffer8_2, bufferSize2);
 		break;
 	default:
-		ERROR("%i bits not supported by pcm_add!\n", format->bits);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		FATAL("%i bits not supported by pcm_add!\n", format->bits);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -447,8 +445,7 @@ size_t pcm_sizeOfConvBuffer(AudioFormat * inFormat, size_t inSize,
 	case 16:
 		break;
 	default:
-		ERROR("only 8 or 16 bits are supported for conversion!\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		FATAL("only 8 or 16 bits are supported for conversion!\n");
 	}
 
 	if (inFormat->channels != outFormat->channels) {
@@ -460,9 +457,8 @@ size_t pcm_sizeOfConvBuffer(AudioFormat * inFormat, size_t inSize,
 			outSize >>= 1;
 			break;
 		default:
-			ERROR("only 1 or 2 channels are supported "
+			FATAL("only 1 or 2 channels are supported "
 			      "for conversion!\n");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/permission.c b/src/permission.c
index e12cdcdc8..3d597052c 100644
--- a/src/permission.c
+++ b/src/permission.c
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ static int parsePermissions(char *string)
 		} else if (strcmp(temp, PERMISSION_ADMIN_STRING) == 0) {
 			permission |= PERMISSION_ADMIN;
 		} else {
-			ERROR("unknown permission \"%s\"\n", temp);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			FATAL("unknown permission \"%s\"\n", temp);
 		}
 
 		temp = strtok_r(NULL, PERMISSION_SEPERATOR, &tok);
@@ -87,19 +86,16 @@ void initPermissions(void)
 
 		do {
 			if (!strstr(param->value, PERMISSION_PASSWORD_CHAR)) {
-				ERROR("\"%s\" not found in password string "
+				FATAL("\"%s\" not found in password string "
 				      "\"%s\", line %i\n",
 				      PERMISSION_PASSWORD_CHAR,
 				      param->value, param->line);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 
 			if (!(temp = strtok_r(param->value,
 					      PERMISSION_PASSWORD_CHAR,
 					      &cp2))) {
-				ERROR
-				    ("something weird just happened in permission.c\n");
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+				FATAL("something weird just happened in permission.c\n");
 			}
 
 			password = temp;
diff --git a/src/playerData.c b/src/playerData.c
index 0d5e6e9e4..e0c3abfe4 100644
--- a/src/playerData.c
+++ b/src/playerData.c
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ void initPlayerData(void)
 	if (param) {
 		bufferSize = strtol(param->value, &test, 10);
 		if (*test != '\0' || bufferSize <= 0) {
-			ERROR("buffer size \"%s\" is not a positive integer, "
+			FATAL("buffer size \"%s\" is not a positive integer, "
 			      "line %i\n", param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -64,8 +63,7 @@ void initPlayerData(void)
 	buffered_chunks = bufferSize / CHUNK_SIZE;
 
 	if (buffered_chunks >= 1 << 15) {
-		ERROR("buffer size \"%li\" is too big\n", (long)bufferSize);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		FATAL("buffer size \"%li\" is too big\n", (long)bufferSize);
 	}
 
 	param = getConfigParam(CONF_BUFFER_BEFORE_PLAY);
@@ -73,10 +71,9 @@ void initPlayerData(void)
 	if (param) {
 		perc = strtod(param->value, &test);
 		if (*test != '%' || perc < 0 || perc > 100) {
-			ERROR("buffered before play \"%s\" is not a positive "
+			FATAL("buffered before play \"%s\" is not a positive "
 			      "percentage and less than 100 percent, line %i"
 			      "\n", param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -97,20 +94,11 @@ void initPlayerData(void)
 	allocationSize += device_array_size;
 
 	if ((shmid = shmget(IPC_PRIVATE, allocationSize, IPC_CREAT | 0600)) < 0)
-	{
-		ERROR("problems shmget'ing\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+		FATAL("problems shmget'ing\n");
 	if (!(playerData_pd = shmat(shmid, NULL, 0))) 
-	{
-		ERROR("problems shmat'ing\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+		FATAL("problems shmat'ing\n");
 	if (shmctl(shmid, IPC_RMID, NULL) < 0) 
-	{
-		ERROR("problems shmctl'ing\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+		FATAL("problems shmctl'ing\n");
 
 	playerData_pd->audioDeviceStates = (mpd_uint8 *)playerData_pd +
 	                                    allocationSize - device_array_size;
diff --git a/src/playlist.c b/src/playlist.c
index 390cae8b9..d8f2c6b65 100644
--- a/src/playlist.c
+++ b/src/playlist.c
@@ -135,9 +135,8 @@ void initPlaylist(void)
 	if (param) {
 		playlist_max_length = strtol(param->value, &test, 10);
 		if (*test != '\0') {
-			ERROR("max playlist length \"%s\" is not an integer, "
+			FATAL("max playlist length \"%s\" is not an integer, "
 			      "line %i\n", param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/replayGain.c b/src/replayGain.c
index eeda47f36..7c20919b8 100644
--- a/src/replayGain.c
+++ b/src/replayGain.c
@@ -44,9 +44,8 @@ void initReplayGainState(void)
 	} else if (strcmp(param->value, "album") == 0) {
 		replayGainState = REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM;
 	} else {
-		ERROR("replaygain value \"%s\" at line %i is invalid\n",
+		FATAL("replaygain value \"%s\" at line %i is invalid\n",
 		      param->value, param->line);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	param = getConfigParam(CONF_REPLAYGAIN_PREAMP);
@@ -56,15 +55,13 @@ void initReplayGainState(void)
 		float f = strtod(param->value, &test);
 
 		if (*test != '\0') {
-			ERROR("Replaygain preamp \"%s\" is not a number at "
+			FATAL("Replaygain preamp \"%s\" is not a number at "
 			      "line %i\n", param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		if (f < -15 || f > 15) {
-			ERROR("Replaygain preamp \"%s\" is not between -15 and"
+			FATAL("Replaygain preamp \"%s\" is not between -15 and"
 			      "15 at line %i\n", param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		replayGainPreamp = pow(10, f / 20.0);
diff --git a/src/song.c b/src/song.c
index 6d8092b55..9bcb1a0b4 100644
--- a/src/song.c
+++ b/src/song.c
@@ -251,10 +251,8 @@ void readSongInfoIntoList(FILE * fp, SongList * list, Directory * parentDir)
 			song->type = SONG_TYPE_FILE;
 			song->parentDir = parentDir;
 		} else if (0 == strncmp(SONG_FILE, buffer, strlen(SONG_FILE))) {
-			if (!song) {
-				ERROR("Problems reading song info\n");
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-			}
+			if (!song)
+				FATAL("Problems reading song info\n");
 			/* we don't need this info anymore
 			   song->url = xstrdup(&(buffer[strlen(SONG_FILE)]));
 			 */
@@ -273,10 +271,8 @@ void readSongInfoIntoList(FILE * fp, SongList * list, Directory * parentDir)
 			song->mtime = atoi(&(buffer[strlen(SONG_MTIME)]));
 		}
 		/* ignore empty lines (starting with '\0') */
-		else if (*buffer) {
-			ERROR("songinfo: unknown line in db: %s\n", buffer);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		}
+		else if (*buffer)
+			FATAL("songinfo: unknown line in db: %s\n", buffer);
 	}
 
 	if (song) {
diff --git a/src/state_file.c b/src/state_file.c
index 2e6f83047..1b0b41f1a 100644
--- a/src/state_file.c
+++ b/src/state_file.c
@@ -87,16 +87,13 @@ void read_state_file(void)
 		DEBUG("failed to stat state file: %s\n", sfpath);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
-		ERROR("state file \"%s\" is not a regular file\n", sfpath);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+		FATAL("state file \"%s\" is not a regular file\n", sfpath);
 
 	while (!(fp = fopen(sfpath, "r")) && errno == EINTR);
 	if (mpd_unlikely(!fp)) {
-		ERROR("problems opening state file \"%s\" for reading: %s\n",
+		FATAL("problems opening state file \"%s\" for reading: %s\n",
 		      sfpath, strerror(errno));
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sf_callbacks); i++) {
 		sf_callbacks[i].reader(fp);
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ void read_state_file(void)
 
 void mpd_noreturn state_file_fatal(void)
 {
-	ERROR("error parsing state file \"%s\"\n", sfpath);
-	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	FATAL("error parsing state file \"%s\"\n", sfpath);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tag.c b/src/tag.c
index 1e3edc88d..92a597d0e 100644
--- a/src/tag.c
+++ b/src/tag.c
@@ -103,9 +103,8 @@ void initTagConfig(void)
 				}
 			}
 			if (strlen(c) && i == TAG_NUM_OF_ITEM_TYPES) {
-				ERROR("error parsing metadata item \"%s\" at "
+				FATAL("error parsing metadata item \"%s\" at "
 				      "line %i\n", c, param->line);
-				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 			s++;
 			c = s;
diff --git a/src/volume.c b/src/volume.c
index 58d8ee567..59e8b550c 100644
--- a/src/volume.c
+++ b/src/volume.c
@@ -430,9 +430,8 @@ void initVolume(void)
 			volume_mixerType = VOLUME_MIXER_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
 			volume_mixerDevice = VOLUME_MIXER_SOFTWARE_DEFAULT;
 		} else {
-			ERROR("unknown mixer type %s at line %i\n",
+			FATAL("unknown mixer type %s at line %i\n",
 			      param->value, param->line);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}