#define SS_MINOR_ASSERT   ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_assert_g,   "assertion failed")                /*assertion failed*/
 #define SS_MINOR_CONS     ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_cons_g,     "constructor failed")              /*constructor failed*/
 #define SS_MINOR_CORRUPT  ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_corrupt_g,  "possible file corruption")        /*file file corruption*/
 #define SS_MINOR_DOMAIN   ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_domain_g,   "value outside valid domain")      /*value outside valid domain*/
 #define SS_MINOR_EXISTS   ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_exists_g,   "already exists")                  /*already exists*/
 #define SS_MINOR_FAILED   ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_failed_g,   "operation failed")                /*a catch-all*/
 #define SS_MINOR_HDF5     ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_hdf5_g,     "HDF5 call failed")                /*HDF5 call failed*/
 #define SS_MINOR_INIT     ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_init_g,     "not initialized")                 /*not initialized*/
 #define SS_MINOR_MPI      ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_mpi_g,      "MPI call failed")                 /*MPI call failed*/
 #define SS_MINOR_NOTFOUND ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_notfound_g, "not found")                       /*not found*/
 #define SS_MINOR_NOTIMP   ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_notimp_g,   "not implemented")                 /*not implemented*/
 #define SS_MINOR_NOTOPEN  ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_notopen_g,  "not open")                        /*not open*/
 #define SS_MINOR_OVERFLOW ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_overflow_g, "arithmetic or buffer overflow")   /*arithmetic or buffer overflow*/
 #define SS_MINOR_PERM     ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_perm_g,     "not permitted")                   /*not permitted*/
 #define SS_MINOR_RESOURCE ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_resource_g, "insufficient resources")          /*insufficient resources*/
 #define SS_MINOR_SKIPPED  ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_skipped_g,  "operation skipped by request")    /*operation skipped by request*/
 #define SS_MINOR_TYPE     ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_type_g,     "bad datatype")                    /*bad datatype*/
 #define SS_MINOR_USAGE    ss_err_init1(&ss_minor_usage_g,    "incorrect usage or bad arguments")/*incorrect usage*/