int read_from_file(char *fname, char **content)
{
	int fh;
	int outbytes, len;
	struct stat statbuf;
	char *buf;

	if ( (fh=open(fname, O_RDONLY, 0)) == -1 )
	{
		/* Complain, explain */
		char msg[128];
		sprintf( msg, "failure opening file [%.64s]\n", fname );
		errorMessage( msg );
		return -1;
	}

	/* get file size */
	fstat(fh, &statbuf);
	outbytes = statbuf.st_size;

	/* read the file */
	buf = *content = (char *) malloc(outbytes+1);
	if ( (len = read(fh, buf, outbytes)) == -1 ) {
		char msg[128];
		sprintf( msg, "failure writing to file [%.64s]\n", fname );
		errorMessage( msg );
		return -1;
	}
	buf[outbytes] = '\0';
	return len;
}