From 8d83abaf8938587604a656932bcd7e290293d879 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:01:25 +0000
Subject: (close_stdout_status): If ferror (stdout), do not silently exit
 merely because the output buffer happens to have nothing pending.

---
 lib/closeout.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/closeout.c b/lib/closeout.c
index aee1fcbba..0c78b6e4c 100644
--- a/lib/closeout.c
+++ b/lib/closeout.c
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ close_stdout_status (int status)
 {
   int e = ferror (stdout) ? 0 : -1;
 
-  if (__fpending (stdout) == 0)
+  /* If the stream's error bit is clear and there is nothing to flush,
+     then return right away.  */
+  if (e && __fpending (stdout) == 0)
     return;
 
   if (fclose (stdout) != 0)
-- 
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