--- cpio-2.4.2/main.c.error	Sat Jun 24 10:29:07 2000
+++ cpio-2.4.2/main.c	Sat Jun 24 10:29:07 2000
@@ -518,5 +518,5 @@ main (argc, argv)
   if (archive_des >= 0 && rmtclose (archive_des) == -1)
     error (1, errno, "error closing archive");
 
-  exit (0);
+  exit (error_count != 0);
 }
--- cpio-2.4.2/extern.h.error	Wed Nov 30 14:48:28 1994
+++ cpio-2.4.2/extern.h	Sat Jun 24 10:29:07 2000
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ extern int f_force_local;
 extern char *program_name;
 extern int (*xstat) ();
 extern void (*copy_function) ();
+
+extern unsigned int error_count;
 
 #if __STDC__ || defined(__MSDOS__)
 # define P_(s) s
--- cpio-2.4.2/error.c.error	Tue Dec  5 15:39:52 1995
+++ cpio-2.4.2/error.c	Sat Jun 24 10:26:42 2000
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ void exit ();
 /* This variable is incremented each time `error' is called.  */
 unsigned int error_message_count;
 
+/* This variable is incremented each time `error' is called and
+   errnum is not zero.  */
+unsigned int error_count;
+
 /* If NULL, error will flush stdout, then print on stderr the program
    name, a colon and a space.  Otherwise, error will call this
    function without parameters instead.  */
@@ -122,7 +126,10 @@ error (status, errnum, message, va_alist
   ++error_message_count;
 
   if (errnum)
-    fprintf (stderr, ": %s", strerror (errnum));
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, ": %s", strerror (errnum));
+      error_count++;
+    }
   putc ('\n', stderr);
   fflush (stderr);
   if (status)