diff --git a/contrib/ChangeLog b/contrib/ChangeLog
index e5decf468721..63d2130abebf 100644
--- a/contrib/ChangeLog
+++ b/contrib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-02-04  Robert Lipe  <robertlipe@usa.net>
+
+	* egcs_update: Test return values of 'cvs update'.  Propogate 
+	to caller as exit values.     
+
 1999-01-25  Gerald Pfeifer  <pfeifer@dbai.tuwien.ac.at>
 
 	* egcs_update: Use "if" instead of "&&".  Touch generated files
diff --git a/contrib/egcs_update b/contrib/egcs_update
index 7a0f69e01f17..6882b234b609 100755
--- a/contrib/egcs_update
+++ b/contrib/egcs_update
@@ -58,10 +58,18 @@ do
     fi
 done`
 cvs -q update $X
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
+    echo "CVS update of generated files failed." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 
 echo "Pass 2: Updating full tree"
 cvs -q update ${1+"$@"}
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
+    echo "CVS update of full tree failed." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 echo "Pass 3: Fixing local tree"
 # Please also update the FAQ accordingly if you change the list of