diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/inp.c b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/inp.c
index c99054f3da20..0d0e6af719bb 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/inp.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/inp.c
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-/* $Header: inp.c,v 2.0.1.1 88/06/03 15:06:13 lwall Locked $
+/* $Header: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/inp.c,v 1.1.1.1 1993/06/19 14:21:52 paul Exp $
+ *
+ * $Log: inp.c,v $
+ * Revision 1.1.1.1  1993/06/19  14:21:52  paul
+ * b-maked patch-2.10
  *
- * $Log:	inp.c,v $
  * Revision 2.0.1.1  88/06/03  15:06:13  lwall
  * patch10: made a little smarter about sccs files
  * 
@@ -81,15 +84,21 @@ char *filename;
     Reg2 LINENUM iline;
     char lbuf[MAXLINELEN];
     int output_elsewhere = strcmp(filename, outname);
+    extern int check_patch;
 
     statfailed = stat(filename, &filestat);
     if (statfailed && ok_to_create_file) {
 	if (verbose)
 	    say2("(Creating file %s...)\n",filename);
+	if (check_patch)
+	  return TRUE;
 	makedirs(filename, TRUE);
 	close(creat(filename, 0666));
 	statfailed = stat(filename, &filestat);
     }
+    if (statfailed && check_patch) {
+	fatal2("%s not found and in check_patch mode.", filename);
+    }
     /* For nonexistent or read-only files, look for RCS or SCCS versions.  */
     if (statfailed
 	|| (! output_elsewhere
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
index 626c4535233a..c34ca83330d8 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 char rcsid[] =
-	"$Header: /home/cvs/386BSD/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c,v 1.3 1994/02/17 22:20:34 jkh Exp $";
+	"$Header: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c,v 1.4 1994/02/25 21:46:04 phk Exp $";
 
 /* patch - a program to apply diffs to original files
  *
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ char rcsid[] =
  * money off of it, or pretend that you wrote it.
  *
  * $Log: patch.c,v $
+ * Revision 1.4  1994/02/25  21:46:04  phk
+ * added the -C/-check again.
+ *
  * Revision 1.3  1994/02/17  22:20:34  jkh
  * Put this back - I was somehow under the erroneous impression that patch was in
  * ports, until I saw the the commit messages, that is! :-)  All changed backed out.
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ static int remove_empty_files = FALSE;
 static int reverse_flag_specified = FALSE;
 
 /* TRUE if -C was specified on command line.  */
-static int check_patch = FALSE;
+int check_patch = FALSE;
 
 /* Apply a set of diffs as appropriate. */