Index: py_compile.py
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--- py_compile.py	(revision 61262)
+++ py_compile.py	(working copy)
@@ -154,11 +154,15 @@
     """
     if args is None:
         args = sys.argv[1:]
+    rc = 0
     for filename in args:
         try:
             compile(filename, doraise=True)
         except PyCompileError,err:
+            rc = 1
             sys.stderr.write(err.msg)
+    if rc:
+        return rc
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    sys.exit(main())