diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 2c020f77c0d350a5d854dde391d32805d810bee3..ea4e99be07617caa1f4ad08a01bf7b3da33ffd54 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-11-21  Loren J. Rittle  <ljrittle@acm.org>
+
+        * mkcheck.in (explanation): Retain output of all failing
+        compiles.  Don't add gratuitous space to the log file.
+
 2000-11-21  Benjamin Kosnik  <bkoz@purist.soma.redhat.com>
 
 	* src/strstream.cc: Adjust includes.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/mkcheck.in b/libstdc++-v3/mkcheck.in
index b4b38e12a14ad676cbef7a31966cd099f92aa99c..9bacd4f1efb8c2f1b8d7c32a23a5a75930d2dd23 100755
--- a/libstdc++-v3/mkcheck.in
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/mkcheck.in
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ test_file()
     # eventually have to calculate time_t anyhow.  Or 3) just grab two
     # time_t's (no more overhead than grabbing two date(1)'s).
     compiler_invocation="$LTCXX $S_FLAG $SRC_NAME -o $EXENAME $LIBS"
-    printf "\n" >> $LOG_FILE
     COMP_TIME_START=$($TEST_DIR/printnow)
     $compiler_invocation >> compile.out 2>&1
     COMP_TIME_END=$($TEST_DIR/printnow)
@@ -423,6 +422,7 @@ test_file()
         fi
     else
         # the file did not compile/link.
+        printf "\n" >> $LOG_FILE
        `cat compile.out > $LOG_FILE` 
 	rm compile.out
         RESULT="-b"