--- /ac3dec/tools/extract_ac3.c.orig	2008-07-14 08:57:54.000000000 +0000
+++ /ac3dec/tools/extract_ac3.c	2008-09-18 12:40:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -160,7 +160,12 @@
    size = (long)(end_pos - cur_pos);
    if(size > count)
    {
-      write(outfd, cur_pos, count);
+      if(write(outfd, cur_pos, count) != count)
+      {
+       fprintf(stderr, "Error: unexpected end of stream\n");
+	return;	
+      }
+      
       cur_pos +=count;
       if(cur_pos == end_pos)
       {
@@ -171,7 +176,11 @@
    }
    else if(size > 0)
    {
-      write(outfd, cur_pos, size);
+      if(write(outfd, cur_pos, size) != count)
+      {
+	fprintf(stderr, "Error: unexpected end of stream\n");
+       return;
+      }
    }
 
    while(count)