--- qp9.7/src/io_qp.h.old	2016-10-12 02:50:04.343499674 -0400
+++ qp9.7/src/io_qp.h.old	2016-10-12 02:50:10.605264154 -0400
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ 
 
   bool seekp(streampos pos, ios::seekdir d = ios::beg)
     {
-      return stream->seekp(pos, d);
+      return !stream->seekp(pos, d).fail();
     }
 
   bool put(char ch)
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ 
 
   bool seekp(streampos pos, ios::seekdir d = ios::beg)
     {
-      return stream.seekp(pos, d);
+      return !stream.seekp(pos, d).fail();
     }
 
   bool put(char ch)
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ 
 
   bool seekp(streampos pos, ios::seekdir d = ios::beg)
     {
-      return stream.seekp(pos, d);
+      return !stream.seekp(pos, d).fail();
     }
 
   bool put(char ch);
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ 
 
   bool seekp(streampos pos, ios::seekdir d = ios::beg)
     {
-      return stream.seekp(pos, d);
+      return !stream.seekp(pos, d).fail();
     }
 
   bool put(char ch);