=== modified file 'src/ChangeLog'
--- src/ChangeLog	2010-11-22 17:04:42 +0000
+++ src/ChangeLog	2010-11-27 10:45:56 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-11-27  Reza Snowdon  <address@hidden> 
+
+        * init.c (initialize): If 'ok' is not zero; exit, as
+	this indicates there was a problem parsing 'SYSTEM_WGETRC'.
+        Fixes bug #20370  
+
 2010-11-22  Giuseppe Scrivano  <address@hidden>
 
 	Revert last commit.

=== modified file 'src/init.c'
--- src/init.c	2010-10-28 22:20:31 +0000
+++ src/init.c	2010-11-27 11:03:36 +0000
@@ -588,6 +588,15 @@
   else if (file_exists_p (SYSTEM_WGETRC))
     ok &= run_wgetrc (SYSTEM_WGETRC);
 #endif
+  /* If there are any problems parsing the system wgetrc file, tell
+     the user and exit */
+  if (!ok)
+    {
+      fprintf(stderr, _("\
+Parsing system wgetrc file failed, please check '%s'. \
+Or specify a different file using --config\n"), SYSTEM_WGETRC);
+      exit(2);
+    }
   /* Override it with your own, if one exists.  */
   file = wgetrc_file_name ();
   if (!file)