diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
index a5b1cf0bad6..7bf0a27a4f8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-03-04 Hoda Amer
+	The CModelBuilder is reporting to the TranslationUnit 
+	whether parsing was successful or not.
+	
 2004-03-03 Alain Magloire
 
 	When changing the BinaryParser the BinaryRunners
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelBuilder.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelBuilder.java
index 7de3ceea4a8..f33d6758cc0 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelBuilder.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelBuilder.java
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ public class CModelBuilder {
 	private org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model.TranslationUnit translationUnit;
 	private Map newElements;
 	private IQuickParseCallback quickParseCallback; 
-	private IASTCompilationUnit compilationUnit; 
+	private IASTCompilationUnit compilationUnit;
+	// indicator if the unit has parse errors
+	private boolean hasNoErrors = false;
 		
 	public CModelBuilder(org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model.TranslationUnit tu) {
 		this.translationUnit = tu ;
@@ -140,7 +142,8 @@ public class CModelBuilder {
 			throw new ParserException( CCorePlugin.getResourceString("CModelBuilder.Parser_Construction_Failure")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
 		// call parse
-		if( ! parser.parse() && throwExceptionOnError )
+		hasNoErrors = parser.parse(); 
+		if( (!hasNoErrors)  && throwExceptionOnError )
 			throw new ParserException(CCorePlugin.getResourceString("CModelBuilder.Parse_Failure")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		return quickParseCallback.getCompilationUnit(); 
 	}
@@ -161,6 +164,8 @@ public class CModelBuilder {
 		try
 		{ 
 			generateModelElements();
+			// important to know if the unit has parse errors or not
+			translationUnit.getElementInfo().setIsStructureKnown(hasNoErrors);
 		}
 		catch( NullPointerException npe )
 		{