1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/string.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/string.rb
index d18539b5c..d85e029f3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/string.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/string.rb
@@ -56,13 +56,21 @@ end
 
 # used by the inreplace function (in utils.rb)
 module StringInreplaceExtension
+  def sub! before, after
+    result = super
+    unless result
+      opoo "inreplace: replacement of '#{before}' with '#{after}' failed"
+    end
+    result
+  end
+
   # Warn if nothing was replaced
   def gsub! before, after, audit_result=true
-    sub = super(before, after)
-    if audit_result and sub.nil?
+    result = super(before, after)
+    if audit_result && result.nil?
       opoo "inreplace: replacement of '#{before}' with '#{after}' failed"
     end
-    return sub
+    result
   end
 
   # Looks for Makefile style variable defintions and replaces the