--- rxvt-unicode/src/defaultfont.C	2004/02/21 22:14:00	1.22
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/defaultfont.C	2004/02/22 08:28:36	1.23
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-void
+bool
 rxvt_fontset::populate (const char *desc)
 {
   clear ();
@@ -1091,12 +1091,11 @@
     }
 
   if ((int)fonts.size () <= base_id || !realize_font (base_id))
-    {
-      fprintf (stderr, "unable to load a base font, please provide one using -fn fontname\n");
-      exit (1);
-    }
+    return false;
 
   base_prop = fonts[base_id]->properties ();
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 int