2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Reporter.scala b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Reporter.scala
index 086575fb4..7c9d1fa79 100644
--- a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Reporter.scala
+++ b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Reporter.scala
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ trait Reporting { this: Context =>
         throw ex
     }
   }
-
-  def errorsReported: Boolean = outersIterator exists (_.reporter.hasErrors)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -213,6 +211,11 @@ abstract class Reporter {
   def hasErrors = errorCount > 0
   def hasWarnings = warningCount > 0
 
+  /** Have errors been reported by this reporter, or in the
+   *  case where this is a StoreReporter, by an outer reporter?
+   */
+  def errorsReported = hasErrors
+
   val unreportedWarnings = new mutable.HashMap[String, Int] {
     override def default(key: String) = 0
   }
diff --git a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/StoreReporter.scala b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/StoreReporter.scala
index 51d3df110..1991790b5 100644
--- a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/StoreReporter.scala
+++ b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/StoreReporter.scala
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import config.Printers._
 /**
  * This class implements a Reporter that stores all messages
  */
-class StoreReporter extends Reporter {
+class StoreReporter(outer: Reporter) extends Reporter {
 
   private var infos: mutable.ListBuffer[Diagnostic] = null
 
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ class StoreReporter extends Reporter {
       infos foreach ctx.reporter.report
       infos = null
     }
+
+  override def errorsReported = hasErrors || outer.errorsReported
 }