URL:
<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47151>
Summary: make: -q fails for recursive makes
Project: make
Submitted by: srivasta
Submitted on: Sun 14 Feb 2016 10:44:24 PM CST
Severity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: Bug
Status: None
Privacy: Public
Assigned to: None
Open/Closed: Open
Discussion Lock: Any
Component Version: 4.1
Operating System: POSIX-Based
Fixed Release: None
Triage Status: None
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Details:
Hi,
This was reported by a debian user. Please retain a CC to
766140-forwar...@bugs.debian.org so that the Debian BTS has a copy of your
input.
Sample Makefile:
# --------------------------
foo: bar
echo foo
bar:
$(MAKE) baz
echo "lala"
baz:
echo baz
# --------------------------
$ make -q foo; echo $?
make baz
Makefile:4: recipe for target 'bar' failed
make: *** [bar] Error 1
2
The fine manual says
,----
| If the exit status is one, then some updating needs to be done.
| If make encounters an error, the exit status is two, so you can
| distinguish an error from a target that is not up to date.
`----
This is technically kindof correct, although _why_ the error occurs is
mysterious. In particular, adding a comment before the recursive make, i.e.
bar:
# lalala
$(MAKE) baz
echo "lala"
causes make -q bar to return 1.
Manoj
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