Re: GNU make exitcode

2001-03-14 Thread Paul D. Smith
%% jacques klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: jk> Is there a reason why make returns always with an exitcode of 0, even jk> when an error occured ?. It doesn't. See the GNU make manual for a description of the exit code values, or try it: $ echo 'all: ; false' | make -f- false make: *

GNU make exitcode

2001-03-14 Thread jacques klein
Is there a reason why make returns always with an exitcode of 0, even when an error occured ?. In a shell script, or make calling make, what is the `good' way to check for errors ?. Thank's for any reply. ___ Bug-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] h