-k ? http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html#Testing Another possiblity is a command script that unexpectedly returns true. E.g.:
foo: gcc ... || true ...will never fail even if gcc fails... /Lasse ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ext Murali Krishna Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 08:38 To: bug-make@gnu.org Subject: Makefile doesnt stop for non zero error codes Hi I am working in a makefile issue where the makefile doesn't stop compilation even after it encounters the error in the cpp file. The make continues with next rule even though the earlier rule gives the non zero exit status. What could be the possible cause for this scenario? -- K.Murali Mohana Krishna _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make