Subject: Re: make -j and failure modes
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: Simon J. Gerraty <sjg@crufty.net>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 12/12/2003 22:11:37
>>Why can't this be fixed by using ``|| exit $?\n'' instead of ``\n'' as
>>the separator for the merged input fed to sh -e when using make -j ?
I was all set to argue against this (thinking still of the automatic
chdir ${.CURDIR} stuff), but on 2nd thoughts I don't see
any great harm in it.
>I even suggested to use " &&\n"
I like this even better.
If we do the '&&\n', can we get rid of -e? Its pretty useless anyway.
Thanks
--sjg