[Mingw-notify] [ mingw-Bugs-444505 ] make redirection error detection

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Bugs item #444505, was opened at 2001-07-25 08:39
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Category: binutils
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Tim Scott (tescott)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: make redirection error detection

Initial Comment:
When I redirect output from a command to a file, the 
error status somehow gets lost and make doesn't see 
it.  Here's a simple example of a makefile exhibiting 
the behavior:

a:
     xyzzy

b:
     xyzzy > b.txt

Where xyzzy is a non-existent executable.

For the first target, a, make correctly detects an 
error and displays it:

"make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified.
C:\MAKE\MAKE.EXE: *** [a] Error 2"

In the second target, b, make doesn't detect any error 
because of the redirection.

--tim


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