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authorPaul Smith <psmith@gnu.org>2006-01-04 14:45:16 +0000
committerPaul Smith <psmith@gnu.org>2006-01-04 14:45:16 +0000
commit5e0f2a90ce647d0de2f66f8bb7d8bcf38eadd254 (patch)
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downloadmake-5e0f2a90ce647d0de2f66f8bb7d8bcf38eadd254.tar.gz
Various changes getting ready for the release of 3.81.
- Updates to make.texi and make.1 and other documentation - Some VMS patches - Fix minor bugs reported on the mailing list and from Debian.
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.TP 0.5i
.B \-\-warn\-undefined\-variables
Warn when an undefined variable is referenced.
+.SH "EXIT STATUS"
+GNU
+.I make
+exits with a status of zero if all makefiles were successfully parsed
+and no targets that were built failed. A status of one will be returned
+if the
+.B \-q
+flag was used and
+.I make
+determines that a target needs to be rebuilt. A status of two will be
+returned if any errors were encountered.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.I "The GNU Make Manual"
.SH BUGS