Re: How to make 'cd' errors stop a rule?

[Tommy Nordgren]

Splitting into two lines won't work, since that will change how the  
command works
if the directory exists.
Instead use:
        cd bogus-this-is-not-a-real-directory && ls -l

Dec 4, 2005 kl. 11:59 PM skrev Dave Hylands:

> Hi Matt,
>
> > I find that the 'cd' command in this rule does not stop this make  
> > script:
> >
> >
> > all:
> >         cd bogus-this-is-not-a-real-directory; ls -l
> >         @echo This is the 2nd cmd in the rule
>
> You're actually executing two commands. And make is seeing the return
> code from the ls -l.
>
> So split it into two lines and it should fail if trying to cd into a
> non-existance directory.
>
> --
> Dave Hylands
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> http://www.DaveHylands.com/
>
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