[bug #17825] $? is not filled in if make --always-make is used

[Mike Hanafey]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?17825>

                 Summary: $? is not filled in if make --always-make is used
                 Project: make
            Submitted by: hanafey
            Submitted on: Friday 09/22/2006 at 17:49
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: Bug
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
       Component Version: 3.81
        Operating System: POSIX-Based
           Fixed Release: None

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Details:

Example:

# Tiny example makefile.
#
% cat Makefile
ArabidopsisMPSS.ind: arabidopsis.fasta
        cp $? ArabidopsisMPSS.ind

# This works, target is not there, so it is really out of date
#
% make --always-make
cp arabidopsis.fasta ArabidopsisMPSS.ind

# This fails, the target is not really out of date, but the 
# option is supposed to force it to be made again.
#
% make --always-make
cp  ArabidopsisMPSS.ind
cp: missing destination file operand after `ArabidopsisMPSS.ind'
Try `cp --help' for more information.
make: *** [ArabidopsisMPSS.ind] Error 1







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