> If there is an error (the exit status is nonzero), `make' gives up on
> the current rule, and perhaps on all rules." 
> Wouter, you NEED to RTM, it's all there !

Probably, but you might RTFQ (read the fucking question) too :)

I haven't (recently) read the manual all over, but I did search for
obvious command names or constructs like fail, exit, fence, etc.

I am *not inside a rule*. I don't have a rule for this, nor do I have an
obvious choice for a command that would have the dirty task of failing.
I am evaluating if's, to check whether the user has given a correct set
of macro definitions. I'd like to give him an appropriate error message
before make starts execution any rules that could cause other error
messages.

Or is this something that should definitely not be done in make?

Wouter van Ooijen

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