Makefile fix so that errors propagate

[noa]

While I was trying to build mailman-2.1b1 as an rpm i
encountered problems with my python installation that
made the build in misc fail. Unfortunately, the error
didn't propagate to the toplevel make process so it
took some time to track down. The attached patch simply
propagates any errors from make subprocesses to the
topelevel make in an automake like fashion.

[noa (noa)]

The file mailman-2.1b1.makefile-propagate-error.patch was added: simple makefile fix

[bwarsaw (bwarsaw)]

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I think a more comprehensive solution might be necessary. I
introduced a delivery mistake (calling it email-2.0.3 in
misc/Makefile.in) and the build process didn't stop.

[noa (noa)]

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Since english is not my first language I don't understand
what you mean with 'comprehensive'. Does it indicate that my
patch is hard to understand? (Sounds unlikely to me)

[bwarsaw (bwarsaw)]

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No problem. No the patch was easy to understand, I just
don't think it goes far enough. See the simple mistake I
introduced that didn't stop the build process.

By comprehensive I mean that more Makefile.in's probably
need to be patched so that any error in any of them will
stop the build process.

[bwarsaw (bwarsaw)]

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I'm inclined to close this one. On further reflection,
while it can be a pain sometimes if a build fails, at other
times I want the build to continue and do as much as possible.