Use exit with a nonzero exit status, not false

diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 89a7cf90bbdc7358a0f29d191d6f0d4ea7ee3b7e..2e815cac8d98c43ec731ff614e9416edeb77894d 100644 (file)
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ uninstall :
 
 # Raise an error when attempting to build any files with recursive dependencies.
 $(call built,$(recursivefiles)) :
-       @$(PRINTF) '%b\n' $(call quote,\0033[93;41mError:\0033[39;49m `$(call unbuilt,$@)´ has recursive dependencies:\n$(subst |, ,$(subst $(space),$(newline),$(foreach recursive,$(call recursives,$(call unbuilt,$@)),•|$(recursive))))) >&2 && false
+       @$(PRINTF) '%b\n' $(call quote,\0033[93;41mError:\0033[39;49m `$(call unbuilt,$@)´ has recursive dependencies:\n$(subst |, ,$(subst $(space),$(newline),$(foreach recursive,$(call recursives,$(call unbuilt,$@)),•|$(recursive))))) >&2 && exit 1
 
 # Add as a prerequisite to treat the target as tho it were phony.
 FORCE : ;