On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 10:27:52PM +0100, Matthias Andree wrote: > [ -f rpl8 ] && whatever > > fails if rpl8 is missing, and does not only skip "whatever" (here: > install), but also exits the whole compound command with code 1, which > aborts the make target. > > "[ CONDITION ] && whatever" is therefore a Makefile pitfall. Try this: [ -f rpl8 ] && whatever || true