Osier Yang pointed out that I introduced a syntax error in my syntax check (I really shouldn't make last-minute changes without testing them....). /bin/sh: -c: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `;' /bin/sh: -c: line 2: ` { echo 'maint.mk: incorrect whitespace, see HACKING for rules' 2>&; \' make: *** [bracket-spacing-check] Error 1 * cfg.mk (bracket-spacing-check): Fix copy-and-paste error. (sc_prohibit_duplicate_header): Use consistent spelling. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake(a)redhat.com&gt; --- Pushing under the build-breaker rule. cfg.mk | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk index a01df56..4ffa020 100644 --- a/cfg.mk +++ b/cfg.mk @@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ sc_prohibit_duplicate_header: }' $$i || fail=1; \ done; \ if test $$fail -eq 1; then \ - { echo "$(ME)": avoid duplicate headers >&2; exit 1; } \ + { echo '$(ME): avoid duplicate headers' 1>&2; exit 1; } \ fi; # Don't include "libvirt/*.h" in "" form. @@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ syntax-check: $(top_srcdir)/HACKING bracket-spacing-check bracket-spacing-check: $(AM_V_GEN)files=`$(VC_LIST) | grep '\.c$$'`; \ $(PERL) $(top_srcdir)/build-aux/bracket-spacing.pl $$files || \ - { echo "$(ME): incorrect whitespace, see HACKING for rules" 2>&; \ + { echo '$(ME): incorrect whitespace, see HACKING for rules' 1>&2; \ exit 1; } # sc_po_check can fail if generated files are not built first -- 1.8.1.4