--- MITgcm/verification/testreport	2011/01/27 18:20:38	1.158
+++ MITgcm/verification/testreport	2011/03/29 02:20:22	1.159
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
-#  $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/MITgcm/verification/testreport,v 1.158 2011/01/27 18:20:38 jmc Exp $
+#  $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/MITgcm/verification/testreport,v 1.159 2011/03/29 02:20:22 jmc Exp $
 #  $Name:  $
 #
 
@@ -460,13 +460,14 @@
 {
     # makemodel directory
     (
+    mk_fail=0
     if test "x$NOMAKE" = xt ; then
 	cd $1;
 	if test -x $EXECUTABLE ; then
 	    echo "make skipped!"
 	else
 	    echo "no executable!"
-	    return 2
+	    mk_fail=3
 	fi
     else
 	cd $1;
@@ -489,10 +490,13 @@
 		echo failed
 		cp make.tr_log genmake.log genmake.tr_log $CDIR
 		rm -f $EXECUTABLE
-		return 1
+		mk_fail=1
 	    else
 		echo successful
 	    fi
+	else
+	    echo "no Makefile !"
+	    mk_fail=2
 	fi
     fi
     if test "x$ADM" = xt -a -f taf_ad.log ; then
@@ -502,6 +506,7 @@
 	    echo " TAF reports $nerr Errors and $nwar Recomputation Warnings" \
 				>> $CDIR"/summary.txt"
     fi
+    if test $mk_fail != 0 ; then return $mk_fail ; fi
     )
 }