handle make errors ---> exit, don't run ctest

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/check.in b/scripts/check.in
index 3aa9501bb..2a862fd80 100755
--- a/scripts/check.in
+++ b/scripts/check.in
@@ -8,7 +8,5 @@ then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-./buildtests $*
-
 # TODO when ctest 2.8 comes out, honor the jobs parameter
-ctest -R $1
\ No newline at end of file
+./buildtests $* && ctest -R $1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/buildtests.in b/test/buildtests.in
index 52cc66281..c24234930 100755
--- a/test/buildtests.in
+++ b/test/buildtests.in
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ targets_to_make=`echo "$TESTSLIST" | grep "$1" | sed s/^/test_/g | xargs echo`
 if [ $# == 1 ]
 then
   make $targets_to_make
+  exit $?
 fi
 
 if [ $# == 2 ]
 then
   make -j $2 $targets_to_make
+  exit $?
 fi