Index: configure
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--- configure	(revision 497)
+++ configure	(revision 498)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     make 2>>../../configure.log >>../../configure.log
     ret=$?
     cd - > /dev/null
-    exit_if_error "$?" "ODE Build failed (see configure.log)"
+    exit_if_error "$ret" "ODE Build failed (see configure.log)"
 
 # deleting
     echo "   Deleting tarball"