From 27b758b4a0dd8327752aa5a46dd1c4c2f4bc02ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Krack <matthias.krack@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:28:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Retrieve error code via PIPESTATUS

---
 make_cp2k.sh | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/make_cp2k.sh b/make_cp2k.sh
index 5e31fe53cb..4785d2aae9 100755
--- a/make_cp2k.sh
+++ b/make_cp2k.sh
@@ -536,14 +536,18 @@ fi
 
 # CMake build step
 echo -e '\n*** Compiling CP2K ***\n'
-if ! cmake --build "${CMAKE_BUILD_PATH}" --parallel "${NUM_PROCS}" -- "${VERBOSE_FLAG}" |& tee "${CMAKE_BUILD_PATH}/ninja.log"; then
+cmake --build "${CMAKE_BUILD_PATH}" --parallel "${NUM_PROCS}" -- "${VERBOSE_FLAG}" |& tee "${CMAKE_BUILD_PATH}"/ninja.log
+EXIT_CODE=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+if ((EXIT_CODE != 0)); then
   echo "ERROR: The CMake build step failed with the error code ${EXIT_CODE}"
   ${EXIT_CMD} "${EXIT_CODE}"
 fi
 
 # CMake install step
 echo -e '\n*** Installing CP2K ***\n'
-if ! cmake --install "${CMAKE_BUILD_PATH}" |& tee "${CMAKE_BUILD_PATH}/install.log"; then
+cmake --install "${CMAKE_BUILD_PATH}" |& tee "${CMAKE_BUILD_PATH}"/install.log
+EXIT_CODE=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+if ((EXIT_CODE != 0)); then
   echo "ERROR: The CMake installation step failed with the error code ${EXIT_CODE}"
   ${EXIT_CMD} "${EXIT_CODE}"
 fi