build script return throws an error when build fails

[tvnaidu]

This is my build script, I calls this script from main build script, in case of SUCCESS, everything is ok, but in failure, I do "return 1", so that main build can cheque "$?" and based on that it prints success or not, but here "return 1", throwa an error "./build: line 17: return: can only `return' from a function or sourced script", any idea?. I did issue command "cat build" below. any iddue with "return 1"?.

$ cat build

make clean
make
echo "gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,libRecei ver.so.1 -o libReceiver.so. 1.0 -L/opt/lib PC_Receiver.o"
gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,libRecei ver.so.1 -o libReceiver.so. 1.0 PC_Receiver.o
status=$?
if [ $status = 0 ] ; then
echo "mv libReceiver.so. 1.0 /opt/lib"
mv libReceiver.so. 1.0 /opt/lib
echo "ln -sf /opt/lib/libReceiver.so. 1.0 /opt/lib/libReceiver.so"
ln -sf /opt/lib/libReceiver.so. 1.0 /opt/lib/libReceiver.so
echo "ln -sf /opt/lib/libReceiver.so. 1.0 /opt/lib/libReceiver.so. 1"
ln -sf /opt/lib/libReceiver.so. 1.0 /opt/lib/libReceiver.so. 1
echo SUCCESS creating shared lib
else
echo ERROR creating shared lib
return 1
fi

[RRick]

Replace the return in line 17 with an exit command (i.e. exit 1). Typically, return is only used inside a subroutine. Outside of subroutines, use exit.

[tvnaidu]

Thanks. But here I want to return 1 for ERROR case, since I am calling this build script from main build script, where I will check return value "$?", incase if it is not zero, then I want to display error and comeout from main routine. anyother way "$?" should show 1 ?.

$ echo $?
0

$ ./build
echo ERROR creating shared lib

$ echo $?
0

[tvnaidu]

Thanks Rick. It works, I was confused earlier, sorry.