--- a/make-rules/shared-macros.mk	Mon Apr 11 15:06:03 2011 -0600
+++ b/make-rules/shared-macros.mk	Mon Apr 11 18:02:35 2011 -0700
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 # The workspace starts at the mercurial root
 export WS_TOP ?=		$(shell hg root)
 
+export SHELLOPTS = pipefail
+SHELL=	/bin/bash
+
 CONSOLIDATION =	userland
 PUBLISHER ?=	$(CONSOLIDATION)