'make' exit code is ignored in declarative script

[David Aldrich]

I have a declarative script that builds a C++ application on multiple agents in parallel.  A stage looks like:

        stage('build') {

            parallel {

                stage('znsim08') {

                    agent { label "znsim08" }

                    steps {

                        sh '''

                            make

                        '''

                        recordIssues minimumSeverity: 'HIGH', tools: [gcc4(id: 'centos5-warnings', name: 'Centos 5', pattern: 'build.log')]

                        archiveArtifacts 'build.log'

                    }

                }

etc.

I find that if make fails:

make[1]: *** [_gnuRelease/SINRCalculation.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/data/hudsonuser/workspace/gcc_all_versions/'
make: *** [../StarLibs/] Error 2

the stage still succeeds.  make's exit code seems to be ignored.

What am I missing?

[Neil T]

sh returnStatus: true, script: 'echo $foo'