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diff --git a/bin/umake.sh b/bin/umake.sh
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+# Keep going up the tree until we find a Makefile, and then run make(1) with
+# any given args
+while [ "$PWD" != / ] ; do
+    for mf in makefile Makefile ; do
+        [ -f "$mf" ] && exec make "$@"
+    done
+    cd .. || exit
+done
+printf >&2 'umake: No makefile found in ancestors\n'
+exit 1