Trying to strace this sucker to see where it's going wrong on the occasions

that it does has it's own set of problems.  ~sigh~

build/lmake

@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@ depend_kernel()
         local logfile=$(mktemp /tmp/XXXXXX)
         #timed_run 300 $TOPDIR/build/update_oldconfig $logfile
         #local RC=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-        local RC=$(strace -f -o update_oldconfig.strace bash -c "$TOPDIR/build/update_oldconfig $logfile; echo \$?")
+        #local RC=$(strace -f -o update_oldconfig.strace bash -c "$TOPDIR/build/update_oldconfig $logfile; echo \$?")
+        local RC=$($TOPDIR/build/update_oldconfig $logfile; echo \$?)
         #$TOPDIR/build/update_oldconfig $logfile
         #local RC=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
         if [ $RC -eq 143 ]; then