This is the debug output from makesetup command (add "set -x" to begining):

+ usage=
usage: makesetup [-s srcdir] [-l libdir] [-c config.c.in] [-m Makefile.pre]
                 [Setup] ... [-n [Setup] ...]
+ srcdir=.
+ libdir=
+ config=
+ makepre=
+ noobjects=
+ doconfig=yes
+ :
+ shift
+ config=./Modules/config.c.in
+ shift
+ :
+ shift
+ srcdir=Modules
+ shift
+ :
+ break
+ + sed s,/[^/]*$,,
+ echo ./Modules/makesetup
libdir=./Modules
+ makepre=Makefile.pre
+ NL=\

+ uname -s
+ echo *doconfig*
+ cat Modules/Setup.config
+ sed -e s/[    ]*#.*// -e /^[  ]*$/d
+ rulesf=@rules.843936
+ trap rm -f $rulesf 0 1 2 3
+ echo
# Rules appended by makedepend

+ 1> @rules.843936
+ DEFS=
+ MODS=
+ SHAREDMODS=
+ OBJS=
+ LIBS=
+ LOCALLIBS=
+ BASELIBS=
+ read line
+ echo *doconfig*
+ cat Modules/Setup.local
+ echo *doconfig*
+ cat Modules/Setup
+ grep \\$
+ echo *doconfig*
+ 1> /dev/null
+ doconfig=yes
+ continue
+ read line
+ grep \\$
+ echo thread threadmodule.c
+ 1> /dev/null
+ srcs=
+ cpps=
+ libs=
+ mods=
+ skip=
+ mods= thread
+ srcs= threadmodule.c
+ LIBS=
+ MODS=  thread
+ objs=
+ + basename threadmodule.c .c
obj=threadmodule.o
+ cc=$(CC)
+ obj=Modules/threadmodule.o
+ objs= Modules/threadmodule.o
+ src=$(srcdir)/Modules/threadmodule.c
+ cc=$(CC) $(PY_CFLAGS)
+ rule=Modules/threadmodule.o: $(srcdir)/Modules/threadmodule.c; $(CC) $(PY_CFLAGS)  -c $(srcdir)/Modules/threadmodule.c -o Modules/threadmodule.o
+ echo Modules/threadmodule.o: $(srcdir)/Modules/threadmodule.c; $(CC) $(PY_CFLAGS)  -c $(srcdir)/Modules/threadmodule.c -o Modules/threadmodule.o
+ 1>> @rules.843936
+ OBJS=  Modules/threadmodule.o
+ base=threadmodule
+ file=Modules/threadmodule$(SO)
+ rule=Modules/threadmodule$(SO):  Modules/threadmodule.o
+ rule=Modules/threadmodule$(SO):  Modules/threadmodule.o; $(LDSHARED)  Modules/threadmodule.o   -o Modules/threadmodule$(SO)
+ echo Modules/threadmodule$(SO):  Modules/threadmodule.o; $(LDSHARED)  Modules/threadmodule.o   -o Modules/threadmodule$(SO)
+ 1>> @rules.843936
+ read line
+ echo signal signalmodule.c
+ grep \\$
+ 1> /dev/null
+ srcs=
+ cpps=
+ libs=
+ mods=
+ skip=
+ mods= signal
+ srcs= signalmodule.c
+ LIBS=
+ MODS=  thread  signal
+ objs=
+ + basename signalmodule.c .c
obj=signalmodule.o
+ cc=$(CC)
+ obj=Modules/signalmodule.o
+ objs= Modules/signalmodule.o
+ src=$(srcdir)/Modules/signalmodule.c
+ cc=$(CC) $(PY_CFLAGS)
+ rule=Modules/signalmodule.o: $(srcdir)/Modules/signalmodule.c; $(CC) $(PY_CFLAGS)  -c $(srcdir)/Modules/signalmodule.c -o Modules/signalmodule.o
+ echo Modules/signalmodule.o: $(srcdir)/Modules/signalmodule.c; $(CC) $(PY_CFLAGS)  -c $(srcdir)/Modules/signalmodule.c -o Modules/signalmodule.o
+ 1>> @rules.843936
+ OBJS=  Modules/threadmodule.o  Modules/signalmodule.o
+ base=signalmodule
+ file=Modules/signalmodule$(SO)
+ rule=Modules/signalmodule$(SO):  Modules/signalmodule.o
+ rule=Modules/signalmodule$(SO):  Modules/signalmodule.o; $(LDSHARED)  Modules/signalmodule.o   -o Modules/signalmodule$(SO)
+ echo Modules/signalmodule$(SO):  Modules/signalmodule.o; $(LDSHARED)  Modules/signalmodule.o   -o Modules/signalmodule$(SO)
+ 1>> @rules.843936
+ read line
+ grep \\$
+ echo *doconfig*
+ 1> /dev/null
+ doconfig=yes
+ continue
+ read line
+ grep \\$
+ echo *doconfig*
+ 1> /dev/null
+ doconfig=yes
+ continue
+ read line
+ grep \\$
+ echo
+ 1> /dev/null
+ srcs=
+ cpps=
+ libs=
+ mods=
+ skip=
 in ho bad word
+ 1>& 2
 in word
+ exit 1
+ rm -f @rules.843936