Revert "MAINT: Move "set -e"", and mode variable setting to top.

This reverts commit 9e13c094.

make_db

@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
 #
 # ** end header
 
-# To fail fast, but beware https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/105
-set -e
+INSTALL_SQL_FILE="db_2_0.sql"
 
 source utils/load_settings.sh
 source .config || true
 
+# To fail fast, but beware https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/105
+set -e
+
 if [ -z $LOGIN_PATH ] ; then
     MYSQL_CONNECTION="--host=${MYSQL_HOST} --port=${MYSQL_PORT}
  --user=${MYSQL_USER}
@@ -36,8 +38,6 @@ else
     MYSQL_CONNECTION="--login-path=$LOGIN_PATH"
 fi
 
-INSTALL_SQL_FILE="db_2_0.sql"
-
 SQL="$MYSQL_CMD $MYSQL_CONNECTION"
 
 function fail() {