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> From: Rugxulo <rugxulo AT gmail DOT com>
> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 18:13:42 -0800 (PST)
> 
> I don't remember exactly why or where, but somewhere (presumably
> inside Make) it prefers GNU coreutils' echo.exe over built-in DOS
> command.com's echo or Bash's echo or djecho.exe.

It simply looks for FOO.exe along PATH before falling back on built-in
shell command FOO.

> In other words, without Coreutils' echo.exe installed, "make depend"
> fails.

Probably because it uses some features that are not present in the
builtin 'echo'.