"Kfir Lavi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Hi,
> I have a problem running echo inside Makefile.
> Here is the Makefile:
> all:
>         @echo "string"
>         @echo -e -n "string"
> The output is:
> string
> -e -n string
> The problem is the second @echo command. It prints '-e -n' instead of
> interpreting those options.
> I have tested it on other comps and it works fine, so its an environment
> problem in my comp.
> What var or file determine this behavior?

What does "type -a echo" say in the same environment under which you run
make?

Your makefile works properly for me, FWIW, but I am on Fedora, not Ubuntu.

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