diff --git a/Source/cmBorlandMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmBorlandMakefileGenerator.cxx
index 23bcd4a673..382fbcf509 100644
--- a/Source/cmBorlandMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmBorlandMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void cmBorlandMakefileGenerator::OutputMakeVariables(std::ostream& fout)
     "CMAKE_SHLIB_SUFFIX                  = @CMAKE_SHLIB_SUFFIX@\n" 
     "CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS                  = @CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS@ @LINKER_BUILD_FLAGS@\n"
     "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS      = -P @CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS@ @BUILD_FLAGS@\n"
-    "RM = del";
+    "RM = del\n";
   std::string buildType = "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_";
   buildType +=  m_Makefile->GetDefinition("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE");
   buildType = cmSystemTools::UpperCase(buildType);
@@ -165,100 +165,6 @@ void cmBorlandMakefileGenerator::OutputMakeVariables(std::ostream& fout)
 }
 
 
-void cmBorlandMakefileGenerator::BuildInSubDirectory(std::ostream& fout,
-                                                  const char* directory,
-                                                  const char* target1,
-                                                  const char* target2)
-{
-  if(target1)
-    {
-    std::string dir = directory;
-    cmSystemTools::ConvertToWindowsSlashes(dir);
-    fout << "\tif not exist " << cmSystemTools::EscapeSpaces(dir.c_str())
-         << " " 
-         << "$(MAKE) rebuild_cache\n"
-         << "\tcd .\\" << directory << "\n"
-         << "\t$(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) " << target1 << "\n";
-    }
-  if(target2)
-    {
-    fout << "\t$(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) " << target2 << "\n";
-    }
-  std::string currentDir = m_Makefile->GetCurrentOutputDirectory();
-  cmSystemTools::ConvertToWindowsSlashes(currentDir);
-  fout << "\tcd " << cmSystemTools::EscapeSpaces(currentDir.c_str()) << "\n";
-}
-
-
-
-
-// This needs to be overriden because nmake requires commands to be quoted
-// if the are full paths to the executable????
-
-void cmBorlandMakefileGenerator::OutputMakeRule(std::ostream& fout, 
-                                              const char* comment,
-                                              const char* target,
-                                              const char* depends, 
-                                              const char* command,
-                                              const char* command2,
-                                              const char* command3,
-                                              const char* command4)
-{
-  if(!target)
-    {
-    cmSystemTools::Error("no target for OutputMakeRule");
-    return;
-    }
-  
-  std::string replace;
-  if(comment)
-    {
-    replace = comment;
-    m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-    fout << "#---------------------------------------------------------\n";
-    fout << "# " << comment;
-    fout << "\n#\n";
-    }
-  fout << "\n";
-  replace = target;
-  m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-  replace = cmSystemTools::EscapeSpaces(replace.c_str());
-  fout << replace.c_str() << ": ";
-  if(depends)
-    {
-    replace = depends;
-    m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-    fout << replace.c_str();
-    }
-  fout << "\n";
-  const char* startCommand = "\t";
-  const char* endCommand = "\n";
-  if(command)
-    {
-    replace = ShortPathCommand(command);
-    m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-    fout << startCommand << replace.c_str() << endCommand;
-    }
-  if(command2)
-    {
-    replace = ShortPathCommand(command2);
-    m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-    fout << startCommand << replace.c_str() << endCommand;
-    }
-  if(command3)
-    {
-    replace = ShortPathCommand(command3);
-    m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-    fout << startCommand << replace.c_str() << endCommand;
-    }
-  if(command4)
-    {
-    replace = ShortPathCommand(command4);
-    m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-    fout << startCommand << replace.c_str() << endCommand;
-    }
-  fout << "\n";
-}
 
 void 
 cmBorlandMakefileGenerator::
@@ -500,13 +406,4 @@ bool cmBorlandMakefileGenerator::SamePath(const char* path1, const char* path2)
     cmSystemTools::LowerCase(ShortPath(path2));
 }
 
-void cmBorlandMakefileGenerator::OutputBuildLibraryInDir(std::ostream& fout,
-						       const char* path,
-						       const char* s,
-						       const char* fullpath)
-{
-  cmNMakeMakefileGenerator::OutputBuildLibraryInDir(fout, path, s, fullpath);
-}
-
-
 
diff --git a/Source/cmBorlandMakefileGenerator.h b/Source/cmBorlandMakefileGenerator.h
index 31ada06f5f..947ef3eb15 100644
--- a/Source/cmBorlandMakefileGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmBorlandMakefileGenerator.h
@@ -68,19 +68,6 @@ public:
   virtual void ComputeSystemInfo(); 
 protected:
   virtual void OutputMakeVariables(std::ostream&);
-  virtual void BuildInSubDirectory(std::ostream& fout,
-                                   const char* directory,
-                                   const char* target1,
-                                   const char* target2);
-  void OutputMakeRule(std::ostream& fout, 
-                      const char* comment,
-                      const char* target,
-                      const char* depends, 
-                      const char* command,
-                      const char* command2=0,
-                      const char* command3=0,
-                      const char* command4=0); 
-  
   
   virtual void OutputBuildObjectFromSource(std::ostream& fout,
                                            const char* shortName,
@@ -96,10 +83,6 @@ protected:
   virtual void OutputExecutableRule(std::ostream&, const char* name,
                                     const cmTarget &);
   virtual std::string GetOutputExtension(const char* sourceExtension); 
-  virtual void OutputBuildLibraryInDir(std::ostream& fout,
-				       const char* path,
-				       const char* library,
-				       const char* fullpath); 
   ///! return true if the two paths are the same (checks short paths)
   virtual bool SamePath(const char* path1, const char* path2);
 };
diff --git a/Source/cmNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx
index 6954a96f4e..e9a11c5c8f 100644
--- a/Source/cmNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNMakeMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -239,14 +239,17 @@ void cmNMakeMakefileGenerator::BuildInSubDirectory(std::ostream& fout,
     {
     std::string dir = directory;
     cmSystemTools::ConvertToWindowsSlashes(dir);
-    fout << "\tif not exist " << cmSystemTools::EscapeSpaces(dir.c_str())
+    dir = cmSystemTools::EscapeSpaces(dir.c_str());
+    fout << "\tif not exist " << dir
          << " " 
          << "$(MAKE) rebuild_cache\n"
-         << "\tcd .\\" << directory << "\n"
+         << "\techo Building " << target1 << " in directory " << directory << "\n"
+         << "\tcd " << dir << "\n"
          << "\t$(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) " << target1 << "\n";
     }
   if(target2)
     {
+    fout << "\techo Building " << target2 << " in directory " << directory << "\n";
     fout << "\t$(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) " << target2 << "\n";
     }
   std::string currentDir = m_Makefile->GetCurrentOutputDirectory();
@@ -296,31 +299,33 @@ void cmNMakeMakefileGenerator::OutputMakeRule(std::ostream& fout,
     fout << replace.c_str();
     }
   fout << "\n";
-  const char* startCommand = "\t";
-  const char* endCommand = "\n";
   if(command)
     {
     replace = ShortPathCommand(command);
     m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-    fout << startCommand << replace.c_str() << endCommand;
+    fout << "\t" << "echo " << replace.c_str() << "\n";
+    fout << "\t" << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     }
   if(command2)
     {
     replace = ShortPathCommand(command2);
     m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-    fout << startCommand << replace.c_str() << endCommand;
+    fout << "\t" << "echo " << replace.c_str() << "\n";
+    fout << "\t" << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     }
   if(command3)
     {
     replace = ShortPathCommand(command3);
     m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-    fout << startCommand << replace.c_str() << endCommand;
+    fout << "\t" << "echo " << replace.c_str() << "\n";
+    fout << "\t" << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     }
   if(command4)
     {
     replace = ShortPathCommand(command4);
     m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
-    fout << startCommand << replace.c_str() << endCommand;
+    fout << "\t" << "echo " << replace.c_str() << "\n";
+    fout << "\t" << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     }
   fout << "\n";
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
index 0392634914..93e93cb9c0 100644
--- a/Source/cmUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -972,11 +972,13 @@ void cmUnixMakefileGenerator::BuildInSubDirectory(std::ostream& fout,
     {
     fout << "\t@if test ! -d " << directory 
          << "; then $(MAKE) rebuild_cache; fi\n"
-      "\t@cd " << directory
+         << "\techo Building " << target1 << " in directory " << directory << "\n"
+         << "\t@cd " << directory
          << "; $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) " << target1 << "\n";
     }
   if(target2)
     {
+    fout << "\techo Building " << target2 << " in directory " << directory << "\n";
     fout << "\t@cd " << directory
          << "; $(MAKE) -$(MAKEFLAGS) " << target2 << "\n";
     }
@@ -1029,7 +1031,10 @@ OutputSubDirectoryVars(std::ostream& fout,
     
     fout << "\n";
     last = subdir;
-    this->BuildInSubDirectory(fout, SubDirectories[i].c_str(),
+    std::string dir = m_Makefile->GetCurrentOutputDirectory();
+    dir += "/";
+    dir += SubDirectories[i];
+    this->BuildInSubDirectory(fout, dir.c_str(),
                               target1, target2);
     }
   fout << "\n\n";
@@ -1499,24 +1504,23 @@ void cmUnixMakefileGenerator::OutputMakeRules(std::ostream& fout)
                          "-@ $(RM) $(CLEAN_OBJECT_FILES) $(EXECUTABLES)"
                          " $(TARGETS)");
     }
-  {
-  std::string cmake_depends_mark = "@cd ";
-  cmake_depends_mark += m_Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
-  cmake_depends_mark += " ; $(MAKE) depend";
-  this->OutputMakeRule(fout, 
-                       "Rule to build the cmake.depends and Makefile as side effect",
-                       "cmake.depends_mark",
-                       "$(CMAKE_MAKEFILE_SOURCES) ",
-                       cmake_depends_mark.c_str());
-  }
+  fout << "# Suppresses display of executed commands\n";
+  fout << ".SILENT:\n";
+  fout << "\n#Rule to build the cmake.depends and Makefile as side effect\n";
+  fout << "cmake.depends_mark: $(CMAKE_MAKEFILE_SOURCES)\n";
+  this->BuildInSubDirectory(fout, 
+                            m_Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory(),
+                            "depend", 0);
   this->OutputMakeRule(fout, 
                        "Rule to force the build of cmake.depends",
                        "depend",
                        "$(SUBDIR_DEPEND)",
                        "$(CMAKE_COMMAND) "
                        "-S$(CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE) -O$(CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY) "
-                       "-H$(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR) -B$(CMAKE_BINARY_DIR)\n"
-                       "\t-@ $(RM) cmake.depends_mark ; echo mark > cmake.depends_mark");
+                       "-H$(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR) -B$(CMAKE_BINARY_DIR)",
+                       "-$(RM) cmake.depends_mark",
+                       "echo mark > cmake.depends_mark"
+    );
   this->OutputMakeRule(fout, 
                        "Rebuild CMakeCache.txt file",
                        "rebuild_cache",
@@ -1735,24 +1739,28 @@ void cmUnixMakefileGenerator::OutputMakeRule(std::ostream& fout,
     {
     replace = command;
     m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
+    fout << "\t" << "echo " << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     fout << "\t" << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     }
   if(command2)
     {
     replace = command2;
     m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
+    fout << "\t" << "echo " << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     fout << "\t" << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     }
   if(command3)
     {
     replace = command3;
     m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
+    fout << "\t" << "echo " << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     fout << "\t" << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     }
   if(command4)
     {
     replace = command4;
     m_Makefile->ExpandVariablesInString(replace);
+    fout << "\t" << "echo " << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     fout << "\t" << replace.c_str() << "\n";
     }
   fout << "\n";