diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index 4f5381572..4b22f07f2 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -623,6 +623,8 @@ cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3
           commands.clear();
           commands.push_back(lg->GetRecursiveMakeCall
                              ("CMakeFiles/Makefile2",t->second.GetName()));
+          std::string echoCommand = "@echo \"\"";
+          commands.push_back(echoCommand.c_str());
           depends.clear(); 
           depends.push_back("cmake_check_build_system");
           lg->WriteMakeRule(ruleFileStream, 
@@ -675,6 +677,7 @@ cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3
   std::string localName;
   std::string makeTargetName;
 
+
   // write the directory level rules for this local gen
   this->WriteDirectoryRules2(ruleFileStream,lg);
   
@@ -707,6 +710,8 @@ cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3
           << localName << "\n\n";
       
         commands.clear();
+        std::string echoCommand = "@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E echo_append \".\"";
+        commands.push_back(echoCommand.c_str());
         if (t->second.GetType() != cmTarget::UTILITY)
           {
           makeTargetName = localName;
@@ -731,6 +736,7 @@ cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3
         // Write the rule.
         localName += "/all";
         depends.clear();
+
         this->AppendGlobalTargetDepends(depends,t->second);
         lg->WriteMakeRule(ruleFileStream, "All Build rule for target.",
                           localName.c_str(), depends, commands, true);
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index 66a69b5dc..a69ae73f3 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -886,6 +886,8 @@ cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3::AppendEcho(std::vector<std::string>& commands,
         break;
       }
     }
+#else
+  (void)color;
 #endif
 
   // Echo one line at a time.
@@ -1411,6 +1413,8 @@ void cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3
   this->CreateCDCommand(commands,
                                 this->Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory(),
                                 this->Makefile->GetStartOutputDirectory());
+  std::string echoCommand = "@echo \"\"";
+  commands.push_back(echoCommand.c_str());
   this->WriteMakeRule(ruleFileStream, "The main all target", "all",
                       depends, commands, true);
 
diff --git a/Source/cmake.cxx b/Source/cmake.cxx
index 189e15350..84ecc0fa3 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -749,6 +749,8 @@ void CMakeCommandUsage(const char* program)
     "content to directory 'destination'\n"
     << "  compare_files file1 file2 - check if file1 is same as file2\n"
     << "  echo [string]...        - displays arguments as text\n"
+    << "  echo_append [string]... - displays arguments as text but no new"
+    " line\n"
     << "  environment             - display the current enviroment\n"
     << "  remove file1 file2 ...  - remove the file(s)\n"
     << "  tar [cxt][vfz] file.tar file/dir1 file/dir2 ... - create a tar.\n"
@@ -835,6 +837,19 @@ int cmake::ExecuteCMakeCommand(std::vector<std::string>& args)
       return 0;
       }
 
+    // Echo string no new line
+    else if (args[1] == "echo_append" )
+      {
+      unsigned int cc;
+      const char* space = "";
+      for ( cc = 2; cc < args.size(); cc ++ )
+        {
+        std::cout << space << args[cc];
+        space = " ";
+        }
+      return 0;
+      }
+
 #if defined(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_CMAKE)
     // Command to create a symbolic link.  Fails on platforms not
     // supporting them.