$ dmake dmake: Executing shell macro: gcc -dumpversion dmake: Executing shell macro: gcc -dumpversion GCC_VERSION 4.7.0 dmake: Executing shell macro: gcc -dumpversion GCC_MAJOR_VERSION 4 GCC_4XX define CFLAGS -static-libgcc LIBC -static-libgcc RUN THIS MAKEFILE AS dmake && echo %path% ########### PATH C:\dmake-4.12-20090907-SHAY;C:\MinGW\bin; ;C:\MinGW\bin; ########### PATH from SHELL (ie child process) dmake: Executing shell macro: cmd /x /c echo %path% C:\dmake-4.12-20090907-SHAY;C:\MinGW\bin; ;C:\MinGW\bin;