diff --git a/configure/RULES.Db b/configure/RULES.Db
index 556218303..96d51ec7f 100644
--- a/configure/RULES.Db
+++ b/configure/RULES.Db
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ MAKEDBDEPENDS = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/makeDbDepends.pl
 
 ifndef T_A
 
-ECHO := $(if $(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),\#,@echo)
+ECHO := $(if $(findstring s,$(MAKEFLAGS)),$(COMMENT),@echo)
 COMMON_DIR = .
 INSTALL_DBDS =
 INSTALL_DBS =
@@ -223,58 +223,65 @@ $(INSTALL_DB)/%.template: %.template
 $(COMMON_DIR)/%Record.h: $(COMMON_DIR)/%Record.dbd
 	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
 	@$(DBDDEPENDS_CMD)
-	$(ECHO) "$<:../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
-	@$(RM) $@
-	$(DBTORECORDTYPEH) $(DBDFLAGS)  $< $@
+	echo "$< : ../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)
+	$(DBTORECORDTYPEH) $(DBDFLAGS) $< $(notdir $@)
+	@$(MV) $(notdir $@) $@
 
 $(COMMON_DIR)/%Record.h: %Record.dbd
 	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
 	@$(DBDDEPENDS_CMD)
-	$(ECHO) "$<:../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
-	@$(RM) $@
-	$(DBTORECORDTYPEH) $(DBDFLAGS)  $< $@
+	echo "$< : ../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)
+	$(DBTORECORDTYPEH) $(DBDFLAGS) $< $(notdir $@)
+	@$(MV) $(notdir $@) $@
 
 $(COMMON_DIR)/menu%.h: $(COMMON_DIR)/menu%.dbd
 	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
 	@$(DBDDEPENDS_CMD)
-	$(ECHO) "$<:../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
-	@$(RM) $@
-	$(DBTOMENUH) $(DBDFLAGS) $< $@
+	echo "$< : ../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)
+	$(DBTOMENUH) $(DBDFLAGS) $< $(notdir $@)
+	@$(MV) $(notdir $@) $@
 
 $(COMMON_DIR)/menu%.h: menu%.dbd
 	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
 	@$(DBDDEPENDS_CMD)
-	$(ECHO) "$<:../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
-	@$(RM) $@
-	$(DBTOMENUH) $(DBDFLAGS) $< $@
+	echo "$< : ../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)
+	$(DBTOMENUH) $(DBDFLAGS) $< $(notdir $@)
+	@$(MV) $(notdir $@) $@
 
 .PRECIOUS: $(COMMON_DIR)/%.h
 
 ##################################################### DBD files
 
 $(COMMON_DIR)/bpt%.dbd: bpt%.data 
-	@$(RM) $@
-	$(MAKEBPT) $< $@
+	$(MAKEBPT) $< $(notdir $@)
+	@$(MV) $(notdir $@) $@
 
 $(COMMON_DIR)/%.dbd: $(COMMON_DIR)/%Include.dbd 
 	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
 	@$(DBDDEPENDS_CMD)
-	$(ECHO) "$<:../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
+	echo "$< : ../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
 	$(ECHO) "Expanding dbd"
-	@$(RM) $@
-	@$(DBEXPAND) $(DBDFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)
+	@$(DBEXPAND) $(DBDFLAGS) -o $(notdir $@) $<
+	@$(MV) $(notdir $@) $@
 
 $(COMMON_DIR)/%.dbd: %Include.dbd 
 	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
 	@$(DBDDEPENDS_CMD)
-	$(ECHO) "$<:../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
+	echo "$< : ../Makefile" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
 	$(ECHO) "Expanding dbd"
-	@$(RM) $@
-	$(DBEXPAND) $(DBDFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)
+	$(DBEXPAND) $(DBDFLAGS) -o $(notdir $@) $<
+	@$(MV) $(notdir $@) $@
 
 $(COMMON_DIR)/%Include.dbd:
-	@$(RM) $@
-	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/makeIncludeDbd.pl $($*_DBD) $@
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)
+	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/makeIncludeDbd.pl $($*_DBD) $(notdir $@)
+	@$(MV) $(notdir $@) $@
 
 $(INSTALL_DBD)/%: $(COMMON_DIR)/%
 	$(ECHO) "Installing created dbd file $@"
@@ -302,8 +309,8 @@ $(COMMON_DIR)/%.db$(RAW): $(COMMON_DIR)/%.edf
 
 $(COMMON_DIR)/%.db$(RAW): %.substitutions
 	@$(RM) $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
-	$(MAKEDBDEPENDS) $@ $< $(TEMPLATE_FILENAME) >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
-	$(ECHO) "$@:$(TEMPLATE_FILENAME)" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
+	@$(MAKEDBDEPENDS) $@ $< $(TEMPLATE_FILENAME) >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
+	echo "$@ : $(TEMPLATE_FILENAME)" >> $(notdir $@)$(DEP)
 	$(ECHO) "Inflating database from $< $(TEMPLATE_FILENAME)"
 	@$(RM) $@ $*.tmp
 	$(MSI) $(DBFLAGS) -S$< $(TEMPLATE_FILENAME) > $*.tmp