[Freetype] win2k make failure

[Robin Becker]

Win2000 make fails horribly
Seems that the downloadable make.exe and my Win 2k system don't work
well together. 
When I start the make I get the following error 

C:\Python\devel\freetype-2.0.1>make setup visualc 
process_begin: CreateProcess((null), echo FreeType build system --
automatic system detection, 
                           ...) failed. 
make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified. 
make: *** [dos_setup] Error 2 


By hacking the first used makefile builds\detect.mk I determine that
this problem is to do with handling of built in commands. So that if I
change 

echo --> cmd /c echo 

then I see the echo coming out. 

Is there an easier fix than this?
-- 
Robin Becker