3 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/core/core.mk b/core/core.mk
index 3f9883b..81d9f7e 100644
--- a/core/core.mk
+++ b/core/core.mk
@@ -78,13 +78,11 @@ endif
 
 # Core targets.
 
-.NOTPARALLEL:
-
 all:: deps app rel
 
 # Noop to avoid a Make warning when there's nothing to do.
 rel::
-	$(verbose) echo -n
+	$(verbose) :
 
 check:: clean app tests
 
@@ -194,8 +192,11 @@ ERLANG_MK_BUILD_DIR ?= .erlang.mk.build
 
 erlang-mk:
 	git clone $(ERLANG_MK_REPO) $(ERLANG_MK_BUILD_DIR)
+ifdef ERLANG_MK_COMMIT
+	cd $(ERLANG_MK_BUILD_DIR) && git checkout $(ERLANG_MK_COMMIT)
+endif
 	if [ -f $(ERLANG_MK_BUILD_CONFIG) ]; then cp $(ERLANG_MK_BUILD_CONFIG) $(ERLANG_MK_BUILD_DIR)/build.config; fi
-	cd $(ERLANG_MK_BUILD_DIR) && $(if $(ERLANG_MK_COMMIT),git checkout $(ERLANG_MK_COMMIT) &&) $(MAKE)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(ERLANG_MK_BUILD_DIR)
 	cp $(ERLANG_MK_BUILD_DIR)/erlang.mk ./erlang.mk
 	rm -rf $(ERLANG_MK_BUILD_DIR)
 
diff --git a/core/deps.mk b/core/deps.mk
index 501bd45..b70d445 100644
--- a/core/deps.mk
+++ b/core/deps.mk
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ endif
 	$(verbose) mkdir -p $(ERLANG_MK_TMP)
 	$(verbose) for dep in $(ALL_DEPS_DIRS) ; do \
 		if grep -qs ^$$dep$$ $(ERLANG_MK_TMP)/deps.log; then \
-			echo -n; \
+			:; \
 		else \
 			echo $$dep >> $(ERLANG_MK_TMP)/deps.log; \
 			if [ -f $$dep/GNUmakefile ] || [ -f $$dep/makefile ] || [ -f $$dep/Makefile ]; then \
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ define dep_autopatch_erlang_mk
 endef
 else
 define dep_autopatch_erlang_mk
-	echo -n
+	:
 endef
 endif
 
diff --git a/core/erlc.mk b/core/erlc.mk
index c0aeb41..1b94644 100644
--- a/core/erlc.mk
+++ b/core/erlc.mk
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard src/),)
 # Targets.
 
 ifeq ($(wildcard ebin/test),)
-app:: $(PROJECT).d
+app:: deps $(PROJECT).d
 	$(verbose) $(MAKE) --no-print-directory app-build
 else
-app:: clean $(PROJECT).d
+app:: clean deps $(PROJECT).d
 	$(verbose) $(MAKE) --no-print-directory app-build
 endif
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ endef
 endif
 
 app-build: ebin/$(PROJECT).app
-	$(verbose) echo -n
+	$(verbose) :
 
 # Source files.