GNUwin32 make is conflicted with Git, how to avoid this situation?

Question

Just found an error when use GNUwin32 Make in command line:

gnu make make: Interrupt/Exception caught

My system is Window 7. There are the Make path and the Git path in my system PATH variables.

When I remove git path from PATH variable, there's no error any more on making things.

So my question is :

Is there anyway to avoid this conflict between make and git cmds? Thanks very much~

Did you put the git path *after* or *before* the make path in your PATH? — VonC, Dec 18 '14 at 06:26
Can you try and empty the git folder which is in your %PATH%, and add back those elements to see which one triggers the issue? — VonC, Dec 18 '14 at 06:30
Actually I am doing some Make works, not business with git. Some thing like "make build"; — Zhaiduo, Dec 18 '14 at 06:37
Here is my paths with git and GNU32 make: ` C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\bin; C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin` — Zhaiduo, Dec 18 '14 at 06:38
I understand that, but from your question, it appears that if those git executable referenced in your `%PATH%` are there, *then* your `make` commands fail. My suggestion is to empty that `git` folder, and add back those `git` executable, to see which one (by being in the `%PATH%`) will trigger the exception on your *`make`* command. — VonC, Dec 18 '14 at 06:40
It seems `@echo ****` in Makefile trigger the "Interrupt/Exception caught". But no any cmd named like "echo" in git bin folder. @VonC — Zhaiduo, Dec 18 '14 at 07:07
Ok. I wasn't suggesting to remove lines in the make script. I was suggesting to remove *files* in the `git/bin` folder. — VonC, Dec 18 '14 at 07:10
My solution is Rename the `git/bin` folder before `make build`, the return back. — Zhaiduo, Dec 18 '14 at 07:29

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

The OP Zhaiduo reports:

It seems @echo **** in Makefile triggers the "Interrupt/Exception caught".
But no any cmd named like "echo" in git bin folder.

True, but there are commands which are related to managing the echo done in a shell session, like less.exe.

The workaround found by the OP is a bit extreme (but works):

My solution is rename the git/bin folder before make build, the return back.

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