diff --git a/misc/buildroot/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh b/misc/buildroot/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
index c071fddc0..de0d187bd 100755
--- a/misc/buildroot/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
+++ b/misc/buildroot/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
@@ -5,60 +5,73 @@
 echo ""
 echo "Checking build system dependencies:"
 
-
 #############################################################
 #
 # check build system 'environment'
 #
 #############################################################
+
 if test -n "$CC" ; then
 	echo "CC clean:						FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must run 'unset CC' so buildroot can run with";
-	/bin/echo -e "a clean environment on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must run 'unset CC' so buildroot can run with"
+	echo "a clean environment on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
 echo "CC clean:					Ok"
 
-
 if test -n "$CXX" ; then
 	echo "CXX clean:					FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must run 'unset CXX' so buildroot can run with";
-	/bin/echo -e "a clean environment on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must run 'unset CXX' so buildroot can run with"
+	echo "a clean environment on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
 echo "CXX clean:					Ok"
 
-
 if test -n "$CPP" ; then
 	echo "CPP clean:					FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must run 'unset CPP' so buildroot can run with";
-	/bin/echo -e "a clean environment on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must run 'unset CPP' so buildroot can run with"
+	echo "a clean environment on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
 echo "CPP clean:					Ok"
 
-
 if test -n "$CFLAGS" ; then
 	echo "CFLAGS clean:					FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must run 'unset CFLAGS' so buildroot can run with";
-	/bin/echo -e "a clean environment on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must run 'unset CFLAGS' so buildroot can run with"
+	echo "a clean environment on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
 echo "CFLAGS clean:					Ok"
 
 if test -n "$INCLUDES" ; then
 	echo "INCLUDES clean:					FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "WARNING: INCLUDES contains:\n\t'$INCLUDES'"
+	echo "WARNING: INCLUDES contains:"
+	echo "        '$INCLUDES'"
 else
 	echo "INCLUDES clean:					Ok"
 fi
 
 if test -n "$CXXFLAGS" ; then
 	echo "CXXFLAGS clean:					FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must run 'unset CXXFLAGS' so buildroot can run with";
-	/bin/echo -e "a clean environment on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must run 'unset CXXFLAGS' so buildroot can run with"
+	echo "a clean environment on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
 echo "CXXFLAGS clean:					Ok"
 
 echo "WORKS" | grep "WORKS" >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -70,10 +83,10 @@ fi
 # sanity check for CWD in LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 # try not to rely on egrep..
 if test -n "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ; then
-	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep ':.:' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
-	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep 'TRiGGER_start:' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
-	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep ':TRiGGER_end' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
-	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep '::' >/dev/null 2>&1
+	echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | grep ':.:' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | grep 'TRiGGER_start:' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | grep ':TRiGGER_end' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | grep '::' >/dev/null 2>&1
 	if test $? = 0; then
 		echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH sane:				FALSE"
 		echo "You seem to have the current working directory in your"
@@ -82,15 +95,14 @@ if test -n "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ; then
 	else
 		echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH sane:				Ok"
 	fi
-fi;
-
-
+fi
 
 #############################################################
 #
 # check build system 'sed'
 #
 #############################################################
+
 if test -x /usr/bin/sed ; then
 	SED="/usr/bin/sed"
 else
@@ -103,106 +115,130 @@ fi
 echo "HELLO" > .sedtest
 $SED -i -e "s/HELLO/GOODBYE/" .sedtest >/dev/null 2>&1
 if test $? != 0 ; then
-	echo "sed works:				No, using buildroot version instead"
+	echo "sed works:				No"
+	exit 1
 else
 	echo "sed works:					Ok"
 fi
 rm -f .sedtest
-XSED=$HOST_SED_DIR/bin/sed
 
 #############################################################
 #
 # check build system 'which'
 #
 #############################################################
-if ! which which > /dev/null ; then
-	echo "which installed:		    FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must install 'which' on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
-echo "which installed:				Ok"
 
+if ! which which > /dev/null ; then
+	echo "which installed:			FALSE"
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must install 'which' on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo "which installed:				Ok"
 
 #############################################################
 #
 # check build system 'make'
 #
 #############################################################
+
 MAKE=$(which make)
 if [ -z "$MAKE" ] ; then
-	echo "make installed:		    FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must install 'make' on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
-MAKE_VERSION=$($MAKE --version 2>&1 | head -n1 | $XSED -e 's/^.* \([0-9\.]\)/\1/g' -e 's/[-\ ].*//g')
+	echo "make installed:			FALSE"
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must install 'make' on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+MAKE_VERSION=$($MAKE --version 2>&1 | head -n1 | $SED -e 's/^.* \([0-9\.]\)/\1/g' -e 's/[-\ ].*//g')
 if [ -z "$MAKE_VERSION" ] ; then
-	echo "make installed:		    FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must install 'make' on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
-MAKE_MAJOR=$(echo $MAKE_VERSION | $XSED -e "s/\..*//g")
-MAKE_MINOR=$(echo $MAKE_VERSION | $XSED -e "s/^$MAKE_MAJOR\.//g" -e "s/\..*//g" -e "s/[a-zA-Z].*//g")
+	echo "make installed:			FALSE"
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must install 'make' on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+MAKE_MAJOR=$(echo $MAKE_VERSION | $SED -e "s/\..*//g")
+MAKE_MINOR=$(echo $MAKE_VERSION | $SED -e "s/^$MAKE_MAJOR\.//g" -e "s/\..*//g" -e "s/[a-zA-Z].*//g")
 if [ $MAKE_MAJOR -lt 3 -o $MAKE_MAJOR -eq 3 -a $MAKE_MINOR -lt 8 ] ; then
 	echo "You have make '$MAKE_VERSION' installed.  GNU make >=3.80 is required"
 	exit 1;
-fi;
+fi
 echo "GNU make version '$MAKE_VERSION':			Ok"
 
-
-
 #############################################################
 #
 # check build system 'gcc'
 #
 #############################################################
+
 COMPILER=$(which $HOSTCC)
 if [ -z "$COMPILER" ] ; then
 	COMPILER=$(which cc)
-fi;
-if [ -z "$COMPILER" ] ; then
-	echo "C Compiler installed:		    FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must install 'gcc' on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
+fi
 
-COMPILER_VERSION=$($COMPILER -v 2>&1 | $XSED -n '/^gcc version/p' |
-	$XSED -e 's/^gcc version \([0-9\.]\)/\1/g' -e 's/[-\ ].*//g' -e '1q')
+if [ -z "$COMPILER" ] ; then
+	echo "C Compiler installed:			FALSE"
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must install 'gcc' on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+COMPILER_VERSION=$($COMPILER -v 2>&1 | $SED -n '/^gcc version/p' |
+	$SED -e 's/^gcc version \([0-9\.]\)/\1/g' -e 's/[-\ ].*//g' -e '1q')
 if [ -z "$COMPILER_VERSION" ] ; then
-	echo "gcc installed:		    FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must install 'gcc' on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
-COMPILER_MAJOR=$(echo $COMPILER_VERSION | $XSED -e "s/\..*//g")
-COMPILER_MINOR=$(echo $COMPILER_VERSION | $XSED -e "s/^$COMPILER_MAJOR\.//g" -e "s/\..*//g")
+	echo "gcc installed:			FALSE"
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must install 'gcc' on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+COMPILER_MAJOR=$(echo $COMPILER_VERSION | $SED -e "s/\..*//g")
+COMPILER_MINOR=$(echo $COMPILER_VERSION | $SED -e "s/^$COMPILER_MAJOR\.//g" -e "s/\..*//g")
 if [ $COMPILER_MAJOR -lt 3 -o $COMPILER_MAJOR -eq 2 -a $COMPILER_MINOR -lt 95 ] ; then
 	echo "You have gcc '$COMPILER_VERSION' installed.  gcc >= 2.95 is required"
 	exit 1;
-fi;
+fi
 echo "C compiler '$COMPILER'"
 echo "C compiler version '$COMPILER_VERSION':			Ok"
 
-
 # check for host CXX
 CXXCOMPILER=$(which $HOSTCXX 2>/dev/null)
 if [ -z "$CXXCOMPILER" ] ; then
 	CXXCOMPILER=$(which c++ 2>/dev/null)
 fi
+
 if [ -z "$CXXCOMPILER" ] ; then
-	echo "C++ Compiler installed:		    FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\nYou may have to install 'g++' on your build machine\n"
+	echo "C++ Compiler installed:			FALSE"
+	echo ""
+	echo "You may have to install 'g++' on your build machine"
+	echo ""
 	#exit 1
 fi
+
 if [ ! -z "$CXXCOMPILER" ] ; then
-	CXXCOMPILER_VERSION=$($CXXCOMPILER -v 2>&1 | $XSED -n '/^gcc version/p' |
-		$XSED -e 's/^gcc version \([0-9\.]\)/\1/g' -e 's/[-\ ].*//g' -e '1q')
+	CXXCOMPILER_VERSION=$($CXXCOMPILER -v 2>&1 | $SED -n '/^gcc version/p' |
+		$SED -e 's/^gcc version \([0-9\.]\)/\1/g' -e 's/[-\ ].*//g' -e '1q')
 	if [ -z "$CXXCOMPILER_VERSION" ] ; then
-		echo "c++ installed:		    FALSE"
-		/bin/echo -e "\nYou may have to install 'g++' on your build machine\n"
+		echo "c++ installed:			FALSE"
+		echo ""
+		echo "You may have to install 'g++' on your build machine"
+		echo ""
 		#exit 1
 	fi
 
-	CXXCOMPILER_MAJOR=$(echo $CXXCOMPILER_VERSION | $XSED -e "s/\..*//g")
-	CXXCOMPILER_MINOR=$(echo $CXXCOMPILER_VERSION | $XSED -e "s/^$CXXCOMPILER_MAJOR\.//g" -e "s/\..*//g")
+	CXXCOMPILER_MAJOR=$(echo $CXXCOMPILER_VERSION | $SED -e "s/\..*//g")
+	CXXCOMPILER_MINOR=$(echo $CXXCOMPILER_VERSION | $SED -e "s/^$CXXCOMPILER_MAJOR\.//g" -e "s/\..*//g")
 	if [ $CXXCOMPILER_MAJOR -lt 3 -o $CXXCOMPILER_MAJOR -eq 2 -a $CXXCOMPILER_MINOR -lt 95 ] ; then
 		echo "You have g++ '$CXXCOMPILER_VERSION' installed.  g++ >= 2.95 is required"
 		exit 1
@@ -216,54 +252,65 @@ fi
 # check build system 'bison'
 #
 #############################################################
-if ! which bison > /dev/null ; then
-	echo "bison installed:		    FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must install 'bison' on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
-echo "bison installed:				Ok"
 
+if ! which bison > /dev/null ; then
+	echo "bison installed:			FALSE"
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must install 'bison' on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo "bison installed:				Ok"
 
 #############################################################
 #
 # check build system 'flex'
 #
 #############################################################
-if ! which flex > /dev/null ; then
-	echo "flex installed:		    FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must install 'flex' on your build machine\n";
-	exit 1;
-fi;
-echo "flex installed:					Ok"
 
+if ! which flex > /dev/null ; then
+	echo "flex installed:			FALSE"
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must install 'flex' on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo "flex installed:					Ok"
 
 #############################################################
 #
 # check build system 'gettext'
 #
 #############################################################
-if ! which msgfmt > /dev/null ; then \
-	echo "gettext installed:		    FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nYou must install 'gettext' on your build machine\n"; \
-	exit 1; \
-fi;
+
+if ! which msgfmt > /dev/null ; then
+	echo "gettext installed:			FALSE"
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "You must install 'gettext' on your build machine"
+	echo ""
+	exit 1
+fi
 echo "gettext installed:				Ok"
 
-
-if ! which makeinfo > /dev/null ; then \
-	echo "makeinfo installed:		    FALSE"
-	/bin/echo -e "\n\nMost likely some packages will fail to build their documentation"
-	/bin/echo -e "Either install 'makeinfo' on your host or fix the respective packages"
+if ! which makeinfo > /dev/null ; then
+	echo "makeinfo installed:			FALSE"
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "Most likely some packages will fail to build their documentation"
+	echo "Either install 'makeinfo' on your host or fix the respective packages"
 else
 	echo "makeinfo installed:				Ok"
 fi
 
-
 #############################################################
 #
 # All done
 #
 #############################################################
+
 echo "Build system dependencies:			Ok"
 echo ""