--- a/jdk/make/common/shared/Defs-utils.gmk	Wed Jul 05 18:26:11 2017 +0200
+++ b/jdk/make/common/shared/Defs-utils.gmk	Tue Oct 23 10:10:23 2012 -0700
@@ -169,15 +169,19 @@
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),windows)
   ifdef USING_CYGWIN
     # Intrinsic unix command, with backslash-escaped character interpretation
-    ECHO = $(UNIXCOMMAND_PATH)echo -e
-    ZIPEXE = $(UNIXCOMMAND_PATH)zip
-    UNZIP  = $(UNIXCOMMAND_PATH)unzip
+    ECHO     = $(UNIXCOMMAND_PATH)echo -e
+    ZIPEXE   = $(UNIXCOMMAND_PATH)zip
+    UNZIP    = $(UNIXCOMMAND_PATH)unzip
     # Some CYGWIN nawk versions require BINMODE=w for proper '\r' interpretation
-    NAWK   = $(UNIXCOMMAND_PATH)awk -v BINMODE=w
+    NAWK     = $(UNIXCOMMAND_PATH)awk -v BINMODE=w
   else
     ZIPEXE = $(UTILS_DEVTOOL_PATH)zip
     UNZIP  = $(UTILS_DEVTOOL_PATH)unzip
     NAWK   = $(UNIXCOMMAND_PATH)awk
+    ifdef USING_MSYS
+      ECHO   = $(UTILS_COMMAND_PATH)echo -e
+      AR     = $(UTILS_DEVTOOL_PATH)ar
+    endif
   endif
   # Re-define some utilities
   LEX            =# override GNU Make intrinsic: no lex on windows