3 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/src/engine/SCons/Node/FS.py b/src/engine/SCons/Node/FS.py
index d073d53..c7905b5 100644
--- a/src/engine/SCons/Node/FS.py
+++ b/src/engine/SCons/Node/FS.py
@@ -902,13 +902,14 @@ class FS(LocalFS):
             path_orig = [ path_first, ] + path_orig
             path_norm = [ _my_normcase(path_first), ] + path_norm
         else:
+            drive = _my_normcase(drive)
             # Absolute path
             try:
                 directory = self.Root[drive]
             except KeyError:
                 if not create:
                     raise SCons.Errors.UserError
-                directory = RootDir(_my_normcase(drive), self)
+                directory = RootDir(drive, self)
                 self.Root[drive] = directory
 
         if not path_orig:
diff --git a/src/engine/SCons/SConsign.py b/src/engine/SCons/SConsign.py
index 10bb98d..d99df4e 100644
--- a/src/engine/SCons/SConsign.py
+++ b/src/engine/SCons/SConsign.py
@@ -95,11 +95,7 @@ def Reset():
     sig_files = []
     DB_sync_list = []
 
-if os.sep == '/':
-    norm_entry = lambda s: s
-else:
-    def norm_entry(str):
-        return string.replace(str, os.sep, '/')
+normcase = os.path.normcase
 
 def write():
     global sig_files
@@ -163,7 +159,7 @@ class DB(Base):
         # Read using the path relative to the top of the Repository
         # (self.dir.tpath) from which we're fetching the signature
         # information.
-        path = norm_entry(dir.tpath)
+        path = normcase(dir.tpath)
         try:
             rawentries = db[path]
         except KeyError:
@@ -202,7 +198,7 @@ class DB(Base):
         # directory (self.dir.path), not relative to the top of
         # the Repository; we only write to our own .sconsign file,
         # not to .sconsign files in Repositories.
-        path = norm_entry(self.dir.path)
+        path = normcase(self.dir.path)
         for key, entry in self.entries.items():
             entry.convert_to_sconsign()
         db[path] = cPickle.dumps(self.entries, 1)
diff --git a/src/engine/SCons/Tool/msvs.py b/src/engine/SCons/Tool/msvs.py
index 90b756c..7870695 100644
--- a/src/engine/SCons/Tool/msvs.py
+++ b/src/engine/SCons/Tool/msvs.py
@@ -256,9 +256,8 @@ class _GenerateV6DSP(_DSPGenerator):
                 self.file.write('# PROP %sOutput_Dir "%s"\n'
                                 '# PROP %sIntermediate_Dir "%s"\n' % (base,outdir,base,outdir))
                 (d,c) = os.path.split(str(self.conspath))
-                cmd = '"%s" -c "%s" -C %s -f %s %s' % (python_executable,
-                                                       exec_script_main,
-                                                       d, c, buildtarget)
+                cmd = 'echo Starting SCons && "%s" -c "%s" -C %s -f %s %s'
+                cmd = cmd % (python_executable, exec_script_main, d, c, buildtarget)
                 self.file.write('# PROP %sCmd_Line "%s"\n' 
                                 '# PROP %sRebuild_Opt "-c && %s"\n'
                                 '# PROP %sTarget_File "%s"\n'
@@ -414,11 +413,11 @@ class _GenerateV7DSP(_DSPGenerator):
             buildtarget = self.configs[kind].buildtarget
 
             (d,c) = os.path.split(str(self.conspath))
-            cmd = '"%s" -c "%s" -C %s -f %s %s' % (python_executable,
+            cmd = 'echo Starting SCons && "%s" -c "%s" -C %s -f %s %s' % (python_executable,
                                                    exec_script_main_xml,
                                                    d, c, buildtarget)
 
-            cleancmd = '"%s" -c "%s" -C %s -f %s -c %s' % (python_executable,
+            cleancmd = 'echo Starting SCons && "%s" -c "%s" -C %s -f %s -c %s' % (python_executable,
                                                          exec_script_main_xml,
                                                          d, c, buildtarget)