diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b36c38ac..fd47ff75 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -148,10 +148,8 @@ MAKE_TRAVERSAL_NEWLINE := | sed '/^make.*: Leaving directory/a\ '
 # DEFAULT TARGET
 # 1 Build Trick-core and Trick Data-products.
 all: no_dp dp
-	@ echo -e "\n\e[32m#####################################\e[0m"
 	@ echo -e "\e[32mTrick has been successfully compiled.\e[34m"
 	@date
-	@ echo -e "\e[32m#####################################\e[0m\n"
 
 ifeq ($(USE_JAVA), 1)
 all: java
@@ -166,7 +164,6 @@ no_dp: $(TRICK_LIB) $(TRICK_SWIG_LIB)
 $(TRICK_LIB): $(SIM_SERV_DIRS) $(UTILS_DIRS) | $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
 	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Building $@---]\e[0m"
 	ar crs $@ $(SIM_SERV_OBJS) $(UTILS_OBJS)
-	@ echo ""
 
 ifeq ($(USE_ER7_UTILS), 1)
 ER7_UTILS_LIB = $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)/liber7_utils.a
@@ -175,7 +172,6 @@ no_dp: $(ER7_UTILS_LIB)
 $(ER7_UTILS_LIB): $(ER7_UTILS_DIRS) | $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
 	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Building $@---]\e[0m"
 	ar crs $@ $(ER7_UTILS_OBJS)
-	@ echo ""
 endif
 
 # 1.1.1.1 Compile the objects in the specified sim_services directories.
@@ -183,14 +179,12 @@ endif
 $(SIM_SERV_DIRS): icg_sim_serv $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
 	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Building $@---]\e[0m"
 	@ $(MAKE) -C $@ trick
-	@ echo ""
 
 # 1.1.1.2 Compile the objects in the specified utils directories.
 .PHONY: $(UTILS_DIRS)
 $(UTILS_DIRS): icg_sim_serv
 	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Building $@---]\e[0m"
 	@ $(MAKE) -C $@ trick
-	@ echo ""
 
 # 1.1.1.3 Compile the objects in the specified er7_utils directories.
 .PHONY: $(ER7_UTILS_DIRS)
@@ -198,7 +192,6 @@ $(ER7_UTILS_DIRS): TRICK_CXXFLAGS += -Wno-unused-parameter
 $(ER7_UTILS_DIRS): make_er7_makefiles icg_sim_serv
 	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Building $@---]\e[0m"
 	@ $(MAKE) -C $@ trick
-	@ echo ""
 
 .PHONY: make_er7_makefiles
 make_er7_makefiles:
@@ -216,13 +209,11 @@ endif
 icg_sim_serv: $(ICG_EXE)
 	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Generating Interface Code---]\e[0m"
 	${TRICK_HOME}/bin/trick-ICG -s -m ${TRICK_CXXFLAGS} ${TRICK_SYSTEM_CXXFLAGS} ${TRICK_HOME}/include/trick/files_to_ICG.hh
-	@ echo ""
 
 # 1.1.1.4.1 Build the Interface Code Generator (ICG) executable.
 $(ICG_EXE) :
 	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Building Interface Code Generator---]\e[0m"
 	$(MAKE) -C trick_source/codegen/Interface_Code_Gen
-	@ echo ""
 
 # 1.1.1.5 Create Trick Library directory.
 $(TRICK_LIB_DIR):
@@ -232,13 +223,11 @@ $(TRICK_LIB_DIR):
 $(TRICK_SWIG_LIB): $(SWIG_DIRS) | $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
 	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Building $@---]\e[0m"
 	ar crs $@ $(SWIG_OBJS)
-	@ echo ""
 
 .PHONY: $(SWIG_DIRS)
 $(SWIG_DIRS): icg_sim_serv $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
 	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Building $@---]\e[0m"
 	@ $(MAKE) -C $@ trick
-	@ echo ""
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 1.2 Build Trick's Data-products Applications.
@@ -246,7 +235,6 @@ $(SWIG_DIRS): icg_sim_serv $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
 dp: ${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/trick_utils/units
 	@ echo -e "\e[34m[---Building Data-Products Applications---]\e[0m"
 	@ $(MAKE) -C ${TRICK_HOME}/trick_source/data_products
-	@ echo ""
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 1.3 Build Trick's Java Tools
@@ -307,9 +295,7 @@ clean: clean_sim_serv clean_utils clean_swig clean_dp clean_ICG clean_java
 	@/bin/rm -rf $(TRICK_BIN_DIR)
 	@/bin/rm -rf $(TRICK_LIB_DIR)
 
-	@echo -e "\e[32m####################################"
 	@echo -e "\e[32mTrick has been successfully cleaned."
-	@echo -e "\e[32m####################################\e[0m\n"
 
 
 ifeq ($(USE_ER7_UTILS), 1)
diff --git a/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib b/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
index 14b12434..557df298 100644
--- a/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
+++ b/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.tricklib
@@ -169,19 +169,13 @@ depend:
 	@ echo "Created dependency file $(DEPFILE)"
 
 io_clean: 
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	$(RM) -rf io_src
-	@ echo -e "\e[0m\c"
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	$(RM) -rf $(OBJ_DIR) $(L_C) $(Y_C) $(Y_H)
-	@ echo -e "\e[0m\c"
 
 real_clean: clean io_clean
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	$(RM) -rf xml *~ *.bak core
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 help :
 	@ echo -e "\n\
diff --git a/trick_source/codegen/Interface_Code_Gen/makefile b/trick_source/codegen/Interface_Code_Gen/makefile
index 5b4c6c0a..dcaf84ec 100644
--- a/trick_source/codegen/Interface_Code_Gen/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/codegen/Interface_Code_Gen/makefile
@@ -75,6 +75,4 @@ $(OBJ_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $(OBJ_DIR)
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR) $(ICG)
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/Apps/ExternalPrograms/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/Apps/ExternalPrograms/makefile
index 83619baa..a56fabd4 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/Apps/ExternalPrograms/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/Apps/ExternalPrograms/makefile
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ real_clean:
          fi
 
 clean:
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	rm -rf object_${TRICK_HOST_CPU}
 	rm -rf ${TRICK_HOME}/lib_${TRICK_HOST_CPU}/*.so
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/Apps/Trk2csv/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/Apps/Trk2csv/makefile
index cd63ab83..1b7e9e7e 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/Apps/Trk2csv/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/Apps/Trk2csv/makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ $(OBJDIR)/trk2ascii.o: trk2ascii.cpp | $(OBJDIR)
 	$(CC) $(DP_CFLAGS) -c trk2ascii.cpp -o $(OBJDIR)/trk2ascii.o
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	rm -f trk2ascii
 	rm -rf $(OBJDIR)
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 real_clean: clean
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/FXPLOT/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/FXPLOT/makefile
index ba0ed2b2..d11d2194 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/FXPLOT/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/FXPLOT/makefile
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ ${LIBDIR}/libDPC.a:
 	$(MAKE) -C ${DPX_DIR}/DPC
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} $(OBJDIR)
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 spotless: clean
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/GXPLOT/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/GXPLOT/makefile
index bc5fd9b1..76dbe09d 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/GXPLOT/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/APPS/GXPLOT/makefile
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ ${LIBDIR}/libDPV.a:
 	$(MAKE) -C ${DPX_DIR}/DPV/UTILS
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} $(OBJDIR)
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 spotless: clean
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPC/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPC/makefile
index 6e5a0aac..caffc7bb 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPC/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPC/makefile
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@ ${LIBDIR}:
 	mkdir -p ${LIBDIR}
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} *~
 	${RM} ${OBJDIR}
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 spotless: clean
 	${RM} ${LIBDIR}/${LIBNAME}
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPM/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPM/makefile
index 7dd96d7b..344dbd7b 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPM/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPM/makefile
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@ ${LIBDIR}:
 	mkdir -p ${LIBDIR}
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} *~
 	${RM} ${OBJDIR}
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 spotless: clean
 	${RM} ${LIBDIR}/${LIBNAME}
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPV/UTILS/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPV/UTILS/makefile
index 33db54eb..58ff0734 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPV/UTILS/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/DPV/UTILS/makefile
@@ -34,12 +34,9 @@ ${LIBDIR}:
 	mkdir -p ${LIBDIR}
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} *~
 	${RM} *.o
 	${RM} ${OBJDIR}
-	@ echo -e "\e[0m\c"
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 spotless: clean
 	${RM} ${LIBDIR}/${LIBNAME}
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DPC_TEST/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DPC_TEST/makefile
index d107a54c..31bf4e3f 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DPC_TEST/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DPC_TEST/makefile
@@ -142,13 +142,11 @@ depend:
 	@ echo "Appended dependencies to $(MAKEFILE)"
 
 clean:
-	@/bin/echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} *~
 	${RM} *.o
 
 spotless: clean
 	${RM}  ctrl_test
-	@/bin/echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 
 # Dependencies
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DPM_TEST/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DPM_TEST/makefile
index d6794304..1bae65f0 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DPM_TEST/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DPM_TEST/makefile
@@ -112,13 +112,11 @@ depend:
 	@ echo "Appended dependencies to $(MAKEFILE)"
 
 clean:
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} *~
 	${RM} *.o
 
 spotless: clean
 	${RM} model_test
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 
 # Dependencies
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DS/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DS/makefile
index f6989da9..399e0aac 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DS/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DS/makefile
@@ -122,13 +122,11 @@ depend:
 	@ echo "Appended dependencies to $(MAKEFILE)"
 
 clean:
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} *~
 	${RM} *.o
 
 spotless: clean
 	${RM} dstest
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 
 # Dependencies
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DS_exercisor/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DS_exercisor/makefile
index 3c97b838..9c9e9be6 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DS_exercisor/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/DS_exercisor/makefile
@@ -100,10 +100,8 @@ depend:
 	@ echo "Appended dependencies to $(MAKEFILE)"
 
 clean:
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} *~
 	${RM} *.o
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 spotless: clean
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/TCDS/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/TCDS/makefile
index 6cf091d6..72a2957e 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/TCDS/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/TCDS/makefile
@@ -125,13 +125,11 @@ depend:
 	@ echo "Appended dependencies to $(MAKEFILE)"
 
 clean:
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} *~
 	${RM} *.o
 
 spotless: clean
 	${RM} tcdstest
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 # Dependencies
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/UDS/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/UDS/makefile
index 5cb194e3..9191e667 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/UDS/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/TESTING/UDS/makefile
@@ -125,13 +125,11 @@ depend:
 	@ echo "Appended dependencies to $(MAKEFILE)"
 
 clean:
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} *~
 	${RM} *.o
 
 spotless: clean
 	${RM} udstest
-	@ /bin/echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 # Dependencies
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/makefile
index 4df47a2c..ac4182e0 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/DPX/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/DPX/makefile
@@ -52,12 +52,10 @@ clean:
 	@ $(MAKE) -C TESTING spotless
 	@ $(MAKE) -C APPS spotless
 	
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	${RM} DOCS
 	${RM} ${LIBDIR}
 	${RM} *~
 	${RM} *.o
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 real_clean: clean
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/makefile
index e647f96e..ee7c8335 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/EQParse/makefile
@@ -93,10 +93,8 @@ depend:
 	@ echo "Appended dependencies to $(MAKEFILE)"
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR)
 	rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME) 
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 real_clean: clean
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/Log/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/Log/makefile
index c1f9b066..104d17fe 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/Log/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/Log/makefile
@@ -65,10 +65,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME): $(CPP_OBJECTS) | $(LIBDIR)
 	ar crs $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME) $?
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR)
 	rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME) 
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 real_clean: clean
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/Var/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/Var/makefile
index 769cbd28..44eb5a0e 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/Var/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/Var/makefile
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ depend:
 	@ echo "Appended dependencies to $(MAKEFILE)"
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR)
 	rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME) 
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 real_clean: clean 
 
diff --git a/trick_source/data_products/units/makefile b/trick_source/data_products/units/makefile
index c16725a8..d97691c6 100644
--- a/trick_source/data_products/units/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/data_products/units/makefile
@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME): $(CPP_OBJECTS) $(C_OBJECTS) $(LIBDIR)
 	ar crs $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME) $(CPP_OBJECTS) $(C_OBJECTS)
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	rm -rf $(OBJ_DIR)
 	rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME) 
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 real_clean: clean
 
diff --git a/trick_source/java/makefile b/trick_source/java/makefile
index dd180f99..5522593f 100644
--- a/trick_source/java/makefile
+++ b/trick_source/java/makefile
@@ -53,12 +53,10 @@ javadoc: ${DOCS_API_DIR}
 	javadoc -d ${DOCS_API_DIR} -classpath ${CLASS_PATH} -sourcepath ${SRC_DIR} -windowtitle "Trick GUI API" ${JAVA_DOC_LINKS} trick ${SRC_FILES}
 
 clean:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}
 	rm -rf ${DIST_DIR}
 	rm -rf ${RESOURCES_DIR}
 	rm -rf ${TEST_REPORTS_DIR}
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 clean_obj:
 	rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}
diff --git a/trick_source/trick_swig/Makefile b/trick_source/trick_swig/Makefile
index 2d74c2df..258a6580 100644
--- a/trick_source/trick_swig/Makefile
+++ b/trick_source/trick_swig/Makefile
@@ -84,14 +84,10 @@ $(TRICK_LIB) : $(SWIG_OBJECT_FILES) $(OBJECT_FILES)
 real_clean: clean
 
 clean: clean_python
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	$(RM) -rf $(OBJ_DIR) $(TEST_DIR) $(PY_FILES)
-	@ echo -e "\e[32mDirectory cleaned.\e[0m"
 
 clean_python:
-	@ echo -e "\e[31m\c"
 	rm -rf swig_${TRICK_HOST_CPU} sim_services.py swig_double.py swig_int.py swig_ref.py
-	@ echo -e "\e[0m\c"
 
 # some depends
 swig_int_wrap.cpp: swig_int.cpp