--- branches/mage-next/src/smage2.functions.sh.in	2014/09/19 11:18:38	2831
+++ branches/mage-next/src/smage2.functions.sh.in	2014/09/19 11:19:35	2832
@@ -595,7 +595,14 @@
 
 	if [[ ! -z $(eval echo \$${var}_${ARCH/i*86/x86}) ]]
 	then
-		echo "\$(eval echo \\\$${var}_\${ARCH/i*86/x86} | tr ';' '\n')"
+		# evaluate with escape strings for the magefile if called by smage
+		# but do not escape if the smagefile was called by depwalker directly
+		if [[ ${SMAGE_DEPEND} = 1 ]]
+		then
+			eval echo \$${var}_${ARCH/i*86/x86} | tr ';' '\n'
+		else
+			echo "\$(eval echo \\\$${var}_\${ARCH/i*86/x86} | tr ';' '\n')"
+		fi
 		retval=0
 	else
 		retval=1
@@ -613,7 +620,14 @@
 
 	if [[ ! -z $(eval echo \$${var}_${ARCH/i*86/x86}) ]]
 	then
-		echo "\$(eval echo \\\$${var}_\${ARCH/i*86/x86} | tr ';' '\n')"
+		# evaluate with escape strings for the magefile if called by smage
+		# but do not escape if the smagefile was called by depwalker directly
+		if [[ ${SMAGE_DEPEND} = 1 ]]
+		then
+			eval echo \$${var}_${ARCH/i*86/x86} | tr ';' '\n'
+		else
+			echo "\$(eval echo \\\$${var}_\${ARCH/i*86/x86} | tr ';' '\n')"
+		fi
 		retval=0
 	else
 		retval=1