diff --git a/crypto/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/Makefile.ssl
index 7a6d7f2cf..0f522b4ac 100644
--- a/crypto/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/Makefile.ssl
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ links:
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 libs:
diff --git a/crypto/asn1/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/asn1/Makefile.ssl
index 08d4a5dfc..882bd36f1 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/asn1/Makefile.ssl
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/bf/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/bf/Makefile.ssl
index e27bf6306..1b1cb8842 100644
--- a/crypto/bf/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/bf/Makefile.ssl
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/bio/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/bio/Makefile.ssl
index ca019ef49..ead89c325 100644
--- a/crypto/bio/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/bio/Makefile.ssl
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl
index 7fa6aded5..17a289ab6 100644
--- a/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ bnbug: bnbug.c ../../libcrypto.a top
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/buffer/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/buffer/Makefile.ssl
index 3e18c7ba5..1ee63940d 100644
--- a/crypto/buffer/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/buffer/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/cast/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/cast/Makefile.ssl
index 4a1f9d379..75d97b0fb 100644
--- a/crypto/cast/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/cast/Makefile.ssl
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/comp/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/comp/Makefile.ssl
index 6ca8c5e30..dccaa078d 100644
--- a/crypto/comp/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/comp/Makefile.ssl
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/conf/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/conf/Makefile.ssl
index 4bddc3ffd..4e7904cfe 100644
--- a/crypto/conf/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/conf/Makefile.ssl
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/des/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/des/Makefile.ssl
index fda97fd45..565817258 100644
--- a/crypto/des/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/des/Makefile.ssl
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 des: des.o cbc3_enc.o lib
diff --git a/crypto/dh/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/dh/Makefile.ssl
index 4e4527a28..a519ef2c3 100644
--- a/crypto/dh/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/dh/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/dsa/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/dsa/Makefile.ssl
index 82f039a90..255d58f34 100644
--- a/crypto/dsa/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/dsa/Makefile.ssl
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/dso/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/dso/Makefile.ssl
index a1f2b345b..c47ca2d78 100644
--- a/crypto/dso/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/dso/Makefile.ssl
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/ec/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/ec/Makefile.ssl
index 046692ff5..ed3cd0453 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/ec/Makefile.ssl
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/err/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/err/Makefile.ssl
index 465f0e388..adfd1fd0b 100644
--- a/crypto/err/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/err/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/evp/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/evp/Makefile.ssl
index a2c5653e1..cb34098c0 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/evp/Makefile.ssl
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/hmac/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/hmac/Makefile.ssl
index 620c55a56..9b24e2994 100644
--- a/crypto/hmac/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/hmac/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/idea/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/idea/Makefile.ssl
index f2138ee3d..a3ac92037 100644
--- a/crypto/idea/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/idea/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/lhash/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/lhash/Makefile.ssl
index 3130a415b..a6851bcd3 100644
--- a/crypto/lhash/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/lhash/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/md2/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/md2/Makefile.ssl
index 3601c906f..fcdd97097 100644
--- a/crypto/md2/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/md2/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/md4/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/md4/Makefile.ssl
index 139c9b76e..12eee1360 100644
--- a/crypto/md4/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/md4/Makefile.ssl
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ all:    lib
 
 lib:    $(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/md5/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/md5/Makefile.ssl
index 4764fcff2..fd0d63c33 100644
--- a/crypto/md5/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/md5/Makefile.ssl
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ all:    lib
 
 lib:    $(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/mdc2/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/mdc2/Makefile.ssl
index 4464007a1..58bdb0dd9 100644
--- a/crypto/mdc2/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/mdc2/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
index f12602ee0..fb29628b0 100644
--- a/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ all:	obj_dat.h lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 obj_dat.h: obj_dat.pl obj_mac.h
diff --git a/crypto/pem/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/pem/Makefile.ssl
index e9ee68ae9..d8bccd454 100644
--- a/crypto/pem/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/pem/Makefile.ssl
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/pkcs12/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/pkcs12/Makefile.ssl
index 290055f8f..dd2a0cd7a 100644
--- a/crypto/pkcs12/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/pkcs12/Makefile.ssl
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/pkcs7/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/pkcs7/Makefile.ssl
index e320fedab..26ee99de8 100644
--- a/crypto/pkcs7/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/pkcs7/Makefile.ssl
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ verify: verify.o example.o lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/rand/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/rand/Makefile.ssl
index e689ba582..97a67e630 100644
--- a/crypto/rand/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/rand/Makefile.ssl
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/rc2/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/rc2/Makefile.ssl
index 6f0d93842..c233b0fa0 100644
--- a/crypto/rc2/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/rc2/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/rc4/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/rc4/Makefile.ssl
index 52ca924e4..5214e512f 100644
--- a/crypto/rc4/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/rc4/Makefile.ssl
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/rc5/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/rc5/Makefile.ssl
index a8696bb85..10deca5ac 100644
--- a/crypto/rc5/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/rc5/Makefile.ssl
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/ripemd/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/ripemd/Makefile.ssl
index 4f045f356..eb819e64f 100644
--- a/crypto/ripemd/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/ripemd/Makefile.ssl
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ all:    lib
 
 lib:    $(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/rsa/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/rsa/Makefile.ssl
index 1de676011..b3e5dc965 100644
--- a/crypto/rsa/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/rsa/Makefile.ssl
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/sha/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/sha/Makefile.ssl
index 5e5141022..51ba7811c 100644
--- a/crypto/sha/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/sha/Makefile.ssl
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ all:    lib
 
 lib:    $(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/stack/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/stack/Makefile.ssl
index dc368f67c..16219af9a 100644
--- a/crypto/stack/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/stack/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/txt_db/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/txt_db/Makefile.ssl
index ea9de1487..f681065da 100644
--- a/crypto/txt_db/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/txt_db/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/x509/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/x509/Makefile.ssl
index 7d265c104..863b204fb 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/x509/Makefile.ssl
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/x509v3/Makefile.ssl
index f0b7028d2..97d26fd2e 100644
--- a/crypto/x509v3/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/x509v3/Makefile.ssl
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/ssl/Makefile.ssl b/ssl/Makefile.ssl
index 7fb8112a6..066395974 100644
--- a/ssl/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/ssl/Makefile.ssl
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
-	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files: