simplify

methods.py

@@ -1271,9 +1271,9 @@ def get_dependencies(file, env, exts, headers, sources, others):
 
         commands = "scons"
         if len(common_build_prefix) == 0:
-            commands = commands
+            commands = "echo Starting SCons &" + commands
         else:
-            common_build_prefix[0] = common_build_prefix[0]
+            common_build_prefix[0] = "echo Starting SCons &" + common_build_prefix[0]
 
         cmd = " ".join(common_build_prefix + [" ".join([commands] + common_build_postfix)])
         props_template = props_template.replace("%%BUILD%%", cmd)

platform/linuxbsd/msvs.py

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ def get_configurations():
 
 
 def get_build_prefix(env):
-    return ["echo Starting SCons &"]
+    return []

platform/macos/msvs.py

@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ def get_configurations():
 
 # results are not needed on Mac and Linux
 def get_build_prefix(env):
-    return ["echo Starting SCons &"]
+    return []

platform/windows/msvs.py

@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ def get_configurations():
 
 def get_build_prefix(env):
     if not env.msvc:
-        return ["echo Starting SCons &"]
+        return []
     batch_file = methods.find_visual_c_batch_file(env)
     return [
-        "echo Starting SCons && cmd /V /C",
+        "cmd /V /C",
         "^& set "plat=$(PlatformTarget)"",
         "^& (if "$(PlatformTarget)"=="x64" (set "plat=x86_amd64"))",
         f"^& call "{batch_file}" !plat!",