second attempt to fix Makefile on PR

Makefile

@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ URL=`git config --get remote.origin.url`
 UNICODE=https://unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeData.txt
 
 MAKE=make
+ECHO=echo
 GIT=git
 CD=cd
 SED=sed
 CP=cp
 RM=rm
 TEST=test
 CAT=cat
+TOUCH=touch
 NPM=npm
 NODE=node
 WGET=wget
@@ -66,16 +68,18 @@ assets/classDiagram.svg: assets/classDiagram
 	$(MERMAID) -i assets/classDiagram -o assets/classDiagram.svg
 
 README.md: templates/README.md dist/lips.js .$(VERSION)
+	$(ECHO) "building README ..."
 	$(GIT) branch | grep '* devel' > /dev/null && $(SED) -e "s/{{VER}}/DEV/g" -e \
-	"s/{{VER_DASH}}/$(VERSION_DASH)/g" -e "s/{{BRANCH}}/$(BRANCH)/g" -e "s/{{CHECKSUM}}/$(TESTS_CHECKSUM)/g" \
+	"s#{{VER_DASH}}#$(VERSION_DASH)#g" -e "s#{{BRANCH}}#$(BRANCH)#g" -e "s/{{CHECKSUM}}/$(TESTS_CHECKSUM)/g" \
 	-e "s/{{YEAR}}/${YEAR}/g"  -e "s/{{DATE}}/${DATE_SHORT}/" -e "s/{{COMMIT}}/$(COMMIT)/g" \
 	< templates/README.md > README.md || \
 	$(SED) -e "s/{{VER}}/$(VERSION)/g" -e "s/{{BRANCH}}/$(BRANCH)/g" -e "s/{{YEAR}}/${YEAR}/g" \
 	-e "s/{{CHECKSUM}}/$(TESTS_CHECKSUM)/g" -e "s/{{COMMIT}}/$(COMMIT)/g" -e "s/{{DATE}}/${DATE_SHORT}/" \
 	-e "s/{{VER_DASH}}/$(VERSION_DASH)/g" < templates/README.md > README.md
 
 .$(VERSION): Makefile
-	touch .$(VERSION)
+	@$(ECHO) "building from branch ${BRANCH}"
+	$(TOUCH) .$(VERSION)
 
 publish-beta:
 	$(GIT) clone $(URL) --depth 1 npm