Makefile error make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified

Question

I am using a makefile in windows to push some files on a Unix server (here a text file \"blob.txt\" in the same folder of my makefile). My makefile script is:

Answer 1

For those who tried removing the git bin folder from PATH and it didn't work for them, search your PATH variables for any paths containing bash.exe.

In my case I found a variable linking to cygwin bin folder C:\cygwin64\bin, removed it and it worked.