[ODE] beginner compiling problems

[Chris Engels]

I cannot seem to get ode to compile, despite following the instructions 
for msvc7 to the letter. I keep getting the following error:

./configurator.exe include/ode/config.h "cl /nologo /DWIN32 /DMSVC 
/DSHAREDLIBIM
PORT=__declspec(dllimport) /DSHAREDLIBEXPORT=__declspec(dllexport)  
/DdNODEBUG /
Fe" "tools\rm"
Der Befehl "." ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder
konnte nicht gefunden werden.
make: *** [include/ode/config.h] Error 1
(trans: the command "." is either incorrectly written or cannot be found)

I also tried compiling using the contrib solution, but that dll file 
seems to be corrupted or bugged somehow. Can anybody tell me what stupid 
mistake I am making or maybe have mercy of me and post a precompiled 
msvc-dll lib folder somewhere? I would greatly appreciate it.
-Chris