@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ ifeq (,$(strip \

 	$(filter config.mak config cfg cfg-defs $(clean_targets),$(MAKECMDGOALS))))

 include config.mak

 ifeq ($(makefile_defs),1)

+ifeq ($(quiet),verbose)

 $(info config.mak loaded)

+endif # verbose

 # config_make valid & used

 config_mak=1

 ifeq ($(MAIN_NAME),)

@@ -265,6 +267,10 @@ $(shell rm -rf config.mak)

 config_mak=0

 makefile_defs=0

 exported_vars=0

+else

+# config.mak not strictly needed, but try to load it if exists for $(Q)

+config_mak=skip

+-include config.mak

 endif

 endif

@@ -401,7 +407,7 @@ ifeq ($(config_mak),1)

 include Makefile.cfg

-else

+else ifneq ($(config_mak),skip)

 config.mak: Makefile.defs

 	@echo making config...

@@ -494,8 +500,8 @@ $(1)_target=$(prefix)/$(modules_dir)$(1)

 $(1): modules.lst

 	@for r in $($(1)) "" ; do \

 		if [ -n "$$$$r" -a -r "$$$$r/Makefile" ]; then \

-			echo  "" ; \

-			echo  "" ; \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

 			if  $(MAKE) -C $$$$r $$(mk_params) || [ ${err_fail} != 1 ] ; then \

 				:; \

 			else \

@@ -508,8 +514,8 @@ $(1): modules.lst

 $(1)-doc: modules.lst

 	@for r in $($(1)) "" ; do \

 		if [ -n "$$$$r" ]; then \

-			echo  "" ; \

-			echo  "" ; \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \\

 			$(MAKE) -C $$$$r/doc $(doc_format) $$(mk_params); \

 		fi ; \

 	done

@@ -519,8 +525,8 @@ $(1)-doc: modules.lst

 $(1)-readme: modules.lst

 	-@for r in $($(1)) "" ; do \

 		if [ -n "$$$$r" ]; then \

-			echo  "" ; \

-			echo  "" ; \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

 			if  $(MAKE) -C $$$$r $$(mk_params) README || [ ${err_fail} != 1 ];\

 			then \

 				:; \

@@ -534,8 +540,8 @@ $(1)-readme: modules.lst

 $(1)-man: modules.lst

 	-@for r in $($(1)) "" ; do \

 		if [ -n "$$$$r" ]; then \

-			echo  "" ; \

-			echo  "" ; \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

 			if  $(MAKE) -C $$$$r $$(mk_params) man || [ ${err_fail} != 1 ] ;\

 			then \

 				:; \

@@ -550,8 +556,8 @@ $(1)-man: modules.lst

 install-$(1): modules.lst $$($(1)_dst)

 	@for r in $($(1)) "" ; do \

 		if [ -n "$$$$r" -a -r "$$$$r/Makefile" ]; then \

-			echo  "" ; \

-			echo  "" ; \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

 			if  $(MAKE) -C $$$$r install mods_dst=$$($(1)_dst) $$(mk_params) \

 				|| [ ${err_fail} != 1 ] ; then \

 				:; \

@@ -617,8 +623,8 @@ $(extra_objs):

 	@echo "Extra objs: $(extra_objs)" 

 	@for r in $(static_modules_path) "" ; do \

 		if [ -n "$$r" -a -r "$$r/Makefile"  ]; then \

-			echo  "" ; \

-			echo  "Making static module $r" ; \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

+			$(call oecho, "Making static module $r" ;) \

 			if $(MAKE) -C $$r static $(mk_params) ; then  \

 				:; \

 			else \

@@ -631,8 +637,8 @@ $(extra_objs):

 utils:

 	@for r in $(utils_compile) "" ; do \

 		if [ -n "$$r" ]; then \

-			echo  "" ; \

-			echo  "" ; \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

+			$(call oecho, "" ;) \

 			if  $(MAKE) -C $$r $(mk_params) || [ ${err_fail} != 1 ] ; \

 			then \

 				:; \

@@ -774,22 +780,22 @@ $(man_prefix)/$(man_dir)/man5:

 # note: sed with POSIX.1 regex doesn't support |, + or ? (darwin, solaris ...) 

 install-cfg: $(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)

-		sed $(foreach m,$(modules_dirs),\

+		@sed $(foreach m,$(modules_dirs),\

 				-e "s#/usr/[^:]*lib/$(CFG_NAME)/$(m)\([:/\"]\)#$($(m)_target)\1#g") \

 			< etc/$(CFG_NAME)-basic.cfg > \

 			$(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME).cfg.sample

-		chmod 644 $(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME).cfg.sample

-		if [ -z "${skip_cfg_install}" -a \

+		@chmod 644 $(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME).cfg.sample

+		@if [ -z "${skip_cfg_install}" -a \

 				! -f $(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME).cfg ]; then \

 			mv -f $(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME).cfg.sample \

 				$(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME).cfg; \

 		fi

-		sed $(foreach m,$(modules_dirs),\

+		@sed $(foreach m,$(modules_dirs),\

 			-e "s#/usr/[^:]*lib/$(CFG_NAME)/$(m)\([:/\"]\)#$($(m)_target)\1#g") \

 			< etc/$(CFG_NAME)-oob.cfg \

 			> $(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME)-advanced.cfg.sample

-		chmod 644 $(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME)-advanced.cfg.sample

-		if [ -z "${skip_cfg_install}" -a \

+		@chmod 644 $(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME)-advanced.cfg.sample

+		@if [ -z "${skip_cfg_install}" -a \

 				! -f $(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME)-advanced.cfg ]; \

 		then \

 			mv -f $(cfg_prefix)/$(cfg_dir)$(MAIN_NAME)-advanced.cfg.sample \

@@ -878,22 +884,22 @@ install-doc: $(doc_prefix)/$(doc_dir) install-every-module-doc

 install-sr-man: $(man_prefix)/$(man_dir)/man8 $(man_prefix)/$(man_dir)/man5

-		sed -e "s#/etc/$(CFG_NAME)/$(CFG_NAME)\.cfg#$(cfg_target)$(MAIN_NAME).cfg#g" \

+		@sed -e "s#/etc/$(CFG_NAME)/$(CFG_NAME)\.cfg#$(cfg_target)$(MAIN_NAME).cfg#g" \

 			-e "s#/usr/sbin/#$(bin_target)#g" \

 			$(foreach m,$(modules_dirs),\

 				-e "s#/usr/lib/$(CFG_NAME)/$(m)\([^_]\)#$($(m)_target)\1#g") \

 			-e "s#/usr/share/doc/$(CFG_NAME)/#$(doc_target)#g" \

 			< $(CFG_NAME).8 >  \

 							$(man_prefix)/$(man_dir)/man8/$(MAIN_NAME).8

-		chmod 644  $(man_prefix)/$(man_dir)/man8/$(MAIN_NAME).8

-		sed -e "s#/etc/$(CFG_NAME)/$(CFG_NAME)\.cfg#$(cfg_target)$(MAIN_NAME).cfg#g" \

+		@chmod 644  $(man_prefix)/$(man_dir)/man8/$(MAIN_NAME).8

+		@sed -e "s#/etc/$(CFG_NAME)/$(CFG_NAME)\.cfg#$(cfg_target)$(MAIN_NAME).cfg#g" \

 			-e "s#/usr/sbin/#$(bin_target)#g" \

 			$(foreach m,$(modules_dirs),\

 				-e "s#/usr/lib/$(CFG_NAME)/$(m)\([^_]\)#$($(m)_target)\1#g") \

 			-e "s#/usr/share/doc/$(CFG_NAME)/#$(doc_target)#g" \

 			< $(CFG_NAME).cfg.5 >  \

 			$(man_prefix)/$(man_dir)/man5/$(MAIN_NAME).cfg.5

-		chmod 644  $(man_prefix)/$(man_dir)/man5/$(MAIN_NAME).cfg.5

+		@chmod 644  $(man_prefix)/$(man_dir)/man5/$(MAIN_NAME).cfg.5

 install-man:  install-sr-man install-every-module-man

@@ -75,15 +75,18 @@

 #  2009-10-01  use -fsigned-char for gcc on ppc, ppc64, arm and arm6

 #              (on those archs char is unsigned by default) (andrei)

+quiet?=$(if $(filter 1 yes on,$(Q)),silent,verbose)

 # check if already included/exported

-

 # used for sanity checks for Makefile.defs inclusion (!= makefile_defs which

 # specifies if we have a set of valid defs)

 override makefile_defs_included:=1

 ifeq ($(makefile_defs),1)

+ifeq ($(quiet),verbose)

 $(info Makefile.defs defs skipped)

+endif # verbose

+

 else

 ifeq (,$(main_makefile))

@@ -94,7 +97,9 @@ ifeq (,$(main_makefile))

 # don't export the vars)

 COREPATH?= ../..

 include $(COREPATH)/config.mak

+ifeq ($(quiet),verbose)

 $(info config.mak included)

+endif # verbose

 # config.mak should set makefile_defs if complete

 export makefile_defs

@@ -103,7 +108,9 @@ override makefile_defs=1

 export makefile_defs

+ifeq ($(quiet),verbose)

 $(info normal Makefile.defs exec)

+endif # verbose

 # main binary name

 MAIN_NAME=ser

 #prefix for various configs and scripts

@@ -417,11 +424,11 @@ endif # predefined macros tests (x86_macros, ...)

 endif # gcc

 ifdef CC_ARCH

-$(info target architecture <$(CC_ARCH)>, host architecture <$(HOST_ARCH)>)

 ARCH:=$(CC_ARCH)

 else

 ARCH:=$(HOST_ARCH)

 endif

+$(info target architecture <$(ARCH)>, host architecture <$(HOST_ARCH)>)

 # compile-time options

 #

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ endif

 ifneq	(,$(filter install% %install install, $(MAKECMDGOALS)))

 compile_for_install:=yes

+ifeq ($(quiet),verbose)

 $(info install mode)

+endif # verbose

 endif

 ifeq ($(NAME),)

@@ -66,9 +66,14 @@ silent_cmd_LD=LD ($(LD)) [$(strip $(crt_type) $(NAME))]		$@

 ifneq (,$(filter 1 yes on, $(Q) $(QUIET)))

 quiet=silent

 Q=1

+MAKE+= --no-print-directory

+#shell optional print

+oecho=

 else

-Q=0

+override Q:=

 quiet=verbose

+#shell optional print

+oecho=echo $(1)

 endif

 quote:= "

@@ -156,14 +161,14 @@ $(SER_IPATH_LST): FORCE

 		$(@) 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null ; \

 	then :; \

 	else \

-		echo "re-building $(@D)" ; \

+		$(call oecho,"re-building $(@D)" ;) \

 		$(MAKE) -wC $(@D) compile_for_install=$(lib_compile_for_install) ; \

 	fi

 .PHONY: FORCE-BUILD-LIBS

 FORCE-BUILD-LIBS:

 	@for r in $(SER_LIBS_DIRS) ; do \

-		echo building lib $$r; \

+		$(call oecho,building lib $$r ;) \

 		$(MAKE) -wC $$r compile_for_install=$(lib_compile_for_install) ; \

 	done

@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@ clean: local-clean

 clean-modules:

 	-@for r in $(cmodules) $(static_modules_path) "" ; do \

 		if [ -d "$$r" ]; then \

-			echo "module $$r" ; \

+			$(call oecho,"module $$r" ;) \

 			$(MAKE) -C "$$r" clean ; \

 			[ -d "$$r"/doc/Makefile ] && $(MAKE) -C "$$r"/doc clean ; \

 		fi ; \