Next step of Makefile tuning: * Use 'make' internal commands for printing messages. Saves build time especially on cygwin. * SILENT variable used in more places. * Bitmap build system uses one Makefille less.

git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@11369 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657
2025-10-14 02:27:39 -04:00 · 2006-10-27 21:48:06 +00:00 · 2006-10-27 21:48:06 +00:00 · a796260a6b
commit a796260a6b
parent 354770088e
40 changed files with 245 additions and 445 deletions
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@ -91,49 +91,52 @@ $(DEPFILE): $(BITMAPLIBS)
 dep: $(DEPFILE)

 build-codecs:
-	@$(MAKE) -C codecs/lib OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/codecs/lib
-	@$(MAKE) -C codecs OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/codecs
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C codecs/lib OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/codecs/lib
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C codecs OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/codecs

-build-bitmaps:
-	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps
+build-bitmapsmono:
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in bitmaps/mono)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/mono

-$(BITMAPLIBS): build-bitmaps
+build-bitmapsnative:
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in bitmaps/native)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/native
+
+build-bitmapsremotemono:
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in bitmaps/remote_mono)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/remote_mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_mono
+
+build-bitmapsremotenative:
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in bitmaps/remote_native)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/remote_native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_native
+
+$(BITMAPLIBS): $(BUILDDIR)/lib%.a: build-%

 rocks: build-codecs
-	@$(MAKE) -C plugins/lib OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/plugins/lib
-	@$(MAKE) -C plugins  OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/plugins
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C plugins/lib OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/plugins/lib
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C plugins  OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/plugins

 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "Build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DLOADADDRESS=$(LOADADDRESS) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P $(ROMBUILD) - >$@
+	$(call PRINTS,Build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DLOADADDRESS=$(LOADADDRESS) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P $(ROMBUILD) - >$@

 $(LINKROM): $(ROMLDS)
-	@echo "Build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P $(ROMBUILD) - >$@
+	$(call PRINTS,Build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P $(ROMBUILD) - >$@

 $(MAXOUTFILE):
-	@echo '#include "config.h"' > $(MAXINFILE)
-	@echo "ROM_START" >> $(MAXINFILE)
-	@cat $(MAXINFILE) | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P $(ROMBUILD) - > $(MAXOUTFILE)
-	@rm $(MAXINFILE)
+	$(SILENT)echo '#include "config.h"' > $(MAXINFILE)
+	$(SILENT)echo "ROM_START" >> $(MAXINFILE)
+	$(SILENT)cat $(MAXINFILE) | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P $(ROMBUILD) - > $(MAXOUTFILE)
+	$(SILENT)rm $(MAXINFILE)

 $(OBJDIR)/rombox.elf : $(OBJS) $(LINKROM) $(DEPFILE) $(LIBROCKBOX) $(BITMAPLIBS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lrockbox -lgcc $(LINKBITMAPS) -L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -T$(LINKROM) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/rombox.map
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lrockbox -lgcc $(LINKBITMAPS) -L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -T$(LINKROM) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/rombox.map

 ifndef SIMVER

 $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.elf : $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE) $(DEPFILE) $(LIBROCKBOX) $(BITMAPLIBS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS)  -L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -L$(BUILDDIR) -lrockbox $(LINKBITMAPS) -lgcc -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/rockbox.map
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS)  -L$(BUILDDIR)/firmware -L$(BUILDDIR) -lrockbox $(LINKBITMAPS) -lgcc -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/rockbox.map

 $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.bin : $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@

 $(OBJDIR)/rombox.bin : $(OBJDIR)/rombox.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@

 $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.asm: $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.bin
 	$(TOOLSDIR)/sh2d -sh1 $< > $@
@ -145,8 +148,7 @@ $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.asm: $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.bin
 # instead.
 #
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY) : $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.bin $(FLASHFILE) 
-	@echo "Build firmware file"
-	$(SILENT)($(MKFIRMWARE) $< $@; \
+	$(call PRINTS,Build firmware file)($(MKFIRMWARE) $< $@; \
 	stat=$$?; \
 	if test -n "$(FLASHFILE)"; then \
 	  if test "$$stat" -ne 0; then \
@ -174,50 +176,44 @@ endif

 $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY) : $(OBJS) $(DEPFILE) $(BUILDDIR)/libsim.a \
 	$(BUILDDIR)/libcomsim.a $(LIBROCKBOX) $(BITMAPLIBS)
-	@echo "LD $(BINARY)"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lrockbox -lsim -lcomsim $(LINKBITMAPS) $(LDOPTS) $(EXTRAOBJ) $(SIMULATOR_MAP)
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(BINARY))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lrockbox -lsim -lcomsim $(LINKBITMAPS) $(LDOPTS) $(EXTRAOBJ) $(SIMULATOR_MAP)
 endif

 $(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.ucl: $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.bin
-	$(SILENT)(echo "UCLPACK rockbox" ; \
-	$(TOOLSDIR)/uclpack --best --2e $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1;)
+	$(call PRINTS,UCLPACK rockbox)$(TOOLSDIR)/uclpack --best --2e $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1

 $(BUILDDIR)/rombox.ucl: $(OBJDIR)/rombox.bin $(MAXOUTFILE)
-	$(SILENT)(echo "UCLPACK rombox" ; \
-	$(TOOLSDIR)/uclpack --none $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1; \
+	$(call PRINTS,UCLPACK rombox)$(TOOLSDIR)/uclpack --none $< $@ >/dev/null 2>&1; \
 	perl $(TOOLSDIR)/romsizetest.pl `cat $(MAXOUTFILE)` $<; \
 	if test $$? -ne 0; then \
 	  echo "removing UCL file again, making it a fake one"; \
 	  echo "fake" > $@; \
-	fi)
+	fi

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 $(OBJDIR)/lang.o: lang/$(LANGUAGE).lang
-	@echo "GENLANG"
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(SILENT)perl -s $(TOOLSDIR)/genlang -p=$(BUILDDIR)/lang -t=$(ARCHOS) $<
-	@echo "CC lang.c"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $(BUILDDIR)/lang.c -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,GENLANG)perl -s $(TOOLSDIR)/genlang -p=$(BUILDDIR)/lang -t=$(ARCHOS) $<
+	$(call PRINTS,CC lang.c)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $(BUILDDIR)/lang.c -o $@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning apps"
-	@-rm -f $(OBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY) $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.asm	     \
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning apps)-rm -f $(OBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY) $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.asm	     \
 	$(OBJDIR)/rockbox.bin $(OBJDIR)/rockbox.elf $(OBJDIR)/*.map	     \
 	$(OBJDIR)/lang.o $(OBJDIR)/build.lang $(BUILDDIR)/lang.[ch]	     \
 	$(LINKFILE) $(BUILDDIR)/rockbox.ucl $(LINKROM)                       \
 	$(BUILDDIR)/rombox.ucl $(OBJDIR)/rombox.bin $(OBJDIR)/rombox.elf     \
 	$(MAXOUTFILE) $(DEPFILE)
-	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/mono clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/mono
-	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/native clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/native
-	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/remote_mono clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_mono
-	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/remote_native clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_native
-	@$(MAKE) -C plugins clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/plugins
-	@$(MAKE) -C codecs clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/codecs
-	@rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/recorder $(OBJDIR)/player
-	@rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/bitmaps
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/mono clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/mono
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/native clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/native
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/remote_mono clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_mono
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/remote_native clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_native
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C plugins clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/plugins
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C codecs clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/codecs
+	$(SILENT)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/recorder $(OBJDIR)/player
+	$(SILENT)rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/bitmaps
 ifdef SIMVER
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(SIMDIR) clean
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C $(SIMDIR) clean
 endif

 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
--- a/apps/bitmaps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/bitmaps/Makefile
@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#             __________               __   ___.
-#   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
-#   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
-#   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
-#   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
-#                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
-# $Id$
-#
-
-ifndef V
-SILENT=@
-endif
-
-all:
-ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_NATIVE)),)
-	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/native"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/native
-	@$(MAKE) -C native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/native
-endif
-ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_MONO)),)
-	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/mono"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/mono
-	@$(MAKE) -C mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/mono
-endif
-ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_REMOTENATIVE)),)
-	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/remote_native"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/remote_native
-	@$(MAKE) -C remote_native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/remote_native
-endif
-ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_REMOTEMONO)),)
-	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/remote_mono"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/remote_mono
-	@$(MAKE) -C remote_mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/remote_mono
-endif
--- a/apps/bitmaps/mono/Makefile
+++ b/apps/bitmaps/mono/Makefile
@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ BMPINCDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/bitmaps
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/makebmp.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning bitmaps/mono"
-	@rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
-	@rmdir $(OBJDIR)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning bitmaps/mono)rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(SILENT)rmdir $(OBJDIR)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/bitmaps/native/Makefile
+++ b/apps/bitmaps/native/Makefile
@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ BMPINCDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/bitmaps
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/makebmp.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning bitmaps/native"
-	@rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
-	@rmdir $(OBJDIR)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning bitmaps/native)rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(SILENT)rmdir $(OBJDIR)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/bitmaps/remote_mono/Makefile
+++ b/apps/bitmaps/remote_mono/Makefile
@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ BMPINCDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/bitmaps
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/makebmp.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning bitmaps/remotemono"
-	@rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
-	@rmdir $(OBJDIR)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning bitmaps/remotemono)rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(SILENT)rmdir $(OBJDIR)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/bitmaps/remote_native/Makefile
+++ b/apps/bitmaps/remote_native/Makefile
@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ BMPINCDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/bitmaps
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/makebmp.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning bitmaps/remote_native"
-	@rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
-	@rmdir $(OBJDIR)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning bitmaps/remote_native)rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(SILENT)rmdir $(OBJDIR)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/codecs/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/Makefile
@ -66,12 +66,10 @@ $(OBJDIR)/wav_enc.elf: $(OBJDIR)/wav_enc.o
 $(OBJDIR)/wavpack_enc.elf: $(OBJDIR)/wavpack_enc.o $(BUILDDIR)/libwavpack.a

 $(OBJDIR)/%.elf:
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $^ -L$(BUILDDIR) -lcodec -lgcc -T$(LINKCODEC) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/$*.map
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $^ -L$(BUILDDIR) -lcodec -lgcc -T$(LINKCODEC) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/$*.map

 $(OBJDIR)/%.codec : $(OBJDIR)/%.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
@ -79,8 +77,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
 # This is the X11 simulator version

 $(OBJDIR)/%.codec : $(OBJDIR)/%.o  $(BUILDDIR)/libcodec.a $(OUTPUT)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $< -L$(BUILDDIR) $(CODECLIBS) -lcodec -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $< -L$(BUILDDIR) $(CODECLIBS) -lcodec -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -95,8 +92,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the SDL simulator version

 $(OBJDIR)/%.codec : $(OBJDIR)/%.o  $(BUILDDIR)/libcodec.a $(OUTPUT)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $< -L$(BUILDDIR) $(CODECLIBS) -lcodec -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $< -L$(BUILDDIR) $(CODECLIBS) -lcodec -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -112,8 +108,7 @@ DLLTOOLFLAGS = --export-all
 DLLWRAPFLAGS = -s --entry _DllMain@12 --target=i386-mingw32 -mno-cygwin

 $(OBJDIR)/%.codec : $(OBJDIR)/%.o  $(BUILDDIR)/libcodec.a $(OUTPUT)
-	@echo "DLL $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $<
+	$(call PRINTS,DLL $(@F))$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $<
 	$(SILENT)$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $< \
 		$(BUILDDIR)/libcodec.a $(patsubst -l%,$(BUILDDIR)/lib%.a,$(CODECLIBS)) \
 		-o $@
@ -132,85 +127,72 @@ endif # end of simulator section
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 $(BUILDDIR)/libcodec.a:
-	@echo "MAKE in codecs/lib"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/lib
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C lib OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/lib
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in codecs/lib)$(MAKE) -C lib OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/lib

 $(LINKCODEC): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) -DCODEC $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) -DCODEC $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@

 $(BUILDDIR)/libmad.a: libmad

 libmad:
-	@echo "MAKE in libmad"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/libmad
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C libmad OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libmad OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libmad.a
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in libmad)$(MAKE) -C libmad OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libmad OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libmad.a

 $(BUILDDIR)/liba52.a: liba52

 liba52:
-	@echo "MAKE in liba52"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/liba52
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C liba52 OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/liba52 OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/liba52.a
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in liba52)$(MAKE) -C liba52 OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/liba52 OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/liba52.a

 $(BUILDDIR)/libffmpegFLAC.a: libffmpegFLAC

 libffmpegFLAC:
-	@echo "MAKE in libffmpegFLAC"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/libffmpegFLAC
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C libffmpegFLAC OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libffmpegFLAC OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libffmpegFLAC.a
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in libffmpegFLAC)$(MAKE) -C libffmpegFLAC OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libffmpegFLAC OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libffmpegFLAC.a

 $(BUILDDIR)/libTremor.a: libTremor

 libTremor:
-	@echo "MAKE in Tremor"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/Tremor
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C Tremor OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/Tremor OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libTremor.a
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in Tremor)$(MAKE) -C Tremor OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/Tremor OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libTremor.a

 $(BUILDDIR)/libwavpack.a: libwavpack

 libwavpack:
-	@echo "MAKE in libwavpack"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/libwavpack
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C libwavpack OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libwavpack OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libwavpack.a
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in libwavpack)$(MAKE) -C libwavpack OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libwavpack OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libwavpack.a

 dumb:
-	@echo "MAKE in dumb"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/dumb
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C dumb OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/dumb LIBDIR=$(BUILDDIR) OFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)"
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in dumb)$(MAKE) -C dumb OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/dumb LIBDIR=$(BUILDDIR) OFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)"

 $(BUILDDIR)/libmusepack.a: libmusepack

 libmusepack:
-	@echo "MAKE in libmusepack"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/libmusepack
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C libmusepack OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libmusepack OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libmusepack.a
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in libmusepack)$(MAKE) -C libmusepack OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libmusepack OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libmusepack.a

 $(BUILDDIR)/libalac.a: libalac

 libalac:
-	@echo "MAKE in libalac"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/libalac
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C libalac OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libalac OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libalac.a
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in libalac)$(MAKE) -C libalac OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libalac OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libalac.a

 $(BUILDDIR)/libm4a.a: libm4a

 libm4a:
-	@echo "MAKE in libm4a"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/libm4a
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C libm4a OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libm4a OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libm4a.a
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in libm4a)$(MAKE) -C libm4a OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libm4a OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libm4a.a

 $(BUILDDIR)/libfaad.a: libfaad

 libfaad:
-	@echo "MAKE in libfaad"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/libfaad
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C libfaad OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libfaad OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libfaad.a
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in libfaad)$(MAKE) -C libfaad OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libfaad OUTPUT=$(BUILDDIR)/libfaad.a

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning codecs"
-	$(SILENT)rm -fr $(OBJDIR)/libmad $(BUILDDIR)/libmad.a $(OBJDIR)/liba52 $(BUILDDIR)/liba52.a $(OBJDIR)/libffmpegFLAC $(BUILDDIR)/libffmpegFLAC.a $(OBJDIR)/Tremor $(BUILDDIR)/libTremor.a $(OBJDIR)/libwavpack $(BUILDDIR)/libwavpack.a $(OBJDIR)/dumb $(BUILDDIR)/libdumb.a $(BUILDDIR)/libdumbd.a $(OBJDIR)/libmusepack $(BUILDDIR)/libmusepack.a $(OBJDIR)/libalac $(BUILDDIR)/libalac.a $(OBJDIR)/libfaad $(BUILDDIR)/libfaad.a $(OBJDIR)/libm4a $(BUILDDIR)/libm4a.a
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning codecs)rm -fr $(OBJDIR)/libmad $(BUILDDIR)/libmad.a $(OBJDIR)/liba52 $(BUILDDIR)/liba52.a $(OBJDIR)/libffmpegFLAC $(BUILDDIR)/libffmpegFLAC.a $(OBJDIR)/Tremor $(BUILDDIR)/libTremor.a $(OBJDIR)/libwavpack $(BUILDDIR)/libwavpack.a $(OBJDIR)/dumb $(BUILDDIR)/libdumb.a $(BUILDDIR)/libdumbd.a $(OBJDIR)/libmusepack $(BUILDDIR)/libmusepack.a $(OBJDIR)/libalac $(BUILDDIR)/libalac.a $(OBJDIR)/libfaad $(BUILDDIR)/libfaad.a $(OBJDIR)/libm4a $(BUILDDIR)/libm4a.a
 	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C libmad clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libmad
 	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C liba52 clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/liba52
 	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C libffmpegFLAC clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/libffmpegFLAC
--- a/apps/codecs/Tremor/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/Tremor/Makefile
@ -30,15 +30,13 @@ DIRS =
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning Tremor"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning Tremor)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/codecs/lib/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/lib/Makefile
@ -33,14 +33,12 @@ OUTPUT = $(BUILDDIR)/libcodec.a
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning codecs/lib"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning codecs/lib)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/codecs/libFLAC/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/libFLAC/Makefile
@ -44,19 +44,16 @@ OUTPUT = $(BUILDDIR)/libFLAC.a
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 $(OBJDIR)/libFLAC/%.o: $(APPSDIR)/codecs/libFLAC/%.c
-	@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/libFLAC
-	@echo "(libFLAC) CC $<"
-	@$(CC) -c -O2 $(CFLAGS) -I$(APPSDIR)/codecs/libFLAC/include/FLAC $< -o $@
+	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/libFLAC
+	$(call PRINTS,CC $(<F))$(CC) -c -O2 $(CFLAGS) -I$(APPSDIR)/codecs/libFLAC/include/FLAC $< -o $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning libFLAC"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning libFLAC)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/codecs/liba52/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/liba52/Makefile
@ -30,15 +30,13 @@ DIRS =
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning liba52"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning liba52)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/codecs/libalac/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/libalac/Makefile
@ -30,15 +30,13 @@ DIRS =
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning libalac"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning libalac)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/codecs/libfaad/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/libfaad/Makefile
@ -30,15 +30,13 @@ DIRS =
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning libfaad"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning libfaad)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/codecs/libffmpegFLAC/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/libffmpegFLAC/Makefile
@ -30,15 +30,13 @@ DIRS =
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning libffmpegFLAC"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning libffmpegFLAC)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/codecs/libm4a/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/libm4a/Makefile
@ -30,15 +30,13 @@ DIRS =
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning libm4a"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning libm4a)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/codecs/libmad/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/libmad/Makefile
@ -39,15 +39,13 @@ DIRS =
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning libmad"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning libmad)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/codecs/libmusepack/Makefile
+++ b/apps/codecs/libmusepack/Makefile
@ -30,15 +30,13 @@ DIRS =
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning libmusepack"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning libmusepack)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/Makefile
@ -67,27 +67,32 @@ $(DEPFILE): $(BITMAPLIBS)
 dep: $(DEPFILE)

 $(BUILDDIR)/credits.raw: $(DOCSDIR)/CREDITS
-	@echo "create credits.raw"
-	$(SILENT)perl credits.pl < $< > $@
+	$(call PRINTS,create credits.raw)perl credits.pl < $< > $@

 $(OBJDIR)/credits.o: credits.c $(BUILDDIR)/credits.raw
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@echo "CC $<"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(OBJDIR) -c $< -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,CC $(<F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(OBJDIR) -c $< -o $@

-build-bitmaps:
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps
+build-bitmapsmono:
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/mono)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/mono

-$(BITMAPLIBS): build-bitmaps
+build-bitmapsnative:
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/native)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/native
+
+build-bitmapsremotemono:
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/remote_mono)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/remote_mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_mono
+
+build-bitmapsremotenative:
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/remote_native)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/remote_native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_native
+
+$(BITMAPLIBS): $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin%.a: build-%

 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/%.elf: $(OBJDIR)/%.o $(LINKFILE) $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a $(BITMAPLIBS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $< -L$(BUILDDIR) $(CODECLIBS) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -lgcc -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/$*.map
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $< -L$(BUILDDIR) $(CODECLIBS) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -lgcc -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/$*.map

 $(OBJDIR)/%.rock : $(OBJDIR)/%.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
@ -95,8 +100,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
 # This is the X11 simulator version

 $(OBJDIR)/%.rock : $(OBJDIR)/%.o  $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a $(BITMAPLIBS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $< -L$(BUILDDIR)  $(CODECLIBS) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $< -L$(BUILDDIR)  $(CODECLIBS) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -111,8 +115,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the SDL simulator version

 $(OBJDIR)/%.rock : $(OBJDIR)/%.o  $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a $(BITMAPLIBS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $< -L$(BUILDDIR)  $(CODECLIBS) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $< -L$(BUILDDIR)  $(CODECLIBS) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -128,8 +131,7 @@ DLLTOOLFLAGS = --export-all
 DLLWRAPFLAGS = -s --entry _DllMain@12 --target=i386-mingw32 -mno-cygwin

 $(OBJDIR)/%.rock : $(OBJDIR)/%.o  $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a $(BITMAPLIBS)
-	@echo "DLL $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $<
+	$(call PRINTS,DLL $(@F))$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $<
 	$(SILENT)$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $< $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a $(BITMAPLIBS) \
                $(patsubst -l%,$(BUILDDIR)/lib%.a,$(CODECLIBS)) -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
@ -147,23 +149,19 @@ endif # end of simulator section
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a:
-	@echo "MAKE in plugin/lib"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/lib
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C lib OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/lib
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in plugin/lib)$(MAKE) -C lib OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/lib

 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@

 $(SUBDIRS): $(BITMAPLIBS)
-	@echo "MAKE in $@"
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/$@
-	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C $@ OUTDIR=$(OBJDIR) OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/$@ \
+	$(call PRINTS,MAKE in $@)$(MAKE) -C $@ OUTDIR=$(OBJDIR) OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/$@ \
                               LINKBITMAPS="$(LINKBITMAPS)" BITMAPLIBS="$(BITMAPLIBS)"

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning plugins"
-	$(SILENT)rm -f $(ROCKS) $(LINKFILE) $(OBJDIR)/*.rock $(DEPFILE) $(ELFS) \
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning plugins)rm -f $(ROCKS) $(LINKFILE) $(OBJDIR)/*.rock $(DEPFILE) $(ELFS) \
 	$(BUILDDIR)/credits.raw $(OBJS) $(DEFS)
 	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C lib clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/lib
 	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/mono clean OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/mono
--- a/apps/plugins/bitmaps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/bitmaps/Makefile
@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#             __________               __   ___.
-#   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
-#   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
-#   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
-#   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
-#                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
-# $Id$
-#
-
-ifndef V
-SILENT=@
-endif
-
-all:
-ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_NATIVE)),)
-	@echo "MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/native"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/native
-	@$(MAKE) -C native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/native
-endif
-ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_MONO)),)
-	@echo "MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/mono"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/mono
-	@$(MAKE) -C mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/mono
-endif
-ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_REMOTENATIVE)),)
-	@echo "MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/remote_native"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/remote_native
-	@$(MAKE) -C remote_native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/remote_native
-endif
-ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_REMOTEMONO)),)
-	@echo "MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/remote_mono"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/remote_mono
-	@$(MAKE) -C remote_mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/remote_mono
-endif
--- a/apps/plugins/bitmaps/mono/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/bitmaps/mono/Makefile
@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ BMPINCDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/pluginbitmaps
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/makebmp.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning plugins/bitmaps/mono"
-	@rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning plugins/bitmaps/mono)rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
 	@rmdir $(OBJDIR)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/plugins/bitmaps/native/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/bitmaps/native/Makefile
@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ BMPINCDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/pluginbitmaps
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/makebmp.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning plugins/bitmaps/native"
-	@rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning plugins/bitmaps/native)rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
 	@rmdir $(OBJDIR)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/plugins/bitmaps/remote_mono/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/bitmaps/remote_mono/Makefile
@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ BMPINCDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/pluginbitmaps
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/makebmp.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning plugins/bitmaps/remotemono"
-	@rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning plugins/bitmaps/remotemono)rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
 	@rmdir $(OBJDIR)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/plugins/bitmaps/remote_native/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/bitmaps/remote_native/Makefile
@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ BMPINCDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/pluginbitmaps
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/makebmp.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning plugins/bitmaps/remote_native"
-	@rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning plugins/bitmaps/remote_native)rm -f $(CSRC) $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
 	@rmdir $(OBJDIR)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/plugins/chessbox/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/chessbox/Makefile
@ -40,13 +40,11 @@ all: $(OUTPUT)

 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/chessbox.elf: $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE) $(BITMAPLIBS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
           $(LINKBITMAPS) -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/chessbox.map

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJDIR)/chessbox.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
@ -54,8 +52,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
 # This is the X11 simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -70,8 +67,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the SDL simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -87,9 +83,8 @@ DLLTOOLFLAGS = --export-all
 DLLWRAPFLAGS = -s --entry _DllMain@12 --target=i386-mingw32 -mno-cygwin

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "DLL $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
-	@$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
+	$(call PRINTS,DLL $(@F))$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
+	$(SILENT)$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
                $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a $(BITMAPLIBS) -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
@ -108,13 +103,11 @@ include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc
 # MEMORYSIZE should be passed on to this makefile with the chosen memory size
 # given in number of MB
 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
 	$(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning chessbox"
-	@rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/chessbox
-	@rm -f $(OBJDIR)/chessbox.* $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning chessbox)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/chessbox
+	$(SILENT)rm -f $(OBJDIR)/chessbox.* $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/plugins/databox/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/databox/Makefile
@ -31,13 +31,11 @@ all: $(OUTPUT)

 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/databox.elf: $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
           -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/databox.map

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJDIR)/databox.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
@ -45,8 +43,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
 # This is the X11 simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the SDL simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -78,9 +74,8 @@ DLLTOOLFLAGS = --export-all
 DLLWRAPFLAGS = -s --entry _DllMain@12 --target=i386-mingw32 -mno-cygwin

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "DLL $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
-	@$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
+	$(call PRINTS,DLL $(@F))$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
+	$(SILENT)$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
                $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
@ -99,14 +94,12 @@ include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc
 # MEMORYSIZE should be passed on to this makefile with the chosen memory size
 # given in number of MB
 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
 	$(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning databox"
-	@rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/databox
-	@rm -f $(OBJDIR)/databox.* $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning databox)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/databox
+	$(SILENT)rm -f $(OBJDIR)/databox.* $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)

--- a/apps/plugins/doom/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/doom/Makefile
@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 # $Id$
 #
 # $Log$
-# Revision 1.9  2006/10/23 22:33:36  amiconn
+# Revision 1.10  2006/10/27 21:47:55  amiconn
+# Next step of Makefile tuning: * Use 'make' internal commands for printing messages. Saves build time especially on cygwin. * SILENT variable used in more places. * Bitmap build system uses one Makefille less.
+#
+# Revision 1.9  2006-10-23 22:33:36  amiconn
 # Consistent style of 'make' messages. Always use ranlib after ar.
 #
 # Revision 1.8  2006-10-23 14:09:28  markun
@ -85,13 +88,11 @@ all: $(OUTPUT)

 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/doom.elf: $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) $(LDFLAGS) -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc\
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) $(LDFLAGS) -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc\
           -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/doom.map

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJDIR)/doom.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
@ -99,8 +100,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
 # This is the X11 simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the sdl simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -132,9 +131,8 @@ DLLTOOLFLAGS = --export-all
 DLLWRAPFLAGS = -s --entry _DllMain@12 --target=i386-mingw32 -mno-cygwin

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "DLL $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
-	@$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
+	$(call PRINTS,DLL $(@F))$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
+	$(SILENT)$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
                $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
@ -153,13 +151,11 @@ include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc
 # MEMORYSIZE should be passed on to this makefile with the chosen memory size
 # given in number of MB
 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) \
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) \
         -E -P - >$@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning doom"
-	@rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/doom
-	@rm -f $(OBJDIR)/doom.* $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning doom)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/doom
+	$(SILENT)rm -f $(OBJDIR)/doom.* $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/plugins/lib/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/lib/Makefile
@ -38,14 +38,12 @@ OUTPUT = $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a
 all: $(OUTPUT)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning lib"
-	@rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning lib)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/Makefile
@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ all: $(OUTPUT)

 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/mpegplayer.elf: $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
           -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/mpegplayer.map

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJDIR)/mpegplayer.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
@ -48,8 +46,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
 # This is the X11 simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -64,8 +61,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the SDL simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -81,9 +77,8 @@ DLLTOOLFLAGS = --export-all
 DLLWRAPFLAGS = -s --entry _DllMain@12 --target=i386-mingw32 -mno-cygwin

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "DLL $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
-	@$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
+	$(call PRINTS,DLL $(@F))$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
+	$(SILENT)@$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
                $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
@ -102,14 +97,12 @@ include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc
 # MEMORYSIZE should be passed on to this makefile with the chosen memory size
 # given in number of MB
 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
 	$(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning mpegplayer"
-	@rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/mpegplayer
-	@rm -f $(OBJDIR)/mpegplayer.* $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning mpegplayer)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/mpegplayer
+	$(SILENT)rm -f $(OBJDIR)/mpegplayer.* $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)

--- a/apps/plugins/pacbox/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/pacbox/Makefile
@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ all: $(OUTPUT)

 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/pacbox.elf: $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
           -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/pacbox.map

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJDIR)/pacbox.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
@ -48,8 +46,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
 # This is the X11 simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -64,8 +61,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the SDL simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -81,9 +77,8 @@ DLLTOOLFLAGS = --export-all
 DLLWRAPFLAGS = -s --entry _DllMain@12 --target=i386-mingw32 -mno-cygwin

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "DLL $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
-	@$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
+	$(call PRINTS,DLL $(@F))$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
+	$(SILENT)$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
                $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
@ -102,14 +97,12 @@ include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc
 # MEMORYSIZE should be passed on to this makefile with the chosen memory size
 # given in number of MB
 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
 	$(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning pacbox"
-	@rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/pacbox
-	@rm -f $(OBJDIR)/pacbox.* $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning pacbox)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/pacbox
+	$(SILENT)rm -f $(OBJDIR)/pacbox.* $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)

--- a/apps/plugins/rockboy/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/rockboy/Makefile
@ -47,13 +47,11 @@ all: $(OUTPUT)

 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/rockboy.elf: $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O2 -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -fast -lgcc \
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O2 -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -fast -lgcc \
           -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/rockboy.map

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJDIR)/rockboy.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
@ -61,8 +59,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
 # This is the X11 simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -77,8 +74,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the sdl simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -94,9 +90,8 @@ DLLTOOLFLAGS = --export-all
 DLLWRAPFLAGS = -s --entry _DllMain@12 --target=i386-mingw32 -mno-cygwin

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "DLL $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
-	@$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
+	$(call PRINTS,DLL $(@F))$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
+	$(SILENT)$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
                $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
@ -115,14 +110,12 @@ include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc
 # MEMORYSIZE should be passed on to this makefile with the chosen memory size
 # given in number of MB
 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) \
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) \
         -E -P - >$@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning rockboy"
-	@rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/rockboy
-	@rm -f $(OBJDIR)/rockboy.* $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning rockboy)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/rockboy
+	$(SILENT)rm -f $(OBJDIR)/rockboy.* $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)

--- a/apps/plugins/searchengine/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/searchengine/Makefile
@ -31,13 +31,11 @@ all: $(OUTPUT)

 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/searchengine.elf: $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
           -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/searchengine.map

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJDIR)/searchengine.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
@ -45,8 +43,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
 # This is the X11 simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the SDL simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -78,9 +74,8 @@ DLLTOOLFLAGS = --export-all
 DLLWRAPFLAGS = -s --entry _DllMain@12 --target=i386-mingw32 -mno-cygwin

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "DLL $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
-	@$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
+	$(call PRINTS,DLL $(@F))$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
+	$(SILENT)$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
                $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
@ -99,14 +94,12 @@ include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc
 # MEMORYSIZE should be passed on to this makefile with the chosen memory size
 # given in number of MB
 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
 	$(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning searchengine"
-	@rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/searchengine
-	@rm -f $(OBJDIR)/searchengine.* $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning searchengine)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/searchengine
+	$(SILENT)rm -f $(OBJDIR)/searchengine.* $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)

--- a/apps/plugins/sudoku/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/sudoku/Makefile
@ -38,13 +38,11 @@ all: $(OUTPUT)

 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/sudoku.elf: $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE) $(BITMAPLIBS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
           $(LINKBITMAPS) -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/sudoku.map

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJDIR)/sudoku.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
@ -52,8 +50,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), x11)
 # This is the X11 simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -68,8 +65,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the SDL simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin $(LINKBITMAPS) -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -85,9 +81,8 @@ DLLTOOLFLAGS = --export-all
 DLLWRAPFLAGS = -s --entry _DllMain@12 --target=i386-mingw32 -mno-cygwin

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "DLL $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
-	@$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
+	$(call PRINTS,DLL $(@F))$(DLLTOOL) $(DLLTOOLFLAGS) -z $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS)
+	$(SILENT)$(DLLWRAP) $(DLLWRAPFLAGS) --def $(OBJDIR)/$*.def $(OBJS) \
                $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a $(BITMAPLIBS) -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
@ -106,13 +101,11 @@ include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc
 # MEMORYSIZE should be passed on to this makefile with the chosen memory size
 # given in number of MB
 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
 	$(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning sudoku"
-	@rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/sudoku
-	@rm -f $(OBJDIR)/sudoku.* $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning sudoku)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/sudoku
+	$(SILENT)rm -f $(OBJDIR)/sudoku.* $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/apps/plugins/zxbox/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/zxbox/Makefile
@ -43,13 +43,11 @@ all: $(OUTPUT)

 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/zxbox.elf: $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -O -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -lgcc \
           -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/zxbox.map

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJDIR)/zxbox.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@
 else

 ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
@ -57,8 +55,7 @@ ifeq ($(SIMVER), sdl)
 # This is the SDL simulator version

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(OBJS) -L$(BUILDDIR) -lplugin -o $@
 ifeq ($(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME)),CYGWIN)
 # 'x' must be kept or you'll have "Win32 error 5"
 #     $ fgrep 5 /usr/include/w32api/winerror.h | head -1
@ -76,14 +73,12 @@ include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc
 # MEMORYSIZE should be passed on to this makefile with the chosen memory size
 # given in number of MB
 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "build $(notdir $@)"
-	@cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
+	$(call PRINTS,build $(@F))cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) \
 	$(DEFINES) -E -P - >$@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning zxbox"
-	@rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/zxbox
-	@rm -f $(OBJDIR)/zxbox.* $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning zxbox)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/zxbox
+	$(SILENT)rm -f $(OBJDIR)/zxbox.* $(DEPFILE)

 -include $(DEPFILE)

--- a/firmware/Makefile
+++ b/firmware/Makefile
@ -27,26 +27,21 @@ all: $(OUTPUT) $(EXTRA_TARGETS)
 dep: $(DEPFILE)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS) $(DEPFILE)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(AR) ruv $@ $(OBJS) >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $(OBJS) >/dev/null 2>&1
 	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning firmware"
-	$(SILENT)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(OBJDIR)/sysfont.c $(DEPFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning firmware)rm -f $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT) $(OBJDIR)/sysfont.c $(DEPFILE)
 	$(SILENT)rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/drivers $(OBJDIR)/common

 # Special targets
 $(OBJDIR)/thread.o: thread.c export/thread.h
-	$(SILENT)echo "CC thread.c"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) -c -O -fomit-frame-pointer $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,CC thread.c)$(CC) -c -O -fomit-frame-pointer $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@

 $(OBJDIR)/sysfont.o: ../fonts/rockbox_default.bdf
-	@echo "CONVBDF"
-	$(SILENT)$(TOOLSDIR)/convbdf -c -o $(OBJDIR)/sysfont.c $<
-	@echo "CC sysfont.c"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $(OBJDIR)/sysfont.c -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,CONVBDF)$(TOOLSDIR)/convbdf -c -o $(OBJDIR)/sysfont.c $<
+	$(call PRINTS,CC sysfont.c)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $(OBJDIR)/sysfont.c -o $@

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/firmware/decompressor/Makefile
+++ b/firmware/decompressor/Makefile
@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 ifndef V
 SILENT=@
 endif
+PRINTS=$(info $(1))$(SILENT)

 LDS := link.lds
 LINKFILE = $(OBJDIR)/linkage.lds
@ -19,37 +20,30 @@ CFLAGS = $(GCCOPTS)
 all: $(OBJDIR)/compressed.bin

 $(OBJDIR)/compressed.bin : $(OBJDIR)/compressed.elf
-	@echo "OBJCOPY $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(OC) -O binary $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,OBJCOPY $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $< $@

 $(OBJDIR)/compressed.elf : $(OBJS) $(LINKFILE)
-	@echo "LD $(notdir $@)"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/compressed.map
+	$(call PRINTS,LD $(@F))$(CC) $(GCCOPTS) -Os -nostdlib -o $@ $(OBJS) -T$(LINKFILE) -Wl,-Map,$(OBJDIR)/compressed.map

 $(LDS): $(OBJS)
 	

 $(LINKFILE): $(LDS)
-	@echo "Build LDS file"
-	$(SILENT)cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P $(ROMBUILD) - >$@
+	$(call PRINTS,Build LDS file)cat $< | $(CC) -DMEMORYSIZE=$(MEMORYSIZE) $(INCLUDES) $(TARGET) $(DEFINES) -E -P $(ROMBUILD) - >$@

 $(OBJDIR)/decompressor.o : decompressor.c $(OBJDIR)/uclimage.c
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@echo "CC $<"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(OBJDIR) -c $< -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,CC $<)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(OBJDIR) -c $< -o $@

 $(OBJDIR)/startup.o : startup.S
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@echo "AS $<"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AS $<)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@

 $(OBJDIR)/uclimage.o : $(OBJDIR)/uclimage.c
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@echo "CC $(notdir $<)"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,CC $(<F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@

 $(OBJDIR)/uclimage.c : $(FLASHFILE)  $(TOOLSDIR)/ucl2src.pl
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@echo "UCL2SRC"
-	$(SILENT)perl -s $(TOOLSDIR)/ucl2src.pl -p=$(OBJDIR)/uclimage $<
+	$(call PRINTS,UCL2SRC)perl -s $(TOOLSDIR)/ucl2src.pl -p=$(OBJDIR)/uclimage $<

--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@ -1355,8 +1355,8 @@ fi

 if test "$simulator" = "yes"; then
  # add simul make stuff on the #SIMUL# line
-  simmagic1="s,@SIMUL1@,@\$(MAKE) -C \$(SIMDIR) OBJDIR=\$(BUILDDIR)/sim,"
-  simmagic2="s,@SIMUL2@,@\$(MAKE) -C \$(ROOTDIR)/uisimulator/common OBJDIR=\$(BUILDDIR)/comsim,"
+  simmagic1="s,@SIMUL1@,\$(SILENT)\$(MAKE) -C \$(SIMDIR) OBJDIR=\$(BUILDDIR)/sim,"
+  simmagic2="s,@SIMUL2@,\$(SILENT)\$(MAKE) -C \$(ROOTDIR)/uisimulator/common OBJDIR=\$(BUILDDIR)/comsim,"
 else
  # delete the lines that match
  simmagic1='/@SIMUL1@/D'
--- a/tools/make.inc
+++ b/tools/make.inc
@ -3,16 +3,15 @@
 ifndef V
 SILENT=@
 endif
+PRINTS=$(info $(1))$(SILENT)

 $(OBJDIR)/%.o: %.c
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@echo "CC $<"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,CC $<)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@

 $(OBJDIR)/%.o: %.S
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@echo "CC $<"
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,CC $<)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@

 # The echo stuff last in the dep update shell magic is to prevent any compiler
 # errors/warnings to cause an error code to get returned and thus stop the
--- a/tools/makebmp.inc
+++ b/tools/makebmp.inc
@ -5,17 +5,16 @@ dep: $(DEPFILE)
 ifndef V
 SILENT=@
 endif
+PRINTS=$(info $(1))$(SILENT)

 $(OBJDIR)/%.c: %.bmp
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(BMPINCDIR)
-	@echo BMP2RB $<
-	$(SILENT)$(BMP2RB) -h $(BMPINCDIR) $< > $@
+	$(call PRINTS,BMP2RB $<)$(BMP2RB) -h $(BMPINCDIR) $< > $@

 $(OBJDIR)/%.o: $(OBJDIR)/%.c
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	@echo CC $(notdir $<)
-	$(SILENT)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+	$(call PRINTS,CC $(<F))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@

 $(DEPFILE): SOURCES
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $(DEPFILE))
@ -30,6 +29,5 @@ $(DEPFILE): SOURCES
        done)

 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $+ >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@
--- a/uisimulator/common/Makefile
+++ b/uisimulator/common/Makefile
@ -47,12 +47,10 @@ all: $(OUTFILE)
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning commonsim"
-	@$(RM) $(OBJS) *~ core $(DEPFILE) $(OUTFILE)
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning commonsim)$(RM) $(OBJS) *~ core $(DEPFILE) $(OUTFILE)

 $(OUTFILE): $(OBJS)
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $(OBJS) >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $(OBJS) >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 -include $(DEPFILE)
--- a/uisimulator/sdl/Makefile
+++ b/uisimulator/sdl/Makefile
@ -49,19 +49,16 @@ all: $(OUTFILE)
 include $(TOOLSDIR)/make.inc

 $(OUTFILE): $(OBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/UI256.bmp
-	@echo "AR+RANLIB $(notdir $@)"
-	@$(AR) ruv $@ $(OBJS) >/dev/null 2>&1
-	@$(RANLIB) $@
+	$(call PRINTS,AR+RANLIB $(@F))$(AR) ruv $@ $(OBJS) >/dev/null 2>&1
+	$(SILENT)$(RANLIB) $@

 clean:
-	@echo "cleaning sim"
-	@$(RM) $(OBJS) *~ core $(OUTFILE) $(DEPFILE) \
+	$(call PRINTS,cleaning sim)$(RM) $(OBJS) *~ core $(OUTFILE) $(DEPFILE) \
 	$(BUILDDIR)/UI256.bmp $(DEPFILE)
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(SIMCOMMON) clean
+	$(SILENT)$(MAKE) -C $(SIMCOMMON) clean

 ################## Specific dependencies ##################
 $(BUILDDIR)/UI256.bmp: UI-$(ARCHOS).bmp
-	@echo UI
-	@cp $< $@
+	$(call PRINTS,UI)cp $< $@

 -include $(DEPFILE)