silence imake for normal builds

You can reactivate previous chatty output by setting VERBOSE, e.g.

make VERBOSE=1

or

VERBOSE=1 make

7 files changed, 104 insertions, 74 deletions

diff --git a/.github/workflows/nx-libs.yml b/.github/workflows/nx-libs.yml
index 89fec0f60..c77a1d003 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nx-libs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nx-libs.yml
@@ -211,6 +211,6 @@ jobs:
         case "${{ matrix.cfg.container }}" in
           fedora*|*/centos*|debian*|ubuntu*)
             export IMAKE_DEFINES="-DUseTIRPC=YES"
-            make IMAKE_DEFINES="${IMAKE_DEFINES}"
+            make VERBOSE=1 IMAKE_DEFINES="${IMAKE_DEFINES}"
             ;;
         esac
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab59ad088..1e744fa22 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 NULL =
 
+# suppress most make output unless "make VERBOSE=1" has been called
+ifndef VERBOSE
+.SILENT:
+endif
+
 # helpers for "install" target
 INSTALL_DIR=install -d -m 755
 INSTALL_FILE=install -m 644
@@ -69,14 +74,19 @@ NX_XTRANS_HEADERS =		\
 all: build
 
 clean: version imakeconfig
+	@echo
+	@echo "===> $@"
 	test -f nxcomp/Makefile     && ${MAKE} -C nxcomp clean         || true
 	test -f nxproxy/Makefile    && ${MAKE} -C nxproxy clean        || true
 	test -f nx-X11/lib/Makefile && ${MAKE} -C nx-X11/lib clean     || true
 	test -f nxcompshad/Makefile && ${MAKE} -C nxcompshad clean     || true
 	test -d nx-X11              && ${MAKE} clean-env               || true
 	test -f nxdialog/Makefile   && ${MAKE} -C nxdialog clean       || true
+	@echo "<=== $@"
 
 distclean: clean version imakeconfig
+	@echo
+	@echo "===> $@"
 	test -f nxcomp/Makefile     && ${MAKE} -C nxcomp distclean     || true
 	test -f nxproxy/Makefile    && ${MAKE} -C nxproxy distclean    || true
 	test -f nx-X11/lib/Makefile && ${MAKE} -C nx-X11/lib distclean || true
@@ -87,9 +97,10 @@ distclean: clean version imakeconfig
 	$(RM_DIR_REC) nx-X11/extras/Mesa/.pc/
 	$(RM_FILE) nx-X11/config/cf/nxversion.def
 	$(RM_FILE) nx-X11/config/cf/nxconfig.def
+	@echo "<=== $@"
 
 test:
-	echo "No testing for NX (redistributed)"
+	@echo "No testing for NX (redistributed)"
 
 version:
 	# prepare nx-X11/config/cf/nxversion.def
@@ -105,6 +116,8 @@ ifneq "$(strip $(NX_VERSION_CUSTOM))" ""
 endif
 
 imakeconfig:
+	@echo;
+	@echo "===> $@"
 	# auto-config some setting
 
 	# check if system supports Xfont2
@@ -126,8 +139,11 @@ imakeconfig:
 
 	# let's create the nx-X11 Makefiles now, once everything has been defined
 	$(MAKE) -j1 -C nx-X11 Makefiles IMAKE_DEFINES="$(IMAKE_DEFINES)"
+	@echo "<=== $@"
 
 build-env: version imakeconfig
+	@echo
+	@echo "===> $@"
 	# prepare Makefiles and the nx-X11 symlinking magic
 	${MAKE} -j1 -C nx-X11 BuildIncludes IMAKE_DEFINES="$(IMAKE_DEFINES)"
 
@@ -142,8 +158,11 @@ build-env: version imakeconfig
 	for header in $(NX_XTRANS_HEADERS); do \
 	    ${SYMLINK_FILE} ../../../../lib/include/xtrans/$${header} nx-X11/exports/include/nx-X11/Xtrans/$${header}; \
 	done
+	@echo "<=== $@"
 
 clean-env: version
+	@echo
+	@echo "===> $@"
 	for header in $(NX_X11_HEADERS); do \
 	    ${RM_FILE} nx-X11/exports/include/nx-X11/$${header}; \
 	done
@@ -155,14 +174,21 @@ clean-env: version
 	[ -d exports/include/nx-X11/ ]       && $(RM_DIR) exports/include/nx-X11/        || :
 
 	${MAKE} -j1 -C nx-X11 clean IMAKE_DEFINES="$(IMAKE_DEFINES)"
+	@echo "<=== $@"
 
 build-lite:
+	@echo
+	@echo "===> $@"
 	cd nxcomp  && autoreconf -vfsi && (${CONFIGURE}) && ${MAKE}
 	cd nxproxy && autoreconf -vfsi && (${CONFIGURE}) && ${MAKE}
+	@echo "<=== $@"
 
 build-full: build-env
 # in the full case, we rely on "magic" in the nx-X11 imake-based makefiles...
 
+	@echo
+	@echo "===> $@"
+
 	# build nxcomp first
 	cd nxcomp && autoreconf -vfsi && (${CONFIGURE} $(CUSTOM_VERSION_DEFINE)) && ${MAKE}
 
@@ -186,13 +212,17 @@ build-full: build-env
 
 	# "build" nxdialog last
 	cd nxdialog && autoreconf -vfsi && (${CONFIGURE}) && ${MAKE}
+	@echo "<=== $@"
 
 build:
+	@echo
+	@echo "===> $@"
 	if ! test -d nx-X11; then \
 	    ${MAKE} build-lite; \
 	else \
 	    ${MAKE} build-full; \
 	fi
+	@echo "<=== $@"
 
 install:
 	$(MAKE) install-lite
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index dac7c6e41..0552a650c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ else
 endif
 
 %:
-	CONFIGURE="./configure --disable-silent-rules \
-	                       --prefix=/usr \
-	                       --libdir=$(LIBDIR) \
-	                       --includedir=$(INCLUDEDIR) \
-	                       --libexecdir=$(LIBEXECDIR) \
-	                       --build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) \
-	                       --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)"  dh $@ --no-parallel --with quilt
+	VERBOSE=1 CONFIGURE="./configure --disable-silent-rules \
+	                                 --prefix=/usr \
+	                                 --libdir=$(LIBDIR) \
+	                                 --includedir=$(INCLUDEDIR) \
+	                                 --libexecdir=$(LIBEXECDIR) \
+	                                 --build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) \
+	                                 --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)"  dh $@ --no-parallel --with quilt
 
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	rm -Rf nx-X11/.build-exports
diff --git a/nx-X11/config/cf/Imake.rules b/nx-X11/config/cf/Imake.rules
index 4d522f9e2..ac3b78da2 100644
--- a/nx-X11/config/cf/Imake.rules
+++ b/nx-X11/config/cf/Imake.rules
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ XCOMM special target for clearmake					@@\
 
 #if RemoveObsoleteFiles
 #define RemoveOldFile(new,old,dir)					@@\
-	@if [ -f new ]; then set -x; \					@@\
+	@if [ -f new ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \					@@\
 		RemoveFile($(DESTDIR)dir/old); \			@@\
 	fi
 #else
@@ -536,9 +536,9 @@ clean cleantc::								@@\
 		set +x; \						@@\
 	else \								@@\
 		if [ -h dir ]; then \					@@\
-			(set -x; rm -f dir); \				@@\
+			(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; rm -f dir); \				@@\
 		fi; \							@@\
-		(set -x; $(MKDIRHIER) dir); \				@@\
+		(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(MKDIRHIER) dir); \				@@\
 	fi
 #endif /* MakeDir */
 
@@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ clean cleantc::								@@\
 		:; \							@@\
 	else \								@@\
 		if [ -h dir ]; then \					@@\
-			(set -x; rm -f dir); \				@@\
+			(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; rm -f dir); \				@@\
 		fi; \							@@\
-		(set -x; $(MKDIRHIER) dir); \				@@\
+		(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(MKDIRHIER) dir); \				@@\
 	fi
 #endif /* MakeDirInline */
 
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ install::								@@\
 #define BuildIncludesTop(srclist)					@@\
 includes:: srclist							@@\
 	MakeDir($(BUILDINCDIR))						@@\
-	@(set -x; cd $(BUILDINCDIR) && for i in srclist; do \		@@\
+	@(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; cd $(BUILDINCDIR) && for i in srclist; do \		@@\
 		RemoveFile(`basename $$i`); \				@@\
 		$(LN) $(BUILDINCTOP)/$(CURRENT_DIR)/$$i .; \		@@\
 	done)
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ includes:: srclist							@@\
 #define BuildIncludes(srclist,dstsubdir,dstupdir)			@@\
 includes:: srclist							@@\
 	MakeDir($(BUILDINCDIR)/dstsubdir)				@@\
-	@(set -x; cd $(BUILDINCDIR)/dstsubdir && for i in srclist; do \	@@\
+	@(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; cd $(BUILDINCDIR)/dstsubdir && for i in srclist; do \	@@\
 		RemoveFile(`basename $$i`); \				@@\
 		$(LN) $(BUILDINCTOP)/dstupdir/$(CURRENT_DIR)/$$i .; \	@@\
 	done)
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ $(BUILDBINDIR)/binary: binary						@@\
 #define BuildInterfaces(srclist,dstsubdir,dstupdir)			@@\
 interfaces::								@@\
 	MakeDir($(BUILDINCDIR)/dstsubdir)				@@\
-	@(set -x; cd $(BUILDINCDIR)/dstsubdir && for i in srclist; do \	@@\
+	@(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; cd $(BUILDINCDIR)/dstsubdir && for i in srclist; do \	@@\
 		RemoveFile($$i); \					@@\
 		$(LN) $(BUILDINCTOP)/dstupdir/$(CURRENT_DIR)/$$i .; \	@@\
 	done)
@@ -1101,13 +1101,13 @@ CplusplusProgramTargetHelper(program,SRCS10,OBJS10,DEPLIBS10,locallib,syslib)
 #endif /* ComplexCplusplusProgramTarget_10 */
 
 #ifndef MoveToBakFile
-#define MoveToBakFile(file) -@if [ -f file ]; then set -x; \		@@\
-	$(MV) file file.bak; else exit 0; fi
+#define MoveToBakFile(file) -@if [ -f file ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \		@@\
+	@$(MV) file file.bak; else exit 0; fi
 #endif /* MoveToBakFile */
 
 #ifndef RMoveToBakFile
-#define RMoveToBakFile(file) -@if [ -f file ]; then set -x; \		@@\
-	RemoveFile(file.bak); $(MV) file file.bak; \			@@\
+#define RMoveToBakFile(file) -@if [ -f file ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \		@@\
+	RemoveFile(file.bak); @$(MV) file file.bak; \			@@\
 	else exit 0; fi
 #endif /* RMoveToBakFile */
 
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ step:: srcname								@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)dest)						@@\
 	@if [ -f $(DESTDIR)dest/dstname ]; then \			@@\
 	 echo "Not overwriting existing" $(DESTDIR)dest/dstname; \	@@\
-	else set -x; \							@@\
+	else test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \							@@\
 	 $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) flags srcname $(DESTDIR)dest/dstname; fi
 #endif /* InstallNamedTargetNoClobber */
 
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ install.man::								@@\
 	@(TMP="#tmp.$$$$"; \						@@\
 	RemoveFile($${TMP}); \						@@\
 	echo .so `basename destdir`/file.$(MANSUFFIX) > $${TMP}; \	@@\
-	for i in aliases; do (set -x; \					@@\
+	for i in aliases; do (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \					@@\
 	$(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTMANFLAGS) $${TMP} $(DESTDIR)destdir/$$i.$(MANSUFFIX)); \ @@\
 	done; \								@@\
 	RemoveFile($${TMP}))
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ install.man::								@@\
 	@(TMP="#tmp.$$$$"; \						@@\
 	RemoveFile($${TMP}); \						@@\
 	echo .so `basename destdir`/file.suffix > $${TMP}; \		@@\
-	for i in aliases; do (set -x; \					@@\
+	for i in aliases; do (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \					@@\
 	$(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTMANFLAGS) $${TMP} $(DESTDIR)destdir/$$i.suffix); \ @@\
 	done; \								@@\
 	RemoveFile($${TMP}))
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ install.man:: list							@@\
 	@case '${MFLAGS}' in *[i]*) set +e;; esac; \			@@\
 	for i in list; do \						@@\
 		(MNAME=`echo $$i | cut -f1 -d.`; \			@@\
-		set -x;	\						@@\
+		test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x;	\						@@\
 		$(RM) $(DESTDIR)dest/$${MNAME}*; \			@@\
 		$(INSTALL) -c $(INSTMANFLAGS) $$i \			@@\
 		  $(DESTDIR)dest/$${MNAME}.$(MANSUFFIX); \		@@\
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ install.man:: list							@@\
 #define InstallManPageAliasesBase(file,destdir,aliases)			@@\
 install.man::								@@\
 	@(SUFFIX=`echo $(DESTDIR)destdir/file.* | sed -e 's,.*/[^\.]*.,,'`; \ @@\
-	for i in aliases; do (set -x; \					@@\
+	for i in aliases; do (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \					@@\
 	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)destdir/$$i.*; \				@@\
 	(cd $(DESTDIR)destdir; $(LN) file.$${SUFFIX} \			@@\
 	$$i.$${SUFFIX})); \						@@\
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ dest.suffix.html: file.$(MANNEWSUFFIX) RmanCmdDependency		@@\
 install.man:: dest.suffix.html						@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)$(DOCHTMLDIR))				@@\
 	@(SUF=`expr suffix \: '\(.\)'`; \				@@\
-	 set -x; \							@@\
+	 test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \							@@\
 	 $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTMANFLAGS) dest.suffix.html $(DESTDIR)$(DOCHTMLDIR)/dest.$$SUF.html)	@@\
 									@@\
 clean::									@@\
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ clean::									@@\
 install.man:: file.suffix.html						@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)$(DOCHTMLDIR))				@@\
 	@SUF=`expr suffix \: '\(.\)'`; \				@@\
-	for i in aliases; do (set -x; \					@@\
+	for i in aliases; do (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \					@@\
 	  RemoveFile($(DESTDIR)$(DOCHTMLDIR)/$$i.$$SUF.html); \		@@\
 	  (cd $(DESTDIR)$(DOCHTMLDIR); \				@@\
 	    $(LN) file.$$SUF.html $$i.$$SUF.html)); \			@@\
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ InstallNamedTargetNoClobber(install,srcname,$(INSTBINFLAGS),dest,dstname)
 step::									@@\
 	@MakeFlagsToShellFlags(i,set +e); \				@@\
 	echo "	cd" dir; cd dir && \					@@\
-	for i in list; do (set -x; $(LN) -f sub/$$i .); done
+	for i in list; do (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(LN) -f sub/$$i .); done
 #endif
 
 
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ step:: list								@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)dest)						@@\
 	@MakeFlagsToShellFlags(i,set +e); \				@@\
 	for i in list; do \						@@\
-		(set -x; $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) flags $$i $(DESTDIR)dest); \	@@\
+		(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) flags $$i $(DESTDIR)dest); \	@@\
 	done
 #endif /* InstallMultipleDestFlags */
 
@@ -1922,7 +1922,7 @@ install.man::								@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)dest)						@@\
 	@MakeFlagsToShellFlags(i,set +e); \				@@\
 	for i in list; do \						@@\
-	  (set -x; $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTMANFLAGS) $$i.suffix $(DESTDIR)dest/$$i.$(MANSUFFIX)); \	@@\
+	  (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTMANFLAGS) $$i.suffix $(DESTDIR)dest/$$i.$(MANSUFFIX)); \	@@\
 	done
 #endif /* InstallMultipleManSuffix */
 
@@ -2105,7 +2105,7 @@ BuildMakefileTarget(Imakefile,NullParameter)
  * LibMkdir - helper for creating library object subdirectories
  */
 #ifndef LibMkdir
-#define LibMkdir(dir) DirFailPrefix@if [ -d dir ]; then exit 0; else set -x; mkdir dir; fi
+#define LibMkdir(dir) DirFailPrefix@if [ -d dir ]; then exit 0; else test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; mkdir dir; fi
 #endif
 
 #ifndef LibMkdirLinkSubdirs
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ BuildMakefileTarget(Imakefile,NullParameter)
  */
 #ifndef LibCleanDir
 #define LibCleanDir(dir) -@if [ -d dir ]; then \			@@\
-		set -x; $(RM) -r dir; else exit 0; fi
+		test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(RM) -r dir; else exit 0; fi
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -2532,7 +2532,7 @@ file.c: file.y								@@\
 	ClearmakeOSName \
 	$(YACC) flags file.y						@@\
 	SwitchYYPrefix(y.tab.c,file.c,prefix)				@@\
-	@if [ -f y.tab.h ]; then set -x; SwitchYYPrefix(y.tab.h,file.h,prefix); \@@\
+	@if [ -f y.tab.h ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; SwitchYYPrefix(y.tab.h,file.h,prefix); \@@\
 	else exit 0; fi							@@\
 									@@\
 clean::									@@\
@@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@ file.h file.c: file.y							@@\
 	ClearmakeOSName \
 	$(YACC) flags file.y						@@\
 	SwitchYYPrefix(y.tab.c,file.c,prefix)				@@\
-	@if [ -f y.tab.h ]; then set -x; SwitchYYPrefix(y.tab.h,file.h,prefix); \	@@\
+	@if [ -f y.tab.h ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; SwitchYYPrefix(y.tab.h,file.h,prefix); \	@@\
 	else exit 0; fi							@@\
 									@@\
 clean::									@@\
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ file.c: file.y								@@\
 	ClearmakeOSName \
 	$(YACC) flags file.y						@@\
 	$(MV) y.tab.c file.c						@@\
-	@if [ -f y.tab.h ]; then set -x; $(MV) y.tab.h file.h; \	@@\
+	@if [ -f y.tab.h ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(MV) y.tab.h file.h; \	@@\
 	else exit 0; fi							@@\
 									@@\
 clean::									@@\
@@ -2577,7 +2577,7 @@ file.h file.c: file.y							@@\
 	ClearmakeOSName \
 	$(YACC) flags file.y						@@\
 	$(MV) y.tab.c file.c						@@\
-	@if [ -f y.tab.h ]; then set -x; $(MV) y.tab.h file.h; \	@@\
+	@if [ -f y.tab.h ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(MV) y.tab.h file.h; \	@@\
 	else exit 0; fi							@@\
 									@@\
 clean::									@@\
@@ -2618,7 +2618,7 @@ clean::									@@\
 #define LinkBuildLibraryMaybe(lib,doit) $(_NULLCMD_)
 #else
 #define LinkBuildLibraryMaybe(lib,doit) MakeDir($(BUILDLIBDIR))		@@\
-	@if doit; then (set -x; \					@@\
+	@if doit; then (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \					@@\
 	  RemoveFile($(BUILDLIBDIR)/lib); \				@@\
 	  cd $(BUILDLIBDIR) && $(LN) $(BUILDLIBTOP)/$(CURRENT_DIR)/lib .); fi
 #endif
@@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@ clean::									@@\
 #define LinkBuildSonameLibrary(lib) true
 #else
 #define LinkBuildSonameLibrary(lib) MakeDirInline($(BUILDLIBDIR));\	@@\
-	(set -x; RemoveFile($(BUILDLIBDIR)/lib);\			@@\
+	(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; RemoveFile($(BUILDLIBDIR)/lib);\			@@\
 	(cd $(BUILDLIBDIR) && $(LN) $(BUILDLIBTOP)/$(CURRENT_DIR)/lib .))
 #endif
 #endif /* LinkBuildSonameLibrary */
@@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@ AllTarget(LibraryTargetName(libname))					@@\
 									@@\
 LibraryTargetName(libname): objlist $(EXTRALIBRARYDEPS)			@@\
 	RemoveFile($@)							@@\
-	@(set -x; cd down && MakeLibrary(up/$@,objlist)) || exit 1;	@@\
+	@(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; cd down && MakeLibrary(up/$@,objlist)) || exit 1;	@@\
 	RanLibrary($@)							@@\
 	_LinkBuildLibrary($@)
 #endif /* UnsharedLibraryTarget */
@@ -2969,9 +2969,9 @@ clean::									@@\
 #define MakeSubincludesForBuild(step,dir,srclist)			@@\
 step::  dir srclist							@@\
 	@-(list=`echo srclist | sed -e 's/[^ ]*\///g'`; \		@@\
-		set -x; cd dir && RemoveFiles($$list))			@@\
+		test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; cd dir && RemoveFiles($$list))			@@\
 	@for i in srclist; do \						@@\
-		(set -x; cd dir && $(LN) ../$$i .); \			@@\
+		(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; cd dir && $(LN) ../$$i .); \			@@\
 	done								@@\
 									@@\
 dir::									@@\
@@ -2980,7 +2980,7 @@ dir::									@@\
 clean::									@@\
 	@-(if [ -d dir ]; then \					@@\
 		list=`echo srclist | sed -e 's/[^ ]*\///g'`; \		@@\
-		set -x; cd dir && RemoveFile($$list); else exit 0; fi)
+		test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; cd dir && RemoveFile($$list); else exit 0; fi)
 #endif
 
 
@@ -3251,7 +3251,7 @@ target::								@@\
 		esac; \							@@\
 		RemoveFile($$i/Makefile.bak); \				@@\
 		if [ -f $$i/Makefile ]; then \				@@\
-			echo "	$(MV) Makefile Makefile.bak"; \		@@\
+			#echo "	$(MV) Makefile Makefile.bak"; \		@@\
 			if [ "$$executeit" != "no" ]; then \		@@\
 				$(MV) $$i/Makefile $$i/Makefile.bak; \	@@\
 			fi; \						@@\
@@ -3399,7 +3399,7 @@ clean::									@@\
 step::									@@\
 	DirFailPrefix@MakeFlagsToShellFlags(i,set +e); \		@@\
 	for i in dirs; do if [ -d $(DESTDIR)$$i ]; then \		@@\
-		set +x; else (set -x; $(MKDIRHIER) $(DESTDIR)$$i); fi; \ @@\
+		set +x; else (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(MKDIRHIER) $(DESTDIR)$$i); fi; \ @@\
 	done
 #endif /* MakeDirectories */
 
@@ -3441,7 +3441,7 @@ MutexDirective:	targets
 #define LinkBuildModule(module,subdir)\
 	MakeDir($(BUILDMODULEDIR)/subdir)				@@\
 	RemoveFile($(BUILDMODULEDIR)/subdir/module)			@@\
-	@(UP="`$(REVPATH) subdir`"; set -x; \				@@\
+	@(UP="`$(REVPATH) subdir`"; test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \				@@\
 	  cd $(BUILDMODULEDIR)/subdir && \				@@\
 		$(LN) $(BUILDMODULETOP)/$${UP}$(CURRENT_DIR)/module .)
 #endif
@@ -3454,7 +3454,7 @@ MutexDirective:	targets
 #define LinkBuildNamedModule(module,name,subdir)\
 	MakeDir($(BUILDMODULEDIR)/subdir)				@@\
 	RemoveFile($(BUILDMODULEDIR)/subdir/name)			@@\
-	@(UP="`$(REVPATH) subdir`"; set -x; \				@@\
+	@(UP="`$(REVPATH) subdir`"; test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \				@@\
 	  cd $(BUILDMODULEDIR)/subdir && \				@@\
 		$(LN) $(BUILDMODULETOP)/$${UP}$(CURRENT_DIR)/module name)
 #endif
@@ -3586,7 +3586,7 @@ AllTarget(objname.Osuf)							@@\
 objname.Osuf: Concat3(libpath,/lib,libname.a)				@@\
 	@$(MKDIRHIER) tmp						@@\
 	@$(CP) Concat3(libpath,/lib,libname.a) tmp			@@\
-	@(cd tmp; set -x; ArExtCmd Concat(lib,libname.a); \		@@\
+	@(cd tmp; test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; ArExtCmd Concat(lib,libname.a); \		@@\
 	  $(LD) $(LDCOMBINEFLAGS) *.Osuf -o ../$@; \			@@\
 	  RemoveFiles(*.Osuf))						@@\
 	@$(RM) -r tmp							@@\
diff --git a/nx-X11/config/cf/X11.tmpl b/nx-X11/config/cf/X11.tmpl
index e9b6695d0..4bd18aa4e 100644
--- a/nx-X11/config/cf/X11.tmpl
+++ b/nx-X11/config/cf/X11.tmpl
@@ -1486,28 +1486,28 @@ file.ps: src								@@\
 #define InstallDoc(name,deps)						@@\
 install:: deps								@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)$(DOCPSDIR))					@@\
-	@if [ -f name.ps -a X$(NOPS) = X ]; then set -x; \		@@\
+	@if [ -f name.ps -a X$(NOPS) = X ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \		@@\
 	  $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTDATFLAGS) name.ps \		@@\
 		$(DESTDIR)$(DOCPSDIR); \				@@\
 	fi ; RemoveOldFile(name.ps,name.PS,$(DOCPSDIR))			@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)$(DOCDIR))					@@\
-	@if [ -f name.txt -a X$(NOTXT) = X ]; then set -x; \		@@\
+	@if [ -f name.txt -a X$(NOTXT) = X ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \		@@\
 	  $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTDATFLAGS) name.txt \		@@\
 		$(DESTDIR)$(DOCDIR); \					@@\
 	fi ; RemoveOldFile(name.txt,name.TXT,$(DOCDIR))			@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)$(DOCHTMLDIR))				@@\
-	@if [ -f name.html -a X$(NOHTML) = X ]; then (set -x; \		@@\
+	@if [ -f name.html -a X$(NOHTML) = X ]; then (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \		@@\
 	  $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTDATFLAGS) name.html \	@@\
 		$(DESTDIR)$(DOCHTMLDIR)); \				@@\
 	  for i in name*.png; do \					@@\
-	    if [ -f $$i ]; then (set -x; \				@@\
+	    if [ -f $$i ]; then (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \				@@\
 	      $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTDATFLAGS) $$i \		@@\
 		$(DESTDIR)$(DOCHTMLDIR)); \				@@\
 	    fi; \							@@\
 	  done; \							@@\
 	fi								@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)$(DOCPDFDIR))					@@\
-	@if [ -f name.pdf -a X$(NOPDF) = X ]; then set -x; \		@@\
+	@if [ -f name.pdf -a X$(NOPDF) = X ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \		@@\
 	  $(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTDATFLAGS) name.pdf \		@@\
 		$(DESTDIR)$(DOCPDFDIR); \				@@\
 	fi
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ install:: deps								@@\
 #ifndef LinkHardcopyPS
 # if CaseSensitiveFileSystem
 #  define LinkHardcopyPS(name)						  \
-	@if [ -f name.PS ]; then set -x; \				@@\
+	@if [ -f name.PS ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \				@@\
 	  RemoveFile(name.ps); \					@@\
 	  $(LN) name.PS name.ps; \					@@\
 	fi
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ install:: deps								@@\
 all:: name.ps PdfTarget(name)						@@\
 									@@\
 name.ps: deps								@@\
-	@if [ -f name.PS.gz ]; then set -x; \				@@\
+	@if [ -f name.PS.gz ]; then test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \				@@\
 	  RemoveFile(name.ps); \					@@\
 	  gzip -d < name.PS.gz > name.ps; \				@@\
 	fi								@@\
diff --git a/nx-X11/config/cf/lnxLib.rules b/nx-X11/config/cf/lnxLib.rules
index 3db2181f1..fc60671ec 100644
--- a/nx-X11/config/cf/lnxLib.rules
+++ b/nx-X11/config/cf/lnxLib.rules
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ install:: Concat(lib,libname.so.rev) 					@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)dest)						@@\
 	$(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTBINFLAGS) Concat(lib,libname.so.rev) $(DESTDIR)dest @@\
 	@T=`echo Concat($(DESTDIR)dest/lib,libname.so.rev) | sed 's/\(lib[^\.]*\.so\.[0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/'`;\
-	  set -x; $(RM) $$T && $(LN) Concat(lib,libname.so.rev) $$T	@@\
-	@if $(SOSYMLINK); then (set -x; \
+	  test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(RM) $$T && $(LN) Concat(lib,libname.so.rev) $$T	@@\
+	@if $(SOSYMLINK); then (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \
 	  $(RM) Concat($(DESTDIR)dest/lib,libname.so); \		@@\
 	  $(LN) Concat(lib,libname.so.rev) Concat($(DESTDIR)dest/lib,libname.so)); fi
 # endif /* InstallSharedLibrary */
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ install:: Concat(lib,libname.so.rev) 					@@\
 install:: Concat(lib,libname.so) 					@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)dest)						@@\
 	@set +e; SetRevisions(rev); \					@@\
-		set -xe; \						@@\
+		test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -xe; \						@@\
 		$(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) $(INSTBINFLAGS) Concat(lib,libname.so.$$MAJ.$$MIN) $(DESTDIR)dest; \ @@\
 		$(RM) Concat($(DESTDIR)dest/lib,libname.so.$$MAJ); \	@@\
 		$(LN) Concat(lib,libname.so.$$MAJ.$$MIN) Concat($(DESTDIR)dest/lib,libname.so.$$MAJ); \ @@\
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ AllTarget(Concat(lib,libname.so.rev))					@@\
 									@@\
 Concat(lib,libname.so.rev):  solist $(EXTRALIBRARYDEPS)			@@\
 	$(RM) $@~							@@\
-	@SONAME=`echo $@ | sed 's/\(lib[^\.]*\.so\.[0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/'`; (set -x; \	@@\
+	@SONAME=`echo $@ | sed 's/\(lib[^\.]*\.so\.[0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/'`; (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \	@@\
 		cd down; $(CC) -o up/$@~ $(SHLIBLDFLAGS) -Wl,-soname,$$SONAME solist $(REQUIREDLIBS) BaseShLibReqs) || exit 1; \ @@\
-		(set -x; $(RM) $$SONAME; $(LN) $@ $$SONAME); \		@@\
+		(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(RM) $$SONAME; $(LN) $@ $$SONAME); \		@@\
 		LinkBuildSonameLibrary($$SONAME)			@@\
 	$(RM) $@ 							@@\
 	$(MV) $@~ $@							@@\
-	@if $(SOSYMLINK); then (set -x; \				@@\
+	@if $(SOSYMLINK); then (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \				@@\
 	  $(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so); \				@@\
 	  $(LN) $@ Concat(lib,libname.so)); fi				@@\
 	LinkBuildLibrary($@)						@@\
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Concat(lib,libname.so.rev):  solist $(EXTRALIBRARYDEPS)			@@\
 									@@\
 clean::									@@\
 	@MAJREV=`echo rev | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/'`; \	@@\
-	set -x; $(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.$$MAJREV)			@@\
+	test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.$$MAJREV)			@@\
 	$(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.rev) Concat(lib,libname.so)
 
 # endif /* SharedLibraryTarget */
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ Concat(lib,libname.so):  solist $(EXTRALIBRARYDEPS)			@@\
 	$(RM) $@~							@@\
 	@set +e; SetRevisions(rev); set -e; \				@@\
 		SONAME=$@.$$MAJ; \					@@\
-		(set -x; \						@@\
+		(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \						@@\
 		$(RM) $@.$$MAJ.$$MIN~; \				@@\
 		cd down; $(CC) -o up/$@.$$MAJ.$$MIN~ $(SHLIBLDFLAGS) -Wl,-soname,$$SONAME solist $(REQUIREDLIBS) BaseShLibReqs) || exit 1; \ @@\
-		(set -x; \						@@\
+		(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \						@@\
 		$(RM) $$SONAME; $(LN) $@.$$MAJ.$$MIN $$SONAME); \	@@\
 		LinkBuildSonameLibrary($$SONAME); \			@@\
-		(set -x; \						@@\
+		(test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \						@@\
 		$(RM) $@.$$MAJ.$$MIN; \					@@\
 		$(MV) $@.$$MAJ.$$MIN~ $@.$$MAJ.$$MIN; \			@@\
 	  	$(RM) $@; \						@@\
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ Concat(lib,libname.so):  solist $(EXTRALIBRARYDEPS)			@@\
 									@@\
 clean::									@@\
 	@set +e; SetRevisions(rev); \					@@\
-		set -xe; \						@@\
+		test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -xe; \						@@\
 		$(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.$$MAJ); \			@@\
 		$(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.$$MAJ.$$MIN)		@@\
 	$(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so)
@@ -223,13 +223,13 @@ AllTarget(Concat(lib,libname.so.rev))					@@\
 									@@\
 Concat(lib,libname.so.rev):  deplist $(EXTRALIBRARYDEPS)		@@\
 	$(RM) $@~							@@\
-	@SONAME=`echo $@ | sed 's/\(lib[^\.]*\.so\.[0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/'`; set -x; \		@@\
+	@SONAME=`echo $@ | sed 's/\(lib[^\.]*\.so\.[0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/'`; test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \		@@\
 		(cd down; $(CC) -o up/$@~ $(SHLIBLDFLAGS) -Wl,-soname,$$SONAME solist $(REQUIREDLIBS) BaseShLibReqs); \ @@\
 		$(RM) $$SONAME; $(LN) $@ $$SONAME; \			@@\
 		LinkBuildSonameLibrary($$SONAME)			@@\
 	$(RM) $@ 							@@\
 	$(MV) $@~ $@							@@\
-	@if $(SOSYMLINK); then (set -x; \				@@\
+	@if $(SOSYMLINK); then (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \				@@\
 	  $(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so); \				@@\
 	  $(LN) $@ Concat(lib,libname.so)); fi				@@\
 	LinkBuildLibrary($@)						@@\
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Concat(lib,libname.so.rev):  deplist $(EXTRALIBRARYDEPS)		@@\
 									@@\
 clean::									@@\
 	@MAJREV=`echo rev | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/'`; \	@@\
-	set -x; $(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.$$MAJREV)			@@\
+	test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.$$MAJREV)			@@\
 	$(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.rev) Concat(lib,libname.so)
 
 #endif /* SharedDepLibraryTarget */
@@ -251,13 +251,13 @@ AllTarget(Concat(lib,libname.so.rev))					@@\
 									@@\
 Concat(lib,libname.so.rev):  deplist $(EXTRALIBRARYDEPS)		@@\
 	$(RM) $@~							@@\
-	@SONAME=`echo $@ | sed 's/\(lib[^\.]*\.so\.[0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/'`; set -x; \		@@\
+	@SONAME=`echo $@ | sed 's/\(lib[^\.]*\.so\.[0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/'`; test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \		@@\
 		(cd down; $(CXX) -o up/$@~ $(SHLIBLDFLAGS) -Wl,-soname,$$SONAME solist $(REQUIREDLIBS) BaseShLibReqs); \ @@\
 		$(RM) $$SONAME; $(LN) $@ $$SONAME; \			@@\
 		LinkBuildSonameLibrary($$SONAME)			@@\
 	$(RM) $@ 							@@\
 	$(MV) $@~ $@							@@\
-	@if $(SOSYMLINK); then (set -x; \				@@\
+	@if $(SOSYMLINK); then (test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \				@@\
 	  $(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so); \				@@\
 	  $(LN) $@ Concat(lib,libname.so)); fi				@@\
 	LinkBuildLibrary($@)						@@\
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ Concat(lib,libname.so.rev):  deplist $(EXTRALIBRARYDEPS)		@@\
 									@@\
 clean::									@@\
 	@MAJREV=`echo rev | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/'`; \	@@\
-	set -x; $(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.$$MAJREV)			@@\
+	test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; $(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.$$MAJREV)			@@\
 	$(RM) Concat(lib,libname.so.rev) Concat(lib,libname.so)
 
 #endif /* SharedDepCplusplusLibraryTarget */
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ install:: $(JUMP_SA) $(JUMP_SO)						@@\
 	MakeDir($(DESTDIR)dest)						@@\
 	@if [ "$(JUMP_IS_HOST)" = YES ]; then \
 		(T=$(DESTDIR)dest/`echo $(JUMP_SO)|sed '/\(lib[^\.]*\.so\.[0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{1,2\}/\1/`;\
-		set -x; \
+		test -n "${VERBOSE}" && set -x; \
 		$(INSTALL) -s -c $(INSTSOLIBFLAGS) $(JUMP_SO) $(DESTDIR)dest; \
 		$(RM) $$T && $(LN) $(JUMP_SO) $$T); fi			@@\
 	$(INSTALL) -c $(INSTLIBFLAGS) $(JUMP_SA) $(DESTDIR)dest
diff --git a/nx-libs.spec b/nx-libs.spec
index 30c64904e..85f11f619 100644
--- a/nx-libs.spec
+++ b/nx-libs.spec
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ FORCE_TIRPC='NO'
 FORCE_TIRPC='YES'
 %endif
 IMAKE_DEFINES="-DUseTIRPC=${FORCE_TIRPC}"
-make CONFIGURE="$PWD/my_configure" PREFIX=%{_prefix} LIBDIR=%{_libdir} CDEBUGFLAGS="${CDEBUGFLAGS}" LOCAL_LDFLAGS="${LOCAL_LDFLAGS}" SHLIBGLOBALSFLAGS="${SHLIBGLOBALSFLAGS}" IMAKE_DEFINES="${IMAKE_DEFINES}"
+make VERBOSE=1 CONFIGURE="$PWD/my_configure" PREFIX=%{_prefix} LIBDIR=%{_libdir} CDEBUGFLAGS="${CDEBUGFLAGS}" LOCAL_LDFLAGS="${LOCAL_LDFLAGS}" SHLIBGLOBALSFLAGS="${SHLIBGLOBALSFLAGS}" IMAKE_DEFINES="${IMAKE_DEFINES}"
 
 %install
 make install \