diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d79c2a4688..fefbd60cb4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION := -$(shell echo $(CONFIG_LOCALVERSION))
 endif
 
 all: prepare prepare2 $(obj)/linuxbios.rom
-	$(Q)printf "Build process finished.\n"
+	$(Q)printf "  DONE\n"
 
 ARCH:=$(shell echo $(CONFIG_ARCH))
 MAINBOARDDIR=$(shell echo $(CONFIG_MAINBOARD_NAME))
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ prepare:
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)
 
 prepare2:
+	$(Q)printf "  CP      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(obj)/config.h)\n"
 	$(Q)cp $(src)/.tmpconfig.h $(obj)/config.h
+	$(Q)printf "  GEN     $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(obj)/build.h)\n"
 	$(Q)printf "#define LINUXBIOS_VERSION \"$(KERNELVERSION)\"\n" > $(obj)/build.h
 	$(Q)printf "#define LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION \"$(LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION)\"\n" >> $(obj)/build.h
 	$(Q)printf "#define LINUXBIOS_BUILD \"`LANG= date`\"\n" >> $(obj)/build.h
@@ -118,18 +120,17 @@ prepare2:
 	$(Q)printf "#define LINUXBIOS_LINKER \"$(shell LANG= $(LD) --version | head -n1)\"\n" >> $(obj)/build.h
 
 clean:
-	$(Q)printf "Cleaning up... "
+	$(Q)printf "  CLEAN   $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(obj))\n"
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(obj)
+	$(Q)printf "  CLEAN   $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR))\n"
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR)
-	$(Q)printf "done\n"
 
 distclean: clean
-	$(Q)printf "Deleting config files... "
+	$(Q)printf "  CLEAN   .kconfig.d .config .tmpconfig.h .config.old .xcompile\n"
 	$(Q)rm -f .kconfig.d .config .tmpconfig.h .config.old .xcompile
-	$(Q)printf "done\n"
 
 %.o: %.c
-	$(Q)printf "Compiling $<\n"
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
 
 .PHONY: doc
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index a80e40ec9a..805a732925 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -37,21 +37,22 @@ SILENT := &> /dev/null
 ROM_SIZE := $(shell expr $(CONFIG_LINUXBIOS_ROMSIZE_KB) \* 1024 )
 
 $(obj)/linuxbios.rom: $(obj)/linuxbios.bootblock $(obj)/util/lar/lar lzma $(obj)/linuxbios.initram $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2 payload
-	$(Q)printf "Building LinuxBIOS image... \n"
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(obj)/lar.tmp
 	$(Q)mkdir $(obj)/lar.tmp
 	$(Q)mkdir $(obj)/lar.tmp/normal
 	$(Q)cp $(obj)/linuxbios.initram $(obj)/lar.tmp/normal/initram
 	$(Q)cp $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2 $(obj)/lar.tmp/normal/stage2
 	$(Q)cp $(CONFIG_PAYLOAD) $(obj)/lar.tmp/normal/payload
-	$(Q)printf "  "
-	$(Q)cd $(obj)/lar.tmp && ../util/lar/lar -cv ../linuxbios.rom . \
+	$(Q)printf "  LAR     $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
+	$(Q)cd $(obj)/lar.tmp && ../util/lar/lar -c ../linuxbios.rom . \
 		-s $(ROM_SIZE) -b $(obj)/linuxbios.bootblock
 	$(Q)# QEMU wants bios.bin:
 	$(Q)# Run "qemu -L build/ -nographic -hda /dev/zero".
+	$(Q)printf "  CP      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(obj)/bios.bin)\n"
 	$(Q)cp $@ $(obj)/bios.bin
 
 $(obj)/linuxbios.bootblock: $(obj)/linuxbios.vpd $(obj)/stage0.init
+	$(Q)printf "  BUILD   $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)cat $^ > $@
 
 #
@@ -77,20 +78,20 @@ STAGE0_OBJ := $(patsubst %,$(obj)/console/%,$(STAGE0_CONSOLE_OBJ)) \
 	      $(patsubst %,$(obj)/arch/x86/%,$(STAGE0_CAR_OBJ))
 
 $(obj)/stage0.init: $(STAGE0_OBJ)
-	$(Q)printf "Building stage0.init... "
-
 	$(Q)# We need to be careful. If stage0.o gets bigger than 
 	$(Q)# 0x4000 - 0x100, we will end up with a 4 gig file. 
 	$(Q)# I wonder if that behavior is on purpose.
 
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) -nostdlib -static -T $(src)/arch/x86/ldscript.ld \
 		$(STAGE0_OBJ) -o $(obj)/stage0.o
 
+	$(Q)printf "  OBJCOPY $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)objcopy -O binary $(obj)/stage0.o $(obj)/stage0.init
 
+	$(Q)printf "  TEST    $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)test `wc -c < $(obj)/stage0.init` -gt 16128 && \
 		printf "Error. Bootblock got too big.\n" || true
-	$(Q)printf "done\n"
 
 
 #
@@ -117,12 +118,12 @@ STAGE2_OBJ := $(patsubst %,$(obj)/lib/%,$(STAGE2_LIB_OBJ)) \
 STAGE2_OBJ += $(STAGE2_CHIPSET_OBJ)
 
 $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2: $(obj)/stage0.init $(STAGE2_OBJ)
-	$(Q)printf "Building linuxbios.stage2... "
 	$(Q)# leave a .o with full symbols in it for debugging.
+	$(Q)printf "  LD      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(LD) -R $(obj)/stage0.o -Ttext 0x1000 --entry=stage2 \
 		  -o $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2.o $(STAGE2_OBJ) 
+	$(Q)printf "  OBJCOPY $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)objcopy -O binary $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2.o $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2
-	$(Q)printf "done\n"
 
 
 #
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ $(obj)/linuxbios.stage2: $(obj)/stage0.init $(STAGE2_OBJ)
 #
 
 payload:
-	$(Q)printf "Building payload... skipped\n"
+	$(Q)printf "  BUILD   PAYLOAD (skipped)\n"
 
 
 #
@@ -143,17 +144,21 @@ payload:
 
 $(obj)/arch/x86/%.o: $(src)/arch/x86/%.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/arch/x86
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/%.o: $(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/%.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 # Building asm stub.
 $(obj)/arch/x86/stage0%.o: $(src)/arch/x86/stage0%.S
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) -E $(LINUXBIOSINCLUDE) $< \
 		-o $(obj)/arch/x86/stage0_asm.s -DBOOTBLK=0x1f00 -DRESRVED=0xf0 \
 		-DDATE=\"`date +%Y/%m/%d`\"
+	$(Q)printf "  AS      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(AS) $(obj)/arch/x86/stage0_asm.s -o $@
 
 endif
diff --git a/console/Makefile b/console/Makefile
index 73720542d4..d90c2e5075 100644
--- a/console/Makefile
+++ b/console/Makefile
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
 
 $(obj)/console/%.o: $(src)/console/%.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/console
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
diff --git a/device/Makefile b/device/Makefile
index d0d185671f..ce8d7557aa 100644
--- a/device/Makefile
+++ b/device/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 $(obj)/device/%.o: $(src)/device/%.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/device
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 STAGE2_DEVICE_OBJ = device.o device_util.o \
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 905f3c7be5..6e63f44bfb 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ endif
 #
 
 lzma:
-	$(Q)printf "Building lzma... skipped\n"
+	$(Q)printf "  BUILD   LZMA (skipped)\n"
 
 $(obj)/lib/%.o: $(src)/lib/%.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/lib
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
diff --git a/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/Makefile b/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/Makefile
index e20b2cd27c..e0658f8c6a 100644
--- a/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/Makefile
+++ b/mainboard/emulation/qemu-x86/Makefile
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
 #
 
 $(obj)/linuxbios.vpd:
-	$(Q)printf "Building dummy VPD... "
+	$(Q)printf "  BUILD   DUMMY VPD\n"
 	$(Q)dd if=/dev/zero of=$(obj)/linuxbios.vpd bs=256 count=1 $(SILENT)
-	$(Q)printf "done\n"
 
 #
 # This is going to be the init RAM code.
@@ -38,14 +37,14 @@ $(obj)/linuxbios.vpd:
 #
 
 $(obj)/linuxbios.initram: $(obj)/stage0.init $(obj)/stage0.o $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/initram.o
-	$(Q)printf "Building linuxbios.initram... "
 	$(Q)# initram links against stage0
+	$(Q)printf "  LD      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(LD) -R $(obj)/stage0.o -Ttext 0x80000 \
 		$(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/initram.o \
 		--entry=main -o $(obj)/linuxbios.initram.o
+	$(Q)printf "  OBJCOPY $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)objcopy -O binary $(obj)/linuxbios.initram.o \
 		$(obj)/linuxbios.initram
-	$(Q)printf "done\n"
 
 #
 # Miscellaneous important targets.
@@ -54,9 +53,11 @@ $(obj)/linuxbios.initram: $(obj)/stage0.init $(obj)/stage0.o $(obj)/mainboard/$(
 $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/mainboard.o: $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/statictree.o
 
 $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/statictree.o: $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/statictree.c
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LINUXBIOSINCLUDE) -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/statictree.c: $(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/dts $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc
+	$(Q)printf "  DTC     $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(obj)/util/dtc/dtc -O lb mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/dts > $@
 
 STAGE2_MAINBOARD_OBJ = mainboard.o
diff --git a/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/Makefile b/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/Makefile
index a0ea6b7390..e38e85d4c8 100644
--- a/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/Makefile
+++ b/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 ##
 
 $(obj)/i440bx.o: $(src)/northbridge/intel/i440bxemulation/i440bx.c
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 STAGE2_CHIPSET_OBJ += $(obj)/i440bx.o
diff --git a/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/Makefile b/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/Makefile
index 4c61d54e51..0476f6fc74 100644
--- a/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/Makefile
+++ b/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 ##
 
 $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/southbridge/intel/i82371eb/%.c
+	$(Q)printf "  CC      $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CC) $(INITCFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 STAGE2_CHIPSET_OBJ += $(obj)/i82371eb.o
diff --git a/util/dtc/Makefile b/util/dtc/Makefile
index a3cd695bc9..1d4ea56e67 100644
--- a/util/dtc/Makefile
+++ b/util/dtc/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ DEPFILES = $(DTC_OBJS:.o=.d)
 
 $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc: $(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/dtc/%,$(DTC_OBJS))
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/dtc/
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -o $@ $^
 
 ftdump:	ftdump.o
@@ -27,9 +28,11 @@ $(obj)/util/dtc/lex.yy.c: $(src)/util/dtc/dtc-lexer.l
 
 $(obj)/util/dtc/%.o: $(src)/util/dtc/%.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/dtc/
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -I$(src)/util/dtc $(HOSTCFLAGS) -o $@ -c $< 
 
 $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.o: $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.c
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -I$(src)/util/dtc $(HOSTCFLAGS) -o $@ -c $< 
 
 $(obj)/util/dtc/lex.yy.o: $(obj)/util/dtc/lex.yy.c $(obj)/util/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.h
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ clean:
 endif
 
 %.d: %.c
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(HOSTCC) -MM -MG -MT "$*.o $@" $< > $@
 
 -include $(DEPFILES)
diff --git a/util/dtc/dtc.c b/util/dtc/dtc.c
index ec172064d4..e005c85a48 100644
--- a/util/dtc/dtc.c
+++ b/util/dtc/dtc.c
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	else
 		arg = argv[optind];
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "DTC: %s->%s  on file \"%s\"\n",
-		inform, outform, arg);
+	// fprintf(stderr, "DTC: %s->%s  on file \"%s\"\n",
+	// 	inform, outform, arg);
+	fprintf(stderr, "  DTC     %s (%s->%s)\n",
+		arg, inform, outform);
 
 	if (streq(inform, "dts")) {
 		inf = dtc_open_file(arg);
diff --git a/util/kconfig/Makefile b/util/kconfig/Makefile
index c03dc8a529..4ad9486934 100644
--- a/util/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/util/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -97,51 +97,63 @@ qconf-objects := qconf.o kconfig_load.o zconf.tab.o
 gconf-objects := gconf.o kconfig_load.o zconf.tab.o
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/mconf: $(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/%,$(mconf-objects))
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -lncurses -o $@ $^
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/conf: $(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/%,$(conf-objects))
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -lncurses -o $@ $^
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/qconf: $(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/%,$(qconf-objects))
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCXX $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCXX) $(KC_QT_LIBS) -ldl -o $@ $^
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/gconf: $(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/%,$(gconf-objects))
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0` -o $@ $^
 
 
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/mconf.o: $(src)/util/kconfig/mconf.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/kconfig
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -I$(src)/util/kconfig -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/conf.o: $(src)/util/kconfig/conf.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/kconfig
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -I$(src)/util/kconfig -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/kconfig_load.o: $(src)/util/kconfig/kconfig_load.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/kconfig
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -I$(obj)/util/kconfig -I$(src)/util/kconfig -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/qconf.o: $(src)/util/kconfig/qconf.cc $(obj)/util/kconfig/qconf.moc $(obj)/util/kconfig/lkc_defs.h
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/kconfig
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCXX $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCXX) $(KC_QT_CFLAGS) -D LKC_DIRECT_LINK \
 		-I$(src)/util/kconfig -I$(obj)/util/kconfig -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/gconf.o: $(src)/util/kconfig/gconf.c $(obj)/util/kconfig/lkc_defs.h
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/kconfig
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0` \
 		-D LKC_DIRECT_LINK -I$(obj) -I$(src)/util/kconfig -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/%.moc: $(src)/util/kconfig/%.h
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/kconfig
+	$(Q)printf "  MOC     $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(KC_QT_MOC) -i $< -o $@
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/lkc_defs.h: $(src)/util/kconfig/lkc_proto.h
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/kconfig
+	$(Q)printf "  GEN     $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)sed < $< > $@ 's/P(\([^,]*\),.*/#define \1 (\*\1_p)/'
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/zconf.tab.o: $(obj)/util/kconfig/zconf.tab.c $(obj)/util/kconfig/zconf.hash.c $(obj)/util/kconfig/lex.zconf.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/kconfig
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) -I$(src)/util/kconfig  -c -o $@ $(obj)/util/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/lex.zconf.c: $(src)/util/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped
diff --git a/util/kconfig/lxdialog/Makefile b/util/kconfig/lxdialog/Makefile
index 1c11270ecb..f37ca4bbcc 100644
--- a/util/kconfig/lxdialog/Makefile
+++ b/util/kconfig/lxdialog/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -DLOCALE
 
 .PHONY: dochecklxdialog
 $(obj)/dochecklxdialog:
+	$(Q)printf "  CHECK   $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -check $(HOSTCC) $(HOST_LOADLIBES)
 
 always		:= lxdialog dochecklxdialog
@@ -22,11 +23,13 @@ lxdialog-objs := checklist.o menubox.o textbox.o yesno.o inputbox.o \
 		 util.o lxdialog.o msgbox.o
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/lxdialog: $(obj)/dochecklxdialog $(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/%,$(lxdialog-objs))
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_LOADLIBES) \
 		$(patsubst %,$(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/%,$(lxdialog-objs)) -o $@
 
 $(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/%.o: $(src)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/%.c
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/kconfig/lxdialog/
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $^ -c -o $@
 
 
diff --git a/util/lar/Makefile b/util/lar/Makefile
index 8d211d0355..d769230bd6 100644
--- a/util/lar/Makefile
+++ b/util/lar/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@
 SOURCE := lar.c create.c extract.c list.c lib.c bootblock.c
 
 $(obj)/util/lar/lar: $(patsubst %,$(src)/util/lar/%,$(SOURCE))
-	$(Q)printf "Building LAR utility... "
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(obj)/util/lar
+	$(Q)printf "  HOSTCC  $(subst $(shell pwd)/,,$(@))\n"
 	$(Q)$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) -o $@ $^
-	$(Q)printf "done\n"
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/util/lar/create.c b/util/lar/create.c
index 609c1ef3f3..13059a9b28 100644
--- a/util/lar/create.c
+++ b/util/lar/create.c
@@ -150,14 +150,16 @@ int create_lar(const char *archivename, struct file *files)
 	 */
 
 	if (bootblock_len) {
-		printf ("Detected bootblock of %d bytes\n", bootblock_len);
+		if (verbose())
+			printf ("Detected bootblock of %d bytes\n", bootblock_len);
 
 		bb_header_len = sizeof(struct lar_header) +
 			((strlen(basename(get_bootblock()))+15) & 0xfffffff0);
 
 		bb_header_len = (bb_header_len + 15) & 0xfffffff0;
 
-		printf ("Required bootblock header of %d bytes\n", bb_header_len);
+		if (verbose())
+			printf ("Required bootblock header of %d bytes\n", bb_header_len);
 
 		diff -= bootblock_len;
 		diff -= bb_header_len;