4 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/lib/make/make.config.rules.in b/lib/make/make.config.rules.in
index bddad398..e6b7637d 100644
--- a/lib/make/make.config.rules.in
+++ b/lib/make/make.config.rules.in
@@ -30,19 +30,24 @@ INCLUDE_LINE = $(patsubst %,-I"%",$(call TRANSFORM_DIRS,$(INC_DIRS)))
 #####################################################################
 
 define NOTIFY_PREPROCESSING
+	VERBOSE=`echo $VERBOSE | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`; \
 	if test "$(VERBOSE)" = "yes"; then echo Preprocessing $<; fi
 endef
 define NOTIFY_COPYING
+	VERBOSE=`echo $VERBOSE | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`; \
 	if test "$(VERBOSE)" = "yes"; then echo Copying $<; fi
 endef
 define NOTIFY_COMPILING
+	VERBOSE=`echo $VERBOSE | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`; \
 	if test "$(VERBOSE)" = "yes"; then echo Compiling $<; \
                                    else echo COMPILING $<; fi
 endef
 define NOTIFY_POSTPROCESSING
+	VERBOSE=`echo $VERBOSE | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`; \
 	if test "$(VERBOSE)" = "yes"; then echo Postprocessing $<; fi
 endef
 define NOTIFY_DIVIDER
+	VERBOSE=`echo $VERBOSE | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`; \
 	if test "$(VERBOSE)" = "yes"; then echo $(DIVIDER); fi
 endef
 
diff --git a/lib/make/make.configuration b/lib/make/make.configuration
index 8d74235d..87660cec 100644
--- a/lib/make/make.configuration
+++ b/lib/make/make.configuration
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 #  @version $Id$
 # @@*/
 
-# Silence all but designated output
-#.VERBOSE:
-
 # Some configuration variables
 CONFIG = $(TOP)/config-data
 BINDINGS_DIR = $(TOP)/bindings
@@ -49,6 +46,7 @@ CACTUSLIBS = $(FLESHLIB) $(BINDINGSLIB)
 DIVEL   =  __________________
 DIVIDER =  $(DIVEL)$(DIVEL)$(DIVEL)$(DIVEL)
 define NOTIFY_DIVIDER
+	VERBOSE=`echo $VERBOSE | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`; \
 	if test "$(VERBOSE)" = "yes"; then echo $(DIVIDER); fi
 endef
 
diff --git a/lib/make/make.subdir b/lib/make/make.subdir
index 676dbdc1..8fc8bff6 100644
--- a/lib/make/make.subdir
+++ b/lib/make/make.subdir
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 #   @version $Id$
 # @@*/
 
-# Silence all but designated output
-#.VERBOSE:
-
 # Include the main make definitions for this configuration
 include $(CONFIG)/make.config.defn
 
diff --git a/lib/make/make.thornlib b/lib/make/make.thornlib
index 49861b0e..9752a8a7 100644
--- a/lib/make/make.thornlib
+++ b/lib/make/make.thornlib
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@
 #   @version $Id$
 # @@*/
 
-# Silence all but designated output
-#.VERBOSE:
-
 # Dividers to make the screen output slightly nicer
 DIVEL   =  __________________
 DIVIDER =  $(DIVEL)$(DIVEL)$(DIVEL)$(DIVEL)
 define NOTIFY_DIVIDER
+	VERBOSE=`echo $VERBOSE | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`; \
 	if test "$(VERBOSE)" = "yes"; then echo $(DIVIDER); fi
 endef