diff --git a/gdb/Makefile.in b/gdb/Makefile.in
index 19be64f226..42cc1dee9a 100644
--- a/gdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/Makefile.in
@@ -112,18 +112,20 @@ DEPMODE = @CCDEPMODE@
 DEPDIR = @DEPDIR@
 depcomp = $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../depcomp
 
+# Directory containing source files.
+srcdir = @srcdir@
+VPATH = @srcdir@
+top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
+
+include $(srcdir)/silent-rules.mk
+
 # Note that these are overridden by GNU make-specific code below if
 # GNU make is used.  The overrides implement dependency tracking.
 COMPILE.pre = $(CXX) -x c++ $(CXX_DIALECT)
 COMPILE.post = -c -o $@
-COMPILE = $(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(COMPILE.post)
+COMPILE = $(ECHO_CXX) $(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(COMPILE.post)
 POSTCOMPILE = @true
 
-# Directory containing source files.
-srcdir = @srcdir@
-VPATH = @srcdir@
-top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
-
 YACC = @YACC@
 
 # This is used to rebuild ada-lex.c from ada-lex.l.  If the program is
@@ -1794,8 +1796,9 @@ test-cp-name-parser.o: cp-name-parser.c
 	$(POSTCOMPILE)
 
 test-cp-name-parser$(EXEEXT): test-cp-name-parser.o $(LIBIBERTY)
-	$(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) -o test-cp-name-parser$(EXEEXT) \
-		test-cp-name-parser.o $(LIBIBERTY)
+	$(ECHO_CXXLD) $(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) \
+		-o test-cp-name-parser$(EXEEXT) test-cp-name-parser.o \
+		$(LIBIBERTY)
 
 # We do this by grepping through sources.  If that turns out to be too slow,
 # maybe we could just require every .o file to have an initialization routine
@@ -1836,7 +1839,7 @@ test-cp-name-parser$(EXEEXT): test-cp-name-parser.o $(LIBIBERTY)
 
 INIT_FILES = $(COMMON_OBS) $(TSOBS) $(CONFIG_SRCS) $(SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_SRCS)
 init.c: $(INIT_FILES)
-	@echo Making init.c
+	@$(ECHO_INIT_C) echo "Making init.c"
 	@rm -f init.c-tmp init.l-tmp
 	@touch init.c-tmp
 	@echo gdbtypes > init.l-tmp
@@ -1896,8 +1899,8 @@ libgdb.a: $(LIBGDB_OBS)
 
 # Removing the old gdb first works better if it is running, at least on SunOS.
 gdb$(EXEEXT): gdb.o $(LIBGDB_OBS) $(ADD_DEPS) $(CDEPS) $(TDEPLIBS)
-	rm -f gdb$(EXEEXT)
-	$(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) $(WIN32LDAPP) \
+	$(SILENCE) rm -f gdb$(EXEEXT)
+	$(ECHO_CXXLD) $(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) $(WIN32LDAPP) \
 		-o gdb$(EXEEXT) gdb.o $(LIBGDB_OBS) \
 		$(TDEPLIBS) $(TUI_LIBRARY) $(CLIBS) $(LOADLIBES)
 
@@ -2128,7 +2131,7 @@ $(srcdir)/copying.c: @MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE@ $(srcdir)/../COPYING3 $(srcdir)/copy
 	mv $(srcdir)/copying.tmp $(srcdir)/copying.c
 
 version.c: Makefile version.in $(srcdir)/../bfd/version.h $(srcdir)/common/create-version.sh
-	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/common/create-version.sh $(srcdir) \
+	$(ECHO_GEN) $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/common/create-version.sh $(srcdir) \
 	    $(host_alias) $(target_alias) version.c
 
 observer.h: observer.sh doc/observer.texi
@@ -2373,14 +2376,16 @@ ALLDEPFILES = \
 # Do not try to build "printcmd.c" with -Wformat-nonliteral.  It manually
 # checks format strings.
 printcmd.o: $(srcdir)/printcmd.c
-	$(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(GDB_WARN_CFLAGS_NO_FORMAT) \
-		$(COMPILE.post) $(srcdir)/printcmd.c
+	$(ECHO_CXX) $(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) \
+		$(GDB_WARN_CFLAGS_NO_FORMAT) $(COMPILE.post) \
+		$(srcdir)/printcmd.c
 	$(POSTCOMPILE)
 
 # Same for "target-float.c".
 target-float.o: $(srcdir)/target-float.c
-	$(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(GDB_WARN_CFLAGS_NO_FORMAT) \
-		$(COMPILE.post) $(srcdir)/target-float.c
+	$(ECHO_CXX) $(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) \
+		$(GDB_WARN_CFLAGS_NO_FORMAT) $(COMPILE.post) \
+		$(srcdir)/target-float.c
 
 # ada-exp.c can appear in srcdir, for releases; or in ., for
 # development builds.
@@ -2389,8 +2394,8 @@ ADA_EXP_C = `if test -f ada-exp.c; then echo ada-exp.c; else echo $(srcdir)/ada-
 # Some versions of flex give output that triggers
 # -Wold-style-definition.
 ada-exp.o: ada-exp.c
-	$(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(GDB_WARN_CFLAGS_NO_DEFS) \
-		$(COMPILE.post) $(ADA_EXP_C)
+	$(ECHO_CXX) $(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) \
+		$(GDB_WARN_CFLAGS_NO_DEFS) $(COMPILE.post) $(ADA_EXP_C)
 	$(POSTCOMPILE)
 
 # Message files.  Based on code in gcc/Makefile.in.
@@ -2521,12 +2526,12 @@ po/$(PACKAGE).pot: force
 
 xml-builtin.c: stamp-xml; @true
 stamp-xml: $(srcdir)/features/feature_to_c.sh Makefile $(XMLFILES)
-	rm -f xml-builtin.tmp
-	AWK="$(AWK)" \
+	$(SILENCE) rm -f xml-builtin.tmp
+	$(ECHO_GEN_XML_BUILTIN) AWK="$(AWK)" \
 	  $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/features/feature_to_c.sh \
 	  xml-builtin.tmp $(XMLFILES)
-	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change xml-builtin.tmp xml-builtin.c
-	echo stamp > stamp-xml
+	$(SILENCE) $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change xml-builtin.tmp xml-builtin.c
+	$(SILENCE) echo stamp > stamp-xml
 
 .PRECIOUS: xml-builtin.c
 
@@ -2584,7 +2589,7 @@ clean-gdbtk:
 insight$(EXEEXT): gdbtk-main.o libgdb.a $(ADD_DEPS) \
 		$(CDEPS) $(TDEPLIBS)
 	rm -f insight$(EXEEXT)
-	$(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) $(WIN32LDAPP) \
+	$(ECHO_CXXLD) $(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) $(WIN32LDAPP) \
 		-o insight$(EXEEXT) gdbtk-main.o libgdb.a \
 		$(TDEPLIBS) $(TUI_LIBRARY) $(CLIBS) $(LOADLIBES)
 
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in b/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
index f2936920fe..75fbf7ec75 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
@@ -64,13 +64,6 @@ DEPMODE = @CCDEPMODE@
 DEPDIR = @DEPDIR@
 depcomp = $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../depcomp
 
-# Note that these are overridden by GNU make-specific code below if
-# GNU make is used.  The overrides implement dependency tracking.
-COMPILE.pre = $(CXX) -x c++ $(CXX_DIALECT)
-COMPILE.post = -c -o $@
-COMPILE = $(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(COMPILE.post)
-POSTCOMPILE = @true
-
 # Directory containing source files.  Don't clean up the spacing,
 # this exact string is matched for by the "configure" script.
 srcdir = @srcdir@
@@ -78,6 +71,15 @@ abs_top_srcdir = @abs_top_srcdir@
 abs_srcdir = @abs_srcdir@
 VPATH = @srcdir@
 
+include $(srcdir)/../silent-rules.mk
+
+# Note that these are overridden by GNU make-specific code below if
+# GNU make is used.  The overrides implement dependency tracking.
+COMPILE.pre = $(CXX) -x c++ $(CXX_DIALECT)
+COMPILE.post = -c -o $@
+COMPILE = $(ECHO_CXX) $(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(COMPILE.post)
+POSTCOMPILE = @true
+
 # It is also possible that you will need to add -I/usr/include/sys to the
 # CFLAGS section if your system doesn't have fcntl.h in /usr/include (which
 # is where it should be according to Posix).
@@ -378,9 +380,10 @@ clean-info: force
 	@$(MAKE) $(FLAGS_TO_PASS) DO=$@ "DODIRS=$(SUBDIRS)" subdir_do
 
 gdbserver$(EXEEXT): $(OBS) ${ADD_DEPS} ${CDEPS} $(LIBGNU) $(LIBIBERTY)
-	rm -f gdbserver$(EXEEXT)
-	$(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) -o gdbserver$(EXEEXT) $(OBS) \
-	$(LIBGNU) $(LIBIBERTY) $(GDBSERVER_LIBS) $(XM_CLIBS)
+	$(SILENCE) rm -f gdbserver$(EXEEXT)
+	$(ECHO_CXXLD) $(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) \
+		-o gdbserver$(EXEEXT) $(OBS) $(LIBGNU) $(LIBIBERTY) \
+		$(GDBSERVER_LIBS) $(XM_CLIBS)
 
 $(LIBGNU) $(LIBIBERTY) $(GNULIB_H): all-lib
 all-lib: $(GNULIB_BUILDDIR)/Makefile $(LIBIBERTY_BUILDDIR)/Makefile
@@ -388,9 +391,10 @@ all-lib: $(GNULIB_BUILDDIR)/Makefile $(LIBIBERTY_BUILDDIR)/Makefile
 .PHONY: all-lib
 
 gdbreplay$(EXEEXT): $(GDBREPLAY_OBS) $(LIBGNU) $(LIBIBERTY)
-	rm -f gdbreplay$(EXEEXT)
-	$(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) -o gdbreplay$(EXEEXT) $(GDBREPLAY_OBS) \
-	  $(XM_CLIBS) $(LIBGNU) $(LIBIBERTY)
+	$(SILENCE) rm -f gdbreplay$(EXEEXT)
+	$(ECHO_CXXLD) $(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) \
+		-o gdbreplay$(EXEEXT) $(GDBREPLAY_OBS) $(XM_CLIBS) $(LIBGNU) \
+		$(LIBIBERTY)
 
 IPA_OBJS = \
 	ax-ipa.o \
@@ -410,9 +414,10 @@ IPA_OBJS = \
 IPA_LIB = libinproctrace.so
 
 $(IPA_LIB): $(IPA_OBJS) ${ADD_DEPS} ${CDEPS}
-	rm -f $(IPA_LIB)
-	$(CC_LD) -shared -fPIC -Wl,--soname=$(IPA_LIB) -Wl,--no-undefined $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) \
-	$(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) -o $(IPA_LIB) ${IPA_OBJS} -ldl -pthread
+	$(SILENCE) rm -f $(IPA_LIB)
+	$(ECHO_CXXLD) $(CC_LD) -shared -fPIC -Wl,--soname=$(IPA_LIB) \
+		-Wl,--no-undefined $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) \
+		-o $(IPA_LIB) ${IPA_OBJS} -ldl -pthread
 
 # Put the proper machine-specific files first, so M-. on a machine
 # specific routine gets the one for the correct machine.
@@ -494,15 +499,16 @@ am--refresh:
 force:
 
 version-generated.c: Makefile $(srcdir)/../version.in $(srcdir)/../../bfd/version.h $(srcdir)/../common/create-version.sh
-	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../common/create-version.sh $(srcdir)/.. \
-	    $(host_alias) $(target_alias) $@
+	$(ECHO_GEN) $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../common/create-version.sh $(srcdir)/.. \
+		$(host_alias) $(target_alias) $@
 
 xml-builtin-generated.c: stamp-xml; @true
 stamp-xml: $(XML_DIR)/feature_to_c.sh Makefile $(XML_FILES)
-	rm -f xml-builtin.tmp
-	$(SHELL) $(XML_DIR)/feature_to_c.sh xml-builtin.tmp $(XML_FILES)
-	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change xml-builtin.tmp xml-builtin-generated.c
-	echo stamp > stamp-xml
+	$(SILENCE) rm -f xml-builtin.tmp
+	$(ECHO_GEN_XML_BUILTIN_GENERATED) $(SHELL) $(XML_DIR)/feature_to_c.sh \
+		xml-builtin.tmp $(XML_FILES)
+	$(SILENCE) $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change xml-builtin.tmp xml-builtin-generated.c
+	$(SILENCE) echo stamp > stamp-xml
 
 .PRECIOUS: xml-builtin.c
 
@@ -527,7 +533,7 @@ IPAGENT_CFLAGS = $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(UST_CFLAGS) \
 	-fPIC -DIN_PROCESS_AGENT \
 	-fvisibility=hidden
 
-IPAGENT_COMPILE = $(COMPILE.pre) $(IPAGENT_CFLAGS) $(COMPILE.post)
+IPAGENT_COMPILE = $(ECHO_CXX) $(COMPILE.pre) $(IPAGENT_CFLAGS) $(COMPILE.post)
 
 # Rules for special cases.
 
@@ -598,16 +604,16 @@ common/%.o: ../common/%.c
 # -generated to identify and clean them easily.
 
 %-generated.c: ../regformats/%.dat | $(regdat_sh)
-	$(SHELL) $(regdat_sh) $< $@
+	$(ECHO_REGDAT) $(SHELL) $(regdat_sh) $< $@
 
 %-generated.c: ../regformats/arm/%.dat | $(regdat_sh)
-	$(SHELL) $(regdat_sh) $< $@
+	$(ECHO_REGDAT) $(SHELL) $(regdat_sh) $< $@
 
 %-generated.c: ../regformats/i386/%.dat | $(regdat_sh)
-	$(SHELL) $(regdat_sh) $< $@
+	$(ECHO_REGDAT) $(SHELL) $(regdat_sh) $< $@
 
 %-generated.c: ../regformats/rs6000/%.dat | $(regdat_sh)
-	$(SHELL) $(regdat_sh) $< $@
+	$(ECHO_REGDAT) $(SHELL) $(regdat_sh) $< $@
 
 #
 # Dependency tracking.
diff --git a/gdb/gnulib/aclocal.m4 b/gdb/gnulib/aclocal.m4
index 0b4aa1be93..f551841327 100644
--- a/gdb/gnulib/aclocal.m4
+++ b/gdb/gnulib/aclocal.m4
@@ -869,6 +869,33 @@ Check your system clock])
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)])
 
+# Copyright (C) 2009  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# serial 1
+
+# AM_SILENT_RULES([DEFAULT])
+# --------------------------
+# Enable less verbose build rules; with the default set to DEFAULT
+# (`yes' being less verbose, `no' or empty being verbose).
+AC_DEFUN([AM_SILENT_RULES],
+[AC_ARG_ENABLE([silent-rules],
+[  --enable-silent-rules          less verbose build output (undo: `make V=1')
+  --disable-silent-rules         verbose build output (undo: `make V=0')])
+case $enable_silent_rules in
+yes) AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY=0;;
+no)  AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY=1;;
+*)   AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY=m4_if([$1], [yes], [0], [1]);;
+esac
+AC_SUBST([AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY])dnl
+AM_BACKSLASH='\'
+AC_SUBST([AM_BACKSLASH])dnl
+_AM_SUBST_NOTMAKE([AM_BACKSLASH])dnl
+])
+
 # Copyright (C) 2001, 2003, 2005  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
diff --git a/gdb/gnulib/configure b/gdb/gnulib/configure
index 893f9427c8..d5bf01ee6e 100644
--- a/gdb/gnulib/configure
+++ b/gdb/gnulib/configure
@@ -600,6 +600,8 @@ gl_LIBOBJS
 LTLIBOBJS
 LIBOBJS
 LN_S
+AM_BACKSLASH
+AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY
 am__fastdepCC_FALSE
 am__fastdepCC_TRUE
 CCDEPMODE
@@ -1694,6 +1696,7 @@ enable_option_checking
 enable_maintainer_mode
 enable_largefile
 enable_dependency_tracking
+enable_silent_rules
 '
       ac_precious_vars='build_alias
 host_alias
@@ -2327,6 +2330,8 @@ Optional Features:
   --disable-largefile     omit support for large files
   --disable-dependency-tracking  speeds up one-time build
   --enable-dependency-tracking   do not reject slow dependency extractors
+  --enable-silent-rules          less verbose build output (undo: `make V=1')
+  --disable-silent-rules         verbose build output (undo: `make V=0')
 
 Some influential environment variables:
   CC          C compiler command
@@ -23980,6 +23985,19 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Check whether --enable-silent-rules was given.
+if test "${enable_silent_rules+set}" = set; then :
+  enableval=$enable_silent_rules;
+fi
+
+case $enable_silent_rules in
+yes) AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY=0;;
+no)  AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY=1;;
+*)   AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY=0;;
+esac
+AM_BACKSLASH='\'
+
+
 # --------------------- #
 # Checks for programs.  #
 # --------------------- #
diff --git a/gdb/gnulib/configure.ac b/gdb/gnulib/configure.ac
index 1be215254b..3d70b23396 100644
--- a/gdb/gnulib/configure.ac
+++ b/gdb/gnulib/configure.ac
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ gl_INIT
 # its Makefile.in.
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libgnu, UNUSED-VERSION, [no-define])
 
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+
 # --------------------- #
 # Checks for programs.  #
 # --------------------- #
diff --git a/gdb/gnulib/import/Makefile.in b/gdb/gnulib/import/Makefile.in
index fbaa140cda..7706e8be47 100644
--- a/gdb/gnulib/import/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/gnulib/import/Makefile.in
@@ -193,6 +193,12 @@ CONFIG_HEADER = $(top_builddir)/config.h
 CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES =
 CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES =
 LIBRARIES = $(noinst_LIBRARIES)
+AM_V_AR = $(am__v_AR_$(V))
+am__v_AR_ = $(am__v_AR_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_AR_0 = @echo "  AR    " $@;
+AM_V_at = $(am__v_at_$(V))
+am__v_at_ = $(am__v_at_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_at_0 = @
 libgnu_a_AR = $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)
 am__DEPENDENCIES_1 =
 am_libgnu_a_OBJECTS = cloexec.$(OBJEXT) dirname-lgpl.$(OBJEXT) \
@@ -212,8 +218,17 @@ am__depfiles_maybe = depfiles
 am__mv = mv -f
 COMPILE = $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
 	$(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
+AM_V_CC = $(am__v_CC_$(V))
+am__v_CC_ = $(am__v_CC_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_CC_0 = @echo "  CC    " $@;
 CCLD = $(CC)
 LINK = $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+AM_V_CCLD = $(am__v_CCLD_$(V))
+am__v_CCLD_ = $(am__v_CCLD_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_CCLD_0 = @echo "  CCLD  " $@;
+AM_V_GEN = $(am__v_GEN_$(V))
+am__v_GEN_ = $(am__v_GEN_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+am__v_GEN_0 = @echo "  GEN   " $@;
 SOURCES = $(libgnu_a_SOURCES) $(EXTRA_libgnu_a_SOURCES)
 DIST_SOURCES = $(libgnu_a_SOURCES) $(EXTRA_libgnu_a_SOURCES)
 RECURSIVE_TARGETS = all-recursive check-recursive dvi-recursive \
@@ -263,6 +278,7 @@ ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 ALLOCA = @ALLOCA@
 ALLOCA_H = @ALLOCA_H@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
+AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
 APPLE_UNIVERSAL_BUILD = @APPLE_UNIVERSAL_BUILD@
 AR = @AR@
 ARFLAGS = @ARFLAGS@
@@ -1484,9 +1500,9 @@ $(am__aclocal_m4_deps):
 clean-noinstLIBRARIES:
 	-test -z "$(noinst_LIBRARIES)" || rm -f $(noinst_LIBRARIES)
 libgnu.a: $(libgnu_a_OBJECTS) $(libgnu_a_DEPENDENCIES) 
-	-rm -f libgnu.a
-	$(libgnu_a_AR) libgnu.a $(libgnu_a_OBJECTS) $(libgnu_a_LIBADD)
-	$(RANLIB) libgnu.a
+	$(AM_V_at)-rm -f libgnu.a
+	$(AM_V_AR)$(libgnu_a_AR) libgnu.a $(libgnu_a_OBJECTS) $(libgnu_a_LIBADD)
+	$(AM_V_at)$(RANLIB) libgnu.a
 
 clean-noinstLTLIBRARIES:
 	-test -z "$(noinst_LTLIBRARIES)" || rm -f $(noinst_LTLIBRARIES)
@@ -1591,15 +1607,17 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/wctype-h.Po@am__quote@
 
 .c.o:
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(COMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ $<
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CC)$(COMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ $<
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC) @AM_BACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='$<' object='$@' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(COMPILE) -c $<
 
 .c.obj:
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(COMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ `$(CYGPATH_W) '$<'`
-@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CC)$(COMPILE) -MT $@ -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo -c -o $@ `$(CYGPATH_W) '$<'`
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/$*.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/$*.Po
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC) @AM_BACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	source='$<' object='$@' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(COMPILE) -c `$(CYGPATH_W) '$<'`
diff --git a/gdb/silent-rules.mk b/gdb/silent-rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..803dbda546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/silent-rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# If V is undefined or V=0 is specified, use the silent/verbose/compact mode.
+V ?= 0
+ifeq ($(V),0)
+ECHO_CXX =    @echo "  CXX    $@";
+ECHO_CXXLD =  @echo "  CXXLD  $@";
+ECHO_REGDAT = @echo "  REGDAT $@";
+ECHO_GEN =    @echo "  GEN    $@";
+ECHO_GEN_XML_BUILTIN = \
+              @echo "  GEN    xml-builtin.c";
+ECHO_GEN_XML_BUILTIN_GENERATED = \
+              @echo "  GEN    xml-builtin-generated.c";
+ECHO_INIT_C =  echo "  GEN    init.c" ||
+SILENCE = @
+endif
