diff --git a/doc/manuals/Substitute.am b/doc/manuals/Substitute.am
index b391a81bc55..031d5218abc 100644
--- a/doc/manuals/Substitute.am
+++ b/doc/manuals/Substitute.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ## DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE      = $(sysconfdir)/mime.conf
 ## DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR       = $(datadir)/errors
 
-SUBSTITUTE=sed "\
+SUBSTITUTE=$(SED) "\
 	s%@DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR@%$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR)%g;\
 	s%@DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE@%$(DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE)%g;\
 	s%@DEFAULT_SSL_CRTD@%$(DEFAULT_SSL_CRTD)%g;\
diff --git a/errors/Makefile.am b/errors/Makefile.am
index 799a3e09cef..06239d0b7ed 100644
--- a/errors/Makefile.am
+++ b/errors/Makefile.am
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ all: all-am
 translate: translate-warn $(TRANSLATE_LANGUAGES)
 
 translate-warn:
-	case "$(PO2HTML)" in \
+	@case "$(PO2HTML)" in \
 	off) \
 	    echo "WARNING: Translation is disabled."; \
 	    ;; \
@@ -59,13 +59,12 @@ NOTIDY=`$(PO2HTML) --help | grep -o "[-]-notidy"`
 	@if test "$(PO2HTML)" != "" && test "$(PO2HTML)" != "no" && test "$(PO2HTML)" != "off" && test -f $(top_srcdir)/errors/en.po; then \
 	    lang=$(@:.lang=); \
 	    mkdir -p $(top_builddir)/errors/$$lang; \
-	    echo "Translating $$lang ..."; \
+	    $(AM_V_P) && echo "Translating $$lang"; \
 	    for f in $(ERROR_TEMPLATES); do \
 		page=`basename $$f`; \
 		$(PO2HTML) $(NOTIDY) --progress=none -i $(top_srcdir)/errors/$$lang.po -t $(top_srcdir)/errors/$$f >$(top_builddir)/errors/$$lang/$$page || exit 1; \
 	    done; \
 	    cp $(top_srcdir)/errors/templates/error-details.txt $(top_builddir)/errors/$$lang/error-details.txt || exit 1; \
-	    echo "Done translating $$lang"; \
 	else \
 	    lang=$(@:.lang=); \
 		echo "Translation of $$lang disabled"; \
@@ -73,16 +72,16 @@ NOTIDY=`$(PO2HTML) --help | grep -o "[-]-notidy"`
 	touch $@
 
 install-exec-local: translate
-	if test -f $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_STYLESHEET) ; then \
+	$(AM_V_at)if test -f $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_STYLESHEET) ; then \
 		echo "$@ will not overwrite existing $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_STYLESHEET)" ; \
 	else \
 		$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)`dirname $(DEFAULT_STYLESHEET)` ; \
-		echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/errorpage.css $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_STYLESHEET)"; \
+		$(AM_V_P) && echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/errorpage.css $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_STYLESHEET)"; \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/errorpage.css $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_STYLESHEET); \
 	fi
 
 install-data-local: translate
-	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR) ; \
+	$(AM_V_at)$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR) ; \
 	for l in $(TRANSLATE_LANGUAGES) templates; do \
 	    l=`basename $$l .lang`; \
 	    echo "Located $$l for install..."; \
@@ -92,11 +91,11 @@ install-data-local: translate
 	    for f in $(ERROR_TEMPLATES) templates/error-details.txt; do \
 		page=`basename $$f`; \
 		if test -f $(builddir)/$$l/$$page; then \
-		    echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) $(builddir)/$$l/$$page $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR)/$$l"; \
-			    $(INSTALL_DATA) $(builddir)/$$l/$$page $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR)/$$l; \
+		    $(AM_V_P) && echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) $(builddir)/$$l/$$page $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR)/$$l"; \
+			$(INSTALL_DATA) $(builddir)/$$l/$$page $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR)/$$l; \
 		elif test -f $(srcdir)/$$l/$$page; then \
-		    echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$$l/$$page $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR)/$$l"; \
-			    $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$$l/$$page $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR)/$$l; \
+		    $(AM_V_P) && echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$$l/$$page $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR)/$$l"; \
+			$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$$l/$$page $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR)/$$l; \
 		fi; \
 	    done; \
 	done; \
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ install-data-local: translate
 	$(ALIAS_LINKER) "$(srcdir)/aliases" || exit 1 ;
 
 uninstall-local:
-	for l in $(TRANSLATE_LANGUAGES) templates; do \
+	$(AM_V_at)for l in $(TRANSLATE_LANGUAGES) templates; do \
 	  l=`basename $$l .lang`; \
 	  echo "Located $$l for uninstall ..."; \
 	  if test -d $(srcdir)/$$l; then \
diff --git a/src/Common.am b/src/Common.am
index 1f370ee69e1..67a9251abe5 100644
--- a/src/Common.am
+++ b/src/Common.am
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ $(OBJS): $(top_srcdir)/include/version.h $(top_builddir)/include/autoconf.h
 COMPAT_LIB = $(top_builddir)/compat/libcompatsquid.la $(LIBPROFILER)
 
 ## Some helpers are written in Perl and need the local shell defined properly
-subst_perlshell = sed -e 's,[@]PERL[@],$(PERL),g' <$(srcdir)/$@.pl.in >$@ || ($(RM) -f $@ ; exit 1)
+subst_perlshell = $(SED) -e 's,[@]PERL[@],$(PERL),g' <$(srcdir)/$@.pl.in >$@ || ($(RM) -f $@ ; exit 1)
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/src/TestHeaders.am
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4480764023d..397294fcd02 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -599,51 +599,51 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 snmp_core.o snmp_agent.o: ../lib/snmplib/libsnmplib.la $(top_srcdir)/include/cache_snmp.h
 
 globals.cc: globals.h mk-globals-c.awk
-	$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mk-globals-c.awk < $(srcdir)/globals.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mk-globals-c.awk < $(srcdir)/globals.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
 
 ## Generate files containing string arrays for various enums....
 hier_code.cc: hier_code.h mk-string-arrays.awk
-	$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mk-string-arrays.awk < $(srcdir)/hier_code.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mk-string-arrays.awk < $(srcdir)/hier_code.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
 
 lookup_t.cc: lookup_t.h mk-string-arrays.awk
-	$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mk-string-arrays.awk < $(srcdir)/lookup_t.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mk-string-arrays.awk < $(srcdir)/lookup_t.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
 
 icp_opcode.cc: icp_opcode.h mk-string-arrays.awk
-	$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mk-string-arrays.awk < $(srcdir)/icp_opcode.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mk-string-arrays.awk < $(srcdir)/icp_opcode.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
 
 swap_log_op.cc: swap_log_op.h mk-string-arrays.awk
-	$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mk-string-arrays.awk < $(srcdir)/swap_log_op.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mk-string-arrays.awk < $(srcdir)/swap_log_op.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
 
 
 ## other generated files...
 
 test_cache_digest: test_cache_digest.o CacheDigest.o debug.o globals.o store_key_md5.o
-	$(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $@.o CacheDigest.o debug.o globals.o store_key_md5.o $(STD_APP_LIBS)
+	$(AM_V_C) $(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $@.o CacheDigest.o debug.o globals.o store_key_md5.o $(STD_APP_LIBS)
 
 ## If autodependency works well this is not needed anymore
 cache_cf.o: cf_parser.cci
 
 # cf_gen builds the configuration files.
 cf_gen$(EXEEXT): $(cf_gen_SOURCES) $(cf_gen_DEPENDENCIES) cf_gen_defines.cci
-	$(BUILDCXX) $(BUILDCXXFLAGS) -o $@ $(srcdir)/cf_gen.cc -I$(srcdir) -I$(top_builddir)/include/ -I$(top_builddir)/src
+	$(AM_V_CXX) $(BUILDCXX) $(BUILDCXXFLAGS) -o $@ $(srcdir)/cf_gen.cc -I$(srcdir) -I$(top_builddir)/include/ -I$(top_builddir)/src
 
 # squid.conf.default is built by cf_gen when making cf_parser.cci
 squid.conf.default squid.conf.documented: cf_parser.cci
 	true
 
 cf_parser.cci: cf.data cf_gen$(EXEEXT)
-	./cf_gen$(EXEEXT) cf.data $(srcdir)/cf.data.depend
+	$(AM_V_GEN) ./cf_gen$(EXEEXT) cf.data $(srcdir)/cf.data.depend
 
 # The cf_gen_defines.cci is auto-generated and does not exist when the
 # dependencies computed. We need to add its include files (autoconf.h) here
 cf_gen_defines.cci: $(srcdir)/cf_gen_defines $(srcdir)/cf.data.pre $(top_builddir)/include/autoconf.h
-	$(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/cf_gen_defines <$(srcdir)/cf.data.pre >$@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/cf_gen_defines $(srcdir)/cf.data.pre >$@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
 
 
 ## TODO: generate a sed command file from configure. Then this doesn't
 ## depend on the Makefile.
 cf.data: cf.data.pre Makefile
-	sed \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(SED) \
 	-e "s%[@]DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT[@]%$(DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT)%g" \
 	-e "s%[@]DEFAULT_CACHE_EFFECTIVE_USER[@]%$(CACHE_EFFECTIVE_USER)%g" \
 	-e "s%[@]DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE[@]%$(DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE)%g" \
@@ -669,12 +669,12 @@ cf.data: cf.data.pre Makefile
 	< $(srcdir)/cf.data.pre >$@
 
 repl_modules.cc: repl_modules.sh Makefile
-	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/repl_modules.sh $(REPL_POLICIES) > repl_modules.cc
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/repl_modules.sh $(REPL_POLICIES) > repl_modules.cc
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/doc/manuals/Substitute.am
 
 squid.8: $(srcdir)/squid.8.in Makefile
-	$(SUBSTITUTE) < $(srcdir)/squid.8.in > $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(SUBSTITUTE) < $(srcdir)/squid.8.in > $@
 
 man_MANS = squid.8
 EXTRA_DIST += squid.8.in
@@ -684,18 +684,18 @@ install-data-local: install-sysconfDATA install-dataDATA
 	@if test -f $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE) ; then \
 	  echo "$@ will not overwrite existing $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE)" ; \
 	else \
-	  echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/mime.conf.default $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE)" ;\
+	  $(AM_V_P) && echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/mime.conf.default $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE)" ;\
 	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/mime.conf.default $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE); \
 	fi
 	@if test -f $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE) ; then \
 	  echo "$@ will not overwrite existing $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE)" ; \
 	else \
-	  echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) squid.conf.default $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE)"; \
+	  $(AM_V_P) && echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) squid.conf.default $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE)"; \
 	  $(INSTALL_DATA) squid.conf.default $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE); \
 	fi
-	echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) squid.conf.default $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE).default"; \
+	$(AM_V_P) && echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) squid.conf.default $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE).default"; \
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) squid.conf.default $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE).default; \
-	echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) squid.conf.documented $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE).documented"; \
+	$(AM_V_P) && echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) squid.conf.documented $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE).documented"; \
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) squid.conf.documented $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE).documented; \
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_LOG_PREFIX); \
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_SWAP_DIR); \
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ CLEANFILES += cf.data squid.conf.default squid.conf.documented \
 	test_tools.cc *.a
 
 test_tools.cc: $(top_srcdir)/test-suite/test_tools.cc
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/test-suite/test_tools.cc .
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/test-suite/test_tools.cc .
 
 # stock tools for unit tests - library independent versions of dlink_list
 # etc.
diff --git a/src/TestHeaders.am b/src/TestHeaders.am
index 40b8fddd527..1ecb25f4139 100644
--- a/src/TestHeaders.am
+++ b/src/TestHeaders.am
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ EXCLUDE_FROM_HDR_TESTING =
 # headers to test
 
 testHeaders: $(SOURCES) $(noinst_HEADERS) $(EXTRA_DIST) $(top_srcdir)/test-suite/testHeader.cc.in
-	$(MAKE) $(^:.h=.hdrtest) && touch $@ && $(CHMOD) +x $@
+	$(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) `echo $(^:.h=.hdrtest) | $(AWK) '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if($$i ~ /\.hdrtest$$/) printf "%s ", $$i}'` \
+		&& touch $@ && $(CHMOD) +x $@
 
 .h.hdrtest:
 	@SrcFilePath=`echo $< | $(SED) 's%^$(top_srcdir)/%%'`; \
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ testHeaders: $(SOURCES) $(noinst_HEADERS) $(EXTRA_DIST) $(top_srcdir)/test-suite
 		exit 0; \
 	fi; \
 	$(SED) "s%[@]HEADER[@]%${<}%" "$(top_srcdir)/test-suite/testHeader.cc.in" >"$$TargetFileName.cc" && \
-	echo "$(CXXCOMPILE) -c -o" "$$TargetFileName" "$$TargetFileName.cc" && \
+	if $(AM_V_P) ; then echo "$(CXXCOMPILE) -c -o" "$$TargetFileName" "$$TargetFileName.cc" ; fi && \
 	if $(CXXCOMPILE) -c -o "$$TargetFileName" "$$TargetFileName.cc" ; \
 		then echo "header-test: ok - $$SrcFilePath"; $(RM) "$$TargetFileName.cc" "$$TargetFileName"; \
 		else echo "header-test: not ok - $$SrcFilePath"; exit 1; fi
diff --git a/src/acl/external/SQL_session/Makefile.am b/src/acl/external/SQL_session/Makefile.am
index 12927ee3a98..66a68c60b95 100644
--- a/src/acl/external/SQL_session/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/acl/external/SQL_session/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	required.m4
 
 ext_sql_session_acl: ext_sql_session_acl.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = ext_sql_session_acl.8
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ CLEANFILES += ext_sql_session_acl.8
 EXTRA_DIST += ext_sql_session_acl.8
 
 ext_sql_session_acl.8: ext_sql_session_acl
-	pod2man --section=8 ext_sql_session_acl ext_sql_session_acl.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 ext_sql_session_acl ext_sql_session_acl.8
 
 endif
diff --git a/src/acl/external/delayer/Makefile.am b/src/acl/external/delayer/Makefile.am
index 960460f3b22..c78c71efff6 100644
--- a/src/acl/external/delayer/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/acl/external/delayer/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	ext_delayer_acl.pl.in
 
 ext_delayer_acl: ext_delayer_acl.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = ext_delayer_acl.8
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ CLEANFILES += ext_delayer_acl.8
 EXTRA_DIST += ext_delayer_acl.8
 
 ext_delayer_acl.8: ext_delayer_acl
-	pod2man --section=8 ext_delayer_acl ext_delayer_acl.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 ext_delayer_acl ext_delayer_acl.8
 
 endif
diff --git a/src/acl/external/kerberos_sid_group/Makefile.am b/src/acl/external/kerberos_sid_group/Makefile.am
index 0578e900433..e961e6141b1 100644
--- a/src/acl/external/kerberos_sid_group/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/acl/external/kerberos_sid_group/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	required.m4
 
 ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl: ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl.8
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CLEANFILES += ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl.8
 EXTRA_DIST += ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl.8
 
 ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl.8: ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl
-	pod2man --section=8 ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl ext_kerberos_sid_group_acl.8
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/acl/external/wbinfo_group/Makefile.am b/src/acl/external/wbinfo_group/Makefile.am
index 7d70b107359..e4230e94358 100644
--- a/src/acl/external/wbinfo_group/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/acl/external/wbinfo_group/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	required.m4
 
 ext_wbinfo_group_acl: ext_wbinfo_group_acl.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = ext_wbinfo_group_acl.8
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ CLEANFILES += ext_wbinfo_group_acl.8
 EXTRA_DIST += ext_wbinfo_group_acl.8
 
 ext_wbinfo_group_acl.8: ext_wbinfo_group_acl
-	pod2man --section=8 ext_wbinfo_group_acl ext_wbinfo_group_acl.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 ext_wbinfo_group_acl ext_wbinfo_group_acl.8
 
 endif
diff --git a/src/anyp/Makefile.am b/src/anyp/Makefile.am
index 12a7f170924..bf9035a12f5 100644
--- a/src/anyp/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/anyp/Makefile.am
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ libanyp_la_SOURCES = \
 	forward.h
 
 ProtocolType.cc: ProtocolType.h $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk
-	($(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk <$(srcdir)/ProtocolType.h | sed -e 's%PROTO_%%' >$@) || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) ($(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk $(srcdir)/ProtocolType.h |\
+		$(SED) -e 's%PROTO_%%' >$@) || \
+		($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
 
 CLEANFILES += ProtocolType.cc
diff --git a/src/auth/Makefile.am b/src/auth/Makefile.am
index 1c74560bfb8..64e95c92e3b 100644
--- a/src/auth/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/auth/Makefile.am
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ libacls_la_SOURCES = \
 	AuthAclState.h
 
 CredentialState.cc: CredentialState.h $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk
-	$(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk < $(srcdir)/CredentialState.h > $@ || (rm -f $@ ; exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk $(srcdir)/CredentialState.h > $@ || (rm -f $@ ; exit 1)
 
 Type.cc: Type.h $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk
-	$(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk < $(srcdir)/Type.h > $@ || (rm -f $@ ; exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk $(srcdir)/Type.h > $@ || (rm -f $@ ; exit 1)
 
 CLEANFILES += CredentialState.cc Type.cc
diff --git a/src/auth/basic/DB/Makefile.am b/src/auth/basic/DB/Makefile.am
index 69a4755d5f5..b5c02e3701b 100644
--- a/src/auth/basic/DB/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/auth/basic/DB/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	required.m4
 
 basic_db_auth: basic_db_auth.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = basic_db_auth.8
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ CLEANFILES += basic_db_auth.8
 EXTRA_DIST += basic_db_auth.8
 
 basic_db_auth.8: basic_db_auth
-	pod2man --section=8 basic_db_auth basic_db_auth.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 basic_db_auth basic_db_auth.8
 
 endif
diff --git a/src/auth/basic/POP3/Makefile.am b/src/auth/basic/POP3/Makefile.am
index ae49d98c6f9..0812a79b456 100644
--- a/src/auth/basic/POP3/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/auth/basic/POP3/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	required.m4
 
 basic_pop3_auth: basic_pop3_auth.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = basic_pop3_auth.8
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ CLEANFILES += basic_pop3_auth.8
 EXTRA_DIST += basic_pop3_auth.8
 
 basic_pop3_auth.8: basic_pop3_auth
-	pod2man --section=8 basic_pop3_auth basic_pop3_auth.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 basic_pop3_auth basic_pop3_auth.8
 
 endif
diff --git a/src/auth/ntlm/fake/Makefile.am b/src/auth/ntlm/fake/Makefile.am
index 93de71bf391..bbc262cb614 100644
--- a/src/auth/ntlm/fake/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/auth/ntlm/fake/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ntlm_fake_auth_LDADD= \
 
 ## Demo using perl.
 ## ntlm_fake_auth.pl: ntlm_fake_auth.pl.in
-##	$(subst_perlshell)
+##	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 EXTRA_DIST= \
 	ntlm_fake_auth.pl.in \
diff --git a/src/error/Makefile.am b/src/error/Makefile.am
index 152aa6a04ba..2dd04fc7eef 100644
--- a/src/error/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/error/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/src/Common.am
 
 categories.cc: forward.h $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk
-	$(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk ifile=error/forward.h < $(srcdir)/forward.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk ifile=error/forward.h < $(srcdir)/forward.h > $@ || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = \
 	categories.cc
diff --git a/src/http/Makefile.am b/src/http/Makefile.am
index 851e5410d38..05ed481d94b 100644
--- a/src/http/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/http/Makefile.am
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ libhttp_la_SOURCES = \
 libhttp_la_LIBADD= one/libhttp1.la
 
 MethodType.cc: MethodType.h $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk
-	($(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk sbuf=1 < $(srcdir)/MethodType.h | \
-		sed -e 's%METHOD_%%' -e 's%_C%-C%' >$@) || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) ($(AWK) -f $(top_srcdir)/src/mk-string-arrays.awk sbuf=1 $(srcdir)/MethodType.h | \
+		$(SED) -e 's%METHOD_%%' -e 's%_C%-C%' >$@) || ($(RM) -f $@ && exit 1)
 
 CLEANFILES += MethodType.cc
 
diff --git a/src/http/url_rewriters/LFS/Makefile.am b/src/http/url_rewriters/LFS/Makefile.am
index 1e89dcab0fa..2f128804c03 100644
--- a/src/http/url_rewriters/LFS/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/http/url_rewriters/LFS/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	url_lfs_rewrite.pl.in
 
 url_lfs_rewrite: url_lfs_rewrite.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = url_lfs_rewrite.8
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ CLEANFILES += url_lfs_rewrite.8
 EXTRA_DIST += url_lfs_rewrite.8
 
 url_lfs_rewrite.8: url_lfs_rewrite
-	pod2man --section=8 url_lfs_rewrite url_lfs_rewrite.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 url_lfs_rewrite url_lfs_rewrite.8
 
 endif
diff --git a/src/icmp/Makefile.am b/src/icmp/Makefile.am
index be03b3f59be..842f21a53e5 100644
--- a/src/icmp/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/icmp/Makefile.am
@@ -84,16 +84,16 @@ CLEANFILES += $(COPIED_SOURCE)
 ## files we need to pull in from other locations
 ## copied like this to avoid subdir-objects collisions on 'make clean'
 globals.cc: $(top_srcdir)/src/globals.h
-	cp $(top_builddir)/src/globals.cc $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_builddir)/src/globals.cc $@
 
 SquidConfig.cc: $(top_srcdir)/src/SquidConfig.cc
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/SquidConfig.cc $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/SquidConfig.cc $@
 
 tests/stub_HelperChildConfig.cc: $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_HelperChildConfig.cc | tests
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_HelperChildConfig.cc $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_HelperChildConfig.cc $@
 
 tests/STUB.h: $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/STUB.h | tests
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/STUB.h $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/STUB.h $@
 
 tests:
 	mkdir -p $@
diff --git a/src/log/DB/Makefile.am b/src/log/DB/Makefile.am
index 4cd5836e93a..583442729df 100644
--- a/src/log/DB/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/log/DB/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	log_db_daemon.pl.in
 
 log_db_daemon: log_db_daemon.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = log_db_daemon.8
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ CLEANFILES += log_db_daemon.8
 EXTRA_DIST += log_db_daemon.8
 
 log_db_daemon.8: log_db_daemon
-	pod2man --section=8 log_db_daemon log_db_daemon.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 log_db_daemon log_db_daemon.8
 
 endif
diff --git a/src/security/cert_generators/file/Makefile.am b/src/security/cert_generators/file/Makefile.am
index 6668018c775..d287d1332e1 100644
--- a/src/security/cert_generators/file/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/security/cert_generators/file/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/src/Common.am
 include $(top_srcdir)/doc/manuals/Substitute.am
 
 security_file_certgen.8: $(srcdir)/security_file_certgen.8.in Makefile
-	$(SUBSTITUTE) < $(srcdir)/security_file_certgen.8.in > $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(SUBSTITUTE) < $(srcdir)/security_file_certgen.8.in > $@
 
 man_MANS = security_file_certgen.8
 CLEANFILES += security_file_certgen.8
diff --git a/src/security/cert_validators/fake/Makefile.am b/src/security/cert_validators/fake/Makefile.am
index 4284bb08b3b..88bc44174fa 100644
--- a/src/security/cert_validators/fake/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/security/cert_validators/fake/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	required.m4
 
 security_fake_certverify: security_fake_certverify.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = security_fake_certverify.8
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ CLEANFILES += security_fake_certverify.8
 EXTRA_DIST += security_fake_certverify.8
 
 security_fake_certverify.8: security_fake_certverify
-	pod2man --section=8 security_fake_certverify security_fake_certverify.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 security_fake_certverify security_fake_certverify.8
 
 endif
diff --git a/src/store/id_rewriters/file/Makefile.am b/src/store/id_rewriters/file/Makefile.am
index 7ba479718a9..5c87bfb26f0 100644
--- a/src/store/id_rewriters/file/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/store/id_rewriters/file/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	required.m4
 
 storeid_file_rewrite: storeid_file_rewrite.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = storeid_file_rewrite.8
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ CLEANFILES += storeid_file_rewrite.8
 EXTRA_DIST += storeid_file_rewrite.8
 
 storeid_file_rewrite.8: storeid_file_rewrite
-	pod2man --section=8 storeid_file_rewrite storeid_file_rewrite.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 storeid_file_rewrite storeid_file_rewrite.8
 
 endif
diff --git a/test-suite/Makefile.am b/test-suite/Makefile.am
index a8a3cc53149..d7e1572014c 100644
--- a/test-suite/Makefile.am
+++ b/test-suite/Makefile.am
@@ -47,28 +47,28 @@ DEBUG_SOURCE = test_tools.cc $(STUBS)
 CLEANFILES += $(STUBS) stub_libmem.cc
 
 stub_cbdata.cc: $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_cbdata.cc
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_cbdata.cc $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_cbdata.cc $@
 
 stub_MemBuf.cc: $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_MemBuf.cc
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_MemBuf.cc $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_MemBuf.cc $@
 
 stub_SBuf.cc: $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_SBuf.cc
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_SBuf.cc $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_SBuf.cc $@
 
 stub_tools.cc: $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_tools.cc
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_tools.cc $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_tools.cc $@
 
 stub_fatal.cc: $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_fatal.cc
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_fatal.cc $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_fatal.cc $@
 
 stub_libmem.cc: $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_libmem.cc STUB.h
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_libmem.cc $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_libmem.cc $@
 
 stub_libtime.cc: $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_libtime.cc STUB.h
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_libtime.cc $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/stub_libtime.cc $@
 
 STUB.h: $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/STUB.h
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/STUB.h $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) cp $(top_srcdir)/src/tests/STUB.h $@
 
 mem_node_test_SOURCES = \
 	$(DEBUG_SOURCE) \
diff --git a/tools/helper-mux/Makefile.am b/tools/helper-mux/Makefile.am
index 679169987f8..8a0438ee40b 100644
--- a/tools/helper-mux/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/helper-mux/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CLEANFILES += helper-mux
 EXTRA_DIST= helper-mux.pl.in
 
 helper-mux: helper-mux.pl.in
-	$(subst_perlshell)
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(subst_perlshell)
 
 if ENABLE_POD2MAN_DOC
 man_MANS = helper-mux.8
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ CLEANFILES += helper-mux.8
 EXTRA_DIST += helper-mux.8
 
 helper-mux.8: helper-mux
-	pod2man --section=8 helper-mux helper-mux.8
+	$(AM_V_GEN) pod2man --section=8 helper-mux helper-mux.8
 
 endif