diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
index 1671baf35f..1c5c06460e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ gir_sources+=$(patsubst %,$(builddir)/%, $(nodist_libgstapp_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_
 gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/app/%',$(libgstapp_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS))
 
 GstApp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstapp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstApp \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-base-0.10` $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-base-0.10` $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile.am
index 555c9691eb..26f2115c85 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile.am
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/audio/%',$(libgstaudio_@GST_MAJORMIN
 gir_cincludes+=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/audio/%',$(nodist_libgstaudio_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS))
 
 GstAudio-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstaudio-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstAudio \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-base-0.10` --includedir=$(builddir)/../interfaces $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-base-0.10` --includedir=$(builddir)/../interfaces $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/cdda/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/cdda/Makefile.am
index bed4edb37f..34b07e6e07 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/cdda/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/cdda/Makefile.am
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ gir_sources=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgstcdda_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES))
 gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/cdda/%',$(libgstcdda_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS))
 
 GstCdda-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstcdda-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstCdda \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/fft/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/fft/Makefile.am
index b45b813ca7..e481ccc04e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/fft/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/fft/Makefile.am
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ gir_sources=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgstfft_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES))
 gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/fft/%',$(libgstfft_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_include_HEADERS))
 
 GstFft-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstfft-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstFft \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/Makefile.am
index 64943cba71..0deacbf098 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/Makefile.am
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/interfaces/%',$(libgstinterfacesincl
 gir_cincludes+=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/interfaces/%',$(nodist_libgstinterfacesinclude_HEADERS))
 
 GstInterfaces-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstinterfaces-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstInterfaces \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/Makefile.am
index 7a58109894..cc6ec1639c 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/netbuffer/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ gir_sources=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgstnetbuffer_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOUR
 gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/netbuffer/%',$(libgstnetbufferinclude_HEADERS))
 
 GstNetbuffer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstnetbuffer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstNetbuffer \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am
index fbcd1f60be..41142bf837 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/pbutils/%',$(libgstpbutils_@GST_MAJO
 gir_cincludes+=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/pbutils/%',$(nodist_libgstpbutils_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS))
 
 GstPbutils-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstpbutils-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstPbutils \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/riff/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/riff/Makefile.am
index ef10cdcd6f..901431ca63 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/riff/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/riff/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ gir_sources=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgstriff_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES))
 gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/riff/%',$(libgstriff_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS))
 
 GstRiff-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstriff-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstRiff \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/Makefile.am
index 42a3bba246..6e53a6b478 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/Makefile.am
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ gir_sources=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgstrtp_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES))
 gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/rtp/%',$(libgstrtpinclude_HEADERS))
 
 GstRtp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstrtp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstRtp \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-base-0.10` $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-base-0.10` $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/Makefile.am
index 902c031183..7aed91926d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/Makefile.am
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/audio/%',$(libgstrtspinclude_HEADERS
 gir_cincludes+=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/audio/%',$(nodist_libgstrtspinclude_HEADERS))
 
 GstRtsp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstrtsp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstRtsp \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst --includedir=$(builddir)/../sdp $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst --includedir=$(builddir)/../sdp $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/sdp/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/sdp/Makefile.am
index d1ad5c38f4..1fa35a1923 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/sdp/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/sdp/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ gir_sources=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgstsdp_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES))
 gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/audio/%',$(libgstsdpinclude_HEADERS))
 
 GstSdp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstsdp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstSdp \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/tag/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/tag/Makefile.am
index 15888ed6dd..6d978cc1d7 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/tag/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/tag/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ gir_sources=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%, $(libgsttag_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES))
 gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/audio/%',$(libgsttainclude_HEADERS))
 
 GstTag-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgsttag-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstTag \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
index 81c3d90b04..79d77c34da 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ gir_cincludes=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/video/%',$(libgstvideo_@GST_MAJORMIN
 gir_cincludes+=$(patsubst %,--c-include='gst/video/%',$(nodist_libgstvideo_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS))
 
 GstVideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstvideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
-	PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH):$(top_builddir)/pkgconfig" \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) -v --namespace GstVideo \
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ typelibsdir = $(libdir)/girepository-1.0/
 typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 
 %.typelib: %.gir $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER)
-	$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-base-0.10` $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(builddir) --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-0.10`/gst --includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=libdir gstreamer-base-0.10` $(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)
 endif
diff --git a/pkgconfig/Makefile.am b/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
index f0bdfd0136..8fb2529235 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
+++ b/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
@@ -34,11 +34,15 @@ pcverfiles_uninstalled = \
 
 all-local: $(pcverfiles) $(pcverfiles_uninstalled)
 
+cp_verbose = $(cp_verbose_$(V))
+cp_verbose_ = $(cp_verbose_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+cp_verbose_0 = @echo "  CP     $@";
+
 ### how to generate versioned .pc files from .pc files in this dir
 %-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.pc: %.pc
-	cp $< $@
+	$(cp_verbose_0)cp $< $@
 %-@GST_MAJORMINOR@-uninstalled.pc: %-uninstalled.pc
-	cp $< $@
+	$(cp_verbose_0)cp $< $@
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = $(pcverfiles)
diff --git a/tests/examples/overlay/Makefile.am b/tests/examples/overlay/Makefile.am
index cb836bb41a..42bd2e2476 100644
--- a/tests/examples/overlay/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/examples/overlay/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ qtgv_xoverlay_LDADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(LIBM) $(QT_LIBS) \
 nodist_qtgv_xoverlay_SOURCES = moc_qtgv-xoverlay.cpp
 
 moc_%.cpp:%.h
-	moc $< -o $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN)moc $< -o $@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(nodist_qtgv_xoverlay_SOURCES:moc_%.cpp=%.h)
 CLEANFILES = $(nodist_qtgv_xoverlay_SOURCES)
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index d16646cd67..5fb9b9ab21 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 # generate versioned scripts from templates
 %-@GST_MAJORMINOR@: %-m.m
-	sed -e s,\@GST_MAJORMINOR\@,@GST_MAJORMINOR@,g $< > $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN)sed -e s,\@GST_MAJORMINOR\@,@GST_MAJORMINOR@,g $< > $@ && \
 	chmod +x $@
 
 # generate man pages
 %-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.1: %.1.in
-	sed \
+	$(AM_V_GEN)sed \
                 -e s,gst-visualise,gst-visualise-@GST_MAJORMINOR@,g \
                 $< >$@
 
 all: all-am chmod
 
 chmod: $(bin_SCRIPTS)
-	chmod +x $^
+	@chmod +x $^