diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 1ef9e5c..b7cee72 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ If you want to enable debugging, use
 much easier.)
 
 
+Build-time options
+==================
+
+V= controls the kernel's make verbosity.
+V=0	"silent" (output filename)
+V=1	"verbose" (entire gcc command line)
+
+VU= controls the Xt-a make verbosity.
+VU=0	output filename
+VU=1	output filename and source file
+VU=2	entire gcc command line
+
+
 Note to distribution packagers
 ==============================
 
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 112130e..9493d19 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SUBDIRS          = extensions
 man_MANS := xtables-addons.8
 
 xtables-addons.8: ${srcdir}/xtables-addons.8.in extensions/matches.man extensions/targets.man
-	${AM_VERBOSE_GEN} sed -e '/@MATCHES@/ r extensions/matches.man' -e '/@TARGET@/ r extensions/targets.man' $< >$@;
+	${am__verbose_GEN}sed -e '/@MATCHES@/ r extensions/matches.man' -e '/@TARGET@/ r extensions/targets.man' $< >$@;
 
 extensions/%:
 	${MAKE} ${AM_MAKEFLAGS} -C $(@D) $(@F)
diff --git a/extensions/GNUmakefile.in b/extensions/GNUmakefile.in
index 8ed07b1..d481105 100644
--- a/extensions/GNUmakefile.in
+++ b/extensions/GNUmakefile.in
@@ -30,15 +30,17 @@ xtables_CFLAGS  := @xtables_CFLAGS@
 AM_CFLAGS      := ${regular_CFLAGS} -I${top_srcdir}/include ${xtables_CFLAGS} ${kinclude_CFLAGS}
 AM_DEPFLAGS     = -Wp,-MMD,$(@D)/.$(@F).d,-MT,$@
 
-ifeq (${V},)
-AM_LIBTOOL_SILENT = --silent
-AM_VERBOSE_CC     = @echo "  CC      " $@;
-AM_VERBOSE_CCLD   = @echo "  CCLD    " $@;
-AM_VERBOSE_CXX    = @echo "  CXX     " $@;
-AM_VERBOSE_CXXLD  = @echo "  CXXLD   " $@;
-AM_VERBOSE_AR     = @echo "  AR      " $@;
-AM_VERBOSE_GEN    = @echo "  GEN     " $@;
-endif
+VU := 0
+am__1verbose_CC_0     = @echo "  CC      " $@;
+am__1verbose_CCLD_0   = @echo "  CCLD    " $@;
+am__1verbose_GEN_0    = @echo "  GEN     " $@;
+am__1verbose_CC_1     = @echo "  CC      " $@ "<-" $<;
+am__1verbose_CCLD_1   = @echo "  CCLD    " $@ "<-" $^;
+am__1verbose_GEN_1    = @echo "  GEN     " $@ "<-" $<;
+am__verbose_CC        = ${am__1verbose_CC_${VU}}
+am__verbose_CCLD      = ${am__1verbose_CCLD_${VU}}
+am__verbose_GEN       = ${am__1verbose_GEN_${VU}}
+
 
 #
 #	Wildcard module list
@@ -104,10 +106,10 @@ clean_modules:
 #	Shared libraries
 #
 lib%.so: lib%.oo
-	${AM_VERBOSE_CCLD} ${CCLD} ${AM_LDFLAGS} -shared ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ $<;
+	${am__verbose_CCLD}${CCLD} ${AM_LDFLAGS} -shared ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ $<;
 
 lib%.oo: ${srcdir}/lib%.c
-	${AM_VERBOSE_CC} ${CC} ${AM_DEPFLAGS} ${AM_CFLAGS} -D_INIT=lib$*_init -DPIC -fPIC ${CFLAGS} -o $@ -c $<;
+	${am__verbose_CC}${CC} ${AM_DEPFLAGS} ${AM_CFLAGS} -D_INIT=lib$*_init -DPIC -fPIC ${CFLAGS} -o $@ -c $<;
 
 
 #
@@ -124,8 +126,7 @@ wlist_targets := $(patsubst ${srcdir}/libxt_%.man,%,${wcman_targets})
 	rm -f $@.tmp;
 
 man_run    = \
-	${AM_VERBOSE_GEN} \
-	for ext in $(1); do \
+	${am__verbose_GEN}for ext in $(1); do \
 		f="${srcdir}/libxt_$$ext.man"; \
 		if [ -f "$$f" ]; then \
 			echo ".SS $$ext"; \
diff --git a/extensions/ipset/GNUmakefile.in b/extensions/ipset/GNUmakefile.in
index b182876..72893f7 100644
--- a/extensions/ipset/GNUmakefile.in
+++ b/extensions/ipset/GNUmakefile.in
@@ -32,15 +32,13 @@ xtables_CFLAGS  := @xtables_CFLAGS@
 AM_CFLAGS      := ${regular_CFLAGS} -I${top_srcdir}/include ${xtables_CFLAGS} ${kinclude_CFLAGS} -DIPSET_LIB_DIR=\"${xtlibdir}\"
 AM_DEPFLAGS     = -Wp,-MMD,$(@D)/.$(@F).d,-MT,$@
 
-ifeq (${V},)
-AM_LIBTOOL_SILENT = --silent
-AM_VERBOSE_CC     = @echo "  CC      " $@;
-AM_VERBOSE_CCLD   = @echo "  CCLD    " $@;
-AM_VERBOSE_CXX    = @echo "  CXX     " $@;
-AM_VERBOSE_CXXLD  = @echo "  CXXLD   " $@;
-AM_VERBOSE_AR     = @echo "  AR      " $@;
-AM_VERBOSE_GEN    = @echo "  GEN     " $@;
-endif
+VU := 0
+am__1verbose_CC_0     = @echo "  CC      " $@;
+am__1verbose_CCLD_0   = @echo "  CCLD    " $@;
+am__1verbose_CC_1     = @echo "  CC      " $@ "<-" $<;
+am__1verbose_CCLD_1   = @echo "  CCLD    " $@ "<-" $^;
+am__verbose_CC        = ${am__1verbose_CC_${VU}}
+am__verbose_CCLD      = ${am__1verbose_CCLD_${VU}}
 
 #
 #	Building blocks
@@ -69,16 +67,16 @@ distclean: clean
 
 
 ipset: ipset.o
-	${AM_VERBOSE_CCLD} ${CCLD} ${AM_LDFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ $< -ldl -rdynamic;
+	${am__verbose_CCLD}${CCLD} ${AM_LDFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ $< -ldl -rdynamic;
 
 #
 #	Shared libraries
 #
 lib%.so: lib%.oo
-	${AM_VERBOSE_CCLD} ${CCLD} ${AM_LDFLAGS} -shared ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ $<;
+	${am__verbose_CCLD}${CCLD} ${AM_LDFLAGS} -shared ${LDFLAGS} -o $@ $<;
 
 libipset_%.oo: ${srcdir}/ipset_%.c
-	${AM_VERBOSE_CC} ${CC} ${AM_DEPFLAGS} ${AM_CFLAGS} -DPIC -fPIC ${CFLAGS} -o $@ -c $<;
+	${am__verbose_CC}${CC} ${AM_DEPFLAGS} ${AM_CFLAGS} -DPIC -fPIC ${CFLAGS} -o $@ -c $<;
 
 %.o: %.c
-	${AM_VERBOSE_CC} ${CC} ${AM_DEPFLAGS} ${AM_CFLAGS} ${CFLAGS} -o $@ -c $<;
+	${am__verbose_CC}${CC} ${AM_DEPFLAGS} ${AM_CFLAGS} ${CFLAGS} -o $@ -c $<;