+# The user has not set any verbosity, default to quiet mode and inform the
+# user how to enable verbose compiles.
+ifeq ($(V),)
+quiet_DOC := "Use \"$(MAKE) V=1\" to see the verbose compile lines.\n"
+quiet = @printf $(quiet_DOC)$(eval quiet_DOC:=)"$(1) $(or $(2),$@)\n"; $($(word 1, $(1)))
+WGET_VERBOSE_FLAGS=--quiet
+endif
+# The user has explicitly enabled quiet compilation.
+ifeq ($(V),0)
+quiet = @printf "$(1) $(or $(2),$@)\n"; $($(word 1, $(1)))
+WGET_VERBOSE_FLAGS=--quiet
+endif
+# Otherwise, print the full command line.
+quiet ?= $($(word 1, $(1)))
+WGET_VERBOSE_FLAGS ?= --no-verbose
+