diff --git a/wmake/makefiles/general b/wmake/makefiles/general
index 7921ee0add..3ef4cbb9a2 100644
--- a/wmake/makefiles/general
+++ b/wmake/makefiles/general
@@ -130,19 +130,21 @@ LIB_HEADER_DIRS = \
 
 $(EXE): $(OBJECTS)
 	@$(WM_SCRIPTS)/makeTargetDir $(EXE)
-	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    ld: $(notdir $(EXE))")
+	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE,ld,$(notdir $(EXE)))
 	$E $(LINKEXE) $(OBJECTS) -L$(LIB_PLATFORMS) \
 	    $(EXE_LIBS) $(PROJECT_LIBS) $(SYS_LIBS) \
 	    $(LINK_LIBS) $(GLIBS) -o $(EXE)
+	@echo "->> $(EXE)"
 
 exe:    $(SEXE)
 	@echo "->> $(SEXE)"
 
 $(SEXE):$(OBJECTS)
 	@$(WM_SCRIPTS)/makeTargetDir $(SEXE)
-	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    ld: $(notdir $(SEXE))")
+	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE,ld,$(notdir $(SEXE)))
 	$E $(LINKEXE) $(OBJECTS) $(EXE_LIBS) \
 	    $(SYS_LIBS) $(LINK_LIBS) $(GLIBS) -o $(SEXE)
+	@echo "->> $(SEXE)"
 
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ libso:  $(LIB).$(SO)
 
 $(LIB).$(SO): $(OBJECTS)
 	@$(WM_SCRIPTS)/makeTargetDir $(LIB)
-	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    ld: $(notdir $(LIB)).$(SO)")
+	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE,ld,$(notdir $(LIB)).$(SO))
 	$E $(LINKLIBSO) $(OBJECTS) -L$(LIB_PLATFORMS) \
 	    $(LIB_LIBS) $(GLIB_LIBS) -o $(LIB).$(SO)
 
@@ -166,9 +168,9 @@ lib:    $(LIB).a
 $(LIB).a: $(OBJECTS)
 	@$(WM_SCRIPTS)/makeTargetDir $(LIB)
 	@rm -f $(LIB).a
-	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    ar: $(notdir $(LIB))")
+	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE,ar,$(notdir $(LIB)))
 	$E $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(LIB).a $(OBJECTS)
-	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    ranlib: $(notdir $(LIB))")
+	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE,ranlib,$(notdir $(LIB)))
 	$E $(RANLIB) $(LIB).a
 
 libo:   $(LIB).o
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ libo:   $(LIB).o
 $(LIB).o: $(OBJECTS)
 	@$(WM_SCRIPTS)/makeTargetDir $(LIB)
 	@rm -f $(LIB).o
-	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    ld: $(notdir $(LIB)).o")
+	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE,ld,$(notdir $(LIB)).o)
 	$E $(LD) -r -o $(LIB).o $(OBJECTS)
 
 
diff --git a/wmake/rules/General/bison b/wmake/rules/General/bison
index 85ce618209..590996c953 100644
--- a/wmake/rules/General/bison
+++ b/wmake/rules/General/bison
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 SUFFIXES += .y .Y
 
-ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    bison: $(<F)) \
+ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE,bison,$(<F)) \
     $(WM_SCHEDULER) bison -v -d -y $< $(AND) \
     mv y.tab.c $(@D)/$(<F).c $(AND) \
     mv y.tab.h $(@D)/$(<F).h $(AND) \
     $(cc) $(cFLAGS) -c  $(@D)/$(<F).c -o $@
 
-Ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    bison: $(<F)) \
+Ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE,bison,$(<F)) \
     $(WM_SCHEDULER) bison -v -d -y $< $(AND) \
     mv y.tab.c $(@D)/$(<F).C $(AND) \
     mv y.tab.h $(@D)/$(<F).H $(AND) \
diff --git a/wmake/rules/General/btyacc b/wmake/rules/General/btyacc
index 9886c38d53..b8b26e0026 100644
--- a/wmake/rules/General/btyacc
+++ b/wmake/rules/General/btyacc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUFFIXES += .y
 
-ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    btyacc: $(<F)") \
+ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE,btyacc,$(<F)) \
     $(WM_SCHEDULER) btyacc -v -d $(SKELETON) $< $(AND) \
     mv y_tab.c $(@D)/$(<F).C $(AND) \
     mv y_tab.h $(@D)/$(<F).H $(AND) \
diff --git a/wmake/rules/General/btyacc++ b/wmake/rules/General/btyacc++
index 632626ad04..fdbbf78453 100644
--- a/wmake/rules/General/btyacc++
+++ b/wmake/rules/General/btyacc++
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUFFIXES += .Y
 
-Ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    btyacc++: $(<F)") \
+Ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE,btyacc++,$(<F)) \
     $(WM_SCHEDULER) btyacc++ -v -d $(SKELETON) $< $(AND) \
     mv y_tab.c $(@D)/$(<F).C $(AND) \
     mv y_tab.h $(@D)/$(<F).H $(AND) \
diff --git a/wmake/rules/General/byacc b/wmake/rules/General/byacc
index bdb044417f..093d28745c 100644
--- a/wmake/rules/General/byacc
+++ b/wmake/rules/General/byacc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUFFIXES += .y
 
-ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    byacc: $(<F)") \
+ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE,byacc,$(<F)) \
     $(WM_SCHEDULER) byacc -v $(YYPREFIX) -d $< $(AND) \
     mv y.tab.c $(@D)/$(<F).C $(AND) \
     mv y.tab.h $(@D)/$(<F).H $(AND) \
diff --git a/wmake/rules/General/flex b/wmake/rules/General/flex
index 6822775772..4029b97b10 100644
--- a/wmake/rules/General/flex
+++ b/wmake/rules/General/flex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SUFFIXES += .l
 
-ltoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    flex: $(<F)") \
+ltoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE,flex,$(<F)) \
     $(WM_SCHEDULER) flex -o $(@D)/$(<F).c $< $(AND) \
     $(cc) $(cFLAGS) -c  $(@D)/$(<F).c -o $@
diff --git a/wmake/rules/General/flex++ b/wmake/rules/General/flex++
index 98dfd2385a..dcea7ec72a 100644
--- a/wmake/rules/General/flex++
+++ b/wmake/rules/General/flex++
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SUFFIXES += .L
 
-Ltoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    flex++: $(<F)") \
+Ltoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE,flex++,$(<F)) \
     $(WM_SCHEDULER) flex -+ -o$(@D)/$(<F).C -f $< $(AND) \
     $(CC) $(c++FLAGS) $(c++LESSWARN) -c $(@D)/$(<F).C -o $@
diff --git a/wmake/rules/General/moc b/wmake/rules/General/moc
index 1ec5cf8906..1a0d4160cc 100644
--- a/wmake/rules/General/moc
+++ b/wmake/rules/General/moc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SUFFIXES += .qt
 
-qttoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    moc: $(<F)") \
+qttoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE,moc,$(<F)) \
        $(WM_SCHEDULER) $(QTDIR)/bin/moc -f $< -o $(@D)/$(<F).C $(AND) \
        $(CC) $(c++FLAGS) -c $(@D)/$(<F).C -o $@
diff --git a/wmake/rules/General/transform b/wmake/rules/General/transform
index 205368f305..427cc25dd7 100644
--- a/wmake/rules/General/transform
+++ b/wmake/rules/General/transform
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ifneq ("$(WM_QUIET)","")
     E=@
     define QUIET_MESSAGE
-        @echo $1 ;
+        @echo "    $1: $2";
     endef
     QUIET_OP=-s
 else
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endif
 
 define DEFINE_TRANSFORM
 $(OBJECTS_DIR)/%.o : %$1
-	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    $(subst .,,$(1))too: $(value <F)")
+	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE,$(subst .,,$(1))too,$(value <F))
 	$E $$($(subst .,,$(1))too)
 endef
 
diff --git a/wmake/rules/General/yacc b/wmake/rules/General/yacc
index 206c978db2..0daacdbb89 100644
--- a/wmake/rules/General/yacc
+++ b/wmake/rules/General/yacc
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 SUFFIXES += .y .Y
 
-ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    yacc: $(<F)") \
+ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE,yacc,$(<F)) \
     $(WM_SCHEDULER) yacc -v -d $< $(AND) \
     mv y.tab.c $(@D)/$(<F).c $(AND) \
     mv y.tab.h $(@D)/parser.h $(AND) \
     $(CC) $(c++FLAGS) -c $(@D)/$(<F).c -o $@
 
-Ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    yacc: $(<F)") \
+Ytoo = $E $(call QUIET_MESSAGE,yacc,$(<F)) \
     $(WM_SCHEDULER) yacc -v -d $< $(AND) \
     mv y.tab.c $(@D)/$(<F).C $(AND) \
     mv y.tab.h $(@D)/parser.H $(AND) \
diff --git a/wmake/src/Makefile b/wmake/src/Makefile
index 9e96b370b0..9ced8251c9 100644
--- a/wmake/src/Makefile
+++ b/wmake/src/Makefile
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ clean:
 
 $(WMAKE_BIN)/dirToString: dirToString.c
 	@mkdir -p $(WMAKE_BIN)
-	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "    compile: $<")
+	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE,compile,$<)
 	$E $(cc) $(cFLAGS) dirToString.c -o $(WMAKE_BIN)/dirToString
 
 $(WMAKE_BIN)/wmkdep: wmkdep.l
 	@mkdir -p $(WMAKE_BIN)
-	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE, "   lex: $<")
+	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE,lex,$<)
 	$E flex wmkdep.l; \
 	$(cc) $(cFLAGS) lex.yy.c -o $(WMAKE_BIN)/wmkdep
 	@rm -f lex.yy.c 2>/dev/null