diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dynamicCode/dynamicCode.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dynamicCode/dynamicCode.C
index 3f66a43839..0cefb5fb0e 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dynamicCode/dynamicCode.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/dynamicLibrary/dynamicCode/dynamicCode.C
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ bool Foam::dynamicCode::copyOrCreateFiles(const bool verbose) const
 
 bool Foam::dynamicCode::wmakeLibso() const
 {
-    const Foam::string wmakeCmd("wmake libso " + this->codeRelPath());
+    const Foam::string wmakeCmd("wmake -s libso " + this->codeRelPath());
     Info<< "Invoking " << wmakeCmd << endl;
 
     if (Foam::system(wmakeCmd))
diff --git a/wmake/Makefile b/wmake/Makefile
index 168710ce19..bd86b11ed4 100644
--- a/wmake/Makefile
+++ b/wmake/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#-------------------------------*- makefile -*---------------------------------
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
diff --git a/wmake/wclean b/wmake/wclean
index 12b720fcf6..088bfda52a 100755
--- a/wmake/wclean
+++ b/wmake/wclean
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Usage: $Script [OPTION] [dir]
        $Script [OPTION] target [dir [MakeDir]]
 
 options:
+  -s | -silent      ignored - for compatibility with wmake
   -help             print the usage
 
 Clean up the wmake control directory Make/\$WM_OPTIONS and remove the
@@ -52,14 +53,28 @@ The targets correspond to a subset of the 'wmake' special targets:
                     clean Make, any *.dep files and lnInclude directories
 
 USAGE
-   exit 1
+    exit 1
 }
 
-# provide immediate help
-if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "-help" ]
-then
-    usage
-fi
+
+# parse options
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]
+do
+    case "$1" in
+    -h | -help)
+        usage
+        ;;
+    -s | -silent)    # ignored - for compatibility with wmake
+        shift
+        ;;
+    -*)
+        usage "unknown option: '$*'"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        break
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
 
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/wmake/wmake b/wmake/wmake
index 2dc93001c1..7dea37e234 100755
--- a/wmake/wmake
+++ b/wmake/wmake
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ Usage: $Script [OPTION] [dir]
        $Script [OPTION] target [dir [MakeDir]]
 
 options:
+  -s | -silent      invoke make in 'silent' mode (do not echo commands)
   -help             print the usage
 
+
 A general, easy-to-use make system for multi-platform development
 
 The 'target' is a Makefile target:
@@ -59,12 +61,28 @@ USAGE
     exit 1
 }
 
-# provide immediate help, even if environment is not set
-if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "-help" ]
-then
-    usage
-fi
+# normally use "make"
+make="make"
 
+# parse options
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]
+do
+    case "$1" in
+    -h | -help)
+        usage
+        ;;
+    -s | -silent)
+        make="$make -s"
+        shift
+        ;;
+    -*)
+        usage "unknown option: '$*'"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        break
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
 
 #
 # check environment variables
@@ -77,6 +95,7 @@ do
     }
 done
 
+
 # when compiling anything but a standalone exe:
 # WM_PROJECT and WM_PROJECT_DIR must be set
 [ "$1" = exe -o \( "$WM_PROJECT" -a "$WM_PROJECT_DIR" \) ] || {
@@ -91,8 +110,6 @@ done
 # Select the version of make to be used
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-make="make"
-
 # set WM_NCOMPPROCS automatically when both WM_HOSTS and WM_SCHEDULER are set
 if [ -z "$WM_NCOMPPROCS" -a -n "$WM_HOSTS" -a -n "$WM_SCHEDULER" ]
 then
@@ -113,7 +130,7 @@ then
             mkdir -p $lockDir
         fi
 
-        make="make --no-print-directory -j "$WM_NCOMPPROCS
+        make="$make --no-print-directory -j "$WM_NCOMPPROCS
     fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/wmake/wmakeLnInclude b/wmake/wmakeLnInclude
index 9306db8034..493091e311 100755
--- a/wmake/wmakeLnInclude
+++ b/wmake/wmakeLnInclude
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -40,10 +40,16 @@
 Script=${0##*/}
 
 usage() {
+    exec 1>&2
     while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
     cat<<USAGE
 
-usage: $Script [-f] <dir>
+Usage: $Script [OPTION] dir
+
+options:
+  -f | -force       force update
+  -s | -silent      use 'silent' mode (do not echo command)
+  -help             print the usage
 
     Link all the source files in the <dir> into <dir>/lnInclude
 
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ unset findOpt
 # default 'ln' option
 lnOpt="-s"
 
-unset forceUpdate
+unset forceUpdate silentOpt
 
 # simple parse options
 while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]
@@ -72,10 +78,14 @@ do
     -h | -help)   # provide immediate help
         usage
         ;;
-    -f)
-        shift
+    -f | -force)
         forceUpdate=true
         lnOpt="-sf"
+        shift
+        ;;
+    -s | -silent)
+        silentOpt=true
+        shift
         ;;
     -*)
         usage "unknown option: '$*'"
@@ -128,10 +138,12 @@ fi
 
 cd $incDir || exit 1
 
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Link include files
-# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-echo "$Script: linking include files to $incDir"
+if [ "$silentOpt" != true ]
+then
+    echo "$Script: linking include files to $incDir" 1>&2
+fi
 
 #
 # remove any broken links first (this helps when file locations have moved)