diff --git a/openwrt/Makefile b/openwrt/Makefile
index b938c241f9f..ec1e3677ab8 100644
--- a/openwrt/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/Makefile
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ endif
 endif
 export OPENWRTVERSION
 
-ifeq ($(shell ./scripts/timestamp.pl -p .pkginfo package),package)
-.pkginfo: pkginfo-clean
-endif
-
 .pkginfo:
 	@echo Collecting package info...
 	@-for makefile in package/*/Makefile; do \
@@ -49,6 +45,10 @@ endif
 		$(MAKE) DUMP=1 -f $$makefile 2>&- || true; \
 	done > $@
 	
+ifeq ($(shell ./scripts/timestamp.pl -p .pkginfo package),package)
+.pkginfo: pkginfo-clean
+endif
+
 .config.in: .pkginfo
 	./scripts/gen_menuconfig.pl < $< > $@ || rm -f $@
 
diff --git a/openwrt/package/Makefile b/openwrt/package/Makefile
index d213200156f..e0bd23c7ecb 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/Makefile
@@ -8,53 +8,15 @@ clean: $(patsubst %,%-clean,$(package-) $(package-y) $(package-m))
 compile: $(COMPILE_PACKAGES)
 install: base-files-install $(INSTALL_PACKAGES)
 
-$(COMPILE_PACKAGES): base-files-compile
-$(INSTALL_PACKAGES): base-files-install
-
-$(STAMP_DIR):
+$(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $@
 
-$(TARGET_DIR):
-	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)
-
 %-prepare: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
-	@[ -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@ ] || { \
-		$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@)-prepare: "; \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare && { \
-			touch $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@; \
-			$(CMD_TRACE) " done"; \
-			$(END_TRACE); \
-		} \
-	}
+	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare
 
-%-compile:
-	@[ -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@ ] || { \
-		$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)-compile: "; \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile && { \
-			touch $(STAMP_DIR)/.$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)-prepare; \
-			touch $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@; \
-			$(CMD_TRACE) " done"; \
-			$(END_TRACE); \
-		} \
-	}
+%-compile: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile
 
-%-install: %-compile
-	@$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-install,%,$@)-install: "
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) install
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
-	@$(END_TRACE)
-
-%-rebuild: 
-	@$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@)-rebuild: "
-	@rm -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@)-*
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@) rebuild
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
-	@$(END_TRACE)
-
-%-clean:
-	@$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)-clean: "
-	@$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) clean
-	@rm -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)-*
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
-	@$(END_TRACE)
+%-clean: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) clean
 
diff --git a/openwrt/package/rules.mk b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
index 81bac08b925..540b14f63a2 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ endef
 
 ifneq ($(strip $(PKG_SOURCE)),)
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE):
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) "downloading... "
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl "$(DL_DIR)" "$(PKG_SOURCE)" "$(PKG_MD5SUM)" $(PKG_SOURCE_URL) $(MAKE_TRACE) 
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl "$(DL_DIR)" "$(PKG_SOURCE)" "$(PKG_MD5SUM)" $(PKG_SOURCE_URL)
 	
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
 endif
@@ -237,42 +236,24 @@ ifneq ($(DUMP),)
 dumpinfo:
 	$(DUMPINFO)
 else
-
-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
-prepare: source
-	@[ -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared ] || { \
-		$(CMD_TRACE) "preparing... "; \
-		$(MAKE) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared $(MAKE_TRACE); \
-	}
-
-configure: prepare
-	@[ -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured ] || { \
-		$(CMD_TRACE) "configuring... "; \
-		$(MAKE) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured $(MAKE_TRACE); \
-	}
-
-compile-targets:
-compile: configure
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) "compiling... " 
-	@$(MAKE) compile-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
-
-install-targets:
-install:
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) "installing... "
-	@$(MAKE) install-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
-
-rebuild:
-	$(CMD_TRACE) "rebuilding... "
-	$(MAKE) package-clean compile $(MAKE_TRACE)
-
+		
 $(PACKAGE_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $@
 
+source: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+prepare: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
+configure: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
+
+compile-targets:
+compile: compile-targets
+
+install-targets:
+install: install-targets
+
 clean-targets:
 clean: 
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) "cleaning... " 
-	@$(MAKE) clean-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	@$(MAKE) clean-targets
 	rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 endif
 
-.PHONY: all source prepare compile install clean rebuild dumpinfo compile-targets install-targets clean-targets
+.PHONY: all source prepare compile install clean dumpinfo compile-targets install-targets clean-targets
diff --git a/openwrt/rules.mk b/openwrt/rules.mk
index a7167ca0253..417dae7de08 100644
--- a/openwrt/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/rules.mk
@@ -9,38 +9,6 @@ ifeq ($(V),)
 V=5
 endif
 
-
-ifneq ($(V),0)
-TRACE:=echo "---> "
-START_TRACE:=echo -n "---> "
-END_TRACE:=echo
-else
-START_TRACE:=:
-END_TRACE:=:
-TRACE:=:
-endif
-
-ifeq (${shell [ "$(V)" -ge 5 ] && echo 1},)
-CMD_TRACE:=:
-PKG_TRACE:=:
-else
-CMD_TRACE:=echo -n
-PKG_TRACE:=echo "------> "
-endif
-
-ifeq (${shell [ "$(V)" -ge 10 ] && echo 1},)
-EXTRA_MAKEFLAGS:=-s
-MAKE_TRACE:=2>&1 >&/dev/null || { echo "Build failed. Please re-run make with V=99 to see what's going on"; /bin/false; }
-else
-MAKE_TRACE:=
-EXTRA_MAKEFLAGS:=
-TRACE:=:
-PKG_TRACE:=:
-CMD_TRACE:=:
-START_TRACE:=:
-END_TRACE:=:
-endif
-
 CP=cp -fpR
 MAKE1=make
 MAKEFLAGS=-j$(CONFIG_JLEVEL) V=$(V) $(EXTRA_MAKEFLAGS)
diff --git a/openwrt/target/Makefile b/openwrt/target/Makefile
index 24c34036de3..b039214860e 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/Makefile
@@ -20,22 +20,16 @@ linux/package/%:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(TOPDIR)/target/linux $(patsubst linux/%,%,$@)
 
 %-clean:
-	@$(TRACE) target/$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)-clean
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) clean
 %-prepare:
-	@$(TRACE) target/$(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@)-prepare
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare
 %-compile: %-prepare
-	@$(TRACE) target/$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)-compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile
 %-rebuild: 
-	@$(TRACE) target/$(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@)-rebuild
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@) rebuild
 %-install: %-compile
-	@$(TRACE) target/$(patsubst %-install,%,$@)-install
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) install
 linux-imagebuilder:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/imagebuilder
 	$(MAKE) -C linux imagebuilder
 
 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/Makefile
index 9f25fd721e7..7922de91341 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/Makefile
@@ -9,31 +9,24 @@ IB_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(IB_NAME)
 define kernel_template
 
 $(1)/$(2)-clean:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/$(2)-$(1)-clean
 	$(MAKE) -C $(2)-$(1) BOARD="$(2)" clean
 
 $(1)/$(2)-prepare:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/$(2)-$(1)-prepare
 	$(MAKE) -C $(2)-$(1) BOARD="$(2)" prepare
 
 $(1)/$(2)-compile:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/$(2)-$(1)-compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(2)-$(1) BOARD="$(2)" compile
 
 $(1)/$(2)-rebuild:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/$(2)-$(1)-rebuild
 	$(MAKE) -C $(2)-$(1) BOARD="$(2)" rebuild
 
 $(1)/$(2)-install:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/$(2)-$(1)-install
 	$(MAKE) -C $(2)-$(1) BOARD="$(2)" install
 
 $(1)/$(2)-image: $(1)/$(2)-install
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/image-install
 	$(MAKE) -C image KERNEL="$(1)" BOARD="$(2)" install
 
 $(1)/$(2)-install-ib:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/image-install-ib
 	$(MAKE) -C image KERNEL="$(1)" BOARD="$(2)" IB_DIR="$(IB_DIR)" install-ib
 	echo '$$$$(eval $$$$(call image_template,$(2),$(1)))' >> $(IB_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
@@ -76,10 +69,8 @@ install: $(BIN_DIR)/$(IB_NAME).tar.bz2
 endif
 
 prepare:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/image-prepare
 	$(MAKE) -C image prepare
 compile:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/image-compile
 	$(MAKE) -C image compile
 install:
 rebuild:
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/ar531x-2.4/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/ar531x-2.4/Makefile
index 6e6551b193d..3abb30d4877 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/ar531x-2.4/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/ar531x-2.4/Makefile
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ include ../generic-$(KERNEL)/modules.mk
 include ../kernel.mk
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched: $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked
-	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches
+	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches
 	@$(CP) config $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 	touch $@
 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/ar7-2.4/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/ar7-2.4/Makefile
index 10be12117bc..207d95d9afe 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/ar7-2.4/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/ar7-2.4/Makefile
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ include ../kernel.mk
 
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched: $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked
-	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches 
+	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches
 	@$(CP) config $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 	touch $@
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ATM_FIRMWARE_FILE=$(ATM_FIRMWARE_DIR).tar.gz
 ATM_FIRMWARE_MD5SUM=8bfcb31109796502d66b11baaeb2fba6
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(ATM_FIRMWARE_FILE):
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(ATM_FIRMWARE_FILE) $(ATM_FIRMWARE_MD5SUM) $(DOWNLOAD_SITE) $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(ATM_FIRMWARE_FILE) $(ATM_FIRMWARE_MD5SUM) $(DOWNLOAD_SITE)
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(ATM_FIRMWARE_FILE)
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.depend_done: $(LINUX_DIR)/.drivers-unpacked
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/au1000-2.6/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/au1000-2.6/Makefile
index ff84f664ac4..8c1c67d1833 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/au1000-2.6/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/au1000-2.6/Makefile
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ include ../kernel.mk
 
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched: $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked
-	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches
+	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches
 	@$(CP) config $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 	touch $@
 
 $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/bzImage: $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) V=1 CROSS_COMPILE=$(TARGET_CROSS) ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) bzImage $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) V=1 CROSS_COMPILE=$(TARGET_CROSS) ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) bzImage
 	$(CP) $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux $@
 	touch $@
 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/brcm-2.4/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/brcm-2.4/Makefile
index 17473be323f..06da0ac010f 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/brcm-2.4/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/brcm-2.4/Makefile
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ include ../kernel.mk
 
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched: $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked
-	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches
+	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches
 	@$(CP) config $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 	touch $@
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ LINUX_BINARY_WL_DRIVER=kernel-binary-wl-0.6.tar.gz
 LINUX_BINARY_WL_MD5SUM=4fc1d5b46bcb7a17d6d5dd31da9c8d7f
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_BINARY_WL_DRIVER):
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(LINUX_BINARY_WL_DRIVER) $(LINUX_BINARY_WL_MD5SUM) $(LINUX_BINARY_DRIVER_SITE) $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(LINUX_BINARY_WL_DRIVER) $(LINUX_BINARY_WL_MD5SUM) $(LINUX_BINARY_DRIVER_SITE)
 	
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_BINARY_WL_DRIVER)
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.depend_done: $(LINUX_DIR)/.drivers-unpacked
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/image/Makefile
index e64efbf3575..af7cd0e8d57 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/Makefile
@@ -15,22 +15,19 @@ include ./tgz.mk
 endif
 
 prepare:
-	$(MAKE) prepare-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) prepare-targets
 compile:
-	$(MAKE) compile-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) compile-targets
 install:
-	$(MAKE) install-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) install-targets
 
 .PHONY: prepare compile install
 
 $(BOARD)-compile:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/image/$(BOARD)-prepare
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BOARD) prepare
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/image/$(BOARD)-compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BOARD) compile
 
 install-ib:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/image/$(BOARD)-install-ib
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(BOARD) IB_DIR="$(IB_DIR)" install-ib
 	mkdir -p $(IB_DIR)/build_$(ARCH)/linux-$(KERNEL)-$(BOARD)
 	$(CP) $(BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(KERNEL)-$(BOARD)/kernel[-_]*.ipk $(IB_DIR)/build_$(ARCH)/linux-$(KERNEL)-$(BOARD)/	
@@ -44,4 +41,4 @@ install-prepare:
 
 rebuild: clean prepare compile install
 clean:
-	$(MAKE) clean-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) clean-targets
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/jffs2.mk b/openwrt/target/linux/image/jffs2.mk
index c7d4335d8c0..1b0c3a778f3 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/jffs2.mk
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/jffs2.mk
@@ -7,31 +7,29 @@ endif
 #JFFS2OPTS += -Xlzo -msize -Xlzari
 
 jffs2-prepare:
-	$(MAKE) -C jffs2 prepare $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C jffs2 prepare
 
 jffs2-compile: prepare-targets
-	$(MAKE) -C jffs2 compile $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C jffs2 compile
 
 jffs2-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -C jffs2 clean $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C jffs2 clean
 	rm -f $(KDIR)/root.jffs2*
 
 $(KDIR)/root.jffs2-4MB: install-prepare
 	@rm -rf $(KDIR)/root/jffs
-	$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/mkfs.jffs2 $(JFFS2OPTS) -e 0x10000 -o $@ -d $(KDIR)/root $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/mkfs.jffs2 $(JFFS2OPTS) -e 0x10000 -o $@ -d $(KDIR)/root
 
 $(KDIR)/root.jffs2-8MB: install-prepare
 	@rm -rf $(KDIR)/root/jffs
-	$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/mkfs.jffs2 $(JFFS2OPTS) -e 0x20000 -o $@ -d $(KDIR)/root $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/mkfs.jffs2 $(JFFS2OPTS) -e 0x20000 -o $@ -d $(KDIR)/root
 
 ifeq ($(IB),)
 jffs2-install: compile-targets $(BOARD)-compile
 endif
 
 jffs2-install: $(KDIR)/root.jffs2-4MB $(KDIR)/root.jffs2-8MB
-	$(TRACE) target/linux/image/$(BOARD)/install
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BOARD) install KERNEL="$(KERNEL)" FS="jffs2-4MB"
-	$(TRACE) target/linux/image/$(BOARD)/install
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BOARD) install KERNEL="$(KERNEL)" FS="jffs2-8MB"
 
 jffs2-install-ib: compile-targets
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/squashfs.mk b/openwrt/target/linux/image/squashfs.mk
index 0b39aa1611c..29ce5522d51 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/squashfs.mk
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/squashfs.mk
@@ -5,25 +5,24 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH),mips)
 endif
 
 squashfs-prepare:
-	$(MAKE) -C squashfs prepare $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C squashfs prepare
 
 squashfs-compile: prepare-targets
-	$(MAKE) -C squashfs compile $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C squashfs compile
 	
 squashfs-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -C squashfs clean $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C squashfs clean
 	rm -f $(KDIR)/root.squashfs
 
 $(KDIR)/root.squashfs: install-prepare
 	@mkdir -p $(KDIR)/root/jffs
-	$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/mksquashfs-lzma $(KDIR)/root $@ -nopad -noappend -root-owned -$(endian) $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/mksquashfs-lzma $(KDIR)/root $@ -nopad -noappend -root-owned -$(endian)
 	
 ifeq ($(IB),)
 squashfs-install: compile-targets $(BOARD)-compile
 endif
 
 squashfs-install: $(KDIR)/root.squashfs
-	$(TRACE) target/linux/image/$(BOARD)/install
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BOARD) install KERNEL="$(KERNEL)" FS="squashfs"
 
 squashfs-install-ib: compile-targets
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/kernel.mk b/openwrt/target/linux/kernel.mk
index 56817dbab87..00ff102d583 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/kernel.mk
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/kernel.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $(PACKAGE_DIR):
 	
 $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE):
 	-mkdir -p $(DL_DIR)
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(LINUX_SOURCE) $(LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM) $(LINUX_SITE) $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(LINUX_SOURCE) $(LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM) $(LINUX_SITE)
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE)
 	-mkdir -p $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)
@@ -28,37 +28,36 @@ $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured: $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched
 	  $(LINUX_DIR)/Makefile  \
 	  $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/*/Makefile
 	$(SED) "s,\-mcpu=,\-mtune=,g;" $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/mips/Makefile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) oldconfig include/linux/compile.h include/linux/version.h $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) oldconfig include/linux/compile.h include/linux/version.h
 	touch $@
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.depend_done: $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) dep $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) dep
 	touch $@
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux: $(LINUX_DIR)/.depend_done
 else
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured: $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) oldconfig prepare scripts $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) oldconfig prepare scripts
 	touch $@
 endif
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux: $(STAMP_DIR)/.linux-compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH=$(TARGET_PATH)
 
 $(LINUX_KERNEL): $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux
-	$(TARGET_CROSS)objcopy -O binary -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .mdebug -S $< $@ $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(TARGET_CROSS)objcopy -O binary -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .mdebug -S $< $@
 	touch -c $(LINUX_KERNEL)
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules_done:
 	rm -rf $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/modules
-	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" modules $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" DEPMOD=true INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/modules modules_install $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" modules
+	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" DEPMOD=true INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/modules modules_install
 	touch $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules_done
 
 $(STAMP_DIR)/.linux-compile:
-	@$(MAKE) $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules_done $(TARGETS) $(KERNEL_IPKG) $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	ln -sf $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION) $(BUILD_DIR)/linux $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/package-compile
+	@$(MAKE) $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules_done $(TARGETS) $(KERNEL_IPKG)
+	ln -sf $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION) $(BUILD_DIR)/linux
 	$(MAKE) -C $(TOPDIR)/target/linux/package \
 		$(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) \
 		compile
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ pkg-install:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(TOPDIR)/target/linux/package \
 		$(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) \
 		install
-	@{ [ "$(INSTALL_TARGETS)" != "" ] && $(IPKG_KERNEL) install $(INSTALL_TARGETS) || true; } $(MAKE_TRACE) 
+	[ "$(INSTALL_TARGETS)" != "" ] && $(IPKG_KERNEL) install $(INSTALL_TARGETS)
 
 $(KERNEL_IPKG):
 	rm -rf $(KERNEL_IDIR)
@@ -82,33 +81,30 @@ $(KERNEL_IPKG):
 	if [ -f ./config/$(BOARD).modules ]; then \
 		cp ./config/$(BOARD).modules $(KERNEL_IDIR)/etc/modules; \
 	fi
-	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(KERNEL_IDIR) $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR) $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(KERNEL_IDIR) $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)
 
 source: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE)
 prepare: 
 	@mkdir -p $(STAMP_DIR) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
-	@$(MAKE) $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	@$(MAKE) $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
 
 compile: prepare $(STAMP_DIR)/.linux-compile
 
 install: compile
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/package-install
-	$(MAKE) $(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) pkg-install $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	$(MAKE) $(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) $(LINUX_KERNEL) $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) $(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) pkg-install
+	$(MAKE) $(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) $(LINUX_KERNEL)
 
 mostlyclean:
 	rm -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.linux-compile
 	rm -f $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION)/.modules_done
 	rm -f $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION)/.drivers-unpacked
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION) clean $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION) clean
 	rm -f $(LINUX_KERNEL)
 
 rebuild:
 	-$(MAKE) mostlyclean
-	if [ -f $(LINUX_KERNEL) ]; then \
-		$(MAKE) clean $(MAKE_TRACE); \
-	fi
-	$(MAKE) compile $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	@[ -f $(LINUX_KERNEL) ] && $(MAKE) clean
+	$(MAKE) compile
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.linux-compile
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/package/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/package/Makefile
index 09a50e76d82..45211c1c8b0 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/package/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/package/Makefile
@@ -32,34 +32,22 @@ install: $(patsubst %,%-install,$(package-y))
 KPKG_MAKEOPTS += BUILD_DIR="$(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)"
 
 %-prepare:
-	@$(START_TRACE) "target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@)/prepare: "
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) \
 		$(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) \
 		prepare
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
-	@$(END_TRACE)
 
 %-compile:
-	@$(START_TRACE) "target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)-compile: "
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) \
 		$(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) \
 		compile
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
-	@$(END_TRACE)
 
 %-install:
-	@$(START_TRACE) "target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-install,%,$@)-install: "
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) \
 		$(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) \
 		install
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
-	@$(END_TRACE)
 
 %-clean:
-	@$(START_TRACE) "target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)-clean: "
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) \
 		$(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) \
 		clean
-	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
-	@$(END_TRACE)
 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/rules.mk b/openwrt/target/linux/rules.mk
index f0f2e72dbba..1ebe28b6ac5 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/rules.mk
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ifneq ($(6),)
 	done
 endif
 	$(8)
-	$(IPKG_BUILD) $$(I_$(1)) $(PACKAGE_DIR) $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(IPKG_BUILD) $$(I_$(1)) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
 
 endef
 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/x86-2.4/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/x86-2.4/Makefile
index 5f20f1e406a..bcc8bd05d28 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/x86-2.4/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/x86-2.4/Makefile
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ include ../kernel.mk
 
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched: $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked
-	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches
+	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches
 	@$(CP) config $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 	touch $@
 
 $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/bzImage: $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) TOPDIR=$(LINUX_DIR) ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) bzImage $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) TOPDIR=$(LINUX_DIR) ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) bzImage
 	$(CP) $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/i386/boot/bzImage $@
 	touch $@
 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/x86-2.6/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/x86-2.6/Makefile
index d7be454c656..48417d20c84 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/x86-2.6/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/x86-2.6/Makefile
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ include ../kernel.mk
 
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched: $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked
-	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	[ -d ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ../generic-$(KERNEL)/patches
+	[ -d ./patches ] && $(PATCH) $(LINUX_DIR) ./patches
 	@$(CP) config $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 	touch $@
 
 $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/bzImage: $(LINUX_DIR)/vmlinux
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) V=1 CROSS_COMPILE=$(TARGET_CROSS) ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) bzImage $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) V=1 CROSS_COMPILE=$(TARGET_CROSS) ARCH=$(LINUX_KARCH) PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) bzImage
 	$(CP) $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/i386/boot/bzImage $@
 	touch $@
 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/lzma/Makefile b/openwrt/target/lzma/Makefile
index 0225844d308..d68a5d4b793 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/lzma/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/lzma/Makefile
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@ LZMA_ALONE_DIR=$(LZMA_DIR)/C/7zip/Compress/LZMA_Alone
 TARGETS=$(LZMA_LIB_DIR)/liblzma.a $(LZMA_ALONE_DIR)/lzma
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE):
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(LZMA_SOURCE) $(LZMA_MD5) $(LZMA_SITE) $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(LZMA_SOURCE) $(LZMA_MD5) $(LZMA_SITE)
 
 $(LZMA_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE) 
 	@rm -rf $(LZMA_DIR) && mkdir -p $(LZMA_DIR)
 	tar xjf $^ -C $(LZMA_DIR)
-	patch -d $(LZMA_DIR) -p1 < lzma-zlib.patch $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	patch -d $(LZMA_DIR) -p1 < lzma-zlib.patch
 	touch $(LZMA_DIR)/.unpacked
 	
 $(LZMA_ALONE_DIR)/lzma $(LZMA_LIB_DIR)/liblzma.a: $(LZMA_DIR)/.built
 $(LZMA_DIR)/.built: $(LZMA_DIR)/.unpacked
-	$(MAKE) -C $(LZMA_LIB_DIR) $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	$(MAKE) -f makefile.gcc -C $(LZMA_ALONE_DIR) $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(LZMA_LIB_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) -f makefile.gcc -C $(LZMA_ALONE_DIR)
 	touch $@
 
 lzma: $(TARGETS)
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ lzma: $(TARGETS)
 lzma-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE)
 
 lzma-clean:
-	-$(MAKE) -C $(LZMA_LIB_DIR) clean $(MAKE_TRACE)
-	-$(MAKE) -C $(LZMA_ALONE_DIR) clean $(MAKE_TRACE)
+	-$(MAKE) -C $(LZMA_LIB_DIR) clean
+	-$(MAKE) -C $(LZMA_ALONE_DIR) clean
 	rm -f $(LZMA_DIR)/liblzma.a $(LZMA_DIR)/lzma
 
 lzma-dirclean: