diff --git a/openwrt/Makefile b/openwrt/Makefile
index 9d39a7b062..6dee969827 100644
--- a/openwrt/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/Makefile
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ toolchain/%:
 #
 #############################################################
 root_clean:
-	@$(TRACE) Cleaning...
+	@$(TRACE) root_clean
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)/linux-*/root $(BUILD_DIR)/root
 
 target_clean: root_clean
diff --git a/openwrt/package/Makefile b/openwrt/package/Makefile
index 0bddabbc81..9053acb377 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/Makefile
@@ -442,30 +442,40 @@ $(TARGET_DIR):
 
 %-prepare: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
 	@[ -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@ ] || { \
-		$(TRACE) package/$(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@)/prepare; \
+		$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@)/prepare: "; \
 		$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare; \
+		$(CMD_TRACE) " done"; \
+		$(END_TRACE); \
 	}
 	@touch $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@
 
 %-compile:
 	@[ -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@ ] || { \
-		$(TRACE) package/$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)/compile; \
+		$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)/compile: "; \
 		$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile; \
+		$(CMD_TRACE) " done"; \
+		$(END_TRACE); \
 	}
 	@touch $(STAMP_DIR)/.$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)-prepare
 	@touch $(STAMP_DIR)/.$@
 
 %-install: %-compile
-	@$(TRACE) package/$(patsubst %-install,%,$@)/install
+	@$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-install,%,$@)/install: "
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) install
+	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
+	@$(END_TRACE)
 
 %-rebuild: 
-	@$(TRACE) package/$(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@)/rebuild
+	@$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@)/rebuild: "
 	@rm -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@)-*
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-rebuild,%,$@) rebuild
+	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
+	@$(END_TRACE)
 
 %-clean:
-	@$(TRACE) package/$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)/clean
+	@$(START_TRACE) "package/$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)/clean: "
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) clean
 	@rm -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)-*
+	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
+	@$(END_TRACE)
 
diff --git a/openwrt/package/rules.mk b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
index cd63983bd8..504eb1518f 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ endef
 
 ifneq ($(strip $(PKG_SOURCE)),)
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE):
-	@$(PKG_TRACE) Downloading...
+	@$(PKG_TRACE) "downloading... "
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl "$(DL_DIR)" "$(PKG_SOURCE)" "$(PKG_MD5SUM)" $(PKG_SOURCE_URL) $(MAKE_TRACE) 
 endif
 
@@ -57,33 +57,29 @@ all: compile
 source: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
 prepare:
 	@[ -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared ] || { \
-		$(PKG_TRACE) Preparing...; \
+		$(CMD_TRACE) "preparing... "; \
 		$(MAKE) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared $(MAKE_TRACE); \
 	}
 
-configure:
+configure: prepare
 	@[ -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured ] || { \
-		$(PKG_TRACE) Configuring...; \
+		$(CMD_TRACE) "configuring... "; \
 		$(MAKE) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured $(MAKE_TRACE); \
 	}
 
 compile-targets:
-compile: prepare
-	@[ -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured ] || { \
-		$(PKG_TRACE) Configuring...; \
-		$(MAKE) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured $(MAKE_TRACE); \
-	}
-	@$(PKG_TRACE) Compiling...
+compile: configure
+	@$(CMD_TRACE) "compiling... " 
 	@$(MAKE) compile-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
 
 install-targets:
 install:
-	@$(PKG_TRACE) Installing...
+	@$(CMD_TRACE) "installing... "
 	@$(MAKE) install-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
 
 mostlyclean:
 rebuild:
-	$(PKG_TRACE) Rebuilding...
+	$(CMD_TRACE) "rebuilding... "
 	@-$(MAKE) mostlyclean 2>&1 >/dev/null
 	if [ -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built ]; then \
 		$(MAKE) clean $(MAKE_TRACE); \
@@ -98,7 +94,7 @@ $(PACKAGE_DIR):
 
 clean-targets:
 clean: 
-	@$(PKG_TRACE) Cleaning...
+	@$(CMD_TRACE) "cleaning... " 
 	@$(MAKE) clean-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
 	rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 
diff --git a/openwrt/rules.mk b/openwrt/rules.mk
index fb963aba26..5cbad1e7e7 100644
--- a/openwrt/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/rules.mk
@@ -9,13 +9,19 @@ 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
 
diff --git a/openwrt/scripts/configtest.pl b/openwrt/scripts/configtest.pl
index 709d2be74b..476bba7dce 100755
--- a/openwrt/scripts/configtest.pl
+++ b/openwrt/scripts/configtest.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 my %change = (
-	'BUSYBOX' => 'make package/busybox-clean',
+	'^BUSYBOX' => 'make package/busybox-clean',
 	'OPENVPN_' => 'make package/openvpn-clean',
 	'SYSCONF_' => 'make package/base-files-clean target_clean',
 	'' => 'make target_clean'
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/Makefile
index 2362ad6dd2..ae7545a464 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/Makefile
@@ -9,24 +9,31 @@ IB_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(IB_NAME)
 define kernel_template
 
 $(1)/$(2)-clean:
+	$(TRACE) target/linux/linux-$(2)/clean
 	$(MAKE) -C linux-$(1) KERNEL="$(1)" BOARD="$(2)" clean
 
 $(1)/$(2)-prepare:
+	$(TRACE) target/linux/linux-$(2)/prepare
 	$(MAKE) -C linux-$(1) KERNEL="$(1)" BOARD="$(2)" prepare
 
 $(1)/$(2)-compile:
+	$(TRACE) target/linux/linux-$(2)/compile
 	$(MAKE) -C linux-$(1) KERNEL="$(1)" BOARD="$(2)" compile
 
 $(1)/$(2)-rebuild:
+	$(TRACE) target/linux/linux-$(2)/rebuild
 	$(MAKE) -C linux-$(1) KERNEL="$(1)" BOARD="$(2)" rebuild
 
 $(1)/$(2)-install:
+	$(TRACE) target/linux/linux-$(2)/install
 	$(MAKE) -C linux-$(1) KERNEL="$(1)" BOARD="$(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
 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/image/Makefile
index 68b1bd39c7..e44a46acdf 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/Makefile
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@ include ./tgz.mk
 endif
 
 prepare:
-	@$(PKG_TRACE) Preparing...
 	$(MAKE) prepare-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
 compile:
-	@$(PKG_TRACE) Compiling...
 	$(MAKE) compile-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
 install:
-	@$(PKG_TRACE) Installing...
 	$(MAKE) install-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
 
 .PHONY: prepare compile install
@@ -46,6 +43,5 @@ install-prepare:
 
 rebuild: clean prepare compile install
 clean:
-	@$(PKG_TRACE) Cleaning...
 	$(MAKE) clean-targets $(MAKE_TRACE)
 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
index c86221f4e5..c3417bdcba 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ $(KERNEL_IPKG):
 source: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE)
 prepare: $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
 compile:
-	@$(PKG_TRACE) Compiling...
 	$(MAKE) $(STAMP_DIR)/.linux-compile $(MAKE_TRACE)
 
 install: compile $(TARGET_MODULES_DIR) $(KERNEL_IPKG)
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/package/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/package/Makefile
index dc031fc470..c69705bfe4 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/package/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/package/Makefile
@@ -34,24 +34,32 @@ MAKEOPTS:=	BOARD="$(BOARD)" \
 
 
 %-prepare:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@)-prepare
+	@$(START_TRACE) "target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@)/prepare: "
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) \
 		$(MAKEOPTS) \
 		prepare
+	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
+	@$(END_TRACE)
 
 %-compile:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)-compile
+	@$(START_TRACE) "target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-compile,%,$@)-compile: "
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) \
 		$(MAKEOPTS) \
 		compile
+	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
+	@$(END_TRACE)
 
 %-install: %-compile
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-install,%,$@)-install
+	@$(START_TRACE) "target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-install,%,$@)-install: "
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) \
 		$(MAKEOPTS) \
 		install
+	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
+	@$(END_TRACE)
 
 %-clean:
-	@$(TRACE) target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)-clean
+	@$(START_TRACE) "target/linux/package/$(patsubst %-clean,%,$@)-clean: "
 	@$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) clean
+	@$(CMD_TRACE) " done"
+	@$(END_TRACE)
 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/package/diag/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/package/diag/Makefile
index 826fd07a82..42765aedfe 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/package/diag/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/package/diag/Makefile
@@ -25,13 +25,11 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared:
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 	touch $@
 
-$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/diag.o
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built:
+	$(TARGET_CC) $(DIAG_FLAGS) -o $@ diag_led.c
 	touch $@
 	
-$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/diag.o: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
-	$(TARGET_CC) $(DIAG_FLAGS) -o $@ diag_led.c
-
-$(IPKG_KMOD_DIAG): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/diag.o
+$(IPKG_KMOD_DIAG):
 	mkdir -p $(IDIR_KMOD_DIAG)/lib/modules/$(LINUX_VERSION)
 	cp $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/diag.o $(IDIR_KMOD_DIAG)/lib/modules/$(LINUX_VERSION)/
 	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(IDIR_KMOD_DIAG) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/package/openwrt/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/package/openwrt/Makefile
index f55b91d78b..72c87044ad 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/package/openwrt/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/package/openwrt/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $(IPKG_OPENWRT): $(IDIR_OPENWRT)
 	$(RSTRIP) $(IDIR_OPENWRT)
 	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(IDIR_OPENWRT) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
 
-install: compile openwrt-install
+install-targets: compile openwrt-install
 
 openwrt-install:
 	$(IPKG) install $(IPKG_OPENWRT)