diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ef64a230f..32e2f14da 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-AC_INIT(gnome-shell, 0.0.1)
+AC_INIT(gnome-shell, 0.1)
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
+m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])],)
+
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 
 AC_DISABLE_STATIC
diff --git a/src/Makefile-big.am b/src/Makefile-big.am
index c0ede9deb..fb4a48264 100644
--- a/src/Makefile-big.am
+++ b/src/Makefile-big.am
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ big_source_c =					\
 big-enum-types.h: stamp-big-enum-types.h Makefile
 	@true
 stamp-big-enum-types.h: $(big_source_h) big/big-enum-types.h.in
-	( cd $(srcdir) && \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) ( cd $(srcdir) && \
 	  $(GLIB_MKENUMS) \
 	    --template $(srcdir)/big/big-enum-types.h.in \
 	  $(big_source_h) ) >> xgen-teth && \
-	(cmp xgen-teth big-enum-types.h || cp xgen-teth big-enum-types.h) && \
+	(cmp -s xgen-teth big-enum-types.h || cp xgen-teth big-enum-types.h) && \
 	rm -f xgen-teth && \
 	echo timestamp > $(@F)
 
 big-enum-types.c: stamp-big-enum-types.h big/big-enum-types.c.in
-	( cd $(srcdir) && \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) ( cd $(srcdir) && \
 	  $(GLIB_MKENUMS) \
 	    --template $(srcdir)/big/big-enum-types.c.in \
 	  $(big_source_h) ) >> xgen-tetc && \
diff --git a/src/Makefile-tidy.am b/src/Makefile-tidy.am
index e76a11250..006980b72 100644
--- a/src/Makefile-tidy.am
+++ b/src/Makefile-tidy.am
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ tidy_source_c =					\
 tidy-marshal.h: stamp-tidy-marshal.h
 	@true
 stamp-tidy-marshal.h: Makefile tidy/tidy-marshal.list
-	$(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) \
 		--prefix=_tidy_marshal \
 		--header \
 	$(srcdir)/tidy/tidy-marshal.list > xgen-tmh && \
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stamp-tidy-marshal.h: Makefile tidy/tidy-marshal.list
 	echo timestamp > $(@F)
 
 tidy-marshal.c: Makefile tidy/tidy-marshal.list
-	(echo "#include \"tidy-marshal.h\"" ; \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo "#include \"tidy-marshal.h\"" ; \
 	 $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) \
 		--prefix=_tidy_marshal \
 		--body \
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ tidy-marshal.c: Makefile tidy/tidy-marshal.list
 tidy-enum-types.h: stamp-tidy-enum-types.h Makefile
 	@true
 stamp-tidy-enum-types.h: $(tidy_source_h) tidy/tidy-enum-types.h.in
-	( cd $(srcdir) && \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) ( cd $(srcdir) && \
 	  $(GLIB_MKENUMS) \
 	    --template $(srcdir)/tidy/tidy-enum-types.h.in \
 	  $(tidy_source_h) ) >> xgen-teth && \
-	(cmp xgen-teth tidy-enum-types.h || cp xgen-teth tidy-enum-types.h) && \
+	(cmp -s xgen-teth tidy-enum-types.h || cp xgen-teth tidy-enum-types.h) && \
 	rm -f xgen-teth && \
 	echo timestamp > $(@F)
 
 tidy-enum-types.c: stamp-tidy-enum-types.h tidy/tidy-enum-types.c.in
-	( cd $(srcdir) && \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) ( cd $(srcdir) && \
 	  $(GLIB_MKENUMS) \
 	    --template $(srcdir)/tidy/tidy-enum-types.c.in \
 	  $(tidy_source_h) ) >> xgen-tetc && \
diff --git a/src/Makefile-tray.am b/src/Makefile-tray.am
index 91be199f5..86e41cc92 100644
--- a/src/Makefile-tray.am
+++ b/src/Makefile-tray.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ tray_source =			\
 na-marshal.h: stamp-na-marshal.h
 	@true
 stamp-na-marshal.h: Makefile tray/na-marshal.list
-	$(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) \
 		--prefix=_na_marshal \
 		--header \
 	$(srcdir)/tray/na-marshal.list > xgen-tmh && \
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stamp-na-marshal.h: Makefile tray/na-marshal.list
 	echo timestamp > $(@F)
 
 na-marshal.c: Makefile tray/na-marshal.list
-	(echo "#include \"na-marshal.h\"" ; \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo "#include \"na-marshal.h\"" ; \
 	 $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) \
 		--prefix=_na_marshal \
 		--body \
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 1959d09db..d1bf9831b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES =
 bin_SCRIPTS = gnome-shell
 
 gnome-shell: gnome-shell.in
-	sed -e "s|@MUTTER_BIN_DIR[@]|$(MUTTER_BIN_DIR)|" \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) sed -e "s|@MUTTER_BIN_DIR[@]|$(MUTTER_BIN_DIR)|" \
 	    -e "s|@GJS_JS_DIR[@]|$(GJS_JS_DIR)|" \
 	    -e "s|@GJS_JS_NATIVE_DIR[@]|$(GJS_JS_NATIVE_DIR)|" \
 	    -e "s|@libexecdir[@]|$(libexecdir)|" \
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ libgnome_shell_la_gir_sources = \
 shell-marshal.h: stamp-shell-marshal.h
 	@true
 stamp-shell-marshal.h: Makefile shell-marshal.list
-	$(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) \
 		--prefix=_shell_marshal \
 		--header \
 	$(srcdir)/shell-marshal.list > xgen-tmh && \
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ stamp-shell-marshal.h: Makefile shell-marshal.list
 	echo timestamp > $(@F)
 
 shell-marshal.c: Makefile shell-marshal.list
-	(echo "#include \"shell-marshal.h\"" ; \
+	$(AM_V_GEN) (echo "#include \"shell-marshal.h\"" ; \
 	 $(GLIB_GENMARSHAL) \
 		--prefix=_shell_marshal \
 		--body \
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ typelibdir = $(pkglibdir)
 typelib_DATA = Shell-0.1.typelib Tidy-1.0.typelib Big-1.0.typelib
 
 Shell-0.1.gir: $(mutter) $(G_IR_SCANNER) Big-1.0.gir libgnome-shell.la Makefile
-	$(G_IR_SCANNER)		\
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(G_IR_SCANNER)			\
 		--namespace=Shell			\
 		--nsversion=0.1				\
 		--add-include-path=$(MUTTER_LIB_DIR)/mutter/ \
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Shell-0.1.typelib: libgnome-shell.la Shell-0.1.gir Big-1.0.gir
 CLEANFILES += Shell-0.1.typelib
 
 Tidy-1.0.gir: $(mutter) $(G_IR_SCANNER) libgnome-shell.la libtidy-1.0.la Makefile
-	$(G_IR_SCANNER)					\
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(G_IR_SCANNER)			\
 		--namespace=Tidy			\
 		--nsversion=1.0				\
 		--include=Clutter-1.0			\
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ Tidy-1.0.typelib: libtidy-1.0.la Tidy-1.0.gir
 CLEANFILES += Tidy-1.0.typelib
 
 Big-1.0.gir: $(mutter) $(G_IR_SCANNER) libgnome-shell.la libbig-1.0.la Makefile
-	$(G_IR_SCANNER)					\
-		--namespace=Big			\
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(G_IR_SCANNER)			\
+		--namespace=Big				\
 		--nsversion=1.0				\
 		--include=Clutter-1.0			\
 		--include=GdkPixbuf-2.0			\