diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
index 855317f..b829108 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 HOST_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND := true
 
 define transform-host-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-    $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
         -dynamiclib -single_module -read_only_relocs suppress \
         $(HOST_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
         $(HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 endef
 
 define transform-host-o-to-executable-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
         -o $@ \
         -Wl,-dynamic -headerpad_max_install_names \
         $(HOST_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index ebb6590..e96ebce 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 endif
 
 define transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/armelf.xsc \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections \
 	-Wl,-shared,-Bsymbolic \
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 endef
 
 define transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/armelf.x \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/armelf.x \
 	-Wl,-dynamic-linker,/system/bin/linker \
     -Wl,--gc-sections \
 	-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc \
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 endef
 
 define transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/armelf.x \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/armelf.x \
     -Wl,--gc-sections \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
index 0cc72ec..036ecd7 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-sh.mk
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 
 TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND := true
 define transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	-nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shlelf.xsc \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,-z,norelro \
 	-Wl,-shared,-Bsymbolic \
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 endef
 
 define transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic  -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shlelf.x \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bdynamic  -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shlelf.x \
 	-Wl,-dynamic-linker,/system/bin/linker \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,-z,norelro \
 	-Wl,-z,nocopyreloc \
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 endef
 
 define transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic  -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shlelf.x \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) -nostdlib -Bstatic  -Wl,-T,$(BUILD_SYSTEM)/shlelf.x \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,-z,norelro \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index 70a8ba6..c234cf6 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
 TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND := true
 define transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	 -nostdlib -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
 	 -shared -Bsymbolic \
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 
 
 define transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	-nostdlib -Bdynamic \
 	-Wl,-dynamic-linker,/system/bin/linker \
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 endef
 
 define transform-o-to-static-executable-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	-nostdlib -Bstatic \
 	-o $@ \
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 0a4759d..b6f4515 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@
 ###########################################################
 
 define transform-d-to-p
-@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
+$(hide) cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
 	sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/^[^:]*: *//' -e 's/ *\\$$//' \
 		-e '/^$$/ d' -e 's/$$/ :/' < $(@:%.o=%.d) >> $(@:%.o=%.P); \
 	rm -f $(@:%.o=%.d)
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@
 	$(PRIVATE_CPPFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_DEBUG_CFLAGS) \
 	-MD -o $@ $<
-$(hide) $(transform-d-to-p)
+$(transform-d-to-p)
 endef
 
 
@@ -919,12 +919,12 @@
 
 define transform-c-to-o
 $(transform-c-to-o-no-deps)
-$(hide) $(transform-d-to-p)
+$(transform-d-to-p)
 endef
 
 define transform-s-to-o
 $(transform-s-to-o-no-deps)
-$(hide) $(transform-d-to-p)
+$(transform-d-to-p)
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@
 
 define transform-m-to-o
 $(transform-m-to-o-no-deps)
-$(hide) $(transform-d-to-p)
+$(transform-d-to-p)
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@
 # it to be overriden en-masse see combo/linux-arm.make for an example.
 ifneq ($(HOST_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND),true)
 define transform-host-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(HOST_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
 	-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN/../lib \
 	-shared -Wl,-soname,$(notdir $@) \
@@ -1152,13 +1152,13 @@
 define transform-host-o-to-shared-lib
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "host SharedLib: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $(transform-host-o-to-shared-lib-inner)
+$(transform-host-o-to-shared-lib-inner)
 endef
 
 define transform-host-o-to-package
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "host Package: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $(transform-host-o-to-shared-lib-inner)
+$(transform-host-o-to-shared-lib-inner)
 endef
 
 
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@
 # it to be overriden en-masse see combo/linux-arm.make for an example.
 ifneq ($(TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND),true)
 define transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
 	-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN/../lib \
@@ -1200,13 +1200,13 @@
 define transform-o-to-shared-lib
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target SharedLib: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $(transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner)
+$(transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner)
 endef
 
 define transform-o-to-package
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target Package: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $(transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner)
+$(transform-o-to-shared-lib-inner)
 endef
 
 
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@
 
 ifneq ($(TARGET_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND),true)
 define transform-o-to-executable-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(TARGET_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
 	$(TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@
 define transform-o-to-executable
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target Executable: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $(transform-o-to-executable-inner)
+$(transform-o-to-executable-inner)
 endef
 
 
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@
 define transform-o-to-static-executable
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "target StaticExecutable: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $(transform-o-to-static-executable-inner)
+$(transform-o-to-static-executable-inner)
 endef
 
 
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@
 
 ifneq ($(HOST_CUSTOM_LD_COMMAND),true)
 define transform-host-o-to-executable-inner
-$(PRIVATE_CXX) \
+$(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX) \
 	-Wl,-rpath-link=$(HOST_OUT_INTERMEDIATE_LIBRARIES) \
 	-Wl,-rpath,\$$ORIGIN/../lib \
 	$(HOST_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS) \
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@
 define transform-host-o-to-executable
 @mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 @echo "host Executable: $(PRIVATE_MODULE) ($@)"
-$(hide) $(transform-host-o-to-executable-inner)
+$(transform-host-o-to-executable-inner)
 endef