Pretty print make output

Is there any way I can still use gcc and make, but print:

[ok] gpm-backlight.o
[ok] gpm-tray-icon.o
[ok] gnome-power-manager

rather than the pages of incomprehensible gibberish:

gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.. -I../../src -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include   -DDBUS_API_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE -I/usr/include/hal -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/dbus-1.0/include   -pthread -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/dbus-1.0/include -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include   -DDBUS_VERSION_MAJOR=1 -DDBUS_VERSION_MINOR=0 -DDBUS_VERSION_MICRO=2 -DORBIT2=1 -pthread -I/usr/include/libgnomeui-2.0 -I/usr/include/libgnome-2.0 -I/usr/include/libgnomecanvas-2.0 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/include/libart-2.0 -I/usr/include/gconf/2 -I/usr/include/libbonoboui-2.0 -I/usr/include/gnome-vfs-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gnome-vfs-2.0/include -I/usr/include/gnome-keyring-1 -I/usr/include/orbit-2.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/libbonobo-2.0 -I/usr/include/bonobo-activation-2.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/libxml2 -I/usr/include/libglade-2.0 -I/usr/include/libwnck-1.0 -I/usr/include/panel-2.0   -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/dbus-1.0/include -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12   -I/usr/include/gtkunique-1.0 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12   -DBINDIR=\”/home/hughsie/Code/gnome-power-manager/trunk/gnome-power-manager-2.19.1/_inst/bin\” -DGNOMELOCALEDIR=\””/home/hughsie/Code/gnome-power-manager/trunk/gnome-power-manager-2.19.1/_inst/share/locale”\” -DDATADIR=\”/home/hughsie/Code/gnome-power-manager/trunk/gnome-power-manager-2.19.1/_inst/share\” -DPREFIX=\””/home/hughsie/Code/gnome-power-manager/trunk/gnome-power-manager-2.19.1/_inst”\” -DSYSCONFDIR=\””/home/hughsie/Code/gnome-power-manager/trunk/gnome-power-manager-2.19.1/_inst/etc”\” -DLIBDIR=\””/home/hughsie/Code/gnome-power-manager/trunk/gnome-power-manager-2.19.1/_inst/lib”\” -DVERSION=”\”2.19.1\”” -DGPM_DATA=\””/home/hughsie/Code/gnome-power-manager/trunk/gnome-power-manager-2.19.1/_inst/share/gnome-power-manager/”\” -I../.. -I../../libhal-glib -I../../libgpm-glib -I../../libdbus-glib   -Werror -Wall -Wcast-align -Wno-uninitialized -g -fexceptions  -g -O2 -MT gpm-prefs.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/gpm-prefs.Tpo -c -o gpm-prefs.o ../../src/gpm-prefs.c

I have a feeling there's a random patch floating around, but I wondered if there was anything upstream. Cheers!

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Richard has over 10 years of experience developing open source software. He is the maintainer of GNOME Software, PackageKit, GNOME Packagekit, GNOME Power Manager, GNOME Color Manager, colord, and UPower and also contributes to many other projects and opensource standards. Richard has three main areas of interest on the free desktop, color management, package management, and power management. Richard graduated a few years ago from the University of Surrey with a Masters in Electronics Engineering. He now works for Red Hat in the desktop group, and also manages a company selling open source calibration equipment. Richard's outside interests include taking photos and eating good food.

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