--- Mk/Uses/ninja.mk	2016-03-27 01:23:25 UTC
+++ Mk/Uses/ninja.mk	
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ 
 #
 # User defined variables:
 # NINJA_VERBOSE		- Enable verbose output.
-#
+#			Default: not set, unless BATCH or PACKAGE_BUILDING is defined.
 # MAINTAINER: portmgr@FreeBSD.org
 
 .if !defined(_INCLUDE_USES_NINJA_MK)
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ 
 IGNORE=	Incorrect 'USES+= ninja:${ninja_ARGS}' ninja takes no arguments
 .endif
 
+.if defined(BATCH) || defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
+NINJA_VERBOSE=	yes
+.endif
+
 .if defined(NINJA_VERBOSE)
 MAKE_ARGS+=	-v
 .endif
--- Mk/bsd.port.mk	2016-09-05 19:23:42 UTC
+++ Mk/bsd.port.mk	
@@ -789,6 +789,9 @@ 
 # CONFIGURE_LOG	- The name of configure log file. It will be printed to
 #				  the screen if configure fails.
 #				  Default: config.log
+# CONFIGURE_VERBOSE
+#				- Enable verbose configure output.
+#				  Default: not set, unless BATCH or PACKAGE_BUILDING is defined.
 # CONFIGURE_FAIL_MESSAGE
 #				- A message displayed to users when configure
 #				  fails (note: this assumes the do-configure
@@ -2488,6 +2491,12 @@ 
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX?=	${MANPREFIX}
 CONFIG_SITE?=		${PORTSDIR}/Templates/config.site
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--prefix=${GNU_CONFIGURE_PREFIX} $${_LATE_CONFIGURE_ARGS}
+.if defined(BATCH) || defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
+CONFIGURE_VERBOSE=	yes
+.endif
+.if defined(CONFIGURE_VERBOSE)
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-silent-rules
+.endif
 .if defined(X_BUILD_FOR)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--host=${X_BUILD_FOR}
 .endif