diff -ruN cmake-2.4.6-original/Source/cmake.cxx cmake-2.4.6-patched/Source/cmake.cxx
--- cmake-2.4.6-original/Source/cmake.cxx	2007-07-10 17:44:03.000016000 +0200
+++ cmake-2.4.6-patched/Source/cmake.cxx	2007-07-10 18:07:00.000012000 +0200
@@ -988,10 +988,14 @@
 
       return 1;
       }
-
     // Command to start progress for a build
     else if (args[1] == "cmake_progress_start" && args.size() == 4)
       {
+      bool quiet_progress = cmSystemTools::GetEnv("DISABLE_PROGRESS_COUNT") != 0;
+      if (quiet_progress)
+	{
+	return 0;
+	}
       // bascially remove the directory
       std::string dirName = args[2];
       dirName += "/Progress";
@@ -1016,6 +1020,11 @@
     // Command to report progress for a build
     else if (args[1] == "cmake_progress_report" && args.size() >= 3)
       {
+      bool quiet_progress = cmSystemTools::GetEnv("DISABLE_PROGRESS_COUNT") != 0;
+      if (quiet_progress)
+	{
+	return 0;
+	}
       std::string dirName = args[2];
       dirName += "/Progress";
       std::string fName;
@@ -1057,7 +1066,6 @@
         }
       return 0;
       }
-    
     // Command to create a symbolic link.  Fails on platforms not
     // supporting them.
     else if (args[1] == "create_symlink" && args.size() == 4)

diff -ruN cmake-2.4.6-original/Modules/CMakeGenericSystem.cmake cmake-2.4.6-patched/Modules/CMakeGenericSystem.cmake
--- cmake-2.4.6-original/Modules/CMakeGenericSystem.cmake	2007-07-11 06:09:41.000005000 +0200
+++ cmake-2.4.6-patched/Modules/CMakeGenericSystem.cmake	2007-07-11 07:06:35.000002000 +0200
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
   MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE)
 ENDIF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles")
 
+IF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles")
+SET(CMAKE_PROGRESS_COUNT ON CACHE BOOL
+    "Enable/Disable output of build progress."
+    )
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CMAKE_PROGRESS_COUNT)
+ENDIF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles")
+
 # Set a variable to indicate whether the value of CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
 # was initialized by the block below.  This is useful for user
 # projects to change the default prefix while still allowing the
diff -ruN cmake-2.4.6-original/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx cmake-2.4.6-patched/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
--- cmake-2.4.6-original/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx	2007-07-10 21:49:08.000024000 +0200
+++ cmake-2.4.6-patched/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx	2007-07-11 07:07:50.000010000 +0200
@@ -764,7 +764,10 @@
       localName += "/all";
       depends.clear();
 
-        std::string progressDir =
+      std::string progressDir;
+      if(lg->GetMakefile()->IsOn("CMAKE_PROGRESS_COUNT"))
+        {
+        progressDir =
           lg->GetMakefile()->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
         progressDir += cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectory();
           {
@@ -786,7 +789,7 @@
         progressDir = "Built target ";
         progressDir += t->first;
         lg->AppendEcho(commands,progressDir.c_str());
-        
+        }
       this->AppendGlobalTargetDepends(depends,t->second);
       lg->WriteMakeRule(ruleFileStream, "All Build rule for target.",
                         localName.c_str(), depends, commands, true);
@@ -803,9 +806,10 @@
 
       // Write the rule.
       commands.clear();
-        progressDir = lg->GetMakefile()->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
-        progressDir += cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectory();
-        
+
+      progressDir = lg->GetMakefile()->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
+      progressDir += cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectory();
+      if(lg->GetMakefile()->IsOn("CMAKE_PROGRESS_COUNT"))
         {
         // TODO: Convert the total progress count to a make variable.
         cmOStringStream progCmd;
@@ -820,11 +824,12 @@
                 << this->GetTargetTotalNumberOfActions(t->second,
                                                        emitted);
         commands.push_back(progCmd.str());
-        }
+	}
         std::string tmp = cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectoryPostSlash();
         tmp += "Makefile2";
       commands.push_back(lg->GetRecursiveMakeCall
                            (tmp.c_str(),localName.c_str()));
+      if(lg->GetMakefile()->IsOn("CMAKE_PROGRESS_COUNT"))
         {
         cmOStringStream progCmd;
         progCmd << "$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_progress_start "; // # 0
diff -ruN cmake-2.4.6-original/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx cmake-2.4.6-patched/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
--- cmake-2.4.6-original/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx	2007-07-10 21:48:54.000012000 +0200
+++ cmake-2.4.6-patched/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx	2007-07-11 07:07:14.000014000 +0200
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
   // Record whether some options are enabled to avoid checking many
   // times later.
   this->ColorMakefile = this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE");
+  this->ProgressCount = this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_PROGRESS_COUNT");
   this->SkipPreprocessedSourceRules =
     this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_SKIP_PREPROCESSED_SOURCE_RULES");
   this->SkipAssemblySourceRules =
@@ -1389,17 +1390,19 @@
   this->WriteSpecialTargetsTop(ruleFileStream);
 
   // Include the progress variables for the target.
-  std::string progressFile = cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectory();
-  progressFile += "/progress.make";
-  std::string progressFileNameFull =
+  if(this->ProgressCount)
+    {
+    std::string progressFile = cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectory();
+    progressFile += "/progress.make";
+    std::string progressFileNameFull =
     this->ConvertToFullPath(progressFile.c_str());
-  ruleFileStream
-    << "# Include the progress variables for this target.\n"
-    << this->IncludeDirective << " "
-    << this->Convert(progressFileNameFull.c_str(),
-                     cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
-                     cmLocalGenerator::MAKEFILE) << "\n\n";
-  
+    ruleFileStream
+      << "# Include the progress variables for this target.\n"
+      << this->IncludeDirective << " "
+      << this->Convert(progressFileNameFull.c_str(),
+                       cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT,
+                       cmLocalGenerator::MAKEFILE) << "\n\n";
+    }
   // Write all global targets
   this->WriteDivider(ruleFileStream);
   ruleFileStream
@@ -1477,15 +1480,18 @@
 
   std::string progressDir = this->Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
   progressDir += cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectory();
+  if(this->ProgressCount)
     {
-    cmOStringStream progCmd;
-    progCmd << 
-      "$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_progress_start ";
-    progCmd << this->Convert(progressDir.c_str(),
-                             cmLocalGenerator::FULL,
-                             cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
-    progCmd << " $(CMAKE_ALL_PROGRESS)";
-    commands.push_back(progCmd.str());
+      {
+      cmOStringStream progCmd;
+      progCmd << 
+        "$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_progress_start ";
+      progCmd << this->Convert(progressDir.c_str(),
+                               cmLocalGenerator::FULL,
+                               cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
+      progCmd << " $(CMAKE_ALL_PROGRESS)";
+      commands.push_back(progCmd.str());
+      }
     }
   std::string mf2Dir = cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectoryPostSlash();
   mf2Dir += "Makefile2";
@@ -1494,6 +1500,7 @@
   this->CreateCDCommand(commands,
                                 this->Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory(),
                                 this->Makefile->GetStartOutputDirectory());
+  if(this->ProgressCount)
     {
     cmOStringStream progCmd;
     progCmd << "$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_progress_start "; // # 0
diff -ruN cmake-2.4.6-original/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h cmake-2.4.6-patched/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
--- cmake-2.4.6-original/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h	2007-07-11 06:20:09.000006000 +0200
+++ cmake-2.4.6-patched/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h	2007-07-11 07:07:20.000020000 +0200
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@
   /* Copy the setting of CMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE from the makefile at the
      beginning of generation to avoid many duplicate lookups.  */
   bool ColorMakefile;
+  
+  /* Copy the setting of CMAKE_PROGRESS_COUNT from the makefile at the
+     beginning of generation to avoid many duplicate lookups.  */
+  bool ProgressCount;
 
   /* Copy the setting of CMAKE_SKIP_PREPROCESSED_SOURCE_RULES and
      CMAKE_SKIP_ASSEMBLY_SOURCE_RULES at the beginning of generation to
diff -ruN cmake-2.4.6-original/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx cmake-2.4.6-patched/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
--- cmake-2.4.6-original/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx	2007-07-10 21:45:48.000025000 +0200
+++ cmake-2.4.6-patched/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx	2007-07-11 07:06:56.000011000 +0200
@@ -428,20 +428,22 @@
   std::vector<std::string> no_commands;
   std::vector<std::string> commands;
   
-  // add in a progress call if needed
-  std::string progressDir = this->Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
-  progressDir += cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectory();
-  cmOStringStream progCmd;
-  progCmd << "$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_progress_report ";
-  progCmd << this->LocalGenerator->Convert(progressDir.c_str(),
-                                           cmLocalGenerator::FULL,
-                                           cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
-  this->NumberOfProgressActions++;
-  progCmd << " $(CMAKE_PROGRESS_" 
-          << this->NumberOfProgressActions 
-          << ")";
-  commands.push_back(progCmd.str());
-  
+  if(this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_PROGRESS_COUNT"))
+    {
+    // add in a progress call if needed
+    std::string progressDir = this->Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
+    progressDir += cmake::GetCMakeFilesDirectory();
+    cmOStringStream progCmd;
+    progCmd << "$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_progress_report ";
+    progCmd << this->LocalGenerator->Convert(progressDir.c_str(),
+                                             cmLocalGenerator::FULL,
+                                             cmLocalGenerator::SHELL);
+    this->NumberOfProgressActions++;
+    progCmd << " $(CMAKE_PROGRESS_" 
+            << this->NumberOfProgressActions 
+            << ")";
+    commands.push_back(progCmd.str());
+    }
   std::string buildEcho = "Building ";
   buildEcho += lang;
   buildEcho += " object ";
@@ -838,7 +840,8 @@
   // Collect the commands.
   std::vector<std::string> commands;
   std::string comment = this->LocalGenerator->ConstructComment(cc);
-  if(!comment.empty())
+  if(!comment.empty() &&
+     this->Makefile->IsOn("CMAKE_PROGRESS_COUNT"))
     {
     // add in a progress call if needed
     std::string progressDir = this->Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory();