diff --git a/src/common/make/gcc.mak b/src/common/make/gcc.mak
index 7ae5818b3..45f3940f5 100644
--- a/src/common/make/gcc.mak
+++ b/src/common/make/gcc.mak
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ OBJS =	abend.o		\
 	filepos.o	\
 	fname.o		\
 	hashstr.o	\
+	print.o		\
 	target.o	\
 	tgttrans.o	\
 	xmalloc.o	\
diff --git a/src/common/make/watcom.mak b/src/common/make/watcom.mak
index 65b18eff8..b122be10a 100644
--- a/src/common/make/watcom.mak
+++ b/src/common/make/watcom.mak
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CCCFG  = -bt=$(TARGET) -d1 -onatx -zp4 -5 -zq -w2
 .c.obj:
   $(CC) $(CCCFG) $<
 
-			 
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # All library OBJ files
 
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ OBJS =	abend.obj	\
 	filepos.obj	\
 	fname.obj	\
 	hashstr.obj	\
-	wildargv.obj	\
+	print.obj	\
 	target.obj	\
 	tgttrans.obj	\
+	wildargv.obj	\
 	xmalloc.obj	\
 	xsprintf.obj
 
diff --git a/src/common/print.c b/src/common/print.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52080e7b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/print.c
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*                                                                           */
+/*				    print.c				     */
+/*                                                                           */
+/*				Program output				     */
+/*                                                                           */
+/*                                                                           */
+/*                                                                           */
+/* (C) 2001	 Ullrich von Bassewitz                                       */
+/*               Wacholderweg 14                                             */
+/*               D-70597 Stuttgart                                           */
+/* EMail:        uz@musoftware.de                                            */
+/*                                                                           */
+/*                                                                           */
+/* This software is provided 'as-is', without any expressed or implied       */
+/* warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages    */
+/* arising from the use of this software.                                    */
+/*                                                                           */
+/* Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,     */
+/* including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it    */
+/* freely, subject to the following restrictions:                            */
+/*                                                                           */
+/* 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not   */
+/*    claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software   */
+/*    in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be  */
+/*    appreciated but is not required.                                       */
+/* 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not   */
+/*    be misrepresented as being the original software.                      */
+/* 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source              */
+/*    distribution.                                                          */
+/*                                                                           */
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+/* common */
+#include "print.h"
+
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*     	       	       		     Data				     */
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+unsigned char Verbosity = 0;    	/* Verbose operation flag */
+
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*     	       	       		     Code				     */
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+void Print (unsigned V, const char* Format, ...)
+/* Output according to Verbosity */
+{
+    va_list ap;
+
+    /* Check the verbosity */
+    if (V > Verbosity) {
+       	/* Don't output this message */
+       	return;
+    }
+
+    /* Output */
+    va_start (ap, Format);
+    vprintf (Format, ap);
+    va_end (ap);
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/common/print.h b/src/common/print.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4def4c90d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/print.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*                                                                           */
+/*				    print.h				     */
+/*                                                                           */
+/*				Program output				     */
+/*                                                                           */
+/*                                                                           */
+/*                                                                           */
+/* (C) 2001	 Ullrich von Bassewitz                                       */
+/*               Wacholderweg 14                                             */
+/*               D-70597 Stuttgart                                           */
+/* EMail:        uz@musoftware.de                                            */
+/*                                                                           */
+/*                                                                           */
+/* This software is provided 'as-is', without any expressed or implied       */
+/* warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages    */
+/* arising from the use of this software.                                    */
+/*                                                                           */
+/* Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,     */
+/* including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it    */
+/* freely, subject to the following restrictions:                            */
+/*                                                                           */
+/* 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not   */
+/*    claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software   */
+/*    in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be  */
+/*    appreciated but is not required.                                       */
+/* 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not   */
+/*    be misrepresented as being the original software.                      */
+/* 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source              */
+/*    distribution.                                                          */
+/*                                                                           */
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+#ifndef PRINT_H
+#define PRINT_H
+
+
+
+/* common */
+#include "attrib.h"
+
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*     	      	       		     Data				     */
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+extern unsigned char Verbosity;    	/* Verbose operation flag */
+
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*     	      	       		     Code				     */
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+void Print (unsigned V, const char* Format, ...) attribute ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+/* Output according to Verbosity */
+
+
+
+/* End of print.h */
+
+#endif
+
+
+
+