diff --git a/README.buildenv b/README.buildenv
index c7ea22dfa..fd6830005 100644
--- a/README.buildenv
+++ b/README.buildenv
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ COMPONENT_EXTRA_CLEAN := test_tjpgd_logo.h
 graphics_lib.o: logo.h
 
 logo.h: $(COMPONENT_PATH)/logo.bmp
-	$(vecho) BMP2H $@
+	$(summary) BMP2H $@
 	$(Q) bmp2h -i $^ -o $@
 
 include $(IDF_PATH)/make/component.mk
diff --git a/make/common.mk b/make/common.mk
index 064408dcf..7f372cc30 100644
--- a/make/common.mk
+++ b/make/common.mk
@@ -35,13 +35,18 @@ CXXFLAGS = -DESP_PLATFORM -Og -std=gnu++11 -g3 \
 endif
 
 #Handling of V=1/VERBOSE=1 flag
+#
+# if V=1, $(summary) does nothing and $(details) will echo extra details
+# if V is unset or not 1, $(summary) echoes a summary and $(details) does nothing
 V ?= $(VERBOSE)
 ifeq ("$(V)","1")
 Q :=
-vecho := @true
+summary := @true
+details := @echo
 else
 Q := @
-vecho := @echo
+summary := @echo
+details := @true
 endif
 
 # General make utilities
diff --git a/make/component.mk b/make/component.mk
index 9c0e5d602..ae897b009 100644
--- a/make/component.mk
+++ b/make/component.mk
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ build: $(COMPONENT_LIBRARY)
 #Build the archive. We remove the archive first, otherwise ar will get confused if we update
 #an archive when multiple filenames have the same name (src1/test.o and src2/test.o)
 $(COMPONENT_LIBRARY): $(COMPONENT_OBJS)
-	$(vecho) AR $@
+	$(summary) AR $@
 	$(Q) rm -f $@
 	$(Q) $(AR) cru $@ $(COMPONENT_OBJS)
 endif
 
 ifeq ("$(COMPONENT_OWNCLEANTARGET)", "")
 clean:
-	$(vecho) RM $(COMPONENT_LIBRARY) $(COMPONENT_OBJS) $(COMPONENT_OBJS:.o=.d) $(COMPONENT_EXTRA_CLEAN)
+	$(summary) RM $(COMPONENT_LIBRARY) $(COMPONENT_OBJS) $(COMPONENT_OBJS:.o=.d) $(COMPONENT_EXTRA_CLEAN)
 	$(Q) rm -f $(COMPONENT_LIBRARY) $(COMPONENT_OBJS) $(COMPONENT_OBJS:.o=.d) $(COMPONENT_EXTRA_CLEAN)
 endif
 
@@ -92,15 +92,15 @@ CXXFLAGS+=-MMD
 define GenerateCompileTargets
 # $(1) - directory containing source files, relative to $(COMPONENT_PATH)
 $(1)/%.o: $$(COMPONENT_PATH)/$(1)/%.c | $(1)
-	$$(vecho) CC $$@
+	$$(summary) CC $$@
 	$$(Q) $$(CC) $$(CFLAGS) $$(addprefix -I ,$$(COMPONENT_INCLUDES)) $$(addprefix -I ,$$(COMPONENT_EXTRA_INCLUDES)) -I$(1) -c $$< -o $$@
 
 $(1)/%.o: $$(COMPONENT_PATH)/$(1)/%.cpp | $(1)
-	$$(vecho) CC $$@
+	$$(summary) CC $$@
 	$$(Q) $$(CXX) $$(CXXFLAGS) $$(addprefix -I,$$(COMPONENT_INCLUDES)) $$(addprefix -I,$$(COMPONENT_EXTRA_INCLUDES)) -I$(1) -c $$< -o $$@
 
 $(1)/%.o: $$(COMPONENT_PATH)/$(1)/%.S | $(1)
-	$$(vecho) CC $$@
+	$$(summary) CC $$@
 	$$(Q) $$(CC) $$(CFLAGS) $$(addprefix -I ,$$(COMPONENT_INCLUDES)) $$(addprefix -I ,$$(COMPONENT_EXTRA_INCLUDES)) -I$(1) -c $$< -o $$@
 
 # CWD is build dir, create the build subdirectory if it doesn't exist
diff --git a/make/project.mk b/make/project.mk
index 99fa1c1a1..7b3a86733 100644
--- a/make/project.mk
+++ b/make/project.mk
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ $(foreach component,$(COMPONENT_PATHS_BUILDABLE),$(eval $(call GenerateComponent
 $(foreach component,$(COMPONENT_PATHS_BUILDABLE),$(eval $(call GenerateComponentTarget,$(component),clean)))
 
 app-clean: $(addsuffix -clean,$(notdir $(COMPONENT_PATHS_BUILDABLE)))
-	$(vecho) RM $(APP_ELF)
+	$(summary) RM $(APP_ELF)
 	$(Q) rm -f $(APP_ELF) $(APP_BIN) $(APP_MAP)
 
 clean: app-clean
diff --git a/make/project_config.mk b/make/project_config.mk
index c813ac584..e39fdac3b 100644
--- a/make/project_config.mk
+++ b/make/project_config.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $(KCONFIG_TOOL_DIR)/mconf $(KCONFIG_TOOL_DIR)/conf:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KCONFIG_TOOL_DIR)
 
 menuconfig: $(KCONFIG_TOOL_DIR)/mconf $(IDF_PATH)/Kconfig $(BUILD_DIR_BASE)
-	$(vecho) MENUCONFIG
+	$(summary) MENUCONFIG
 	$(Q) KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER=$(PROJECT_PATH)/build/include/sdkconfig.h \
 	KCONFIG_CONFIG=$(PROJECT_PATH)/sdkconfig \
 	COMPONENT_KCONFIGS="$(COMPONENT_KCONFIGS)" \
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $(PROJECT_PATH)/sdkconfig: menuconfig
 endif
 
 defconfig: $(KCONFIG_TOOL_DIR)/mconf $(IDF_PATH)/Kconfig $(BUILD_DIR_BASE)
-	$(vecho) DEFCONFIG
+	$(summary) DEFCONFIG
 	$(Q) mkdir -p $(PROJECT_PATH)/build/include/config
 	$(Q) KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER=$(PROJECT_PATH)/build/include/sdkconfig.h \
 	KCONFIG_CONFIG=$(PROJECT_PATH)/sdkconfig \
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 $(AUTO_CONF_REGEN_TARGET) $(PROJECT_PATH)/build/include/sdkconfig.h: $(PROJECT_PATH)/sdkconfig $(KCONFIG_TOOL_DIR)/conf $(COMPONENT_KCONFIGS) $(COMPONENT_KCONFIGS_PROJBUILD)
-	$(vecho) GENCONFIG
+	$(summary) GENCONFIG
 	$(Q) mkdir -p $(PROJECT_PATH)/build/include/config
 	$(Q) cd build; KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER="$(PROJECT_PATH)/build/include/sdkconfig.h" \
 	KCONFIG_CONFIG=$(PROJECT_PATH)/sdkconfig \
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ $(AUTO_CONF_REGEN_TARGET) $(PROJECT_PATH)/build/include/sdkconfig.h: $(PROJECT_P
 clean: config-clean
 .PHONY: config-clean
 config-clean:
-	$(vecho RM CONFIG)
+	$(summary RM CONFIG)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KCONFIG_TOOL_DIR) clean
 	$(Q) rm -rf $(PROJECT_PATH)/build/include/config $(PROJECT_PATH)/build/include/sdkconfig.h