diff -r dc080e19f7aa Makefile.pre.in
--- a/Makefile.pre.in	Tue Aug 28 12:33:46 2012 +0200
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in	Tue Aug 28 18:47:26 2012 +0200
@@ -407,10 +407,13 @@
 
 # Build the shared modules
 sharedmods: $(BUILDPYTHON)
-	@case $$MAKEFLAGS in \
-	*s*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py -q build;; \
-	*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py build;; \
-	esac
+        if which getopt >/dev/null; then \
+	  mflags=`getopt s $$MAKEFLAGS 2>/dev/null | sed 's/ --.*/ /'`; \
+	else \
+	  mflags=" $$MAKEFLAGS "; fi; \
+	case $$mflags in "* -s *") quiet=-q; esac; \
+	$(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' \
+		./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py $$quiet build
 
 # Build static library
 # avoid long command lines, same as LIBRARY_OBJS