diff -rc make-orig/job.c make-3.81/job.c
*** make-orig/job.c	2006-03-20 04:03:04.000000000 +0100
--- make-3.81/job.c	2006-06-21 17:31:52.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 1083,1089 ****
       appear.  */
  
    message (0, (just_print_flag || (!(flags & COMMANDS_SILENT) && !silent_flag))
! 	   ? "%s" : (char *) 0, p);
  
    /* Tell update_goal_chain that a command has been started on behalf of
       this target.  It is important that this happens here and not in
--- 1083,1089 ----
       appear.  */
  
    message (0, (just_print_flag || (!(flags & COMMANDS_SILENT) && !silent_flag))
! 	   ? "\e[3s\e[a%s\e[b" : (char *) 0, p);
  
    /* Tell update_goal_chain that a command has been started on behalf of
       this target.  It is important that this happens here and not in
diff -rc make-orig/main.c make-3.81/main.c
*** make-orig/main.c	2006-03-20 03:36:37.000000000 +0100
--- make-3.81/main.c	2006-06-21 17:48:43.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 886,891 ****
--- 886,900 ----
  }
  
  
+ static void closeNesting()
+ {
+   while (logNestingStdout--)
+     printf("\e[q");
+   while (logNestingStderr--)
+     fprintf(stderr, "\e[q");
+ }
+ 
+ 
  #ifdef _AMIGA
  int
  main (int argc, char **argv)
***************
*** 931,936 ****
--- 940,947 ----
    atexit (close_stdout);
  #endif
  
+   atexit(closeNesting);
+ 
    /* Needed for OS/2 */
    initialize_main(&argc, &argv);
  
***************
*** 3095,3100 ****
--- 3106,3117 ----
  
    /* Use entire sentences to give the translators a fighting chance.  */
  
+   if (entering)
+     {
+       printf("\e[p");
+       logNestingStdout++;
+     }
+   
    if (makelevel == 0)
      if (starting_directory == 0)
        if (entering)
***************
*** 3124,3129 ****
--- 3141,3155 ----
          printf (_("%s[%u]: Leaving directory `%s'\n"),
                  program, makelevel, starting_directory);
  
+   if (!entering)
+     {
+       printf("\e[q");
+       logNestingStdout--;
+     }
+  
    /* Flush stdout to be sure this comes before any stderr output.  */
    fflush (stdout);
  }
+ 
+ int logNestingStdout = 0;
+ int logNestingStderr = 0;
diff -rc make-orig/make.h make-3.81/make.h
*** make-orig/make.h	2006-02-16 00:54:43.000000000 +0100
--- make-3.81/make.h	2006-06-21 17:39:35.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 609,611 ****
--- 609,613 ----
  #define ENULLLOOP(_v,_c)   do{ errno = 0; \
                                 while (((_v)=_c)==0 && errno==EINTR); }while(0)
  
+ extern int logNestingStdout;
+ extern int logNestingStderr;
diff -rc make-orig/remake.c make-3.81/remake.c
*** make-orig/remake.c	2006-03-20 03:36:37.000000000 +0100
--- make-3.81/remake.c	2006-06-21 17:31:52.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 1120,1126 ****
--- 1120,1130 ----
        /* The normal case: start some commands.  */
        if (!touch_flag || file->cmds->any_recurse)
  	{
+           fprintf(stderr, "\e[pbuilding %s\n", file->name);
+           logNestingStderr++;
  	  execute_file_commands (file);
+           fprintf(stderr, "\e[q");
+           logNestingStderr--;
  	  return;
  	}