diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 422e133..d6d821e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LANGFILTER = $(TMPDIR)/langfilter
 LAANTAS_SCRIPT = $(TMPDIR)/laantas-script
 EXECS = $(LANGFILTER)
 
-CABAL_FLAGS ?= -O
+CABAL_FLAGS ?= -O -v0
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: build
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ all: build
 build: $(OUTPUT)
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/%.html: $(PAGESDIR)/%.md $(TEMPLATE) $(LANGFILTER) $(LAANTAS_SCRIPT)
+	@echo "[pandoc] $<"
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	LAANTAS_SCRIPT="$(LAANTAS_SCRIPT)" \
 	  DIRNAME="$(subst $(PAGESDIR),$(BUILDDIR),$(dir $<))" \
@@ -42,35 +43,48 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/%.html: $(PAGESDIR)/%.md $(TEMPLATE) $(LANGFILTER) $(LAANTAS_SCRIPT)
 	    --filter $(LANGFILTER)
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/%: $(PAGESDIR)/%
-	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	cp $< $@
+	$(copy)
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/%: %
-	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	cp $< $@
+	$(copy)
+
+define copy
+  @echo "[copy] $<"
+  mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+  cp $< $@
+endef
 
 $(LANGFILTER): langfilter/*.hs langfilter/langfilter.cabal
-	cabal build langfilter $(CABAL_FLAGS)
-	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	find dist-newstyle -name $(notdir $@) \
-	  -print -type f -exec cp {} $(TMPDIR) \;
+	$(cabal-exe)
 
-$(LAANTAS_SCRIPT): laantas-script/*.hs laantas-script/laantas-script.cabal
-	cabal build laantas-script $(CABAL_FLAGS)
-	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	find dist-newstyle -name $(notdir $@) \
-	  -type f -exec cp {} $(TMPDIR) \;
+$(LAANTAS_SCRIPT): laantas-script/*
+	$(cabal-exe)
+
+define cabal-exe
+  @echo "[build] $(notdir $@)"
+  cabal build $(notdir $@) $(CABAL_FLAGS)
+  mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+  find dist-newstyle -name $(notdir $@) -type f -exec cp {} $(TMPDIR) \;
+endef
 
 
 upload: build
-	@rsync -rPLzh --delete -e 'ssh -l $(REMOTE_USER) -i $(IDFILE)' \
-	  $(BUILDDIR)/ $(HOST):$(REMOTE_DIR)/
+	@echo "[upload]"
+	@rsync --recursive --partial --progress --copy-links \
+	       --compress --human-readable --hard-links --size-only \
+	       --delete --delete-after \
+	       --rsh='ssh -l $(REMOTE_USER) -i $(IDFILE)' \
+	       $(BUILDDIR)/ $(HOST):$(REMOTE_DIR)/
 
 
 
 .PHONY: clean distclean
 clean:
+	@echo "[clean]"
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
-distclean: clean
 	rm -rf $(TMPDIR)
+distclean: clean
+	@echo "[distclean]"
 	cabal clean
+
+.SILENT: