--- Makefile	2010-03-15 11:28:33.622782109 +0100
+++ Makefile.new	2010-03-15 11:28:24.131031471 +0100
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@
 single-package:=y
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),showflags)
+SILENT := y
+endif
 # no need to parse dependencies just to delete a directory 
 ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 skip-parse:=y
@@ -395,7 +398,7 @@
 	$M+-$(MAKE) $(if $(JOBS),-j$(JOBS) ,)--no-p PKG=$1 $(foreach v,$(cmdline-vars),$(call pass-var,$v))
 endef
 
-.PHONY: all clean start help
+.PHONY: all clean start help showflags
 
 all: $(if $(single-package),start $(BINDIR)$(PKG)$(BINEXT),$(PKG))
 	$(call echo,"$(if $(single-package),  Package $(PKG),Everything) done.")
@@ -403,6 +406,9 @@
 start:
 	$(call echo,"  Building package $(PKG) ($(file-num) files in $(words $(ALLDEPS)) packages)")
 
+showflags:
+	@echo "$(PKG)_FLAGS: $($(PKG)_FLAGS)"
+
 endif
 
 help: