diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 21e68e73a7..4cc1bf05c8 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -171,5 +171,24 @@ else
 fi
 BUILD_INDENT_SIZE=4
 
+# define colors
+  black="\e[0;30m"
+  boldblack="\e[1;30m"
+  red="\e[0;31m"
+  boldred="\e[1;31m"
+  green="\e[0;32m"
+  boldgreen="\e[1;32m"
+  yellow="\e[0;33m"
+  boldyellow="\e[1;33m"
+  blue="\e[0;34m"
+  boldblue="\e[1;34m"
+  magenta="\e[0;35m"
+  boldmagenta="\e[1;35m"
+  cyan="\e[0;36m"
+  boldcyan="\e[1;36m"
+  white="\e[0;37m"
+  boldwhite="\e[1;37m"
+  endcolor="\e[0m"
+
 # multilib? nah
 unset CONFIG_SITE
diff --git a/scripts/autoreconf b/scripts/autoreconf
index 5883b69415..588f9d03f4 100755
--- a/scripts/autoreconf
+++ b/scripts/autoreconf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 [ ! -f "$PKG_BUILD/configure.in" -a ! -f "$PKG_BUILD/configure.ac" ] && echo "configure.in or configure.ac not found" && exit 1
 
-printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c AUTORECONF   $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldmagenta}AUTORECONF${endcolor}   $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
 export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
 
 touch $PKG_BUILD/NEWS $PKG_BUILD/AUTHORS $PKG_BUILD/ChangeLog
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 0a0c3d5ea7..209edb4a2a 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
   rm -f $STAMP
 
   if [ -f $PKG_DIR/package.mk ]; then
-    printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c BUILD    $PACKAGE_NAME ($TARGET)\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
-  elif [ -f $PKG_DIR/build ]; then
-    printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c BUILD    $PACKAGE_NAME (deprecated packageformat, please convert soon!)\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+    printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldyellow}BUILD${endcolor}    $PACKAGE_NAME ${boldwhite}($TARGET)${endcolor}\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+  elif [ -f $PKG_DIR/install ]; then
+    printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldyellow}BUILD${endcolor}    $PACKAGE_NAME ${boldred}(deprecated packageformat, please convert soon!)${endcolor}\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
   fi
   export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
 
diff --git a/scripts/clean b/scripts/clean
index bf20740cf9..5fdc5cd61c 100755
--- a/scripts/clean
+++ b/scripts/clean
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 . config/options $1
 
 if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
-  printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c CLEAN    $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+  printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldred}CLEAN${endcolor}    $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
   export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
 
   if [ "$CLEAN_SOURCES" = true ]; then
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
     if [ -d $i -a -f "$i/.openelec-unpack" ] ; then
       . "$i/.openelec-unpack"
       if [ "$STAMP_PKG_NAME" = "$1" ]; then
-        printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c * Removing $i ...\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+        printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldred}*${endcolor} ${red}Removing $i ...${endcolor}\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
         rm -rf $i
       fi
     else
diff --git a/scripts/get b/scripts/get
index 5d58970205..4d5539274c 100755
--- a/scripts/get
+++ b/scripts/get
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if [ -n "$PKG_URL" ]; then
 
     rm -f $STAMP
 
-    printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c GET      $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+    printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldcyan}GET${endcolor}      $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
     export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
 
     until [ -f "$STAMP" ] || $WGET_CMD $i || $WGET_CMD $PACKAGE_MIRROR; do
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index c4fa16af9c..2b9ca8d795 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ fi
 $SCRIPTS/build $@
 
 if [ -f $PKG_DIR/package.mk ]; then
-  printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c INSTALL    $PACKAGE_NAME ($TARGET)\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+  printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldgreen}INSTALL${endcolor}    $PACKAGE_NAME ${boldwhite}($TARGET)${endcolor}\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
 elif [ -f $PKG_DIR/install ]; then
-  printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c INSTALL    $PACKAGE_NAME (deprecated packageformat, please convert soon!)\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+  printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldgreen}INSTALL${endcolor}    $PACKAGE_NAME ${boldred}(deprecated packageformat, please convert soon!)${endcolor}\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
 fi
 export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
 
diff --git a/scripts/unpack b/scripts/unpack
index e604589eeb..a9c1f944b4 100755
--- a/scripts/unpack
+++ b/scripts/unpack
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fi
 
 [ -f "$STAMP" ] && exit 0
 
-printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c UNPACK   $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldcyan}UNPACK${endcolor}   $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
 export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
 
 if [ -n "$PKG_URL" ]; then
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ for i in $PKG_DIR/patches/$PKG_NAME-*.patch ; do
     PATCH=`basename $i`
     PT=`echo $PATCH | sed 's/.*\.\(.*\)$/\1/'`
     if [ "$PT" != "patch" -a "$PT" != "$TARGET_ARCH" ]; then
-      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c SKIP PATCH (common):   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldyellow}SKIP PATCH${endcolor} ${boldwhite}(common)${endcolor}   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
       continue;
     else
-      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c APPLY PATCH (common):   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldgreen}APPLY PATCH${endcolor} ${boldwhite}(common)${endcolor}   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
       cat $i | patch -d `echo "$PKG_BUILD" | cut -f1 -d\ ` -p1 >&$VERBOSE_OUT
     fi
   fi
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ for i in $PKG_DIR/patches/$PKG_VERSION/*.patch ; do
     PATCH=`basename $i`
     PT=`echo $PATCH | sed 's/.*\.\(.*\)$/\1/'`
     if [ "$PT" != "patch" -a "$PT" != "$TARGET_ARCH" ]; then
-      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c SKIP PATCH ($PKG_VERSION):   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldyellow}SKIP PATCH${endcolor} ${boldwhite}($PKG_VERSION)${endcolor}   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
       continue;
     else
-      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c APPLY PATCH ($PKG_VERSION):   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldgreen}APPLY PATCH${endcolor} ${boldwhite}($PKG_VERSION)${endcolor}   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
       cat $i | patch -d `echo "$PKG_BUILD" | cut -f1 -d\ ` -p1 >&$VERBOSE_OUT
     fi
   fi
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ for i in $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/patches/$PKG_NAME/*.patch ; do
     PATCH=`basename $i`
     PT=`echo $PATCH | sed 's/.*\.\(.*\)$/\1/'`
     if [ "$PT" != "patch" -a "$PT" != "$TARGET_ARCH" ]; then
-      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c SKIP PATCH (project):   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldyellow}SKIP PATCH${endcolor} ${boldwhite}(project)${endcolor}   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
       continue;
     else
-      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c APPLY PATCH (project):   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+      printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldgreen}APPLY PATCH${endcolor} ${boldwhite}(project)${endcolor}   $i\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
       cat $i | patch -d `echo "$PKG_BUILD" | cut -f1 -d\ ` -p1 >&$VERBOSE_OUT
     fi
   fi
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ done
 [ -f "$PKG_DIR/unpack" ] && $PKG_DIR/unpack $@ >&$VERBOSE_OUT
 
 for config in `find $BUILD/$1* -name config.guess | sed 's/config.guess//'`; do
-  printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c FIXCONFIG:   $config\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+  printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldyellow}FIXCONFIG${endcolor}   $config\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
 
   [ -f "$config/config.guess" ] && cp -f $SCRIPTS/configtools/config.guess $config
   [ -f "$config/config.sub" ] && cp -f $SCRIPTS/configtools/config.sub $config