diff --git a/LUFA/Build/lufa.build.in b/LUFA/Build/lufa.build.in
index 6e348d991c..47d3276c49 100644
--- a/LUFA/Build/lufa.build.in
+++ b/LUFA/Build/lufa.build.in
@@ -178,13 +178,12 @@ SIZE_MCU_FLAG    := $(shell $(CROSS)size --help | grep -- --mcu > /dev/null && e
 SIZE_FORMAT_FLAG := $(shell $(CROSS)size --help | grep -- --format=.*avr > /dev/null && echo --format=avr )
 
 
-begin:
+build_begin:
 	@echo ""
 	@echo $(MSG_BUILD_BEGIN)
 	@echo ""
 	
-end:
-	@echo ""
+build_end:
 	@echo $(MSG_BUILD_END)
 	@echo ""
 
@@ -201,9 +200,8 @@ check_source:
 
 size: $(TARGET).elf
 	@echo $(MSG_SIZE_CMD) Determining size of \"$<\"
-	@if test -f $(TARGET).elf; then \
-	    $(CROSS)size $(SIZE_MCU_FLAG) $(SIZE_FORMAT_FLAG) $< ; 2>/dev/null; \
-	 fi
+	@echo ""
+	$(CROSS)size $(SIZE_MCU_FLAG) $(SIZE_FORMAT_FLAG) $< ; 2>/dev/null;
 
 symbol-sizes: $(TARGET).elf
 	@echo $(MSG_NM_CMD) Extracting \"$<\" symbols with decimal byte sizes
@@ -215,27 +213,29 @@ clean:
 	@echo $(MSG_REMOVE_CMD) Removing dependency files of \"$(TARGET)\"
 	rm -f $(DEPENDENCY_FILES)
 	@echo $(MSG_REMOVE_CMD) Removing output files of \"$(TARGET)\"
-	rm -f $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).hex $(TARGET).eep $(TARGET).map $(TARGET).lss
+	rm -f $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).hex $(TARGET).eep $(TARGET).map $(TARGET).lss $(TARGET).sym
 
-all: begin check_source gcc_version elf hex lss size end
+all: build_begin check_source gcc_version elf hex lss sym size build_end
 
 elf: $(TARGET).elf
 hex: $(TARGET).hex $(TARGET).eep
 lss: $(TARGET).lss
+sym: $(TARGET).sym
 
 $(OBJDIR)/%.o: %.c $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
-	@echo $(MSG_COMPILE_CMD) Compiling C file \"$<\"
+	@echo $(MSG_COMPILE_CMD) Compiling C file \"$(notdir $<)\"
 	$(CROSS)gcc -c $(BASE_CC_FLAGS) $(BASE_C_FLAGS) $(CC_FLAGS) $(C_FLAGS) -MMD -MP -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) $< -o $@
 
 $(OBJDIR)/%.o: %.cpp $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
-	@echo $(MSG_COMPILE_CMD) Compiling C++ file \"$<\"
+	@echo $(MSG_COMPILE_CMD) Compiling C++ file \"$(notdir $<)\"
 	$(CROSS)gcc -c $(BASE_CC_FLAGS) $(BASE_CPP_FLAGS) $(CC_FLAGS) $(CPP_FLAGS) -MMD -MP -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) $< -o $@
 	
 $(OBJDIR)/%.o: %.S $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
-	@echo $(MSG_ASSEMBLE_CMD) Assembling \"$<\"
+	@echo $(MSG_ASSEMBLE_CMD) Assembling \"$(notdir $<)\"
 	$(CROSS)gcc -c $(BASE_CC_FLAGS) $(BASE_ASM_FLAGS) $(CC_FLAGS) $(ASM_FLAGS) $< -o $@
 
-.PRECIOUS : $(OBJECT_FILES)
+.PRECIOUS  : $(OBJECT_FILES)
+.SECONDARY : %.elf
 %.elf: $(OBJECT_FILES)
 	@echo $(MSG_LINKER_CMD) Linking object files into \"$@\"
 	$(CROSS)gcc $(BASE_CC_FLAGS) $(BASE_LD_FLAGS) $(CC_FLAGS) $(LD_FLAGS) $^ -o $@
@@ -252,8 +252,12 @@ $(OBJDIR)/%.o: %.S $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
 	@echo $(MSG_OBJDMP_CMD) Extracting LSS file data from \"$<\"
 	$(CROSS)objdump -h -S -z $< > $@
 
+%.sym: %.elf
+	@echo $(MSG_NM_CMD) Extracting SYM file data from \"$<\"
+	$(CROSS)nm -n $< > $@
+
 # Include build dependency files
 -include $(DEPENDENCY_FILES)
 
 # Phony build targets for this module
-.PHONY: begin end gcc_version check_source size symbol-sizes elf hex lss clean
+.PHONY: build_begin build_end gcc_version check_source size symbol-sizes elf hex lss clean
diff --git a/LUFA/Build/lufa.core.in b/LUFA/Build/lufa.core.in
index bf65dafe5a..96b6df3665 100644
--- a/LUFA/Build/lufa.core.in
+++ b/LUFA/Build/lufa.core.in
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ help:
 	@echo " invoked commands and show only the friendly command output, run   "
 	@echo " make with the \"-s\" switch added before the target(s).           "		
 	@echo "==================================================================="
+	@echo "                                                                   "
 	@echo "  Currently used build system modules in this application:         "
 	@echo "                                                                   "
 	@printf " %b" "$(PRINTABLE_LUFA_BUILD_MODULES:%=   - %\n)"
diff --git a/LUFA/Build/lufa.cppcheck.in b/LUFA/Build/lufa.cppcheck.in
index 5739d69659..66f3aeef56 100644
--- a/LUFA/Build/lufa.cppcheck.in
+++ b/LUFA/Build/lufa.cppcheck.in
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ cppcheck-config:
 	cppcheck $(BASE_CPPCHECK_FLAGS) --check-config $(CPPCHECK_FLAGS) $(SRC)
 
 cppcheck:
-	@echo $(MSG_CPPCHECK_CMD) Performing cppcheck analysis on source files
+	@echo $(MSG_CPPCHECK_CMD) Performing static analysis on source files
 	cppcheck $(BASE_CPPCHECK_FLAGS) --enable=$(CPPCHECK_ENABLE) $(CPPCHECK_SUPPRESS:%=--suppress=%) $(CPPCHECK_FLAGS) $(SRC)
 
 # Phony build targets for this module
diff --git a/LUFA/makefile b/LUFA/makefile
index 6b5d8c7de5..ebe2b19be8 100644
--- a/LUFA/makefile
+++ b/LUFA/makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ ifneq ($(LUFA_PATH),)
   
   include $(LUFA_PATH)/LUFA/Build/lufa.sources.in
 else
+  LUFA_BUILD_MODULES     += MASTER
+  LUFA_BUILD_TARGETS     += export_tar version
+
   LUFA_PATH               = .
   ARCH                    = {AVR8,UC3,XMEGA}
   DOXYGEN_OVERRIDE_PARAMS = QUIET=YES PROJECT_NUMBER=$(LUFA_VERSION_NUM)