diff -r a13789dd1cfb -r f14d77dd4215 test/make/configure.vm
--- a/test/make/configure.vm	Sun Oct 15 19:20:41 2023 +0200
+++ b/test/make/configure.vm	Fri Jan 05 20:36:21 2024 +0100
@@ -286,10 +286,18 @@
     return 0
 }
 
+print_check_msg()
+{
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        shift
+        printf "$@"
+    fi
+}
+
 #foreach( $dependency in $namedDependencies )
 dependency_error_${dependency.id}()
 {
-    printf "checking for ${dependency.name}... "
+    print_check_msg "${D}dep_checked_${dependency.id}" "checking for ${dependency.name}... "
     #foreach( $sub in $dependency.subdependencies )
     # dependency $sub.fullName
     while true
@@ -346,19 +354,18 @@
 $sub.make
 __EOF__
         #end
-        echo yes
+        print_check_msg "${D}dep_checked_${dependency.id}" "yes\n"
+        dep_checked_${dependency.id}=1
         return 1
     done
 
     #end
-    echo no
+    print_check_msg "${D}dep_checked_${dependency.id}" "no\n"
+    dep_checked_${dependency.id}=1
     return 0
 }
 #end
 
-
-
-
 # start collecting dependency information
 echo > "$TEMP_DIR/flags.mk"
 
@@ -397,13 +404,15 @@
         fi
         #end
         #foreach( $pkg in $dependency.pkgconfig )
-        printf "checking for pkg-config package $pkg.name... "
+        print_check_msg "${D}dep_pkgconfig_checked_${pkg.id}" "checking for pkg-config package $pkg.name... "
         if test_pkg_config "$pkg.name" "$pkg.atleast" "$pkg.exact" "$pkg.max" ; then
-            echo yes
+            print_check_msg "${D}dep_pkgconfig_checked_${pkg.id}" "yes\n"
+            dep_pkgconfig_checked_${pkg.id}=1
             TEMP_CFLAGS="$TEMP_CFLAGS `"$PKG_CONFIG" --cflags $pkg.name`"
             TEMP_LDFLAGS="$TEMP_LDFLAGS `"$PKG_CONFIG" --libs $pkg.name`"
         else
-            echo no
+            print_check_msg "${D}dep_pkgconfig_checked_${pkg.id}" "no\n"
+            dep_pkgconfig_checked_${pkg.id}=1
             ERROR=1
             break
         fi