diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 7327db5770..a9525308f8 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+2012-07-13  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR ld/14357
+	* ldmain.c (trace_file_tries): Rename to 'verbose'.
+	* ldfile.c: Likewise.
+	* ldlang.c: Likewise.
+	* ldmain.h: Likewise.
+	* lexsup.c: Likewise.
+	* emultempl/elf32.em: Likewise.
+	* emultemp/spuelf.em: Likewise.
+	* pe-dll.c (pe_dll_generate_implib): Only print creation message
+	in verbose mode.
+
 2012-07-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	PR ld/14156
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
index 2b7a352a08..de51050db5 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ fragment <<EOF
   /* First strip off everything before the last '/'.  */
   soname = lbasename (abfd->filename);
 
-  if (trace_file_tries)
+  if (verbose)
     info_msg (_("found %s at %s\n"), soname, name);
 
   global_found = NULL;
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open (void)
       n.by = l->by;
       n.name = l->name;
       nn.by = l->by;
-      if (trace_file_tries)
+      if (verbose)
 	info_msg (_("%s needed by %B\n"), l->name, l->by);
 
       /* As-needed libs specified on the command line (or linker script)
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/spuelf.em b/ld/emultempl/spuelf.em
index 2bcfcc2736..eef57aa7cc 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/spuelf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/spuelf.em
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ embedded_spu_file (lang_input_statement_type *entry, const char *flags)
   cmd[3] = entry->the_bfd->filename;
   cmd[4] = oname;
   cmd[5] = NULL;
-  if (trace_file_tries)
+  if (verbose)
     {
       info_msg (_("running: %s \"%s\" \"%s\" \"%s\" \"%s\"\n"),
 		cmd[0], cmd[1], cmd[2], cmd[3], cmd[4]);
diff --git a/ld/ldfile.c b/ld/ldfile.c
index 41ace36f54..e9091e9fa9 100644
--- a/ld/ldfile.c
+++ b/ld/ldfile.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ ldfile_try_open_bfd (const char *attempt,
 {
   entry->the_bfd = bfd_openr (attempt, entry->target);
 
-  if (trace_file_tries)
+  if (verbose)
     {
       if (entry->the_bfd == NULL)
 	info_msg (_("attempt to open %s failed\n"), attempt);
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ try_open (const char *name, bfd_boolean *sysrooted)
   if (result != NULL)
     *sysrooted = is_sysrooted_pathname (name);
 
-  if (trace_file_tries)
+  if (verbose)
     {
       if (result == NULL)
 	info_msg (_("cannot find script file %s\n"), name);
diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index 317e445cd1..5a4eef70ee 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -2740,7 +2740,7 @@ load_symbols (lang_input_statement_type *entry,
       if (!entry->flags.reload)
 #endif
 	ldlang_add_file (entry);
-      if (trace_files || trace_file_tries)
+      if (trace_files || verbose)
 	info_msg ("%I\n", entry);
       break;
 
diff --git a/ld/ldmain.c b/ld/ldmain.c
index 3bdaf4df20..15f8ebf201 100644
--- a/ld/ldmain.c
+++ b/ld/ldmain.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ int g_switch_value = 8;
 /* Nonzero means print names of input files as processed.  */
 bfd_boolean trace_files;
 
-/* Nonzero means same, but note open failures, too.  */
-bfd_boolean trace_file_tries;
+/* Nonzero means report actions taken by the linker, and describe the linker script in use.  */
+bfd_boolean verbose;
 
 /* Nonzero means version number was printed, so exit successfully
    instead of complaining if no input files are given.  */
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       lex_string = NULL;
     }
 
-  if (trace_file_tries)
+  if (verbose)
     {
       if (saved_script_handle)
 	info_msg (_("using external linker script:"));
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ add_archive_element (struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	minfo ("(%s)\n", name);
     }
 
-  if (trace_files || trace_file_tries)
+  if (trace_files || verbose)
     info_msg ("%I\n", &orig_input);
   return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/ld/ldmain.h b/ld/ldmain.h
index 527d3f2e51..83638339c9 100644
--- a/ld/ldmain.h
+++ b/ld/ldmain.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ extern FILE *previous_script_handle;
 extern bfd_boolean force_make_executable;
 extern char *default_target;
 extern bfd_boolean trace_files;
-extern bfd_boolean trace_file_tries;
+extern bfd_boolean verbose;
 extern bfd_boolean version_printed;
 extern bfd_boolean demangling;
 extern int g_switch_value;
diff --git a/ld/lexsup.c b/ld/lexsup.c
index b5e34683be..fc410c9e30 100644
--- a/ld/lexsup.c
+++ b/ld/lexsup.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ parse_args (unsigned argc, char **argv)
 	case OPTION_VERBOSE:
 	  ldversion (1);
 	  version_printed = TRUE;
-	  trace_file_tries = TRUE;
+	  verbose = TRUE;
 	  overflow_cutoff_limit = -2;
 	  if (optarg != NULL)
 	    {
diff --git a/ld/pe-dll.c b/ld/pe-dll.c
index 84ff029892..31beac828d 100644
--- a/ld/pe-dll.c
+++ b/ld/pe-dll.c
@@ -2713,8 +2713,9 @@ pe_dll_generate_implib (def_file *def, const char *impfilename, struct bfd_link_
       return;
     }
 
-  /* xgettext:c-format */
-  info_msg (_("Creating library file: %s\n"), impfilename);
+  if (verbose)
+    /* xgettext:c-format */
+    info_msg (_("Creating library file: %s\n"), impfilename);
 
   bfd_set_format (outarch, bfd_archive);
   outarch->has_armap = 1;