--- src/build.c~	2006-09-30 10:13:00.000000000 +0200
+++ src/build.c	2006-12-12 23:19:03.000000000 +0100
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 	for (fileindex = firstfile; fileindex < lastfile; ++fileindex) {
 			
 	    /* display the progress about every three seconds */
-	    if (interactive == YES && fileindex % 10 == 0) {
+	    if ((interactive == YES || verbosemode == YES) && fileindex % 10 == 0) {
 		progress("Building symbol database", fileindex, lastfile);
 	    }
 	    /* if the old file has been deleted get the next one */