default_ldflags=$LDFLAGS
 default_meson_options=$DPDK_MESON_OPTIONS
 
+opt_verbose=
+opt_vverbose=
+if [ "$1" = "-v" ] ; then
+       opt_verbose=y
+elif [ "$1" = "-vv" ] ; then
+       opt_verbose=y
+       opt_vverbose=y
+fi
+# we can't use plain verbose when we don't have pipefail option so up-level
+if [ -z "$PIPEFAIL" -a -n "$opt_verbose" ] ; then
+       echo "# Missing pipefail shell option, changing VERBOSE to VERY_VERBOSE"
+       opt_vverbose=y
+fi
+[ -n "$opt_verbose" ] && exec 8>&1 || exec 8>/dev/null
+verbose=8
+[ -n "$opt_vverbose" ] && exec 9>&1 || exec 9>/dev/null
+veryverbose=9
+
 check_cc_flags () # <flag to check> <flag2> ...
 {
        echo 'int main(void) { return 0; }' |
 compile () # <builddir>
 {
        builddir=$1
-       if [ -n "$TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERY_VERBOSE" ] ; then
+       if [ -n "$opt_vverbose" ] ; then
                # for full output from ninja use "-v"
                echo "$ninja_cmd -v -C $builddir"
                $ninja_cmd -v -C $builddir
-       elif [ -n "$TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERBOSE" ] ; then
+       elif [ -n "$opt_verbose" ] ; then
                # for keeping the history of short cmds, pipe through cat
                echo "$ninja_cmd -C $builddir | cat"
                $ninja_cmd -C $builddir | cat
        fi
 }
 
-if [ "$1" = "-vv" ] ; then
-       TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERY_VERBOSE=1
-       TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERBOSE=1
-elif [ "$1" = "-v" ] ; then
-       TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERBOSE=1
-fi
-# we can't use plain verbose when we don't have pipefail option so up-level
-if [ -z "$PIPEFAIL" -a -n "$TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERBOSE" ] ; then
-       echo "# Missing pipefail shell option, changing VERBOSE to VERY_VERBOSE"
-       TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERY_VERBOSE=1
-fi
-[ -n "$TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERBOSE" ] && exec 8>&1 || exec 8>/dev/null
-verbose=8
-[ -n "$TEST_MESON_BUILD_VERY_VERBOSE" ] && exec 9>&1 || exec 9>/dev/null
-veryverbose=9
-
 # shared and static linked builds with gcc and clang
 for c in gcc clang ; do
        command -v $c >/dev/null 2>&1 || continue