--- a/lib/pvl/apply.sh	Tue Mar 03 12:42:26 2015 +0200
+++ b/lib/pvl/apply.sh	Tue Mar 03 12:43:00 2015 +0200
@@ -45,18 +45,18 @@
     local update=
     local out="$1"
 
-    debug "$out"
+    log_debug           "$out"
 
     if [ ${#@} -eq 1 ]; then
-        debug "  update: empty deps"
+        log_changed     "  update: empty deps"
         return 2
 
     elif [ ! -e "$out" ]; then
-        debug "  update: dest missing"
+        log_changed     "  update: dest missing"
         return 2
         
     elif [ "$APPLY_FORCE" = 1 ]; then
-        debug "  update: forced"
+        log_changed     "  update: forced"
         return 2
     fi
 
@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@
     for dep in "${@:2}"; do
         # check
         if [ ! -e "$dep" ]; then
-            warn "$out: Missing source: $dep"
+            warn        "$out: Missing source: $dep"
 
         elif [ "$out" -ot "$dep" ]; then
-            debug "  update: $dep"
+            log_changed "   changed: $dep"
             return 1
         else
-            debug "  check: $dep"
+            log_debug   "  check: $dep"
         fi
     done
 
-    debug "  up-to-date"
+    log_debug           "  up-to-date"
     return 0
 }

--- a/lib/pvl/log.sh	Tue Mar 03 12:42:26 2015 +0200
+++ b/lib/pvl/log.sh	Tue Mar 03 12:43:00 2015 +0200
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 LOG_FORCE=y
 LOG_APPLY=y
 LOG_CHECK=
+LOG_CHANGED=
 LOG_NOOP=y
 LOG_SKIP=
 LOG_DEBUG=
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
             LOG_DIFF=
             ;;
         v)  
+            LOG_CHANGED=y
             LOG_CHECK=y
             LOG_SKIP=y
             ;;
@@ -103,6 +105,10 @@
     [ $LOG_CHECK    ] && log_color '32'     "  $*"          || true
 }
 
+function log_changed {
+    [ $LOG_CHANGED  ] && log_color '1;32'   "  $*"          || true
+}
+
 function log_noop {
     [ $LOG_NOOP     ] && log_color '2;34'   "  $*"          || true
 }