diff -r 8fb48a9ac9ec -r 7798e3a5ecf5 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/util/Log.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/util/Log.java	Thu Mar 03 18:05:52 2011 +0000
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/util/Log.java	Fri Mar 04 11:33:37 2011 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@
         printLines(errWriter, localize(key, args));
     }
 
-
     /** Print the text of a message to the noticeWriter stream,
      *  translating newlines appropriately for the platform.
      */
@@ -337,6 +336,14 @@
         printLines(noticeWriter, localize(key, args));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Print the localized text of a "verbose" message to the
+     * noticeWriter stream.
+     */
+    public void printVerbose(String key, Object... args) {
+        printLines(noticeWriter, localize("verbose." + key, args));
+    }
+
     protected void directError(String key, Object... args) {
         printErrLines(key, args);
         errWriter.flush();