diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 88c99ebbf5..b59cb1ff9b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0-336
+2.0-338
diff --git a/testing/external/Makefile b/testing/external/Makefile
index b705734003..9715b3d669 100644
--- a/testing/external/Makefile
+++ b/testing/external/Makefile
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ DIAG=diag.log
 
 all:
 	@rm -f $(DIAG)
-	@for repo in $(REPOS); do (cd $$repo && make ); done
+	@for repo in $(REPOS); do (cd $$repo && make -s ); done
 
 brief:
 	@rm -f $(DIAG)
-	@for repo in $(REPOS); do (cd $$repo && make brief ); done
+	@for repo in $(REPOS); do (cd $$repo && make -s brief ); done
 
 init:
 	git clone $(PUBLIC_REPO)
diff --git a/testing/external/scripts/update-traces b/testing/external/scripts/update-traces
index 8c27fb055e..8dd8d09e9c 100755
--- a/testing/external/scripts/update-traces
+++ b/testing/external/scripts/update-traces
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ cat $cfg | while read line; do
         eval "$proxy curl $auth -f --anyauth $url -o $file"
         echo
         mv $fp.tmp $fp
-    else
-        echo "`basename $file` already available."
-    fi
+     #else
+     #  echo "`basename $file` already available."
+     fi
 
     rm -f $fp.tmp