diff --git a/infer/models/c/Makefile b/infer/models/c/Makefile
index 791c1aced..7bbe0e99c 100644
--- a/infer/models/c/Makefile
+++ b/infer/models/c/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ all: install
 $(INFER_RESULTS): $(C_MODELS_SOURCES) $(CLANG_DEPS)
 # make clean in src/ in case $(CLANG_DEPS) have changed
 	@$(MAKE) -C src clean
-	@$(INFER_BIN) -o $(@D) --models-mode --no-failures-allowed -- $(MAKE) -C src
+	$(call silent_on_success,\
+	  $(INFER_BIN) -o $(@D) --models-mode --no-failures-allowed -- $(MAKE) -C src)
 
 $(C_MODELS_FILE): $(INFER_RESULTS)
 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) $(dir $(INFER_RESULTS))/specs/*.specs $(SPECS_LIB_DIR)
diff --git a/infer/models/cpp/Makefile b/infer/models/cpp/Makefile
index a0a18a30f..13f8be9b8 100644
--- a/infer/models/cpp/Makefile
+++ b/infer/models/cpp/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ all: install
 $(INFER_RESULTS): $(CPP_MODELS_SOURCES) $(C_MODELS_SOURCES) $(CLANG_DEPS)
 # make clean in src/ in case $(CLANG_DEPS) have changed
 	@$(MAKE) -C src clean
-	@$(INFER_BIN) -o $(@D) --models-mode --no-failures-allowed -- $(MAKE) -C src
+	$(call silent_on_success,\
+	  $(INFER_BIN) -o $(@D) --models-mode --no-failures-allowed -- $(MAKE) -C src)
 
 $(CPP_MODELS_FILE): $(INFER_RESULTS)
 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) $(dir $(INFER_RESULTS))/specs/*.specs $(SPECS_LIB_DIR)
diff --git a/infer/models/java/Makefile b/infer/models/java/Makefile
index 7f2202003..863c36e72 100644
--- a/infer/models/java/Makefile
+++ b/infer/models/java/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ $(INFER_REPORT): $(ANDROID_JAR) $(JACKSON_JAR) $(JAVA_DEPS) $(INFER_ANNOTATIONS_
 	@rm -fr $(MODELS_OUT)
 	mkdir -p $(MODELS_OUT)
 	@rm -f $(DEPLOYED_MODELS_JAR)
-	$(INFER_BIN) --jobs 1 --buck --models-mode -- javac -bootclasspath $(ANDROID_JAR) -d $(MODELS_OUT) -classpath $(JACKSON_JAR):$(INFER_ANNOTATIONS_JAR) $(JAVA_SOURCES)
+	$(call silent_on_success,\
+	  $(INFER_BIN) --jobs 1 --buck --models-mode -- javac -bootclasspath $(ANDROID_JAR) -d $(MODELS_OUT) -classpath $(JACKSON_JAR):$(INFER_ANNOTATIONS_JAR) $(JAVA_SOURCES))
 
 $(MODELS_JAR): $(INFER_REPORT)
 	cd $(MODELS_OUT); jar cf ../$(MODELS_JAR) *
diff --git a/infer/models/objc/Makefile b/infer/models/objc/Makefile
index 4f2db986c..05ea74daf 100644
--- a/infer/models/objc/Makefile
+++ b/infer/models/objc/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ all: install
 $(INFER_RESULTS): $(OBJC_MODELS_SOURCES) $(CLANG_DEPS)
 # make clean in src/ in case $(CLANG_DEPS) have changed
 	@$(MAKE) -C src clean
-	@$(INFER_BIN) -o $(@D) --models-mode --no-failures-allowed -- $(MAKE) -C src
+	$(call silent_on_success,\
+	  $(INFER_BIN) -o $(@D) --models-mode --no-failures-allowed -- $(MAKE) -C src)
 
 $(OBJC_MODELS_FILE): $(INFER_RESULTS)
 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) $(dir $(INFER_RESULTS))/specs/*.specs $(SPECS_LIB_DIR)
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.re b/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.re
index 79e5b22ac..e60e72166 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.re
+++ b/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.re
@@ -93,15 +93,18 @@ let print_stdout_legend () => {
 };
 
 let main makefile => {
-  RegisterCheckers.register ();
   BuiltinDefn.init ();
+  RegisterCheckers.register ();
   switch Config.modified_targets {
   | Some file => MergeCapture.modified_file file
   | None => ()
   };
   switch Config.cluster_cmdline {
-  | Some fname => process_cluster_cmdline fname
+  | Some fname =>
+    L.stdout "Cluster %s@." fname;
+    process_cluster_cmdline fname
   | None =>
+    print_stdout_legend ();
     if Config.allow_specs_cleanup {
       DB.Results_dir.clean_specs_dir ()
     };
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.rei b/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.rei
index 159fe231f..5c39cb715 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.rei
+++ b/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyze.rei
@@ -12,9 +12,5 @@ open! IStd;
 
 /** Main module for the analysis after the capture phase */
 
-/** print the legend for the symbols on stdout ('F', '.', ...) */
-let print_stdout_legend: unit => unit;
-
-
 /** Given a name of the Makefile to use for multicore analysis, analyze the captured code */
 let main: string => unit;
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyzeExe.re b/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyzeExe.re
index 82ba9a40e..e5e483ace 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyzeExe.re
+++ b/infer/src/backend/InferAnalyzeExe.re
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ let register_perf_stats_report () => {
   PerfStats.register_report_at_exit stats_file
 };
 
-let print_prolog () =>
-  switch Config.cluster_cmdline {
-  | None => InferAnalyze.print_stdout_legend ()
-  | Some clname => L.stdout "Cluster %s@." clname
-  };
-
 let () = {
   Logging.set_log_file_identifier
     CommandLineOption.Analyze (Option.map f::Filename.basename Config.cluster_cmdline);
@@ -43,9 +37,5 @@ let () = {
     Config.print_usage_exit ()
   };
   register_perf_stats_report ();
-  if Config.developer_mode {
-    Printexc.record_backtrace true
-  };
-  print_prolog ();
   InferAnalyze.main Config.makefile_cmdline
 };
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/infer.ml b/infer/src/backend/infer.ml
index 043af48b3..1079dfe68 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/infer.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/infer.ml
@@ -225,18 +225,15 @@ let run_parallel_analysis () =
   let multicore_dir = Config.results_dir ^/ Config.multicore_dir_name in
   rmtree multicore_dir ;
   Unix.mkdir_p multicore_dir ;
-  InferAnalyze.print_stdout_legend ();
   InferAnalyze.main (multicore_dir ^/ "Makefile") ;
-  let cwd = Unix.getcwd () in
-  Unix.chdir multicore_dir ;
   run_command
     ~prog:"make" ~args:(
+    "-C" :: multicore_dir ::
     "-k" ::
     "-j" :: (string_of_int Config.jobs) ::
     (Option.value_map ~f:(fun l -> ["-l"; string_of_float l]) ~default:[] Config.load_average) @
     (if Config.debug_mode then [] else ["-s"])
-  ) (fun _ -> ());
-  Unix.chdir cwd
+  ) (fun _ -> ())
 
 let execute_analyze () =
   if Config.jobs = 1 then
@@ -262,11 +259,9 @@ let report () =
           "--project-root"; Config.project_root;
           "--results-dir"; Config.results_dir
         ] in
-      match (Unix.waitpid (Unix.fork_exec ~prog ~args:(prog :: args) ())) with
-      | Result.Ok _ -> ()
-      | Result.Error _ ->
-          L.stderr "** Error running the reporting script:@\n**   %s %s@\n** See error above@."
-            prog (String.concat ~sep:" " args)
+      if is_error (Unix.waitpid (Unix.fork_exec ~prog ~args:(prog :: args) ())) then
+        L.stderr "** Error running the reporting script:@\n**   %s %s@\n** See error above@."
+          prog (String.concat ~sep:" " args)
 
 let analyze = function
   | Buck when Config.use_compilation_database = None ->
@@ -301,7 +296,6 @@ let fail_on_issue_epilogue () =
   | None -> ()
 
 let () =
-  if Config.developer_mode then Printexc.record_backtrace true ;
   let build_cmd = IList.rev Config.rest in
   let build_mode = match build_cmd with path :: _ -> build_mode_of_string path | [] -> Analyze in
   if build_mode <> Analyze && not Config.buck && not Config.reactive_mode then
@@ -309,6 +303,7 @@ let () =
   create_results_dir () ;
   (* re-set log files, as default files were in results_dir removed above *)
   L.set_log_file_identifier Config.current_exe (Some (CLOpt.exe_name Config.current_exe)) ;
+  if Config.print_builtins then Builtin.print_and_exit () ;
   if Config.is_originator then L.do_out "%s@\n" Config.version_string ;
   (* infer might be called from a Makefile and itself uses `make` to run the analysis in parallel,
      but cannot communicate with the parent make command. Since infer won't interfere with them
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/mergeCapture.ml b/infer/src/backend/mergeCapture.ml
index 0b8b13b34..5dc8e4575 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/mergeCapture.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/mergeCapture.ml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ let infer_deps () = Filename.concat Config.results_dir Config.buck_infer_deps_fi
 
 let modified_targets = ref String.Set.empty
 
-let modified_file file = match Utils.read_file file with
+let modified_file file =
+  match Utils.read_file file with
   | Some targets ->
       modified_targets := IList.fold_left String.Set.add String.Set.empty targets
   | None ->
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/ondemand.ml b/infer/src/backend/ondemand.ml
index a6f7d2363..ca7228a77 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/ondemand.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/ondemand.ml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ let run_proc_analysis ~propagate_exceptions analyze_proc curr_pdesc callee_pdesc
     postprocess source;
     restore_global_state old_state;
   with exn ->
-    L.stderr "@.ONDEMAND EXCEPTION %a %s@.@.BACK TRACE@.%s@!"
+    L.stderr "@.ONDEMAND EXCEPTION %a %s@.@.BACK TRACE@.%s@?"
       Procname.pp callee_pname
       (Exn.to_string exn)
       (Printexc.get_backtrace ());
diff --git a/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.ml b/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.ml
index 640a30044..dc5bcda9e 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/CommandLineOption.ml
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ let parse ?(incomplete=false) ?(accept_unknown=false) ?config_file current_exe e
   let usage_msg = exe_usage current_exe
   in
   let curr_usage status =
+    prerr_endline (String.concat_array ~sep:" " !args_to_parse) ;
     Arg.usage !curr_speclist usage_msg ;
     exit status
   and full_usage status =
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index 73d757dd5..6235b43ee 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -1331,6 +1331,8 @@ let post_parsing_initialization () =
   );
   if !version <> `None then exit 0;
 
+  if !developer_mode then Printexc.record_backtrace true ;
+
   F.set_margin !margin ;
 
   let set_minor_heap_size nMb = (* increase the minor heap size to speed up gc *)
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Logging.ml b/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
index dd0e33a20..29c3fb852 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
@@ -188,11 +188,9 @@ let do_err fmt_string =
 let err_debug fmt_string =
   do_print_in_debug_mode !err_formatter fmt_string
 
-let stderr fmt_string =
-  do_print (Lazy.from_val F.err_formatter) fmt_string
+let stderr = F.eprintf
 
-let stdout fmt_string =
-  do_print (Lazy.from_val F.std_formatter) fmt_string
+let stdout = F.printf
 
 (** Type of location in ml source: __POS__ *)
 type ml_loc = string * int * int * int