--- afdko/c/mergefonts/source/mergeFonts.c	2025-10-22 13:47:13.840056699 +0100
+++ afdko/c/mergefonts/source/mergeFonts.c	2025-10-22 13:48:02.496428544 +0100
@@ -1727,7 +1727,9 @@
         for (j = 0; j < mergeInfo->newiFDArray.cnt; j++) {
             if (curMaxFD < mergeInfo->newiFDArray.array[j]) {
                 curMaxFD = mergeInfo->newiFDArray.array[j];
-                fprintf(stderr, "Adding font dict %d from %s.\n", curMaxFD, h->src.stm.filename);
+                if (h->flags & SHOW_NAMES) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Adding font dict %d from %s.\n", curMaxFD, h->src.stm.filename);
+                }
             }
         }
 
--- afdko/c/makeotf/include/hotconv.h	2025-10-22 14:51:54.161381982 +0100
+++ afdko/c/makeotf/include/hotconv.h	2025-10-22 14:57:50.948032645 +0100
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@
 #define HOT_SUBSET          (1<<13)
 #define HOT_SUPRESS__WIDTH_OPT (1<<14) /* suppress width optimization in CFF: makes it easier to poke at charstrings with other tools */
 #define HOT_VERBOSE            (1<<15) /* Print all warnings and notes: else suppress the most annoying ones. */
+#define HOT_SUPRESS_WARNINGS (1<<16) /* Print standard warnings and notes: else suppress the standard warnings. */
 
 struct hotReadFontOverrides_           /* Record for instructions to modify font as it is read in. */
     {
--- afdko/c/makeotf/lib/hotconv/hot.c	2025-10-22 14:51:49.995353104 +0100
+++ afdko/c/makeotf/lib/hotconv/hot.c	2025-10-22 14:56:10.084139451 +0100
@@ -324,7 +324,9 @@
 
     /* Convert to CFF */
     tcflags = 0;
-    tcflags |= TC_DO_WARNINGS;
+    if (!(flags & HOT_SUPRESS_WARNINGS)) {
+        tcflags |= TC_DO_WARNINGS;
+    }
     if (flags & HOT_ADD_AUTH_AREA) {
         tcflags |= TC_ADDAUTHAREA;
     }
@@ -385,7 +385,9 @@
          fi->FontName.length);
     g->font.FontName.array[fi->FontName.length] = '\0';
     g->font.FontName.cnt = fi->FontName.length + 1;
-    hotMsg(g, hotHEADING, "processing font <%s>", g->font.FontName.array);
+    if (!(flags & HOT_SUPRESS_WARNINGS)) {
+        hotMsg(g, hotHEADING, "processing font <%s>", g->font.FontName.array);
+    }
 
     /* Copy basic font information */
     g->font.Notice = fi->Notice;
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@
 /* Print note, error, warning, or fatal message (from note buffer is fmt is
    NULL). If note used, handle reuse of g->note. */
 void CDECL hotMsg(hotCtx g, int level, const char *fmt, ...) {
-    if (g->cb.message != NULL) {
+    if (g->cb.message != NULL && g->convertFlags & HOT_CONVERT_VERBOSE) {
         // int lenName = g->font.FontName.cnt + 2;
 
         if (fmt == NULL) {