Index: bin/BuildSystem/BuildSystemBase.py
===================================================================
--- bin/BuildSystem/BuildSystemBase.py
+++ bin/BuildSystem/BuildSystemBase.py
@@ -50,7 +50,14 @@
         """convencience method - runs configure() and make()"""
         configure = getattr(self, 'configure')
         make = getattr(self, 'make')
-        return configure() and make()
+
+        if not configure():
+            return False
+
+        if not self.compileFast:
+            return make()
+
+        return True
 
     def configureSourceDir(self):
         """returns source dir used for configure step"""
Index: bin/EmergeBase.py
===================================================================
--- bin/EmergeBase.py
+++ bin/EmergeBase.py
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
         return emergeSettings.getboolean("General", "EMERGE_NOCLEAN", False )
 
     @property
+    def compileFast(self):
+        return emergeSettings.getboolean("General", "EMERGE_COMPILEFAST", False )
+
+    @property
     def forced(self):
         return emergeSettings.getboolean("General", "EMERGE_FORCED", False )
 
Index: bin/emerge.py
===================================================================
--- bin/emerge.py
+++ bin/emerge.py
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@
                          help = "this option will try to use an existing build directory. Please handle this option with care - it will possibly break if the directory isn't existing." )
     parser.add_argument( "--clean", action = "store_false", dest = "noclean",
                          help = "oposite of --noclean" )
+    parser.add_argument( "--compile-fast", action = "store_true",
+                         default = emergeSettings.getboolean( "General", "EMERGE_COMPILEFAST", False ),
+                         help = "skip make() entirely (useful in case of `make` and `make install` redudancy) -- handle with care" )
     parser.add_argument( "--patchlevel", action = "store",
                          default = emergeSettings.get( "General", "EMERGE_PKGPATCHLVL", "" ),
                          help = "This will add a patch level when used together with --package" )
@@ -371,6 +374,7 @@
     emergeSettings.set( "General", "WorkOffline", args.offline )
     emergeSettings.set( "General", "EMERGE_NOCOPY", args.nocopy )
     emergeSettings.set( "General", "EMERGE_NOCLEAN", args.noclean )
+    emergeSettings.set( "General", "EMERGE_COMPILEFAST", args.compile_fast )
     emergeSettings.set( "General", "EMERGE_FORCED", args.forced )
     emergeSettings.set( "General", "EMERGE_BUILDTESTS", args.buildTests )
     emergeSettings.set( "General", "EMERGE_BUILDTYPE", args.buildType )