@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 glsa-check   |   28 ++++++++++++++++++++--------
 glsa-check.1 |    5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
--- a/glsa-check	
+++ a/glsa-check	
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ optionmap = [
 ["-V", "--version", "some information about this tool"],
 ["-v", "--verbose", "print more information (option)"],
 ["-c", "--cve", "show CVE ids in listing mode (option)"],
-["-m", "--mail", "send a mail with the given GLSAs to the administrator"]
+["-q", "--quiet", "be less verbose and do not send empty mail (option)"],
+["-m", "--mail", "send a mail with the given GLSAs to the administrator"],
 ]
 
 # print a warning as this is beta code (but proven by now, so no more warning)
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ params = []
 try:
 	args, params = getopt(sys.argv[1:], "".join([o[0][1] for o in optionmap]), \
 		[x[2:] for x in reduce(lambda x,y: x+y, [z[1:-1] for z in optionmap])])
-#		["dump", "print", "list", "pretend", "fix", "inject", "help", "verbose", "version", "test", "nocolor", "cve", "mail"])
 	args = [a for a,b in args]
 	
 	for option in ["--nocolor", "-n"]:
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ try:
 			least_change = False
 			args.remove(option)
 
+	quiet = False
+	for option in ["--quiet", "-q"]:
+		if option in args:
+			quiet = True
+			args.remove(option)
+
+
 	# sanity checking
 	if len(args) <= 0:
 		sys.stderr.write("no option given: what should I do ?\n")
@@ -141,6 +148,9 @@ from glsa import *
 
 glsaconfig = checkconfig(portage.config(clone=portage.settings))
 
+if quiet:
+    glsaconfig["EMERGE_OPTS"] += " --quiet"
+
 vardb = portage.db["/"]["vartree"].dbapi
 portdb = portage.db["/"]["porttree"].dbapi
 
@@ -188,9 +198,10 @@ for p in params[:]:
 glsalist.extend([g for g in params if g not in glsalist])
 
 def summarylist(myglsalist, fd1=sys.stdout, fd2=sys.stderr):
-	fd2.write(white("[A]")+" means this GLSA was already applied,\n")
-	fd2.write(green("[U]")+" means the system is not affected and\n")
-	fd2.write(red("[N]")+" indicates that the system might be affected.\n\n")
+	if not quiet:
+		fd2.write(white("[A]")+" means this GLSA was already applied,\n")
+		fd2.write(green("[U]")+" means the system is not affected and\n")
+		fd2.write(red("[N]")+" indicates that the system might be affected.\n\n")
 
 	myglsalist.sort()
 	for myid in myglsalist:
@@ -361,9 +372,10 @@ if mode == "mail":
 		myglsa.dump(outstream=myfd)
 		myattachments.append(MIMEText(str(myfd.getvalue()), _charset="utf8"))
 		myfd.close()
-		
-	mymessage = portage_mail.create_message(myfrom, myrecipient, mysubject, summary, myattachments)
-	portage_mail.send_mail(glsaconfig, mymessage)
+
+        if glsalist or not quiet:
+		mymessage = portage_mail.create_message(myfrom, myrecipient, mysubject, summary, myattachments)
+		portage_mail.send_mail(glsaconfig, mymessage)
 		
 	sys.exit(0)
 	
--- a/glsa-check.1	
+++ a/glsa-check.1	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ 
 .TH "glsa-check" "1" "0.6" "Marius Mauch" "gentoolkit"
 .SH "NAME"
 .LP 
-glsa\-check \- Gentoo: Tool to locally monitor and manage GLSA's
+glsa\-check \- Gentoo: Tool to locally monitor and manage GLSAs
 .SH "SYNTAX"
 .LP 
 glsa\-check <\fIoption\fP> [\fIglsa\-list\fP]
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ print more messages (option)
 .TP
 .B \-c, \-\-cve
 show CVE ids in listing mode (option)
+.TP
+.B \-q, \-\-quiet
+be less verbose and do not send empty mail (option)
 .TP 
 .B \-m, \-\-mail
 send a mail with the given GLSAs to the administrator
--