diff --git a/engine/qclib/qccguistuff.c b/engine/qclib/qccguistuff.c
index 89abbe111..69cf71b71 100644
--- a/engine/qclib/qccguistuff.c
+++ b/engine/qclib/qccguistuff.c
@@ -729,6 +729,10 @@ int GUI_ParseCommandLine(const char *args, pbool keepsrcanddir)
 		{
 			fl_log = true;
 		}
+		else if (!strnicmp(parameters+paramlen, "-nolog", 4) || !strnicmp(parameters+paramlen, "/nolog", 4))
+		{
+			fl_log = false;
+		}
 		else if (!strnicmp(parameters+paramlen, "-engine", 7) || !strnicmp(parameters+paramlen, "/engine", 7))
 		{
 			while (*next == ' ')
diff --git a/engine/qclib/qccmain.c b/engine/qclib/qccmain.c
index 77b8a2ee3..2c35bbed3 100644
--- a/engine/qclib/qccmain.c
+++ b/engine/qclib/qccmain.c
@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@ strofs = (strofs+3)&~3;
 		externs->Printf("Compile finished: %s (hexen2 format)\n", destfile);
 		break;
 	case QCF_DARKPLACES:
-		externs->Printf("Compile finished: %s (dp format)\n", destfile);
+		externs->Printf("Compile finished: %s (patched-dp format)\n", destfile);
 		break;
 	case QCF_FTE:
 		externs->Printf("Compile finished: %s (fte format)\n", destfile);
@@ -4386,6 +4386,9 @@ static void QCC_PR_CommandLinePrecompilerOptions (void)
 		else if ( !strcmp(myargv[i], "-stdout") )
 		{
 		}
+		else if ( !strcmp(myargv[i], "-log") || !strcmp(myargv[i], "-nolog") )
+		{
+		}
 		else if ( !strcmp(myargv[i], "--version") )
 		{
 			externs->Printf("%s\n", QCC_VersionString());
diff --git a/engine/qclib/qcctui.c b/engine/qclib/qcctui.c
index 4acf6e06b..a2772ca31 100644
--- a/engine/qclib/qcctui.c
+++ b/engine/qclib/qcctui.c
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ int main (int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	pbool sucess;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	pbool writelog = true;	//spew log files on windows. windows often closes the window as soon as the program ends making its output otherwise unreadable.
+#else
+	pbool writelog = false;	//other systems are sane.
+#endif
 	progexterns_t ext;
 	progfuncs_t funcs;
 	progfuncs = &funcs;
@@ -145,15 +150,24 @@ int main (int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++)
+	{
+		if (!argv[i])
+			continue;
+		if (strcmp(argv[i], "-log"))
+			writelog = true;
+		else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-nolog"))
+			writelog = false;
+	}
+	logfile = writelog?fopen("fteqcc.log", "wt"):false;
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	logfile = fopen("fteqcc.log", "wt");
-#endif
 	if (logfile)
 	{
 		fputs("Args:", logfile);
 		for (i = 0; i < argc; i++)
 		{
+			if (!argv[i])
+				continue;
 			if (strchr(argv[i], ' '))
 				fprintf(logfile, " \"%s\"", argv[i]);
 			else