Don't set --verbose in makefile. Don't treat exiv2_echo == VERBOSE.

test/Makefile

@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ python_tests:
 	@echo
 	@echo ---- Running python_tests ----
 	@echo
-	@echo bash -c 'cd ../tests; python3 runner.py --verbose'
+	@echo bash -c 'cd ../tests; python3 runner.py'
-	@bash      -c 'cd ../tests; python3 runner.py --verbose'
+	@bash      -c 'cd ../tests; python3 runner.py'
 
 mostlyclean clean:
 	rm -rf $(top_srcdir)/test/tmp/*

tests/bash_tests/utils.py

@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class Executer:
 
     def run(self):
         # Whether to display the command to execute
-        if Config.exiv2_echo or Config.verbose:
+        if Config.exiv2_echo:
             print('++', ' '.join(self.args))
 
         # Check stdout