Index: src/ex_docmd.c
===================================================================
--- src/ex_docmd.c	(revision 57762)
+++ src/ex_docmd.c	(working copy)
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@
     MSG(_("Entering Ex mode.  Type \"visual\" to go to Normal mode."));
     while (exmode_active)
     {
+	global_last_cmd = 0;
 #ifdef FEAT_EX_EXTRA
 	/* Check for a ":normal" command and no more characters left. */
 	if (ex_normal_busy > 0 && typebuf.tb_len == 0)
@@ -682,7 +683,7 @@
 	if ((prev_line != curwin->w_cursor.lnum
 		    || changedtick != curbuf->b_changedtick) && !ex_no_reprint)
 	{
-	    if (curbuf->b_ml.ml_flags & ML_EMPTY)
+	    if ((curbuf->b_ml.ml_flags & ML_EMPTY) && !Unix2003_compat)
 		EMSG(_(e_emptybuf));
 	    else
 	    {
@@ -695,8 +696,13 @@
 			msg_row--;
 		}
 		msg_col = 0;
-		print_line_no_prefix(curwin->w_cursor.lnum, FALSE, FALSE);
-		msg_clr_eos();
+		if (p_ap) {	/* only if  autoprint is on */
+		    if (!(Unix2003_compat && global_last_cmd)) {
+			 /* not if :global or :v ex_08 test 478 */
+			print_line_no_prefix(curwin->w_cursor.lnum, FALSE, FALSE);
+			msg_clr_eos();
+		    }
+		}
 	    }
 	}
 	else if (ex_pressedreturn && !ex_no_reprint)	/* must be at EOF */
@@ -8079,7 +8085,15 @@
 ex_equal(eap)
     exarg_T	*eap;
 {
+    int save_silent=silent_mode;
+    int save_info_message=info_message;
+    if (Unix2003_compat) {
+	silent_mode = FALSE;	/* = command output is not silenced */
+	info_message = TRUE;
+    }
     smsg((char_u *)"%ld", (long)eap->line2);
+    silent_mode = save_silent;
+    info_message = save_info_message;
     ex_may_print(eap);
 }