diff --git a/cmake_targets/macros.cmake b/cmake_targets/macros.cmake
index 25ba5cb2b8..eafee3a0c1 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake_targets/macros.cmake
@@ -107,3 +107,18 @@ or directly with
 ")
   endif()
 endfunction()
+
+function(run_asn1c ASN1C_GRAMMAR ASN1C_PREFIX)
+  set(options "")
+  set(oneValueArgs COMMENT)
+  set(multiValueArgs OUTPUT OPTIONS)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(ASN1C "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
+
+  get_filename_component(GRAMMAR_FILE ${ASN1C_GRAMMAR} NAME)
+  set(LOGFILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${GRAMMAR_FILE}.log")
+  add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${ASN1C_OUTPUT}
+    COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=${ASN1C_PREFIX} ${ASN1C_EXEC} ${ASN1C_OPTIONS} -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${ASN1C_GRAMMAR} > ${LOGFILE} 2>&1 || cat ${LOGFILE}
+    DEPENDS ${ASN1C_GRAMMAR}
+    COMMENT "Generating ${ASN1C_COMMENT} from ${GRAMMAR_FILE}"
+  )
+endfunction()
diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair2/E1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index 0657740e93..5d79f8dc3d 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown E1AP_RELEASE ${E1AP_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${e1ap_source} ${e1ap_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=E1AP_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -gen-APER -gen-UPER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-OER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -findirect-choice -fno-include-deps -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${E1AP_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${E1AP_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating E1AP source files from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${E1AP_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${E1AP_GRAMMAR}
+          "E1AP_"
+          OUTPUT ${e1ap_source} ${e1ap_headers}
+          OPTIONS -gen-APER -gen-UPER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-OER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -findirect-choice -fno-include-deps
+          COMMENT "E1AP source files"
 )
 
 add_library(asn1_e1ap ${e1ap_source})
diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair2/F1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b17d09ddd..0274b3a6cc 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown F1AP_RELEASE ${F1AP_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${f1ap_source} ${f1ap_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=F1AP_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -findirect-choice -fno-include-deps -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${F1AP_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${F1AP_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating F1AP source files from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${F1AP_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${F1AP_GRAMMAR}
+          "F1AP_"
+          OUTPUT ${f1ap_source} ${f1ap_headers}
+          OPTIONS -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -findirect-choice -fno-include-deps
+          COMMENT "F1AP source files"
 )
 
 add_library(asn1_f1ap ${f1ap_source})
diff --git a/openair2/M2AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair2/M2AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index 2142655ac2..5a436a06e6 100644
--- a/openair2/M2AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair2/M2AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown M2AP_RELEASE ${M2AP_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${m2ap_source} ${m2ap_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=M2AP_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${M2AP_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${M2AP_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating M2AP source files from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${M2AP_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${M2AP_GRAMMAR}
+          "M2AP_"
+          OUTPUT ${m2ap_source} ${m2ap_headers}
+          OPTIONS -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps
+          COMMENT "M2AP source files"
 )
 
 add_library(asn1_m2ap ${m2ap_source})
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LTE/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair2/RRC/LTE/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index 162463dc46..776983068a 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LTE/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LTE/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown LTE_RRC_RELEASE ${LTE_RRC_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${lte_rrc_source} ${lte_rrc_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=LTE_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -pdu=all -fcompound-names -gen-UPER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-APER -no-gen-example -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LTE_RRC_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LTE_RRC_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating LTE RRC source file from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LTE_RRC_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LTE_RRC_GRAMMAR}
+          "LTE_"
+          OUTPUT ${lte_rrc_source} ${lte_rrc_headers}
+          OPTIONS -pdu=all -fcompound-names -gen-UPER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-APER -no-gen-example
+          COMMENT "LTE RRC source files"
 )
 
 # Many other targets include LTE RRC ASN.1 headers, without actually needing
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index f85c39bf73..8854801e1c 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown NR_RRC_RELEASE ${NR_RRC_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${nr_rrc_source} ${nr_rrc_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=NR_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -pdu=all -fcompound-names -gen-UPER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-APER -no-gen-example -findirect-choice -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NR_RRC_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NR_RRC_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating NR RRC source file from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NR_RRC_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NR_RRC_GRAMMAR}
+          "NR_"
+          OUTPUT ${nr_rrc_source} ${nr_rrc_headers}
+          OPTIONS -pdu=all -fcompound-names -gen-UPER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-APER -no-gen-example -findirect-choice
+          COMMENT "NR RRC source files"
 )
 
 # Many other targets include NR RRC ASN.1 headers, without actually needing the
diff --git a/openair2/X2AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair2/X2AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index 679ab8aca2..755a13c7c1 100644
--- a/openair2/X2AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair2/X2AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown X2AP_RELEASE ${X2AP_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${x2ap_source} ${x2ap_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=X2AP_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -pdu=all -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${X2AP_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${X2AP_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating X2AP source files from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${X2AP_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${X2AP_GRAMMAR}
+          "X2AP_"
+          OUTPUT ${x2ap_source} ${x2ap_headers}
+          OPTIONS -pdu=all -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps
+          COMMENT "X2AP source files"
 )
 
 add_library(asn1_x2ap ${x2ap_source})
diff --git a/openair2/XNAP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair2/XNAP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index 078388e3c0..92528fc73f 100644
--- a/openair2/XNAP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair2/XNAP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown XNAP_RELEASE ${XNAP_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${xnap_source} ${xnap_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=XNAP_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -pdu=all -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps -findirect-choice -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${XNAP_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${XNAP_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating XNAP source files from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${XNAP_GRAMMAR}"
-	)
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${XNAP_GRAMMAR}
+          "XNAP_"
+          OUTPUT ${xnap_source} ${xnap_headers}
+          OPTIONS -pdu=all -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps -findirect-choice
+          COMMENT "XnAP source files"
+)
 
 add_library(asn1_xnap ${xnap_source})
 target_include_directories(asn1_xnap PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
diff --git a/openair3/LPP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair3/LPP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ffdf87113..b340a6ad51 100644
--- a/openair3/LPP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair3/LPP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ include(ASN1/37355-g60.cmake)
 #  message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown LPP_RELEASE ${LPP_RELEASE}")
 #endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${lpp_source} ${lpp_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=LPP_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -gen-UPER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-APER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -findirect-choice -fno-include-deps -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LPP_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LPP_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating LPP source files from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LPP_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LPP_GRAMMAR}
+          "LPP_"
+          OUTPUT ${lpp_source} ${lpp_headers}
+          OPTIONS -gen-UPER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-APER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -findirect-choice -fno-include-deps
+          COMMENT "LPP source files"
 )
 
 add_library(asn1_lpp ${lpp_source})
diff --git a/openair3/M3AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair3/M3AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b5512919d..52007b629d 100644
--- a/openair3/M3AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair3/M3AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown M3AP_RELEASE ${M3AP_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${m3ap_source} ${m3ap_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=M3AP_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${M3AP_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${M3AP_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating M3AP source files from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${M3AP_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${M3AP_GRAMMAR}
+          "M3AP_"
+          OUTPUT ${m3ap_source} ${m3ap_headers}
+          OPTIONS -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps
+          COMMENT "M3AP source files"
 )
 
 add_library(asn1_m3ap ${m3ap_source})
diff --git a/openair3/NGAP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair3/NGAP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index 06148b6c5a..e5cfe07956 100644
--- a/openair3/NGAP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair3/NGAP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown NGAP_RELEASE ${NGAP_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${ngap_source} ${ngap_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=NGAP_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -pdu=all -fcompound-names -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps -findirect-choice -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NGAP_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NGAP_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating NGAP source files from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NGAP_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NGAP_GRAMMAR}
+          "NGAP_"
+          OUTPUT ${ngap_source} ${ngap_headers}
+          OPTIONS -pdu=all -fcompound-names -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps -findirect-choice
+          COMMENT "NGAP source files"
 )
 
 add_library(asn1_ngap ${ngap_source})
diff --git a/openair3/NRPPA/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair3/NRPPA/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index 840553a62d..997fb70a9c 100644
--- a/openair3/NRPPA/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair3/NRPPA/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ include(ASN1/38455.cmake)
 #  message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown NRPPA_RELEASE ${NRPPA_RELEASE}")
 #endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${nrppa_source} ${nrppa_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=NRPPA_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -gen-APER -gen-UPER -no-gen-OER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -findirect-choice -fno-include-deps -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NRPPA_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NRPPA_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating NRPPA source files from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NRPPA_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${NRPPA_GRAMMAR}
+          "NRPPA_"
+          OUTPUT ${nrppa_source} ${nrppa_headers}
+          OPTIONS -gen-APER -gen-UPER -no-gen-OER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -findirect-choice -fno-include-deps
+          COMMENT "NRPPA source files"
 )
 
 add_library(asn1_nrppa ${nrppa_source})
diff --git a/openair3/S1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt b/openair3/S1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
index bb1526b659..f38a3a93a6 100644
--- a/openair3/S1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openair3/S1AP/MESSAGES/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ else()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "unknown S1AP_RELEASE ${S1AP_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${s1ap_source} ${s1ap_headers}
-  COMMAND ASN1C_PREFIX=S1AP_ ${ASN1C_EXEC} -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps -D ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${S1AP_GRAMMAR}
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${S1AP_GRAMMAR}
-  COMMENT "Generating S1AP source files from ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${S1AP_GRAMMAR}"
+run_asn1c(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${S1AP_GRAMMAR}
+          "S1AP_"
+          OUTPUT ${s1ap_source} ${s1ap_headers}
+          OPTIONS -gen-APER -no-gen-BER -no-gen-JER -no-gen-OER -gen-UPER -fcompound-names -no-gen-example -fno-include-deps
+          COMMENT "S1AP source files"
 )
 
 add_library(asn1_s1ap ${s1ap_source})