diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a7411bc..2d6c28c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,15 +11,19 @@ option(UTPP_AMPLIFY_WARNINGS
     "Set this to OFF if you wish to use CMake default warning levels; should generally only use to work around support issues for your specific compiler"
     ON)
 
+message(STATUS "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID = ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}")
 if(MSVC14 OR MSVC12)
+	message(STATUS "Using MSVC compiler")
     # has the support we need
 else()
     include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
     CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++14" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX14)
     CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++11" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
     if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX14)
+		message(STATUS "Specify C++14")
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++14")
     elseif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
+		message(STATUS "Specify C++11")
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
     else()
             message(STATUS "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no C++11 support. Please use a different C++ compiler.")