diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 103852c77..8224079f6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -518,6 +518,12 @@ if(${ENABLE_GTK_SYSTRAY})
   endif()
 endif()
 
+# the compiler flags for compiling C sources 
+MESSAGE( STATUS "CMAKE_C_FLAGS: " ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} )
+
+# the compiler flags for compiling C++ sources 
+MESSAGE( STATUS "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS: " ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} )
+
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}_static
   STATIC
   ${${PROJECT_NAME}_FORMS}
diff --git a/cmake/Dependencies.cmake b/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
index 1b5dcbd4a..43e811a4a 100644
--- a/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ function(search_dependency pkg)
       message(STATUS "${pkg} not found")
     endif()
   else()
+  
+    message(STATUS ${pkg} " LIBRARY_DIRS: " ${${pkg}_LIBRARY_DIRS} )
+    message(STATUS ${pkg} " INCLUDE_DIRS: " ${${pkg}_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
+    message(STATUS ${pkg} " CFLAGS_OTHER: " ${${pkg}_CFLAGS_OTHER} )
+    message(STATUS ${pkg} " LIBRARIES:    " ${${pkg}_LIBRARIES} )
     link_directories(${${pkg}_LIBRARY_DIRS})
     include_directories(${${pkg}_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     foreach(flag ${${pkg}_CFLAGS_OTHER})