diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index f3e3fdf0..7b7df75b 100644
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -95,16 +95,17 @@ def calculate_order(order, modules, prereq_type):
     return 1
 
 def run_make(module, target):
+    cur_project=cur_project+1
     make_cmd = "make " + target + " 2>&1"
     path = find_proj_path(module)
-    print(',---------- running ' + make_cmd + ' in ' + path + ' -------------------------- >')
+    print(',---------- %d / %d: running %s in %s -------------------------- >' % (cur_project, len(order), make_cmd, path))
     os.chdir(path)
     p = subprocess.Popen(make_cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     for line in iter(p.stdout.readline, ''):
         sys.stdout.write('| ' + line) # avoid extra newlines from print()
         sys.stdout.flush()
     p.wait()
-    print('`---------- running ' + make_cmd + ' in ' + path + ' -------------------------- <')
+    print('`---------- %d / %d: running %s in %s -------------------------- <' % (cur_project, len(order), make_cmd, path))
     if p.returncode:
         print(make_cmd + ' failed')
         raise Exception(time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M") + ": failed to make target " + target + " in module " + module + " below base " + proj_base)
@@ -155,7 +156,13 @@ if target == 'order':
     print(' '.join(order))
     exit(0)
 
-print("order is: " + ' '.join(order))
+cur_project=0
+print("Building target %s in %d projects:" % (target, len(order)))
+for m in order:
+    cur_project=cur_project+1
+    print("  %3d %s" % (cur_project, m))
+cur_project=0
+
 build(modules, order, target)
 
 print(datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))