diff --git a/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs b/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
index a5c1625..9780abb 100644
--- a/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
+++ b/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_pkgs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ run_yay() {
     pacman --needed -S emacs
     IFS=' ' read -r -a emacs_pkgs \
        < <(get_emacs_packages "(nd/get-aur-dependencies t)")
+    echo "Emacs requires the following system pkgs: ${emacs_pkgs[*]}"
 
     ## other packages for random gizmos
     dunst_pkgs=(dunst)
diff --git a/run_once_after_10_install-packages.sh b/run_once_after_10_install-packages.sh
index f54e75f..08f2f5b 100644
--- a/run_once_after_10_install-packages.sh
+++ b/run_once_after_10_install-packages.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ IFS=' ' read -r -a emacs_stack_pkgs \
    < <(emacs -batch -l "$emacs_dir/init.el" --eval \
              "(print (s-join \" \" (nd/get-stack-dependencies)))" 2>/dev/null | \
            sed -n -e 's/"\(.*\)"/\1/p')
+echo "Emacs requires the following Haskell packages: ${emacs_stack_pkgs[*]}"
 for p in "${emacs_stack_pkgs[@]}";
 do
     stack install "$p"