diff --git a/legacy/evil/ChangeLog b/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
index db795fdd3f..949733c2cb 100644
--- a/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-12-11  Vincent Torri  <doursse at users dot sf dot net>
+
+	* configure.ac:
+	improve configure output
+
 2009-12-07  Vincent Torri  <doursse at users dot sf dot net>
 
 	* src/lib/evil_libgen.c:
diff --git a/legacy/evil/configure.ac b/legacy/evil/configure.ac
index 69663b8a17..69771da99f 100644
--- a/legacy/evil/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/evil/configure.ac
@@ -144,9 +144,12 @@ echo
 echo "  Documentation........: ${build_doc}"
 echo "  Mpatrol..............: ${have_mpatrol}"
 echo
-echo "  Compilation..........: make"
+echo "Compilation............: make (or gmake)"
+echo "  CPPFLAGS.............: $CPPFLAGS"
+echo "  CFLAGS...............: $CFLAGS"
+echo "  CXXFLAGS.............: $CXXFLAGS"
+echo "  LDFLAGS..............: $LDFLAGS"
 echo
-echo "  Installation.........: make install"
-echo
-echo "    prefix.............: $prefix"
+echo "Installation...........: make install (as root if needed, with 'su' or 'sudo')"
+echo "  prefix...............: $prefix"
 echo