diff --git a/scripts/target_config_lib.lua b/scripts/target_config_lib.lua
index 4b262fd0..c8acdfb2 100644
--- a/scripts/target_config_lib.lua
+++ b/scripts/target_config_lib.lua
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ END_MAKE
 
 	lib.include('generic')
 	lib.include('generic_' .. env.FOREIGN_BUILD)
+	io.stderr:write(string.format("target_config_lib.lua:default_packages is: %s\n", default_packages))
 	for pkg in string.gmatch(default_packages, '%S+') do
 		lib.packages {pkg}
 	end
+	io.stderr:write(string.format("target_config_lib.lua: calling lib.include(target)\n"))
 	lib.include(target)
 
+	io.stderr:write(string.format("target_config_lib.lua: calling lib.check_devices()\n"))
 	lib.check_devices()
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/target_lib.lua b/scripts/target_lib.lua
index 7808ad9f..234f61fc 100644
--- a/scripts/target_lib.lua
+++ b/scripts/target_lib.lua
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ end
 
 function F.packages(pkgs)
 	for _, pkg in ipairs(pkgs) do
-		io.stderr:write("target_lib.lua:packages# " .. pkg .. "\n")
+		io.stderr:write("target_lib.lua:packages: adding to M.target_packages: " .. pkg .. "\n")
 		table.insert(M.target_packages, pkg)
 	end
 end