diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 66c0b6b73..325336888 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,22 +148,23 @@ include (CMake/install.cmake)
 include (FeatureSummary)
 
 message ("")
-feature_summary (WHAT ALL DESCRIPTION "Configuration Summary --\n")
+set (_descr "${PROJECT_NAME} ${FLTK_VERSION} generated by CMake ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
+feature_summary (WHAT ALL DESCRIPTION "Configuration Summary for ${_descr} --\n")
 
-message (STATUS "Static libraries will be written to ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
+message (STATUS "Static libraries will be built in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
 
 if (OPTION_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  message (STATUS "Shared libraries will be written to ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
+  message (STATUS "Shared libraries will be built in  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
 else ()
   message (STATUS "Shared libraries will not be built (set OPTION_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON to build)")
 endif ()
 
 if (FLTK_BUILD_TEST)
-  message (STATUS "Test programs    will be written to ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test")
+  message (STATUS "Test programs    will be built in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test")
 endif ()
 
 if (FLTK_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
-  message (STATUS "Example programs will be written to ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin/examples")
+  message (STATUS "Example programs will be built in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin/examples")
 else ()
   message (STATUS "Example programs will not be built (set FLTK_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON to build)")
 endif ()