diff --git a/tools/build.sh b/tools/build.sh
index de3b0c70e..5f36b60ef 100755
--- a/tools/build.sh
+++ b/tools/build.sh
@@ -21,13 +21,9 @@ distdirs="${distdirs} /afs/e.kth.se/home/staff/lha/Public/openssl"
 distdirs="${distdirs} /afs/pdc.kth.se/public/ftp/pub/heimdal/src"
 distdirs="${distdirs} /afs/pdc.kth.se/public/ftp/pub/heimdal/src/snapshots"
 distdirs="${distdirs} /afs/pdc.kth.se/public/ftp/pub/krb/src"
-opt_n=#:
+opt_n= #:
 
 
-mkdir -p ${targetdir}/src
-cd ${targetdir}/src || exit 1
-rm -rf heimdal* openssl* krb4*
-
 logprint () {
     d=`date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'`
     echo "${d}: $*"
@@ -85,9 +81,16 @@ build () {
     return 0
 }
 
+logprint using host `hostname`
+logprint `uname -a`
 logprint clearing logfile
 > ${logfile}
 
+logprint using target dir ${targetdir}
+mkdir -p ${targetdir}/src
+cd ${targetdir}/src || exit 1
+rm -rf heimdal* openssl* krb4*
+
 logprint === building openssl versions
 for vo in ${openssl_versions} ; do
     build openssl-${vo} openssl $vo config