diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8fa78ffdaf91..e5d6da7c54a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ set(yalmip_GIT_TAG c071fb7b7193491f8eefadba3bfff26160ad6cd4)
 set(xfoil_GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/RobotLocomotion/xfoil.git)
 set(xfoil_GIT_TAG fde0a9368dd451c93604051fc5704e120073800c)
 
+message("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: " ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
+
 foreach (proj ${EXTERNAL_PROJECTS})
 	set(deps)
 	foreach(dep ${${proj}_dependencies})
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bcd766ddacc9..dbadedd13032 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,15 +47,16 @@ pod-build/Makefile:
 
 .PHONY: options
 options: configure
-ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)	
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	cmake-gui pod-build
 else
 	ccmake pod-build
 endif
 
 .PHONY: configure
-configure: 
+configure:
 #	@echo "BUILD_SYSTEM: '$(BUILD_SYSTEM)'"
+	@echo "BUILD_TYPE: $(BUILD_TYPE)"
 	@echo "BUILD_PREFIX: $(BUILD_PREFIX)"
 
 # create the temporary build directory if needed