diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c1b8dd..60ee7a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,31 @@ find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 find_library(NWFLAIM_RT_LIBRARY rt)
 find_library(NWFLAIM_DL_LIBRARY dl)
 find_package(Curses QUIET)
+if(CURSES_FOUND)
+    set(_nwflaim_curses_include_dirs "")
+    if(CURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+        set(_nwflaim_curses_include_dirs "${CURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+    elseif(CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR)
+        set(_nwflaim_curses_include_dirs "${CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+    endif()
+
+    message(STATUS "NWFLAIM: curses/ncurses found")
+    if(_nwflaim_curses_include_dirs)
+        message(STATUS "NWFLAIM: curses include dirs: ${_nwflaim_curses_include_dirs}")
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "NWFLAIM: curses include dirs: <none reported>")
+    endif()
+    if(CURSES_LIBRARIES)
+        message(STATUS "NWFLAIM: curses libraries: ${CURSES_LIBRARIES}")
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "NWFLAIM: curses libraries: <none reported>")
+    endif()
+    if(NWFLAIM_BUILD_TOOLS)
+        message(STATUS "NWFLAIM: tools enabled; curses-backed tools will be built")
+    endif()
+else()
+    message(STATUS "NWFLAIM: curses/ncurses not found")
+endif()
 if(NWFLAIM_BUILD_TOOLS AND NOT CURSES_FOUND)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "NWFLAIM_BUILD_TOOLS requires curses/ncurses")
 endif()