diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index 362dbdc39..8a4214278 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void cmMakefile::IssueMessage(cmake::MessageType t, std::string const& text) con
         {
         return;
         }
-      msg << "(Code)";
+      msg << "(dev)";
       }
     msg << ":";
     }
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ void cmMakefile::IssueMessage(cmake::MessageType t, std::string const& text) con
           << this->LocalGenerator->Convert(this->GetCurrentDirectory(),
                                            cmLocalGenerator::HOME);
       }
+    else if(this->GetCMakeInstance()->GetIsInTryCompile())
+      {
+      msg << " in directory " << this->GetCurrentDirectory();
+      }
     else
       {
       msg << " in top-level directory";