diff --git a/scripts/zmap_do_build.sh b/scripts/zmap_do_build.sh
index f3ecc34fd23cb0817e4a7e5bc58be2573100fc81..a72b4005e219763bcb765e6c86a3a459113b2a17 100755
--- a/scripts/zmap_do_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/zmap_do_build.sh
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT=./build_bootstrap.sh
 GLOBAL_LOG=~/BUILDS/latest.build.log
 ERROR_RECIPIENT=zmapdev@sanger.ac.uk
 ENSURE_UP_TO_DATE=yes
+SLEEP=15
 
 # For development make sure these are set
 #CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT=./build_bootstrap.sh
 #GLOBAL_LOG=~/BUILDS/OVERNIGHT.BUILD.LOG
 #ERROR_RECIPIENT=
 #ENSURE_UP_TO_DATE=no
-
+#SLEEP=1
 # ================== MAIN PART ================== 
 if ! echo $GLOBAL_LOG | egrep -q "(^)/" ; then
     GLOBAL_LOG=$(pwd)/$GLOBAL_LOG
@@ -28,20 +29,79 @@ fi
 
 rm -f $GLOBAL_LOG
 
+# make sure a couple of things are sane.
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename $0)
+INITIAL_DIR=$(pwd)
+ SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $0)
+if ! echo $SCRIPT_DIR | egrep -q "(^)/" ; then
+   BASE_DIR=$INITIAL_DIR/$SCRIPT_DIR
+else
+   BASE_DIR=$SCRIPT_DIR
+fi
+
+if ! echo $CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT | egrep -q "(^)/" ; then
+    CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT=$INITIAL_DIR/$SCRIPT_DIR/$CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT
+fi
+
+
+# ================== RUN INFO ================== 
+cat <<EOF
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Welcome to the '$0' build script
+
+We are running on '$(hostname)' and are going to run on the 
+bootstrap build script '$CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT'
+on '$SRC_MACHINE' (via ssh).
+
+The global output log is '$GLOBAL_LOG'
+
+Errors will be reported to '$ERROR_RECIPIENT'
+
+EOF
+
+
+# If we need to update from cvs...
 if [ "x$ENSURE_UP_TO_DATE" == "xyes" ]; then
     old_dir=$(pwd)
     new_dir=$(dirname  $CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT)
     up2date=$(basename $CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT)
     cd $new_dir
     export CVS_RSH=ssh
+    cat <<EOF
+Now we are going to cvs update '$CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT' in $(pwd)
+
+EOF
     cvs update -C $up2date || { echo "Failed to update $CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT"; exit 1; }
     cd $old_dir
+    echo "cvs updated."
 fi
 
-[ ! -f $CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT ] || { echo "Failed to find $CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT"; exit 1; }
+[ -f $CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT ] || { echo "Failed to find $CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT"; exit 1; }
+
+
+cat <<EOF
+
+After a short pause ($SLEEP seconds), we'll begin.
+
+First some questions:
+
+Does password-less ssh login work?
+
+Have you committed all your code?
+
+Have you tested it?
+
+
+[last opportunity to hit Ctrl-C]...
+
+EOF
+
+
+sleep $SLEEP
+
 
 # A one step copy, run, cleanup!
-cat $CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT | ssh $SRC_MACHINE '/bin/bash -c "\
+cat $CVS_CHECKOUT_SCRIPT | ssh zmap@$SRC_MACHINE '/bin/bash -c "\
 function _rm_exit                       \
 {                                       \
    echo Master Script Failed...;        \