diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d996938c3113773722ce69bd3f79f5afa193a63..088286005b2160405c51af31f316423ad6dfdea6 100755
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ IF(LATEX_COMPILER AND BIBER_COMPILER)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(usermanuals/DDEve)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(usermanuals/DDG4)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(usermanuals/DDRec)
+
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Tried to set up Latex, if you saw errors, please disable building the documentation (BUILD_DOCS=OFF) or install missing packages.")
     
 ELSE()
     MESSAGE(STATUS "No LaTeX/Biber found, cannot compile user manual.")