diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e1a3be88..8fdcd3cb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-07-19  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
+
+	* autoreconf.sh (dir): When verbose, say what are the tools you
+	will use.
+
 2000-07-19  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
 
 	Warnings related to obsolete constructs should be properly
diff --git a/autoreconf.in b/autoreconf.in
index 5f358530..a60ed475 100644
--- a/autoreconf.in
+++ b/autoreconf.in
@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ if test $# -ne 0; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# If verbose, say what you are going to use.
+if test $verbose = echo; then
+  $autoconf --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using autoconf\1: $autoconf,;1q" >&2
+  $autoheader --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using autoheader\1: $autoheader,;1q" >&2
+  $automake --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using automake\1: $automake,;1q" >&2
+  $aclocal --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using aclocal\1: $aclocal,;1q" >&2
+fi
+
 # Dispatch autoreconf's option to the tools.
 # --localdir
 autoconf="$autoconf -l $localdir"
@@ -224,7 +236,6 @@ if $install; then
   automake="$automake --add-missing `$symlink || echo --copy`"
 fi
 
-
 # Trap on 0 to stop playing with `rm'.
 $debug ||
 {
diff --git a/autoreconf.sh b/autoreconf.sh
index 5f358530..a60ed475 100644
--- a/autoreconf.sh
+++ b/autoreconf.sh
@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ if test $# -ne 0; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# If verbose, say what you are going to use.
+if test $verbose = echo; then
+  $autoconf --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using autoconf\1: $autoconf,;1q" >&2
+  $autoheader --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using autoheader\1: $autoheader,;1q" >&2
+  $automake --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using automake\1: $automake,;1q" >&2
+  $aclocal --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using aclocal\1: $aclocal,;1q" >&2
+fi
+
 # Dispatch autoreconf's option to the tools.
 # --localdir
 autoconf="$autoconf -l $localdir"
@@ -224,7 +236,6 @@ if $install; then
   automake="$automake --add-missing `$symlink || echo --copy`"
 fi
 
-
 # Trap on 0 to stop playing with `rm'.
 $debug ||
 {
diff --git a/bin/autoreconf.in b/bin/autoreconf.in
index 5f358530..a60ed475 100644
--- a/bin/autoreconf.in
+++ b/bin/autoreconf.in
@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ if test $# -ne 0; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# If verbose, say what you are going to use.
+if test $verbose = echo; then
+  $autoconf --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using autoconf\1: $autoconf,;1q" >&2
+  $autoheader --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using autoheader\1: $autoheader,;1q" >&2
+  $automake --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using automake\1: $automake,;1q" >&2
+  $aclocal --version |
+    sed "s,.*)\(.*\)$,$me: using aclocal\1: $aclocal,;1q" >&2
+fi
+
 # Dispatch autoreconf's option to the tools.
 # --localdir
 autoconf="$autoconf -l $localdir"
@@ -224,7 +236,6 @@ if $install; then
   automake="$automake --add-missing `$symlink || echo --copy`"
 fi
 
-
 # Trap on 0 to stop playing with `rm'.
 $debug ||
 {