diff --git a/src/projectM-engine/CMakeLists.txt b/src/projectM-engine/CMakeLists.txt
index 157e0a409..933639f14 100644
--- a/src/projectM-engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/projectM-engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(projectM GLEW m)
 
 IF(USE_FTGL)
 	if (FTGL_FOUND)
-		MESSAGE(STATUS "FTGL found.")
+		MESSAGE("FTGL font support was detected are enabled.")
 	else (FTGL_FOUND)
 		MESSAGE(
 	"Warning! FTGL has been enabled but not detected. Your compilation will probably break. Turn off FTGL support by setting USE_FTGL to false, or visit http://ftgl.wiki.sourceforge.net/ for help on installing FTGL.")
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ IF(USE_FTGL)
 	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FTGL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 	LINK_DIRECTORIES(${FTGL_LIBRARY_DIRS} "./")
         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(projectM GLEW m ftgl freetype)
+ELSE (USE_FTGL)
+	IF (FTGL_FOUND)
+		MESSAGE("Warning: FTGL font support was detected but NOT enabled. You can enable it by setting USE_FTGL=true")
+	ELSE (FTGL_FOUND)
+		MESSAGE("Warning: FTGL font support was not detected. Visit http://ftgl.wiki.sourceforge.net/ for help on installing FTGL.")
+	ENDIF(FTGL_FOUND)
 ENDIF(USE_FTGL)
 
 CONFIGURE_FILE("libprojectM.pc.in" "libprojectM.pc" @ONLY)
diff --git a/src/qprojectM/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qprojectM/CMakeLists.txt
index 97d136076..79bd6f25f 100644
--- a/src/qprojectM/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qprojectM/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4.0)
 
 find_package(Qt4 REQUIRED) # find and setup Qt4 for this project
 
+if (QT4_FOUND)
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Qt4 Detected fine.")
+else (QT4_FOUND)
+MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Qt4 not detected. Please install Qt4 before continuing (visit www.trolltech.org for more info)")
+endif(QT4_FOUND)
 set(QT_USE_OPENGL TRUE)
 
 # -> this will cause cmake to include and link against the OpenGL module