4 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/benchmarks/dj_trace/Makefile b/src/benchmarks/dj_trace/Makefile
index 14eca91..0b04678 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/dj_trace/Makefile
+++ b/src/benchmarks/dj_trace/Makefile
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ LDFLAGS ?= -pthread -static-libgcc
 all: $(OBJDIR)/trace_run
 
 $(OBJDIR)/trace_run: trace_run.c | $(OBJDIR)
+	@echo compiling $@...
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 $(OBJDIR):
-	mkdir $@
+	mkdir -p $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(OBJDIR)
diff --git a/src/benchmarks/falsesharing/Makefile b/src/benchmarks/falsesharing/Makefile
index 7dec230..763864a 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/falsesharing/Makefile
+++ b/src/benchmarks/falsesharing/Makefile
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ HEADER = cpuinfo.h fred.h timer.h
 all: $(OBJDIR)/cache-thrash $(OBJDIR)/cache-scratch
 
 $(OBJDIR)/cache-thrash: cache-thrash.cc $(HEADER) | $(OBJDIR)
+	@echo compiling $@...
 	$(CXX) $(LDXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 $(OBJDIR)/cache-scratch: cache-scratch.cc $(HEADER) | $(OBJDIR)
+	@echo compiling $@...
 	$(CXX) $(LDXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 $(OBJDIR):
-	mkdir $@
+	mkdir -p $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(OBJDIR)
diff --git a/src/benchmarks/larson/Makefile b/src/benchmarks/larson/Makefile
index 9ccce9f..0bb9a5b 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/larson/Makefile
+++ b/src/benchmarks/larson/Makefile
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ LDXXFLAGS ?= -pthread -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
 all: $(OBJDIR)/larson
 
 $(OBJDIR)/larson: larson.cc | $(OBJDIR)
+	@echo compiling $@...
 	$(CXX) $(LDXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 $(OBJDIR):
-	mkdir $@
+	mkdir -p $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(OBJDIR)
diff --git a/src/benchmarks/loop/Makefile b/src/benchmarks/loop/Makefile
index 89914b2..b297933 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/loop/Makefile
+++ b/src/benchmarks/loop/Makefile
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ LDFLAGS ?= -pthread -static-libgcc
 all: $(OBJDIR)/loop
 
 $(OBJDIR)/loop: loop.c | $(OBJDIR)
+	@echo compiling $@...
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 $(OBJDIR):
-	mkdir $@
+	mkdir -p $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(OBJDIR)