Made the install script and Makefile more verbose

Makefile

@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
+# bpkg Makefile
 
-BIN ?= bpkg
+BIN    ?= bpkg
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+
+# All 'bpkg' supported commands
 CMDS = json install package term suggest init
 
 install: uninstall
-	install $(BIN) $(PREFIX)/bin
-	for cmd in $(CMDS); do cp $(BIN)-$${cmd} $(PREFIX)/bin; done
+	@echo "  info: Installing $(PREFIX)/$(BIN)..."
+	@install $(BIN) $(PREFIX)/bin
+	@for cmd in $(CMDS); do cp $(BIN)-$${cmd} $(PREFIX)/bin; done
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(PREFIX)/bin/$(BIN)
-	for cmd in $(CMDS); do rm -f $(PREFIX)/bin/$(BIN)-$${cmd}; done
+	@echo "  info: Uninstalling $(PREFIX)/$(BIN)..."
+	@rm -f $(PREFIX)/bin/$(BIN)
+	@for cmd in $(CMDS); do rm -f $(PREFIX)/bin/$(BIN)-$${cmd}; done
 
 link: uninstall
-	ln -s $(BIN) $(PREFIX)/bin/$(BIN)
-	for cmd in $(CMDS); do ln -s $(BIN)-$${cmd} $(PREFIX)/bin; done
+	@ln -s $(BIN) $(PREFIX)/bin/$(BIN)
+	@for cmd in $(CMDS); do ln -s $(BIN)-$${cmd} $(PREFIX)/bin; done
 
 unlink: uninstall
+

install.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+#
+# #             #
+# #mmm   mmmm   #   m   mmmm
+# #" "#  #" "#  # m"   #" "#
+# #   #  #   #  #"#    #   #
+# ##m#"  ##m#"  #  "m  "#m"#
+#        #              m  #
+#        "               ""
+#        bash package manager
 
 REMOTE=${REMOTE:-https://github.com/bpkg/bpkg.git}
 TMPDIR=${TMPDIR:-/tmp}
@@ -6,6 +15,7 @@ DEST=${DEST:-${TMPDIR}/bpkg-master}
 
 ## test if command exists
 ftest () {
+  echo "  info: Checking for ${1}..."
   if ! type -f "${1}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     return 1
   else
@@ -17,7 +27,7 @@ ftest () {
 features () {
   for f in "${@}"; do
     ftest "${f}" || {
-      echo >&2 "  error: Missing \`${f}'"
+      echo >&2 "  error: Missing \`${f}'! Make sure it exists and try again."
       return 1
     }
   done
@@ -26,6 +36,7 @@ features () {
 
 ## main setup
 setup () {
+  echo "  info: Welcome to the 'bpkg' installer!"
   ## test for require features
   features git || return $?
 
@@ -33,15 +44,16 @@ setup () {
   {
     echo
     cd ${TMPDIR}
-    echo "  info: pruning..."
-    test -d ${DEST} && { echo "  warn: exists: \`${DEST}'"; }
+    echo "  info: Creating temporary files..."
+    test -d ${DEST} && { echo "  warn: Already exists: \`${DEST}'"; }
     rm -rf ${DEST}
-    echo "  info: fetching..."
+    echo "  info: Fetching latest 'bpkg'..."
     git clone --depth=1 ${REMOTE} ${DEST} > /dev/null 2>&1
     cd ${DEST}
-    echo "  info: installing..."
+    echo "  info: Installing..."
     echo
     make install
+	echo "  info: Done!"
   } >&2
   return $?
 }