diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 740635e..513e248 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Changes in version 1.12.5
   * lib/libnetwork.lib - Davide Madrisan:
     git.create_tarball(): fix typo.
 
++ update
+  * lib/libnetwork.lib - Davide Madrisan:
+    git.create_tarball(): add some debug messages.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Changes in version 1.12.4
diff --git a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
index ca453ef..88cdd2c 100644
--- a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
@@ -954,9 +954,12 @@ function git.create_tarball() {
 an error occurred while creating"": ${pck_tarball}.tar.bz2"; }
 
    spec_source="${pck_tarball}.tar.bz2"
+   notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: spec_source = $spec_source"
    spec_source_comment="\
 ## GITSOURCE $git_repository${git_branch:+ $git_branch}"
+   notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: spec_source_comment = \"$spec_source_comment\""
    pck_tarball="$destdir/${spec_source}"
+   notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: pck_tarball = $pck_tarball"
 
    popd &>/dev/null
    rm -fr $tmpgitdir