diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 837451e..58a294d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Changes in version 1.16.1
   * lib/libapse.lib - Davide Madrisan:
     Do not use the real paths of libspe.lib. Use @libdir@ instead.
 
++ update
+  * lib/*, tests/* - Davide Madrisan:
+    Add a debug message saying that the file is being loaded.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Changes in version 1.16.0
diff --git a/lib/libapse.lib.in b/lib/libapse.lib.in
index 7bbb315..8855b92 100644
--- a/lib/libapse.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libapse.lib.in
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ libapse.lib: "$"library not found"": @libdir@/libtranslate.lib" 1>&2
    exit 1; }
 . @libdir@/libtranslate.lib
 
+notify.debug $"loading"": \`libapse.lib'..."
+
 # function apse.cmpversion()
 #    compare two version
 # args:
diff --git a/lib/libcfg.lib.in b/lib/libcfg.lib.in
index 699b69c..e27f42e 100644
--- a/lib/libcfg.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libcfg.lib.in
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ libcfg.lib: "$"library not found"": @libdir@/libtranslate.lib" 1>&2
    exit 1; }
 . @libdir@/libtranslate.lib
 
+notify.debug $"loading"": \`libcfg.lib'..."
+
 # list of the configuration file(s)
 default_cfg_list=(\
 `ls /etc/@package@.conf /etc/@package@.d/*.conf \
diff --git a/lib/libmsgmng.lib.in b/lib/libmsgmng.lib.in
index ba1e17c..2e18290 100644
--- a/lib/libmsgmng.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libmsgmng.lib.in
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ libmsgmng.lib: "$"library not found"": @libdir@/libtranslate.lib" 1>&2
    exit 1; }
 . @libdir@/libtranslate.lib
 
+notify.debug $"loading"": \`libmsgmng.lib'..."
+
 # notify family of message handling functions:
 #  - notify.warning
 #  - notify.error
diff --git a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
index 9637ac0..2c5db5d 100644
--- a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ libnetwork.lib: "$"library not found"": @libdir@/libtranslate.lib" 1>&2
    exit 1; }
 . @libdir@/libtranslate.lib
 
+notify.debug $"loading"": \`libnetwork.lib'..."
+
 # check if all the needed tools are available
 # note: 'host' has been removed from this list because the package
 #   bind-utils is not available in early stage platform development
diff --git a/lib/libspec.lib.in b/lib/libspec.lib.in
index 72ca505..264d9f4 100644
--- a/lib/libspec.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libspec.lib.in
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ libspec.lib: "$"library not found"": @libdir@/libtranslate.lib" 1>&2
    exit 1; }
 . @libdir@/libtranslate.lib
 
+notify.debug $"loading"": \`libspec.lib'..."
+
 # function boolexpr.solve
 #    calculate the boolean expression `$1' expanding the variables
 #    found in `rpmvar_name[]' and `define_list_name[]'
diff --git a/lib/libtest.lib.in b/lib/libtest.lib.in
index 2d1b3ac..ca34e35 100644
--- a/lib/libtest.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libtest.lib.in
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ libtest.lib: "$"library not found"": @libdir@/libtranslate.lib" 1>&2
    exit 1; }
 . @libdir@/libtranslate.lib
 
+notify.debug $"loading"": \`libtest.lib'..."
+
 [ -n "$testdir" ] ||
    notify.error "\`testdir': "$"unset in the configuration files"
 [ -d "$testdir" ] ||
diff --git a/lib/libtranslate.lib.in b/lib/libtranslate.lib.in
index 6322928..25e5748 100644
--- a/lib/libtranslate.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libtranslate.lib.in
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ libtest_is_loaded=1
 [ -z "$BASH" ] || [ ${BASH_VERSION:0:1} -lt 2 ] &&
  { echo $"this script requires bash version 2 or better" >&2 && exit 1; }
 
+notify.debug $"loading"": \`libtranslate.lib'..."
+
 if [[ -z "$LANG" && -r /etc/sysconfig/i18n ]]; then
    . /etc/sysconfig/i18n
    [ "$LANG" ] && export LANG
diff --git a/tests/test00_specsyntax.in b/tests/test00_specsyntax.in
index 120cf03..dd680ab 100644
--- a/tests/test00_specsyntax.in
+++ b/tests/test00_specsyntax.in
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ me=("test00_specsyntax" "@version@" "@date@")
    exit 1; }
 . @libdir@/libtranslate.lib
 
+notify.debug $"loading"": \`test00_specsyntax'..."
+
 # check if all the needed tools are available
 for tool in cat file getopt grep sed; do
    [ "$(type -p $tool)" ] ||
diff --git a/tests/test01_pkgquality.in b/tests/test01_pkgquality.in
index 13848c5..481bc72 100644
--- a/tests/test01_pkgquality.in
+++ b/tests/test01_pkgquality.in
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ me=("test01_pkgquality" "@version@" "@date@")
    exit 1; }
 . @libdir@/libtranslate.lib
 
+notify.debug $"loading"": \`test01_pkgquality'..."
+
 # check if all the needed tools are available
 for tool in file find getopt grep ls ldd; do
    [ "$(type -p $tool)" ] ||
diff --git a/tests/test02_pkgsecurity.in b/tests/test02_pkgsecurity.in
index 6bff201..1841bbe 100644
--- a/tests/test02_pkgsecurity.in
+++ b/tests/test02_pkgsecurity.in
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ me=("test02_pkgsecurity" "@version@" "@date@")
    exit 1; }
 . @libdir@/libtranslate.lib
 
+notify.debug $"loading"": \`test02_pkgsecurity'..."
+
 # check if all the needed tools are available
 for tool in file find getopt grep objdump sed; do
    [ "$(type -p $tool)" ] ||