diff --git a/package/pkg-utils.mk b/package/pkg-utils.mk
index 835c588..477be57 100644
--- a/package/pkg-utils.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-utils.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,14 @@ INFLATE.xz   = $(XZCAT)
 INFLATE.tar  = cat
 
 # MESSAGE Macro -- display a message in bold type
-MESSAGE     = echo "$(TERM_BOLD)>>> $($(PKG)_NAME) $($(PKG)_VERSION) $(1)$(TERM_RESET)"
+define MESSAGE
+	echo "$(TERM_BOLD)>>> $($(PKG)_NAME) $($(PKG)_VERSION) $(1)$(TERM_RESET)";   \
+	echo "$$(date '+%s'): $($(PKG)_NAME) $($(PKG)_VERSION) $(1)"                 \
+	     >>$(BUILD_DIR)/actions.log;                                             \
+	printf "Package: %s\nVersion: %s\nAction : %s\n"                             \
+	       "$($(PKG)_NAME)" "$($(PKG)_VERSION)" $(1)                             \
+	       >$(BUILD_DIR)/last-action
+endef
 TERM_BOLD  := $(shell tput smso)
 TERM_RESET := $(shell tput rmso)