diff --git a/components/crash/content/tools/generate_breakpad_symbols.py b/components/crash/content/tools/generate_breakpad_symbols.py
index 58646a1..8bf830b 100755
--- a/components/crash/content/tools/generate_breakpad_symbols.py
+++ b/components/crash/content/tools/generate_breakpad_symbols.py
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ def Resolve(path, exe_path, loader_path, rpaths):
   return path
 
 
-def GetSharedLibraryDependenciesLinux(binary):
+def GetSharedLibraryDependenciesLinux(binary, options):
+  if options.verbose:  
+    print "GetSharedLibraryDependencies for %s" % binary
+
   """Return absolute paths to all shared library dependecies of the binary.
 
   This implementation assumes that we're running on a Linux system."""
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@ def GetSharedLibraryDependenciesLinux(binary):
     m = lib_re.match(line)
     if m:
       result.append(m.group(1))
+  if options.verbose:  
+    print "Done GetSharedLibraryDependencies for %s" % binary      
+    print result
   return result
 
 
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ def GetSharedLibraryDependencies(options, binary, exe_path):
   """Return absolute paths to all shared library dependecies of the binary."""
   deps = []
   if sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
-    deps = GetSharedLibraryDependenciesLinux(binary)
+    deps = GetSharedLibraryDependenciesLinux(binary, options)
   elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
     deps = GetSharedLibraryDependenciesMac(binary, exe_path)
   else:
@@ -204,7 +210,8 @@ def GetBinaryInfoFromHeaderInfo(header_info):
 
 def GenerateSymbols(options, binaries):
   """Dumps the symbols of binary and places them in the given directory."""
-
+  if options.verbose:          
+    print "Generating symbols for %s " % (' '.join(binaries))
   queue = Queue.Queue()
   print_lock = threading.Lock()
 
@@ -224,8 +231,15 @@ def GenerateSymbols(options, binaries):
           reason = "Could not locate dump_syms executable."
           break
 
+        if options.verbose:
+          with print_lock:
+            print "GetBinaryInfoFromHeaderInfo for %s" % (binary)
         binary_info = GetBinaryInfoFromHeaderInfo(
             subprocess.check_output([dump_syms, '-i', binary]).splitlines()[0])
+        if options.verbose:
+          with print_lock:
+            print "Done GetBinaryInfoFromHeaderInfo for %s: %s (%s)" % (binary, binary_info.name, binary_info.hash)
+
         if not binary_info:
           should_dump_syms = False
           reason = "Could not obtain binary information."
@@ -242,8 +256,14 @@ def GenerateSymbols(options, binaries):
         # See if there is a symbol file already found next to the binary
         potential_symbol_files = glob.glob('%s.breakpad*' % binary)
         for potential_symbol_file in potential_symbol_files:
+          if options.verbose:
+            with print_lock:
+              print "Looking at %s as a potential symbol file." % (potential_symbol_file)
           with open(potential_symbol_file, 'rt') as f:
             symbol_info = GetBinaryInfoFromHeaderInfo(f.readline())
+            if options.verbose:
+              with print_lock:
+                print "Got symbol_info for %s." % (potential_symbol_file)
           if symbol_info == binary_info:
             mkdir_p(os.path.dirname(output_path))
             shutil.copyfile(potential_symbol_file, output_path)