diff --git a/mash-debug.patch b/mash-debug.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97947d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mash-debug.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+diff --git a/mash/metadata.py b/mash/metadata.py
+index 56bb377..b381833 100644
+--- a/mash/metadata.py
++++ b/mash/metadata.py
+@@ -113,21 +113,26 @@ class MetadataNew:
+                 return True
+ 
+         def _matches(file, list):
++            self.logger.info("Checking drpm %s" % (file,))
+             hdr = rpmUtils.miscutils.hdrFromPackage(ts, file)
+             fname = '%s-%s-%s.%s.rpm' % (hdr['name'], hdr['version'], hdr['release'], hdr['arch'])
+             if fname in list.keys():
+                 if _sigmatches(hdr, list[fname]):
++                    self.logger.info("Finished checking drpm %s - success" % (file,))
+                     return True
++            self.logger.info("Finished checking drpm %s - fail" % (file,))
+             return False
+ 
+         def _copy(file, path):
+             if not os.path.exists('%s/drpms' % (path,)):
+                 os.mkdir('%s/drpms' % (path,))
+             destpath = '%s/drpms/%s' % (path, os.path.basename(file))
++            self.logger.info("Copying drpm %s", % (file,))
+             try:
+                 os.link(file, destpath)
+             except OSError:
+                 shutil.copy(file, destpath)
++            self.logger.info("Finished copying drpm %s", % (file,))
+ 
+         fulllist = self.repomatic.getFileList(self.conf.directory, '.rpm')
+         filelist = {}
+@@ -150,7 +155,10 @@ class MetadataNew:
+                 except OSError:
+                     self.logger.error("Couldn't copy repodata from %s" % (self.previous,))
+             if self.conf.deltas:
++                self.logger.info("Starting to copy old deltas for %s" % (path,))
+                 self._copy_in_deltas(path)
++                self.logger.info("Finished copying old deltas for %s" % (path,))
++        self.logger.info("Creating metadata for %s" % (path,))
+         self.repomatic.doPkgMetadata()
+         self.repomatic.doRepoMetadata()
+         self.repomatic.doFinalMove()
diff --git a/mash.spec b/mash.spec
index da960aa..f4a5010 100644
--- a/mash.spec
+++ b/mash.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           mash
 Version:        0.5.5
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Koji buildsystem to yum repository converter
 Group:          Development/Tools
 License:        GPL
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Requires:       yum, createrepo, koji
 Conflicts:	pungi < 1.0.0
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildArch:      noarch
+Patch1:		mash-debug.patch
 
 %description
 mash is a tool that queries a koji buildsystem for the latest RPMs for
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ any multlib RPMs that are necessary.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 %{__python} setup.py build
@@ -44,6 +46,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /var/cache/mash
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun  9 2009 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com> 0.5.5-2
+- add debugging cruft
+
 * Fri May  8 2009 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com> 0.5.5-1
 - fix setting delta_dirs in config file
 - canonicalize -o option if passed as a relative path