diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 84abb5e99..8d804d27b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -307,30 +307,30 @@ print_config_flag(${GTSAM_BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY}        "Build static GTSAM Libra
 if(NOT MSVC)
 	print_config_flag(${GTSAM_BUILD_CONVENIENCE_LIBRARIES} "Build Convenience Libraries    ")
 endif()
-print_config_flag(${GTSAM_BUILD_TYPE_POSTFIXES}        "Put build-type in library name ")
+print_config_flag(${GTSAM_BUILD_TYPE_POSTFIXES}        "Put build type in library name ")
 if(GTSAM_UNSTABLE_AVAILABLE)
-    print_config_flag(${GTSAM_BUILD_UNSTABLE}           "Build libgtsam_unstable       ")
+    print_config_flag(${GTSAM_BUILD_UNSTABLE}           "Build libgtsam_unstable        ")
 endif()
-print_config_flag(${GTSAM_DISABLE_TESTS_ON_INSTALL}     "Tests excluded from all/install target ")
-print_config_flag(${GTSAM_DISABLE_EXAMPLES_ON_INSTALL}  "Examples excluded from all/install target ")
+print_config_flag(${GTSAM_DISABLE_TESTS_ON_INSTALL}     "No tests in all or install     ")
+print_config_flag(${GTSAM_DISABLE_EXAMPLES_ON_INSTALL}  "No examples in all or install  ")
 string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" cmake_build_type_toupper)
-message(STATUS                                       "  Build type                 : ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
-message(STATUS                                       "  C compilation flags        : ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${cmake_build_type_toupper}}")
-message(STATUS                                       "  C++ compilation flags      : ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${cmake_build_type_toupper}}")
+message(STATUS "  Build type                     : ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
+message(STATUS "  C compilation flags            : ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${cmake_build_type_toupper}}")
+message(STATUS "  C++ compilation flags          : ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${cmake_build_type_toupper}}")
 
 message(STATUS "Packaging flags                                               ")
-message(STATUS                                       "  CPack Source Generator     : ${CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR}")
-message(STATUS                                       "  CPack Generator            : ${CPACK_GENERATOR}")
+message(STATUS "  CPack Source Generator         : ${CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR}")
+message(STATUS "  CPack Generator                : ${CPACK_GENERATOR}")
 
 message(STATUS "GTSAM flags                                               ")
-print_config_flag(${GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS}             "Quaternions as default Rot3                   ")
-print_config_flag(${GTSAM_ENABLE_CONSISTENCY_CHECKS}   "Runtime consistency checking                  ")
-print_config_flag(${GTSAM_POSE3_EXPMAP}                "Using full expmap as defaul retract for Pose3 ")
+print_config_flag(${GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS}             "Quaternions as default Rot3    ")
+print_config_flag(${GTSAM_ENABLE_CONSISTENCY_CHECKS}   "Runtime consistency checking   ")
+print_config_flag(${GTSAM_POSE3_EXPMAP}                "Pose3 retract is full ExpMap   ")
 
 message(STATUS "MATLAB toolbox flags                                      ")
-print_config_flag(${GTSAM_INSTALL_MATLAB_TOOLBOX}      "Install matlab toolbox     ")
-print_config_flag(${GTSAM_BUILD_WRAP}                  "Build Wrap                 ")
-print_config_flag(${GTSAM_INSTALL_WRAP}                "Install wrap utility       ")
+print_config_flag(${GTSAM_INSTALL_MATLAB_TOOLBOX}      "Install matlab toolbox         ")
+print_config_flag(${GTSAM_BUILD_WRAP}                  "Build Wrap                     ")
+print_config_flag(${GTSAM_INSTALL_WRAP}                "Install wrap utility           ")
 message(STATUS "===============================================================")
 
 # Include CPack *after* all flags