diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index f0e0e56a42b4917b5206e0aade40357fb25612d7..55c1e8e36d0525bec9b9aa90acf9f791fa6ef89c 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ hash -r
   source $BIN_DIR/steps/pylibmc
 # bpwatch stop pylibmc_install
 
+
+# DEBUGGING
+which python
+which pip
+python --version
+
 # Install Mercurial if it appears to be required.
 if (grep -Fiq "hg+" requirements.txt) then
   # bpwatch start mercurial_install