diff --git a/dmodels/Package.pp b/dmodels/Package.pp
index 38800cc285..39e4b768d5 100644
--- a/dmodels/Package.pp
+++ b/dmodels/Package.pp
@@ -56,12 +56,11 @@
 
 // Also get the DIRECT Package file and everything that includes.
 #if $[not $[isfile $[DIRECT_SOURCE]/Package.pp]]
-  #error DIRECT source directory not found!  Are you attached properly?
+  #printvar DIRECT_SOURCE
+  #error DIRECT source directory not found from dmodels!  Are you attached properly?
 #endif
 
 #include $[DIRECT_SOURCE]/Package.pp
 
 // Define some global variables for this tree.
 #define FLT2EGG_OPTS -no -uo ft
-#define MAYA2EGG_OPTS -fri 24 -uo ft -p
-#define EGG2BAM_OPTS -combine-geoms 1
diff --git a/pandaapp/Package.pp b/pandaapp/Package.pp
index 0cfb9106e5..de75464e73 100644
--- a/pandaapp/Package.pp
+++ b/pandaapp/Package.pp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
 
 // Also get the PANDATOOL Package file and everything that includes.
 #if $[not $[isfile $[PANDATOOL_SOURCE]/Package.pp]]
-  #error PANDATOOL source directory not found!  Are you attached properly?
+  #printvar PANDATOOL 
+  #error PANDATOOL source directory not found from pandaapp!  Are you attached properly?
 #endif
 
 #include $[PANDATOOL_SOURCE]/Package.pp
diff --git a/pandatool/Package.pp b/pandatool/Package.pp
index edee2db4c8..9656f5a769 100644
--- a/pandatool/Package.pp
+++ b/pandatool/Package.pp
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
 
 // Also get the PANDA Package file and everything that includes.
 #if $[not $[isfile $[PANDA_SOURCE]/Package.pp]]
-  #error PANDA source directory not found!  Are you attached properly?
+  #printvar PANDA_SOURCE
+  #error PANDA source directory not found from pandatool!  Are you attached properly?
 #endif
 
 #include $[PANDA_SOURCE]/Package.pp