diff --git a/src/nimble.nim b/src/nimble.nim
index 73a5de7..77133e5 100644
--- a/src/nimble.nim
+++ b/src/nimble.nim
@@ -274,24 +274,30 @@ proc processDeps(pkginfo: PackageInfo, options: Options): seq[string] =
   ## Returns the list of paths to pass to the compiler during build phase.
   result = @[]
   assert(not pkginfo.isMinimal, "processDeps needs pkginfo.requires")
+  display("Verifying",
+          "dependencies for $1 v$2" % [pkginfo.name, pkginfo.version],
+          priority = HighPriority)
+
   let pkglist = getInstalledPkgs(options.getPkgsDir(), options)
   var reverseDeps: seq[tuple[name, version: string]] = @[]
   for dep in pkginfo.requires:
     if dep.name == "nimrod" or dep.name == "nim":
       let nimVer = getNimrodVersion()
       if not withinRange(nimVer, dep.ver):
-        quit("Unsatisfied dependency: " & dep.name & " (" & $dep.ver & ")")
+        let msg = "Unsatisfied dependency: " & dep.name & " (" & $dep.ver & ")"
+        raise newException(NimbleError, msg)
     else:
-      echo("Looking for ", dep.name, " (", $dep.ver, ")...")
+      let depDesc = "$1 ($2)" % [dep.name, $dep.ver]
+      display("Checking", "for $1" % depDesc, priority = MediumPriority)
       var pkg: PackageInfo
       if not findPkg(pkglist, dep, pkg):
-        echo("None found, installing...")
+        display("Installing", depDesc, priority = HighPriority)
         let (paths, installedPkg) = install(@[(dep.name, dep.ver)], options)
         result.add(paths)
 
         pkg = installedPkg # For addRevDep
       else:
-        echo("Dependency already satisfied.")
+        display("Info", "Dependency already satisfied", priority = HighPriority)
         result.add(pkg.mypath.splitFile.dir)
         # Process the dependencies of this dependency.
         result.add(processDeps(pkg, options))
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim b/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim
index 10af1c6..f26c5e0 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/tools.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Various miscellaneous utility functions reside here.
 import osproc, pegs, strutils, os, uri, sets, json, parseutils
-import version, common
+import version, common, cli
 
 proc extractBin(cmd: string): string =
   if cmd[0] == '"':
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ proc changeRoot*(origRoot, newRoot, path: string): string =
 
 proc copyFileD*(fro, to: string): string =
   ## Returns the destination (``to``).
-  echo(fro, " -> ", to)
+  display("Copying", "file $# to $#" % [fro, to], priority = LowPriority)
   copyFileWithPermissions(fro, to)
   result = to
 
 proc copyDirD*(fro, to: string): seq[string] =
   ## Returns the filenames of the files in the directory that were copied.
   result = @[]
-  echo("Copying directory: ", fro, " -> ", to)
+  display("Copying", "directory $# to $#" % [fro, to], priority = LowPriority)
   for path in walkDirRec(fro):
     createDir(changeRoot(fro, to, path.splitFile.dir))
     result.add copyFileD(path, changeRoot(fro, to, path))