Index: Makefile.inc1
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--- Makefile.inc1	(revision 338311)
+++ Makefile.inc1	(working copy)
@@ -1715,7 +1715,13 @@
 .endif
 
 packages: .PHONY
+	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo ">>> Packages started on `LC_ALL=C date`"
+	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 	${_+_}${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR} PKG_VERSION=${PKG_VERSION} real-packages
+	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo ">>> Packages completed on `LC_ALL=C date`"
+	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 
 package-pkg: .PHONY
 	rm -rf /tmp/ports.${TARGET} || :