diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d4107e8fa..07e2177e3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -231,121 +231,13 @@ ecbuild_info("")
 # =========================================================================================
 include(Dependencies)
 
-# =========================================================================================
-# Dependency: Boost
-# =========================================================================================
-message( STATUS "====================================================================================================================" )
-message( STATUS "BOOST" )
-# this can help in some situations:
-set (_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH_BACKUP ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}) # make a backup of CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-foreach(BOOST_PATH_TO_SEARCH ${BOOST_PATH} ${BOOST_ROOT} $ENV{BOOST_ROOT})
-    ecbuild_debug("adding: ${BOOST_PATH_TO_SEARCH} to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH")
-    list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${BOOST_PATH_TO_SEARCH})
-    list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH)
-endforeach()
-
-# Ecflow test require statics libs for boost < 1.59, otherwise get double free error.
-# To use static boost python ensure that Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS is set on.
-# See: http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/module/FindBoost.html
-if ( ENABLE_STATIC_BOOST_LIBS )
-    set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
-    ecbuild_info( "Using STATIC boost libraries : ${BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK}" )
-else()
-    set(BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK "BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK")
-    ecbuild_info( "Using SHARED boost libraries setting : ${BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK}" )
-endif()
-
-# By default cmake assume boost was built with cmake. Hence looks for package config file BoostConfig.cmake/boost-config.cmake
-# This seems to mess up the search for boost python libs.
-# if Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE is not set, we seem to mess up in finding right python libs(python3 and python2), 
-# for boost 1.71 and cmake 3.15 or greater
-set(Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE ON) 
-
-set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED  ON)
-set(Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS    ON)
-set(Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG ON)
-set(Boost_ARCHITECTURE       "-x64") # from boost 1.69 layout=tagged adds libboost_system-mt-x64.a, https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/18908
-#set(Boost_DEBUG                ON) # Set to ON to enable debug output from FindBoost
-
-set(ECFLOW_BOOST_VERSION "1.66.0")
-
-# need upfront to get a hold of Boost_VERSION_STRING
-find_package( Boost ${ECFLOW_BOOST_VERSION} ) 
-
-# HAVE_TESTS is defined if ecbuild ENABLE_TESTS is set, (by default this is set)
-if(HAVE_TESTS)
-  list(APPEND _boost_testlibs unit_test_framework test_exec_monitor )
-endif()
-
-# Need timer for boost::time::cpu_timer this needs boost:chrono, which need librt These are used in the test only
-if ( Boost_VERSION_STRING VERSION_LESS "1.69.0" )
-  find_package( Boost ${ECFLOW_BOOST_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS system timer chrono ${_boost_testlibs} filesystem program_options date_time )
-else()
-  # for boost version 1.69 or greater Boost.System is now header-only.
-  find_package( Boost ${ECFLOW_BOOST_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS        timer chrono ${_boost_testlibs} filesystem program_options date_time )
-endif()
-ecbuild_info( "Boost_LIBRARIES     : ${Boost_LIBRARIES}" )
-
-
-# =======================================================================================
-# ??
-# =======================================================================================
-if (NOT "${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}" EQUAL "${_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH_BACKUP}")
-  set (CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH_BACKUP}) # restore CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-  ecbuild_debug("Resetting CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH to ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
-endif()
-
-
-# See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13653361/another-undefined-reference-error-when-linking-boost-libraries
-message( STATUS "====================================================================================================================" )
-message( STATUS "LIB RT  needed by some test, boost_timer->boost_chrono-> -lrt" )
-find_library(LIBRT rt)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
-if(LIBRT)
-  message( STATUS "LIB RT FOUND" )
-else()
-  # set to empty string to avoid lots of conditional around ecbuild_add_test
-  message( STATUS "LIB RT NOTFOUND -> LIBRT set to empty string for ecbuild_add_test" )
-  set(LIBRT "")
-endif()
-
-message( STATUS "====================================================================================================================" )
-message( STATUS "SSL" )
-if (ENABLE_SSL)
-  find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
-  if (OPENSSL_FOUND)
-    include_directories( ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-    add_definitions( -DECF_OPENSSL )
-  else()
-    ecbuild_warn("Can *not* find openssl libraries. ecflow will build without ssl support")
-  endif()
-endif()
-
-# =========================================================================================
-# debug
-# =========================================================================================
-
-if( CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "[Dd][Ee][Bb][Uu][Gg]" )
-
-  ecbuild_info( "INFO: DEBUG BUILD" )
-
-  # Tell C/C++ that we're doing a debug build
-  add_definitions( -DDEBUG )
-
-endif()
-
-# =========================================================================================
-# CLANG: /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_base_and_derived.hpp:226:42: 
-#           fatal error: recursive template instantiation exceeded maximum depth of 256
-# =========================================================================================
-if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ftemplate-depth=1024")
-endif()
 
 # =========================================================================================
 # enable clang-format
 # =========================================================================================
 find_package(ClangFormat)
 
+
 # =========================================================================================
 # build source code
 # =========================================================================================
@@ -360,35 +252,6 @@ if (ENABLE_UI)
   add_subdirectory( share )
 endif()
 
-# =========================================================================================
-# DOXYGEN to use: make doxygen  -> ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Doc/doxygen/html/index.html
-# =========================================================================================
-find_package(Doxygen)
-if (DOXYGEN_FOUND)
-  ecbuild_info( "DOXYGEN_FOUND   - use 'make doxygen' first" )
-   
-  # exclude some dirs not related to documentation
-  set( DOXYGEN_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS */bin/* */bdir/* */Debug/*  */test/*  */Doc/* */doc/* */samples/* SCRATCH tools build_scripts cereal )
-  
-  set( DOXYGEN_SOURCE_BROWSER YES)
-  set( DOXYGEN_EXTRACT_PRIVATE YES)
-  set( DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Doc/doxygen")
-    
-  # this target will only be built if specifically asked to.
-  # run "make doxygen" to create the doxygen documentation
-  doxygen_add_docs(
-    doxygen
-    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
-    COMMENT "Generate documentation for ecFlow"
-  )
-   
-  # Add an install target to install the docs, *IF* the use has run 'make doxygen'
-  if (EXISTS ${DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
-    install(DIRECTORY ${DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
-  endif()
-else ()
-  ecbuild_info("Doxygen need to be installed to generate the doxygen documentation")
-endif()
 
 # =========================================================================================
 # tar ball, by default ecbuild will tar everything apart from hard wired directory called 'build' 
diff --git a/cmake/CompilerOptions.cmake b/cmake/CompilerOptions.cmake
index 397009696..19714e2a5 100644
--- a/cmake/CompilerOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CompilerOptions.cmake
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@ ecbuild_info( "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID      : ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}")
 ecbuild_info( "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION : ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}")
 
 
+ecbuild_info( "Selected built type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" )
+
+if( CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "[Dd][Ee][Bb][Uu][Gg]" )
+  # Tell C/C++ that we're doing a debug build
+  add_definitions( -DDEBUG )
+endif()
+
+if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
+  #
+  # In case of using Clang, we increase the template depth to avoid the following error:
+  #   /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_base_and_derived.hpp:226:42:
+  #           fatal error: recursive template instantiation exceeded maximum depth of 256
+  #
+  ecbuild_add_cxx_flags("-ftemplate-depth=1024")
+endif()
+
 if (HAVE_WARNINGS)
 
   ecbuild_add_c_flags(-Wall)
diff --git a/cmake/Dependencies.cmake b/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
index dc745a7bd..9019390f2 100644
--- a/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Dependencies.cmake
@@ -15,30 +15,241 @@ set(DEPENDENCIES_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty")
 # =========================================================================================
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
+
 # =========================================================================================
 # Cereal
 # =========================================================================================
+ecbuild_info( "Locating Cereal" )
+
 set(CEREAL_DIR "${DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/cereal")
 find_package(Cereal REQUIRED)
 
+ecbuild_info( "Cereal details:" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Cereal_FOUND        : ${Cereal_FOUND}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Cereal_INCLUDE_DIRS : ${Cereal_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+
+ecbuild_info( "Found Cereal at ${Cereal_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+
+
 # =========================================================================================
 # Json
 # =========================================================================================
+ecbuild_info( "Locating JSON" )
+
 set(JSON_DIR "${DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/json")
 find_package(Json REQUIRED)
 
+ecbuild_info( "JSON details:" )
+ecbuild_info( " * JSON_FOUND        : ${JSON_FOUND}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * JSON_INCLUDE_DIRS : ${JSON_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+
+ecbuild_info( "Found JSON at ${JSON_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+
+
 # =========================================================================================
 # Httplib
 # =========================================================================================
+ecbuild_info( "Locating Httplib" )
+
 set(HTTPLIB_DIR "${DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/cpp-httplib")
 find_package(Httplib REQUIRED)
 
+ecbuild_info( "Httplib details:" )
+ecbuild_info( " * HTTPLIB_FOUND        : ${HTTPLIB_FOUND}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * HTTPLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS : ${HTTPLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+
+ecbuild_info( "Found Httplib at ${HTTPLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+
+
 # =========================================================================================
 # zlib
 # =========================================================================================
 if (ENABLE_HTTP_COMPRESSION)
-  find_package(ZLIB)
-  if (NOT ZLIB_FOUND)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "HTTP compression support requested, but zlib was not found")
-  endif ()
+  ecbuild_info( "Locating ZLIB" )
+
+  find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
+
+  ecbuild_info("ZLIB details:")
+  ecbuild_info(" * ZLIB_FOUND        : ${ZLIB_FOUND}")
+  ecbuild_info(" * ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS : ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  ecbuild_info(" * ZLIB_LIBRARIES    : ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}")
+
+  ecbuild_info( "Found ZLIB at ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
 endif ()
+
+
+# =========================================================================================
+# Python3
+# =========================================================================================
+if (ENABLE_PYTHON)
+
+  ecbuild_info( "Locating Python3" )
+
+  # The python must include the Development packages. As the headers in these packages is used by boost python.
+  find_package(Python3 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
+
+  ecbuild_info( "Python3 details:" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_FOUND             : ${Python3_FOUND}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_Interpreter_FOUND : ${Python3_Interpreter_FOUND}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_EXECUTABLE        : ${Python3_EXECUTABLE}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_STDLIB            : ${Python3_STDLIB} (Standard platform independent installation directory)" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_STDARCH           : ${Python3_STDARCH} (Standard platform dependent installation directory)" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_Development_FOUND : ${Python3_Development_FOUND}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_INCLUDE_DIRS      : ${Python3_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_LIBRARIES         : ${Python3_LIBRARIES}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_LIBRARY_DIRS      : ${Python3_LIBRARY_DIRS}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_VERSION           : ${Python3_VERSION}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_VERSION_MAJOR     : ${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_VERSION_MINOR     : ${Python3_VERSION_MINOR}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * Python3_VERSION_PATCH     : ${Python3_VERSION_PATCH}" )
+
+  # Set (deprecated) FindPython variables
+  # These need to be available, as they are used by `ecbuild_add_test(... TYPE PYTHON ...)`
+  set(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND "${Python3_Interpreter_FOUND}")
+  set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}")
+
+  ecbuild_info( "Found Python3 at ${Python3_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+
+endif()
+
+
+# =========================================================================================
+# Boost
+# =========================================================================================
+
+ecbuild_info( "Locating Boost" )
+
+if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.30.0")
+  ecbuild_info( "Using BoostConfig.cmake to find Boost (CMake >= 3.30)" )
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0167 NEW)
+else()
+  ecbuild_info( "Using FindBoost.cmake module to find Boost (CMake < 3.30)" )
+endif()
+
+# To use static boost python ensure that Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS is set on.
+# See: http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/module/FindBoost.html
+if ( ENABLE_STATIC_BOOST_LIBS )
+  set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+  set(BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK "")
+  ecbuild_info( "Using STATIC boost libraries : ${BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK}" )
+else()
+  set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
+  set(BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK "BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK")
+  ecbuild_info( "Using SHARED boost libraries : ${BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK}" )
+endif()
+
+set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED    ON)
+set(Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS      ON)
+set(Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG ON)
+set(Boost_ARCHITECTURE         "-x64") # from boost 1.69 layout=tagged adds libboost_system-mt-x64.a, https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/18908
+
+set(ECFLOW_BOOST_VERSION "1.66.0") # Boost 1.66.0 is the minimum version required (needed to support Rocky 8.6 on CI)
+
+find_package( Boost ${ECFLOW_BOOST_VERSION} QUIET REQUIRED) # This initial step allows to get a hold of Boost_VERSION_STRING
+
+if ( Boost_VERSION_STRING VERSION_LESS "1.69.0" )
+  # Boost::system is header-only from 1.69.0
+  list(APPEND _boost_needed_libs system )
+endif ()
+
+list(APPEND _boost_needed_libs timer chrono filesystem program_options date_time )
+
+if (ENABLE_PYTHON)
+  # The following is used to find Boost.python library, as the library name changes with python version
+  if ( Boost_MINOR_VERSION GREATER 66 )
+    # cmake 3.15
+    # see: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/19656
+    # INTERFACE_LIBRARY targets may only have whitelisted properties.
+    set(_python_base_version "${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}${Python3_VERSION_MINOR}")
+  else()
+    set(_python_base_version "${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}")
+  endif()
+  set(ECFLOW_BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT "python${_python_base_version}")
+
+  list(APPEND _boost_needed_libs ${ECFLOW_BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT})
+endif()
+
+if(HAVE_TESTS) # HAVE_TESTS is defined if ecbuild ENABLE_TESTS is set, (by default this is set)
+  list(APPEND _boost_needed_libs unit_test_framework test_exec_monitor )
+endif()
+
+find_package( Boost ${ECFLOW_BOOST_VERSION} QUIET REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${_boost_needed_libs})
+
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost_FOUND                : ${Boost_FOUND}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE       : ${Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED    : ${Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS      : ${Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG : ${Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost_MAJOR_VERSION        : ${Boost_MAJOR_VERSION}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost_MINOR_VERSION        : ${Boost_MINOR_VERSION}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost_SUBMINOR_VERSION     : ${Boost_SUBMINOR_VERSION}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS         : ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE  : ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE}" )
+ecbuild_info( " * Boost Components" )
+foreach(_lib ${_boost_needed_libs})
+  string(TOUPPER "${_lib}" _lib_upper)
+
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.30.0")
+    ecbuild_info( "   * ${_lib}, found ${Boost_${_lib_upper}_LIBRARY} @ ${Boost_${_lib_upper}_LIBRARY_RELEASE}" )
+  else()
+    ecbuild_info( "   * ${_lib}, found ${Boost_${_lib_upper}_LIBRARY_RELEASE}" )
+  endif()
+endforeach()
+
+ecbuild_info( "Found Boost at ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}" )
+if (ENABLE_PYTHON)
+  ecbuild_info( "Found Boost.Python at ${Boost_PYTHON${_python_base_version}_LIBRARY_RELEASE}" )
+endif()
+
+
+# =========================================================================================
+# OpenSSL
+# =========================================================================================
+
+if (ENABLE_SSL)
+  ecbuild_info( "Locating OpenSSL" )
+
+  find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+
+  add_definitions( -DECF_OPENSSL=1 )
+
+  ecbuild_info( "OpenSSL details:" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * OPENSSL_FOUND       : ${OpenSSL_FOUND}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR : ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * OpenSSL_LIBRARIES   : ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}" )
+  ecbuild_info( " * OPENSSL_VERSION     : ${OPENSSL_VERSION}" )
+
+  ecbuild_info( "Found OpenSSL at ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}" )
+endif()
+
+
+# =========================================================================================
+# Doxygen
+# =========================================================================================
+ecbuild_info( "Locating Doxygen" )
+find_package(Doxygen)
+if (DOXYGEN_FOUND)
+  ecbuild_info( "Found Doxygen at ${DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE}" )
+
+  # exclude some dirs not related to documentation
+  set( DOXYGEN_EXCLUDE_PATTERNS */bin/* */bdir/* */Debug/*  */test/*  */Doc/* */doc/* */samples/* SCRATCH tools build_scripts cereal )
+
+  set( DOXYGEN_SOURCE_BROWSER YES)
+  set( DOXYGEN_EXTRACT_PRIVATE YES)
+  set( DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Doc/doxygen")
+
+  # this target will only be built if specifically asked to.
+  # run "make doxygen" to create the doxygen documentation
+  doxygen_add_docs(
+    doxygen
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    COMMENT "Generate documentation for ecFlow"
+  )
+
+  # Add an install target to install the docs, *IF* the use has run 'make doxygen'
+  if (EXISTS ${DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+    install(DIRECTORY ${DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})
+  endif()
+else ()
+  ecbuild_info("Doxygen need to be installed to generate the doxygen documentation")
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/FindCereal.cmake b/cmake/FindCereal.cmake
index 227782eab..47bce1379 100644
--- a/cmake/FindCereal.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindCereal.cmake
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-if (CEREAL_DIR)
-  message(STATUS "Locating Cereal at ${CEREAL_DIR}")
-else ()
+if (NOT DEFINED CEREAL_DIR)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find Cereal. Please provide CEREAL_DIR property.")
 endif ()
 
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ endif ()
 # Search for include DIRs
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-find_path(CEREAL_INCLUDE_DIRS
+find_path(Cereal_INCLUDE_DIRS
   NAMES cereal/cereal.hpp
   PATHS ${CEREAL_DIR}/include)
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ find_path(CEREAL_INCLUDE_DIRS
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(Cereal
   REQUIRED_VARS
-  CEREAL_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+  Cereal_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 
 #
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -69,6 +67,6 @@ add_library(${NAME} INTERFACE IMPORTED GLOBAL)
 
 set_target_properties(${NAME}
   PROPERTIES
-  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${CEREAL_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${Cereal_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 
 add_library(cereal::cereal ALIAS cereal)
diff --git a/cmake/FindHttplib.cmake b/cmake/FindHttplib.cmake
index a63f9b34e..6733bcb1d 100644
--- a/cmake/FindHttplib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindHttplib.cmake
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-if (HTTPLIB_DIR)
-  message(STATUS "Locating Httplib at ${HTTPLIB_DIR}")
-else ()
+if (NOT DEFINED HTTPLIB_DIR)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find Httplib. Please provide HTTPLIB_LIB property.")
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/cmake/FindJson.cmake b/cmake/FindJson.cmake
index add412a9b..57b5978b9 100644
--- a/cmake/FindJson.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindJson.cmake
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-if (JSON_DIR)
-  message(STATUS "Locating JSON at ${JSON_DIR}")
-else ()
+if (NOT DEFINED JSON_DIR)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find JSON. Please provide JSON_DIR property.")
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/docs/CMakeLists.txt b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
index a1c0c0ad1..5354ff7ea 100644
--- a/docs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@
 # Setup Sphinx
 #
 
+ecbuild_info("Locating Sphinx")
+
 find_package(Sphinx REQUIRED)
 
+ecbuild_info("Sphinx found at ${SPHINX_EXECUTABLE}")
 
 #
 # (Re-)generate ecFlow CLI documentation
@@ -46,8 +49,6 @@ add_custom_target(ecflow_client_docs DEPENDS generate_ecflow_client_docs)
 # (Re-)generate ecFlow Python documentation
 #
 
-message(STATUS "***> ${SPHINX_EXECUTABLE}")
-
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build_python_api/rst)
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT generate_ecflow_python_docs
diff --git a/libs/pyext/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/pyext/CMakeLists.txt
index 7872e02f3..7ecf930c1 100644
--- a/libs/pyext/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/pyext/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 # nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
 #
 
-### ecflow python bindings
+### ecFlow python bindings
+#
 # NOTES:
 # 1/ Building multiple python3 versions not supported, since find_python(..) caches variables, Hack: clear cached variable.
 #    https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/19820
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ set(SETUP_PY_OUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/setup.py")
 configure_file(${SETUP_PY_IN} ${SETUP_PY_OUT} )
 
 # ==============================================================================
-# source files (paths relative to dirs python2/python3)
+# source files (paths relative to dirs .../python3)
 # ==============================================================================
 set(srcs
   # Headers
@@ -123,141 +124,6 @@ set(s_tests
   s_TestPythonChildApi
 )
 
-
-message( STATUS "====================================================================================================================" )
-message( STATUS "PYTHON2" )
-message( STATUS "====================================================================================================================" )
-if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.12.0") 
-  # We only support python2 extension for cmake less 3.12.0
-  # cmake 3.12.0 or greater allows multiple boost python libs & hence multiple extensions to be built
-  # Using -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/local/apps/python3/3.6.5-01/bin/python3 is not sufficient as the wrong(python2) libs are found
-  ecbuild_find_python( VERSION 2.6 REQUIRED )  
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHON_FOUND                      : ${PYTHON_FOUND}" )
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHONINTERP_FOUND                : ${PYTHONINTERP_FOUND}" )
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHONLIBS_FOUND                  : ${PYTHONLIBS_FOUND}" )
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHON_VERSION_STRING             : ${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING}" )
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR              : ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}" )
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR              : ${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}" )
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH              : ${PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH}" )
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHON_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE          : ${PYTHON_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE}" )
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHON_EXECUTABLE                 : ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" )
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS               : ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
-  message( STATUS "  PYTHON_LIBRARIES                  : ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES}" )
-  if (${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR} EQUAL 3)
-    ecbuild_error("Need cmake version >= 3.12.0 to build ecflow python3 extension, current cmake version is ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
-  endif()
-
-  find_package( Boost ${ECFLOW_BOOST_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS python )
-  add_subdirectory( python2 )
-else()
-  # ======================================================================================
-  # Attempt to build both python2 *AND/OR* python3 ecflow extension, depending on what is found
-  # this assumes cmake 3.12.0 min, which added support for boost python2 and python3
-  # * NOTICE* that we do *NOT* use REQUIRED when searching for boost python libs
-  # ======================================================================================
-  find_package(Python2 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
-  if (Python2_FOUND)
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_Interpreter_FOUND         : ${Python2_Interpreter_FOUND}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_EXECUTABLE                : ${Python2_EXECUTABLE}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_STDLIB                    : ${Python2_STDLIB}    Standard platform independent installation directory" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_STDARCH                   : ${Python2_STDARCH}   Standard platform dependent installation directory." )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_Development_FOUND         : ${Python2_Development_FOUND}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_INCLUDE_DIRS              : ${Python2_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_LIBRARIES                 : ${Python2_LIBRARIES}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_LIBRARY_DIRS              : ${Python2_LIBRARY_DIRS}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_VERSION                   : ${Python2_VERSION}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_VERSION_MAJOR             : ${Python2_VERSION_MAJOR}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_VERSION_MINOR             : ${Python2_VERSION_MINOR}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python2_VERSION_PATCH             : ${Python2_VERSION_PATCH}" )
-    # *****************************************************************************************
-    # Although we have found python2 it could be that *ONLY* python3 was module loaded
-    # Otherwise will build for python2 and test with python3 interpreter
-    # *****************************************************************************************
-    if ( Python2_LIBRARIES )
-      ecbuild_find_python( VERSION 2.6 REQUIRED ) # if not included iterpreter not found ?
-      if ( ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR} EQUAL 2)
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHON_FOUND                      : ${PYTHON_FOUND}" )
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHONINTERP_FOUND                : ${PYTHONINTERP_FOUND}" )
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHONLIBS_FOUND                  : ${PYTHONLIBS_FOUND}" )
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHON_VERSION_STRING             : ${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING}" )
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR              : ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}" )
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR              : ${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}" )
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH              : ${PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH}" )
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHON_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE          : ${PYTHON_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE}" )
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHON_EXECUTABLE                 : ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" )
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS               : ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
-        message( STATUS "  PYTHON_LIBRARIES                  : ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES}" )
-
-        if ( Boost_MINOR_VERSION GREATER 66 )
-          # cmake 3.15
-          # see: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/19656
-          # INTERFACE_LIBRARY targets may only have whitelisted properties."
-          set(ECFLOW_BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT python${Python2_VERSION_MAJOR}${Python2_VERSION_MINOR})
-        else()
-          set(ECFLOW_BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT python)
-        endif()
-        find_package( Boost ${ECFLOW_BOOST_VERSION} COMPONENTS ${ECFLOW_BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT} )
-
-        if (Boost_PYTHON_FOUND OR Boost_PYTHON${Python2_VERSION_MAJOR}${Python2_VERSION_MINOR}_FOUND)
-          # Indicate that both Python and Boost.Python have been found
-          set(ECF_PYTHON_FOUND "ECF_PYTHON_FOUND")
-          add_subdirectory( python2 )
-        else()
-          message( STATUS "  Boost python2 libraries *NOT* found" )
-        endif()
-      endif()
-    else()
-      message( STATUS "  Python2 libraries *NOT* found" )
-    endif()
-  endif()
-
-  message( STATUS "====================================================================================================================" )
-  message( STATUS "PYTHON3" )
-  message( STATUS "====================================================================================================================" )
-  # The python must include the Development packages. As the headers in these packages is used by boost python.
-  find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
-  if (Python3_FOUND)
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_Interpreter_FOUND         : ${Python3_Interpreter_FOUND}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_EXECUTABLE                : ${Python3_EXECUTABLE}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_STDLIB                    : ${Python3_STDLIB}    Standard platform independent installation directory" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_STDARCH                   : ${Python3_STDARCH}   Standard platform dependent installation directory." )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_Development_FOUND         : ${Python3_Development_FOUND}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_INCLUDE_DIRS              : ${Python3_INCLUDE_DIRS}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_LIBRARIES                 : ${Python3_LIBRARIES}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_LIBRARY_DIRS              : ${Python3_LIBRARY_DIRS}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_VERSION                   : ${Python3_VERSION}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_VERSION_MAJOR             : ${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_VERSION_MINOR             : ${Python3_VERSION_MINOR}" )
-    message( STATUS "  Python3_VERSION_PATCH             : ${Python3_VERSION_PATCH}" )
-
-    # Set (deprecated) FindPython variables
-    # These need to be available, as they are used by `ecbuild_add_test(... TYPE PYTHON ...)`
-    set(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND "${Python3_Interpreter_FOUND}")
-    set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}")
-
-    if ( Boost_MINOR_VERSION GREATER 66 )
-      # cmake 3.15
-      # see: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/19656
-      # INTERFACE_LIBRARY targets may only have whitelisted properties.
-      set(ECFLOW_BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT python${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}${Python3_VERSION_MINOR})
-    else()
-      set(ECFLOW_BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT python3)
-    endif()
-    find_package( Boost ${ECFLOW_BOOST_VERSION} COMPONENTS ${ECFLOW_BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT} )
-
-    if (Boost_PYTHON3_FOUND OR Boost_PYTHON${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}${Python3_VERSION_MINOR}_FOUND)
-      # Indicate that both Python and Boost.Python have been found
-      set(ECF_PYTHON_FOUND "ECF_PYTHON_FOUND")
-      add_subdirectory( python3 )
-    else()
-      message( STATUS "  Boost python3 libraries *NOT* found" )
-    endif()
-  endif()
-  
-  if (NOT ECF_PYTHON_FOUND)
-    ecbuild_error("ecflow python extension is enabled, but python2/python3 libraries or python boost libraries not found")
-  endif()
+if (Python3_FOUND AND (Boost_PYTHON3_FOUND OR Boost_PYTHON${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}${Python3_VERSION_MINOR}_FOUND))
+  add_subdirectory( python3 )
 endif()
-message( STATUS "====================================================================================================================" )
-message( STATUS "END PYTHON" )
-message( STATUS "====================================================================================================================" )
diff --git a/libs/pyext/python2/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/pyext/python2/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f2112ff78..000000000
--- a/libs/pyext/python2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,176 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright 2009- ECMWF.
-#
-# This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence version 2.0
-# which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-# In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities
-# granted to it by virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation
-# nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
-#
-
-ecbuild_add_library(
-  TARGET
-    ecflow2
-  NOINSTALL
-  TYPE MODULE
-  SOURCES
-    ${srcs}
-  PRIVATE_INCLUDES
-    ../src
-  PUBLIC_LIBS
-    ecflow_all
-    libsimulator
-    Python2::Python
-    Boost::${ECFLOW_BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT}
-    $<$<BOOL:${OPENSSL_FOUND}>:OpenSSL::SSL>
-  CXXFLAGS
-    $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:Clang>:-Wno-macro-redefined>
-)
-
-target_clangformat(ecflow2)
-
-#
-# Override default behaviour that add RPATHS during install
-# The only thing that seem to work is set INSTALL_RPATH to ""
-# Using SKIP_BUILD_RPATH,BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH,INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH
-# had no effect
-#         
-# by default cmake add prefix 'lib', we don't want this hence disable
-#
-# To avoid duplicate target names we chose to name the targets: ecflow2/ecflow3.
-# however test and user code  depend on name 'ecflow', hence we rename the output to 'cflow'
-set_target_properties(ecflow3
-  PROPERTIES
-    OUTPUT_NAME "ecflow"
-    PREFIX ""
-    INSTALL_RPATH ""
-)
-
-# =====================================================================
-# tests
-
-foreach( test ${u_tests} )
-  ecbuild_add_test(
-    TARGET
-      py2_${test}
-    LABELS
-      python nightly
-    TYPE PYTHON
-    ARGS
-      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../test/${test}.py
-    ENVIRONMENT
-      "PYTHONPATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-    TEST_DEPENDS
-      u_base
-  )
-endforeach()
-
-
-if ( ENABLE_ALL_TESTS AND ENABLE_SERVER)
-
-  foreach( test ${s_tests} )
-    ecbuild_add_test(
-      TARGET
-        py2_${test}
-      LABELS
-        python nightly
-      TYPE PYTHON
-      ARGS
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../test/${test}.py
-      ENVIRONMENT
-        "PYTHONPATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-      TEST_DEPENDS
-        u_base
-    )
-  endforeach()
-  
-  set_property(TEST py2_s_TestClientApi      APPEND PROPERTY DEPENDS s_test)
-  set_property(TEST py2_s_TestPythonChildApi APPEND PROPERTY DEPENDS py_s_TestClientApi)
-endif()
-
-
-# ==========================================================================
-# install
-#    -DCMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_TYPE = [ local | setup | not defined ]
-#
-#    local | not defined : this will install to:
-#                          $INSTALL_PREFIX/$release.$major.$minor/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ecflow/
-#    setup               : experimental only,python way of installing
-#
-#    -DCMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX should *only* used when using python setup.py (CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_TYPE=setup)
-#    *AND* for testing python install to local directory
-#
-# Note:  To install only the python module
-#       cd  buildir
-#       cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALL_DIR -DCOMPONENT=python -P cmake_install.cmake -- make install
-# ==========================================================================
-
-if( CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_TYPE MATCHES  "local"  OR NOT DEFINED CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_TYPE )
-
-  message(STATUS "python install *LOCAL* +++ lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages/ecflow +++++++")
-  if( NOT INSTALL_PYTHON2_DIR )
-    set(PYTHON_SITE "lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages" )
-  else()
-    # Resolve ${VAR} in the value provided
-    string(CONFIGURE "${INSTALL_PYTHON2_DIR}" PYTHON_SITE)
-  endif()
-  set(PYTHON_DEST "${PYTHON_SITE}/ecflow" )
-
-  install(
-    TARGETS
-      ecflow2
-    DESTINATION
-      ${PYTHON_DEST}
-    RENAME
-      ecflow.so
-    COMPONENT
-      python
-  )
-  install(
-    FILES
-      ../ecflow/__init__.py
-      ../samples/api/ecf.py
-      ../samples/api/sms2ecf.py
-    DESTINATION
-      ${PYTHON_DEST}
-    COMPONENT
-      python
-  )
-
-else()
-
-  message( STATUS "python found,  CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_TYPE=${CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_TYPE}")
-
-  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Install using setup.py
-  # See: http://bloerg.net/2012/11/10/cmake-and-distutils.html
-  # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  message(STATUS "python install using *setup.py* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++")
-  message(STATUS "CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
-  message(STATUS "CMAKE_BINARY_DIR=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
-  message(STATUS "CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX : ${CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}" )
-
-  set(SETUP_PY_IN "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../setup.py.in")
-  set(SETUP_PY    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../setup.py")
-  set(DEPS        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../ecflow/__init__.py")
-  set(OUTPUT      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/timestamp")
-
-  configure_file(${SETUP_PY_IN} ${SETUP_PY} )
-
-  add_custom_command(
-    OUTPUT ${OUTPUT}
-    COMMAND ${PYTHON} ${SETUP_PY} build
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch ${OUTPUT}
-    DEPENDS ${DEPS}
-  )
-  add_custom_target(target ALL DEPENDS ${OUTPUT})
-
-  install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON} ${SETUP_PY} build_ext)")
-
-  if( DEFINED CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX )
-    message(STATUS "custom/*test* python install prefix defined CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
-    install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON} ${SETUP_PY} install -f --prefix=${CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX})")
-  else()
-    install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${PYTHON} ${SETUP_PY} install)")
-  endif()
-endif()
diff --git a/libs/pyext/python3/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/pyext/python3/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a8ea5a35..13e3bf4d2 100644
--- a/libs/pyext/python3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/pyext/python3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ endif()
 
 if( CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_TYPE MATCHES  "local"  OR NOT DEFINED CMAKE_PYTHON_INSTALL_TYPE )
 
-  message(STATUS "python install *LOCAL* +++ lib/python${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Python3_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages/ecflow +++++++")
   if( NOT INSTALL_PYTHON3_DIR )
     set(PYTHON_SITE "lib/python${Python3_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Python3_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages" )
   else()
diff --git a/project_summary.cmake b/project_summary.cmake
index 3fe2206e8..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/project_summary.cmake
+++ b/project_summary.cmake
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-message( STATUS "------------------------------------------------------" )
-
-if(Boost_FOUND)
-    message( STATUS " Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE              : [${Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED           : [${Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS             : [${Boost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG        : [${Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_MAJOR_VERSION               : [${Boost_MAJOR_VERSION}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_MINOR_VERSION               : [${Boost_MINOR_VERSION}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_SUBMINOR_VERSION            : [${Boost_SUBMINOR_VERSION}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS                : [${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE         : [${Boost_LIBRARY_DIR_RELEASE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_TIMER_LIBRARY               : [${Boost_TIMER_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_CHRONO_LIBRARY              : [${Boost_CHRONO_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY              : [${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY          : [${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY     : [${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_DATE_TIME_LIBRARY           : [${Boost_DATE_TIME_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIBRARY : [${Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_TEST_EXEC_MONITOR_LIBRARY   : [${Boost_TEST_EXEC_MONITOR_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY               : [${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON_LIBRARY              : [${Boost_PYTHON_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON_LIBRARY_RELEASE      : [${Boost_PYTHON_LIBRARY_RELEASE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON3_LIBRARY_RELEASE     : [${Boost_PYTHON3_LIBRARY_RELEASE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON27_LIBRARY            : [${Boost_PYTHON27_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON27_LIBRARY_RELEASE    : [${Boost_PYTHON27_LIBRARY_RELEASE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON36_LIBRARY            : [${Boost_PYTHON36_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON36_LIBRARY_RELEASE    : [${Boost_PYTHON36_LIBRARY_RELEASE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON37_LIBRARY            : [${Boost_PYTHON37_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON37_LIBRARY_RELEASE    : [${Boost_PYTHON37_LIBRARY_RELEASE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON38_LIBRARY            : [${Boost_PYTHON38_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON38_LIBRARY_RELEASE    : [${Boost_PYTHON38_LIBRARY_RELEASE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON39_LIBRARY            : [${Boost_PYTHON39_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON39_LIBRARY_RELEASE    : [${Boost_PYTHON39_LIBRARY_RELEASE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON310_LIBRARY           : [${Boost_PYTHON310_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON310_LIBRARY_RELEASE   : [${Boost_PYTHON310_LIBRARY_RELEASE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON311_LIBRARY           : [${Boost_PYTHON311_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON311_LIBRARY_RELEASE   : [${Boost_PYTHON311_LIBRARY_RELEASE}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON312_LIBRARY           : [${Boost_PYTHON312_LIBRARY}]" )
-    message( STATUS " Boost_PYTHON312_LIBRARY_RELEASE   : [${Boost_PYTHON312_LIBRARY_RELEASE}]" )
-endif()
-
-if (ENABLE_SSL)
-    if (OPENSSL_FOUND)
-        ecbuild_info(" OpenSSL VERSION  ${OPENSSL_VERSION}")
-        ecbuild_info("         LIBS     ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}")
-        ecbuild_info("         INCLUDES ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-    else()
-        ecbuild_warn("Can *not* find openssl libraries. ecflow will build without ssl support")
-    endif() 
-endif()