diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f0d9ad7..aad8ccf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# This is for building the IOC application against the EEE-setup
 #Makefile at top of application tree
 TOP = .
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
diff --git a/Makefile.EEE b/Makefile.EEE
index def8559..2e2d5cd 100644
--- a/Makefile.EEE
+++ b/Makefile.EEE
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# This build the SINQ stuff as an EEE module.  Which we cannot use yet because of the political problem 
+# of integrating this module into the EEE distribution
 include ${EPICS_ENV_PATH}/module.Makefile
 
 PROJECT=sinq
diff --git a/Makefile.RHEL7 b/Makefile.RHEL7
index 2c2374c..010c19b 100644
--- a/Makefile.RHEL7
+++ b/Makefile.RHEL7
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# This build the sinq extensions for the PSI EPICS setup
 include /ioc/tools/driver.makefile
 
 MODULE=sinq