diff --git a/Tools/scripts/build_all.sh b/Tools/scripts/build_all.sh
index a1e28baa09..ee92b33505 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/build_all.sh
+++ b/Tools/scripts/build_all.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 set -e
 set -x
 
+echo "Testing ArduPlane build"
 pushd ArduPlane
 for b in all apm2 apm2beta hil hilsensors mavlink10 sitl; do
     pwd
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ for b in all apm2 apm2beta hil hilsensors mavlink10 sitl; do
 done
 popd
 
+echo "Testing ArduCopter build"
 pushd ArduCopter
 for b in all apm2 apm2beta hil sitl heli; do
     pwd
@@ -21,3 +23,13 @@ for b in all apm2 apm2beta hil sitl heli; do
     make $b
 done
 popd
+
+echo "Testing build of examples"
+
+examples="Tools/VARTest Tools/CPUInfo"
+for d in $examples; do
+    pushd $d
+    make clean
+    make
+    popd
+done