diff --git a/src/buddies/src/bd/bdInit.cc b/src/buddies/src/bd/bdInit.cc
index a2b660c3d..7956751e0 100644
--- a/src/buddies/src/bd/bdInit.cc
+++ b/src/buddies/src/bd/bdInit.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "bdInit.h"
 #include "tlCommandLineParser.h"
+#include "tlProgress.h"
 #include "version.h"
 
 namespace bd
@@ -47,9 +48,84 @@ void init ()
   tl::CommandLineOptions::set_license (license);
 }
 
+
+class ProgressAdaptor
+  : public tl::ProgressAdaptor
+{
+public:
+  ProgressAdaptor (int verbosity);
+  virtual ~ProgressAdaptor ();
+
+  virtual void register_object (tl::Progress *progress);
+  virtual void unregister_object (tl::Progress *progress);
+  virtual void trigger (tl::Progress *progress);
+  virtual void yield (tl::Progress *progress);
+
+private:
+  std::list<tl::Progress *> mp_objects;
+  int m_verbosity;
+  std::string m_progress_text, m_progress_value;
+};
+
+ProgressAdaptor::ProgressAdaptor (int verbosity)
+  : m_verbosity (verbosity)
+{
+  //  .. nothing yet ..
+}
+
+ProgressAdaptor::~ProgressAdaptor ()
+{
+  //  .. nothing yet ..
+}
+
+void
+ProgressAdaptor::register_object (tl::Progress *progress)
+{
+  mp_objects.push_back (progress); // this keeps the outmost one visible. push_front would make the latest one visible.
+}
+
+void
+ProgressAdaptor::unregister_object (tl::Progress *progress)
+{
+  for (std::list<tl::Progress *>::iterator k = mp_objects.begin (); k != mp_objects.end (); ++k) {
+    if (*k == progress) {
+      mp_objects.erase (k);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void
+ProgressAdaptor::trigger (tl::Progress *progress)
+{
+  if (! mp_objects.empty () && mp_objects.front () == progress && tl::verbosity () >= m_verbosity) {
+
+    std::string text = mp_objects.front ()->desc ();
+
+    if (m_progress_text != text) {
+      tl::info << text << " ..";
+      m_progress_text = text;
+    }
+
+    std::string value = mp_objects.front ()->formatted_value ();
+    if (m_progress_value != value) {
+      tl::info << ".. " << value;
+      m_progress_value = value;
+    }
+
+  }
+}
+
+void
+ProgressAdaptor::yield (tl::Progress * /*progress*/)
+{
+  //  .. nothing yet ..
+}
+
 int _main_impl (int (*delegate) (int, char *[]), int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   try {
+    ProgressAdaptor progress_adaptor (10);
     init ();
     return (*delegate) (argc, argv);
   } catch (tl::CancelException & /*ex*/) {
diff --git a/src/buddies/src/bd/strmxor.cc b/src/buddies/src/bd/strmxor.cc
index c21aa7b3f..d5dc78f0b 100644
--- a/src/buddies/src/bd/strmxor.cc
+++ b/src/buddies/src/bd/strmxor.cc
@@ -432,11 +432,11 @@ BD_PUBLIC int strmxor (int argc, char *argv[])
       tl::info << "No differences found";
     } else {
 
-      const char *line_format = "  %-10s %s";
+      const char *line_format = "  %-10s %-12s %s";
       const char *sep = "  -------------------------------------------------------";
 
       tl::info << "Result summary (layers without differences are not shown):" << tl::endl;
-      tl::info << tl::sprintf (line_format, "Layer", "Differences (shape count)") << tl::endl << sep;
+      tl::info << tl::sprintf (line_format, "Layer", "Output", "Differences (shape count)") << tl::endl << sep;
 
       int ti = -1;
       for (std::map<std::pair<int, db::LayerProperties>, ResultDescriptor>::const_iterator r = results.begin (); r != results.end (); ++r) {
@@ -445,16 +445,24 @@ BD_PUBLIC int strmxor (int argc, char *argv[])
           ti = r->first.first;
           if (tolerances[ti] > db::epsilon) {
             tl::info << tl::endl << "Tolerance " << tl::micron_to_string (tolerances[ti]) << ":" << tl::endl;
-            tl::info << tl::sprintf (line_format, "Layer", "Differences (shape count)") << tl::endl << sep;
+            tl::info << tl::sprintf (line_format, "Layer", "Output", "Differences (shape count)") << tl::endl << sep;
           }
         }
 
+        std::string out ("-");
+        std::string value;
         if (r->second.layer_a < 0 && ! dont_summarize_missing_layers) {
-          tl::info << tl::sprintf (line_format, r->first.second.to_string (), "(no such layer in first layout)");
+          value = "(no such layer in first layout)";
         } else if (r->second.layer_b < 0 && ! dont_summarize_missing_layers) {
-          tl::info << tl::sprintf (line_format, r->first.second.to_string (), "(no such layer in second layout)");
+          value = "(no such layer in second layout)";
         } else if (! r->second.is_empty ()) {
-          tl::info << tl::sprintf (line_format, r->first.second.to_string (), tl::to_string (r->second.count ()));
+          if (r->second.layer_output >= 0 && r->second.layout) {
+            out = r->second.layout->get_properties (r->second.layer_output).to_string ();
+          }
+          value = tl::to_string (r->second.count ());
+        }
+        if (! value.empty ()) {
+          tl::info << tl::sprintf (line_format, r->first.second.to_string (), out, value);
         }
 
       }
diff --git a/src/buddies/unit_tests/bdStrmxorTests.cc b/src/buddies/unit_tests/bdStrmxorTests.cc
index baa81d647..67eb6475c 100644
--- a/src/buddies/unit_tests/bdStrmxorTests.cc
+++ b/src/buddies/unit_tests/bdStrmxorTests.cc
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ TEST(1A)
     "Layer 10/0 is not present in first layout, but in second\n"
     "Result summary (layers without differences are not shown):\n"
     "\n"
-    "  Layer      Differences (shape count)\n"
+    "  Layer      Output       Differences (shape count)\n"
     "  -------------------------------------------------------\n"
-    "  3/0        30\n"
-    "  6/0        41\n"
-    "  8/1        1\n"
-    "  10/0       (no such layer in first layout)\n"
+    "  3/0        3/0          30\n"
+    "  6/0        6/0          41\n"
+    "  8/1        8/1          1\n"
+    "  10/0       -            (no such layer in first layout)\n"
     "\n"
   );
 }
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ TEST(1B)
     "Layer 10/0 is not present in first layout, but in second\n"
     "Result summary (layers without differences are not shown):\n"
     "\n"
-    "  Layer      Differences (shape count)\n"
+    "  Layer      Output       Differences (shape count)\n"
     "  -------------------------------------------------------\n"
-    "  3/0        30\n"
-    "  6/0        41\n"
-    "  8/1        1\n"
-    "  10/0       (no such layer in first layout)\n"
+    "  3/0        -            30\n"
+    "  6/0        -            41\n"
+    "  8/1        -            1\n"
+    "  10/0       -            (no such layer in first layout)\n"
     "\n"
   );
 }