diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dca7970ed..508b1dd5b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5423,6 +5423,11 @@
    Removed the PARALLEL_ARCH macro
    Removed the Combine algorithm from Sparse and Analyses
 
+2012-05-04  Francesco Lannutti
+ * src/frontend/misccoms.c
+  Added an hint about which solver has been compiled,
+   based on #ifdef
+
 2012-04-11  Francesco Lannutti
  * src/spicelib/analysis/cktacct.c
   Corrected a bug that caused segmentation fault
diff --git a/src/frontend/misccoms.c b/src/frontend/misccoms.c
index 585d3d7fb..f346e2f28 100644
--- a/src/frontend/misccoms.c
+++ b/src/frontend/misccoms.c
@@ -199,6 +199,17 @@ com_version(wordlist *wl)
             fprintf(cp_out,
                     "******\n"
                     "** %s-%s : %s\n"
+
+#if defined KLU
+                    "** Compiled with KLU Direct Linear Solver\n"
+#elif defined SuperLU
+                    "** Compiled with SuperLU Direct Linear Solver\n"
+#elif defined UMFPACK
+                    "** Compiled with UMFPACK Direct Linear Solver\n"
+#else
+                    "** Compiled with Sparse Direct Linear Solver\n"
+#endif
+
                     "** The U. C. Berkeley CAD Group\n"
                     "** Copyright 1985-1994, Regents of the University of California.\n"
                     "** %s\n",