3 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py
index 9753a0bb93..0d4a9ace48 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class Gcc(AutotoolsPackage):
            the compiler used to build the executable."""
         if not self.spec_dir:
             tty.warn('Could not install specs for {0}.'.format(
-                     self.spec.format('$_$@')))
+                     self.spec.format('{name}{@version}')))
             return
 
         gcc = self.spec['gcc'].command
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/of-adios-write/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/of-adios-write/package.py
index 541219da0e..f2265cc974 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/of-adios-write/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/of-adios-write/package.py
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ class OfAdiosWrite(Package):
         add_extra_files(self, self.common, self.assets)
         # Emit openfoam version immediately, if we resolved the wrong version
         # it takes a very long time to rebuild!
-        tty.info('Build for ' + self.spec['openfoam'].format('$_$@$%@+$+'))
+        tty.info('Build for ' + self.spec['openfoam'].format(
+            '{name}{@version}{%compiler}{compiler_flags}{variants}'
+        ))
 
     def configure(self, spec, prefix):
         """Generate spack-config.sh file."""
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/of-precice/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/of-precice/package.py
index 36ed6be5be..82e486dbfc 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/of-precice/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/of-precice/package.py
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ class OfPrecice(Package):
         add_extra_files(self, self.common, self.assets)
         # Emit openfoam version immediately, if we resolved the wrong version
         # it takes a very long time to rebuild!
-        tty.info('Build for ' + self.spec['openfoam'].format('$_$@$%@+$+'))
+        tty.info('Build for ' + self.spec['openfoam'].format(
+            '{name}{@version}{%compiler}{compiler_flags}{variants}'
+        ))
 
     def configure(self, spec, prefix):
         """Generate spack-config.sh file."""