diff --git a/installation/Marc_Mentat2010_mods/apply_MPIE_modifications b/installation/Marc_Mentat2010_mods/apply_MPIE_modifications
index 2d9f199eb..23f276852 100755
--- a/installation/Marc_Mentat2010_mods/apply_MPIE_modifications
+++ b/installation/Marc_Mentat2010_mods/apply_MPIE_modifications
@@ -4,21 +4,47 @@ WORKINGDIR=`dirname $0`
 INSTALLDIR="/msc"
 echo "Input path of MARC/MENTAT installation: [$INSTALLDIR]"
 read INSTALLDIR
-if [ $INSTALLDIR = ""] ; then
+if [ -z $INSTALLDIR ]; then
    INSTALLDIR="/msc"
 fi
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Marc_tools/comp_user $INSTALLDIR/marc2010/tools
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Marc_tools/comp_user_h $INSTALLDIR/marc2010/tools
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Marc_tools/comp_user_mp $INSTALLDIR/marc2010/tools
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Marc_tools/run_marc $INSTALLDIR/marc2010/tools
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Marc_tools/run_h_marc $INSTALLDIR/marc2010/tools
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Marc_tools/run_mp_marc $INSTALLDIR/marc2010/tools
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Marc_tools/include_linux64 $INSTALLDIR/marc2010/tools
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Mentat_bin/edit_window $INSTALLDIR/mentat2010/bin
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Mentat_bin/submit1 $INSTALLDIR/mentat2010/bin
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Mentat_bin/submit2 $INSTALLDIR/mentat2010/bin
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Mentat_bin/submit3 $INSTALLDIR/mentat2010/bin
-cp $WORKINGDIR/Mentat_menus/job_run.ms $INSTALLDIR/mentat2010/menus
+
+# tools
+echo 'copying Marc tools...'
+for filename in 'comp_user' \
+                'comp_user_h' \
+                'comp_user_mp' \
+                'run_marc' \
+                'run_h_marc' \
+                'run_mp_marc' \
+                'include_linux_64'; do
+  cp $WORKINGDIR/Marc_tools/$filename $INSTALLDIR/marc2010/tools
+  echo $filename
+done
+
+# Mentat scripts
+echo 'copying Mentat scripts...'
+for filename in 'edit_window' \
+                'submit1' \
+                'submit2' \
+                'submit3'; do
+  cp $WORKINGDIR/Mentat_bin/$filename $INSTALLDIR/mentat2010/bin
+  echo $filename
+done
+
+# Mentat scripts
+echo 'copying Mentat menus...'
+for filename in 'job_run.ms'; do
+  cp $WORKINGDIR/Mentat_menus/$filename $INSTALLDIR/mentat2010/menus
+  echo $filename
+done
+
+# compile menus
+echo 'compiling menus...'
 $INSTALLDIR/mentat2010/bin/mentat -compile $INSTALLDIR/mentat2010/menus/linux64/main.msb
+
+# setting access rights
+echo 'setting file access rights...'
 chmod 555 $INSTALLDIR/marc2010/tools/run_*_marc
 chmod 555 $INSTALLDIR/marc2010/tools/comp_user?*
+
+echo 'done.'