diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2abed15..1693040 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ option(INTERNAL_HDF5 "Build internal version of HDF5" OFF)
 option(INTERNAL_NETCDF "Build internal version of NETCDF" OFF)
 option(INTERNAL_BOOST "Build internal version of BOOST" OFF)
 
-IF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
+IF(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
   SET(CosmoTool_local CosmoTool_static)
-ELSE(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
+ELSE(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
   SET(CosmoTool_local CosmoTool)
-ENDIF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
+ENDIF(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
+
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Using the target ${CosmoTool_local} to build python module")
 
 include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external/external_build.cmake)
 
diff --git a/python/cosmotool/borg.py b/python/cosmotool/borg.py
index 736a3d0..2deac20 100644
--- a/python/cosmotool/borg.py
+++ b/python/cosmotool/borg.py
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ def get_grid_values(xx,data, ranges):
 def get_mean_density(fdir, smin, step):
     """ estimate ensemble mean
     """
+    import progressbar as pb
+
     print('-'*60)
     print('Get 3D ensemble mean density field')
     print('-'*60)
@@ -174,23 +176,23 @@ def get_mean_density(fdir, smin, step):
     fname1 = fdir + 'final_density_'+str(idat)+'.dat'
         #and (idat<smin+1000)
     while((os.path.exists(fname0))):
-	    auxdata0,auxranges0=read_borg_vol(fname0)
-	    auxdata1,auxranges1=read_borg_vol(fname1)
-	    auxx0=auxdata0
-	    auxx1=auxdata1
-	    MEAN0+=auxx0
-	    VAR0+=auxx0**2
-	    MEAN1+=auxx1
-	    VAR1+=auxx1**2
-	    
-	    norm+=1
-	    idat+=step
-	    fname0 = fdir + 'initial_density_'+str(idat)+'.dat'
-	    fname1 = fdir + 'final_density_'+str(idat)+'.dat'
-	    del auxranges0
-	    del auxdata0
-	    del auxranges1
-	    del auxdata1
+      auxdata0,auxranges0=read_borg_vol(fname0)
+      auxdata1,auxranges1=read_borg_vol(fname1)
+      auxx0=auxdata0
+      auxx1=auxdata1
+      MEAN0+=auxx0
+      VAR0+=auxx0**2
+      MEAN1+=auxx1
+      VAR1+=auxx1**2
+
+      norm+=1
+      idat+=step
+      fname0 = fdir + 'initial_density_'+str(idat)+'.dat'
+      fname1 = fdir + 'final_density_'+str(idat)+'.dat'
+      del auxranges0
+      del auxdata0
+      del auxranges1
+      del auxdata1
 	    
     MEAN0/=norm
     VAR0/=norm
@@ -208,6 +210,8 @@ def get_mean_density(fdir, smin, step):
 def get_mean_density_fdir(fdir,init,steps):
     """ estimate ensemble mean
     """
+    import progressbar as pb
+
     print('-'*60)
     print('Get 3D ensemble mean density field')
     print('-'*60)
@@ -227,7 +231,7 @@ def get_mean_density_fdir(fdir,init,steps):
     norm0=0.
     norm1=0.
     
-    for fn in fname0:
+    for fn in pb.ProgressBar(len(fname0))(fname0):
       auxborg=read_borg_vol(fn)
       auxdata0 = auxborg.density
       MEAN0+=auxdata0
@@ -236,7 +240,7 @@ def get_mean_density_fdir(fdir,init,steps):
       del auxdata0
       del auxborg
 
-    for fn in fname1:
+    for fn in pb.ProgressBar(len(fname1))(fname1):
       auxborg1=read_borg_vol(fn)
       auxdata1 = auxborg1.density
       MEAN1+=auxdata1
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e7496e3..5d42ce4 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-add_definitions(-fPIC)
 
 SET(CosmoTool_SRCS
 	fortran.cpp
@@ -75,9 +74,11 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_libraries(CosmoTool ${CosmoTool_LIBS})
   if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
      add_library(CosmoTool_static STATIC ${CosmoTool_SRCS})
+     set_target_properties(CosmoTool_static PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC}")
   endif(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
 else (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library(CosmoTool STATIC ${CosmoTool_SRCS})
+  set_target_properties(CosmoTool PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC}")
 endif (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 
 install(TARGETS CosmoTool