diff --git a/.github/workflows/unix.yml b/.github/workflows/unix.yml
index 513c7f3b55..91550ad9fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unix.yml
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ jobs:
         cmake -S .. -B . \
           -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$(which icx)    \
           -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$(which icpx) \
+          -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILES=ON       \
           -DopenPMD_USE_PYTHON=OFF           \
           -DopenPMD_USE_MPI=OFF              \
           -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID="Clang"                  \
diff --git a/tmpfile b/tmpfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2