--- a/util.py
+++ b/util.py
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ def is_svn_repo(repo):
 
 default_commit_msg = '*** empty log message ***'
 
-def describe_revision(r):
+def describe_revision(ui, r):
     try:
         msg = [s for s in map(str.strip, r.message.splitlines()) if s][0]
     except:
         msg = default_commit_msg
 
-    return ('[r%d] %s: %s' % (r.revnum, r.author, msg))[:80] + '\n'
+    ui.status(('[r%d] %s: %s' % (r.revnum, r.author, msg))[:80] + '\n')
 
-def describe_commit(h, b):
-    return ' committed to "%s" as %s\n' % ((b or 'default'), node.short(h))
+def describe_commit(ui, h, b):
+    ui.note(' committed to "%s" as %s\n' % ((b or 'default'), node.short(h)))