The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 60019b2..d148d2c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@
     environment 'GEODE_HOME', installDir
     environment 'PATH', geodePath
     ignoreExitValue true
-    commandLine 'sh', '-c', "pgrep -f \"(Server|Locator)Launcher\" > /dev/null ; "
+    commandLine 'sh', '-c', "echo \"Looking for existing member processes...\" ; " +
+            "pgrep -f \"(Server|Locator)Launcher\" ; "
     doLast {
       if (execResult.exitValue == 0) {
         throw new GradleException("Existing members detected.  Examples expect a clean environment in which to run.")