diff --git a/stix/kernel/test-010.st b/stix/kernel/test-010.st
index 3f5fb68..fcce120 100644
--- a/stix/kernel/test-010.st
+++ b/stix/kernel/test-010.st
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
+#pooldic ABC 
+{
+	#KKK := 20.
+}
+
 
 #class MyObject(TestObject)
 {
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@
 
 		s1 wait.
 
+		ABC.KKK dump.
 		'END OF MAIN' dump.   
 
 
@@ -183,3 +189,4 @@
 		]
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/stix/lib/comp.c b/stix/lib/comp.c
index 7703feb..bcbe064 100644
--- a/stix/lib/comp.c
+++ b/stix/lib/comp.c
@@ -4545,9 +4545,15 @@ static int __compile_class_definition (stix_t* stix, int extend)
 	{
 		int super_is_nil = 0;
 
-printf ("DEFININING CLASS ");
-print_oocs (&stix->c->cls.name);
-printf ("\n");
+		if (STIX_LOG_ENABLED(stix,STIX_LOG_COMPILER | STIX_LOG_DEBUG))
+		{
+			stix_logbfmt (stix,
+				STIX_LOG_COMPILER | STIX_LOG_DEBUG, 
+				"Defining a class %.*S\n", 
+				stix->c->cls.fqn.len,
+				stix->c->cls.fqn.ptr);
+		}
+
 		if (stix->c->tok.type == STIX_IOTOK_LPAREN)
 		{
 			/* superclass is specified. new class defintion.
@@ -4820,9 +4826,14 @@ static int __compile_pooldic_definition (stix_t* stix)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-printf ("DEFININING POOL DICTIONARY ");
-print_oocs (&stix->c->cls.name);
-printf ("\n");
+	if (STIX_LOG_ENABLED(stix,STIX_LOG_COMPILER | STIX_LOG_DEBUG))
+	{
+		stix_logbfmt (stix,
+			STIX_LOG_COMPILER | STIX_LOG_DEBUG, 
+			"Defining a pool dictionary %.*S\n", 
+			stix->c->cls.fqn.len,
+			stix->c->cls.fqn.ptr);
+	}
 
 	GET_TOKEN (stix);
 
diff --git a/stix/lib/logfmt.c b/stix/lib/logfmt.c
index fa4da61..6924405 100644
--- a/stix/lib/logfmt.c
+++ b/stix/lib/logfmt.c
@@ -130,15 +130,15 @@ static stix_ooch_t ooch_nullstr[] = { '(','n','u','l','l', ')','\0' };
 static stix_bch_t bch_nullstr[] = { '(','n','u','l','l', ')','\0' };
 
 typedef int (*stix_fmtout_putch_t) (
-	stix_t*     stix,
-	int         mask,
-	stix_ooch_t c,
-	stix_oow_t  len
+	stix_t*      stix,
+	unsigned int mask,
+	stix_ooch_t  c,
+	stix_oow_t   len
 );
 
 typedef int (*stix_fmtout_putcs_t) (
 	stix_t*            stix,
-	int                mask,
+	unsigned int       mask,
 	const stix_ooch_t* ptr,
 	stix_oow_t         len
 );
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ static int put_ooch (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, stix_ooch_t ch, stix_oow_t
 		stix->log.len = 0;
 	}
 
+redo:
 	if (len > stix->log.capa - stix->log.len)
 	{
 		stix_oow_t newcapa;
@@ -210,7 +211,17 @@ static int put_ooch (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, stix_ooch_t ch, stix_oow_t
 
 		newcapa = STIX_ALIGN(stix->log.len + len, 512); /* TODO: adjust this capacity */
 		tmp = stix_reallocmem (stix, stix->log.ptr, newcapa * STIX_SIZEOF(*tmp));
-		if (!tmp) return -1;
+		if (!tmp) 
+		{
+			if (stix->log.len > 0)
+			{
+				/* can't expand the buffer. just flush the existing contents */
+				stix->vmprim.log_write (stix, stix->log.last_mask, stix->log.ptr, stix->log.len);
+				stix->log.len = 0;
+				goto redo;
+			}
+			return -1;
+		}
 
 		stix->log.ptr = tmp;
 		stix->log.capa = newcapa;
diff --git a/stix/lib/stix.h b/stix/lib/stix.h
index 50e275e..1d2d9c1 100644
--- a/stix/lib/stix.h
+++ b/stix/lib/stix.h
@@ -906,9 +906,15 @@ enum stix_log_mask_t
 };
 typedef enum stix_log_mask_t stix_log_mask_t;
 
-#define STIX_LOG_ENABLED(stix,mask) ((stix)->option.log_mask & mask)
+#define STIX_LOG_ENABLED(stix,mask) ((stix)->option.log_mask & (mask))
 
 
+/*
+#define STIX_DEBUG0(stix,fmt) if (STIX_LOG_ENABLED(stix,STIX_LOG_DEBUG)) stix_logbfmt(stix, STIX_LOG_DEBUG, fmt)
+#define STIX_DEBUG1(stix,fmt,a1)
+#define STIX_DEBUG2(stix,fmt,a1,a2)
+*/
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 extern "C" {
 #endif