diff --git a/libsrc/core/logging.hpp b/libsrc/core/logging.hpp
index e0e3efd6..6d3a40c8 100644
--- a/libsrc/core/logging.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/core/logging.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ namespace spdlog
   class logger
   {
   public:
+    template<typename T>
+    void log_helper() { std::clog << t; }
+
     template<typename T>
     void log_helper( T t) { std::clog << t; }
 
diff --git a/libsrc/core/profiler.hpp b/libsrc/core/profiler.hpp
index f7415881..96a3fc44 100644
--- a/libsrc/core/profiler.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/core/profiler.hpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace ngcore
     static void SetName (int nr, const std::string & name) { timers[nr].name = name; }
     static std::string GetName (int nr) { return timers[nr].name; }
     /// print profile
-    NGCORE_API static void Print (FILE * ost);
+    NGCORE_API static void Print (FILE * prof);
 
     class RegionTimer
     {