diff --git a/src/lib/test/test-helper.cpp b/src/lib/test/test-helper.cpp
index 3e584bda0..fbe7f1d4a 100644
--- a/src/lib/test/test-helper.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/test/test-helper.cpp
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@
 
 #include "lib/test/test-helper.hpp"
 
-//#include "lib/error.hpp"
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
-#include <typeinfo>
 
 using boost::format;
 using boost::str;
 
+
 namespace lib {
 namespace test{
   
diff --git a/tests/40components.tests b/tests/40components.tests
index 78ae76d6e..154430c0a 100644
--- a/tests/40components.tests
+++ b/tests/40components.tests
@@ -368,7 +368,13 @@ END
 
 TEST "Test support functions" TestHelper_test <<END
 out: Displaying types and sizes....
-out: --> Testgroup=ALL
+out: sizeof..theUniverse.+ =  42
+out: sizeof..just a char.+ =   1
+out: sizeof.+lib.+test.+test.+Murpf.+ =   1
+out: sizeof.+lib.+test.+test.+Wrmrmpft.+Murpf.+ =   1
+out: sizeof.+lib.+test.+test.+Wrmrmpft.+ =   2
+out: sizeof.+lib.+test.+test.+Wrmrmpft.+ =   3
+out: sizeof.+lib.+test.+test.+Wrmrmpft.+Murpf.+ =   1
 END
 
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/test/test-helper-test.cpp b/tests/lib/test/test-helper-test.cpp
index 1a9c8c1dd..c903c523d 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test/test-helper-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/lib/test/test-helper-test.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace test{
           ASSERT (2 == sizeof (rmpf2));
           ASSERT (3 == sizeof (rmpf3));
           
-          cout << showSizeof(42,"theUniverse")     << endl;
+          cout << showSizeof((size_t)42,"theUniverse")     << endl;
           cout << showSizeof<char>("just a char")  << endl;
           cout << showSizeof(murpf)  << endl;
           cout << showSizeof(rmpf1)  << endl;