diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index bc01b17d..30d51d7c 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #	building the base library
 #
 
-COPT = -Wall -fpic -g -pg -no-pie  -DDEBUG_LEVEL=0
+COPT = -Wall -fpic -g -no-pie  -DDEBUG_LEVEL=0
 OBJS = fimg-core.o fimg-pnm.o fimg-file.o fimg-math.o	\
 	fimg-timers.o operators.o
 DEPS = Makefile ../floatimg.h
diff --git a/v4l2/Makefile b/v4l2/Makefile
index 8eb83e67..fe6c561f 100644
--- a/v4l2/Makefile
+++ b/v4l2/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 
-COPT = -Wall -fpic -g -pg  -no-pie -DDEBUG_LEVEL=1
+COPT = -Wall -fpic -g -no-pie -DDEBUG_LEVEL=1
 DEPS = ../floatimg.h  ../libfloatimg.a Makefile
 
 all:	grabvidseq t
diff --git a/v4l2/grabvidseq.c b/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
index fb7a4852..31aef141 100644
--- a/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
+++ b/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
@@ -66,11 +66,14 @@ if (r == -1) {
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void help(int v)
 {
+if (verbosity) {
+	printf("compiled %s at %s\n", __DATE__, __TIME__);
+	}
 puts("options :");
 puts("\t-d /dev/?\tselect video device");
 puts("\t-n NNN\t\thow many frames ?");
 puts("\t-O ./\t\tset Output dir");
-puts("\t-o bla\t\tset oputput filename");
+puts("\t-o bla\t\tset output filename");
 puts("\t-p NNN\t\tperiod in seconds");
 puts("\t-v\t\tincrease verbosity");
 exit(0);