diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b19cf75e..ea470993 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #ignore object files and nonsense like that
 *.[oa]
+*.la
+*.lo
 *~
 .deps
 Makefile
diff --git a/README b/README
index a876e172..b39f75ee 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ http://wiki.mistserver.com/
 
 Code contributions and bug reports are welcomed through:
 https://github.com/DDVTECH/DMS
+
+The following configure options are possible:
+--enable-verbose  = Compiles all applications in verbose mode, printing a lot more information to the screen than normally.
+--disable-verbose = The opposite of above (default).
diff --git a/src/buffer_stream.cpp b/src/buffer_stream.cpp
index b75ee742..f3c076fa 100644
--- a/src/buffer_stream.cpp
+++ b/src/buffer_stream.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Buffer::Stream * Buffer::Stream::get(){
 /// Creates a new DTSC::Stream object, private function so only one instance can exist.
 Buffer::Stream::Stream(){
   Strm = new DTSC::Stream(5);
+  readers = 0;
+  writers = 0;
 }
 
 /// Do cleanup on delete.