diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/mul_gemm.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/mul_gemm.hpp
index 71ac1687..41cc833f 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/mul_gemm.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/mul_gemm.hpp
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ class gemm
         
         const eT local_beta  = (use_beta) ? beta : eT(0);
         
-        arma_debug_print( arma_str::format("blas::gemm(): trans_A = %c") % trans_A );
-        arma_debug_print( arma_str::format("blas::gemm(): trans_B = %c") % trans_B );
+        arma_debug_print( arma_str::format("blas::gemm(): trans_A: %c") % trans_A );
+        arma_debug_print( arma_str::format("blas::gemm(): trans_B: %c") % trans_B );
         
         blas::gemm<eT>
           (
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/mul_gemv.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/mul_gemv.hpp
index c4e19a6c..8c4a0c87 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/mul_gemv.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/mul_gemv.hpp
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class gemv
         const blas_int  inc         = blas_int(1);
         const eT        local_beta  = (use_beta) ? beta : eT(0);
         
-        arma_debug_print( arma_str::format("blas::gemv(): trans_A = %c") % trans_A );
+        arma_debug_print( arma_str::format("blas::gemv(): trans_A: %c") % trans_A );
         
         blas::gemv<eT>
           (
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/mul_herk.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/mul_herk.hpp
index 09fdd02a..442f734d 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/mul_herk.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/mul_herk.hpp
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class herk
         
         const blas_int lda = (do_trans_A) ? k : n;
         
-        arma_debug_print( arma_str::format("blas::herk(): trans_A = %c") % trans_A );
+        arma_debug_print( arma_str::format("blas::herk(): trans_A: %c") % trans_A );
         
         blas::herk<T>
           (
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/mul_syrk.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/mul_syrk.hpp
index f1369393..4c7de937 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/mul_syrk.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/mul_syrk.hpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class syrk
         
         const blas_int lda = (do_trans_A) ? k : n;
         
-        arma_debug_print( arma_str::format("blas::syrk(): trans_A = %c") % trans_A );
+        arma_debug_print( arma_str::format("blas::syrk(): trans_A: %c") % trans_A );
         
         blas::syrk<eT>
           (
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/subview_field_meat.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/subview_field_meat.hpp
index 7a402e19..9b5286ca 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/subview_field_meat.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/subview_field_meat.hpp
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ subview_field<oT>::extract(field<oT>& actual_out, const subview_field<oT>& in)
   
   out.set_size(n_rows, n_cols, n_slices);
   
-  arma_debug_print(arma_str::format("out.n_rows: %u; out.n_cols: %u; out.n_slices: %u; n.m.n_rows: %u; in.m.n_cols: %u; in.m.n_slices: %u") % out.n_rows % out.n_cols % out.n_slices % in.f.n_rows % in.f.n_cols % in.f.n_slices);
+  arma_debug_print(arma_str::format("out.n_rows: %u; out.n_cols: %u; out.n_slices: %u; in.f.n_rows: %u; in.f.n_cols: %u; in.f.n_slices: %u") % out.n_rows % out.n_cols % out.n_slices % in.f.n_rows % in.f.n_cols % in.f.n_slices);
   
   if(n_slices == 1)
     {
@@ -550,7 +550,6 @@ subview_field<oT>::extract(field<oT>& actual_out, const subview_field<oT>& in)
     actual_out = out;
     delete tmp;
     }
-  
   }