--- a/src/Logger.hh	Tue Dec 09 04:31:39 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/Logger.hh	Tue Dec 09 04:33:53 2008 +0000
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
         Logger (std::ostream &stream, enum LogLevel level, const char *module);
 
         template <typename T> Logger& operator<< (const T val) {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
             stream << val;
+#else
+            (void) val;            
+#endif
 
             return *this;
         }