diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 5f4751c35e..5507330d48 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ fi
 #  popd > /dev/null
 #done
 
+# now remove the cache, because it can be considered dangerous in this case
+rm -f config.cache
+
 ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode --enable-plugin-srcdir --enable-debug --enable-debug-verbose "$@"
 
 echo 
diff --git a/gst/elements/gstfakesink.c b/gst/elements/gstfakesink.c
index f5beaccb16..11590c4bab 100644
--- a/gst/elements/gstfakesink.c
+++ b/gst/elements/gstfakesink.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ gst_fakesink_chain (GstPad *pad, GstBuffer *buf)
 
   fakesink = GST_FAKESINK (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
   if (!fakesink->silent)
-    g_print("fakesink: ******* (%s:%s)< \n",GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME(pad));
+    g_print("fakesink: ******* (%s:%s)< (%d bytes) \n",GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME(pad),GST_BUFFER_SIZE(buf));
   
   gst_buffer_unref (buf);
 
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstfakesink.c b/plugins/elements/gstfakesink.c
index f5beaccb16..11590c4bab 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstfakesink.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstfakesink.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ gst_fakesink_chain (GstPad *pad, GstBuffer *buf)
 
   fakesink = GST_FAKESINK (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
   if (!fakesink->silent)
-    g_print("fakesink: ******* (%s:%s)< \n",GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME(pad));
+    g_print("fakesink: ******* (%s:%s)< (%d bytes) \n",GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME(pad),GST_BUFFER_SIZE(buf));
   
   gst_buffer_unref (buf);