diff --git a/headers/alog/record.h b/headers/alog/record.h
index f79a5ae..98a5c79 100644
--- a/headers/alog/record.h
+++ b/headers/alog/record.h
@@ -892,5 +892,5 @@ ALog::Record&& operator<< (ALog::Record&& record, const std::chrono::duration<Ts
 }
 
 
-template<typename T> inline ALog::Record& operator<< (ALog::Record& record, T&& value) { std::move(record) << std::forward<T&&>(value); return record; }
-template<typename T> inline ALog::Record& operator<< (ALog::Record& record, const T& value) { std::move(record) << value; return record; }
+template<typename T> inline ALog::Record& operator<< (ALog::Record& record, T&& value) { return (std::move(record) << std::forward<T&&>(value)); }
+template<typename T> inline ALog::Record& operator<< (ALog::Record& record, const T& value) { return (std::move(record) << value); }
diff --git a/headers/alog/tools_filesystem.h b/headers/alog/tools_filesystem.h
index 043148a..b15d17e 100644
--- a/headers/alog/tools_filesystem.h
+++ b/headers/alog/tools_filesystem.h
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 #if __has_include(<filesystem>)
     #include <filesystem>
 
-    static bool fsExists(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
+    inline bool fsExists(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
         return x.exists();
     }
 
-    static bool fsIsDirectory(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
+    inline bool fsIsDirectory(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
         return x.is_directory();
     }
 
-    static uintmax_t fsSize(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
+    inline uintmax_t fsSize(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
         return x.file_size();
     }
 #else
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
         using namespace experimental;
     } // namespace std
 
-    static bool fsExists(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
+    inline bool fsExists(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
         return std::filesystem::exists(x);
     }
 
-    static bool fsIsDirectory(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
+    inline bool fsIsDirectory(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
         return std::filesystem::is_directory(x);
     }
 
-    static uintmax_t fsSize(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
+    inline uintmax_t fsSize(const std::filesystem::directory_entry& x) {
         return std::filesystem::file_size(x);
     }
 #endif // __has_include(<filesystem>)