diff --git a/include/boost/static_string/static_string.hpp b/include/boost/static_string/static_string.hpp
index 05d1a02..6c26c20 100644
--- a/include/boost/static_string/static_string.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/static_string/static_string.hpp
@@ -542,8 +542,10 @@ to_static_wstring_float_impl(long double value) noexcept
   wchar_t buffer[N + 1];
   // swprintf returns a negative number if it can't
   // fit all the characters in the buffer
+  std::cout << "trying swprintf\n";
   if (std::swprintf(buffer, N + 1, L"%Lf", value) < 0)
   {
+    std::cout << "swprintf < 0\n";
     // the + 4 is for the decimal, 'e', 
     // its sign, and the sign of the integral portion
     const int reserved_count =
diff --git a/test/static_string.cpp b/test/static_string.cpp
index aeab141..166698d 100644
--- a/test/static_string.cpp
+++ b/test/static_string.cpp
@@ -3680,66 +3680,66 @@ testGeneral()
 void
 testToStaticString()
 {
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(0, "0", L"0", true));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(0u, "0", L"0", true));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(0xffff, "65535", L"65535", true));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(0x10000, "65536", L"65536", true));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(0xffffffff, "4294967295", L"4294967295", true));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(-65535, "-65535", L"-65535", true));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(-65536, "-65536", L"-65536", true));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(-4294967295ll, "-4294967295", L"-4294967295", true));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(1, "1", L"1", true));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(-1, "-1", L"-1", true));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(0.1));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(0.0000001));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(-0.0000001));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(-0.1));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(1234567890.0001));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(1.123456789012345));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(-1234567890.1234));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(-1.123456789012345));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(0, "0", L"0", true));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(0u, "0", L"0", true));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(0xffff, "65535", L"65535", true));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(0x10000, "65536", L"65536", true));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(0xffffffff, "4294967295", L"4294967295", true));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(-65535, "-65535", L"-65535", true));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(-65536, "-65536", L"-65536", true));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(-4294967295ll, "-4294967295", L"-4294967295", true));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(1, "1", L"1", true));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(-1, "-1", L"-1", true));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(0.1));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(0.0000001));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(-0.0000001));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(-0.1));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(1234567890.0001));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(1.123456789012345));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(-1234567890.1234));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(-1.123456789012345));
 
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<long long>::max()));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<long long>::min()));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<unsigned long long>::max()));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<unsigned long long>::max()));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<long double>::min()));
-    BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<float>::min()));
-    
-    // these tests technically are not portable, but they will work
-    // 99% of the time.
-    {
-      auto str = to_static_string(std::numeric_limits<float>::max());
-      BOOST_TEST(str.find('e') != static_string<0>::npos || str.find('.') !=
-        static_string<0>::npos || str == "infinity" || str == "inf");
-    }
-    {
-      auto str = to_static_string(std::numeric_limits<double>::max());
-      BOOST_TEST(str.find('e') != static_string<0>::npos || str.find('.') !=
-        static_string<0>::npos || str == "infinity" || str == "inf");
-    }
-    {
-      auto str = to_static_string(std::numeric_limits<long double>::max());
-      BOOST_TEST(str.find('e') != static_string<0>::npos || str.find('.') !=
-        static_string<0>::npos || str == "infinity" || str == "inf");
-    }
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<long long>::max()));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<long long>::min()));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<unsigned long long>::max()));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<unsigned long long>::max()));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<long double>::min()));
+    //BOOST_TEST(testTS(std::numeric_limits<float>::min()));
+    //
+    //// these tests technically are not portable, but they will work
+    //// 99% of the time.
+    //{
+    //  auto str = to_static_string(std::numeric_limits<float>::max());
+    //  BOOST_TEST(str.find('e') != static_string<0>::npos || str.find('.') !=
+    //    static_string<0>::npos || str == "infinity" || str == "inf");
+    //}
+    //{
+    //  auto str = to_static_string(std::numeric_limits<double>::max());
+    //  BOOST_TEST(str.find('e') != static_string<0>::npos || str.find('.') !=
+    //    static_string<0>::npos || str == "infinity" || str == "inf");
+    //}
+    //{
+    //  auto str = to_static_string(std::numeric_limits<long double>::max());
+    //  BOOST_TEST(str.find('e') != static_string<0>::npos || str.find('.') !=
+    //    static_string<0>::npos || str == "infinity" || str == "inf");
+    //}
     {
       auto str = to_static_wstring(std::numeric_limits<float>::max());
       BOOST_TEST(str.find('e') != static_string<0>::npos || str.find('.') !=
         static_string<0>::npos || str == L"infinity" || str == L"inf");
-      std::wcout << str;
+      std::wcout << str << '\n';
     }
     {
       auto str = to_static_wstring(std::numeric_limits<double>::max());
       BOOST_TEST(str.find('e') != static_string<0>::npos || str.find('.') !=
         static_string<0>::npos || str == L"infinity" || str == L"inf");
-      std::wcout << str;
+      std::wcout << str << '\n';
     }
     {
       auto str = to_static_wstring(std::numeric_limits<long double>::max());
       BOOST_TEST(str.find('e') != static_string<0>::npos || str.find('.') !=
         static_string<0>::npos || str == L"infinity" || str == L"inf");
-      std::wcout << str;
+      std::wcout << str << '\n';
     }
 }