--- a/bs_blob_collective.c
+++ b/bs_blob_collective.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 
   bs_list_unlink_p_cont(pCollective->pBlobs, bs_blob_collective_remove_blob_cb, findData.pMotherBlob); 
   
-  printf("number of blobs: %d\n", bs_list_get_length(pCollective->pBlobs)); 
+/*  printf("number of blobs: %d\n", bs_list_get_length(pCollective->pBlobs)); */
 }
 
 typedef struct bs_blob_collective_join_find_smallest_st