diff --git a/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst b/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst
index 361225d84..1e6f81883 100644
--- a/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst
+++ b/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Release Notes for 2024
 mm-dd
 *****
 
-03-14
+03-15
 =====
 #. The user's choice of :ref:`ta_parallel_setup@in_parallel` routine
    was not being called properly in some cases. This has been fixed.
diff --git a/bin/check_all.sh b/bin/check_all.sh
index 060b7d686..e36a2b135 100755
--- a/bin/check_all.sh
+++ b/bin/check_all.sh
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ then
 fi
 if [ "$1" != 'mixed' ] && [ "$1" != 'debug' ] && [ "$1" != 'release' ]
 then
-   echo 'bin/check_all.sh: (mixed|debug|release) [verbose]'
+   echo 'bin/check_all.sh: (mixed|debug|release) [verbose_make]'
    exit 1
 fi
-if [ "$2" != '' ] && [ "$2" != 'verbose' ]
+if [ "$2" != '' ] && [ "$2" != 'verbose_make' ]
 then
-   echo 'bin/check_all.sh: (mixed|debug|release) [verbose]'
+   echo 'bin/check_all.sh: (mixed|debug|release) [verbose_make]'
    exit 1
 fi
 build_type="$1"
-if [ "$2" == 'verbose' ]
+if [ "$2" == 'verbose_make' ]
 then
-   verbose='--verbose'
+   verbose_make='--verbose_make'
 else
-   verbose=''
+   verbose_make=''
 fi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # bash function that echos and executes a command
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ then
 else
    if [ "$build_type" != 'mixed' ]
    then
-      echo 'bin/run_cmake.sh: build_type program error'
+      echo 'bin/check_all.sh: build_type not debug release or mixed'
       exit 1
    fi
    random_01 debug_which
@@ -251,9 +251,14 @@ then
       echo_log_eval bin/run_configure.sh $standard
    fi
 else
-   builder='ninja'
+   if [ "$verbose_name" != '' ]
+   then
+      builder='make'
+   else
+      builder='ninja'
+   fi
    echo_log_eval bin/run_cmake.sh \
-      $verbose \
+      $verbose_make \
       --profile_speed \
       $compiler \
       $standard \
diff --git a/include/cppad/utility/check_simple_vector.hpp b/include/cppad/utility/check_simple_vector.hpp
index b2c5e73da..dc07fc1d7 100644
--- a/include/cppad/utility/check_simple_vector.hpp
+++ b/include/cppad/utility/check_simple_vector.hpp
@@ -102,9 +102,18 @@ so *S* is not the same as *T* .
 # include <cppad/local/define.hpp>
 # include <cppad/utility/thread_alloc.hpp>
 
+// CPPAD_CHECK_SIMPLE_VECTOR
+# ifndef NDEBUG
+# define CPPAD_CHECK_SIMPLE_VECTOR 1
+# elif CPPAD_DEBUG_AND_RELEASE
+# define CPPAD_CHECK_SIMPLE_VECTOR 1
+# else
+# define CPPAD_CHECK_SIMPLE_VECTOR 0
+# endif
+
 namespace CppAD {
 
-# ifdef NDEBUG
+# if ! CPPAD_CHECK_SIMPLE_VECTOR
    template <class Scalar, class Vector>
    inline void CheckSimpleVector(const Scalar& x, const Scalar& y)
    { }
@@ -119,7 +128,7 @@ namespace CppAD {
    struct ok_if_S_same_as_T<T,T> { T value; };
 
    template <class Scalar, class Vector>
-   void CheckSimpleVector(const Scalar& x, const Scalar& y)
+   inline void CheckSimpleVector(const Scalar& x, const Scalar& y)
    {  //
       // count
       static size_t count = 0;
@@ -194,8 +203,8 @@ namespace CppAD {
       Scalar y;
 
       // use assignment and not constructor
-      x = 0;
-      y = 1;
+      x = Scalar(0);
+      y = Scalar(1);
 
       CheckSimpleVector<Scalar, Vector>(x, y);
    }
@@ -204,4 +213,5 @@ namespace CppAD {
 
 } // end namespace CppAD
 
+# undef CPPAD_CHECK_SIMPLE_VECTOR
 # endif