diff --git a/samples/hello/hello-baseline.cpp b/samples/hello/hello-baseline.cpp
index a972ee7..fd465ef 100644
--- a/samples/hello/hello-baseline.cpp
+++ b/samples/hello/hello-baseline.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ std::string BaselineCheck::failText(std::uint64_t emitted) const {
            "\n  run:      " + lineB_;
   }
   if (emitted != baseline_.size()) {
-    const std::uint64_t at = std::min(emitted, baseline_.size());
+    // Both arguments must be one type for std::min's template deduction:
+    // on platforms where uint64_t is not size_t (macOS: unsigned long
+    // long vs unsigned long) the mixed call is a hard compile error.
+    const std::uint64_t at =
+        std::min(emitted, static_cast<std::uint64_t>(baseline_.size()));
     return "baseline stream length mismatch: the baseline has " +
            std::to_string(baseline_.size()) + " lines, the run produces " +
            std::to_string(emitted) + " (first missing/extra at tick " +
diff --git a/src/laige-core/logging.cpp b/src/laige-core/logging.cpp
index ab97043..4f702ff 100644
--- a/src/laige-core/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/laige-core/logging.cpp
@@ -497,7 +497,15 @@ namespace {
 // disposition (core dump / debugger / abort) continues unchanged.
 void crashHandler(int signum, siginfo_t*, void*) {
   static const char msg[] = "laige: fatal signal received; flushing logs\n";
-  (void)write(STDERR_FILENO, msg, sizeof(msg) - 1);
+  // glibc declares write() with warn_unused_result (attached under
+  // fortification, i.e. optimized builds); a (void) cast does not
+  // suppress it, and the engine's -Werror makes it fatal. Consume the
+  // result instead — the notice is best-effort, and there is no
+  // async-signal-safe fallback if the write fails (LOG-007).
+  const ssize_t written = write(STDERR_FILENO, msg, sizeof(msg) - 1);
+  if (written == -1) {
+    // Intentionally empty: nothing else is async-signal-safe here.
+  }
   Logger::instance().crashFlush();
   raise(signum);
 }