diff --git a/src/StreamCore.cc b/src/StreamCore.cc
index 1595c3b..49c17fd 100644
--- a/src/StreamCore.cc
+++ b/src/StreamCore.cc
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@
 
 #define Z PRINTF_SIZE_T_PREFIX
 
-ENUM (Commands,
-    end, in, out, wait, event, exec, connect, disconnect);
-
 /// debug functions /////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-static char* printCommands(StreamBuffer& buffer, const char* c)
+char* StreamCore::
+printCommands(StreamBuffer& buffer, const char* c)
 {
     unsigned long timeout;
     unsigned long eventnumber;
diff --git a/src/StreamCore.h b/src/StreamCore.h
index d360837..d2c4bcb 100644
--- a/src/StreamCore.h
+++ b/src/StreamCore.h
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ protected:
     ENUM(StartMode,
         StartNormal, StartInit, StartAsync);
 
+    ENUM (Commands,
+        end, in, out, wait, event, exec, connect, disconnect);
+
     class MutexLock
     {
         StreamCore* stream;
@@ -221,6 +224,9 @@ public:
     void printProtocol(FILE* = stdout);
     const char* name() { return streamname; }
     void printStatus(StreamBuffer& buffer);
+    
+private:
+    char* printCommands(StreamBuffer& buffer, const char* c);
 };
 
 #endif