--- a/bfr.c
+++ b/bfr.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 	temp = tv.tv_sec - prev_spit_s;
 	if(((temp*1000000UL) + (tv.tv_usec - prev_spit_u) > 1000000UL)) {
 		unsigned long long thistime;
-		int i, point1, point2;
+		long i, point1, point2;
 		switch(p_rate) {
 			case 1000	 : units1 = "t/s";
 							break;
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@
 	 * if we get an error, go to WO mode
 	 */
 
-	int retval, wantedbytes;
+	int retval;
+	long wantedbytes;
 	retval = wantedbytes = 0;
 
 	if(readptr == bufsize) {
@@ -373,8 +374,8 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int bytes_to_write() {
-	int wantedbytes = 0;
+long bytes_to_write() {
+	long wantedbytes = 0;
 	if(writeptr == bufsize) {
 		writeptr = 0;
 		if(readptr == 0)
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@
 		debug("write type 2: ");
 	} 
 	if(cap) {
-		int temp;
+		long temp;
 		temp = cap - run_avg_o;
 		temp -= written_this_time;
 		if(temp < 0) {
@@ -415,7 +416,8 @@
 	 * also check to see if we can go to mode RW from mode BF 
 	 */
 	 
-	int retval, wantedbytes;
+	int retval;
+	long wantedbytes;
 	retval = 0;
 
 	if(writeptr == 0) {
@@ -520,12 +522,12 @@
 		
 /* the main program *gasp* */
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-	int finished, retval, filenames, maxval, capping, should_fork;
+	long finished, retval, maxval, capping, should_fork;
 	fd_set readfds, writefds, exceptfds;
 	struct timeval thetime;
 	char *optstr, tch;
 	char *opt_bufsize, *opt_timeout, *opt_cap, *opt_throttle, *opt_min, *opt_init, *opt_progress, *outdev;
-	int temp;
+	long temp;
 	
 	/* defaults */
 	opt_min      = "10%";
@@ -545,7 +547,6 @@
 	writeptr	= 0;
 	readptr		= 0;
 	total_written	= 0;
-	filenames	= 0;
 	mystate		= IN;
 	stdin_mode	= 1;
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -704,7 +705,8 @@
 	if(should_fork) {
 		int mypipe[2], rv;
 		verbose("forking\n");
-		pipe(mypipe);
+		if(pipe(mypipe))
+			exit(fprintf(stderr,"No pipe!\n"));
 		rv = fork();
 		if(!rv) {
 			bufsize = 10240;
@@ -727,7 +729,7 @@
 			infd = open(argv[my_optind],O_RDONLY);
 			if(infd == -1)
 				exit(fprintf(stderr,"Cannot open file: %s\n",argv[my_optind]));
-			verbose("opening file %s: %i\n",argv[my_optind],infd);
+			verbose("opening file %s: %li\n",argv[my_optind],infd);
 			stdin_mode = 0;
 		}
 		my_optind++;
@@ -735,7 +737,7 @@
 
 	buffer = (char *)malloc(bufsize);
 	if(buffer == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr,"malloc()ing a buffer of size %i failed!\n",bufsize);
+		fprintf(stderr,"malloc()ing a buffer of size %li failed!\n",bufsize);
 		fprintf(stderr,"Perhaps you don't have enough memory, perhaps you've\n");
 		fprintf(stderr,"exceeded a memory usage quota.\n");
 		exit(1);
@@ -869,7 +871,7 @@
 					if(my_optind < argc) {
 						if(strcmp("-",argv[my_optind])) {
 							infd = open(argv[my_optind],O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK);
-							verbose("opening file %s: %i\n",argv[my_optind],infd);
+							verbose("opening file %s: %li\n",argv[my_optind],infd);
 							if(infd == -1)
 								perror(NAME);
 						} else {
--- a/bfr.h
+++ b/bfr.h
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 unsigned char verbose, progress;
 state mystate;
 char *modestrings[] = {"IN","RO","BF","WO","RW"};
-int initial, threshold, bufsize, writeptr, readptr, timeout, infd, outfd, throttle, my_optind, stdin_mode, p_units, p_rate, p_cdmode, p_mode, cap;
-int prev_rp = 0, prev_wp = 0, run_avg_t = 0, prev_ts = 0, prev_tu, thetimes, thetimeu, written_this_time = 0;
+long initial, threshold, bufsize, writeptr, readptr, timeout, infd, outfd, throttle, my_optind, stdin_mode, p_units, p_rate, p_cdmode, p_mode, cap;
+long prev_rp = 0, prev_wp = 0, run_avg_t = 0, prev_ts = 0, prev_tu, thetimes, thetimeu, written_this_time = 0;
 unsigned long run_avg_i, run_avg_o;
 unsigned long long total_written;
 struct timeval tv;