5 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0c9a85..5920ee3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ slack: slack.o
 slack.o: slack.c arg.h
 	$(CC) -c -o $@ slack.c $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS)
 
-check:
+check: slack
 	test $$(./slack 1ms ./slack get) = 1ms
 	test $$(./slack 1ms ./slack GET) = 1000000
 	test $$(./slack 1 ./slack reset ./slack GET) = $$(./slack GET)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 97aff1d..f9be3a6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ DESCRIPTION
 	with a new timer slack value.
 
 	If the verb get or GET is used, the current timer slack
-	value and exit. If get is used, the program shall use
-	as high prefix as possible. If GET is used the value
-	shall be printed in nanoseconds but not unit shall be
-	printed.
+	value is printed and the process exit. If get is used,
+	the program shall use the highest prefix as possible.
+	If GET is used the value shall be printed in nanoseconds
+	but no unit shall be printed.
 
 	If the verb reset is used, the process shall set the
 	timer slack value for the process to the default timer
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ NOTES
 	Real-time threads do not slack around.
 
 RATIONALE
-	Could be useful increase the performance of your computer.
+	Could be useful to increase the performance of your computer.
 
 SEE ALSO
 	nice(1), ionice(1), prctl(2)
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index aa81003..bc78e3e 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PREFIX    = /usr
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 
-CC = cc
+CC = c99
 
 CPPFLAGS = -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700
-CFLAGS   = -std=c99 -Wall -O2
+CFLAGS   =
 LDFLAGS  = -s
diff --git a/slack.1 b/slack.1
index d50043c..96085b5 100644
--- a/slack.1
+++ b/slack.1
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ If the verb
 .B get
 or
 .B GET
-is used, the current timer slack value and exit. If get is used, the
-program shall use as high prefix as possible. If
-.V GET
-is used the value shall be printed in nanoseconds but not unit shall
+is used, the current timer slack value is printed and the
+process exit. If get is used, the
+program shall use the highest prefix as possible. If
+.B GET
+is used the value shall be printed in nanoseconds but no unit shall
 be printed.
 .PP
 If the verb reset is used, the process shall set the timer slack value
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ Fail if the timer slack value cannot be set.
 .SH NOTES
 Real-time threads do not slack around.
 .SH RATIONALE
-Could be useful increase the performance of your computer.
+Could be useful to increase the performance of your computer.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR nice (1),
 .BR ionice (1),
diff --git a/slack.c b/slack.c
index 265255b..a58de74 100644
--- a/slack.c
+++ b/slack.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ usage(void)
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	int fatal;
+	int fatal = 0;
 	long int slackvalue;
 	const char *suffix;
 	char *end;