--- Makefile
+++ Makefile	2006-05-16 17:16:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 install: startpar
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir) $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)
-	$(INSTALL) -s startpar $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/.
+	$(INSTALL) startpar $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/.
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) startpar.8 $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/.
 
 clean:
--- proc.c
+++ proc.c	2006-05-16 18:10:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -45,30 +45,29 @@
 
 int read_proc(unsigned long int * const prcs_run, unsigned long int * const prcs_blked)
 {
-    static char StatBuf[32*1024];
+    char StatBuf[2048], *ptr = &StatBuf[0];
     unsigned long int running, blocked;
-    ssize_t n;
-    int fd;
+    ssize_t len;
+    size_t skip;
+    FILE *stat;
 
     *prcs_run = 0;
     *prcs_blked = 0;
 
-    if ((fd = open( "/proc/stat", O_RDONLY )) < 0) {
+    if ((stat = fopen("/proc/stat", "r")) == (FILE*)0) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: could not open /proc/stat: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 	return 1;
     }
 
-    n = read( fd, StatBuf, (sizeof(StatBuf) - 1));
-    close(fd);
-    if (n < 40) {
-	if (n < 0) {
-	    fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: could not read /proc/stat: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-	    return 1;
-	}
-	fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: no enough data in /proc/stat?\n");
-	return 1;
+    len = sizeof(StatBuf);
+    while ((len > 0) && (fgets(ptr, len, stat))) {
+	if (ptr[0] != 'p')
+	    continue;
+	skip = strlen(ptr);
+	len -= skip;
+	ptr += skip;
     }
-    StatBuf[n] = 0;
+    fclose(stat);
     
     running = scan_one(StatBuf, "procs_running");
     blocked = scan_one(StatBuf, "procs_blocked");
--- startpar.c
+++ startpar.c	2006-05-16 17:16:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -127,6 +127,19 @@
   splashpid = 0;
 }
 
+void closeall(void)
+{
+  int s;
+
+  if (!prgs)
+    return;
+  for (s = 0; s < par; s++)
+    if (prgs[s].fd)
+      close(prgs[s].fd);
+  close(pidpipe[0]);
+  close(pidpipe[1]);
+}
+
 void callsplash(int n, char *path, char *action)
 {
   char *p;
@@ -169,24 +182,11 @@
     }
   close(1);
   dup(2);
+  closeall();
   execl("/sbin/splash", "splash", "-p", sbuf, "-t", tbuf, splashcfg, (char *)0);
   _exit(1);
 }
 
-
-void closeall(void)
-{
-  int s;
-
-  if (!prgs)
-    return;
-  for (s = 0; s < par; s++)
-    if (prgs[s].fd)
-      close(prgs[s].fd);
-  close(pidpipe[0]);
-  close(pidpipe[1]);
-}
-
 void writebuf(struct prg *p)
 {
   char *b = p->buf;
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@
 
       close(1);
       dup(2);
+      closeall();
       if (run_mode)
 	{
 	  char path[128];