--- makeboot.c
+++ makeboot.c	2007-10-31 18:42:03.145266987 +0100
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ struct makenode *pickup_task(void)
 			best = node;
 		}
 	}
+	if (best) {
+		blogger("service %s", best->name);
+		best->status = T_RUNNING;
+	}
 	return best;
 }
 
@@ -412,3 +416,36 @@ void dump_status(void)
 			node->name, node->status, node->num_deps, node->interactive, node->importance);
 }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef TEST
+void *xcalloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
+{
+	void *r;
+	if ((r = (void *)calloc(nmemb, size)) == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "calloc: out of memory\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	return r;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct makenode *nodevec;
+	char makefile[64];
+
+	if (argc != 2)
+	    goto out;
+	nodevec = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*nodevec));
+
+	snprintf(makefile, sizeof(makefile), "depend.%s", argv[1]);
+	parse_makefile(makefile);
+	check_run_files(argv[1], "5", "6");
+out:
+	while ((nodevec = pickup_task())) {
+		fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", nodevec->name);
+		finish_task(nodevec);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
--- startpar.c
+++ startpar.c	2007-10-31 17:49:27.179001593 +0100
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct prg {
 static struct prg *prgs;
 static int inpar, par;
 static int pidpipe[2];
-static int iorate = 800;
+static double iorate = 800.0;
 
 void *xcalloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
 {
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ static int checksystem(const int par, co
   if (read_proc(&prcs_run, &prcs_blked))
     return par;
 
-  newpar = (par*numcpu) - prcs_run + 1; /* +1 for startpar its self */
-  newpar -= (prcs_blked * iorate);	/* I/O load reduction */
+  newpar  = (par*numcpu) - prcs_run + 1; 	/* +1 for startpar its self */
+  newpar -= (int)(((double)prcs_blked)*iorate);	/* I/O load reduction */
 
 #if DEBUG
   fprintf(stderr, "checksystem par=%d newpar=%d (prcs_run=%u) %ld\n", par, newpar, prcs_run, time(0));
@@ -573,9 +573,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	  usage(0);
 	  break;
 	case 'i':
-	  iorate = atoi(optarg);
-	  if (iorate <= 0)
-	    iorate = 800;
+	  iorate = atof(optarg);
+	  if (iorate < 0.0)
+	    iorate = 800.0;
 	  break;
 	default:
 	  usage(1);