Adding upstream version 1.6~pre2.upstream/1.6_pre2

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>

15 files changed, 368 insertions, 300 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2c0d9b6..55e143b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-05-06  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <antonio@gnu.org>
+
+	* Version 1.6-pre2 released.
+	* Compression ratio of option '-9' has been slightly increased.
+
 2014-01-30  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <antonio@gnu.org>
 
 	* Version 1.6-pre1 released.
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@
 	  reduced to extend range of use towards gzip. Lower numbers now
 	  compress less but faster. (-1 now takes 43% less time for only
 	  20% larger compressed size).
-	* encoder.c: Compression of option -9 has been slightly increased.
+	* Compression ratio of option '-9' has been slightly increased.
 	* main.c (open_instream): Do not show the message
 	  " and '--stdout' was not specified" for directories, etc.
 	* New examples have been added to the manual.
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 843909e..dd25874 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ objs = carg_parser.o encoder.o decoder.o main.o
 all : $(progname)
 
 $(progname) : $(objs)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(objs)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(objs)
 
 $(progname)_profiled : $(objs)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -pg -o $@ $(objs)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -pg -o $@ $(objs)
 
 main.o : main.c
-	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -DPROGVERSION=\"$(pkgversion)\" -c -o $@ $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -DPROGVERSION=\"$(pkgversion)\" -c -o $@ $<
 
 %.o : %.c
-	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(objs)       : Makefile
 carg_parser.o : carg_parser.h
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 585597a..197a8e8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Changes in version 1.6:
 
+Compression ratio of option -9 has been slightly increased.
+
 Copying of file dates, permissions, and ownership now behaves like "cp -p".
 (If the user ID or the group ID can't be duplicated, the file permission
 bits S_ISUID and S_ISGID are cleared).
diff --git a/README b/README
index 7fb35e2..765c73a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -11,35 +11,34 @@ compatible with lzip-1.4 or newer, and can be rescued with lziprecover.
 Clzip is in fact a C language version of lzip, intended for embedded
 devices or systems lacking a C++ compiler.
 
-The lzip file format is designed for long-term data archiving and
-provides very safe integrity checking. It is as simple as possible (but
-not simpler), so that with the only help of the lzip manual it would be
-possible for a digital archaeologist to extract the data from a lzip
-file long after quantum computers eventually render LZMA obsolete.
-Additionally lzip is copylefted, which guarantees that it will remain
-free forever.
-
-The member trailer stores the 32-bit CRC of the original data, the size
-of the original data and the size of the member. These values, together
-with the value remaining in the range decoder and the end-of-stream
-marker, provide a 4 factor integrity checking which guarantees that the
-decompressed version of the data is identical to the original. This
-guards against corruption of the compressed data, and against undetected
-bugs in clzip (hopefully very unlikely). The chances of data corruption
-going undetected are microscopic. Be aware, though, that the check
-occurs upon decompression, so it can only tell you that something is
-wrong. It can't help you recover the original uncompressed data.
-
-If you ever need to recover data from a damaged lzip file, try the
-lziprecover program. Lziprecover makes lzip files resistant to bit-flip
-(one of the most common forms of data corruption), and provides data
-recovery capabilities, including error-checked merging of damaged copies
-of a file.
+The lzip file format is designed for long-term data archiving, taking
+into account both data integrity and decoder availability:
+
+   * The lzip format provides very safe integrity checking and some data
+     recovery means. The lziprecover program can repair bit-flip errors
+     (one of the most common forms of data corruption) in lzip files,
+     and provides data recovery capabilities, including error-checked
+     merging of damaged copies of a file.
+
+   * The lzip format is as simple as possible (but not simpler). The
+     lzip manual provides the code of a simple decompressor along with a
+     detailed explanation of how it works, so that with the only help of
+     the lzip manual it would be possible for a digital archaeologist to
+     extract the data from a lzip file long after quantum computers
+     eventually render LZMA obsolete.
+
+   * Additionally lzip is copylefted, which guarantees that it will
+     remain free forever.
 
 Clzip uses the same well-defined exit status values used by lzip and
 bzip2, which makes it safer than compressors returning ambiguous warning
 values (like gzip) when it is used as a back end for tar or zutils.
 
+Clzip will automatically use the smallest possible dictionary size for
+each file without exceeding the given limit. Keep in mind that the
+decompression memory requirement is affected at compression time by the
+choice of dictionary size limit.
+
 When compressing, clzip replaces every file given in the command line
 with a compressed version of itself, with the name "original_name.lz".
 When decompressing, clzip attempts to guess the name for the decompressed
@@ -78,18 +77,23 @@ Clzip is able to compress and decompress streams of unlimited size by
 automatically creating multi-member output. The members so created are
 large, about 64 PiB each.
 
-Clzip will automatically use the smallest possible dictionary size
-without exceeding the given limit. Keep in mind that the decompression
-memory requirement is affected at compression time by the choice of
-dictionary size limit.
-
-Clzip implements a simplified version of the LZMA (Lempel-Ziv-Markov
-chain-Algorithm) algorithm. The high compression of LZMA comes from
-combining two basic, well-proven compression ideas: sliding dictionaries
-(LZ77/78) and markov models (the thing used by every compression
-algorithm that uses a range encoder or similar order-0 entropy coder as
-its last stage) with segregation of contexts according to what the bits
-are used for.
+There is no such thing as a "LZMA algorithm"; it is more like a "LZMA
+coding scheme". For example, the option '-0' of lzip uses the scheme in
+almost the simplest way possible; issuing the longest match it can find,
+or a literal byte if it can't find a match. Inversely, a much more
+elaborated way of finding coding sequences of minimum price than the one
+currently used by lzip could be developed, and the resulting sequence
+could also be coded using the LZMA coding scheme.
+
+Lzip currently implements two variants of the LZMA algorithm; fast (used
+by option -0) and normal (used by all other compression levels). Clzip
+just implements the "normal" variant.
+
+The high compression of LZMA comes from combining two basic, well-proven
+compression ideas: sliding dictionaries (LZ77/78) and markov models (the
+thing used by every compression algorithm that uses a range encoder or
+similar order-0 entropy coder as its last stage) with segregation of
+contexts according to what the bits are used for.
 
 The ideas embodied in clzip are due to (at least) the following people:
 Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv (for the LZ algorithm), Andrey Markov (for
diff --git a/carg_parser.c b/carg_parser.c
index 1dfcb2b..80e60c1 100644
--- a/carg_parser.c
+++ b/carg_parser.c
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ static char parse_short_option( struct Arg_parser * const ap,
 
     if( index < 0 )
       {
-      add_error( ap, "invalid option -- " ); add_error( ap, code_str );
+      add_error( ap, "invalid option -- '" ); add_error( ap, code_str );
+      add_error( ap, "'" );
       return 1;
       }
 
@@ -191,8 +192,8 @@ static char parse_short_option( struct Arg_parser * const ap,
       {
       if( !arg || !arg[0] )
         {
-        add_error( ap, "option requires an argument -- " );
-        add_error( ap, code_str );
+        add_error( ap, "option requires an argument -- '" );
+        add_error( ap, code_str ); add_error( ap, "'" );
         return 1;
         }
       ++*argindp; cind = 0;
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e10ec31..4a59973 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # to copy, distribute and modify it.
 
 pkgname=clzip
-pkgversion=1.6-pre1
+pkgversion=1.6-pre2
 progname=clzip
 srctrigger=doc/${pkgname}.texi
 
diff --git a/decoder.c b/decoder.c
index 96d608a..3def722 100644
--- a/decoder.c
+++ b/decoder.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void Pp_show_msg( struct Pretty_print * const pp, const char * const msg )
       for( i = 0; i < len; ++i ) fprintf( stderr, " " );
       if( !msg ) fflush( stderr );
       }
-    if( msg ) fprintf( stderr, "%s.\n", msg );
+    if( msg ) fprintf( stderr, "%s\n", msg );
     }
   }
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static bool LZd_verify_trailer( struct LZ_decoder * const d,
   if( d->rdec->code != 0 )
     {
     error = true;
-    Pp_show_msg( pp, "Range decoder final code is not zero" );
+    Pp_show_msg( pp, "Range decoder final code is not zero." );
     }
   trailer_crc = Ft_get_data_crc( trailer );
   if( trailer_crc != LZd_crc( d ) )
@@ -214,14 +214,14 @@ int LZd_decode_member( struct LZ_decoder * const d,
         {
         state -= ( state < 4 ) ? state : 3;
         LZd_put_byte( d, Rd_decode_tree( rdec,
-                      d->bm_literal[get_lit_state(prev_byte)], 8 ) );
+                         d->bm_literal[get_lit_state(prev_byte)], 8 ) );
         }
       else
         {
         state -= ( state < 10 ) ? 3 : 6;
         LZd_put_byte( d, Rd_decode_matched( rdec,
-                      d->bm_literal[get_lit_state(prev_byte)],
-                      LZd_get_byte( d, rep0 ) ) );
+                         d->bm_literal[get_lit_state(prev_byte)],
+                         LZd_get_byte( d, rep0 ) ) );
         }
       }
     else
diff --git a/decoder.h b/decoder.h
index ec82667..03db425 100644
--- a/decoder.h
+++ b/decoder.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static inline int Rd_decode_tree6( struct Range_decoder * const rdec,
   symbol = ( symbol << 1 ) | Rd_decode_bit( rdec, &bm[symbol] );
   symbol = ( symbol << 1 ) | Rd_decode_bit( rdec, &bm[symbol] );
   symbol = ( symbol << 1 ) | Rd_decode_bit( rdec, &bm[symbol] );
-  return symbol - (1 << 6);
+  return symbol & 0x3F;
   }
 
 static inline int Rd_decode_tree_reversed( struct Range_decoder * const rdec,
diff --git a/doc/clzip.1 b/doc/clzip.1
index 7be6a38..ab87810 100644
--- a/doc/clzip.1
+++ b/doc/clzip.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.37.1.
-.TH CLZIP "1" "January 2014" "Clzip 1.6-pre1" "User Commands"
+.TH CLZIP "1" "May 2014" "clzip 1.6-pre2" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-Clzip \- reduces the size of files
+clzip \- reduces the size of files
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B clzip
 [\fIoptions\fR] [\fIfiles\fR]
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 The full documentation for
-.B Clzip
+.B clzip
 is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
 .B info
 and
-.B Clzip
+.B clzip
 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
 .IP
-.B info Clzip
+.B info clzip
 .PP
 should give you access to the complete manual.
diff --git a/doc/clzip.info b/doc/clzip.info
index 1819221..a007a92 100644
--- a/doc/clzip.info
+++ b/doc/clzip.info
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ File: clzip.info,  Node: Top,  Next: Introduction,  Up: (dir)
 Clzip Manual
 ************
 
-This manual is for Clzip (version 1.6-pre1, 30 January 2014).
+This manual is for Clzip (version 1.6-pre2, 6 May 2014).
 
 * Menu:
 
@@ -39,20 +39,31 @@ Clzip is a lossless data compressor with a user interface similar to the
 one of gzip or bzip2. Clzip decompresses almost as fast as gzip,
 compresses most files more than bzip2, and is better than both from a
 data recovery perspective. Clzip is a clean implementation of the LZMA
-algorithm.
+(Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain-Algorithm) algorithm.
 
    Clzip uses the lzip file format; the files produced by clzip are
 fully compatible with lzip-1.4 or newer, and can be rescued with
 lziprecover.  Clzip is in fact a C language version of lzip, intended
 for embedded devices or systems lacking a C++ compiler.
 
-   The lzip file format is designed for long-term data archiving and
-provides very safe integrity checking. It is as simple as possible (but
-not simpler), so that with the only help of the lzip manual it would be
-possible for a digital archaeologist to extract the data from a lzip
-file long after quantum computers eventually render LZMA obsolete.
-Additionally lzip is copylefted, which guarantees that it will remain
-free forever.
+   The lzip file format is designed for long-term data archiving, taking
+into account both data integrity and decoder availability:
+
+   * The lzip format provides very safe integrity checking and some data
+     recovery means. The lziprecover program can repair bit-flip errors
+     (one of the most common forms of data corruption) in lzip files,
+     and provides data recovery capabilities, including error-checked
+     merging of damaged copies of a file.
+
+   * The lzip format is as simple as possible (but not simpler). The
+     lzip manual provides the code of a simple decompressor along with
+     a detailed explanation of how it works, so that with the only help
+     of the lzip manual it would be possible for a digital
+     archaeologist to extract the data from a lzip file long after
+     quantum computers eventually render LZMA obsolete.
+
+   * Additionally lzip is copylefted, which guarantees that it will
+     remain free forever.
 
    The member trailer stores the 32-bit CRC of the original data, the
 size of the original data and the size of the member. These values,
@@ -66,16 +77,21 @@ though, that the check occurs upon decompression, so it can only tell
 you that something is wrong. It can't help you recover the original
 uncompressed data.
 
-   If you ever need to recover data from a damaged lzip file, try the
-lziprecover program. Lziprecover makes lzip files resistant to bit-flip
-(one of the most common forms of data corruption), and provides data
-recovery capabilities, including error-checked merging of damaged copies
-of a file.
-
    Clzip uses the same well-defined exit status values used by lzip and
 bzip2, which makes it safer than compressors returning ambiguous warning
 values (like gzip) when it is used as a back end for tar or zutils.
 
+   The amount of memory required for compression is about 1 or 2 times
+the dictionary size limit (1 if input file size is less than dictionary
+size limit, else 2) plus 9 times the dictionary size really used. The
+amount of memory required for decompression is about 46 kB larger than
+the dictionary size really used.
+
+   Clzip will automatically use the smallest possible dictionary size
+for each file without exceeding the given limit. Keep in mind that the
+decompression memory requirement is affected at compression time by the
+choice of dictionary size limit.
+
    When compressing, clzip replaces every file given in the command line
 with a compressed version of itself, with the name "original_name.lz".
 When decompressing, clzip attempts to guess the name for the
@@ -114,30 +130,29 @@ multivolume compressed tar archives.
 automatically creating multi-member output. The members so created are
 large, about 64 PiB each.
 
-   The amount of memory required for compression is about 1 or 2 times
-the dictionary size limit (1 if input file size is less than dictionary
-size limit, else 2) plus 9 times the dictionary size really used. The
-amount of memory required for decompression is about 46 kB larger than
-the dictionary size really used.
-
-   Clzip will automatically use the smallest possible dictionary size
-without exceeding the given limit. Keep in mind that the decompression
-memory requirement is affected at compression time by the choice of
-dictionary size limit.
-
 
 File: clzip.info,  Node: Algorithm,  Next: Invoking clzip,  Prev: Introduction,  Up: Top
 
 2 Algorithm
 ***********
 
-Clzip implements a simplified version of the LZMA (Lempel-Ziv-Markov
-chain-Algorithm) algorithm. The high compression of LZMA comes from
-combining two basic, well-proven compression ideas: sliding dictionaries
-(LZ77/78) and markov models (the thing used by every compression
-algorithm that uses a range encoder or similar order-0 entropy coder as
-its last stage) with segregation of contexts according to what the bits
-are used for.
+There is no such thing as a "LZMA algorithm"; it is more like a "LZMA
+coding scheme". For example, the option '-0' of lzip uses the scheme in
+almost the simplest way possible; issuing the longest match it can find,
+or a literal byte if it can't find a match. Inversely, a much more
+elaborated way of finding coding sequences of minimum price than the one
+currently used by lzip could be developed, and the resulting sequence
+could also be coded using the LZMA coding scheme.
+
+   Lzip currently implements two variants of the LZMA algorithm; fast
+(used by option -0) and normal (used by all other compression levels).
+Clzip just implements the "normal" variant.
+
+   The high compression of LZMA comes from combining two basic,
+well-proven compression ideas: sliding dictionaries (LZ77/78) and
+markov models (the thing used by every compression algorithm that uses
+a range encoder or similar order-0 entropy coder as its last stage)
+with segregation of contexts according to what the bits are used for.
 
    Clzip is a two stage compressor. The first stage is a Lempel-Ziv
 coder, which reduces redundancy by translating chunks of data to their
@@ -145,11 +160,6 @@ corresponding distance-length pairs. The second stage is a range encoder
 that uses a different probability model for each type of data;
 distances, lengths, literal bytes, etc.
 
-   The match finder, part of the LZ coder, is the most important piece
-of the LZMA algorithm, as it is in many Lempel-Ziv based algorithms.
-Most of clzip's execution time is spent in the match finder, and it has
-the greatest influence on the compression ratio.
-
    Here is how it works, step by step:
 
    1) The member header is written to the output stream.
@@ -261,7 +271,7 @@ The format for running clzip is:
 '--dictionary-size=BYTES'
      Set the dictionary size limit in bytes. Valid values range from 4
      KiB to 512 MiB. Clzip will use the smallest possible dictionary
-     size for each member without exceeding this limit. Note that
+     size for each file without exceeding this limit. Note that
      dictionary sizes are quantized. If the specified size does not
      match one of the valid sizes, it will be rounded upwards by adding
      up to (BYTES / 16) to it.
@@ -530,13 +540,13 @@ Concept index
 
 Tag Table:
 Node: Top210
-Node: Introduction921
-Node: Algorithm5557
-Node: Invoking clzip8057
-Node: File format13656
-Node: Examples16161
-Node: Problems18130
-Node: Concept index18656
+Node: Introduction916
+Node: Algorithm5823
+Node: Invoking clzip8629
+Node: File format14226
+Node: Examples16731
+Node: Problems18700
+Node: Concept index19226
 
 End Tag Table
 
diff --git a/doc/clzip.texi b/doc/clzip.texi
index 25869a0..75dcf2d 100644
--- a/doc/clzip.texi
+++ b/doc/clzip.texi
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 @finalout
 @c %**end of header
 
-@set UPDATED 30 January 2014
-@set VERSION 1.6-pre1
+@set UPDATED 6 May 2014
+@set VERSION 1.6-pre2
 
 @dircategory Data Compression
 @direntry
@@ -59,20 +59,36 @@ Clzip is a lossless data compressor with a user interface similar to the
 one of gzip or bzip2. Clzip decompresses almost as fast as gzip,
 compresses most files more than bzip2, and is better than both from a
 data recovery perspective. Clzip is a clean implementation of the LZMA
-algorithm.
+(Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain-Algorithm) algorithm.
 
 Clzip uses the lzip file format; the files produced by clzip are fully
 compatible with lzip-1.4 or newer, and can be rescued with lziprecover.
 Clzip is in fact a C language version of lzip, intended for embedded
 devices or systems lacking a C++ compiler.
 
-The lzip file format is designed for long-term data archiving and
-provides very safe integrity checking. It is as simple as possible (but
-not simpler), so that with the only help of the lzip manual it would be
-possible for a digital archaeologist to extract the data from a lzip
-file long after quantum computers eventually render LZMA obsolete.
+The lzip file format is designed for long-term data archiving, taking
+into account both data integrity and decoder availability:
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+The lzip format provides very safe integrity checking and some data
+recovery means. The lziprecover program can repair bit-flip errors (one
+of the most common forms of data corruption) in lzip files, and provides
+data recovery capabilities, including error-checked merging of damaged
+copies of a file.
+
+@item
+The lzip format is as simple as possible (but not simpler). The lzip
+manual provides the code of a simple decompressor along with a detailed
+explanation of how it works, so that with the only help of the lzip
+manual it would be possible for a digital archaeologist to extract the
+data from a lzip file long after quantum computers eventually render
+LZMA obsolete.
+
+@item
 Additionally lzip is copylefted, which guarantees that it will remain
 free forever.
+@end itemize
 
 The member trailer stores the 32-bit CRC of the original data, the size
 of the original data and the size of the member. These values, together
@@ -85,16 +101,21 @@ going undetected are microscopic. Be aware, though, that the check
 occurs upon decompression, so it can only tell you that something is
 wrong. It can't help you recover the original uncompressed data.
 
-If you ever need to recover data from a damaged lzip file, try the
-lziprecover program. Lziprecover makes lzip files resistant to bit-flip
-(one of the most common forms of data corruption), and provides data
-recovery capabilities, including error-checked merging of damaged copies
-of a file.
-
 Clzip uses the same well-defined exit status values used by lzip and
 bzip2, which makes it safer than compressors returning ambiguous warning
 values (like gzip) when it is used as a back end for tar or zutils.
 
+The amount of memory required for compression is about 1 or 2 times the
+dictionary size limit (1 if input file size is less than dictionary size
+limit, else 2) plus 9 times the dictionary size really used. The amount
+of memory required for decompression is about 46 kB larger than the
+dictionary size really used.
+
+Clzip will automatically use the smallest possible dictionary size for
+each file without exceeding the given limit. Keep in mind that the
+decompression memory requirement is affected at compression time by the
+choice of dictionary size limit.
+
 When compressing, clzip replaces every file given in the command line
 with a compressed version of itself, with the name "original_name.lz".
 When decompressing, clzip attempts to guess the name for the decompressed
@@ -135,29 +156,28 @@ Clzip is able to compress and decompress streams of unlimited size by
 automatically creating multi-member output. The members so created are
 large, about 64 PiB each.
 
-The amount of memory required for compression is about 1 or 2 times the
-dictionary size limit (1 if input file size is less than dictionary size
-limit, else 2) plus 9 times the dictionary size really used. The amount
-of memory required for decompression is about 46 kB larger than the
-dictionary size really used.
-
-Clzip will automatically use the smallest possible dictionary size
-without exceeding the given limit. Keep in mind that the decompression
-memory requirement is affected at compression time by the choice of
-dictionary size limit.
-
 
 @node Algorithm
 @chapter Algorithm
 @cindex algorithm
 
-Clzip implements a simplified version of the LZMA (Lempel-Ziv-Markov
-chain-Algorithm) algorithm. The high compression of LZMA comes from
-combining two basic, well-proven compression ideas: sliding dictionaries
-(LZ77/78) and markov models (the thing used by every compression
-algorithm that uses a range encoder or similar order-0 entropy coder as
-its last stage) with segregation of contexts according to what the bits
-are used for.
+There is no such thing as a "LZMA algorithm"; it is more like a "LZMA
+coding scheme". For example, the option '-0' of lzip uses the scheme in
+almost the simplest way possible; issuing the longest match it can find,
+or a literal byte if it can't find a match. Inversely, a much more
+elaborated way of finding coding sequences of minimum price than the one
+currently used by lzip could be developed, and the resulting sequence
+could also be coded using the LZMA coding scheme.
+
+Lzip currently implements two variants of the LZMA algorithm; fast (used
+by option -0) and normal (used by all other compression levels). Clzip
+just implements the "normal" variant.
+
+The high compression of LZMA comes from combining two basic, well-proven
+compression ideas: sliding dictionaries (LZ77/78) and markov models (the
+thing used by every compression algorithm that uses a range encoder or
+similar order-0 entropy coder as its last stage) with segregation of
+contexts according to what the bits are used for.
 
 Clzip is a two stage compressor. The first stage is a Lempel-Ziv coder,
 which reduces redundancy by translating chunks of data to their
@@ -165,11 +185,6 @@ corresponding distance-length pairs. The second stage is a range encoder
 that uses a different probability model for each type of data;
 distances, lengths, literal bytes, etc.
 
-The match finder, part of the LZ coder, is the most important piece of
-the LZMA algorithm, as it is in many Lempel-Ziv based algorithms. Most
-of clzip's execution time is spent in the match finder, and it has the
-greatest influence on the compression ratio.
-
 Here is how it works, step by step:
 
 1) The member header is written to the output stream.
@@ -284,7 +299,7 @@ Quiet operation. Suppress all messages.
 @itemx --dictionary-size=@var{bytes}
 Set the dictionary size limit in bytes. Valid values range from 4 KiB to
 512 MiB. Clzip will use the smallest possible dictionary size for each
-member without exceeding this limit. Note that dictionary sizes are
+file without exceeding this limit. Note that dictionary sizes are
 quantized. If the specified size does not match one of the valid sizes,
 it will be rounded upwards by adding up to (@var{bytes} / 16) to it.
 
diff --git a/encoder.c b/encoder.c
index fa896ef..2989065 100644
--- a/encoder.c
+++ b/encoder.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ bool Mf_read_block( struct Matchfinder * const mf )
 void Mf_normalize_pos( struct Matchfinder * const mf )
   {
   if( mf->pos > mf->stream_pos )
-    internal_error( "pos > stream_pos in Mf_normalize_pos" );
+    internal_error( "pos > stream_pos in Mf_normalize_pos." );
   if( !mf->at_stream_end )
     {
     int i;
@@ -256,36 +256,6 @@ void Re_flush_data( struct Range_encoder * const renc )
   }
 
 
-void Lee_encode( struct Len_encoder * const le,
-                 struct Range_encoder * const renc,
-                 int symbol, const int pos_state )
-  {
-  symbol -= min_match_len;
-  if( symbol < len_low_symbols )
-    {
-    Re_encode_bit( renc, &le->lm.choice1, 0 );
-    Re_encode_tree( renc, le->lm.bm_low[pos_state], symbol, len_low_bits );
-    }
-  else
-    {
-    Re_encode_bit( renc, &le->lm.choice1, 1 );
-    if( symbol < len_low_symbols + len_mid_symbols )
-      {
-      Re_encode_bit( renc, &le->lm.choice2, 0 );
-      Re_encode_tree( renc, le->lm.bm_mid[pos_state],
-                      symbol - len_low_symbols, len_mid_bits );
-      }
-    else
-      {
-      Re_encode_bit( renc, &le->lm.choice2, 1 );
-      Re_encode_tree( renc, le->lm.bm_high,
-                      symbol - len_low_symbols - len_mid_symbols, len_high_bits );
-      }
-    }
-  if( --le->counters[pos_state] <= 0 ) Lee_update_prices( le, pos_state );
-  }
-
-
      /* End Of Stream mark => (dis == 0xFFFFFFFFU, len == min_match_len) */
 static void LZe_full_flush( struct LZ_encoder * const e, const State state )
   {
@@ -305,16 +275,7 @@ static void LZe_full_flush( struct LZ_encoder * const e, const State state )
   }
 
 
-static void LZe_fill_align_prices( struct LZ_encoder * const e )
-  {
-  int i;
-  for( i = 0; i < dis_align_size; ++i )
-    e->align_prices[i] = price_symbol_reversed( e->bm_align, i, dis_align_bits );
-  e->align_price_count = dis_align_size;
-  }
-
-
-static void LZe_fill_distance_prices( struct LZ_encoder * const e )
+static void LZe_update_distance_prices( struct LZ_encoder * const e )
   {
   int dis, len_state;
   for( dis = start_dis_model; dis < modeled_distances; ++dis )
@@ -368,9 +329,10 @@ bool LZe_init( struct LZ_encoder * const e, struct Matchfinder * const mf,
 
   e->matchfinder = mf;
   if( !Re_init( &e->renc, outfd ) ) return false;
-  Lee_init( &e->match_len_encoder, mf->match_len_limit );
-  Lee_init( &e->rep_len_encoder, mf->match_len_limit );
-  e->align_price_count = 0;
+  Lm_init( &e->match_len_model );
+  Lm_init( &e->rep_len_model );
+  Lp_init( &e->match_len_prices, &e->match_len_model, mf->match_len_limit );
+  Lp_init( &e->rep_len_prices, &e->rep_len_model, mf->match_len_limit );
   e->num_dis_slots = 2 * real_bits( mf->dictionary_size - 1 );
 
   for( i = 0; i < Fh_size; ++i )
@@ -382,6 +344,7 @@ bool LZe_init( struct LZ_encoder * const e, struct Matchfinder * const mf,
 /* Return value == number of bytes advanced (ahead).
    trials[0]..trials[ahead-1] contain the steps to encode.
    ( trials[0].dis == -1 ) means literal.
+   A match/rep longer or equal than match_len_limit finishes the sequence.
 */
 static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
                                    const int reps[num_rep_distances],
@@ -468,7 +431,7 @@ static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
 
     for( len = min_match_len; len <= replens[rep]; ++len )
       Tr_update( &e->trials[len], price +
-                 Lee_price( &e->rep_len_encoder, len, pos_state ), rep, 0 );
+                 Lp_price( &e->rep_len_prices, len, pos_state ), rep, 0 );
     }
 
   if( main_len > replens[0] )
@@ -487,8 +450,6 @@ static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
     }
   }
 
-  Mf_move_pos( e->matchfinder );
-
   while( true )				/* price optimization loop */
     {
     struct Trial *cur_trial, *next_trial;
@@ -498,6 +459,7 @@ static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
     State cur_state;
     uint8_t prev_byte, cur_byte, match_byte;
 
+    Mf_move_pos( e->matchfinder );
     if( ++cur >= num_trials )		/* no more initialized trials */
       {
       LZe_backward( e, cur );
@@ -557,7 +519,6 @@ static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
     prev_byte = Mf_peek( e->matchfinder, 1 );
     cur_byte = Mf_peek( e->matchfinder, 0 );
     match_byte = Mf_peek( e->matchfinder, cur_trial->reps[0] + 1 );
-    Mf_move_pos( e->matchfinder );
 
     next_price = cur_trial->price +
                  price0( e->bm_match[cur_state][pos_state] );
@@ -587,7 +548,7 @@ static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
         }
       }
 
-    available_bytes = min( Mf_available_bytes( e->matchfinder ) + 1,
+    available_bytes = min( Mf_available_bytes( e->matchfinder ),
                            max_num_trials - 1 - cur );
     if( available_bytes < min_match_len ) continue;
 
@@ -596,7 +557,7 @@ static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
     /* try literal + rep0 */
     if( match_byte != cur_byte && next_trial->prev_index != cur )
       {
-      const uint8_t * const data = Mf_ptr_to_current_pos( e->matchfinder ) - 1;
+      const uint8_t * const data = Mf_ptr_to_current_pos( e->matchfinder );
       const int dis = cur_trial->reps[0] + 1;
       const int limit = min( e->matchfinder->match_len_limit + 1,
                              available_bytes );
@@ -619,7 +580,7 @@ static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
     /* try rep distances */
     for( rep = 0; rep < num_rep_distances; ++rep )
       {
-      const uint8_t * const data = Mf_ptr_to_current_pos( e->matchfinder ) - 1;
+      const uint8_t * const data = Mf_ptr_to_current_pos( e->matchfinder );
       int price;
       const int dis = cur_trial->reps[rep] + 1;
 
@@ -631,7 +592,7 @@ static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
       price = rep_match_price + LZe_price_rep( e, rep, cur_state, pos_state );
       for( i = min_match_len; i <= len; ++i )
         Tr_update( &e->trials[cur+i], price +
-                   Lee_price( &e->rep_len_encoder, i, pos_state ), rep, cur );
+                   Lp_price( &e->rep_len_prices, i, pos_state ), rep, cur );
 
       if( rep == 0 ) start_len = len + 1;	/* discard shorter matches */
 
@@ -647,7 +608,7 @@ static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
 
       pos_state2 = ( pos_state + len ) & pos_state_mask;
       state2 = St_set_rep( cur_state );
-      price += Lee_price( &e->rep_len_encoder, len, pos_state ) +
+      price += Lp_price( &e->rep_len_prices, len, pos_state ) +
                price0( e->bm_match[state2][pos_state2] ) +
                LZe_price_matched( e, data[len-1], data[len], data[len-dis] );
       pos_state2 = ( pos_state2 + 1 ) & pos_state_mask;
@@ -683,7 +644,7 @@ static int LZe_sequence_optimizer( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
         /* try match + literal + rep0 */
         if( len == e->pairs[i].len )
           {
-          const uint8_t * const data = Mf_ptr_to_current_pos( e->matchfinder ) - 1;
+          const uint8_t * const data = Mf_ptr_to_current_pos( e->matchfinder );
           const int dis2 = dis + 1;
           int len2 = len + 1;
           const int limit = min( e->matchfinder->match_len_limit + len2,
@@ -721,8 +682,13 @@ bool LZe_encode_member( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
   {
   const unsigned long long member_size_limit =
     member_size - Ft_size - max_marker_size;
-  const int fill_count = ( e->matchfinder->match_len_limit > 12 ) ? 128 : 512;
-  int fill_counter = 0;
+  const bool best = ( e->matchfinder->match_len_limit > 12 );
+  const int dis_price_count = best ? 1 : 512;
+  const int align_price_count = best ? 1 : dis_align_size;
+  const int price_count = ( e->matchfinder->match_len_limit > 36 ) ? 1013 : 4093;
+  int price_counter = 0;
+  int dis_price_counter = 0;
+  int align_price_counter = 0;
   int ahead, i;
   int reps[num_rep_distances];
   State state = 0;
@@ -736,24 +702,33 @@ bool LZe_encode_member( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
     {
     const uint8_t prev_byte = 0;
     const uint8_t cur_byte = Mf_peek( e->matchfinder, 0 );
-    CRC32_update_byte( &e->crc, cur_byte );
     Re_encode_bit( &e->renc, &e->bm_match[state][0], 0 );
     LZe_encode_literal( e, prev_byte, cur_byte );
+    CRC32_update_byte( &e->crc, cur_byte );
     Mf_get_match_pairs( e->matchfinder, 0 );
     Mf_move_pos( e->matchfinder );
     }
 
   while( !Mf_finished( e->matchfinder ) )
     {
-    if( e->pending_num_pairs == 0 )
+    if( price_counter <= 0 && e->pending_num_pairs == 0 )
       {
-      if( fill_counter <= 0 )
-        { LZe_fill_distance_prices( e ); fill_counter = fill_count; }
-      if( e->align_price_count <= 0 ) LZe_fill_align_prices( e );
+      price_counter = price_count;	/* recalculate prices every these bytes */
+      if( dis_price_counter <= 0 )
+        { dis_price_counter = dis_price_count; LZe_update_distance_prices( e ); }
+      if( align_price_counter <= 0 )
+        {
+        align_price_counter = align_price_count;
+        for( i = 0; i < dis_align_size; ++i )
+          e->align_prices[i] = price_symbol_reversed( e->bm_align, i, dis_align_bits );
+        }
+      Lp_update_prices( &e->match_len_prices );
+      Lp_update_prices( &e->rep_len_prices );
       }
 
     ahead = LZe_sequence_optimizer( e, reps, state );
     if( ahead <= 0 ) return false;		/* can't happen */
+    price_counter -= ahead;
 
     for( i = 0; ahead > 0; )
       {
@@ -800,14 +775,18 @@ bool LZe_encode_member( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
           if( len == 1 ) state = St_set_short_rep( state );
           else
             {
-            Lee_encode( &e->rep_len_encoder, &e->renc, len, pos_state );
+            Re_encode_len( &e->renc, &e->rep_len_model, len, pos_state );
+            Lp_decrement_counter( &e->rep_len_prices, pos_state );
             state = St_set_rep( state );
             }
           }
         else					/* match */
           {
           LZe_encode_pair( e, dis - num_rep_distances, len, pos_state );
-          --fill_counter;
+          if( get_slot( dis - num_rep_distances ) >= end_dis_model )
+            --align_price_counter;
+          --dis_price_counter;
+          Lp_decrement_counter( &e->match_len_prices, pos_state );
           state = St_set_match( state );
           }
         }
diff --git a/encoder.h b/encoder.h
index 4f14075..54b15e7 100644
--- a/encoder.h
+++ b/encoder.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-enum { max_num_trials = 1 << 12,
+enum { max_num_trials = 1 << 13,
        price_shift_bits = 6,
        price_step_bits = 2,
        price_step = 1 << price_step_bits };
@@ -53,19 +53,18 @@ extern Prob_prices prob_prices;
 static inline void Prob_prices_init( void )
   {
   int i, j;
-  for( i = price_step / 2; i < bit_model_total; i += price_step )
+  for( i = 0; i < bit_model_total >> price_step_bits; ++i )
     {
-    unsigned val = i;
-    int bits = 0;			/* base 2 logarithm of val */
+    unsigned val = ( i * price_step ) + ( price_step / 2 );
+    int bits = 0;				/* base 2 logarithm of val */
     for( j = 0; j < price_shift_bits; ++j )
       {
       val = val * val;
       bits <<= 1;
       while( val >= 1 << 16 ) { val >>= 1; ++bits; }
       }
-    bits += 15;				/* remaining bits in val */
-    prob_prices[i >> price_step_bits] =
-      ( bit_model_total_bits << price_shift_bits ) - bits;
+    bits += 15;					/* remaining bits in val */
+    prob_prices[i] = ( bit_model_total_bits << price_shift_bits ) - bits;
     }
   }
 
@@ -374,52 +373,93 @@ static inline void Re_encode_matched( struct Range_encoder * const renc,
   while( symbol < 0x10000 );
   }
 
+static inline void Re_encode_len( struct Range_encoder * const renc,
+                                  struct Len_model * const lm,
+                                  int symbol, const int pos_state )
+  {
+  bool bit = ( ( symbol -= min_match_len ) >= len_low_symbols );
+  Re_encode_bit( renc, &lm->choice1, bit );
+  if( !bit )
+    Re_encode_tree( renc, lm->bm_low[pos_state], symbol, len_low_bits );
+  else
+    {
+    bit = ( symbol >= len_low_symbols + len_mid_symbols );
+    Re_encode_bit( renc, &lm->choice2, bit );
+    if( !bit )
+      Re_encode_tree( renc, lm->bm_mid[pos_state],
+                      symbol - len_low_symbols, len_mid_bits );
+    else
+      Re_encode_tree( renc, lm->bm_high,
+                      symbol - len_low_symbols - len_mid_symbols, len_high_bits );
+    }
+  }
+
 
-struct Len_encoder
+struct Len_prices
   {
-  struct Len_model lm;
-  int prices[pos_states][max_len_symbols];
+  const struct Len_model * lm;
   int len_symbols;
+  int count;
+  int prices[pos_states][max_len_symbols];
   int counters[pos_states];
   };
 
-static inline void Lee_update_prices( struct Len_encoder * const le,
-                                      const int pos_state )
+static inline void Lp_update_low_mid_prices( struct Len_prices * const lp,
+                                             const int pos_state )
   {
-  int * const pps = le->prices[pos_state];
-  int tmp = price0( le->lm.choice1 );
+  int * const pps = lp->prices[pos_state];
+  int tmp = price0( lp->lm->choice1 );
   int len = 0;
-  for( ; len < len_low_symbols && len < le->len_symbols; ++len )
-    pps[len] = tmp + price_symbol( le->lm.bm_low[pos_state], len, len_low_bits );
-  tmp = price1( le->lm.choice1 );
-  for( ; len < len_low_symbols + len_mid_symbols && len < le->len_symbols; ++len )
-    pps[len] = tmp + price0( le->lm.choice2 ) +
-               price_symbol( le->lm.bm_mid[pos_state], len - len_low_symbols, len_mid_bits );
-  for( ; len < le->len_symbols; ++len )
-    /* using 4 slots per value makes "Lee_price" faster */
-    le->prices[3][len] = le->prices[2][len] =
-    le->prices[1][len] = le->prices[0][len] =
-      tmp + price1( le->lm.choice2 ) +
-      price_symbol( le->lm.bm_high, len - len_low_symbols - len_mid_symbols, len_high_bits );
-  le->counters[pos_state] = le->len_symbols;
-  }
-
-static inline void Lee_init( struct Len_encoder * const le,
-                             const int match_len_limit )
+  lp->counters[pos_state] = lp->count;
+  for( ; len < len_low_symbols && len < lp->len_symbols; ++len )
+    pps[len] = tmp + price_symbol( lp->lm->bm_low[pos_state], len, len_low_bits );
+  if( len >= lp->len_symbols ) return;
+  tmp = price1( lp->lm->choice1 ) + price0( lp->lm->choice2 );
+  for( ; len < len_low_symbols + len_mid_symbols && len < lp->len_symbols; ++len )
+    pps[len] = tmp +
+               price_symbol( lp->lm->bm_mid[pos_state], len - len_low_symbols, len_mid_bits );
+    }
+
+static inline void Lp_update_high_prices( struct Len_prices * const lp )
+  {
+  const int tmp = price1( lp->lm->choice1 ) + price1( lp->lm->choice2 );
+  int len;
+  for( len = len_low_symbols + len_mid_symbols; len < lp->len_symbols; ++len )
+    /* using 4 slots per value makes "Lp_price" faster */
+    lp->prices[3][len] = lp->prices[2][len] =
+    lp->prices[1][len] = lp->prices[0][len] = tmp +
+      price_symbol( lp->lm->bm_high, len - len_low_symbols - len_mid_symbols, len_high_bits );
+  }
+
+static inline void Lp_init( struct Len_prices * const lp,
+                            const struct Len_model * const lm,
+                            const int match_len_limit )
   {
   int i;
-  Lm_init( &le->lm );
-  le->len_symbols = match_len_limit + 1 - min_match_len;
-  for( i = 0; i < pos_states; ++i ) Lee_update_prices( le, i );
+  lp->lm = lm;
+  lp->len_symbols = match_len_limit + 1 - min_match_len;
+  lp->count = ( match_len_limit > 12 ) ? 1 : lp->len_symbols;
+  for( i = 0; i < pos_states; ++i ) lp->counters[i] = 0;
   }
 
-void Lee_encode( struct Len_encoder * const le,
-                 struct Range_encoder * const renc,
-                 int symbol, const int pos_state );
+static inline void Lp_decrement_counter( struct Len_prices * const lp,
+                                         const int pos_state )
+  { --lp->counters[pos_state]; }
+
+static inline void Lp_update_prices( struct Len_prices * const lp )
+  {
+  int pos_state;
+  bool high_pending = false;
+  for( pos_state = 0; pos_state < pos_states; ++pos_state )
+    if( lp->counters[pos_state] <= 0 )
+      { Lp_update_low_mid_prices( lp, pos_state ); high_pending = true; }
+  if( high_pending && lp->len_symbols > len_low_symbols + len_mid_symbols )
+    Lp_update_high_prices( lp );
+  }
 
-static inline int Lee_price( const struct Len_encoder * const le,
-                             const int symbol, const int pos_state )
-  { return le->prices[pos_state][symbol - min_match_len]; }
+static inline int Lp_price( const struct Len_prices * const lp,
+                            const int symbol, const int pos_state )
+  { return lp->prices[pos_state][symbol - min_match_len]; }
 
 
 enum { infinite_price = 0x0FFFFFFF,
@@ -490,8 +530,10 @@ struct LZ_encoder
 
   struct Matchfinder * matchfinder;
   struct Range_encoder renc;
-  struct Len_encoder match_len_encoder;
-  struct Len_encoder rep_len_encoder;
+  struct Len_model match_len_model;
+  struct Len_model rep_len_model;
+  struct Len_prices match_len_prices;
+  struct Len_prices rep_len_prices;
 
   struct Pair pairs[max_match_len+1];
   struct Trial trials[max_num_trials];
@@ -499,7 +541,6 @@ struct LZ_encoder
   int dis_slot_prices[len_states][2*max_dictionary_bits];
   int dis_prices[len_states][modeled_distances];
   int align_prices[dis_align_size];
-  int align_price_count;
   int num_dis_slots;
   };
 
@@ -558,14 +599,14 @@ static inline int LZe_price_rep0_len( const struct LZ_encoder * const e,
                                       const State state, const int pos_state )
   {
   return LZe_price_rep( e, 0, state, pos_state ) +
-         Lee_price( &e->rep_len_encoder, len, pos_state );
+         Lp_price( &e->rep_len_prices, len, pos_state );
   }
 
 static inline int LZe_price_pair( const struct LZ_encoder * const e,
                                   const int dis, const int len,
                                   const int pos_state )
   {
-  const int price = Lee_price( &e->match_len_encoder, len, pos_state );
+  const int price = Lp_price( &e->match_len_prices, len, pos_state );
   const int len_state = get_len_state( len );
   if( dis < modeled_distances )
     return price + e->dis_prices[len_state][dis];
@@ -600,7 +641,7 @@ static inline void LZe_encode_pair( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
                                     const int pos_state )
   {
   const int dis_slot = get_slot( dis );
-  Lee_encode( &e->match_len_encoder, &e->renc, len, pos_state );
+  Re_encode_len( &e->renc, &e->match_len_model, len, pos_state );
   Re_encode_tree( &e->renc, e->bm_dis_slot[get_len_state(len)], dis_slot,
                   dis_slot_bits );
 
@@ -618,7 +659,6 @@ static inline void LZe_encode_pair( struct LZ_encoder * const e,
       Re_encode( &e->renc, direct_dis >> dis_align_bits,
                  direct_bits - dis_align_bits );
       Re_encode_tree_reversed( &e->renc, e->bm_align, direct_dis, dis_align_bits );
-      --e->align_price_count;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 48b4402..c8b42bb 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void show_help( void )
 
 static void show_version( void )
   {
-  printf( "%s %s\n", Program_name, PROGVERSION );
+  printf( "%s %s\n", program_name, PROGVERSION );
   printf( "Copyright (C) %s Antonio Diaz Diaz.\n", program_year );
   printf( "License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>\n"
           "This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.\n"
@@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ static int open_instream( const char * const name, struct stat * const in_statsp
     }
   else
     {
-    do infd = open( name, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY );
-    while( infd < 0 && errno == EINTR );
+    infd = open( name, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY );
     if( infd < 0 )
       {
       if( verbosity >= 0 )
@@ -339,8 +338,7 @@ static bool open_outstream( const bool force )
   int flags = O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY;
   if( force ) flags |= O_TRUNC; else flags |= O_EXCL;
 
-  do outfd = open( output_filename, flags, outfd_mode );
-  while( outfd < 0 && errno == EINTR );
+  outfd = open( output_filename, flags, outfd_mode );
   if( outfd < 0 && verbosity >= 0 )
     {
     if( errno == EEXIST )
@@ -450,12 +448,12 @@ static int compress( const unsigned long long member_size,
   if( !Fh_set_dictionary_size( header, encoder_options->dictionary_size ) ||
       encoder_options->match_len_limit < min_match_len_limit ||
       encoder_options->match_len_limit > max_match_len )
-    internal_error( "invalid argument to encoder" );
+    internal_error( "invalid argument to encoder." );
 
   if( !Mf_init( &matchfinder, Fh_get_dictionary_size( header ),
                 encoder_options->match_len_limit, infd ) )
     {
-    Pp_show_msg( pp, "Not enough memory. Try a smaller dictionary size" );
+    Pp_show_msg( pp, "Not enough memory. Try a smaller dictionary size." );
     return 1;
     }
   Fh_set_dictionary_size( header, matchfinder.dictionary_size );
@@ -473,7 +471,7 @@ static int compress( const unsigned long long member_size,
     if( verbosity >= 2 )
       show_progress( in_size, &matchfinder, pp, cfile_size );	/* init */
     if( !LZe_encode_member( &encoder, size ) )
-      { Pp_show_msg( pp, "Encoder error" ); retval = 1; break; }
+      { Pp_show_msg( pp, "Encoder error." ); retval = 1; break; }
     in_size += Mf_data_position( &matchfinder );
     out_size += Re_member_position( &encoder.renc );
     LZe_free( &encoder );
@@ -488,7 +486,7 @@ static int compress( const unsigned long long member_size,
           {
           close_and_set_permissions( in_statsp );
           if( !next_filename() )
-            { Pp_show_msg( pp, "Too many volume files" ); retval = 1; break; }
+            { Pp_show_msg( pp, "Too many volume files." ); retval = 1; break; }
           if( !open_outstream( true ) ) { retval = 1; break; }
           delete_output_on_interrupt = true;
           }
@@ -538,14 +536,14 @@ static int decompress( const int infd, struct Pretty_print * const pp,
     if( Rd_finished( &rdec ) )			/* End Of File */
       {
       if( first_member )
-        { Pp_show_msg( pp, "File ends unexpectedly at member header" );
+        { Pp_show_msg( pp, "File ends unexpectedly at member header." );
           retval = 2; }
       break;
       }
     if( !Fh_verify_magic( header ) )
       {
       if( !first_member ) break;		/* trailing garbage */
-      Pp_show_msg( pp, "Bad magic number (file not in lzip format)" );
+      Pp_show_msg( pp, "Bad magic number (file not in lzip format)." );
       retval = 2; break;
       }
     if( !Fh_verify_version( header ) )
@@ -559,7 +557,7 @@ static int decompress( const int infd, struct Pretty_print * const pp,
     dictionary_size = Fh_get_dictionary_size( header );
     if( dictionary_size < min_dictionary_size ||
         dictionary_size > max_dictionary_size )
-      { Pp_show_msg( pp, "Invalid dictionary size in member header" );
+      { Pp_show_msg( pp, "Invalid dictionary size in member header." );
         retval = 2; break; }
 
     if( verbosity >= 2 || ( verbosity == 1 && first_member ) )
@@ -580,10 +578,10 @@ static int decompress( const int infd, struct Pretty_print * const pp,
         {
         Pp_show_msg( pp, 0 );
         if( result == 2 )
-          fprintf( stderr, "File ends unexpectedly at pos %llu\n",
+          fprintf( stderr, "File ends unexpectedly at pos %llu.\n",
                    partial_file_pos );
         else
-          fprintf( stderr, "Decoder error at pos %llu\n", partial_file_pos );
+          fprintf( stderr, "Decoder error at pos %llu.\n", partial_file_pos );
         }
       retval = 2; break;
       }
@@ -620,7 +618,7 @@ void show_error( const char * const msg, const int errcode, const bool help )
     if( msg && msg[0] )
       {
       fprintf( stderr, "%s: %s", program_name, msg );
-      if( errcode > 0 ) fprintf( stderr, ": %s", strerror( errcode ) );
+      if( errcode > 0 ) fprintf( stderr, ": %s.", strerror( errcode ) );
       fprintf( stderr, "\n" );
       }
     if( help )
@@ -633,7 +631,7 @@ void show_error( const char * const msg, const int errcode, const bool help )
 void internal_error( const char * const msg )
   {
   if( verbosity >= 0 )
-    fprintf( stderr, "%s: internal error: %s.\n", program_name, msg );
+    fprintf( stderr, "%s: internal error: %s\n", program_name, msg );
   exit( 3 );
   }
 
@@ -766,7 +764,7 @@ int main( const int argc, const char * const argv[] )
       case 't': program_mode = m_test; break;
       case 'v': if( verbosity < 4 ) ++verbosity; break;
       case 'V': show_version(); return 0;
-      default : internal_error( "uncaught option" );
+      default : internal_error( "uncaught option." );
       }
     } /* end process options */
 
diff --git a/testsuite/check.sh b/testsuite/check.sh
index 50f3c44..8215129 100755
--- a/testsuite/check.sh
+++ b/testsuite/check.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ testdir=`cd "$1" ; pwd`
 LZIP="${objdir}"/clzip
 framework_failure() { echo "failure in testing framework" ; exit 1 ; }
 
-if [ ! -x "${LZIP}" ] ; then
+if [ ! -f "${LZIP}" ] || [ ! -x "${LZIP}" ] ; then
 	echo "${LZIP}: cannot execute"
 	exit 1
 fi
@@ -28,25 +28,28 @@ fail=0
 printf "testing clzip-%s..." "$2"
 
 "${LZIP}" -cqm4 in > /dev/null
-if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
+if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
 "${LZIP}" -cqm274 in > /dev/null
-if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
+if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
 "${LZIP}" -cqs-1 in > /dev/null
-if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
+if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
 "${LZIP}" -cqs0 in > /dev/null
-if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
+if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
 "${LZIP}" -cqs4095 in > /dev/null
-if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
+if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
 "${LZIP}" -cqs513MiB in > /dev/null
-if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
-"${LZIP}" -tq in
-if [ $? = 2 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
-"${LZIP}" -tq < in
-if [ $? = 2 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
+if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
+printf "  in: Bad magic number (file not in lzip format).\n" > msg
+"${LZIP}" -t in 2> out
+if [ $? = 2 ] && cmp out msg ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
+printf "  (stdin): Bad magic number (file not in lzip format).\n" > msg
+"${LZIP}" -t < in 2> out
+if [ $? = 2 ] && cmp out msg ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
+rm -f out msg
 "${LZIP}" -cdq in
-if [ $? = 2 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
+if [ $? = 2 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
 "${LZIP}" -cdq < in
-if [ $? = 2 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
+if [ $? = 2 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
 dd if="${in_lz}" bs=1 count=6 2> /dev/null | "${LZIP}" -tq
 if [ $? = 2 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
 dd if="${in_lz}" bs=1 count=20 2> /dev/null | "${LZIP}" -tq
@@ -57,8 +60,38 @@ if [ $? = 2 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
 cmp in copy || fail=1
 printf .
 
+cat "${in_lz}" > copy.lz || framework_failure
+printf "to be overwritten" > copy || framework_failure
+"${LZIP}" -df copy.lz || fail=1
+cmp in copy || fail=1
+printf .
+
+printf "to be overwritten" > copy || framework_failure
+"${LZIP}" -df -o copy < "${in_lz}" || fail=1
+cmp in copy || fail=1
+printf .
+
+"${LZIP}" < in > anyothername || fail=1
+"${LZIP}" -d anyothername || fail=1
+cmp in anyothername.out || fail=1
+printf .
+
+cat in in > in2 || framework_failure
+"${LZIP}" -o copy2 < in2 || fail=1
+"${LZIP}" -t copy2.lz || fail=1
+printf .
+"${LZIP}" -cd copy2.lz > copy2 || fail=1
+cmp in2 copy2 || fail=1
+printf .
+
+printf "garbage" >> copy2.lz || framework_failure
+printf "to be overwritten" > copy2 || framework_failure
+"${LZIP}" -df copy2.lz || fail=1
+cmp in2 copy2 || fail=1
+printf .
+
 "${LZIP}" -cfq "${in_lz}" > out
-if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else fail=1 ; printf - ; fi
+if [ $? = 1 ] ; then printf . ; else printf - ; fail=1 ; fi
 "${LZIP}" -cF "${in_lz}" > out || fail=1
 "${LZIP}" -cd out | "${LZIP}" -d > copy || fail=1
 cmp in copy || fail=1
@@ -95,25 +128,6 @@ for i in s4Ki 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ; do
 done
 printf .
 
-"${LZIP}" < in > anyothername || fail=1
-"${LZIP}" -d anyothername || fail=1
-cmp in anyothername.out || fail=1
-printf .
-
-cat in in > in2 || framework_failure
-"${LZIP}" -o copy2 < in2 || fail=1
-"${LZIP}" -t copy2.lz || fail=1
-printf .
-"${LZIP}" -cd copy2.lz > copy2 || fail=1
-cmp in2 copy2 || fail=1
-printf .
-
-printf "garbage" >> copy2.lz || framework_failure
-printf "to be overwritten" > copy2 || framework_failure
-"${LZIP}" -df copy2.lz || fail=1
-cmp in2 copy2 || fail=1
-printf .
-
 echo
 if [ ${fail} = 0 ] ; then
 	echo "tests completed successfully."