diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 3a3568c..0052316 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ mandir = $(exec_prefix)/man/man1
 
 CC = gcc
 CPPFLAGS = 
-CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAG) -g -O2
+CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAG) -g -O2 -DHW_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 LDFLAGS = 
 LIBS = 
 INSTALL= @INSTALL@
diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index dd63567..fe7bf41 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -1197,6 +1197,102 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 
+OLDCFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+CFLAGS=""
+echo $ac_n "checking whether byte ordering is bigendian""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:1204: checking whether byte ordering is bigendian" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_bigendian'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  ac_cv_c_bigendian=unknown
+# See if sys/param.h defines the BYTE_ORDER macro.
+cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 1211 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
+int main() {
+
+#if !BYTE_ORDER || !BIG_ENDIAN || !LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ bogus endian macros
+#endif
+; return 0; }
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:1222: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  # It does; now see whether it defined to BIG_ENDIAN or not.
+cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 1226 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
+int main() {
+
+#if BYTE_ORDER != BIG_ENDIAN
+ not big endian
+#endif
+; return 0; }
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:1237: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  ac_cv_c_bigendian=yes
+else
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  ac_cv_c_bigendian=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+else
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+if test $ac_cv_c_bigendian = unknown; then
+if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+    { echo "configure: error: can not run test program while cross compiling" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+else
+  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 1257 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+main () {
+  /* Are we little or big endian?  From Harbison&Steele.  */
+  union
+  {
+    long l;
+    char c[sizeof (long)];
+  } u;
+  u.l = 1;
+  exit (u.c[sizeof (long) - 1] == 1);
+}
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:1270: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+then
+  ac_cv_c_bigendian=no
+else
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  rm -fr conftest*
+  ac_cv_c_bigendian=yes
+fi
+rm -fr conftest*
+fi
+
+fi
+fi
+
+echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_c_bigendian" 1>&6
+if test $ac_cv_c_bigendian = yes; then
+  cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
+#define WORDS_BIGENDIAN 1
+EOF
+
+fi
+
+if test $ac_cv_c_bigendian = yes; then OLDCFLAGS="$OLDCFLAGS -DHW_BIG_ENDIAN";
+else OLDCFLAGS="$OLDCFLAGS -DHW_LITTLE_ENDIAN"; fi
+CFLAGS=$OLDCFLAGS
+
 
 trap '' 1 2 15
 cat > confcache <<\EOF
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index d2b2cb6..502bacc 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ dnl Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AC_C_CONST
 AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
 
+OLDCFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+CFLAGS=""
+AC_C_BIGENDIAN
+if test $ac_cv_c_bigendian = yes; then OLDCFLAGS="$OLDCFLAGS -DHW_BIG_ENDIAN";
+else OLDCFLAGS="$OLDCFLAGS -DHW_LITTLE_ENDIAN"; fi
+CFLAGS=$OLDCFLAGS
+
 dnl Checks for library functions.
 
 AC_OUTPUT(util/Makefile extras/Makefile Makefile libmdb/Makefile include/Makefile)
diff --git a/src/extras/Makefile b/src/extras/Makefile
index 0e75dd9..e66f932 100644
--- a/src/extras/Makefile
+++ b/src/extras/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ mandir = $(exec_prefix)/man/man1
 
 CC = gcc
 CPPFLAGS = 
-CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAG) -g -O2
+CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAG) -g -O2 -DHW_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 LDFLAGS = 
 LIBS = 
 INSTALL= @INSTALL@
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ mdb-dump: dump.o
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $< 
 
 .c.o:
-	$(CC) -g -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -g -c $<
 
 install: 
 	@for prog in $(PROGS); do \
diff --git a/src/extras/Makefile.in b/src/extras/Makefile.in
index 05e4ed0..649cdce 100644
--- a/src/extras/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/extras/Makefile.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ mdb-dump: dump.o
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $< 
 
 .c.o:
-	$(CC) -g -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -g -c $<
 
 install: 
 	@for prog in $(PROGS); do \
diff --git a/src/include/Makefile.in b/src/include/Makefile.in
index bf2d70a..dd98223 100644
--- a/src/include/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/include/Makefile.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ mdb-dump: dump.o
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $< 
 
 .c.o:
-	$(CC) -g -c $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -g -c $<
 
 install: 
 	mkdir -p $(includedir)
diff --git a/src/include/mdbtools.h b/src/include/mdbtools.h
index 409ed01..5563882 100644
--- a/src/include/mdbtools.h
+++ b/src/include/mdbtools.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #define MDB_MAX_OBJ_NAME 30
 #define MDB_CATALOG_PG 18
 #define MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD 12
+#define MDB_BIND_SIZE 2048
 
 enum {
 	MDB_VER_JET3 = 0,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	guint16       row_num;
 	unsigned int  cur_pos;
 	unsigned char pg_buf[MDB_PGSIZE];
+	unsigned char alt_pg_buf[MDB_PGSIZE];
 	int		num_catalog;
 	GArray		*catalog;
 	int		pg_size;
@@ -139,8 +141,10 @@ extern MdbTableDef *mdb_alloc_tabledef(MdbCatalogEntry *entry);
 
 /* file.c */
 extern size_t mdb_read_pg(MdbHandle *mdb, unsigned long pg);
+extern size_t mdb_read_alt_pg(MdbHandle *mdb, unsigned long pg);
 extern int    mdb_get_int16(MdbHandle *mdb, int offset);
 extern long   mdb_get_int32(MdbHandle *mdb, int offset);
+extern double mdb_get_double(MdbHandle *mdb, int offset);
 extern MdbHandle *mdb_open(char *filename);
 
 /* catalog.c */
diff --git a/src/libmdb/Makefile b/src/libmdb/Makefile
index 8da0c85..387682d 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/Makefile
+++ b/src/libmdb/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ mandir = $(exec_prefix)/man/man1
 
 CC = gcc
 CPPFLAGS = 
-CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAG) -g -O2
+CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAG) -g -O2 -DHW_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 LDFLAGS = 
 LIBS = 
 INSTALL= @INSTALL@
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f core *.o *.a 
 
 .c.o:
-	$(CC) -g -c $< $(INC)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -g -c $< $(INC)
 
 install:
 	@for lib in $(LIBLIST); do \
@@ -44,3 +44,13 @@ uninstall:
 	  echo "             copying $$lib to $(libdir)"; \
           rm -f $(libdir)/$$lib; \
 	done
+
+backend.o: backend.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+catalog.o: catalog.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+data.o: data.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+dump.o: dump.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+file.o: file.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+kkd.o: kkd.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+mem.o: mem.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+table.o: table.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+
diff --git a/src/libmdb/Makefile.in b/src/libmdb/Makefile.in
index cbea8fc..3bbcc49 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/libmdb/Makefile.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f core *.o *.a 
 
 .c.o:
-	$(CC) -g -c $< $(INC)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -g -c $< $(INC)
 
 install:
 	@for lib in $(LIBLIST); do \
@@ -44,3 +44,13 @@ uninstall:
 	  echo "             copying $$lib to $(libdir)"; \
           rm -f $(libdir)/$$lib; \
 	done
+
+backend.o: backend.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+catalog.o: catalog.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+data.o: data.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+dump.o: dump.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+file.o: file.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+kkd.o: kkd.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+mem.o: mem.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+table.o: table.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+
diff --git a/src/libmdb/backend.c b/src/libmdb/backend.c
index 2d63507..d6f9877 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/backend.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/backend.c
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ MdbBackend *backend;
 		return 0;
 	}
 }
-char *mdb_get_relationships(MdbHandle *mdb) {
 
+static void do_first (MdbHandle *mdb) 
+{
 int   i, j, k;
 static char text[255];
-  void do_first () {
     mdb_read_catalog (mdb, MDB_TABLE);
 
     /* loop over each entry in the catalog */
@@ -171,29 +171,32 @@ static char text[255];
       entry = g_array_index (mdb->catalog, MdbCatalogEntry, i);
       if ((entry.object_type == MDB_TABLE) &&
             (strncmp (entry.object_name, "MSysRelationships", 17) == 0))
-{
-    table = mdb_read_table (&entry);
-           if ( table->num_rows > 0 ) {
-             mdb_read_columns(table);
-             mdb_rewind_table(table);
-             for (k=0;k<table->num_cols;k++) {
-               bound_values[k] = (char *) malloc(256);
-			bound_values[k][0] = '\0';
-               mdb_bind_column(table,k+1,bound_values[k]);
-             }
-             relationships[0] = (char *) malloc(256); /* child column */
+		{
+    		table = mdb_read_table (&entry);
+			if ( table->num_rows > 0 ) {
+				mdb_read_columns(table);
+				mdb_rewind_table(table);
+				for (k=0;k<table->num_cols;k++) {
+					bound_values[k] = (char *) malloc(MDB_BIND_SIZE);
+					bound_values[k][0] = '\0';
+					mdb_bind_column(table,k+1,bound_values[k]);
+				}
+				relationships[0] = (char *) malloc(256); /* child column */
+				relationships[1] = (char *) malloc(256); /* child table */
+				relationships[2] = (char *) malloc(256); /* parent column */
+				relationships[3] = (char *) malloc(256); /* parent table */
+			} /* if num_rows > 0 */
+			did_first = 1;
+			return;
+		} /* if MSysRelationships */
+	} /* for */
+}
 
-             relationships[1] = (char *) malloc(256); /* child table */
-             relationships[2] = (char *) malloc(256); /* parent column
-*/
-             relationships[3] = (char *) malloc(256); /* parent table */
+char *mdb_get_relationships(MdbHandle *mdb) {
+
+int   k;
+static char text[255];
 
-          }
-          did_first = 1;
-          return;
-      }
-    }
-  }
 /*
  * generate relationships by "reading" the MSysRelationships table
  *   szColumn contains the column name of the child table
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ static char text[255];
  */
   sprintf(text,"%c",0);
   if ( did_first == 0)
-    do_first();
+    do_first(mdb);
   if (table->cur_row < table->num_rows) {
     if (mdb_fetch_row(table)) {
        relationships[0][0] = '\0';
@@ -221,19 +224,17 @@ static char text[255];
           else if (strncmp(col->name,"szReferencedObject",18) == 0)
              strcpy(relationships[3],bound_values[k]);
        }
-       if (strncmp(mdb->backend_name,"oracle",6) == 0)
-         sprintf(text,"alter table %s add constraint %s_%s foreign key
-(%s) references %s(%s)",
-
-relationships[1],relationships[3],relationships[1],
-
-relationships[0],relationships[3],relationships[2]);
-        else
-          sprintf(text,"relationships are not supported for
-%s",mdb->backend_name);
+		if (strncmp(mdb->backend_name,"oracle",6) == 0) {
+			sprintf(text,"alter table %s add constraint %s_%s foreign key (%s) \
+				references %s(%s)",
+				relationships[1],relationships[3],relationships[1],
+				relationships[0],relationships[3],relationships[2]);
+		} else {
+			sprintf(text,"relationships are not supported for %s",
+				mdb->backend_name);
+		} /* else */
     } /* got a row */
-  }
-  else {
+  } else {
     for (k=0;k<table->num_cols;k++) {
        free(bound_values[k]);
     }
diff --git a/src/libmdb/data.c b/src/libmdb/data.c
index 0244b55..f300527 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/data.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/data.c
@@ -255,10 +255,51 @@ int mdb_is_fixed_col(MdbColumn *col)
 {
 	return col->is_fixed;
 }
+static char *mdb_memo_to_string(MdbHandle *mdb, int start, int size)
+{
+short memo_len;
+static char text[MDB_BIND_SIZE];
+
+	if (size<MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD) {
+		return "";
+	} else if (size == MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD) {
+		/* If the only thing here is the field information, the
+		* data is linked.  Go read it from another page.
+		* Question: Do we need to read and evaluate the whole page?
+		* Question: It seems to be the only record on the page.  If
+		*           it weren't, how do we know which record it is?
+		*
+		* WARNING: Assuming the storage area is at least 2048 bytes!
+		*/
+
+		/* The 16 bit integer at offset 0 is the length of the memo field.
+		* The 16 bit integer at offset 5 is the page it is stored on.
+		*/
+		memo_len = mdb_get_int16(mdb, start);
+
+		if(mdb_read_alt_pg(mdb, mdb_get_int16(mdb, start+5)) != mdb->pg_size) {
+			/* Failed to read */
+			return "";
+		}
+		strncpy(text, &mdb->alt_pg_buf[mdb->pg_size - memo_len], memo_len);
+		return text;
+	} else {
+		strncpy(text, &mdb->pg_buf[start + MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD],
+			size - MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD);
+		text[size - MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD]='\0';
+		return text;
+	}
+#if 0
+			strncpy(text, &mdb->pg_buf[start + MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD], 
+				size - MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD);
+			text[size - MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD]='\0';
+			return text;
+#endif
+}
 char *mdb_col_to_string(MdbHandle *mdb, int start, int datatype, int size)
 {
 /* FIX ME -- not thread safe */
-static char text[256];
+static char text[MDB_BIND_SIZE];
 
 	switch (datatype) {
 		case MDB_BOOL:
@@ -273,6 +314,10 @@ static char text[256];
 			sprintf(text,"%ld",mdb_get_int32(mdb, start));
 			return text;
 		break;
+		case MDB_DOUBLE:
+			sprintf(text,"%f",mdb_get_double(mdb, start));
+			return text;
+		break;
 		case MDB_TEXT:
 			if (size<0) {
 				return "";
@@ -282,13 +327,7 @@ static char text[256];
 			return text;
 		break;
 		case MDB_MEMO:
-			if (size<MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD) {
-				return "";
-			}
-			strncpy(text, &mdb->pg_buf[start + MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD], 
-				size - MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD);
-			text[size - MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD]='\0';
-			return text;
+			return mdb_memo_to_string(mdb, start, size);
 		break;
 		default:
 			return "";
diff --git a/src/libmdb/file.c b/src/libmdb/file.c
index 8dc9cc1..cde9525 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/file.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/file.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "mdbtools.h"
 
+static size_t _mdb_read_pg(MdbHandle *mdb, unsigned char *pg_buf, unsigned long pg);
+
 MdbHandle *mdb_open(char *filename)
 {
 MdbHandle *mdb;
@@ -68,6 +70,22 @@ int j,pos;
 */
 size_t mdb_read_pg(MdbHandle *mdb, unsigned long pg)
 {
+size_t len;
+
+	len = _mdb_read_pg(mdb, mdb->pg_buf, pg);
+	/* kan - reset the cur_pos on a new page read */
+	mdb->cur_pos = 0; /* kan */
+	return len;
+}
+size_t mdb_read_alt_pg(MdbHandle *mdb, unsigned long pg)
+{
+size_t len;
+
+	len = _mdb_read_pg(mdb, mdb->alt_pg_buf, pg);
+	return len;
+}
+static size_t _mdb_read_pg(MdbHandle *mdb, unsigned char *pg_buf, unsigned long pg)
+{
 size_t len;
 struct stat status;
 off_t offset = pg * mdb->pg_size;
@@ -78,7 +96,7 @@ off_t offset = pg * mdb->pg_size;
                 return 0;
         }
 	lseek(mdb->fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
-	len = read(mdb->fd,mdb->pg_buf,mdb->pg_size);
+	len = read(mdb->fd,pg_buf,mdb->pg_size);
 	if (len==-1) {
 		perror("read");
 		return 0;
@@ -86,9 +104,7 @@ off_t offset = pg * mdb->pg_size;
 	else if (len<mdb->pg_size) {
 		/* fprintf(stderr,"EOF reached.\n"); */
 		return 0;
-	}
- 	/* kan - reset the cur_pos on a new page read */
-        mdb->cur_pos = 0; /* kan */
+	} 
 	return len;
 }
 int mdb_get_int16(MdbHandle *mdb, int offset)
@@ -119,6 +135,27 @@ unsigned char *c;
 	mdb->cur_pos+=4;
 	return l;
 }
+double mdb_get_double(MdbHandle *mdb, int offset)
+{
+double d, d2;
+unsigned char *c;
+int i;
+
+	if (offset <0 || offset+4 > mdb->pg_size) return -1;
+
+	memcpy(&d, &mdb->pg_buf[offset], 8);
+
+#ifdef HW_BIG_ENDIAN
+	d2 = d;
+	for (i=0; i<sizeof(d); i++) {
+		*(((unsigned char *)&d)+i) =
+		*(((unsigned char *)&d2)+sizeof(d)-1-i);
+	}
+#endif
+	mdb->cur_pos+=8;
+	return d;
+
+}
 int mdb_set_pos(MdbHandle *mdb, int pos)
 {
 	if (pos<0 || pos >= mdb->pg_size) return 0;
diff --git a/src/util/Makefile b/src/util/Makefile
index 794dd76..ac99a37 100644
--- a/src/util/Makefile
+++ b/src/util/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Generated automatically from Makefile.in by configure.
 
-
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 
 top_srcdir = ..
@@ -14,11 +13,12 @@ mandir = $(exec_prefix)/man/man1
 
 CC = gcc
 CPPFLAGS = 
-CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAG) -g -O2
+CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAG) -g -O2 -DHW_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 LDFLAGS = 
 LIBS = 
 INSTALL= @INSTALL@
 INC = -I ../include `glib-config --cflags`
+MDBLIB = ../libmdb/libmdb.a
 LIBS = -L ../libmdb -lmdb `glib-config --libs`
 PROGS = prcat prkkd prtable prdata prdump mdb-schema mdb-export mdb-tables mdb-header mdb-parsecsv mdb-array
 PRCATOBJS = prcat.o
@@ -35,44 +35,44 @@ ARROBJS = mdb-array.o
 
 all: $(PROGS)
 
-prcat: $(PRCATOBJS)
+prcat: $(PRCATOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(PRCATOBJS) $(LIBS)
 		
-prkkd: $(PRKKDOBJS)
+prkkd: $(PRKKDOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(PRKKDOBJS) $(LIBS)
 		
-prtable: $(PRTABLEOBJS)
+prtable: $(PRTABLEOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(PRTABLEOBJS) $(LIBS)
 		
-prdata: $(PRDATAOBJS)
+prdata: $(PRDATAOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(PRDATAOBJS) $(LIBS)
 		
-prdump: $(PRDUMPOBJS)
+prdump: $(PRDUMPOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(PRDUMPOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-schema: $(SCHEMAOBJS)
+mdb-schema: $(SCHEMAOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(SCHEMAOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-export: $(EXPORTOBJS)
+mdb-export: $(EXPORTOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(EXPORTOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-tables: $(TABLEOBJS)
+mdb-tables: $(TABLEOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(TABLEOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-header: $(HEADEROBJS)
+mdb-header: $(HEADEROBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(HEADEROBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-parsecsv: $(CSVOBJS)
+mdb-parsecsv: $(CSVOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(CSVOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-array: $(ARROBJS)
+mdb-array: $(ARROBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(ARROBJS) $(LIBS)
 
 clean: 
 	rm -f core *.o $(PROGS)
 
 .c.o:
-	$(CC) -g -c $< $(INC)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -g -c $< $(INC)
 
 install: 
 	@for prog in $(PROGS); do \
@@ -85,3 +85,16 @@ uninstall:
 	 echo "               removing $$prog from $(bindir)"; \
 	 rm -f $(bindir)/$$prog; \
         done
+
+header.o: header.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+mdb-array.o: mdb-array.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+mdb-export.o: mdb-export.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+parsecsv.o: parsecsv.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+prcat.o: prcat.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+prdata.o: prdata.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+prdump.o: prdump.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+prkkd.o: prkkd.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+prtable.o: prtable.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+schema.o: schema.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+tables.o: tables.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+
diff --git a/src/util/Makefile.in b/src/util/Makefile.in
index 5447eab..b33c768 100644
--- a/src/util/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/util/Makefile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 
-
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 VPATH = @srcdir@
 
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
 LIBS = @LIBS@
 INSTALL= @INSTALL@
 INC = -I ../include `glib-config --cflags`
+MDBLIB = ../libmdb/libmdb.a
 LIBS = -L ../libmdb -lmdb `glib-config --libs`
 PROGS = prcat prkkd prtable prdata prdump mdb-schema mdb-export mdb-tables mdb-header mdb-parsecsv mdb-array
 PRCATOBJS = prcat.o
@@ -35,44 +35,44 @@ ARROBJS = mdb-array.o
 
 all: $(PROGS)
 
-prcat: $(PRCATOBJS)
+prcat: $(PRCATOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(PRCATOBJS) $(LIBS)
 		
-prkkd: $(PRKKDOBJS)
+prkkd: $(PRKKDOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(PRKKDOBJS) $(LIBS)
 		
-prtable: $(PRTABLEOBJS)
+prtable: $(PRTABLEOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(PRTABLEOBJS) $(LIBS)
 		
-prdata: $(PRDATAOBJS)
+prdata: $(PRDATAOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(PRDATAOBJS) $(LIBS)
 		
-prdump: $(PRDUMPOBJS)
+prdump: $(PRDUMPOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(PRDUMPOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-schema: $(SCHEMAOBJS)
+mdb-schema: $(SCHEMAOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(SCHEMAOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-export: $(EXPORTOBJS)
+mdb-export: $(EXPORTOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(EXPORTOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-tables: $(TABLEOBJS)
+mdb-tables: $(TABLEOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(TABLEOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-header: $(HEADEROBJS)
+mdb-header: $(HEADEROBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(HEADEROBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-parsecsv: $(CSVOBJS)
+mdb-parsecsv: $(CSVOBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(CSVOBJS) $(LIBS)
 
-mdb-array: $(ARROBJS)
+mdb-array: $(ARROBJS) $(MDBLIB)
 	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(ARROBJS) $(LIBS)
 
 clean: 
 	rm -f core *.o $(PROGS)
 
 .c.o:
-	$(CC) -g -c $< $(INC)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -g -c $< $(INC)
 
 install: 
 	@for prog in $(PROGS); do \
@@ -85,3 +85,16 @@ uninstall:
 	 echo "               removing $$prog from $(bindir)"; \
 	 rm -f $(bindir)/$$prog; \
         done
+
+header.o: header.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+mdb-array.o: mdb-array.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+mdb-export.o: mdb-export.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+parsecsv.o: parsecsv.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+prcat.o: prcat.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+prdata.o: prdata.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+prdump.o: prdump.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+prkkd.o: prkkd.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+prtable.o: prtable.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+schema.o: schema.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+tables.o: tables.c ../include/mdbtools.h
+
diff --git a/src/util/mdb-array.c b/src/util/mdb-array.c
index 82fde0a..3b7ca9c 100644
--- a/src/util/mdb-array.c
+++ b/src/util/mdb-array.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
 int rows;
 int i,  j;
-unsigned char buf [2048];
 MdbHandle *mdb;
 MdbCatalogEntry entry;
 MdbTableDef *table;
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ int started;
 	 
 	 for (j = 0; j < table->num_cols; j++) 
 	   {
-	     bound_values [j] =  (char *) malloc (256);
+	     bound_values [j] =  (char *) malloc (MDB_BIND_SIZE);
 	     bound_values [j] [0] = '\0';
 	     mdb_bind_column (table, j + 1, bound_values [j]);
 	   }
diff --git a/src/util/mdb-export.c b/src/util/mdb-export.c
index afd963b..ee5d21b 100644
--- a/src/util/mdb-export.c
+++ b/src/util/mdb-export.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ char quote_text = 1;
 			mdb_rewind_table(table);
 			
         		for (j=0;j<table->num_cols;j++) {
-                	bound_values[j] = (char *) malloc(256);
+                	bound_values[j] = (char *) malloc(MDB_BIND_SIZE);
 				bound_values[j][0] = '\0';
                 		mdb_bind_column(table, j+1, bound_values[j]);
         		}