diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcc1bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+*.o
+TAGS
+tags
+cscope.*
+
+.*.swp
+.#*
+*.bak
+*~
+
+/src/Makefile
+/src/config.h
+/src/config.log
+/src/config.status
+/src/libmpsse.a
+/src/libmpsse.so
+
+/src/examples/bitbang
+/src/examples/ds1305
+/src/examples/gpio
+/src/examples/i2ceeprom
+/src/examples/spiflash
+/src/examples/spiflashfast
diff --git a/src/examples/Makefile b/src/examples/Makefile
index 1c03853..51ad472 100644
--- a/src/examples/Makefile
+++ b/src/examples/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-LDFLAGS=-lmpsse
+CFLAGS  = -g -Wall
+CFLAGS += -I..
+
+LDFLAGS  = -L..
+LDFLAGS += -lmpsse
 
 all: spiflash spiflashfast i2ceeprom ds1305 gpio bitbang
 
diff --git a/src/examples/bitbang.c b/src/examples/bitbang.c
index 68e9ec6..d7ff97b 100644
--- a/src/examples/bitbang.c
+++ b/src/examples/bitbang.c
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <mpsse.h>
 
 int main(void)
 {
 	struct mpsse_context *io = NULL;
-	int i = 0, retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
+	int retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
+	int i = 0;
+	int j = 0;
 
 	io = MPSSE(BITBANG, 0, 0);
 
@@ -13,13 +16,15 @@ int main(void)
 	{
 		for(i=0; i<10; i++)
 		{
-			PinHigh(io, 0);
-			printf("Pin 0 is: %d\n", PinState(io, 0, -1));
-			sleep(1);
-			
-			PinLow(io, 0);
-			printf("Pin 0 is: %d\n", PinState(io, 0, -1));
-			sleep(1);
+			for (j=0; j<8; j++)
+			{
+				PinHigh(io, j);
+				printf("Pin %d is: %d\n", j, PinState(io, j, -1));
+				usleep(100000);
+
+				PinLow(io, j);
+				printf("Pin %d is: %d\n", j, PinState(io, j, -1));
+			}
 		}
 
 		retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/examples/gpio.c b/src/examples/gpio.c
index 326b626..47aa87e 100644
--- a/src/examples/gpio.c
+++ b/src/examples/gpio.c
@@ -1,25 +1,29 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <mpsse.h>
 
 int main(void)
 {
 	struct mpsse_context *io = NULL;
 	int i = 0, retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
+	int j;
 
-	io = MPSSE(GPIO, 0, 0);
+	io = MPSSE(GPIO, 1, 0);
 	
 	if(io && io->open)
 	{
 		for(i=0; i<10; i++)
 		{
-			PinHigh(io, GPIOL0);
-			printf("GPIOL0 State: %d\n", PinState(io, GPIOL0, -1));
-			sleep(1);
+			for (j=GPIOL0; j <= GPIOL3; j++)
+			{
+				PinHigh(io, j);
+				printf("GPIOL%d State: %d\n", j - GPIOL0, PinState(io, j, -1));
+				usleep(100000);
 			
-			PinLow(io, GPIOL0);
-			printf("GPIOL0 State: %d\n", PinState(io, GPIOL0, -1));
-			sleep(1);
+				PinLow(io, j);
+				printf("GPIOL%d State: %d\n", j - GPIOL0, PinState(io, j, -1));
+			}
 		}
 	
 		retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/examples/spiflash.c b/src/examples/spiflash.c
index 2a86804..3447a4a 100644
--- a/src/examples/spiflash.c
+++ b/src/examples/spiflash.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ int main(void)
 		data1 = Read(flash, SIZE);
 		Stop(flash);
 		
-		if(data)
+		if(data && data1)
 		{
 			fp = fopen(FOUT, "wb");
 			if(fp)
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ int main(void)
 				printf("Dumped %d bytes to %s\n", SIZE, FOUT);
 				retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 			}
+		}
 
+		if(data)
 			free(data);
-		}
+
+		if(data1)
+			free(data1);
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/src/examples/spiflashfast.c b/src/examples/spiflashfast.c
index 271d655..215f018 100644
--- a/src/examples/spiflashfast.c
+++ b/src/examples/spiflashfast.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int main(void)
 		FastRead(flash, data, SIZE);
 		Stop(flash);
 		
-		if(data)
+		if(*data)
 		{
 			fp = fopen(FOUT, "wb");
 			if(fp)