diff --git a/lib/superfox/Makefile b/lib/superfox/Makefile
index 290e897da..69e00eb88 100644
--- a/lib/superfox/Makefile
+++ b/lib/superfox/Makefile
@@ -15,17 +15,18 @@ CFLAGS= -O9 -Wall
 %.o: %.F90
 	${FC} ${FFLAGS} -c $<
 
-all:	rstest rs_125_49
+all:	rs_sf.a rstest rs_125_49
 
-OBJS1 = rstest.o init_rs_sf.o encode_rs_sf.o decode_rs_sf.o \
-	rs_sf.o ran1.o
+OBJS1 = rstest.o ran1.o
 rstest: $(OBJS1)
-	$(FC) -o rstest $(OBJS1)
+	$(FC) -o rstest $(OBJS1) rs_sf.a
 
-OBJS2 = rs_125_49.o init_rs_sf.o encode_rs_sf.o decode_rs_sf.o \
-	rs_sf.o ran1.o get_crc14.o
+OBJS2 = rs_125_49.o ran1.o get_crc14.o
 rs_125_49: $(OBJS2)
-	$(FC) -o rs_125_49 $(OBJS2)
+	$(FC) -o rs_125_49 $(OBJS2) rs_sf.a
+
+rs_sf.a: init_rs_sf.o encode_rs_sf.o decode_rs_sf.o rs_sf.o
+	ar -crs rs_sf.a init_rs_sf.o encode_rs_sf.o decode_rs_sf.o rs_sf.o
 
 init_rs_sf.o: init_rs.c
 	gcc -DBIGSYM=1 $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $^
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@ decode_rs_sf.o: decode_rs.c
 
 .PHONY : clean
 clean:
-	-rm -f *.o rstest.exe 
+	-rm -f *.o *.a *.exe 
diff --git a/lib/superfox/rs_125_49.f90 b/lib/superfox/rs_125_49.f90
index 13d576d2c..2c2ff09a9 100644
--- a/lib/superfox/rs_125_49.f90
+++ b/lib/superfox/rs_125_49.f90
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ program rs_125_49
 !  integer dat(KK)                            !Decoded data, i*4
   integer dat(256)                            !Decoded data, i*4
   integer era(NN)
-  character c357*357,c14*14
+  character c357*357,c14*14,chkmsg*15
 
   nargs=iargc()
   if(nargs.ne.1) then
@@ -60,18 +60,16 @@ program rs_125_49
   nera=0
 
   call rs_decode_sf(gsym,era,nera,dat,nfixed)
-  write(*,1008)
-1008 format(/'Decoded result:')
-  write(*,1002) dat(1:KK)
-  if(nfixed.ge.0) write(*,1100) nerr,nfixed
-1100 format(/'nerr:',i3,'   nfixed:',i3)
-  if(nfixed.lt.0) write(*,1102) nerr,nfixed
-1102 format(/'nerr:',i3,'   nfixed:',i3,', decode failed.')
-
   write(c357,'(51b7.7)') dat(1:KK)
   read(c357,'(357i1)') dgen1
   call get_crc14(dgen1,7*KK,ncrc)
-  if(ncrc.ne.0) print*,'CRC check failed'
-  if(ncrc.eq.0) print*,'CRC check is OK'
+
+  write(*,1008)
+1008 format(/'Decoded result:')
+  chkmsg='Decode failed'
+  if(nfixed.ge.0 .and. ncrc.eq.0) chkmsg='CRC check OK'
+  write(*,1002) dat(1:KK)
+  write(*,1100) nerr,nfixed,trim(chkmsg)
+1100 format(/'nerr:',i3,'   nfixed:',i3,', ',a)
 
 999 end program rs_125_49
diff --git a/lib/superfox/rstest.f90 b/lib/superfox/rstest.f90
index 55ce379e6..76b40adf9 100644
--- a/lib/superfox/rstest.f90
+++ b/lib/superfox/rstest.f90
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ program rstest
   integer gsym0(255)                         !Encoded data, Karn
   integer gsym(255)                          !Encoded data with errors
   integer dat(235)                           !Decoded data, i*4
+  integer iera(0:200)                          !Positions of erasures
       
   nargs=iargc()
   if(nargs.ne.4) then
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ program rstest
   read(arg,*) kk
   call getarg(4,arg)
   read(arg,*) nerr
-
+  
 ! Initialize the Karn codec
   nq=2**mm
   nfz=3
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ program rstest
 
 ! Generate and random symbols with values 0 to nq-1
   do i=1,kk
-     dgen(i)=(nq-0.0001)*ran1(idum)
+     dgen(i)=int(nq*ran1(idum))
   enddo
 
   write(*,1000)
@@ -50,16 +51,15 @@ program rstest
 1006 format(/'Recovered channel symbols, with errors:')
   write(*,1002) gsym(1:nn)
 
-  call rs_decode_sf(gsym,era,0,dat,nfixed)
-  ibad=0
-  do i=1,kk
-     if(dat(i).ne.dgen(i)) ibad=ibad+1
-  enddo
+  nera=0
+  iera=0
+  call rs_decode_sf(gsym,iera,nera,dat,nfixed)
+  ibad=count(dat(1:kk).ne.dgen(1:kk))
   write(*,1008)
 1008 format(/'Decoded result:')
   write(*,1002) dat(1:kk)
-  write(*,1100) nerr,nfixed,ibad
-1100 format(/'nerr:',i3,'   nfixed:',i3,'   ibad:',i3)
+  write(*,1100) nerr,nfixed
+1100 format(/'nerr:',i3,'   nfixed:',i3)
   
 999 end program rstest