--- progs/taucs_blas_underscore_test.c.orig	2003-09-04 02:28:41.000000000 -0500
+++ progs/taucs_blas_underscore_test.c	2018-11-24 20:21:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   dgemm_("N","N", &n,&n,&n, &alpha, &A,&ld, &B,&ld, &beta, &C,&ld);
 
   printf("\n\n");
-  printf("Linking with dgemm_ succedded\n");
+  printf("Linking with dgemm_ succeeded\n");
   printf("\n\n");
 
   if (C == 97.0) {
--- progs/test_linsolve.c.orig	2003-08-29 07:38:53.000000000 -0500
+++ progs/test_linsolve.c	2018-11-24 20:23:07.000000000 -0600
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
   rc = taucs_linsolve(A,NULL,1, y,b,colamd,opt_arg);
   if (rc == TAUCS_SUCCESS) return TAUCS_ERROR; 
 
-  printf("TESING SYMMETRIC ORDERINGS SUCCEDDED\n");
+  printf("TESING SYMMETRIC ORDERINGS SUCCEEDED\n");
 
   return TAUCS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   rc = taucs_linsolve(A,NULL,1, y,b,llmd,opt_arg);
   if (rc == TAUCS_SUCCESS) return TAUCS_ERROR; 
 
-  printf("TESING SPD FACTORIZATIONS SUCCEDDED\n");
+  printf("TESING SPD FACTORIZATIONS SUCCEEDED\n");
 
   return TAUCS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
   rc = taucs_linsolve(NULL,&F,0, NULL,NULL,factor,opt_arg);
   if (rc != TAUCS_SUCCESS) return rc;
 
-  printf("TESING SPD FACTORSOLVE SUCCEDDED\n");
+  printf("TESING SPD FACTORSOLVE SUCCEEDED\n");
 
   return TAUCS_SUCCESS;
 }
--- src/taucs_timer.c.orig	2003-09-01 05:28:54.000000000 -0500
+++ src/taucs_timer.c	2018-11-24 20:35:43.000000000 -0600
@@ -245,36 +245,35 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>                                                 
-#include <sys/timeb.h>                                                 
 
 double taucs_wtime()
 {
-  struct timeb T;
+  struct timeval T;
   /*static int first_time    = 1;*/
   /*  static time_t start_time, time_diff;
-      static time_t start_mill, mill_diff;
+      static time_t start_micro, micro_diff;
   */
 
   static time_t time_diff;
-  static time_t mill_diff;
+  static time_t micro_diff;
   /*int    rc;*/
   double dt;
   
-  (void) ftime( &T );
+  (void) gettimeofday( &T,NULL );
   /*
   if (first_time) {
     first_time = 0;
-    start_time = T.time;
-    start_mill = T.millitm;
+    start_time = T.tv_sec;
+    start_micro = T.tv_usec;
   }
 
-  time_diff = T.time - start_time;
-  mill_diff = T.millitm - start_mill; 
+  time_diff = T.tv_sec - start_time;
+  micro_diff = T.tv_usec - start_micro; 
   */
-  time_diff = T.time;
-  mill_diff = T.millitm;
+  time_diff = T.tv_sec;
+  micro_diff = T.tv_usec;
 
-  dt = ((double) time_diff) + (1e-3) * ((double) mill_diff);
+  dt = ((double) time_diff) + (1e-6) * ((double) micro_diff);
 
   return dt;
 }