diff --git a/bdistrib.sh b/bdistrib.sh
index 5b2e5c1a..8ff1f86e 100755
--- a/bdistrib.sh
+++ b/bdistrib.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
 rm -rf distrib/
 mkdir -p distrib/qira
 
diff --git a/develinstall.sh b/develinstall.sh
index 9f890cb7..5fedb138 100755
--- a/develinstall.sh
+++ b/develinstall.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
+#!/bin/bash -e
 
 ./install.sh
 ./qemu_build.sh
diff --git a/middleware/qira_program.py b/middleware/qira_program.py
index 080a3b36..06c2c0f6 100644
--- a/middleware/qira_program.py
+++ b/middleware/qira_program.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class Program:
     else:
       raise Exception("binary type "+hex(self.fb)+" not supported")
 
+    self.qirabinary = os.path.realpath(self.qirabinary)
     print "**** using",self.qirabinary,"for",hex(self.fb)
 
     # no traces yet
diff --git a/middleware/qira_webserver.py b/middleware/qira_webserver.py
index d6e91d21..7831947a 100644
--- a/middleware/qira_webserver.py
+++ b/middleware/qira_webserver.py
@@ -218,21 +218,24 @@ def getregisters(forknum, clnum):
 
 @socketio.on('getstrace', namespace='/qira')
 def get_strace(forknum):
+  if forknum not in program.traces:
+    return
+  trace = program.traces[forknum]
   try:
     f = open("/tmp/qira_logs/"+str(int(forknum))+"_strace").read()
   except:
     return "no strace"
 
   ret = []
-  first_clnum = None
   for ff in f.split("\n"):
     if ff == '':
       continue
     ff = ff.split(" ")
-    clnum = int(ff[0])
-    if first_clnum == None:
-      first_clnum = clnum
-    if clnum == first_clnum:
+    try:
+      clnum = int(ff[0])
+    except:
+      continue
+    if clnum == trace.db.get_minclnum():
       # filter the boring syscalls
       continue
     pid = int(ff[1])
diff --git a/qemu_build.sh b/qemu_build.sh
index abf3c42e..14429682 100755
--- a/qemu_build.sh
+++ b/qemu_build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
+#!/bin/bash -e
 
 if [ ! -d qemu/qemu-latest ]; then
   rm -rf qemu
diff --git a/qiradb/MANIFEST.in b/qiradb/MANIFEST.in
index 99831ea2..cb6951e0 100644
--- a/qiradb/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/qiradb/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 include qiradb/*
 include setup.py
+include VERSION
 
diff --git a/web/client/compatibility/base.js b/web/client/compatibility/base.js
index e96b89e4..408c84c4 100644
--- a/web/client/compatibility/base.js
+++ b/web/client/compatibility/base.js
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ var baseevents = {
     var daddr = parseInt(e.target.getAttribute('daddr'));
     Session.set('daddr', daddr);
   },
+  'click .register': function(e) {
+    // the registers are in the zero page
+    Session.set('daddr', this.address);
+  }
 };
 
 // uniform events everywhere
diff --git a/web/client/regmem.js b/web/client/regmem.js
index 4782e4a9..5eba55ca 100644
--- a/web/client/regmem.js
+++ b/web/client/regmem.js
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ Template.regviewer.datatype = function() {
   return get_data_type(this.value);
 };
 
+Template.regviewer.isselected = function() {
+  if (Session.get('daddr') == this.address) {
+    return 'highlight';
+  } else {
+    return '';
+  }
+};
+
 // keep these updated
 Deps.autorun(function() {
   var daddr = Session.get('daddr');
diff --git a/web/qira.html b/web/qira.html
index 539cc215..d49a6279 100644
--- a/web/qira.html
+++ b/web/qira.html
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 <template name="regviewer">
 {{#each regs}}
   <div class="reg {{regactions}}">
-  {{name}}: <span class="{{datatype}}">{{hexvalue}}</span>
+  <span class="register {{isselected}}">{{name}}: </span><span class="{{datatype}}">{{hexvalue}}</span>
   </div>
 {{/each}}
 </template>