diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 86fc9f6a6..6c36b8fa4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 
 VERSION=0.29alpha1
 BUILDTIME=$(shell date "+%Y%m%d-%H%M")
-DODEBUG=true
+
+# Comment out the following to make a debuggable build
+# Leave this off for production use.
+#DODEBUG=true
 
 #This will choke on a non-debian system
 ARCH=`uname -m | sed -e 's/i.86/i386/' | sed -e 's/sparc.*/sparc/'`
diff --git a/more.c b/more.c
index f89387436..a56ce97d7 100644
--- a/more.c
+++ b/more.c
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ const char more_usage[] = "[file ...]";
 
 extern int more_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    int c, lines=0, input;
+    int c, lines=0, input=0;
     int next_page=0, rows = 24;
 #ifdef BB_MORE_TERM
-    int cols;
+    int cols=79;
     struct winsize win;
 #endif
     struct stat st;	
diff --git a/util-linux/more.c b/util-linux/more.c
index f89387436..a56ce97d7 100644
--- a/util-linux/more.c
+++ b/util-linux/more.c
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ const char more_usage[] = "[file ...]";
 
 extern int more_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    int c, lines=0, input;
+    int c, lines=0, input=0;
     int next_page=0, rows = 24;
 #ifdef BB_MORE_TERM
-    int cols;
+    int cols=79;
     struct winsize win;
 #endif
     struct stat st;