diff --git a/api/reduce_main.C b/api/reduce_main.C
index 4d3f8b9bb5..e48b714960 100644
--- a/api/reduce_main.C
+++ b/api/reduce_main.C
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-//#include "std_fixes.h"
 #include "boinc_gl.h"
 #include "gutil.h"
 #include "reduce.h"
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 46fe8954f1..7b679e9a7b 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -3827,3 +3827,28 @@ Rom    19 Apr 2007 (HEAD)
     - Tag for 5.9.4 release, all platforms
       boinc_core_release_5_9_4
 
+David  20 Apr 2007
+    - make_project: add periodic tasks to default config.xml:
+        dp_dump, update_uotd, update_forum_activities, update_stats,
+        update_profile_pages
+    - backend_lib.C: refuse to create a job for which some necessary
+        parameter (rsc_fpops_est, rsc_fpops_bound, etc.) is missing
+    - Unix build: don't include std_fixes.h in config.h.
+        std_fixes.h is (I think) deprecated
+    - sched_util: default sched log level is MSG_NORMAL
+    - client: add ".txt" to job log filename
+    - compile fixes
+
+    configure.ac
+    api/
+        reduce_main.C
+    client/
+        file_names.C
+    lib/
+        str_util.h
+    sched/
+        sample_work_generator.C
+        sched_msgs.h
+    tools/
+        backend_lib.C
+        make_project
diff --git a/client/file_names.C b/client/file_names.C
index bfc5ce19ce..b8f0c03799 100644
--- a/client/file_names.C
+++ b/client/file_names.C
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void job_log_filename(PROJECT& project, char* buf, int len) {
     char url[1024];
 
     escape_project_url(project.master_url, url);
-    snprintf(buf, len, "%s%s", JOB_LOG_BASE, url);
+    snprintf(buf, len, "%s%s.txt", JOB_LOG_BASE, url);
 }
 
 // Returns the location of a numbered slot directory
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 00699df716..778f707f09 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -397,8 +397,6 @@ AH_TOP([
 
 ])
 AH_BOTTOM([
-/* include fixes for the most common problems */
-#include "std_fixes.h"
 
 /* end double-inclusion protection for config.h */
 #endif /* #ifndef BOINC_CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/lib/str_util.h b/lib/str_util.h
index f528954839..f01e99af91 100755
--- a/lib/str_util.h
+++ b/lib/str_util.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 #define MEGA (1048576.0)
 #define GIGA (1024.*1048576.0)
diff --git a/sched/sample_work_generator.C b/sched/sample_work_generator.C
index e842b7f23c..e8fc783b9a 100644
--- a/sched/sample_work_generator.C
+++ b/sched/sample_work_generator.C
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 #include "backend_lib.h"
 #include "parse.h"
 
-#include "sched_msgs.h"
 #include "sched_config.h"
 #include "sched_util.h"
+#include "sched_msgs.h"
 
 #define CUSHION 100
     // maintain at least this many unsent results
@@ -113,14 +113,25 @@ void main_loop() {
                     log_messages.printf(SCHED_MSG_LOG::MSG_CRITICAL,
                         "can't make job: %d\n", retval
                     );
+                    exit(retval);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-int main() {
-    int retval;
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    int i, retval;
+
+    for (i=1; i<argc; i++) {
+        if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-d")) {
+            log_messages.set_debug_level(atoi(argv[++i]));
+        } else {
+            log_messages.printf(SCHED_MSG_LOG::MSG_CRITICAL,
+                "bad cmdline arg: %s", argv[i]
+            );
+        }
+    }
 
     if (config.parse_file("..")) {
         log_messages.printf(SCHED_MSG_LOG::MSG_CRITICAL,
diff --git a/sched/sched_msgs.h b/sched/sched_msgs.h
index 5cac4282cc..e560cf2c41 100644
--- a/sched/sched_msgs.h
+++ b/sched/sched_msgs.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
         MSG_NORMAL=2,
         MSG_DEBUG=3
     };
-    SCHED_MSG_LOG(): MSG_LOG(stderr) {}
+    SCHED_MSG_LOG(): MSG_LOG(stderr) { debug_level = MSG_NORMAL; }
     void set_debug_level(int new_level) { debug_level = new_level; }
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/backend_lib.C b/tools/backend_lib.C
index ebd00dd8d8..5ca71420b3 100644
--- a/tools/backend_lib.C
+++ b/tools/backend_lib.C
@@ -534,6 +534,34 @@ int create_work(
     }
     strlcpy(wu.result_template_file, result_template_filename, sizeof(wu.result_template_file));
 
+    if (wu.rsc_fpops_est == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "no rsc_fpops_est given; can't create job\n");
+        return ERR_NO_OPTION;
+    }
+    if (wu.rsc_fpops_bound == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "no rsc_fpops_bound given; can't create job\n");
+        return ERR_NO_OPTION;
+    }
+    if (wu.rsc_disk_bound == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "no rsc_disk_bound given; can't create job\n");
+        return ERR_NO_OPTION;
+    }
+    if (wu.target_nresults == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "no target_nresults given; can't create job\n");
+        return ERR_NO_OPTION;
+    }
+    if (wu.max_error_results == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "no max_error_results given; can't create job\n");
+        return ERR_NO_OPTION;
+    }
+    if (wu.max_total_results == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "no max_total_results given; can't create job\n");
+        return ERR_NO_OPTION;
+    }
+    if (wu.max_success_results == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "no max_success_results given; can't create job\n");
+        return ERR_NO_OPTION;
+    }
     wu.transition_time = time(0);
     retval = wu.insert();
     if (retval) {
diff --git a/tools/make_project b/tools/make_project
index 86db5b9b82..7c28721568 100755
--- a/tools/make_project
+++ b/tools/make_project
@@ -220,7 +220,35 @@ if not options.no_test_app:
     project.config.daemons.make_node_and_append("daemon").cmd = 'sample_work_generator -d 3'
     project.config.daemons.make_node_and_append("daemon").cmd = 'sample_bitwise_validator -d 3 -app uppercase'
     project.config.daemons.make_node_and_append("daemon").cmd = 'sample_assimilator -d 3 -app uppercase'
-    project.config.write()
+
+# set up default tasks
+
+t = project.config.tasks.make_node_and_append("task")
+t.period = '24 hours'
+t.output = 'db_dump.out'
+t.cmd = 'db_dump -d 2 -dump_spec ../db_dump_spec.xml'
+
+t = project.config.tasks.make_node_and_append("task")
+t.period = '1 days'
+t.output = 'update_uotd.out'
+t.cmd = 'run_in_ops update_uotd.php'
+
+t = project.config.tasks.make_node_and_append("task")
+t.period = '1 hour'
+t.output = 'update_forum_activities.out'
+t.cmd = 'run_in_ops update_forum_activities.php'
+
+t = project.config.tasks.make_node_and_append("task")
+t.period = '7 days'
+t.output = 'update_stats.out'
+t.cmd = 'update_stats'
+
+t = project.config.tasks.make_node_and_append("task")
+t.period = '24 hours'
+t.output = 'update_profile_pages.out'
+t.cmd = 'run_in_ops update_profile_pages.php'
+
+project.config.write()
 
 print '''Done installing default daemons.'''