--- a/sc.c
+++ b/sc.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
 		    break;
 	    }
 	}
-	if (redraw) printf(redraw);
+	if (redraw) printf("%s", redraw);
 	exit (0);
     }
 
--- a/gram.y
+++ b/gram.y
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@
 	|	S_PLUGOUT STRING '=' STRING
 					{ addplugin($2, $4, 'w'); } 
 	|       PLUGIN			{ *line = '|';
-					  sprintf(line + 1, $1);
+					  sprintf(line + 1, "%s", $1);
 					  readfile(line, 0);
 					  scxfree($1); }
 	|	/* nothing */
--- a/vmtbl.c
+++ b/vmtbl.c
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
     oldptr = newptr /* wait incase we can't alloc */
 
 #ifndef PSC
-static char	nolonger[] = "The table can't be any longer";
+#define NOLONGER "The table can't be any longer"
 #endif /* !PSC */
 
-static char	nowider[] = "The table can't be any wider";
+#define NOWIDER "The table can't be any wider"
 
 /*
  * grow the main && auxiliary tables (reset maxrows/maxcols as needed)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     if ((rowcol == GROWCOL) || (rowcol == GROWBOTH)) {
 	if ((rowcol == GROWCOL) && ((maxcols == ABSMAXCOLS) ||
 		(topcol >= ABSMAXCOLS))) {
-	    error(nowider);
+	    error(NOWIDER);
 	    return (FALSE);
 	}
 
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@
 	struct	ent *** lnullit;
 	int	lcnt;
 
-	GROWALLOC(row_hidden2, row_hidden, newrows, char, nolonger);
+	GROWALLOC(row_hidden2, row_hidden, newrows, char, NOLONGER);
 	memset(row_hidden+maxrows, 0, (newrows-maxrows)*sizeof(char));
 
 	/*
 	 * alloc tbl row pointers, per net.lang.c, calloc does not
 	 * necessarily fill in NULL pointers
 	 */
-	GROWALLOC(tbl2, tbl, newrows, struct ent **, nolonger);
+	GROWALLOC(tbl2, tbl, newrows, struct ent **, NOLONGER);
 	for (lnullit = tbl+maxrows, lcnt = 0; lcnt < newrows-maxrows;
 		lcnt++, lnullit++)
 	    *lnullit = (struct ent **)NULL;
@@ -151,16 +151,16 @@
 #endif /* !PSC */
 
     if ((rowcol == GROWCOL) || (rowcol == GROWBOTH) || (rowcol == GROWNEW)) {
-	GROWALLOC(fwidth2, fwidth, newcols, int, nowider);
-	GROWALLOC(precision2, precision, newcols, int, nowider);
-	GROWALLOC(realfmt2, realfmt, newcols, int, nowider);
+	GROWALLOC(fwidth2, fwidth, newcols, int, NOWIDER);
+	GROWALLOC(precision2, precision, newcols, int, NOWIDER);
+	GROWALLOC(realfmt2, realfmt, newcols, int, NOWIDER);
 #ifdef PSC
 	memset(fwidth+maxcols, 0, (newcols-maxcols)*sizeof(int));
 	memset(precision+maxcols, 0, (newcols-maxcols)*sizeof(int));
 	memset(realfmt+maxcols, 0, (newcols-maxcols)*sizeof(int));
     }
 #else
-	GROWALLOC(col_hidden2, col_hidden, newcols, char, nowider);
+	GROWALLOC(col_hidden2, col_hidden, newcols, char, NOWIDER);
 	memset(col_hidden+maxcols, 0, (newcols-maxcols)*sizeof(char));
 	for (i = maxcols; i < newcols; i++) {
 	    fwidth[i] = DEFWIDTH;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < maxrows; i++) {
 	    if ((tbl[i] = (struct ent **)scxrealloc((char *)tbl[i],
 		(unsigned)(newcols * sizeof(struct ent **)))) == (struct ent **)0) {
-	    error(nowider);
+	    error(NOWIDER);
 	    return(FALSE);
 	    }
 	for (nullit = ATBL(tbl, i, maxcols), cnt = 0;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
     for (; i < newrows; i++) {
 	if ((tbl[i] = (struct ent **)scxmalloc((unsigned)(newcols *
 		sizeof(struct ent **)))) == (struct ent **)0) {
-	    error(nowider);
+	    error(NOWIDER);
 	    return(FALSE);
 	}
 	for (nullit = tbl[i], cnt = 0; cnt < newcols; cnt++, nullit++)