--- src/functions.cpp.old	2007-03-31 11:04:10.000000000 +0200
+++ src/functions.cpp	2007-03-31 11:11:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@
 	    pointer = end;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(str, i, (int)pointer - (int)i);
-	str[(int)pointer - (int)i] = 0;
+	memcpy(str, i, ssize_t(pointer - i));
+	str[pointer - i] = 0;
 
 	drawString(x, y, str);
 
@@ -501,15 +501,21 @@
 
 Uint32 timer(Uint32 interval, void* value) {
     
+    union {
+    	void *value;
+	int   p_mode;
+    } p_modeConv;
+    p_modeConv.value = value;
+
     //if ((int)value != gameModeValue)
-    if ((int)value != p_mode)
+    if (p_modeConv.p_mode != p_mode)
 	return 0;
 
     SDL_Event event;
     SDL_UserEvent userevent;
 
     userevent.type = SDL_USEREVENT;
-    userevent.code = (int)value;
+    userevent.code = p_modeConv.p_mode;
     userevent.data1 = NULL;
     userevent.data2 = NULL;