diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d460a7..d857e78 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 
-project(libprozilla VERSION 1.2.1 LANGUAGES C)
+project(libprozilla VERSION 1.2.2 LANGUAGES C)
 
 include(CTest)
 
diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index bf020a6..dbc27c4 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -434,9 +434,7 @@ void proz_get_url_info_loop(connection_t * connection, pthread_t *thread)
   assert(connection);
   assert(thread);
   connection->running = TRUE;
-  pthread_create(thread, NULL,
-                 (void *(*)(void *))get_url_info_loop,
-                 (void *)connection);
+  pthread_create(thread, NULL, get_url_info_loop, connection);
 }
 
 /************************************************************************
@@ -444,8 +442,9 @@ void proz_get_url_info_loop(connection_t * connection, pthread_t *thread)
    handling conditions like redirection from http to ftp etc
 
  *************************************************************************/
-void get_url_info_loop(connection_t * connection)
+void *get_url_info_loop(void *opaque)
 {
+  connection_t *connection = opaque;
   pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, NULL);
 
   /*TODO Should we try to make it broadcast a condition to the other threads? */
@@ -497,7 +496,7 @@ void get_url_info_loop(connection_t * connection)
               pthread_mutex_unlock(&connection->access_mutex);
               kfree(constructed_newloc);
               connection->err = HERR;
-              return;
+              return NULL;
             }
           else
             connection_show_message(connection, _("Redirected to => %s"),
@@ -512,7 +511,7 @@ void get_url_info_loop(connection_t * connection)
   connection->running = FALSE;
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&connection->access_mutex);
 
-  return;
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/connection.h b/src/connection.h
index f95f368..e05f0ac 100644
--- a/src/connection.h
+++ b/src/connection.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void connection_show_message(connection_t * connection,
                              const char *format, ...);
 void connection_calc_ratebps(connection_t * connection);
 void connection_throttle_bps(connection_t * connection);
-void get_url_info_loop(connection_t * connection);
+void *get_url_info_loop(void *opaque);
 size_t write_data_with_lock(connection_t *connection, const void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/download.c b/src/download.c
index 008ea59..490c22a 100644
--- a/src/download.c
+++ b/src/download.c
@@ -51,12 +51,9 @@ download_t *proz_download_init(urlinfo * u)
 
   memcpy(&download->u, u, sizeof(urlinfo));
 
-  download->dl_dir = kmalloc(PATH_MAX);
-  download->output_dir = kmalloc(PATH_MAX);
-  download->log_dir = kmalloc(PATH_MAX);
-  strcpy(download->dl_dir, libprozrtinfo.dl_dir);
-  strcpy(download->output_dir, libprozrtinfo.output_dir);
-  strcpy(download->log_dir, libprozrtinfo.log_dir);
+  download->dl_dir = kstrdup(libprozrtinfo.dl_dir);
+  download->output_dir = kstrdup(libprozrtinfo.output_dir);
+  download->log_dir = kstrdup(libprozrtinfo.log_dir);
   download->resume_mode = FALSE;
   download->max_simul_connections = 0;
 
@@ -188,8 +185,7 @@ int proz_download_setup_connections_no_ftpsearch(download_t * download,
              sizeof(http_stat_t));
 
 
-      download->pconnections[i]->localfile = kmalloc(PATH_MAX);
-      strcpy(out_file, download->pconnections[i]->localfile);
+      download->pconnections[i]->localfile = kstrdup(out_file);
 
 
       download->pconnections[i]->fp = fp;
@@ -839,17 +835,18 @@ void proz_download_join_downloads(download_t * download)
 {
   download->building = TRUE;
   pthread_create(&download->join_thread, NULL,
-                 (void *(*)(void *))download_join_downloads,
-                 (void *)download);
+                 download_join_downloads, download);
 }
 
 
 /*This function will call download_join_downloads with a handler to join the downloaded files*/
-void download_join_downloads(download_t * download)
+void *download_join_downloads(void *opaque)
 {
+  download_t *download = opaque;
   //  pthread_cleanup_push(cleanup_joining_thread, (void *) download);
   join_downloads(download);
   //  pthread_cleanup_pop(0);
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 /*This function will join the downloaded files*/
@@ -2067,8 +2064,7 @@ int proz_download_setup_connections_ftpsearch(download_t * download,
 
 
 
-          download->pconnections[i]->localfile = kmalloc(PATH_MAX);
-          strcpy(out_file, download->pconnections[i]->localfile);
+          download->pconnections[i]->localfile = kstrdup(out_file);
           download->pconnections[i]->fp = fp;
 
 
diff --git a/src/download.h b/src/download.h
index e0c53dd..0836fc0 100644
--- a/src/download.h
+++ b/src/download.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void download_show_message(download_t * download, const char *format,
 int download_query_conns_status_count(download_t * download,
                                       dl_status status, char *server);
 
-void download_join_downloads(download_t * download);
+void *download_join_downloads(void *opaque);
 void join_downloads(download_t * download);
 void download_calc_throttle_factor(download_t * download);
 uerr_t download_handle_threads_ftpsearch(download_t * download);
diff --git a/src/url.c b/src/url.c
index 9b9a082..df9d72d 100644
--- a/src/url.c
+++ b/src/url.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ void path_simplify(char *path)
         break;
     }
   if (i)
-    strcpy(path, path + i - ddot);
+    memmove(path, path + i - ddot, strlen(path + i - ddot) + 1);
 
   /* Replace single `.' or `..' with `/'.  */
   if ((path[0] == '.' && path[1] == '\0')
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void path_simplify(char *path)
 
       if ((start + 1) != i)
         {
-          strcpy(path + start + 1, path + i);
+          memmove(path + start + 1, path + i, strlen(path + i) + 1);
           i = start + 1;
         }
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ zero_last:
           /* Handle `./'.  */
           if (path[i + 1] == '/')
             {
-              strcpy(path + i, path + i + 1);
+              memmove(path + i, path + i + 1, strlen(path + i + 1) + 1);
               i = (start < 0) ? 0 : start;
               continue;
             }
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@ zero_last:
             {
               while (--start > -1 && path[start] != '/')
                 ;
-              strcpy(path + start + 1, path + i + 2);
+              memmove(path + start + 1, path + i + 2,
+                      strlen(path + i + 2) + 1);
               i = (start < 0) ? 0 : start;
               continue;
             }
@@ -830,7 +831,7 @@ uerr_t proz_parse_url(const char *url, urlinfo * u, int strict)
   path_simplify(u->dir);
   /* Remove the leading `/' in HTTP.  */
   if ((type == URLHTTP || type == URLHTTPS) && *u->dir == '/')
-    strcpy(u->dir, u->dir + 1);
+    memmove(u->dir, u->dir + 1, strlen(u->dir + 1) + 1);
   /* Strip trailing `/'.  */
   l = strlen(u->dir);
   if (l > 1 && u->dir[l - 1] == '/')