diff --git a/include/tools.h b/include/tools.h
index 6e5f8d0..30b96d6 100644
--- a/include/tools.h
+++ b/include/tools.h
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@
 
 /* extern  FILE *logfile; */
 extern  void x_x_xfree(char **p);
-extern  int x_x_xnewstr(uint8 **p,  uint8 *s);
+extern  int x_x_xnewstr(uint8 **p, const char *s);
 
 #define xfree(p)      x_x_xfree((char **)&(p))
-#define new_str(p, s) x_x_xnewstr((uint8 **)&(p), s)
+#define new_str(p, s) x_x_xnewstr((uint8 **)&(p), (const char *)(s))
 
 extern char  *xmalloc(uint size);
 extern char  *xcmalloc(uint size);
-extern int   strmaxcpy(uint8 *dest, uint8 *source, int len);
-#define xstrcpy(d, s)    strmaxcpy((d), (s), sizeof(d)-1)
-#define xstrmaxcpy(d, s, len) strmaxcpy((d), (s), min(sizeof(d)-1, (len)) )
+extern int   strmaxcpy(uint8 *dest, const char *source, int len);
+#define xstrcpy(d, s)    strmaxcpy((d), (const char *)(s), sizeof(d)-1)
+#define xstrmaxcpy(d, s, len) strmaxcpy((d), (const char *)(s), min(sizeof(d)-1, (len)) )
 
 extern void  xdprintf(int dlevel, int mode, char *p, ...);
 extern void  errorp(int mode, char *what, char *p, ...);
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8bd4cfb..a1ce040 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Linux)
     add_definitions(
-        -pipe -Wall -DLINUX -D_GNU_SOURCE
+        -pipe -DLINUX -D_GNU_SOURCE
     )
 endif (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Linux)
 
diff --git a/src/emutli1.c b/src/emutli1.c
index 731e82b..b5cd0b3 100644
--- a/src/emutli1.c
+++ b/src/emutli1.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int get_interface_frame_name(char *name, uint32 net)
       int fframe = read_interface_data((uint8*) buff, &rnet, NULL, NULL, dname);
       if (fframe < 0) continue;
       if (rnet == net) {
-        if (name) strcpy(name, dname);
+        if (name) strcpy((char*)name, (char*)dname);
         frame = fframe;
         break;
       }
@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ static void del_special_net(int special, char *devname, int frame)
             if (flags & 2){ /* primary == internal net */
               sipx->sipx_special = IPX_INTERNAL;
             } else
-              strcpy(id.ifr_name, name);
+              strcpy(id.ifr_name, (char*)name);
             break;
           }
         }
         fclose(f);
       }
     } else if (special != IPX_INTERNAL) {
-      if (devname && *devname) strcpy(id.ifr_name, devname);
+      if (devname && *devname) strcpy(id.ifr_name, (char*)devname);
       sipx->sipx_type    = frame;
     }
     sipx->sipx_action  = IPX_DLTITF;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static void del_all_interfaces_nets(void)
           sipx->sipx_special = IPX_INTERNAL;
         } else {
           sipx->sipx_type = frame;
-          strcpy(id.ifr_name, name);
+          strcpy(id.ifr_name, (char*)name);
           if (flags & 1) /* primary  */
             sipx->sipx_special = IPX_PRIMARY;
           else
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static int add_special_net(int special,
     struct sockaddr_ipx *sipx = (struct sockaddr_ipx *)&id.ifr_addr;
     memset(&id, 0, sizeof(struct ifreq));
     if (special != IPX_INTERNAL){
-      if (devname && *devname) strcpy(id.ifr_name, devname);
+      if (devname && *devname) strcpy(id.ifr_name, (char*)devname);
       sipx->sipx_type    =  frame;
     } else {
       uint32 xx=htonl(node);
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int get_frame_name(uint8 *framename, int frame)
     default                : framename[0] = '\0';
                              return(-1);
   } /* switch */
-  strcpy(framename, frname);
+  strcpy((char*)framename, frname);
   return(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nwvolume.c b/src/nwvolume.c
index d516292..57359cc 100644
--- a/src/nwvolume.c
+++ b/src/nwvolume.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void volume_to_namespace_map(int volume, NW_VOL *vol)
 {
   struct stat statb;
   DEV_NAMESPACE_MAP dnm;
-  if (stat(vol->unixname, &statb)) {
+  if (stat((char*)vol->unixname, &statb)) {
     XDPRINTF((1, 0, "cannot stat vol=%d, `%s`", volume, vol->unixname));
     return;
   }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void nw_init_volumes(FILE *f)
     firstinit++;
     rewind(f);
     if (get_ini_entry(f, 61, buff, sizeof(buff))) {
-      max_nw_vols=atoi(buff);
+      max_nw_vols=atoi((char*)buff);
       if (max_nw_vols < 2)
         max_nw_vols=MAX_NW_VOLS;
     }
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ void nw_init_volumes(FILE *f)
         vol->umode_dir  = 0;
         vol->umode_file = 0;
         if (founds > 3) {
-          vol->umode_dir=octtoi(umode_dirstr);
+          vol->umode_dir=octtoi((char*)umode_dirstr);
           if (founds > 4)
-            vol->umode_file=octtoi(umode_filestr);
+            vol->umode_file=octtoi((char*)umode_filestr);
         }
         used_nw_volumes++;
         if (vol->options & VOL_OPTION_ONE_DEV) {
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int get_unx_home_dir(uint8 *homedir, uint8 *unxlogin)
   struct passwd *pw;
   int   len=0;
   endpwent(); 
-  if (unxlogin && *unxlogin && NULL != (pw=getpwnam(unxlogin))) {
+  if (unxlogin && *unxlogin && NULL != (pw=getpwnam((char*)unxlogin))) {
     len=strlen(pw->pw_dir);
     if (!len) {
       *homedir++ = '/';
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void nw_setup_vol_opts(int act_gid, int act_uid,
       if (homepathlen > 0 && nw_volumes[k].addonlen) {
         if (homepathlen + nw_volumes[k].addonlen > 256) {
           flen = 0;
-          fname = "";
+          fname = (uint8 *)"";
         } else {
           xstrcpy(fullname, unixname);
           /* concatenation $HOME/ and add/on/ */
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ int get_volume_inode(int volnr, struct stat *stb)
   if (volnr > -1 && volnr < used_nw_volumes) {
     struct stat statb;
     if (!stb) stb=&statb;
-    result = stat(nw_volumes[volnr].unixname, stb);
+    result = stat((char*)nw_volumes[volnr].unixname, stb);
     if (result == -1) result=-0x98;
     else result=stb->st_ino;
   }
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static void vol_trustee_scan(NW_VOL *v, int volume,
               xdprintf(2,0, "vol_trustee_scan, trustee path=`%s`", unixname);
             })
             
-            if (!stat(unixname, &stb)) {
+            if (!stat((char*)unixname, &stb)) {
               int trustee=tru_get_id_trustee(volume, unixname, &stb, 
                            v->trustee_id);
               if (trustee > -1) {
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ static void vol_trustee_scan(NW_VOL *v, int volume,
             }
 
           }
-        } else if ((!stat(trusteepath, &stb)) && S_ISDIR(stb.st_mode)) {
+        } else if ((!stat((char*)trusteepath, &stb)) && S_ISDIR(stb.st_mode)) {
           int l=strlen(p);
           uint8 *pp = p+l;
           *pp='/';
diff --git a/src/tools.c b/src/tools.c
index 1d15307..d258172 100644
--- a/src/tools.c
+++ b/src/tools.c
@@ -127,24 +127,24 @@ void x_x_xfree(char **p)
   }
 }
 
-int strmaxcpy(uint8 *dest, uint8 *source, int len)
+int strmaxcpy(uint8 *dest, const char *source, int len)
 /* dest must be 1 byte larger than len */
 {
-  int slen = (source != (uint8 *)NULL) ? min(len, strlen((char*)source)) : 0;
+  int slen = (source != (const char *)NULL) ? min(len, strlen(source)) : 0;
   if (slen)
     memcpy(dest, source, slen);
   dest[slen] = '\0';
   return(slen);
 }
 
-int x_x_xnewstr(uint8 **p,  uint8 *s)
+int x_x_xnewstr(uint8 **p, const char *s)
 {
-  int len = (s == NULL) ? 0 : strlen((char*)s);
+  int len = (s == NULL) ? 0 : strlen(s);
   if (*p != (uint8 *)NULL)
     free((char*)*p);
   *p = (uint8*)xmalloc(len+1);
   if (len)
-    strcpy((char*)(*p), (char*)s);
+    strcpy((char*)(*p), s);
   else
     **p = '\0';
   return (len);