diff -Nur ori/src/IniConfig.cpp new/src/IniConfig.cpp
--- ori/src/IniConfig.cpp	2004-02-29 15:28:28.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/IniConfig.cpp	2009-07-20 21:17:56.926134851 +0200
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 }
 
 
-bool IniConfig::readInt (ini_fd_t ini, char *key, int &value)
+bool IniConfig::readInt (ini_fd_t ini, const char *key, int &value)
 {
     int i = value;
     if (ini_locateKey (ini, key) < 0)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 }
 
 
-bool IniConfig::readString (ini_fd_t ini, char *key, char *&str)
+bool IniConfig::readString (ini_fd_t ini, const char *key, char *&str)
 {
     char  *ret;
     size_t length;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 }
 
 
-bool IniConfig::readBool (ini_fd_t ini, char *key, bool &boolean)
+bool IniConfig::readBool (ini_fd_t ini, const char *key, bool &boolean)
 {
     int b = boolean;
     if (ini_locateKey (ini, key) < 0)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 }
 
 
-bool IniConfig::readChar (ini_fd_t ini, char *key, char &ch)
+bool IniConfig::readChar (ini_fd_t ini, const char *key, char &ch)
 {
     char *str, c = 0;
     bool  ret = readString (ini, key, str);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 }
 
 
-bool IniConfig::readTime (ini_fd_t ini, char *key, int &value)
+bool IniConfig::readTime (ini_fd_t ini, const char *key, int &value)
 {
     char *str, *sep;
     int   time;
diff -Nur ori/src/IniConfig.h new/src/IniConfig.h
--- ori/src/IniConfig.h	2001-07-03 19:49:27.000000000 +0200
+++ new/src/IniConfig.h	2009-07-20 21:16:17.406144852 +0200
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@
 protected:
     void  clear ();
 
-    bool  readInt    (ini_fd_t ini, char *key, int &value);
-    bool  readString (ini_fd_t ini, char *key, char *&str);
-    bool  readBool   (ini_fd_t ini, char *key, bool &boolean);
-    bool  readChar   (ini_fd_t ini, char *key, char &ch);
-    bool  readTime   (ini_fd_t ini, char *key, int  &time);
+    bool  readInt    (ini_fd_t ini, const char *key, int &value);
+    bool  readString (ini_fd_t ini, const char *key, char *&str);
+    bool  readBool   (ini_fd_t ini, const char *key, bool &boolean);
+    bool  readChar   (ini_fd_t ini, const char *key, char &ch);
+    bool  readTime   (ini_fd_t ini, const char *key, int  &time);
 
     bool  readSidplay2  (ini_fd_t ini);
     bool  readConsole   (ini_fd_t ini);
diff -Nur ori/src/args.cpp new/src/args.cpp
--- ori/src/args.cpp	2004-05-06 01:49:20.000000000 +0200
+++ new/src/args.cpp	2009-07-20 21:19:12.249460696 +0200
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <string>
 using std::cout;
 using std::cerr;
 using std::endl;
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@
 // Convert time from integer
 bool ConsolePlayer::parseTime (const char *str, uint_least32_t &time)
 {
-    char *sep;
+    const char *sep;
     uint_least32_t _time;
 
     // Check for empty string
@@ -110,8 +111,7 @@
     else
     {   // Read in MM:SS format
         int val;
-        *sep = '\0';
-        val  = atoi (str);
+        val  = atoi (std::string(str, sep - str).c_str());
         if (val < 0 || val > 99)
             return false;
         _time = (uint_least32_t) val * 60;
diff -Nur ori/src/audio/AudioBase.h new/src/audio/AudioBase.h
--- ori/src/audio/AudioBase.h	2001-11-16 20:34:29.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/audio/AudioBase.h	2009-07-20 21:06:15.619538393 +0200
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 {
 protected:
     AudioConfig _settings;
-    char       *_errorString;
+    const char *_errorString;
     void       *_sampleBuffer;
 
 public:
diff -Nur ori/src/menu.cpp new/src/menu.cpp
--- ori/src/menu.cpp	2004-02-29 15:28:28.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/menu.cpp	2009-07-20 21:20:16.576120922 +0200
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
 {
     if ((m_iniCfg.console ()).ansi)
     {
-        char *mode = "";
+        const char *mode = "";
 
         switch (colour)
         {