diff --git a/sources/graphics/Renderer2D.cpp b/sources/graphics/Renderer2D.cpp
index 8cfeb355..7dc52aa0 100644
--- a/sources/graphics/Renderer2D.cpp
+++ b/sources/graphics/Renderer2D.cpp
@@ -895,13 +895,25 @@ namespace hpl {
 			//MAYBE TODO: Fix so that the shadows from different edges share vertices
 
 			// Add vertexes and indexes to the vertex batcher
-			mpLowLevelGraphics->AddVertexToBatch(&cVertex(vPointPos[0],ShadowColor));
-			mpLowLevelGraphics->AddVertexToBatch(&cVertex(vPointPos[1],ShadowColor));
+			{
+				cVertex v0(vPointPos[0],ShadowColor);
+				mpLowLevelGraphics->AddVertexToBatch(&v0);
+
+				cVertex v1(vPointPos[1],ShadowColor);
+				mpLowLevelGraphics->AddVertexToBatch(&v1);
+			}
+
 			mpLowLevelGraphics->AddIndexToBatch(lFirstIndex);
 			mpLowLevelGraphics->AddIndexToBatch(lFirstIndex+1);
 
-			mpLowLevelGraphics->AddVertexToBatch(&cVertex(vEndPos[0],ShadowColor));
-			mpLowLevelGraphics->AddVertexToBatch(&cVertex(vEndPos[1],ShadowColor));
+			{
+				cVertex v0(vEndPos[0],ShadowColor);
+				mpLowLevelGraphics->AddVertexToBatch(&v0);
+
+				cVertex v1(vEndPos[1],ShadowColor);
+				mpLowLevelGraphics->AddVertexToBatch(&v1);
+			}
+
 			mpLowLevelGraphics->AddIndexToBatch(lFirstIndex+2);
 
 			mpLowLevelGraphics->AddIndexToBatch(lFirstIndex+1);
@@ -920,7 +932,8 @@ namespace hpl {
 
 			//If we had an extra point one for triangle is needed.
 			if(bExtraPos){
-				mpLowLevelGraphics->AddVertexToBatch(&cVertex(vExtraPos,ShadowColor));
+				cVertex v(vExtraPos,ShadowColor);
+				mpLowLevelGraphics->AddVertexToBatch(&v);
 
 				mpLowLevelGraphics->AddIndexToBatch(lFirstIndex+3);
 				mpLowLevelGraphics->AddIndexToBatch(lFirstIndex+2);
diff --git a/sources/impl/LowLevelSystemSDL.cpp b/sources/impl/LowLevelSystemSDL.cpp
index 7c28d567..2cbdce8d 100644
--- a/sources/impl/LowLevelSystemSDL.cpp
+++ b/sources/impl/LowLevelSystemSDL.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(	HINSTANCE hInstance,  HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,LPSTR	lpCmdLin
 	return hplMain(lpCmdLine);
 }
 #else
+#include <unistd.h> // symlink
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	if(!std::setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "")) {
diff --git a/sources/impl/scriptstring.cpp b/sources/impl/scriptstring.cpp
index 2a1b6fab..09e88c8f 100644
--- a/sources/impl/scriptstring.cpp
+++ b/sources/impl/scriptstring.cpp
@@ -605,10 +605,15 @@ void RegisterScriptString_Native(asIScriptEngine *engine)
 	// otherwise the library will not allow the use of object handles for this type
 	r = engine->RegisterStringFactory("string@", asFUNCTION(StringFactory), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
 
+	struct operators
+	{
+		static bool equals(const string& a, const string& b) { return a == b; };
+	};
+
 	// Register the global operator overloads
 	// Note: We can use std::string's methods directly because the
 	// internal std::string is placed at the beginning of the class
-	r = engine->RegisterGlobalBehaviour(asBEHAVE_EQUAL,       "bool f(const string &in, const string &in)",    asFUNCTIONPR(operator==, (const string &, const string &), bool), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
+	r = engine->RegisterGlobalBehaviour(asBEHAVE_EQUAL,       "bool f(const string &in, const string &in)",    asFUNCTIONPR(operators::equals, (const string &, const string &), bool), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
 	r = engine->RegisterGlobalBehaviour(asBEHAVE_NOTEQUAL,    "bool f(const string &in, const string &in)",    asFUNCTIONPR(operator!=, (const string &, const string &), bool), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
 	r = engine->RegisterGlobalBehaviour(asBEHAVE_LEQUAL,      "bool f(const string &in, const string &in)",    asFUNCTIONPR(operator<=, (const string &, const string &), bool), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
 	r = engine->RegisterGlobalBehaviour(asBEHAVE_GEQUAL,      "bool f(const string &in, const string &in)",    asFUNCTIONPR(operator>=, (const string &, const string &), bool), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
diff --git a/sources/impl/stdstring.cpp b/sources/impl/stdstring.cpp
index efdac29a..5a0894ec 100644
--- a/sources/impl/stdstring.cpp
+++ b/sources/impl/stdstring.cpp
@@ -158,8 +158,13 @@ void RegisterStdString(asIScriptEngine *engine)
 	r = engine->RegisterObjectBehaviour("string", asBEHAVE_ASSIGNMENT, "string &f(string &in)", asMETHODPR(string, operator =, (const string&), string&), asCALL_THISCALL); assert( r >= 0 );
 	r = engine->RegisterObjectBehaviour("string", asBEHAVE_ADD_ASSIGN, "string &f(string &in)", asMETHODPR(string, operator+=, (const string&), string&), asCALL_THISCALL); assert( r >= 0 );
 
+	struct operators
+	{
+		static bool equals(const string& a, const string& b) { return a == b; }
+	};
+
 	// Register the global operator overloads
-	r = engine->RegisterGlobalBehaviour(asBEHAVE_EQUAL,       "bool f(string &in, string &in)", asFUNCTIONPR(operator==, (const string &, const string &), bool), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
+	r = engine->RegisterGlobalBehaviour(asBEHAVE_EQUAL,       "bool f(string &in, string &in)", asFUNCTIONPR(operators::equals, (const string &, const string &), bool), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
 	r = engine->RegisterGlobalBehaviour(asBEHAVE_NOTEQUAL,    "bool f(string &in, string &in)", asFUNCTIONPR(operator!=, (const string &, const string &), bool), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
 	r = engine->RegisterGlobalBehaviour(asBEHAVE_LEQUAL,      "bool f(string &in, string &in)", asFUNCTIONPR(operator<=, (const string &, const string &), bool), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
 	r = engine->RegisterGlobalBehaviour(asBEHAVE_GEQUAL,      "bool f(string &in, string &in)", asFUNCTIONPR(operator>=, (const string &, const string &), bool), asCALL_CDECL); assert( r >= 0 );
diff --git a/sources/sound/SoundHandler.cpp b/sources/sound/SoundHandler.cpp
index b7a2ffbf..5f0273dd 100644
--- a/sources/sound/SoundHandler.cpp
+++ b/sources/sound/SoundHandler.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ namespace hpl {
 		iSoundData* pData = mpResources->GetSoundManager()->CreateSoundData(asFileName,true,abLoop);
 		if(pData==NULL){
 			Error("Couldn't load stream '%s'\n",asFileName.c_str());
-			return false;
+			return NULL;
 		}
 
 		iSoundChannel *pSound = pData->CreateChannel(256);