--- nurbs/nurbs.h	2009-06-06 12:17:03.000000000 +1000
+++ nurbs/nurbs.h.new	2009-06-06 12:16:55.000000000 +1000
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
       
       // Basis functions
       T basisFun(T u, int i, int p=-1) const ;
-      void basisFuns(T u, int span, Vector<T>& N) const ;
-      void dersBasisFuns(int n,T u, int span, Matrix<T>& N) const;
+      void basisFuns(T u, int span, Vector<T>& Nd)const ;
+      void dersBasisFuns(int n,T u, int span, Matrix<T>& Nd) const;
       
       // Knot functions
       T minKnot() const //! the minimal value for the knot vector
--- nurbs/nurbsS.cpp	2009-06-05 23:18:28.000000000 +1000
+++ nurbs/nurbsS.cpp.new	2009-06-05 23:21:09.000000000 +1000
@@ -4082,7 +4082,7 @@
 
   char front[1024] ;
 
-  char *ext ;
+  const char *ext ;
   ext = strstr(filename,".rib") ;
   if(ext){
     for(i=0;i<1024;++i){
--- nurbs/nurbsS.h	2009-06-06 12:18:02.000000000 +1000
+++ nurbs/nurbsS.h.new	2009-06-06 12:17:58.000000000 +1000
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@
   virtual HPoint_nD<T,N> operator()(T u, T v) const ;
 
   void basisFuns(T u, T v, int spanU, int spanV, Vector<T>& Nu, Vector<T>& Nv) const ;
-  void basisFunsU(T u, int span, Vector<T>& N) const ;
-  void basisFunsV(T u, int span, Vector<T>& N) const ;
+  void basisFunsU(T u, int span, Vector<T>& Nd) const ;
+  void basisFunsV(T u, int span, Vector<T>& Nd) const ;
   void dersBasisFuns(T u, T v, int dU, int dV,int uspan, int vspan,Matrix<T> & Niku, Matrix<T>& Njkv ) const ; 
 
   // Derivative functions
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@
   int skinU(NurbsCurveArray<T,N>& ca, int degU);
   void sweep(const NurbsCurve<T,N>& t, const NurbsCurve<T,N>& C, const NurbsCurve<T,N>& Sv, int K,int useAy=0, int invAz=0) ;
   void sweep(const NurbsCurve<T,N>& t, const NurbsCurve<T,N>& C, int K,int useAy=0, int invAz=0) ;
-  void makeFromRevolution(const NurbsCurve<T,N>& profile, const Point_nD<T,N>& S, const Point_nD<T,N>& T, double theta) ;
-  void makeFromRevolution(const NurbsCurve<T,N>& profile, const Point_nD<T,N>& S, const Point_nD<T,N>& T) ;
+  void makeFromRevolution(const NurbsCurve<T,N>& profile, const Point_nD<T,N>& S, const Point_nD<T,N>& Ta, double theta) ;
+  void makeFromRevolution(const NurbsCurve<T,N>& profile, const Point_nD<T,N>& S, const Point_nD<T,N>& Ta) ;
   void makeFromRevolution(const NurbsCurve<T,N>& profile) ;
 
   void makeSphere(const Point_nD<T,N>& O, T r) ; 
--- nurbs/nurbsGL.cpp	2009-06-06 15:12:23.000000000 +1000
+++ nurbs/nurbsGL.cpp.new	2009-06-06 15:12:20.000000000 +1000
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@
 NurbsGL* readNurbsObject(const char* filename) {
   NurbsGL *temp ;
   // guess the type of the curve first, if that doesn't work try all of them
-  char* ext ; 
+  const char* ext ; 
   //ext = strstr(filename,".n()ca") ;
   //if(ext){
   //  openByType = OPENCURVEARRAY ;