52 files changed, 688 insertions, 686 deletions

diff --git a/assemble.c b/assemble.c
index c83cd9d..42dc1f8 100644
--- a/assemble.c
+++ b/assemble.c
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ static efunc errfunc;
 static struct ofmt *outfmt;
 static ListGen *list;
 
-static int32_t calcsize(int32_t, int32_t, int, insn *, const int8_t *);
-static void gencode(int32_t, int32_t, int, insn *, const int8_t *, int32_t);
+static int32_t calcsize(int32_t, int32_t, int, insn *, const char *);
+static void gencode(int32_t, int32_t, int, insn *, const char *, int32_t);
 static int regval(operand * o);
 static int regflag(operand * o);
 static int matches(struct itemplate *, insn *, int bits);
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void out(int32_t offset, int32_t segto, const void *data,
                 uint32_t type, int32_t segment, int32_t wrt)
 {
     static int32_t lineno = 0;     /* static!!! */
-    static int8_t *lnfname = NULL;
+    static char *lnfname = NULL;
 
     if ((type & OUT_TYPMASK) == OUT_ADDRESS) {
         if (segment != NO_SEG || wrt != NO_SEG) {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void out(int32_t offset, int32_t segto, const void *data,
 }
 
 static int jmp_match(int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int bits,
-                     insn * ins, const int8_t *code)
+                     insn * ins, const char *code)
 {
     int32_t isize;
     uint8_t c = code[0];
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ int32_t assemble(int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int bits, uint32_t cp,
     }
 
     if (instruction->opcode == I_INCBIN) {
-        static int8_t fname[FILENAME_MAX];
+        static char fname[FILENAME_MAX];
         FILE *fp;
         int32_t len;
-        int8_t *prefix = "", *combine;
-        int8_t **pPrevPath = NULL;
+        char *prefix = "", *combine;
+        char **pPrevPath = NULL;
 
         len = FILENAME_MAX - 1;
         if (len > instruction->eops->stringlen)
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ int32_t assemble(int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int bits, uint32_t cp,
             error(ERR_NONFATAL, "`incbin': unable to seek on file `%s'",
                   fname);
         else {
-            static int8_t buf[2048];
+            static char buf[2048];
             int32_t t = instruction->times;
             int32_t base = 0;
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ int32_t assemble(int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int bits, uint32_t cp,
             m += jmp_match(segment, offset, bits, instruction, temp->code);
 
         if (m == 100) {         /* matches! */
-            const int8_t *codes = temp->code;
+            const char *codes = temp->code;
             int32_t insn_size = calcsize(segment, offset, bits,
                                       instruction, codes);
             itimes = instruction->times;
@@ -558,11 +558,11 @@ int32_t insn_size(int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int bits, uint32_t cp,
     }
 
     if (instruction->opcode == I_INCBIN) {
-        int8_t fname[FILENAME_MAX];
+        char fname[FILENAME_MAX];
         FILE *fp;
         int32_t len;
-        int8_t *prefix = "", *combine;
-        int8_t **pPrevPath = NULL;
+        char *prefix = "", *combine;
+        char **pPrevPath = NULL;
 
         len = FILENAME_MAX - 1;
         if (len > instruction->eops->stringlen)
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ int32_t insn_size(int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int bits, uint32_t cp,
         if (m == 100) {
             /* we've matched an instruction. */
             int32_t isize;
-            const int8_t *codes = temp->code;
+            const char *codes = temp->code;
             int j;
 
             isize = calcsize(segment, offset, bits, instruction, codes);
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ static int is_sbyte(insn * ins, int op, int size)
 }
 
 static int32_t calcsize(int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int bits,
-                     insn * ins, const int8_t *codes)
+                     insn * ins, const char *codes)
 {
     int32_t length = 0;
     uint8_t c;
@@ -895,9 +895,9 @@ static int32_t calcsize(int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int bits,
 return length; }
 
 static void gencode(int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int bits,
-                    insn * ins, const int8_t *codes, int32_t insn_end)
+                    insn * ins, const char *codes, int32_t insn_end)
 {
-    static int8_t condval[] = {   /* conditional opcodes */
+    static char condval[] = {   /* conditional opcodes */
         0x7, 0x3, 0x2, 0x6, 0x2, 0x4, 0xF, 0xD, 0xC, 0xE, 0x6, 0x2,
         0x3, 0x7, 0x3, 0x5, 0xE, 0xC, 0xD, 0xF, 0x1, 0xB, 0x9, 0x5,
         0x0, 0xA, 0xA, 0xB, 0x8, 0x4
diff --git a/disasm.c b/disasm.c
index c07c7a3..d63dc25 100644
--- a/disasm.c
+++ b/disasm.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int whichreg(int32_t regflags, int regval)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static const int8_t *whichcond(int condval)
+static const char *whichcond(int condval)
 {
     static int conds[] = {
         C_O, C_NO, C_C, C_NC, C_Z, C_NZ, C_NA, C_A,
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static uint8_t *do_ea(uint8_t *data, int modrm, int asize,
             break;
         case 1:
             op->segment |= SEG_DISP8;
-            op->offset = (int8_t)*data++;
+            op->offset = (char)*data++;
             break;
         case 2:
             op->segment |= SEG_DISP16;
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static uint8_t *do_ea(uint8_t *data, int modrm, int asize,
             break;
         case 1:
             op->segment |= SEG_DISP8;
-            op->offset = (int8_t)*data++;
+            op->offset = (char)*data++;
             break;
         case 2:
             op->segment |= SEG_DISP32;
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static int matches(struct itemplate *t, uint8_t *data, int asize,
             if (*data++)
                 return FALSE;
         if (c >= 014 && c <= 016) {
-            ins->oprs[c - 014].offset = (int8_t)*data++;
+            ins->oprs[c - 014].offset = (char)*data++;
             ins->oprs[c - 014].segment |= SEG_SIGNED;
         }
         if (c >= 020 && c <= 022)
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int matches(struct itemplate *t, uint8_t *data, int asize,
                 ins->oprs[c - 044].addr_size = asize;
         }
         if (c >= 050 && c <= 052) {
-            ins->oprs[c - 050].offset = (int8_t)*data++;
+            ins->oprs[c - 050].offset = (char)*data++;
             ins->oprs[c - 050].segment |= SEG_RELATIVE;
         }
         if (c >= 060 && c <= 062) {
@@ -575,12 +575,12 @@ static int matches(struct itemplate *t, uint8_t *data, int asize,
     return data - origdata;
 }
 
-int32_t disasm(uint8_t *data, int8_t *output, int outbufsize, int segsize,
+int32_t disasm(uint8_t *data, char *output, int outbufsize, int segsize,
             int32_t offset, int autosync, uint32_t prefer)
 {
     struct itemplate **p, **best_p;
     int length, best_length = 0;
-    int8_t *segover;
+    char *segover;
     int rep, lock, asize, osize, i, slen, colon;
     uint8_t *origdata;
     int works;
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ int32_t disasm(uint8_t *data, int8_t *output, int outbufsize, int segsize,
             if (ins.oprs[i].segment & SEG_DISP8) {
                 int sign = '+';
                 if (ins.oprs[i].offset & 0x80) {
-                    ins.oprs[i].offset = -(int8_t)ins.oprs[i].offset;
+                    ins.oprs[i].offset = -(char)ins.oprs[i].offset;
                     sign = '-';
                 }
                 slen +=
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ int32_t disasm(uint8_t *data, int8_t *output, int outbufsize, int segsize,
     }
     output[slen] = '\0';
     if (segover) {              /* unused segment override */
-        int8_t *p = output;
+        char *p = output;
         int count = slen + 1;
         while (count--)
             p[count + 3] = p[count];
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ int32_t disasm(uint8_t *data, int8_t *output, int outbufsize, int segsize,
     return length;
 }
 
-int32_t eatbyte(uint8_t *data, int8_t *output, int outbufsize)
+int32_t eatbyte(uint8_t *data, char *output, int outbufsize)
 {
     snprintf(output, outbufsize, "db 0x%02X", *data);
     return 1;
diff --git a/disasm.h b/disasm.h
index 170f505..ab79cf2 100644
--- a/disasm.h
+++ b/disasm.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 #define INSN_MAX 32             /* one instruction can't be longer than this */
 
-int32_t disasm(uint8_t *data, int8_t *output, int outbufsize, int segsize,
+int32_t disasm(uint8_t *data, char *output, int outbufsize, int segsize,
             int32_t offset, int autosync, uint32_t prefer);
-int32_t eatbyte(uint8_t *data, int8_t *output, int outbufsize);
+int32_t eatbyte(uint8_t *data, char *output, int outbufsize);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/float.c b/float.c
index 13b047c..099e23f 100644
--- a/float.c
+++ b/float.c
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ static int ieee_multiply(uint16_t *to, uint16_t *from)
     }
 }
 
-static void ieee_flconvert(int8_t *string, uint16_t *mant,
+static void ieee_flconvert(char *string, uint16_t *mant,
                            int32_t *exponent, efunc error)
 {
-    int8_t digits[MANT_DIGITS];
-    int8_t *p, *q, *r;
+    char digits[MANT_DIGITS];
+    char *p, *q, *r;
     uint16_t mult[MANT_WORDS], bit;
     uint16_t *m;
     int32_t tenpwr, twopwr;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int ieee_round(uint16_t *mant, int i)
 
 #define put(a,b) ( (*(a)=(b)), ((a)[1]=(b)>>8) )
 
-static int to_double(int8_t *str, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result,
+static int to_double(char *str, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result,
                      efunc error)
 {
     uint16_t mant[MANT_WORDS];
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int to_double(int8_t *str, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result,
     return 1;                   /* success */
 }
 
-static int to_float(int8_t *str, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result,
+static int to_float(char *str, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result,
                     efunc error)
 {
     uint16_t mant[MANT_WORDS];
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static int to_float(int8_t *str, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result,
     return 1;
 }
 
-static int to_ldoub(int8_t *str, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result,
+static int to_ldoub(char *str, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result,
                     efunc error)
 {
     uint16_t mant[MANT_WORDS];
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static int to_ldoub(int8_t *str, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result,
     return 1;
 }
 
-int float_const(int8_t *number, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result, int bytes,
+int float_const(char *number, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result, int bytes,
                 efunc error)
 {
     if (bytes == 4)
diff --git a/float.h b/float.h
index bd4a75a..769cc1e 100644
--- a/float.h
+++ b/float.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef NASM_FLOAT_H
 #define NASM_FLOAT_H
 
-int float_const(int8_t *number, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result, int bytes,
+int float_const(char *number, int32_t sign, uint8_t *result, int bytes,
                 efunc error);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/insns.h b/insns.h
index 79363e5..79085a5 100644
--- a/insns.h
+++ b/insns.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct itemplate {
     int opcode;                 /* the token, passed from "parser.c" */
     int operands;               /* number of operands */
     int32_t opd[3];                /* bit flags for operand types */
-    const int8_t *code;           /* the code it assembles to */
+    const char *code;           /* the code it assembles to */
     uint32_t flags;        /* some flags */
 };
 
diff --git a/insns.pl b/insns.pl
index 46f20b0..5adcc75 100644
--- a/insns.pl
+++ b/insns.pl
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ if ( !defined($output) || $output eq 'a' ) {
     
     print A "/* This file auto-generated from insns.dat by insns.pl" .
         " - don't edit it */\n\n";
-    print A "#include \<inttypes.h\>\n\n";
     print A "#include \"nasm.h\"\n";
     print A "#include \"insns.h\"\n";
     print A "\n";
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ if ( !defined($output) || $output eq 'd' ) {
     
     print D "/* This file auto-generated from insns.dat by insns.pl" .
         " - don't edit it */\n\n";
-    print D "#include \<inttypes.h\>\n\n";
     print D "#include \"nasm.h\"\n";
     print D "#include \"insns.h\"\n";
     print D "\n";
@@ -163,9 +161,8 @@ if ( !defined($output) || $output eq 'n' ) {
     print N "/* This file is auto-generated from insns.dat by insns.pl" .
         " - don't edit it */\n\n";
     print N "/* This file in included by names.c */\n\n";
-    print N "#include \<inttypes.h\>\n\n";
     
-    print N "static const int8_t *insn_names[] = {";
+    print N "static const char *insn_names[] = {";
     $first = 1;
     foreach $i (@opcodes) {
 	print N "," if ( !$first );
@@ -176,7 +173,7 @@ if ( !defined($output) || $output eq 'n' ) {
     }
     print N "\n};\n\n";
     print N "/* Conditional instructions */\n";
-    print N "static const int8_t *icn[] = {";
+    print N "static const char *icn[] = {";
     $first = 1;
     foreach $i (@opcodes_cc) {
 	print N "," if ( !$first );
diff --git a/labels.c b/labels.c
index 3bce423..6aae981 100644
--- a/labels.c
+++ b/labels.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 union label {                   /* actual label structures */
     struct {
         int32_t segment, offset;
-        int8_t *label, *special;
+        char *label, *special;
         int is_global, is_norm;
     } defn;
     struct {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ union label {                   /* actual label structures */
 struct permts {                 /* permanent text storage */
     struct permts *next;        /* for the linked list */
     int size, usage;            /* size and used space in ... */
-    int8_t data[PERMTS_SIZE];     /* ... the data block itself */
+    char data[PERMTS_SIZE];     /* ... the data block itself */
 };
 
 extern int global_offset_changed;       /* defined in nasm.c */
@@ -81,24 +81,24 @@ static struct permts *perm_head;        /* start of perm. text storage */
 static struct permts *perm_tail;        /* end of perm. text storage */
 
 static void init_block(union label *blk);
-static int8_t *perm_copy(int8_t *string1, int8_t *string2);
+static char *perm_copy(char *string1, char *string2);
 
-static int8_t *prevlabel;
+static char *prevlabel;
 
 static int initialized = FALSE;
 
-int8_t lprefix[PREFIX_MAX] = { 0 };
-int8_t lpostfix[PREFIX_MAX] = { 0 };
+char lprefix[PREFIX_MAX] = { 0 };
+char lpostfix[PREFIX_MAX] = { 0 };
 
 /*
  * Internal routine: finds the `union label' corresponding to the
  * given label name. Creates a new one, if it isn't found, and if
  * `create' is TRUE.
  */
-static union label *find_label(int8_t *label, int create)
+static union label *find_label(char *label, int create)
 {
     int hash = 0;
-    int8_t *p, *prev;
+    char *p, *prev;
     int prevlen;
     union label *lptr;
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static union label *find_label(int8_t *label, int create)
         return NULL;
 }
 
-int lookup_label(int8_t *label, int32_t *segment, int32_t *offset)
+int lookup_label(char *label, int32_t *segment, int32_t *offset)
 {
     union label *lptr;
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int lookup_label(int8_t *label, int32_t *segment, int32_t *offset)
         return 0;
 }
 
-int is_extern(int8_t *label)
+int is_extern(char *label)
 {
     union label *lptr;
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int is_extern(int8_t *label)
         return 0;
 }
 
-void redefine_label(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int8_t *special,
+void redefine_label(char *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, char *special,
                     int is_norm, int isextrn, struct ofmt *ofmt,
                     efunc error)
 {
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ void redefine_label(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int8_t *spec
     if (pass0 == 1) {
         exi = !!(lptr->defn.is_global & GLOBAL_BIT);
         if (exi) {
-            int8_t *xsymbol;
+            char *xsymbol;
             int slen;
             slen = strlen(lprefix);
             slen += strlen(lptr->defn.label);
             slen += strlen(lpostfix);
-            slen++;             /* room for that null int8_t */
+            slen++;             /* room for that null char */
             xsymbol = nasm_malloc(slen);
             snprintf(xsymbol, slen, "%s%s%s", lprefix, lptr->defn.label,
                      lpostfix);
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void redefine_label(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int8_t *spec
     /* if (pass0 == 1) */
 }
 
-void define_label(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int8_t *special,
+void define_label(char *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, char *special,
                   int is_norm, int isextrn, struct ofmt *ofmt, efunc error)
 {
     union label *lptr;
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void define_label(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int8_t *specia
     if (pass0 == 1 || (!is_norm && !isextrn && (segment & 1))) {
         exi = !!(lptr->defn.is_global & GLOBAL_BIT);
         if (exi) {
-            int8_t *xsymbol;
+            char *xsymbol;
             int slen;
             slen = strlen(lprefix);
             slen += strlen(lptr->defn.label);
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ void define_label(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int8_t *specia
     }                           /* if (pass0 == 1) */
 }
 
-void define_common(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t size, int8_t *special,
+void define_common(char *label, int32_t segment, int32_t size, char *special,
                    struct ofmt *ofmt, efunc error)
 {
     union label *lptr;
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void define_common(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t size, int8_t *special
                                        special);
 }
 
-void declare_as_global(int8_t *label, int8_t *special, efunc error)
+void declare_as_global(char *label, char *special, efunc error)
 {
     union label *lptr;
 
@@ -436,9 +436,9 @@ static void init_block(union label *blk)
     blk[LABEL_BLOCK - 1].admin.next = NULL;
 }
 
-static int8_t *perm_copy(int8_t *string1, int8_t *string2)
+static char *perm_copy(char *string1, char *string2)
 {
-    int8_t *p, *q;
+    char *p, *q;
     int len = strlen(string1) + strlen(string2) + 1;
 
     if (perm_tail->size - perm_tail->usage < len) {
diff --git a/labels.h b/labels.h
index 7a22710..91232dd 100644
--- a/labels.h
+++ b/labels.h
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
  * distributed in the NASM archive.
  */
 
-extern int8_t lprefix[PREFIX_MAX];
-extern int8_t lpostfix[PREFIX_MAX];
+extern char lprefix[PREFIX_MAX];
+extern char lpostfix[PREFIX_MAX];
 
-int lookup_label(int8_t *label, int32_t *segment, int32_t *offset);
-int is_extern(int8_t *label);
-void define_label(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int8_t *special,
+int lookup_label(char *label, int32_t *segment, int32_t *offset);
+int is_extern(char *label);
+void define_label(char *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, char *special,
                   int is_norm, int isextrn, struct ofmt *ofmt,
                   efunc error);
-void redefine_label(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int8_t *special,
+void redefine_label(char *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, char *special,
                     int is_norm, int isextrn, struct ofmt *ofmt,
                     efunc error);
-void define_common(int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t size, int8_t *special,
+void define_common(char *label, int32_t segment, int32_t size, char *special,
                    struct ofmt *ofmt, efunc error);
-void declare_as_global(int8_t *label, int8_t *special, efunc error);
+void declare_as_global(char *label, char *special, efunc error);
 int init_labels(void);
 void cleanup_labels(void);
diff --git a/lcc/lin-aout.c b/lcc/lin-aout.c
index 9685e57..e4ac48f 100644
--- a/lcc/lin-aout.c
+++ b/lcc/lin-aout.c
@@ -8,31 +8,31 @@
 
 #define NASMPATH "/usr/local/bin/nasm"
 
-int8_t *cpp[] = { LCCDIR "cpp", "-D__STDC__=1",
+char *cpp[] = { LCCDIR "cpp", "-D__STDC__=1",
     "-Di386", "-D__i386", "-D__i386__",
     "-Dlinux", "-D__linux", "-D__linux__",
     "-Dunix", "-D__unix", "-D__unix__",
     "$1", "$2", "$3", 0
 };
-int8_t *include[] = { "-I" LCCDIR "include", "-I/usr/local/include",
+char *include[] = { "-I" LCCDIR "include", "-I/usr/local/include",
     "-I/usr/include", 0
 };
-int8_t *com[] = { LCCDIR "rcc", "-target=x86/nasm",
+char *com[] = { LCCDIR "rcc", "-target=x86/nasm",
     "$1", "$2", "$3", 0
 };
-int8_t *as[] = { NASMPATH, "-a", "-faout", "-o", "$3", "$1", "$2", 0 };
-int8_t *ld[] = { "/usr/bin/ld", "-m", "i386linux",
+char *as[] = { NASMPATH, "-a", "-faout", "-o", "$3", "$1", "$2", 0 };
+char *ld[] = { "/usr/bin/ld", "-m", "i386linux",
     "-L/usr/i486-linuxaout/lib",
     "-o", "$3", "$1",
     "/usr/i486-linuxaout/lib/crt0.o",
     "$2", "", "-lc", 0
 };
-static int8_t *bbexit = LCCDIR "bbexit.o";
+static char *bbexit = LCCDIR "bbexit.o";
 
-extern int8_t *concat(int8_t *, int8_t *);
-extern int access(const int8_t *, int);
+extern char *concat(char *, char *);
+extern int access(const char *, int);
 
-int option(int8_t *arg)
+int option(char *arg)
 {
     if (strncmp(arg, "-lccdir=", 8) == 0) {
         cpp[0] = concat(&arg[8], "/cpp");
diff --git a/lcc/lin-elf.c b/lcc/lin-elf.c
index 2f15de3..693309f 100644
--- a/lcc/lin-elf.c
+++ b/lcc/lin-elf.c
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@
 
 #define NASMPATH "/usr/local/bin/nasm"
 
-int8_t *cpp[] = { LCCDIR "cpp", "-D__STDC__=1",
+char *cpp[] = { LCCDIR "cpp", "-D__STDC__=1",
     "-D__ELF__", "-Di386", "-D__i386", "-D__i386__",
     "-Dlinux", "-D__linux", "-D__linux__",
     "$1", "$2", "$3", 0
 };
-int8_t *include[] = { "-I" LCCDIR "include", "-I/usr/local/include",
+char *include[] = { "-I" LCCDIR "include", "-I/usr/local/include",
     "-I/usr/include", 0
 };
-int8_t *com[] = { LCCDIR "rcc", "-target=x86/nasm",
+char *com[] = { LCCDIR "rcc", "-target=x86/nasm",
     "$1", "$2", "$3", 0
 };
-int8_t *as[] = { NASMPATH, "-a", "-felf", "-o", "$3", "$1", "$2", 0 };
-int8_t *ld[] = { "/usr/bin/ld", "-m", "elf_i386",
+char *as[] = { NASMPATH, "-a", "-felf", "-o", "$3", "$1", "$2", 0 };
+char *ld[] = { "/usr/bin/ld", "-m", "elf_i386",
     "-dynamic-linker", "/lib/ld-linux.so.1",
     "-L/usr/i486-linux/lib",
     "-o", "$3", "$1",
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ int8_t *ld[] = { "/usr/bin/ld", "-m", "elf_i386",
     "$2", "",
     "-lc", "", "/usr/lib/crtend.o", "/usr/lib/crtn.o", 0
 };
-static int8_t *bbexit = LCCDIR "bbexit.o";
+static char *bbexit = LCCDIR "bbexit.o";
 
-extern int8_t *concat(int8_t *, int8_t *);
-extern int access(const int8_t *, int);
+extern char *concat(char *, char *);
+extern int access(const char *, int);
 
-int option(int8_t *arg)
+int option(char *arg)
 {
     if (strncmp(arg, "-lccdir=", 8) == 0) {
         cpp[0] = concat(&arg[8], "/cpp");
diff --git a/listing.c b/listing.c
index c2b42d7..52fff9a 100644
--- a/listing.c
+++ b/listing.c
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ static struct MacroInhibit {
     int inhibiting;
 } *mistack;
 
-static int8_t xdigit[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+static char xdigit[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
 
 #define HEX(a,b) (*(a)=xdigit[((b)>>4)&15],(a)[1]=xdigit[(b)&15]);
 
-static int8_t listline[LIST_MAX_LEN];
+static char listline[LIST_MAX_LEN];
 static int listlinep;
 
-static int8_t listdata[2 * LIST_INDENT];  /* we need less than that actually */
+static char listdata[2 * LIST_INDENT];  /* we need less than that actually */
 static int32_t listoffset;
 
 static int32_t listlineno;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void list_emit(void)
     listdata[0] = '\0';
 }
 
-static void list_init(int8_t *fname, efunc error)
+static void list_init(char *fname, efunc error)
 {
     listfp = fopen(fname, "w");
     if (!listfp) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static void list_cleanup(void)
     fclose(listfp);
 }
 
-static void list_out(int32_t offset, int8_t *str)
+static void list_out(int32_t offset, char *str)
 {
     if (strlen(listdata) + strlen(str) > LIST_HEXBIT) {
         strcat(listdata, "-");
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static void list_output(int32_t offset, const void *data, uint32_t type)
 
     if (typ == OUT_RAWDATA) {
         uint8_t const *p = data;
-        int8_t q[3];
+        char q[3];
         while (size--) {
             HEX(q, *p);
             q[2] = '\0';
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void list_output(int32_t offset, const void *data, uint32_t type)
         }
     } else if (typ == OUT_ADDRESS) {
         uint64_t d = *(int64_t *)data;
-        int8_t q[20];
+        char q[20];
         uint8_t p[8], *r = p;
         if (size == 4) {
             q[0] = '[';
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static void list_output(int32_t offset, const void *data, uint32_t type)
         }
     } else if (typ == OUT_REL2ADR) {
         uint32_t d = *(int32_t *)data;
-        int8_t q[11];
+        char q[11];
         uint8_t p[4], *r = p;
         q[0] = '(';
         q[5] = ')';
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static void list_output(int32_t offset, const void *data, uint32_t type)
         list_out(offset, q);
     } else if (typ == OUT_REL4ADR) {
         uint32_t d = *(int32_t *)data;
-        int8_t q[11];
+        char q[11];
         uint8_t p[4], *r = p;
         q[0] = '(';
         q[9] = ')';
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ static void list_output(int32_t offset, const void *data, uint32_t type)
         HEX(q + 7, p[3]);
         list_out(offset, q);
     } else if (typ == OUT_RESERVE) {
-        int8_t q[20];
+        char q[20];
         snprintf(q, sizeof(q), "<res %08lX>", size);
         list_out(offset, q);
     }
 }
 
-static void list_line(int type, int8_t *line)
+static void list_line(int type, char *line)
 {
     if (!listp)
         return;
diff --git a/macros.pl b/macros.pl
index f91c7c3..0934d17 100644
--- a/macros.pl
+++ b/macros.pl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ undef $tasm_count;
 open(OUTPUT,">macros.c") or die "unable to open macros.c\n";
     
 print OUTPUT "/* This file auto-generated from standard.mac by macros.pl" .
-" - don't edit it */\n\n#include <stddef.h>\n#include <inttypes.h>\n\nstatic const int8_t *stdmac[] = {\n";
+" - don't edit it */\n\n#include <stddef.h>\n\nstatic const char *stdmac[] = {\n";
     
 foreach $fname ( @ARGV ) {
     open(INPUT,$fname) or die "unable to open $fname\n";
diff --git a/names.c b/names.c
index bd58207..58721f4 100644
--- a/names.c
+++ b/names.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * distributed in the NASM archive.
  */
 
-static const int8_t *conditions[] = {     /* condition code names */
+static const char *conditions[] = {     /* condition code names */
     "a", "ae", "b", "be", "c", "e", "g", "ge", "l", "le", "na", "nae",
     "nb", "nbe", "nc", "ne", "ng", "nge", "nl", "nle", "no", "np",
     "ns", "nz", "o", "p", "pe", "po", "s", "z"
diff --git a/nasm.c b/nasm.c
index 4b53411..29f57f7 100644
--- a/nasm.c
+++ b/nasm.c
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ struct forwrefinfo {            /* info held on forward refs. */
     int operand;
 };
 
-static int get_bits(int8_t *value);
-static uint32_t get_cpu(int8_t *cpu_str);
-static void parse_cmdline(int, int8_t **);
-static void assemble_file(int8_t *);
-static int getkw(int8_t **directive, int8_t **value);
+static int get_bits(char *value);
+static uint32_t get_cpu(char *cpu_str);
+static void parse_cmdline(int, char **);
+static void assemble_file(char *);
+static int getkw(char **directive, char **value);
 static void register_output_formats(void);
-static void report_error_gnu(int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...);
-static void report_error_vc(int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...);
-static void report_error_common(int severity, const int8_t *fmt,
+static void report_error_gnu(int severity, const char *fmt, ...);
+static void report_error_vc(int severity, const char *fmt, ...);
+static void report_error_common(int severity, const char *fmt,
                                 va_list args);
 static int is_suppressed_warning(int severity);
 static void usage(void);
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ int tasm_compatible_mode = FALSE;
 int pass0;
 int maxbits = 0;
 
-static int8_t inname[FILENAME_MAX];
-static int8_t outname[FILENAME_MAX];
-static int8_t listname[FILENAME_MAX];
+static char inname[FILENAME_MAX];
+static char outname[FILENAME_MAX];
+static char listname[FILENAME_MAX];
 static int globallineno;        /* for forward-reference tracking */
 /* static int pass = 0; */
 static struct ofmt *ofmt = NULL;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static enum op_type operating_mode;
  * Which of the suppressible warnings are suppressed. Entry zero
  * doesn't do anything. Initial defaults are given here.
  */
-static int8_t suppressed[1 + ERR_WARN_MAX] = {
+static char suppressed[1 + ERR_WARN_MAX] = {
     0, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, TRUE
 };
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int8_t suppressed[1 + ERR_WARN_MAX] = {
  * The option names for the suppressible warnings. As before, entry
  * zero does nothing.
  */
-static const int8_t *suppressed_names[1 + ERR_WARN_MAX] = {
+static const char *suppressed_names[1 + ERR_WARN_MAX] = {
     NULL, "macro-params", "macro-selfref", "orphan-labels",
         "number-overflow",
     "gnu-elf-extensions"
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static const int8_t *suppressed_names[1 + ERR_WARN_MAX] = {
  * The explanations for the suppressible warnings. As before, entry
  * zero does nothing.
  */
-static const int8_t *suppressed_what[1 + ERR_WARN_MAX] = {
+static const char *suppressed_what[1 + ERR_WARN_MAX] = {
     NULL,
     "macro calls with wrong no. of params",
     "cyclic macro self-references",
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ static const int8_t *suppressed_what[1 + ERR_WARN_MAX] = {
  * not preprocess their source file.
  */
 
-static void no_pp_reset(int8_t *, int, efunc, evalfunc, ListGen *);
-static int8_t *no_pp_getline(void);
+static void no_pp_reset(char *, int, efunc, evalfunc, ListGen *);
+static char *no_pp_getline(void);
 static void no_pp_cleanup(int);
 static Preproc no_pp = {
     no_pp_reset,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int want_usage;
 static int terminate_after_phase;
 int user_nolist = 0;            /* fbk 9/2/00 */
 
-static void nasm_fputs(const int8_t *line, FILE * outfile)
+static void nasm_fputs(const char *line, FILE * outfile)
 {
     if (outfile) {
         fputs(line, outfile);
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     /* define some macros dependent of command-line */
     {
-        int8_t temp[64];
+        char temp[64];
         snprintf(temp, sizeof(temp), "__OUTPUT_FORMAT__=%s\n",
                  ofmt->shortname);
         pp_pre_define(temp);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     switch (operating_mode) {
     case op_depend:
         {
-            int8_t *line;
+            char *line;
             preproc->reset(inname, 0, report_error, evaluate, &nasmlist);
             if (outname[0] == '\0')
                 ofmt->filename(inname, outname, report_error);
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     case op_preprocess:
         {
-            int8_t *line;
-            int8_t *file_name = NULL;
+            char *line;
+            char *file_name = NULL;
             int32_t prior_linnum = 0;
             int lineinc = 0;
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
  * Get a parameter for a command line option.
  * First arg must be in the form of e.g. -f...
  */
-static int8_t *get_param(int8_t *p, int8_t *q, int *advance)
+static char *get_param(char *p, char *q, int *advance)
 {
     *advance = 0;
     if (p[2]) {                 /* the parameter's in the option */
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static int8_t *get_param(int8_t *p, int8_t *q, int *advance)
 }
 
 struct textargs {
-    const int8_t *label;
+    const char *label;
     int value;
 };
 
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ struct textargs textopts[] = {
 };
 
 int stopoptions = 0;
-static int process_arg(int8_t *p, int8_t *q)
+static int process_arg(char *p, char *q)
 {
-    int8_t *param;
+    char *param;
     int i, advance = 0;
 
     if (!p || !p[0])
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static int process_arg(int8_t *p, int8_t *q)
         case 'r':
         case 'v':
             {
-                const int8_t *nasm_version_string =
+                const char *nasm_version_string =
                     "NASM version " NASM_VER " compiled on " __DATE__
 #ifdef DEBUG
                     " with -DDEBUG"
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ static int process_arg(int8_t *p, int8_t *q)
 
 static void process_respfile(FILE * rfile)
 {
-    int8_t *buffer, *p, *q, *prevarg;
+    char *buffer, *p, *q, *prevarg;
     int bufsize, prevargsize;
 
     bufsize = prevargsize = ARG_BUF_DELTA;
@@ -685,10 +685,10 @@ static void process_respfile(FILE * rfile)
  * argv array. Used by the environment variable and response file
  * processing.
  */
-static void process_args(int8_t *args)
+static void process_args(char *args)
 {
-    int8_t *p, *q, *arg, *prevarg;
-    int8_t separator = ' ';
+    char *p, *q, *arg, *prevarg;
+    char separator = ' ';
 
     p = args;
     if (*p && *p != '-')
@@ -709,10 +709,10 @@ static void process_args(int8_t *args)
         process_arg(arg, NULL);
 }
 
-static void parse_cmdline(int argc, int8_t **argv)
+static void parse_cmdline(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     FILE *rfile;
-    int8_t *envreal, *envcopy = NULL, *p, *arg;
+    char *envreal, *envcopy = NULL, *p, *arg;
 
     *inname = *outname = *listname = '\0';
 
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static void parse_cmdline(int argc, int8_t **argv)
              * different to the -@resp file processing below for regular
              * NASM.
              */
-            int8_t *str = malloc(2048);
+            char *str = malloc(2048);
             FILE *f = fopen(&argv[0][1], "r");
             if (!str) {
                 printf("out of memory");
@@ -757,8 +757,10 @@ static void parse_cmdline(int argc, int8_t **argv)
             argv++;
         }
         if (!stopoptions && argv[0][0] == '-' && argv[0][1] == '@') {
-            if ((p = get_param(argv[0], argc > 1 ? argv[1] : NULL, &i))) {
-                if ((rfile = fopen(p, "r"))) {
+	    p = get_param(argv[0], argc > 1 ? argv[1] : NULL, &i);
+            if (p) {
+		rfile = fopen(p, "r");
+                if (rfile) {
                     process_respfile(rfile);
                     fclose(rfile);
                 } else
@@ -775,9 +777,9 @@ static void parse_cmdline(int argc, int8_t **argv)
                      "no input file specified");
 }
 
-static void assemble_file(int8_t *fname)
+static void assemble_file(char *fname)
 {
-    int8_t *directive, *value, *p, *q, *special, *line, debugid[80];
+    char *directive, *value, *p, *q, *special, *line, debugid[80];
     insn output_ins;
     int i, rn_error, validid;
     int32_t seg, offs;
@@ -830,7 +832,8 @@ static void assemble_file(int8_t *fname)
             /* here we parse our directives; this is not handled by the 'real'
              * parser. */
             directive = line;
-            if ((i = getkw(&directive, &value))) {
+	    i = getkw(&directive, &value);
+            if (i) {
                 switch (i) {
                 case 1:        /* [SEGMENT n] */
                     seg = ofmt->section(value, pass2, &sb);
@@ -1336,9 +1339,9 @@ static void assemble_file(int8_t *fname)
 #endif
 }                               /* exit from assemble_file (...) */
 
-static int getkw(int8_t **directive, int8_t **value)
+static int getkw(char **directive, char **value)
 {
-    int8_t *p, *q, *buf;
+    char *p, *q, *buf;
 
     buf = *directive;
 
@@ -1422,7 +1425,7 @@ static int getkw(int8_t **directive, int8_t **value)
  * @param severity the severity of the warning or error 
  * @param fmt the printf style format string
  */
-static void report_error_gnu(int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...)
+static void report_error_gnu(int severity, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
 
@@ -1432,7 +1435,7 @@ static void report_error_gnu(int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...)
     if (severity & ERR_NOFILE)
         fputs("nasm: ", error_file);
     else {
-        int8_t *currentfile = NULL;
+        char *currentfile = NULL;
         int32_t lineno = 0;
         src_get(&lineno, &currentfile);
         fprintf(error_file, "%s:%ld: ", currentfile, lineno);
@@ -1458,7 +1461,7 @@ static void report_error_gnu(int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...)
  * @param severity the severity of the warning or error 
  * @param fmt the printf style format string
  */
-static void report_error_vc(int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...)
+static void report_error_vc(int severity, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
 
@@ -1468,7 +1471,7 @@ static void report_error_vc(int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...)
     if (severity & ERR_NOFILE)
         fputs("nasm: ", error_file);
     else {
-        int8_t *currentfile = NULL;
+        char *currentfile = NULL;
         int32_t lineno = 0;
         src_get(&lineno, &currentfile);
         fprintf(error_file, "%s(%ld) : ", currentfile, lineno);
@@ -1511,7 +1514,7 @@ static int is_suppressed_warning(int severity)
  * @param severity the severity of the warning or error 
  * @param fmt the printf style format string
  */
-static void report_error_common(int severity, const int8_t *fmt,
+static void report_error_common(int severity, const char *fmt,
                                 va_list args)
 {
     switch (severity & ERR_MASK) {
@@ -1581,7 +1584,7 @@ static efunc no_pp_err;
 static ListGen *no_pp_list;
 static int32_t no_pp_lineinc;
 
-static void no_pp_reset(int8_t *file, int pass, efunc error, evalfunc eval,
+static void no_pp_reset(char *file, int pass, efunc error, evalfunc eval,
                         ListGen * listgen)
 {
     src_set_fname(nasm_strdup(file));
@@ -1597,9 +1600,9 @@ static void no_pp_reset(int8_t *file, int pass, efunc error, evalfunc eval,
     (void)eval;                 /* placate compilers */
 }
 
-static int8_t *no_pp_getline(void)
+static char *no_pp_getline(void)
 {
-    int8_t *buffer, *p, *q;
+    char *buffer, *p, *q;
     int bufsize;
 
     bufsize = BUF_DELTA;
@@ -1639,7 +1642,7 @@ static int8_t *no_pp_getline(void)
         if (!strncmp(buffer, "%line", 5)) {
             int32_t ln;
             int li;
-            int8_t *nm = nasm_malloc(strlen(buffer));
+            char *nm = nasm_malloc(strlen(buffer));
             if (sscanf(buffer + 5, "%ld+%d %s", &ln, &li, nm) == 3) {
                 nasm_free(src_set_fname(nm));
                 src_set_linnum(ln);
@@ -1661,7 +1664,7 @@ static void no_pp_cleanup(int pass)
     fclose(no_pp_fp);
 }
 
-static uint32_t get_cpu(int8_t *value)
+static uint32_t get_cpu(char *value)
 {
 
     if (!strcmp(value, "8086"))
@@ -1702,7 +1705,7 @@ static uint32_t get_cpu(int8_t *value)
     return IF_PLEVEL;           /* the maximum level */
 }
 
-static int get_bits(int8_t *value)
+static int get_bits(char *value)
 {
     int i;
 
diff --git a/nasm.h b/nasm.h
index d371471..274a912 100644
--- a/nasm.h
+++ b/nasm.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #define NASM_NASM_H
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include "version.h"            /* generated NASM version macros */
 
 #ifndef NULL
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ struct ofmt;
 /*
  * An error reporting function should look like this.
  */
-typedef void (*efunc) (int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...);
+typedef void (*efunc) (int severity, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 /*
  * These are the error severity codes which get passed as the first
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ typedef void (*efunc) (int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...);
 /*
  * A label-lookup function should look like this.
  */
-typedef int (*lfunc) (int8_t *label, int32_t *segment, int32_t *offset);
+typedef int (*lfunc) (char *label, int32_t *segment, int32_t *offset);
 
 /*
  * And a label-definition function like this. The boolean parameter
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ typedef int (*lfunc) (int8_t *label, int32_t *segment, int32_t *offset);
  * should affect the local-label system), or something odder like
  * an EQU or a segment-base symbol, which shouldn't.
  */
-typedef void (*ldfunc) (int8_t *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                        int8_t *special, int is_norm, int isextrn,
+typedef void (*ldfunc) (char *label, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                        char *special, int is_norm, int isextrn,
                         struct ofmt * ofmt, efunc error);
 
 /*
@@ -127,10 +128,10 @@ typedef struct {
     /*
      * Called to initialize the listing file generator. Before this
      * is called, the other routines will silently do nothing when
-     * called. The `int8_t *' parameter is the file name to write the
+     * called. The `char *' parameter is the file name to write the
      * listing to.
      */
-    void (*init) (int8_t *, efunc);
+    void (*init) (char *, efunc);
 
     /*
      * Called to clear stuff up and close the listing file.
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ typedef struct {
      * whether the line came directly from an input file or is the
      * result of a multi-line macro expansion.
      */
-    void (*line) (int, int8_t *);
+    void (*line) (int, char *);
 
     /*
      * Called to change one of the various levelled mechanisms in
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ typedef struct {
 struct tokenval {
     int t_type;
     int64_t t_integer, t_inttwo;
-    int8_t *t_charptr;
+    char *t_charptr;
 };
 typedef int (*scanner) (void *private_data, struct tokenval * tv);
 
@@ -300,14 +301,14 @@ typedef struct {
      * of the pass, an error reporting function, an evaluator
      * function, and a listing generator to talk to.
      */
-    void (*reset) (int8_t *, int, efunc, evalfunc, ListGen *);
+    void (*reset) (char *, int, efunc, evalfunc, ListGen *);
 
     /*
      * Called to fetch a line of preprocessed source. The line
      * returned has been malloc'ed, and so should be freed after
      * use.
      */
-    int8_t *(*getline) (void);
+    char *(*getline) (void);
 
     /*
      * Called at the end of a pass.
@@ -493,7 +494,7 @@ typedef struct {                /* operand to an instruction */
 typedef struct extop {          /* extended operand */
     struct extop *next;         /* linked list */
     int32_t type;               /* defined above */
-    int8_t *stringval;          /* if it's a string, then here it is */
+    char *stringval;          /* if it's a string, then here it is */
     int stringlen;              /* ... and here's how long it is */
     int32_t segment;            /* if it's a number/address, then... */
     int64_t offset;             /* ... it's given here ... */
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ typedef struct extop {          /* extended operand */
 #define MAXPREFIX 4
 
 typedef struct {                /* an instruction itself */
-    int8_t *label;              /* the label defined, or NULL */
+    char *label;              /* the label defined, or NULL */
     int prefixes[MAXPREFIX];    /* instruction prefixes, if any */
     int nprefix;                /* number of entries in above */
     int opcode;                 /* the opcode - not just the string */
@@ -531,12 +532,12 @@ struct ofmt {
      * This is a short (one-liner) description of the type of
      * output generated by the driver.
      */
-    const int8_t *fullname;
+    const char *fullname;
 
     /*
      * This is a single keyword used to select the driver.
      */
-    const int8_t *shortname;
+    const char *shortname;
     
 
     /*
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ struct ofmt {
      * It is set to NULL in all the out modules and is not implemented
      * in the main program
      */
-    const int8_t *helpstring;
+    const char *helpstring;
 
     /*
      * this is a pointer to the first element of the debug information
@@ -561,13 +562,13 @@ struct ofmt {
     struct dfmt *current_dfmt;
 
     /*
-     * This, if non-NULL, is a NULL-terminated list of `int8_t *'s
+     * This, if non-NULL, is a NULL-terminated list of `char *'s
      * pointing to extra standard macros supplied by the object
      * format (e.g. a sensible initial default value of __SECT__,
      * and user-level equivalents for any format-specific
      * directives).
      */
-    const int8_t **stdmac;
+    const char **stdmac;
 
     /*
      * This procedure is called at the start of an output session.
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ struct ofmt {
      * and the second parameter gives the value.  This function returns
      * 1 if recognized, 0 if unrecognized
      */
-    int (*setinfo) (enum geninfo type, int8_t **string);
+    int (*setinfo) (enum geninfo type, char **string);
 
     /*
      * This procedure is called by assemble() to write actual
@@ -627,8 +628,8 @@ struct ofmt {
      * been an EXTERN, a COMMON or a GLOBAL. The distinction should
      * be obvious to the output format from the other parameters.
      */
-    void (*symdef) (int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int is_global,
-                    int8_t *special);
+    void (*symdef) (char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int is_global,
+                    char *special);
 
     /*
      * This procedure is called when the source code requests a
@@ -645,7 +646,7 @@ struct ofmt {
      * the segment, by setting `*bits' to 16 or 32. Or, if it
      * doesn't wish to define a default, it can leave `bits' alone.
      */
-    int32_t (*section) (int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits);
+    int32_t (*section) (char *name, int pass, int *bits);
 
     /*
      * This procedure is called to modify the segment base values
@@ -676,7 +677,7 @@ struct ofmt {
      * should also return non-zero if it correctly processes the
      * directive.
      */
-    int (*directive) (int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass);
+    int (*directive) (char *directive, char *value, int pass);
 
     /*
      * This procedure is called before anything else - even before
@@ -695,7 +696,7 @@ struct ofmt {
      * The parameter `outname' points to an area of storage
      * guaranteed to be at least FILENAME_MAX in size.
      */
-    void (*filename) (int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error);
+    void (*filename) (char *inname, char *outname, efunc error);
 
     /*
      * This procedure is called after assembly finishes, to allow
@@ -748,12 +749,12 @@ struct dfmt {
      * This is a short (one-liner) description of the type of
      * output generated by the driver.
      */
-    const int8_t *fullname;
+    const char *fullname;
 
     /*
      * This is a single keyword used to select the driver.
      */
-    const int8_t *shortname;
+    const char *shortname;
 
     /*
      * init - called initially to set up local pointer to object format, 
@@ -766,7 +767,7 @@ struct dfmt {
      * linenum - called any time there is output with a change of
      * line number or file.
      */
-    void (*linenum) (const int8_t *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t segto);
+    void (*linenum) (const char *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t segto);
 
     /*
      * debug_deflabel - called whenever a label is defined. Parameters
@@ -774,8 +775,8 @@ struct dfmt {
      * would be called before the output format version.
      */
 
-    void (*debug_deflabel) (int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                            int is_global, int8_t *special);
+    void (*debug_deflabel) (char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                            int is_global, char *special);
     /*
      * debug_directive - called whenever a DEBUG directive other than 'LINE'
      * is encountered. 'directive' contains the first parameter to the
@@ -784,7 +785,7 @@ struct dfmt {
      * function with 'directive' equal to "VAR" and 'params' equal to 
      * "_somevar:int".
      */
-    void (*debug_directive) (const int8_t *directive, const int8_t *params);
+    void (*debug_directive) (const char *directive, const char *params);
 
     /*
      * typevalue - called whenever the assembler wishes to register a type
diff --git a/nasmlib.c b/nasmlib.c
index f1c819f..37c19dd 100644
--- a/nasmlib.c
+++ b/nasmlib.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void nasm_set_malloc_error(efunc error)
 }
 
 #ifdef LOGALLOC
-void *nasm_malloc_log(int8_t *file, int line, size_t size)
+void *nasm_malloc_log(char *file, int line, size_t size)
 #else
 void *nasm_malloc(size_t size)
 #endif
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void *nasm_malloc(size_t size)
 }
 
 #ifdef LOGALLOC
-void *nasm_realloc_log(int8_t *file, int line, void *q, size_t size)
+void *nasm_realloc_log(char *file, int line, void *q, size_t size)
 #else
 void *nasm_realloc(void *q, size_t size)
 #endif
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void *nasm_realloc(void *q, size_t size)
 }
 
 #ifdef LOGALLOC
-void nasm_free_log(int8_t *file, int line, void *q)
+void nasm_free_log(char *file, int line, void *q)
 #else
 void nasm_free(void *q)
 #endif
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ void nasm_free(void *q)
 }
 
 #ifdef LOGALLOC
-int8_t *nasm_strdup_log(int8_t *file, int line, const int8_t *s)
+char *nasm_strdup_log(char *file, int line, const char *s)
 #else
-int8_t *nasm_strdup(const int8_t *s)
+char *nasm_strdup(const char *s)
 #endif
 {
-    int8_t *p;
+    char *p;
     int size = strlen(s) + 1;
 
     p = malloc(size);
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ int8_t *nasm_strdup(const int8_t *s)
 }
 
 #ifdef LOGALLOC
-int8_t *nasm_strndup_log(int8_t *file, int line, int8_t *s, size_t len)
+char *nasm_strndup_log(char *file, int line, char *s, size_t len)
 #else
-int8_t *nasm_strndup(int8_t *s, size_t len)
+char *nasm_strndup(char *s, size_t len)
 #endif
 {
-    int8_t *p;
+    char *p;
     int size = len + 1;
 
     p = malloc(size);
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int8_t *nasm_strndup(int8_t *s, size_t len)
 }
 
 #if !defined(stricmp) && !defined(strcasecmp)
-int nasm_stricmp(const int8_t *s1, const int8_t *s2)
+int nasm_stricmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
 {
     while (*s1 && tolower(*s1) == tolower(*s2))
         s1++, s2++;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int nasm_stricmp(const int8_t *s1, const int8_t *s2)
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(strnicmp) && !defined(strncasecmp)
-int nasm_strnicmp(const int8_t *s1, const int8_t *s2, int n)
+int nasm_strnicmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, int n)
 {
     while (n > 0 && *s1 && tolower(*s1) == tolower(*s2))
         s1++, s2++, n--;
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ int nasm_strnicmp(const int8_t *s1, const int8_t *s2, int n)
 #define lib_isnumchar(c)   ( isalnum(c) || (c) == '$')
 #define numvalue(c)  ((c)>='a' ? (c)-'a'+10 : (c)>='A' ? (c)-'A'+10 : (c)-'0')
 
-int64_t readnum(int8_t *str, int *error)
+int64_t readnum(char *str, int *error)
 {
-    int8_t *r = str, *q;
+    char *r = str, *q;
     int32_t radix;
     uint64_t result, checklimit;
     int digit, last;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int64_t readnum(int8_t *str, int *error)
     return result * sign;
 }
 
-int64_t readstrnum(int8_t *str, int length, int *warn)
+int64_t readstrnum(char *str, int length, int *warn)
 {
     int64_t charconst = 0;
     int i;
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ void fwriteint32_t(int32_t data, FILE * fp)
     fputc((int)((data >> 24) & 255), fp);
 }
 
-void standard_extension(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, int8_t *extension,
+void standard_extension(char *inname, char *outname, char *extension,
                         efunc error)
 {
-    int8_t *p, *q;
+    char *p, *q;
 
     if (*outname)               /* file name already exists, */
         return;                 /* so do nothing */
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ void *saa_wstruct(struct SAA *s)
 
 void saa_wbytes(struct SAA *s, const void *data, int32_t len)
 {
-    const int8_t *d = data;
+    const char *d = data;
 
     while (len > 0) {
         int32_t l = s->end->length - s->end->posn;
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ void *saa_rbytes(struct SAA *s, int32_t *len)
 
 void saa_rnbytes(struct SAA *s, void *data, int32_t len)
 {
-    int8_t *d = data;
+    char *d = data;
 
     while (len > 0) {
         int32_t l;
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void saa_fread(struct SAA *s, int32_t posn, void *data, int32_t len)
 {
     struct SAA *p;
     int64_t pos;
-    int8_t *cdata = data;
+    char *cdata = data;
 
     if (!s->rptr || posn < s->rptr->start)
         saa_rewind(s);
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ void saa_fwrite(struct SAA *s, int32_t posn, void *data, int32_t len)
 {
     struct SAA *p;
     int64_t pos;
-    int8_t *cdata = data;
+    char *cdata = data;
 
     if (!s->rptr || posn < s->rptr->start)
         saa_rewind(s);
@@ -646,11 +646,12 @@ void saa_fwrite(struct SAA *s, int32_t posn, void *data, int32_t len)
 
 void saa_fpwrite(struct SAA *s, FILE * fp)
 {
-    int8_t *data;
+    char *data;
     int32_t len;
 
     saa_rewind(s);
-    while ((data = saa_rbytes(s, &len)))
+//    while ((data = saa_rbytes(s, &len)))
+    for (; (data = saa_rbytes(s, &len));)
         fwrite(data, 1, len, fp);
 }
 
@@ -659,11 +660,11 @@ void saa_fpwrite(struct SAA *s, FILE * fp)
  * by the scanner.
  */
 #include "names.c"
-static const int8_t *special_names[] = {
+static const char *special_names[] = {
     "byte", "dword", "far", "long", "near", "nosplit", "qword",
     "short", "strict", "to", "tword", "word"
 };
-static const int8_t *prefix_names[] = {
+static const char *prefix_names[] = {
     "a16", "a32", "lock", "o16", "o32", "rep", "repe", "repne",
     "repnz", "repz", "times"
 };
@@ -673,7 +674,7 @@ static const int8_t *prefix_names[] = {
  * formats. It keeps a succession of temporary-storage strings in
  * stdscan_tempstorage, which can be cleared using stdscan_reset.
  */
-static int8_t **stdscan_tempstorage = NULL;
+static char **stdscan_tempstorage = NULL;
 static int stdscan_tempsize = 0, stdscan_templen = 0;
 #define STDSCAN_TEMP_DELTA 256
 
@@ -698,9 +699,9 @@ void nasmlib_cleanup(void)
     nasm_free(stdscan_tempstorage);
 }
 
-static int8_t *stdscan_copy(int8_t *p, int len)
+static char *stdscan_copy(char *p, int len)
 {
-    int8_t *text;
+    char *text;
 
     text = nasm_malloc(len + 1);
     strncpy(text, p, len);
@@ -710,17 +711,17 @@ static int8_t *stdscan_copy(int8_t *p, int len)
         stdscan_tempsize += STDSCAN_TEMP_DELTA;
         stdscan_tempstorage = nasm_realloc(stdscan_tempstorage,
                                            stdscan_tempsize *
-                                           sizeof(int8_t *));
+                                           sizeof(char *));
     }
     stdscan_tempstorage[stdscan_templen++] = text;
 
     return text;
 }
 
-int8_t *stdscan_bufptr = NULL;
+char *stdscan_bufptr = NULL;
 int stdscan(void *private_data, struct tokenval *tv)
 {
-    int8_t ourcopy[MAX_KEYWORD + 1], *r, *s;
+    char ourcopy[MAX_KEYWORD + 1], *r, *s;
 
     (void)private_data;         /* Don't warn that this parameter is unused */
 
@@ -768,7 +769,7 @@ int stdscan(void *private_data, struct tokenval *tv)
         }
         for (i = 0; i < elements(icn); i++)
             if (!strncmp(ourcopy, icn[i], strlen(icn[i]))) {
-                int8_t *p = ourcopy + strlen(icn[i]);
+                char *p = ourcopy + strlen(icn[i]);
                 tv->t_integer = ico[i];
                 if ((tv->t_inttwo = bsi(p, conditions,
                                         elements(conditions))) >= 0)
@@ -829,7 +830,7 @@ int stdscan(void *private_data, struct tokenval *tv)
         tv->t_charptr = NULL;
         return tv->t_type = TOKEN_NUM;
     } else if (*stdscan_bufptr == '\'' || *stdscan_bufptr == '"') {     /* a char constant */
-        int8_t quote = *stdscan_bufptr++, *r;
+        char quote = *stdscan_bufptr++, *r;
         int rn_warn;
         r = tv->t_charptr = stdscan_bufptr;
         while (*stdscan_bufptr && *stdscan_bufptr != quote)
@@ -1032,7 +1033,7 @@ int32_t reloc_wrt(expr * vect)
 /*
  * Binary search.
  */
-int bsi(int8_t *string, const int8_t **array, int size)
+int bsi(char *string, const char **array, int size)
 {
     int i = -1, j = size;       /* always, i < index < j */
     while (j - i >= 2) {
@@ -1048,12 +1049,12 @@ int bsi(int8_t *string, const int8_t **array, int size)
     return -1;                  /* we haven't got it :( */
 }
 
-static int8_t *file_name = NULL;
+static char *file_name = NULL;
 static int32_t line_number = 0;
 
-int8_t *src_set_fname(int8_t *newname)
+char *src_set_fname(char *newname)
 {
-    int8_t *oldname = file_name;
+    char *oldname = file_name;
     file_name = newname;
     return oldname;
 }
@@ -1070,7 +1071,7 @@ int32_t src_get_linnum(void)
     return line_number;
 }
 
-int src_get(int32_t *xline, int8_t **xname)
+int src_get(int32_t *xline, char **xname)
 {
     if (!file_name || !*xname || strcmp(*xname, file_name)) {
         nasm_free(*xname);
@@ -1086,11 +1087,11 @@ int src_get(int32_t *xline, int8_t **xname)
     return 0;
 }
 
-void nasm_quote(int8_t **str)
+void nasm_quote(char **str)
 {
     int ln = strlen(*str);
-    int8_t q = (*str)[0];
-    int8_t *p;
+    char q = (*str)[0];
+    char *p;
     if (ln > 1 && (*str)[ln - 1] == q && (q == '"' || q == '\''))
         return;
     q = '"';
@@ -1104,9 +1105,9 @@ void nasm_quote(int8_t **str)
     *str = p;
 }
 
-int8_t *nasm_strcat(int8_t *one, int8_t *two)
+char *nasm_strcat(char *one, char *two)
 {
-    int8_t *rslt;
+    char *rslt;
     int l1 = strlen(one);
     rslt = nasm_malloc(l1 + strlen(two) + 1);
     strcpy(rslt, one);
@@ -1117,14 +1118,14 @@ int8_t *nasm_strcat(int8_t *one, int8_t *two)
 void null_debug_init(struct ofmt *of, void *id, FILE * fp, efunc error)
 {
 }
-void null_debug_linenum(const int8_t *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t segto)
+void null_debug_linenum(const char *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t segto)
 {
 }
-void null_debug_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                         int is_global, int8_t *special)
+void null_debug_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                         int is_global, char *special)
 {
 }
-void null_debug_routine(const int8_t *directive, const int8_t *params)
+void null_debug_routine(const char *directive, const char *params)
 {
 }
 void null_debug_typevalue(int32_t type)
diff --git a/nasmlib.h b/nasmlib.h
index b353478..f6e4a3b 100644
--- a/nasmlib.h
+++ b/nasmlib.h
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ void nasm_set_malloc_error(efunc);
 void *nasm_malloc(size_t);
 void *nasm_realloc(void *, size_t);
 void nasm_free(void *);
-int8_t *nasm_strdup(const int8_t *);
-int8_t *nasm_strndup(int8_t *, size_t);
+char *nasm_strdup(const char *);
+char *nasm_strndup(char *, size_t);
 #else
-void *nasm_malloc_log(int8_t *, int, size_t);
-void *nasm_realloc_log(int8_t *, int, void *, size_t);
-void nasm_free_log(int8_t *, int, void *);
-int8_t *nasm_strdup_log(int8_t *, int, const int8_t *);
-int8_t *nasm_strndup_log(int8_t *, int, int8_t *, size_t);
+void *nasm_malloc_log(char *, int, size_t);
+void *nasm_realloc_log(char *, int, void *, size_t);
+void nasm_free_log(char *, int, void *);
+char *nasm_strdup_log(char *, int, const char *);
+char *nasm_strndup_log(char *, int, char *, size_t);
 #define nasm_malloc(x) nasm_malloc_log(__FILE__,__LINE__,x)
 #define nasm_realloc(x,y) nasm_realloc_log(__FILE__,__LINE__,x,y)
 #define nasm_free(x) nasm_free_log(__FILE__,__LINE__,x)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int8_t *nasm_strndup_log(int8_t *, int, int8_t *, size_t);
 #define nasm_stricmp strcasecmp
 #endif
 #else
-int nasm_stricmp(const int8_t *, const int8_t *);
+int nasm_stricmp(const char *, const char *);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(strnicmp) || defined(strncasecmp)
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ int nasm_stricmp(const int8_t *, const int8_t *);
 #define nasm_strnicmp strncasecmp
 #endif
 #else
-int nasm_strnicmp(const int8_t *, const int8_t *, int);
+int nasm_strnicmp(const char *, const char *, int);
 #endif
 
 /*
  * Convert a string into a number, using NASM number rules. Sets
  * `*error' to TRUE if an error occurs, and FALSE otherwise.
  */
-int64_t readnum(int8_t *str, int *error);
+int64_t readnum(char *str, int *error);
 
 /*
  * Convert a character constant into a number. Sets
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int64_t readnum(int8_t *str, int *error);
  * str points to and length covers the middle of the string,
  * without the quotes.
  */
-int64_t readstrnum(int8_t *str, int length, int *warn);
+int64_t readstrnum(char *str, int length, int *warn);
 
 /*
  * seg_init: Initialise the segment-number allocator.
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int32_t seg_alloc(void);
  * function to add an extension to the name of the input file
  */
 #ifdef NASM_NASM_H
-void standard_extension(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, int8_t *extension,
+void standard_extension(char *inname, char *outname, char *extension,
                         efunc error);
 #endif
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ struct SAA {
      */
     struct SAA *next, *end, *rptr;
     int32_t elem_len, length, posn, start, rpos;
-    int8_t *data;
+    char *data;
 };
 
 struct SAA *saa_init(int32_t elem_len);    /* 1 == byte */
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void saa_fpwrite(struct SAA *, FILE *);
 /*
  * Standard scanner.
  */
-extern int8_t *stdscan_bufptr;
+extern char *stdscan_bufptr;
 void stdscan_reset(void);
 int stdscan(void *private_data, struct tokenval *tv);
 #endif
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ int32_t reloc_wrt(expr *);
  * matching `string', or <0 if no match. `array' is taken to
  * contain `size' elements.
  */
-int bsi(int8_t *string, const int8_t **array, int size);
+int bsi(char *string, const char **array, int size);
 
-int8_t *src_set_fname(int8_t *newname);
+char *src_set_fname(char *newname);
 int32_t src_set_linnum(int32_t newline);
 int32_t src_get_linnum(void);
 /*
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ int32_t src_get_linnum(void);
  * It return 0 if the information was the same as the last time you
  * checked, -1 if the name changed and (new-old) if just the line changed.
  */
-int src_get(int32_t *xline, int8_t **xname);
+int src_get(int32_t *xline, char **xname);
 
-void nasm_quote(int8_t **str);
-int8_t *nasm_strcat(int8_t *one, int8_t *two);
+void nasm_quote(char **str);
+char *nasm_strcat(char *one, char *two);
 void nasmlib_cleanup(void);
 
-void null_debug_routine(const int8_t *directive, const int8_t *params);
+void null_debug_routine(const char *directive, const char *params);
 extern struct dfmt null_debug_form;
 extern struct dfmt *null_debug_arr[2];
 
diff --git a/ndisasm.c b/ndisasm.c
index 7e540af..b531232 100644
--- a/ndisasm.c
+++ b/ndisasm.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #define BPL 8                   /* bytes per line of hex dump */
 
-static const int8_t *help =
+static const char *help =
     "usage: ndisasm [-a] [-i] [-h] [-r] [-u] [-b bits] [-o origin] [-s sync...]\n"
     "               [-e bytes] [-k start,bytes] [-p vendor] file\n"
     "   -a or -i activates auto (intelligent) sync\n"
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ static const int8_t *help =
     "   -k avoids disassembling <bytes> bytes from position <start>\n"
     "   -p selects the preferred vendor instruction set (intel, amd, cyrix, idt)\n";
 
-static void output_ins(uint32_t, uint8_t *, int, int8_t *);
+static void output_ins(uint32_t, uint8_t *, int, char *);
 static void skip(uint32_t dist, FILE * fp);
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     uint8_t buffer[INSN_MAX * 2], *p, *q;
-    int8_t outbuf[256];
-    int8_t *pname = *argv;
-    int8_t *filename = NULL;
+    char outbuf[256];
+    char *pname = *argv;
+    char *filename = NULL;
     uint32_t nextsync, synclen, initskip = 0L;
     int lenread;
     int32_t lendis;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     init_sync();
 
     while (--argc) {
-        int8_t *v, *vv, *p = *++argv;
+        char *v, *vv, *p = *++argv;
         if (*p == '-' && p[1]) {
             p++;
             while (*p)
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 }
 
 static void output_ins(uint32_t offset, uint8_t *data,
-                       int datalen, int8_t *insn)
+                       int datalen, char *insn)
 {
     int bytes;
     fprintf(stdout, "%08lX  ", offset);
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static void output_ins(uint32_t offset, uint8_t *data,
  */
 static void skip(uint32_t dist, FILE * fp)
 {
-    int8_t buffer[256];           /* should fit on most stacks :-) */
+    char buffer[256];           /* should fit on most stacks :-) */
 
     /*
      * Got to be careful with fseek: at least one fseek I've tried
diff --git a/outform.c b/outform.c
index 546f0c0..1cdd5be 100644
--- a/outform.c
+++ b/outform.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 static int ndrivers = 0;
 
-struct ofmt *ofmt_find(int8_t *name)
+struct ofmt *ofmt_find(char *name)
 {                               /* find driver */
     int i;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct ofmt *ofmt_find(int8_t *name)
 
     return NULL;
 }
-struct dfmt *dfmt_find(struct ofmt *ofmt, int8_t *name)
+struct dfmt *dfmt_find(struct ofmt *ofmt, char *name)
 {                               /* find driver */
     struct dfmt **dfmt = ofmt->debug_formats;
     while (*dfmt) {
diff --git a/outform.h b/outform.h
index 97af86f..763408a 100644
--- a/outform.h
+++ b/outform.h
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ struct ofmt *drivers[] = {
 
 #endif                          /* BUILD_DRIVERS_ARRAY */
 
-struct ofmt *ofmt_find(int8_t *);
-struct dfmt *dfmt_find(struct ofmt *, int8_t *);
+struct ofmt *ofmt_find(char *);
+struct dfmt *dfmt_find(struct ofmt *, char *);
 void ofmt_list(struct ofmt *, FILE *);
 void dfmt_list(struct ofmt *ofmt, FILE * fp);
 struct ofmt *ofmt_register(efunc error);
diff --git a/output/outaout.c b/output/outaout.c
index e250767..b6164f5 100644
--- a/output/outaout.c
+++ b/output/outaout.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct Symbol {
     int32_t segment;               /* back-reference used by gsym_reloc */
     struct Symbol *next;        /* list of globals in each section */
     struct Symbol *nextfwd;     /* list of unresolved-size symbols */
-    int8_t *name;                 /* for unresolved-size symbols */
+    char *name;                 /* for unresolved-size symbols */
     int32_t symnum;                /* index into symbol table */
 };
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void aout_cleanup(int debuginfo)
     saa_free(strs);
 }
 
-static int32_t aout_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t aout_section_names(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
     /*
      * Default to 32 bits.
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ static int32_t aout_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
         return NO_SEG;
 }
 
-static void aout_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                          int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void aout_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                          int is_global, char *special)
 {
     int pos = strslen + 4;
     struct Symbol *sym;
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void aout_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
             if (!strcmp((*s)->name, name)) {
                 struct tokenval tokval;
                 expr *e;
-                int8_t *p = special;
+                char *p = special;
 
                 while (*p && !isspace(*p))
                     p++;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void aout_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
                 struct tokenval tokval;
                 expr *e;
                 int fwd = FALSE;
-                int8_t *saveme = stdscan_bufptr;  /* bugfix? fbk 8/10/00 */
+                char *saveme = stdscan_bufptr;  /* bugfix? fbk 8/10/00 */
 
                 if (!bsd) {
                     error(ERR_NONFATAL, "Linux a.out does not support"
@@ -886,24 +886,24 @@ static int32_t aout_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;
 }
 
-static int aout_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
+static int aout_directive(char *directive, char *value, int pass)
 {
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void aout_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void aout_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".o", error);
 }
 
-static const int8_t *aout_stdmac[] = {
+static const char *aout_stdmac[] = {
     "%define __SECT__ [section .text]",
     "%macro __NASM_CDecl__ 1",
     "%endmacro",
     NULL
 };
 
-static int aout_set_info(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int aout_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/output/outas86.c b/output/outas86.c
index b75fd5f..c2c5e92 100644
--- a/output/outas86.c
+++ b/output/outas86.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct Section {
     struct Piece *head, *last, **tail;
 };
 
-static int8_t as86_module[FILENAME_MAX];
+static char as86_module[FILENAME_MAX];
 
 static struct Section stext, sdata;
 static uint32_t bsslen;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static efunc error;
 
 static void as86_write(void);
 static void as86_write_section(struct Section *, int);
-static int as86_add_string(int8_t *name);
+static int as86_add_string(char *name);
 static void as86_sect_write(struct Section *, const uint8_t *,
                             uint32_t);
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void as86_cleanup(int debuginfo)
     saa_free(strs);
 }
 
-static int32_t as86_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t as86_section_names(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
     /*
      * Default is 16 bits.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int32_t as86_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
         return NO_SEG;
 }
 
-static int as86_add_string(int8_t *name)
+static int as86_add_string(char *name)
 {
     int pos = strslen;
     int length = strlen(name);
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ static int as86_add_string(int8_t *name)
     return pos;
 }
 
-static void as86_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                          int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void as86_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                          int is_global, char *special)
 {
     struct Symbol *sym;
 
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static void as86_write_section(struct Section *sect, int index)
              */
             length = p->bytes;
             do {
-                int8_t buf[64];
+                char buf[64];
                 int32_t tmplen = (length > 64 ? 64 : length);
                 fputc(0x40 | (tmplen & 0x3F), as86fp);
                 saa_rnbytes(sect->data, buf, tmplen);
@@ -576,14 +576,14 @@ static int32_t as86_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;
 }
 
-static int as86_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
+static int as86_directive(char *directive, char *value, int pass)
 {
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void as86_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void as86_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
-    int8_t *p;
+    char *p;
 
     if ((p = strrchr(inname, '.')) != NULL) {
         strncpy(as86_module, inname, p - inname);
@@ -594,18 +594,18 @@ static void as86_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".o", error);
 }
 
-static const int8_t *as86_stdmac[] = {
+static const char *as86_stdmac[] = {
     "%define __SECT__ [section .text]",
     "%macro __NASM_CDecl__ 1",
     "%endmacro",
     NULL
 };
 
-static int as86_set_info(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int as86_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     return 0;
 }
-void as86_linenumber(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int is_main,
+void as86_linenumber(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int is_main,
                      int lineno)
 {
 }
diff --git a/output/outbin.c b/output/outbin.c
index cd46752..89465e3 100644
--- a/output/outbin.c
+++ b/output/outbin.c
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ static efunc error;
 
 /* This struct is used to keep track of symbols for map-file generation. */
 static struct bin_label {
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     struct bin_label *next;
 } *no_seg_labels, **nsl_tail;
 
 static struct Section {
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     struct SAA *contents;
     int32_t length;                /* section length in bytes */
 
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ static struct Section {
     uint32_t valign;       /* notional section alignment */
     uint32_t start;        /* section start address */
     uint32_t vstart;       /* section virtual start address */
-    int8_t *follows;              /* the section that this one will follow */
-    int8_t *vfollows;             /* the section that this one will notionally follow */
+    char *follows;              /* the section that this one will follow */
+    char *vfollows;             /* the section that this one will notionally follow */
     int32_t start_index;           /* NASM section id for non-relocated version */
     int32_t vstart_index;          /* the NASM section id */
 
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ static struct Reloc {
     struct Section *target;
 } *relocs, **reloctail;
 
-extern int8_t *stdscan_bufptr;
-extern int lookup_label(int8_t *label, int32_t *segment, int32_t *offset);
+extern char *stdscan_bufptr;
+extern int lookup_label(char *label, int32_t *segment, int32_t *offset);
 
 static uint8_t format_mode;       /* 0 = original bin, 1 = extended bin */
 static int32_t current_section;    /* only really needed if format_mode = 0 */
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ static int origin_defined;
 #define MAP_SECTIONS     4
 #define MAP_SYMBOLS      8
 static int map_control = 0;
-static int8_t *infile, *outfile;
+static char *infile, *outfile;
 
-static const int8_t *bin_stdmac[] = {
+static const char *bin_stdmac[] = {
     "%define __SECT__ [section .text]",
     "%imacro org 1+.nolist",
     "[org %1]",
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static void add_reloc(struct Section *s, int32_t bytes, int32_t secref,
     r->target = s;
 }
 
-static struct Section *find_section_by_name(const int8_t *name)
+static struct Section *find_section_by_name(const char *name)
 {
     struct Section *s;
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static struct Section *find_section_by_index(int32_t index)
     return s;
 }
 
-static struct Section *create_section(int8_t *name)
+static struct Section *create_section(char *name)
 {                               /* Create a new section. */
     last_section->next = nasm_malloc(sizeof(struct Section));
     last_section->next->ifollows = last_section;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static void bin_cleanup(int debuginfo)
     /* Step 7: Generate the map file. */
 
     if (map_control) {
-        const int8_t *not_defined = { "not defined" };
+        const char *not_defined = { "not defined" };
 
         /* Display input and output file names. */
         fprintf(rf, "\n- NASM Map file ");
@@ -835,8 +835,8 @@ static void bin_out(int32_t segto, const void *data, uint32_t type,
     }
 }
 
-static void bin_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                         int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void bin_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                         int is_global, char *special)
 {
     (void)segment;              /* Don't warn that this parameter is unused */
     (void)offset;               /* Don't warn that this parameter is unused */
@@ -876,13 +876,13 @@ enum { ATTRIB_START, ATTRIB_ALIGN, ATTRIB_FOLLOWS,
     ATTRIB_NOBITS, ATTRIB_PROGBITS
 };
 
-static int bin_read_attribute(int8_t **line, int *attribute,
+static int bin_read_attribute(char **line, int *attribute,
                               uint32_t *value)
 {
     expr *e;
     int attrib_name_size;
     struct tokenval tokval;
-    int8_t *exp;
+    char *exp;
 
     /* Skip whitespace. */
     while (**line && isspace(**line))
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ static int bin_read_attribute(int8_t **line, int *attribute,
             (*line)++;
         }
     } else {
-        int8_t c;
+        char c;
         int pcount = 1;
 
         /* Full expression (delimited by parenthesis) */
@@ -1004,11 +1004,11 @@ static int bin_read_attribute(int8_t **line, int *attribute,
     return 1;
 }
 
-static void bin_assign_attributes(struct Section *sec, int8_t *astring)
+static void bin_assign_attributes(struct Section *sec, char *astring)
 {
     int attribute, check;
     uint32_t value;
-    int8_t *p;
+    char *p;
 
     while (1) {                 /* Get the next attribute. */
         check = bin_read_attribute(&astring, &attribute, &value);
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ static void bin_define_section_labels()
 {
     static int labels_defined = 0;
     struct Section *sec;
-    int8_t *label_name;
+    char *label_name;
     size_t base_len;
 
     if (labels_defined)
@@ -1222,9 +1222,9 @@ static void bin_define_section_labels()
     labels_defined = 1;
 }
 
-static int32_t bin_secname(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t bin_secname(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
-    int8_t *p;
+    char *p;
     struct Section *sec;
 
     /* bin_secname is called with *name = NULL at the start of each
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ static int32_t bin_secname(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
     return current_section;
 }
 
-static int bin_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *args, int pass)
+static int bin_directive(char *directive, char *args, int pass)
 {
     /* Handle ORG directive */
     if (!nasm_stricmp(directive, "org")) {
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ static int bin_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *args, int pass)
     /* The 'map' directive allows the user to generate section
      * and symbol information to stdout, stderr, or to a file. */
     else if (format_mode && !nasm_stricmp(directive, "map")) {
-        int8_t *p;
+        char *p;
 
         if (pass != 1)
             return 1;
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ static int bin_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *args, int pass)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void bin_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void bin_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
     standard_extension(inname, outname, "", error);
     infile = inname;
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ static int32_t bin_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;
 }
 
-static int bin_set_info(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int bin_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/output/outcoff.c b/output/outcoff.c
index bdcc4ce..78331ea 100644
--- a/output/outcoff.c
+++ b/output/outcoff.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct Reloc {
 };
 
 struct Symbol {
-    int8_t name[9];
+    char name[9];
     int32_t strpos;                /* string table position of name */
     int section;                /* section number where it's defined
                                  * - in COFF codes, not NASM codes */
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct Symbol {
 
 static FILE *coffp;
 static efunc error;
-static int8_t coff_infile[FILENAME_MAX];
+static char coff_infile[FILENAME_MAX];
 
 struct Section {
     struct SAA *data;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct Section {
     int32_t index;
     struct Reloc *head, **tail;
     uint32_t flags;        /* section flags */
-    int8_t name[9];
+    char name[9];
     int32_t pos, relpos;
 };
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static void coff_gen_init(FILE *, efunc);
 static void coff_sect_write(struct Section *, const uint8_t *,
                             uint32_t);
 static void coff_write(void);
-static void coff_section_header(int8_t *, int32_t, int32_t, int32_t, int32_t, int, int32_t);
+static void coff_section_header(char *, int32_t, int32_t, int32_t, int32_t, int, int32_t);
 static void coff_write_relocs(struct Section *);
 static void coff_write_symbols(void);
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static void coff_cleanup(int debuginfo)
     saa_free(strs);
 }
 
-static int coff_make_section(int8_t *name, uint32_t flags)
+static int coff_make_section(char *name, uint32_t flags)
 {
     struct Section *s;
 
@@ -227,9 +227,9 @@ static int coff_make_section(int8_t *name, uint32_t flags)
     return nsects - 1;
 }
 
-static int32_t coff_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t coff_section_names(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
-    int8_t *p;
+    char *p;
     uint32_t flags, align_and = ~0L, align_or = 0L;
     int i;
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int32_t coff_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
     while (*p && isspace(*p))
         p++;
     while (*p) {
-        int8_t *q = p;
+        char *q = p;
         while (*p && !isspace(*p))
             p++;
         if (*p)
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ static int32_t coff_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
     return sects[i]->index;
 }
 
-static void coff_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                          int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void coff_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                          int is_global, char *special)
 {
     int pos = strslen + 4;
     struct Symbol *sym;
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static void coff_sect_write(struct Section *sect,
 typedef struct tagString {
     struct tagString *Next;
     int len;
-    int8_t *String;
+    char *String;
 } STRING;
 
 #define EXPORT_SECTION_NAME ".drectve"
@@ -601,14 +601,14 @@ typedef struct tagString {
 
 static STRING *Exports = NULL;
 static struct Section *directive_sec;
-void AddExport(int8_t *name)
+void AddExport(char *name)
 {
     STRING *rvp = Exports, *newS;
 
     newS = (STRING *) nasm_malloc(sizeof(STRING));
     newS->len = strlen(name);
     newS->Next = NULL;
-    newS->String = (int8_t *)nasm_malloc(newS->len + 1);
+    newS->String = (char *)nasm_malloc(newS->len + 1);
     strcpy(newS->String, name);
     if (rvp == NULL) {
         int i;
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ void BuildExportTable(void)
     if (rvp == NULL)
         return;
     while (rvp) {
-        len = sprintf((int8_t *)buf, "-export:%s ", rvp->String);
+        len = sprintf((char *)buf, "-export:%s ", rvp->String);
         coff_sect_write(directive_sec, buf, len);
         rvp = rvp->Next;
     }
@@ -655,10 +655,10 @@ void BuildExportTable(void)
     Exports = NULL;
 }
 
-static int coff_directives(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
+static int coff_directives(char *directive, char *value, int pass)
 {
     if (!strcmp(directive, "export")) {
-        int8_t *q, *name;
+        char *q, *name;
 
         if (pass == 2)
             return 1;           /* ignore in pass two */
@@ -752,11 +752,11 @@ static void coff_write(void)
     saa_fpwrite(strs, coffp);
 }
 
-static void coff_section_header(int8_t *name, int32_t vsize,
+static void coff_section_header(char *name, int32_t vsize,
                                 int32_t datalen, int32_t datapos,
                                 int32_t relpos, int nrelocs, int32_t flags)
 {
-    int8_t padname[8];
+    char padname[8];
 
     memset(padname, 0, 8);
     strncpy(padname, name, 8);
@@ -795,10 +795,10 @@ static void coff_write_relocs(struct Section *s)
     }
 }
 
-static void coff_symbol(int8_t *name, int32_t strpos, int32_t value,
+static void coff_symbol(char *name, int32_t strpos, int32_t value,
                         int section, int type, int aux)
 {
-    int8_t padname[8];
+    char padname[8];
 
     if (name) {
         memset(padname, 0, 8);
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static void coff_symbol(int8_t *name, int32_t strpos, int32_t value,
 
 static void coff_write_symbols(void)
 {
-    int8_t filename[18];
+    char filename[18];
     uint32_t i;
 
     /*
@@ -862,19 +862,19 @@ static int32_t coff_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;
 }
 
-static void coff_std_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void coff_std_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
     strcpy(coff_infile, inname);
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".o", error);
 }
 
-static void coff_win32_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void coff_win32_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
     strcpy(coff_infile, inname);
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".obj", error);
 }
 
-static const int8_t *coff_stdmac[] = {
+static const char *coff_stdmac[] = {
     "%define __SECT__ [section .text]",
     "%macro __NASM_CDecl__ 1",
     "%endmacro",
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ static const int8_t *coff_stdmac[] = {
     NULL
 };
 
-static int coff_set_info(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int coff_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/output/outdbg.c b/output/outdbg.c
index d7bcb48..045ad37 100644
--- a/output/outdbg.c
+++ b/output/outdbg.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 struct Section {
     struct Section *next;
     int32_t number;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
 } *dbgsect;
 
 FILE *dbgf;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static void dbg_cleanup(int debuginfo)
     fclose(dbgf);
 }
 
-static int32_t dbg_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t dbg_section_names(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
     int seg;
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int32_t dbg_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
                 seg = seg_alloc());
     else {
         int n = strcspn(name, " \t");
-        int8_t *sname = nasm_strndup(name, n);
+        char *sname = nasm_strndup(name, n);
         struct Section *s;
 
         seg = NO_SEG;
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ static int32_t dbg_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
     return seg;
 }
 
-static void dbg_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                         int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void dbg_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                         int is_global, char *special)
 {
     fprintf(dbgf, "deflabel %s := %08lx:%08lx %s (%d)%s%s\n",
             name, segment, offset,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static void dbg_out(int32_t segto, void *data, uint32_t type,
         fprintf(dbgf, "raw data = ");
         while (realbytes--) {
             id = *(uint8_t *)data;
-            data = (int8_t *)data + 1;
+            data = (char *)data + 1;
             fprintf(dbgf, "%02x ", id);
         }
         fprintf(dbgf, "\n");
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static void dbg_out(int32_t segto, void *data, uint32_t type,
     case OUT_ADDRESS:
         ldata = 0;              /* placate gcc */
         if (realbytes == 1)
-            ldata = *((int8_t *)data);
+            ldata = *((char *)data);
         else if (realbytes == 2)
             ldata = *((int16_t *)data);
         else if (realbytes == 4)
@@ -154,26 +154,26 @@ static int32_t dbg_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;
 }
 
-static int dbg_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
+static int dbg_directive(char *directive, char *value, int pass)
 {
     fprintf(dbgf, "directive [%s] value [%s] (pass %d)\n",
             directive, value, pass);
     return 1;
 }
 
-static void dbg_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void dbg_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".dbg", error);
 }
 
-static int dbg_set_info(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int dbg_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     (void)type;
     (void)val;
     return 0;
 }
 
-int8_t *types[] = {
+char *types[] = {
     "unknown", "label", "byte", "word", "dword", "float", "qword", "tbyte"
 };
 void dbgdbg_init(struct ofmt *of, void *id, FILE * fp, efunc error)
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ static void dbgdbg_cleanup(void)
 {
 }
 
-static void dbgdbg_linnum(const int8_t *lnfname, int32_t lineno, int32_t segto)
+static void dbgdbg_linnum(const char *lnfname, int32_t lineno, int32_t segto)
 {
     fprintf(dbgf, "dbglinenum %s(%ld) := %08lx\n", lnfname, lineno, segto);
 }
-static void dbgdbg_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment,
-                            int32_t offset, int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void dbgdbg_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment,
+                            int32_t offset, int is_global, char *special)
 {
     fprintf(dbgf, "dbglabel %s := %08lx:%08lx %s (%d)%s%s\n",
             name,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void dbgdbg_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment,
             is_global == 2 ? "common" : is_global ? "global" : "local",
             is_global, special ? ": " : "", special);
 }
-static void dbgdbg_define(const int8_t *type, const int8_t *params)
+static void dbgdbg_define(const char *type, const char *params)
 {
     fprintf(dbgf, "dbgdirective [%s] value [%s]\n", type, params);
 }
diff --git a/output/outelf.c b/output/outelf.c
index e185c7e..103479c 100644
--- a/output/outelf.c
+++ b/output/outelf.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct Symbol {
     int32_t globnum;               /* symbol table offset if global */
     struct Symbol *next;        /* list of globals in each section */
     struct Symbol *nextfwd;     /* list of unresolved-size symbols */
-    int8_t *name;                 /* used temporarily if in above list */
+    char *name;                 /* used temporarily if in above list */
 };
 
 #define SHT_PROGBITS 1
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct Section {
     int type;                   /* SHT_PROGBITS or SHT_NOBITS */
     int align;                  /* alignment: power of two */
     uint32_t flags;        /* section flags */
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     struct SAA *rel;
     int32_t rellen;
     struct Reloc *head, **tail;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static struct Section **sects;
 static int nsects, sectlen;
 
 #define SHSTR_DELTA 256
-static int8_t *shstrtab;
+static char *shstrtab;
 static int shstrtablen, shstrtabsize;
 
 static struct SAA *syms;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static evalfunc evaluate;
 
 static struct Symbol *fwds;
 
-static int8_t elf_module[FILENAME_MAX];
+static char elf_module[FILENAME_MAX];
 
 extern struct ofmt of_elf;
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ extern struct ofmt of_elf;
 #define SEG_ALIGN 16            /* alignment of sections in file */
 #define SEG_ALIGN_1 (SEG_ALIGN-1)
 
-static const int8_t align_str[SEG_ALIGN] = "";    /* ANSI will pad this with 0s */
+static const char align_str[SEG_ALIGN] = "";    /* ANSI will pad this with 0s */
 
 #define ELF_MAX_SECTIONS 16     /* really 10, but let's play safe */
 static struct ELF_SECTDATA {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static void elf_section_header(int, int, int, void *, int, int32_t, int, int,
 static void elf_write_sections(void);
 static struct SAA *elf_build_symtab(int32_t *, int32_t *);
 static struct SAA *elf_build_reltab(int32_t *, struct Reloc *);
-static void add_sectname(int8_t *, int8_t *);
+static void add_sectname(char *, char *);
 
 /* this stuff is needed for the stabs debugging format */
 #define N_SO 0x64               /* ID for main source file */
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ struct erel {
 struct symlininfo {
     int offset;
     int section;                /* section index */
-    int8_t *name;                 /* shallow-copied pointer of section name */
+    char *name;                 /* shallow-copied pointer of section name */
 };
 
 struct linelist {
     struct symlininfo info;
     int line;
-    int8_t *filename;
+    char *filename;
     struct linelist *next;
     struct linelist *last;
 };
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static struct linelist *stabslines = 0;
 static int stabs_immcall = 0;
 static int currentline = 0;
 static int numlinestabs = 0;
-static int8_t *stabs_filename = 0;
+static char *stabs_filename = 0;
 static int symtabsection;
 static uint8_t *stabbuf = 0, *stabstrbuf = 0, *stabrelbuf = 0;
 static int stablen, stabstrlen, stabrellen;
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ static int stablen, stabstrlen, stabrellen;
 static struct dfmt df_stabs;
 
 void stabs_init(struct ofmt *, void *, FILE *, efunc);
-void stabs_linenum(const int8_t *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t);
-void stabs_deflabel(int8_t *, int32_t, int32_t, int, int8_t *);
-void stabs_directive(const int8_t *, const int8_t *);
+void stabs_linenum(const char *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t);
+void stabs_deflabel(char *, int32_t, int32_t, int, char *);
+void stabs_directive(const char *, const char *);
 void stabs_typevalue(int32_t);
 void stabs_output(int, void *);
 void stabs_generate();
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static void elf_cleanup(int debuginfo)
     }
 }
 
-static void add_sectname(int8_t *firsthalf, int8_t *secondhalf)
+static void add_sectname(char *firsthalf, char *secondhalf)
 {
     int len = strlen(firsthalf) + strlen(secondhalf);
     while (shstrtablen + len + 1 > shstrtabsize)
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static void add_sectname(int8_t *firsthalf, int8_t *secondhalf)
     shstrtablen += len + 1;
 }
 
-static int elf_make_section(int8_t *name, int type, int flags, int align)
+static int elf_make_section(char *name, int type, int flags, int align)
 {
     struct Section *s;
 
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ static int elf_make_section(int8_t *name, int type, int flags, int align)
     return nsects - 1;
 }
 
-static int32_t elf_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t elf_section_names(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
-    int8_t *p;
+    char *p;
     int flags_and, flags_or, type, align, i;
 
     /*
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static int32_t elf_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
     while (*p && isspace(*p))
         p++;
     while (*p) {
-        int8_t *q = p;
+        char *q = p;
         while (*p && !isspace(*p))
             p++;
         if (*p)
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ static int32_t elf_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
     return sects[i]->index;
 }
 
-static void elf_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                         int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void elf_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                         int is_global, char *special)
 {
     int pos = strslen;
     struct Symbol *sym;
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static void elf_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
             if (!strcmp((*s)->name, name)) {
                 struct tokenval tokval;
                 expr *e;
-                int8_t *p = special;
+                char *p = special;
 
                 while (*p && !isspace(*p))
                     p++;
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static void elf_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
                     struct tokenval tokval;
                     expr *e;
                     int fwd = FALSE;
-                    int8_t *saveme = stdscan_bufptr;      /* bugfix? fbk 8/10/00 */
+                    char *saveme = stdscan_bufptr;      /* bugfix? fbk 8/10/00 */
 
                     while (special[n] && isspace(special[n]))
                         n++;
@@ -917,9 +917,9 @@ static void elf_write(void)
 {
     int nsections, align;
     int scount;
-    int8_t *p;
+    char *p;
     int commlen;
-    int8_t comment[64];
+    char comment[64];
     int i;
 
     struct SAA *symtab;
@@ -1228,25 +1228,25 @@ static int32_t elf_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;
 }
 
-static int elf_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
+static int elf_directive(char *directive, char *value, int pass)
 {
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void elf_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void elf_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
     strcpy(elf_module, inname);
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".o", error);
 }
 
-static const int8_t *elf_stdmac[] = {
+static const char *elf_stdmac[] = {
     "%define __SECT__ [section .text]",
     "%macro __NASM_CDecl__ 1",
     "%define $_%1 $%1",
     "%endmacro",
     NULL
 };
-static int elf_set_info(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int elf_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     return 0;
 }
@@ -1289,10 +1289,10 @@ void stabs_init(struct ofmt *of, void *id, FILE * fp, efunc error)
 {
 }
 
-void stabs_linenum(const int8_t *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t segto)
+void stabs_linenum(const char *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t segto)
 {
     if (!stabs_filename) {
-        stabs_filename = (int8_t *)nasm_malloc(strlen(filename) + 1);
+        stabs_filename = (char *)nasm_malloc(strlen(filename) + 1);
         strcpy(stabs_filename, filename);
     } else {
         if (strcmp(stabs_filename, filename)) {
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ void stabs_linenum(const int8_t *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t segto)
 
             /* why not nasm_free(stabs_filename); we're done with the old one */
 
-            stabs_filename = (int8_t *)nasm_malloc(strlen(filename) + 1);
+            stabs_filename = (char *)nasm_malloc(strlen(filename) + 1);
             strcpy(stabs_filename, filename);
         }
     }
@@ -1310,12 +1310,12 @@ void stabs_linenum(const int8_t *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t segto)
     currentline = linenumber;
 }
 
-void stabs_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int is_global,
-                    int8_t *special)
+void stabs_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset, int is_global,
+                    char *special)
 {
 }
 
-void stabs_directive(const int8_t *directive, const int8_t *params)
+void stabs_directive(const char *directive, const char *params)
 {
 }
 
@@ -1367,14 +1367,14 @@ void stabs_generate(void)
 {
     int i, numfiles, strsize, numstabs = 0, currfile, mainfileindex;
     uint8_t *sbuf, *ssbuf, *rbuf, *sptr, *rptr;
-    int8_t **allfiles;
+    char **allfiles;
     int *fileidx;
 
     struct linelist *ptr;
 
     ptr = stabslines;
 
-    allfiles = (int8_t **)nasm_malloc(numlinestabs * sizeof(int8_t *));
+    allfiles = (char **)nasm_malloc(numlinestabs * sizeof(char *));
     for (i = 0; i < numlinestabs; i++)
         allfiles[i] = 0;
     numfiles = 0;
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ void stabs_generate(void)
     rptr = rbuf;
 
     for (i = 0; i < numfiles; i++) {
-        strcpy((int8_t *)ssbuf + fileidx[i], allfiles[i]);
+        strcpy((char *)ssbuf + fileidx[i], allfiles[i]);
     }
     ssbuf[0] = 0;
 
diff --git a/output/outieee.c b/output/outieee.c
index 7cea69f..ea124fe 100644
--- a/output/outieee.c
+++ b/output/outieee.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 #define ARRAY_BOT 0x1
 
-static int8_t ieee_infile[FILENAME_MAX];
+static char ieee_infile[FILENAME_MAX];
 static int ieee_uppercase;
 
 static efunc error;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct LineNumber {
 
 static struct FileName {
     struct FileName *next;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     int32_t index;
 } *fnhead, **fntail;
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static struct Array {
 
 static struct ieeePublic {
     struct ieeePublic *next;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     int32_t offset;
     int32_t segment;               /* only if it's far-absolute */
     int32_t index;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static struct ieeePublic {
 
 static struct ieeeExternal {
     struct ieeeExternal *next;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     int32_t commonsize;
 } *exthead, **exttail;
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static struct ieeeSection {
     } combine;
     int32_t use32;                 /* is this segment 32-bit? */
     struct ieeePublic *pubhead, **pubtail, *lochead, **loctail;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
 } *seghead, **segtail, *ieee_seg_needs_update;
 
 struct ieeeObjData {
@@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ static void ieee_data_new(struct ieeeSection *);
 static void ieee_write_fixup(int32_t, int32_t, struct ieeeSection *,
                              int, uint32_t, int32_t);
 static void ieee_install_fixup(struct ieeeSection *, struct ieeeFixupp *);
-static int32_t ieee_segment(int8_t *, int, int *);
+static int32_t ieee_segment(char *, int, int *);
 static void ieee_write_file(int debuginfo);
 static void ieee_write_byte(struct ieeeSection *, int);
 static void ieee_write_word(struct ieeeSection *, int);
 static void ieee_write_dword(struct ieeeSection *, int32_t);
-static void ieee_putascii(int8_t *, ...);
+static void ieee_putascii(char *, ...);
 static void ieee_putcs(int);
 static int32_t ieee_putld(int32_t, int32_t, uint8_t *);
 static int32_t ieee_putlr(struct ieeeFixupp *);
-static void ieee_unqualified_name(int8_t *, int8_t *);
+static void ieee_unqualified_name(char *, char *);
 
 /* 
  * pup init 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void ieee_init(FILE * fp, efunc errfunc, ldfunc ldef, evalfunc eval)
     checksum = 0;
     of_ieee.current_dfmt->init(&of_ieee, NULL, fp, errfunc);
 }
-static int ieee_set_info(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int ieee_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     (void)type;
     (void)val;
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ static void ieee_cleanup(int debuginfo)
 /*
  * callback for labels
  */
-static void ieee_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment,
-                          int32_t offset, int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void ieee_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment,
+                          int32_t offset, int is_global, char *special)
 {
     /*
      * We have three cases:
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ static void ieee_install_fixup(struct ieeeSection *seg,
 /*
  * segment registry
  */
-static int32_t ieee_segment(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t ieee_segment(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
     /*
      * We call the label manager here to define a name for the new
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ static int32_t ieee_segment(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
     } else {
         struct ieeeSection *seg;
         int ieee_idx, attrs, rn_error;
-        int8_t *p;
+        char *p;
 
         /*
          * Look for segment attributes.
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static int32_t ieee_segment(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
 /*
  * directives supported
  */
-static int ieee_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
+static int ieee_directive(char *directive, char *value, int pass)
 {
 
     (void)value;
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ static int32_t ieee_segbase(int32_t segment)
 /*
  * filename
  */
-static void ieee_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void ieee_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
     strcpy(ieee_infile, inname);
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".o", error);
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static void ieee_write_file(int debuginfo)
     struct ieeeObjData *data;
     struct ieeeFixupp *fix;
     struct Array *arr;
-    static int8_t boast[] = "The Netwide Assembler " NASM_VER;
+    static char boast[] = "The Netwide Assembler " NASM_VER;
     int i;
 
     /*
@@ -908,8 +908,8 @@ static void ieee_write_file(int debuginfo)
     if (!debuginfo && !strcmp(seg->name, "??LINE"))
         seg = seg->next;
     while (seg) {
-        int8_t buf[256];
-        int8_t attrib;
+        char buf[256];
+        char attrib;
         switch (seg->combine) {
         case CMB_PUBLIC:
         default:
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ static void ieee_write_file(int debuginfo)
     i = 1;
     for (seg = seghead; seg; seg = seg->next) {
         for (pub = seg->pubhead; pub; pub = pub->next) {
-            int8_t buf[256];
+            char buf[256];
             ieee_unqualified_name(buf, pub->name);
             ieee_putascii("NI%X,%02X%s.\r\n", i, strlen(buf), buf);
             if (pub->segment == -1)
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static void ieee_write_file(int debuginfo)
     pub = fpubhead;
     i = 1;
     while (pub) {
-        int8_t buf[256];
+        char buf[256];
         ieee_unqualified_name(buf, pub->name);
         ieee_putascii("NI%X,%02X%s.\r\n", i, strlen(buf), buf);
         if (pub->segment == -1)
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ static void ieee_write_file(int debuginfo)
     ext = exthead;
     i = 1;
     while (ext) {
-        int8_t buf[256];
+        char buf[256];
         ieee_unqualified_name(buf, ext->name);
         ieee_putascii("NX%X,%02X%s.\r\n", i++, strlen(buf), buf);
         ext = ext->next;
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ static void ieee_write_file(int debuginfo)
     i = 1;
     for (seg = seghead; seg && debuginfo; seg = seg->next) {
         for (loc = seg->lochead; loc; loc = loc->next) {
-            int8_t buf[256];
+            char buf[256];
             ieee_unqualified_name(buf, loc->name);
             ieee_putascii("NN%X,%02X%s.\r\n", i, strlen(buf), buf);
             if (loc->segment == -1)
@@ -1114,9 +1114,9 @@ static void ieee_write_dword(struct ieeeSection *seg, int32_t data)
     ieee_write_byte(seg, (data >> 16) & 0xFF);
     ieee_write_byte(seg, (data >> 24) & 0xFF);
 }
-static void ieee_putascii(int8_t *format, ...)
+static void ieee_putascii(char *format, ...)
 {
-    int8_t buffer[256];
+    char buffer[256];
     int i, l;
     va_list ap;
 
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ static int32_t ieee_putlr(struct ieeeFixupp *p)
  * becomes an issue if real mode code is used.  A pure 32-bit linker could
  * get away without defining the virtual mode...
  */
-    int8_t buf[40];
+    char buf[40];
     int32_t size = p->size;
     switch (p->ftype) {
     case FT_SEG:
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ static int32_t ieee_putlr(struct ieeeFixupp *p)
 
 /* Dump all segment data (text and fixups )*/
 
-static void ieee_unqualified_name(int8_t *dest, int8_t *source)
+static void ieee_unqualified_name(char *dest, char *source)
 {
     if (ieee_uppercase) {
         while (*source)
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ static void dbgls_cleanup(void)
  * so, we have to make sure the ??LINE segment is avaialbe
  * as the first segment when this debug format is selected
  */
-static void dbgls_linnum(const int8_t *lnfname, int32_t lineno, int32_t segto)
+static void dbgls_linnum(const char *lnfname, int32_t lineno, int32_t segto)
 {
     struct FileName *fn;
     struct ieeeSection *seg;
@@ -1344,8 +1344,8 @@ static void dbgls_linnum(const int8_t *lnfname, int32_t lineno, int32_t segto)
                      seg->currentpos);
 
 }
-static void dbgls_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment,
-                           int32_t offset, int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void dbgls_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment,
+                           int32_t offset, int is_global, char *special)
 {
     struct ieeeSection *seg;
     int used_special;           /* have we used the special text? */
diff --git a/output/outmacho.c b/output/outmacho.c
index 6d18fdb..5e71900 100644
--- a/output/outmacho.c
+++ b/output/outmacho.c
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ struct section {
     int align;
 
     /* data that goes into the file */
-    int8_t sectname[16];          /* what this section is called */
-    int8_t segname[16];           /* segment this section will be in */
+    char sectname[16];          /* what this section is called */
+    char segname[16];           /* segment this section will be in */
     uint32_t size;         /* in-memory and -file size  */
     uint32_t nreloc;       /* relocation entry count */
     uint32_t flags;        /* type and attributes (masked) */
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ struct section {
 
 
 static struct sectmap {
-    const int8_t *nasmsect;
-    const int8_t *segname;
-    const int8_t *sectname;
+    const char *nasmsect;
+    const char *segname;
+    const char *sectname;
     const int32_t flags;
 } sectmap[] = { {
 ".text", "__TEXT", "__text", S_REGULAR|S_ATTR_SOME_INSTRUCTIONS}, {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct reloc {
 struct symbol {
     /* nasm internal data */
     struct symbol *next;	/* next symbol in the list */
-    int8_t *name;			/* name of this symbol */
+    char *name;			/* name of this symbol */
     int32_t initial_snum;	       	/* symbol number used above in
 				   reloc */
     int32_t snum;			/* true snum for reloc */
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int exact_log2 (uint32_t align) {
     if (align != (align & -align)) {
 	return -1;
     } else {
-#if __GNUC__ >= 4
+#ifdef __GNUC__
 	return (align ? __builtin_ctzl (align) : 0);
 #else
 	uint32_t result = 0;
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ static int exact_log2 (uint32_t align) {
     }
 }
 
-static struct section *get_section_by_name(const int8_t *segname,
-                                           const int8_t *sectname)
+static struct section *get_section_by_name(const char *segname,
+                                           const char *sectname)
 {
     struct section *s;
 
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ static struct section *get_section_by_index(const int32_t index)
     return s;
 }
 
-static int32_t get_section_index_by_name(const int8_t *segname,
-                                      const int8_t *sectname)
+static int32_t get_section_index_by_name(const char *segname,
+                                      const char *sectname)
 {
     struct section *s;
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int32_t get_section_index_by_name(const int8_t *segname,
     return -1;
 }
 
-static int8_t *get_section_name_by_index(const int32_t index)
+static char *get_section_name_by_index(const int32_t index)
 {
     struct section *s;
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static uint8_t get_section_fileindex_by_index(const int32_t index)
 static void macho_init(FILE * fp, efunc errfunc, ldfunc ldef,
                        evalfunc eval)
 {
-    int8_t zero = 0;
+    char zero = 0;
 
     machofp = fp;
     error = errfunc;
@@ -306,11 +306,11 @@ static void macho_init(FILE * fp, efunc errfunc, ldfunc ldef,
     strs = saa_init(1L);
 
     /* string table starts with a zero byte - don't ask why */
-    saa_wbytes(strs, &zero, sizeof(int8_t));
+    saa_wbytes(strs, &zero, sizeof(char));
     strslen = 1;
 }
 
-static int macho_setinfo(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int macho_setinfo(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     return 0;
 }
@@ -505,10 +505,10 @@ static void macho_output(int32_t secto, const void *data, uint32_t type,
     }
 }
 
-static int32_t macho_section(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t macho_section(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
     int32_t index, originalIndex;
-    int8_t *sectionAttributes;
+    char *sectionAttributes;
     struct sectmap *sm;
     struct section *s;
 
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static int32_t macho_section(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
     for (sm = sectmap; sm->nasmsect != NULL; ++sm) {
         /* make lookup into section name translation table */
         if (!strcmp(name, sm->nasmsect)) {
-            int8_t *currentAttribute;
+            char *currentAttribute;
 
             /* try to find section with that name */
             originalIndex = index = get_section_index_by_name(sm->segname,
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static int32_t macho_section(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
                    && (currentAttribute = strtok((char*)&sectionAttributes, " \t"))) {
                 if (0 != *currentAttribute) {
                     if (0 == strncasecmp("align=", currentAttribute, 6)) {
-                        int8_t *end;
+                        char *end;
                         int newAlignment, value;
 
                         value = strtoul(currentAttribute + 6, (char**)&end, 0);
@@ -612,8 +612,8 @@ static int32_t macho_section(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
     return NO_SEG;
 }
 
-static void macho_symdef(int8_t *name, int32_t section, int32_t offset,
-                         int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void macho_symdef(char *name, int32_t section, int32_t offset,
+                         int is_global, char *special)
 {
     struct symbol *sym;
 
@@ -689,17 +689,17 @@ static int32_t macho_segbase(int32_t section)
     return section;
 }
 
-static int macho_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
+static int macho_directive(char *directive, char *value, int pass)
 {
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void macho_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void macho_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".o", error);
 }
 
-static const int8_t *macho_stdmac[] = {
+static const char *macho_stdmac[] = {
     "%define __SECT__ [section .text]",
     "%macro __NASM_CDecl__ 1",
     "%endmacro",
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static void macho_layout_symbols (uint32_t *numsyms,
     uint32_t i,j;
 
     *numsyms = 0;
-    *strtabsize = sizeof (int8_t);
+    *strtabsize = sizeof (char);
 
     symp = &syms;
 
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ static void macho_write_section (void)
 {
     struct section *s, *s2;
     struct reloc *r;
-    int8_t *rel_paddata = "\0\0\0";
+    char *rel_paddata = "\0\0\0";
     uint8_t fi, *p, *q, blk[4];
     int32_t l;
 
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ static void macho_write (void)
     **  uint32_t command type == LC_SEGMENT
     **  uint32_t size of load command
     **   (including section load commands)
-    **  int8_t[16] segment name
+    **  char[16] segment name
     **  uint32_t in-memory offset
     **  uint32_t in-memory size
     **  uint32_t in-file offset to data area
@@ -1130,8 +1130,8 @@ static void macho_write (void)
     **  uint32_t flags
     **
     ** section commands
-    **   int8_t[16] section name
-    **   int8_t[16] segment name
+    **   char[16] section name
+    **   char[16] segment name
     **   uint32_t in-memory offset
     **   uint32_t in-memory size
     **   uint32_t in-file offset
diff --git a/output/outobj.c b/output/outobj.c
index b77cdae..f960183 100644
--- a/output/outobj.c
+++ b/output/outobj.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static ObjRecord *obj_value(ObjRecord * orp, uint32_t val)
 /*
  * Writes a counted string
  */
-static ObjRecord *obj_name(ObjRecord * orp, int8_t *name)
+static ObjRecord *obj_name(ObjRecord * orp, char *name)
 {
     int len = strlen(name);
     uint8_t *ptr;
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static void ori_null(ObjRecord * orp)
  * This concludes the low level section of outobj.c
  */
 
-static int8_t obj_infile[FILENAME_MAX];
+static char obj_infile[FILENAME_MAX];
 
 static efunc error;
 static evalfunc evaluate;
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ struct LineNumber {
 
 static struct FileName {
     struct FileName *next;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     struct LineNumber *lnhead, **lntail;
     int index;
 } *fnhead, **fntail;
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static struct Array {
 
 static struct Public {
     struct Public *next;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     int32_t offset;
     int32_t segment;               /* only if it's far-absolute */
     int type;                   /* only for local debug syms */
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static struct Public {
 
 static struct External {
     struct External *next;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     int32_t commonsize;
     int32_t commonelem;            /* element size if FAR, else zero */
     int index;                  /* OBJ-file external index */
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static struct External {
         DEFWRT_GROUP            /* a group */
     } defwrt_type;
     union {
-        int8_t *string;
+        char *string;
         struct Segment *seg;
         struct Group *grp;
     } defwrt_ptr;
@@ -549,36 +549,36 @@ static struct Segment {
     } combine;
     int32_t use32;                 /* is this segment 32-bit? */
     struct Public *pubhead, **pubtail, *lochead, **loctail;
-    int8_t *name;
-    int8_t *segclass, *overlay;   /* `class' is a C++ keyword :-) */
+    char *name;
+    char *segclass, *overlay;   /* `class' is a C++ keyword :-) */
     ObjRecord *orp;
 } *seghead, **segtail, *obj_seg_needs_update;
 
 static struct Group {
     struct Group *next;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     int32_t index;                 /* NASM segment id */
     int32_t obj_index;             /* OBJ-file group index */
     int32_t nentries;              /* number of elements... */
     int32_t nindices;              /* ...and number of index elts... */
     union {
         int32_t index;
-        int8_t *name;
+        char *name;
     } segs[GROUP_MAX];          /* ...in this */
 } *grphead, **grptail, *obj_grp_needs_update;
 
 static struct ImpDef {
     struct ImpDef *next;
-    int8_t *extname;
-    int8_t *libname;
+    char *extname;
+    char *libname;
     unsigned int impindex;
-    int8_t *impname;
+    char *impname;
 } *imphead, **imptail;
 
 static struct ExpDef {
     struct ExpDef *next;
-    int8_t *intname;
-    int8_t *extname;
+    char *intname;
+    char *extname;
     unsigned int ordinal;
     int flags;
 } *exphead, **exptail;
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@ struct ofmt of_obj;
 /* The current segment */
 static struct Segment *current_seg;
 
-static int32_t obj_segment(int8_t *, int, int *);
+static int32_t obj_segment(char *, int, int *);
 static void obj_write_file(int debuginfo);
-static int obj_directive(int8_t *, int8_t *, int);
+static int obj_directive(char *, char *, int);
 
 static void obj_init(FILE * fp, efunc errfunc, ldfunc ldef, evalfunc eval)
 {
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static void obj_init(FILE * fp, efunc errfunc, ldfunc ldef, evalfunc eval)
     of_obj.current_dfmt->init(&of_obj, NULL, fp, errfunc);
 }
 
-static int obj_set_info(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int obj_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     (void)type;
     (void)val;
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ static void obj_cleanup(int debuginfo)
     }
 }
 
-static void obj_ext_set_defwrt(struct External *ext, int8_t *id)
+static void obj_ext_set_defwrt(struct External *ext, char *id)
 {
     struct Segment *seg;
     struct Group *grp;
@@ -722,8 +722,8 @@ static void obj_ext_set_defwrt(struct External *ext, int8_t *id)
     dws = ext;
 }
 
-static void obj_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment,
-                         int32_t offset, int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void obj_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment,
+                         int32_t offset, int is_global, char *special)
 {
     /*
      * We have three cases:
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ static void obj_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment,
          * We might have a default-WRT specification.
          */
         if (!nasm_strnicmp(special, "wrt", 3)) {
-            int8_t *p;
+            char *p;
             int len;
             special += 3;
             special += strspn(special, " \t");
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ static void obj_write_fixup(ObjRecord * orp, int bytes,
     obj_commit(forp);
 }
 
-static int32_t obj_segment(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t obj_segment(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
     /*
      * We call the label manager here to define a name for the new
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ static int32_t obj_segment(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
         struct Group *grp;
         struct External **extp;
         int obj_idx, i, attrs, rn_error;
-        int8_t *p;
+        char *p;
 
         /*
          * Look for segment attributes.
@@ -1506,10 +1506,10 @@ static int32_t obj_segment(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
     }
 }
 
-static int obj_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
+static int obj_directive(char *directive, char *value, int pass)
 {
     if (!strcmp(directive, "group")) {
-        int8_t *p, *q, *v;
+        char *p, *q, *v;
         if (pass == 1) {
             struct Group *grp;
             struct Segment *seg;
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ static int obj_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
         return 1;
     }
     if (!strcmp(directive, "import")) {
-        int8_t *q, *extname, *libname, *impname;
+        char *q, *extname, *libname, *impname;
 
         if (pass == 2)
             return 1;           /* ignore in pass two */
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ static int obj_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
         return 1;
     }
     if (!strcmp(directive, "export")) {
-        int8_t *q, *extname, *intname, *v;
+        char *q, *extname, *intname, *v;
         struct ExpDef *export;
         int flags = 0;
         unsigned int ordinal = 0;
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ static int32_t obj_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;             /* no special treatment */
 }
 
-static void obj_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc lerror)
+static void obj_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc lerror)
 {
     strcpy(obj_infile, inname);
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".obj", lerror);
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ static void obj_write_file(int debuginfo)
     struct External *ext;
     struct ImpDef *imp;
     struct ExpDef *export;
-    static int8_t boast[] = "The Netwide Assembler " NASM_VER;
+    static char boast[] = "The Netwide Assembler " NASM_VER;
     int lname_idx;
     ObjRecord *orp;
 
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@ void obj_fwrite(ObjRecord * orp)
     fputc((-cksum) & 0xFF, ofp);
 }
 
-static const int8_t *obj_stdmac[] = {
+static const char *obj_stdmac[] = {
     "%define __SECT__ [section .text]",
     "%imacro group 1+.nolist",
     "[group %1]",
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ static void dbgbi_cleanup(void)
     }
 }
 
-static void dbgbi_linnum(const int8_t *lnfname, int32_t lineno, int32_t segto)
+static void dbgbi_linnum(const char *lnfname, int32_t lineno, int32_t segto)
 {
     struct FileName *fn;
     struct LineNumber *ln;
@@ -2402,8 +2402,8 @@ static void dbgbi_linnum(const int8_t *lnfname, int32_t lineno, int32_t segto)
     fn->lntail = &ln->next;
 
 }
-static void dbgbi_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment,
-                           int32_t offset, int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void dbgbi_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment,
+                           int32_t offset, int is_global, char *special)
 {
     struct Segment *seg;
 
diff --git a/output/outrdf.c b/output/outrdf.c
index 624cc72..3c72652 100644
--- a/output/outrdf.c
+++ b/output/outrdf.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 typedef int16_t int16;            /* not sure if this will be required to be altered
                                    at all... best to typedef it just in case */
 
-static const int8_t *RDOFFId = "RDOFF1";  /* written to start of RDOFF files */
+static const char *RDOFFId = "RDOFF1";  /* written to start of RDOFF files */
 
 /* the records that can be found in the RDOFF header */
 
@@ -42,39 +42,39 @@ static const int8_t *RDOFFId = "RDOFF1";  /* written to start of RDOFF files */
  * 32764. */
 
 struct RelocRec {
-    int8_t type;                  /* must be 1 */
-    int8_t segment;               /* only 0 for code, or 1 for data supported,
+    char type;                  /* must be 1 */
+    char segment;               /* only 0 for code, or 1 for data supported,
                                  * but add 64 for relative refs (ie do not require
                                  * reloc @ loadtime, only linkage) */
     int32_t offset;                /* from start of segment in which reference is loc'd */
-    int8_t length;                /* 1 2 or 4 bytes */
+    char length;                /* 1 2 or 4 bytes */
     int16 refseg;               /* segment to which reference refers to */
 };
 
 struct ImportRec {
-    int8_t type;                  /* must be 2 */
+    char type;                  /* must be 2 */
     int16 segment;              /* segment number allocated to the label for reloc
                                  * records - label is assumed to be at offset zero
                                  * in this segment, so linker must fix up with offset
                                  * of segment and of offset within segment */
-    int8_t label[33];             /* zero terminated... should be written to file until
+    char label[33];             /* zero terminated... should be written to file until
                                  * the zero, but not after it - max len = 32 chars */
 };
 
 struct ExportRec {
-    int8_t type;                  /* must be 3 */
-    int8_t segment;               /* segment referred to (0/1) */
+    char type;                  /* must be 3 */
+    char segment;               /* segment referred to (0/1) */
     int32_t offset;                /* offset within segment */
-    int8_t label[33];             /* zero terminated as above. max len = 32 chars */
+    char label[33];             /* zero terminated as above. max len = 32 chars */
 };
 
 struct DLLRec {
-    int8_t type;                  /* must be 4 */
-    int8_t libname[128];          /* name of library to link with at load time */
+    char type;                  /* must be 4 */
+    char libname[128];          /* name of library to link with at load time */
 };
 
 struct BSSRec {
-    int8_t type;                  /* must be 5 */
+    char type;                  /* must be 5 */
     int32_t amount;                /* number of bytes BSS to reserve */
 };
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct BSSRec {
 
 typedef struct memorybuffer {
     int length;
-    int8_t buffer[BUF_BLOCK_LEN];
+    char buffer[BUF_BLOCK_LEN];
     struct memorybuffer *next;
 } memorybuffer;
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void rdf_init(FILE * fp, efunc errfunc, ldfunc ldef, evalfunc eval)
     bsslength = 0;
 }
 
-static int32_t rdf_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t rdf_section_names(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
     /*
      * Default is 32 bits.
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ static void write_dll_rec(struct DLLRec *r)
     membufwrite(header, r->libname, strlen(r->libname) + 1);
 }
 
-static void rdf_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                         int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void rdf_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                         int is_global, char *special)
 {
     struct ExportRec r;
     struct ImportRec ri;
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static int32_t rdf_segbase(int32_t segment)
     return segment;
 }
 
-static int rdf_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
+static int rdf_directive(char *directive, char *value, int pass)
 {
     struct DLLRec r;
 
@@ -509,12 +509,12 @@ static int rdf_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void rdf_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void rdf_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".rdf", error);
 }
 
-static int8_t *rdf_stdmac[] = {
+static char *rdf_stdmac[] = {
     "%define __SECT__ [section .text]",
     "%imacro library 1+.nolist",
     "[library %1]",
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static int8_t *rdf_stdmac[] = {
     NULL
 };
 
-static int rdf_set_info(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int rdf_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/output/outrdf2.c b/output/outrdf2.c
index 62adf9c..15f9b3a 100644
--- a/output/outrdf2.c
+++ b/output/outrdf2.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "rdoff/rdoff.h"
 
 /* This signature is written to start of RDOFF files */
-static const int8_t *RDOFF2Id = RDOFF2_SIGNATURE;
+static const char *RDOFF2Id = RDOFF2_SIGNATURE;
 
 /* Note that whenever a segment is referred to in the RDOFF file, its number
  * is always half of the segment number that NASM uses to refer to it; this
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static const int8_t *RDOFF2Id = RDOFF2_SIGNATURE;
 
 #define COUNT_SEGTYPES 9
 
-static int8_t *segmenttypes[COUNT_SEGTYPES] = {
+static char *segmenttypes[COUNT_SEGTYPES] = {
     "null", "text", "code", "data",
     "comment", "lcomment", "pcomment",
     "symdebug", "linedebug"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static FILE *ofile;
 static efunc error;
 
 static struct seginfo {
-    int8_t *segname;
+    char *segname;
     int segnumber;
     uint16_t segtype;
     uint16_t segreserved;
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ static void rdf2_init(FILE * fp, efunc errfunc, ldfunc ldef, evalfunc eval)
     headerlength = 0;
 }
 
-static int32_t rdf2_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
+static int32_t rdf2_section_names(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 {
     int i;
-    int8_t *p, *q;
+    char *p, *q;
     int code = -1;
     int reserved = 0;
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int32_t rdf2_section_names(int8_t *name, int pass, int *bits)
  */
 static void write_reloc_rec(struct RelocRec *r)
 {
-    int8_t buf[4], *b;
+    char buf[4], *b;
 
     if (r->refseg != (uint16_t) NO_SEG && (r->refseg & 1))        /* segment base ref */
         r->type = RDFREC_SEGRELOC;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static void write_reloc_rec(struct RelocRec *r)
  */
 static void write_export_rec(struct ExportRec *r)
 {
-    int8_t buf[4], *b;
+    char buf[4], *b;
 
     r->segment >>= 1;
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static void write_export_rec(struct ExportRec *r)
 
 static void write_import_rec(struct ImportRec *r)
 {
-    int8_t buf[4], *b;
+    char buf[4], *b;
 
     r->segment >>= 1;
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void write_import_rec(struct ImportRec *r)
  */
 static void write_bss_rec(struct BSSRec *r)
 {
-    int8_t buf[4], *b;
+    char buf[4], *b;
 
     saa_wbytes(header, &r->type, 1);
     saa_wbytes(header, &r->reclen, 1);
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static void write_bss_rec(struct BSSRec *r)
  */
 static void write_common_rec(struct CommonRec *r)
 {
-    int8_t buf[4], *b;
+    char buf[4], *b;
 
     r->segment >>= 1;
 
@@ -343,15 +343,15 @@ static void write_modname_rec(struct ModRec *r)
 /*
  * Handle export, import and common records.
  */
-static void rdf2_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
-                          int is_global, int8_t *special)
+static void rdf2_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
+                          int is_global, char *special)
 {
     struct ExportRec r;
     struct ImportRec ri;
     struct CommonRec ci;
     static int farsym = 0;
     static int i;
-    int8_t symflags = 0;
+    char symflags = 0;
     int len;
 
     /* Check if the label length is OK */
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static void rdf2_deflabel(int8_t *name, int32_t segment, int32_t offset,
 static void membufwrite(int segment, const void *data, int bytes)
 {
     int i;
-    int8_t buf[4], *b;
+    char buf[4], *b;
 
     for (i = 0; i < nsegments; i++) {
         if (segments[i].segnumber == segment)
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static int32_t rdf2_segbase(int32_t segment)
 /*
  * Handle RDOFF2 specific directives
  */
-static int rdf2_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
+static int rdf2_directive(char *directive, char *value, int pass)
 {
     int n;
 
@@ -739,12 +739,12 @@ static int rdf2_directive(int8_t *directive, int8_t *value, int pass)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void rdf2_filename(int8_t *inname, int8_t *outname, efunc error)
+static void rdf2_filename(char *inname, char *outname, efunc error)
 {
     standard_extension(inname, outname, ".rdf", error);
 }
 
-static const int8_t *rdf2_stdmac[] = {
+static const char *rdf2_stdmac[] = {
     "%define __SECT__ [section .text]",
     "%imacro library 1+.nolist",
     "[library %1]",
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static const int8_t *rdf2_stdmac[] = {
     NULL
 };
 
-static int rdf2_set_info(enum geninfo type, int8_t **val)
+static int rdf2_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
 {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/parser.c b/parser.c
index 63acdd2..a145bf1 100644
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void parser_global_info(struct ofmt *output, loc_t * locp)
     location = locp;
 }
 
-insn *parse_line(int pass, int8_t *buffer, insn * result,
+insn *parse_line(int pass, char *buffer, insn * result,
                  efunc errfunc, evalfunc evaluate, ldfunc ldef)
 {
     int operand;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ insn *parse_line(int pass, int8_t *buffer, insn * result,
                 int32_t sign = +1L;
 
                 if (i == '-') {
-                    int8_t *save = stdscan_bufptr;
+                    char *save = stdscan_bufptr;
                     i = stdscan(NULL, &tokval);
                     sign = -1L;
                     if (i != TOKEN_FLOAT || !is_comma_next()) {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ insn *parse_line(int pass, int8_t *buffer, insn * result,
                         nasm_realloc(eop, sizeof(extop) + eop->stringlen);
                     tail = &eop->next;
                     *fixptr = eop;
-                    eop->stringval = (int8_t *)eop + sizeof(extop);
+                    eop->stringval = (char *)eop + sizeof(extop);
                     if (eop->stringlen < 4 ||
                         !float_const(tokval.t_charptr, sign,
                                      (uint8_t *)eop->stringval,
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ insn *parse_line(int pass, int8_t *buffer, insn * result,
 
 static int is_comma_next(void)
 {
-    int8_t *p;
+    char *p;
     int i;
     struct tokenval tv;
 
diff --git a/parser.h b/parser.h
index e3502e3..7b3bfdc 100644
--- a/parser.h
+++ b/parser.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #define NASM_PARSER_H
 
 void parser_global_info(struct ofmt *output, loc_t * locp);
-insn *parse_line(int pass, int8_t *buffer, insn * result,
+insn *parse_line(int pass, char *buffer, insn * result,
                  efunc error, evalfunc evaluate, ldfunc ldef);
 void cleanup_insn(insn * instruction);
 
diff --git a/preproc.c b/preproc.c
index 7ce4ae5..e1365bc 100644
--- a/preproc.c
+++ b/preproc.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ typedef struct IncPath IncPath;
  */
 struct SMacro {
     SMacro *next;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     int casesense;
     int nparam;
     int in_progress;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct SMacro {
  */
 struct MMacro {
     MMacro *next;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     int casesense;
     int64_t nparam_min, nparam_max;
     int plus;                   /* is the last parameter greedy? */
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ struct MMacro {
 struct Context {
     Context *next;
     SMacro *localmac;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     uint32_t number;
 };
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ struct Context {
  */
 struct Token {
     Token *next;
-    int8_t *text;
+    char *text;
     SMacro *mac;                /* associated macro for TOK_SMAC_END */
     int type;
 };
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct Include {
     FILE *fp;
     Cond *conds;
     Line *expansion;
-    int8_t *fname;
+    char *fname;
     int lineno, lineinc;
     MMacro *mstk;               /* stack of active macros/reps */
 };
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ struct Include {
  */
 struct IncPath {
     IncPath *next;
-    int8_t *path;
+    char *path;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ enum {
  * we treat CXZ and ECXZ as condition codes, albeit non-invertible
  * ones, so we need a different enum...
  */
-static const int8_t *conditions[] = {
+static const char *conditions[] = {
     "a", "ae", "b", "be", "c", "cxz", "e", "ecxz", "g", "ge", "l", "le",
     "na", "nae", "nb", "nbe", "nc", "ne", "ng", "nge", "nl", "nle", "no",
     "np", "ns", "nz", "o", "p", "pe", "po", "s", "z"
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static int inverse_ccs[] = {
 /*
  * Directive names.
  */
-static const int8_t *directives[] = {
+static const char *directives[] = {
     "%arg",
     "%assign", "%clear", "%define", "%elif", "%elifctx", "%elifdef",
     "%elifid", "%elifidn", "%elifidni", "%elifmacro", "%elifnctx",
@@ -331,13 +331,13 @@ enum {
     TM_IFNDEF, TM_INCLUDE, TM_LOCAL
 };
 
-static const int8_t *tasm_directives[] = {
+static const char *tasm_directives[] = {
     "arg", "elif", "else", "endif", "if", "ifdef", "ifdifi",
     "ifndef", "include", "local"
 };
 
 static int StackSize = 4;
-static int8_t *StackPointer = "ebp";
+static char *StackPointer = "ebp";
 static int ArgOffset = 8;
 static int LocalOffset = 4;
 
@@ -385,17 +385,17 @@ static MMacro *defining;
 #define PARAM_DELTA 16
 
 /*
- * The standard macro set: defined as `static int8_t *stdmac[]'. Also
+ * The standard macro set: defined as `static char *stdmac[]'. Also
  * gives our position in the macro set, when we're processing it.
  */
 #include "macros.c"
-static const int8_t **stdmacpos;
+static const char **stdmacpos;
 
 /*
  * The extra standard macros that come from the object format, if
  * any.
  */
-static const int8_t **extrastdmac = NULL;
+static const char **extrastdmac = NULL;
 int any_extrastdmac;
 
 /*
@@ -416,12 +416,12 @@ static Blocks blocks = { NULL, NULL };
 static Token *expand_mmac_params(Token * tline);
 static Token *expand_smacro(Token * tline);
 static Token *expand_id(Token * tline);
-static Context *get_ctx(int8_t *name, int all_contexts);
+static Context *get_ctx(char *name, int all_contexts);
 static void make_tok_num(Token * tok, int32_t val);
-static void error(int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...);
+static void error(int severity, const char *fmt, ...);
 static void *new_Block(size_t size);
 static void delete_Blocks(void);
-static Token *new_Token(Token * next, int type, int8_t *text, int txtlen);
+static Token *new_Token(Token * next, int type, char *text, int txtlen);
 static Token *delete_Token(Token * t);
 
 /*
@@ -437,10 +437,10 @@ static Token *delete_Token(Token * t);
  * place to do it for the moment, and it is a hack (ideally it would
  * be nice to be able to use the NASM pre-processor to do it).
  */
-static int8_t *check_tasm_directive(int8_t *line)
+static char *check_tasm_directive(char *line)
 {
     int32_t i, j, k, m, len;
-    int8_t *p = line, *oldline, oldchar;
+    char *p = line, *oldline, oldchar;
 
     /* Skip whitespace */
     while (isspace(*p) && *p != 0)
@@ -495,10 +495,10 @@ static int8_t *check_tasm_directive(int8_t *line)
  * flags') into NASM preprocessor line number indications (`%line
  * lineno file').
  */
-static int8_t *prepreproc(int8_t *line)
+static char *prepreproc(char *line)
 {
     int lineno, fnlen;
-    int8_t *fname, *oldline;
+    char *fname, *oldline;
 
     if (line[0] == '#' && line[1] == ' ') {
         oldline = line;
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static int8_t *prepreproc(int8_t *line)
  * invariant under case changes. We implement this by applying a
  * perfectly normal hash function to the uppercase of the string.
  */
-static int hash(int8_t *s)
+static int hash(char *s)
 {
     unsigned int h = 0;
     int i = 0;
@@ -609,14 +609,14 @@ static void ctx_pop(void)
  * return lines from the standard macro set if this has not already
  * been done.
  */
-static int8_t *read_line(void)
+static char *read_line(void)
 {
-    int8_t *buffer, *p, *q;
+    char *buffer, *p, *q;
     int bufsize, continued_count;
 
     if (stdmacpos) {
         if (*stdmacpos) {
-            int8_t *ret = nasm_strdup(*stdmacpos++);
+            char *ret = nasm_strdup(*stdmacpos++);
             if (!*stdmacpos && any_extrastdmac) {
                 stdmacpos = extrastdmac;
                 any_extrastdmac = FALSE;
@@ -718,9 +718,9 @@ static int8_t *read_line(void)
  * don't need to parse the value out of e.g. numeric tokens: we
  * simply split one string into many.
  */
-static Token *tokenize(int8_t *line)
+static Token *tokenize(char *line)
 {
-    int8_t *p = line;
+    char *p = line;
     int type;
     Token *list = NULL;
     Token *t, **tail = &list;
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static Token *tokenize(int8_t *line)
             /*
              * A string token.
              */
-            int8_t c = *p;
+            char c = *p;
             p++;
             type = TOK_STRING;
             while (*p && *p != c)
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static Token *tokenize(int8_t *line)
              * Anything else is an operator of some kind. We check
              * for all the double-character operators (>>, <<, //,
              * %%, <=, >=, ==, !=, <>, &&, ||, ^^), but anything
-             * else is a single-int8_tacter operator.
+             * else is a single-character operator.
              */
             type = TOK_OTHER;
             if ((p[0] == '>' && p[1] == '>') ||
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static void delete_Blocks(void)
  *  back to the caller.  It sets the type and text elements, and
  *  also the mac and next elements to NULL.
  */
-static Token *new_Token(Token * next, int type, int8_t *text, int txtlen)
+static Token *new_Token(Token * next, int type, char *text, int txtlen)
 {
     Token *t;
     int i;
@@ -942,16 +942,16 @@ static Token *delete_Token(Token * t)
  * If expand_locals is not zero, identifiers of the form "%$*xxx"
  * will be transformed into ..@ctxnum.xxx
  */
-static int8_t *detoken(Token * tlist, int expand_locals)
+static char *detoken(Token * tlist, int expand_locals)
 {
     Token *t;
     int len;
-    int8_t *line, *p;
+    char *line, *p;
 
     len = 0;
     for (t = tlist; t; t = t->next) {
         if (t->type == TOK_PREPROC_ID && t->text[1] == '!') {
-            int8_t *p = getenv(t->text + 2);
+            char *p = getenv(t->text + 2);
             nasm_free(t->text);
             if (p)
                 t->text = nasm_strdup(p);
@@ -964,8 +964,8 @@ static int8_t *detoken(Token * tlist, int expand_locals)
             t->text[0] == '%' && t->text[1] == '$') {
             Context *ctx = get_ctx(t->text, FALSE);
             if (ctx) {
-                int8_t buffer[40];
-                int8_t *p, *q = t->text + 2;
+                char buffer[40];
+                char *p, *q = t->text + 2;
 
                 q += strspn(q, "$");
                 snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "..@%lu.", ctx->number);
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static int ppscan(void *private_data, struct tokenval *tokval)
 
     if (tline->type == TOK_STRING) {
         int rn_warn;
-        int8_t q, *r;
+        char q, *r;
         int l;
 
         r = tline->text;
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ static int ppscan(void *private_data, struct tokenval *tokval)
  * simple wrapper which calls either strcmp or nasm_stricmp
  * depending on the value of the `casesense' parameter.
  */
-static int mstrcmp(int8_t *p, int8_t *q, int casesense)
+static int mstrcmp(char *p, char *q, int casesense)
 {
     return casesense ? strcmp(p, q) : nasm_stricmp(p, q);
 }
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static int mstrcmp(int8_t *p, int8_t *q, int casesense)
  * only the context that directly results from the number of $'s
  * in variable's name.
  */
-static Context *get_ctx(int8_t *name, int all_contexts)
+static Context *get_ctx(char *name, int all_contexts)
 {
     Context *ctx;
     SMacro *m;
@@ -1167,10 +1167,10 @@ static Context *get_ctx(int8_t *name, int all_contexts)
  * the include path one by one until it finds the file or reaches
  * the end of the path.
  */
-static FILE *inc_fopen(int8_t *file)
+static FILE *inc_fopen(char *file)
 {
     FILE *fp;
-    int8_t *prefix = "", *combine;
+    char *prefix = "", *combine;
     IncPath *ip = ipath;
     static int namelen = 0;
     int len = strlen(file);
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ static FILE *inc_fopen(int8_t *file)
  * is true, macro will be searched in outer contexts as well.
  */
 static int
-smacro_defined(Context * ctx, int8_t *name, int nparam, SMacro ** defn,
+smacro_defined(Context * ctx, char *name, int nparam, SMacro ** defn,
                int nocase)
 {
     SMacro *m;
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ static int if_condition(Token * tline, int i)
  * First tokenize the string, apply "expand_smacro" and then de-tokenize back.
  * The returned variable should ALWAYS be freed after usage.
  */
-void expand_macros_in_string(int8_t **p)
+void expand_macros_in_string(char **p)
 {
     Token *line = tokenize(*p);
     line = expand_smacro(line);
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ static int do_directive(Token * tline)
     int i, j, nparam, nolist;
     int64_t k, m;
     int offset;
-    int8_t *p, *mname;
+    char *p, *mname;
     Include *inc;
     Context *ctx;
     Cond *cond;
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ static int do_directive(Token * tline)
          */
         offset = ArgOffset;
         do {
-            int8_t *arg, directive[256];
+            char *arg, directive[256];
             int size = StackSize;
 
             /* Find the argument name */
@@ -1814,7 +1814,7 @@ static int do_directive(Token * tline)
          */
         offset = LocalOffset;
         do {
-            int8_t *local, directive[256];
+            char *local, directive[256];
             int size = StackSize;
 
             /* Find the argument name */
@@ -2870,9 +2870,9 @@ static Token *expand_mmac_params(Token * tline)
             (((tline->text[1] == '+' || tline->text[1] == '-')
               && tline->text[2]) || tline->text[1] == '%'
              || (tline->text[1] >= '0' && tline->text[1] <= '9'))) {
-            int8_t *text = NULL;
+            char *text = NULL;
             int type = 0, cc;   /* type = 0 to placate optimisers */
-            int8_t tmpbuf[30];
+            char tmpbuf[30];
             int n, i;
             MMacro *mac;
 
@@ -2996,7 +2996,7 @@ static Token *expand_mmac_params(Token * tline)
             break;
         case TOK_ID:
             if (tt->type == TOK_ID || tt->type == TOK_NUMBER) {
-                int8_t *tmp = nasm_strcat(t->text, tt->text);
+                char *tmp = nasm_strcat(t->text, tt->text);
                 nasm_free(t->text);
                 t->text = tmp;
                 t->next = delete_Token(tt);
@@ -3004,7 +3004,7 @@ static Token *expand_mmac_params(Token * tline)
             break;
         case TOK_NUMBER:
             if (tt->type == TOK_NUMBER) {
-                int8_t *tmp = nasm_strcat(t->text, tt->text);
+                char *tmp = nasm_strcat(t->text, tt->text);
                 nasm_free(t->text);
                 t->text = tmp;
                 t->next = delete_Token(tt);
@@ -3031,7 +3031,7 @@ static Token *expand_smacro(Token * tline)
     int nparam, sparam, brackets, rescan;
     Token *org_tline = tline;
     Context *ctx;
-    int8_t *mname;
+    char *mname;
 
     /*
      * Trick: we should avoid changing the start token pointer since it can
@@ -3168,7 +3168,7 @@ static Token *expand_smacro(Token * tline)
                             }
                             if (tline->type == TOK_OTHER
                                 && tline->text[1] == 0) {
-                                int8_t ch = tline->text[0];
+                                char ch = tline->text[0];
                                 if (ch == ',' && !paren && brackets <= 0) {
                                     if (++nparam >= sparam) {
                                         sparam += PARAM_DELTA;
@@ -3317,7 +3317,7 @@ static Token *expand_smacro(Token * tline)
         if (t->next->type == TOK_ID ||
             t->next->type == TOK_PREPROC_ID ||
             t->next->type == TOK_NUMBER) {
-            int8_t *p = nasm_strcat(t->text, t->next->text);
+            char *p = nasm_strcat(t->text, t->next->text);
             nasm_free(t->text);
             t->next = delete_Token(t->next);
             t->text = p;
@@ -3686,10 +3686,10 @@ static int expand_mmacro(Token * tline)
  * won't want to see same error twice (preprocessing is done once
  * per pass) we will want to show errors only during pass one.
  */
-static void error(int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...)
+static void error(int severity, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list arg;
-    int8_t buff[1024];
+    char buff[1024];
 
     /* If we're in a dead branch of IF or something like it, ignore the error */
     if (istk && istk->conds && !emitting(istk->conds->state))
@@ -3707,7 +3707,7 @@ static void error(int severity, const int8_t *fmt, ...)
 }
 
 static void
-pp_reset(int8_t *file, int apass, efunc errfunc, evalfunc eval,
+pp_reset(char *file, int apass, efunc errfunc, evalfunc eval,
          ListGen * listgen)
 {
     int h;
@@ -3744,9 +3744,9 @@ pp_reset(int8_t *file, int apass, efunc errfunc, evalfunc eval,
     pass = apass;
 }
 
-static int8_t *pp_getline(void)
+static char *pp_getline(void)
 {
-    int8_t *line;
+    char *line;
     Token *tline;
 
     while (1) {
@@ -3840,7 +3840,7 @@ static int8_t *pp_getline(void)
         while (1) {             /* until we get a line we can use */
 
             if (istk->expansion) {      /* from a macro expansion */
-                int8_t *p;
+                char *p;
                 Line *l = istk->expansion;
                 if (istk->mstk)
                     istk->mstk->lineno++;
@@ -3989,7 +3989,7 @@ static void pp_cleanup(int pass)
     }
 }
 
-void pp_include_path(int8_t *path)
+void pp_include_path(char *path)
 {
     IncPath *i;
 /*  by alexfru: order of path inclusion fixed (was reverse order) */
@@ -4021,11 +4021,11 @@ void pp_include_path(int8_t *path)
  * The function use is simple:
  *
  * The 1st call (with NULL argument) returns a pointer to the 1st path
- * (int8_t** type) or NULL if none include paths available.
+ * (char** type) or NULL if none include paths available.
  *
  * All subsequent calls take as argument the value returned by this
  * function last. The return value is either the next path
- * (int8_t** type) or NULL if the end of the paths list is reached.
+ * (char** type) or NULL if the end of the paths list is reached.
  *
  * It is maybe not the best way to do things, but I didn't want
  * to export too much, just one or two functions and no types or
@@ -4034,7 +4034,7 @@ void pp_include_path(int8_t *path)
  * Can't say I like the current situation with e.g. this path list either,
  * it seems to be never deallocated after creation...
  */
-int8_t **pp_get_include_path_ptr(int8_t **pPrevPath)
+char **pp_get_include_path_ptr(char **pPrevPath)
 {
 /*   This macro returns offset of a member of a structure */
 #define GetMemberOffset(StructType,MemberName)\
@@ -4047,7 +4047,7 @@ int8_t **pp_get_include_path_ptr(int8_t **pPrevPath)
         else
             return NULL;
     }
-    i = (IncPath *) ((int8_t *)pPrevPath - GetMemberOffset(IncPath, path));
+    i = (IncPath *) ((char *)pPrevPath - GetMemberOffset(IncPath, path));
     i = i->next;
     if (i != NULL)
         return &i->path;
@@ -4056,7 +4056,7 @@ int8_t **pp_get_include_path_ptr(int8_t **pPrevPath)
 #undef GetMemberOffset
 }
 
-void pp_pre_include(int8_t *fname)
+void pp_pre_include(char *fname)
 {
     Token *inc, *space, *name;
     Line *l;
@@ -4072,11 +4072,11 @@ void pp_pre_include(int8_t *fname)
     predef = l;
 }
 
-void pp_pre_define(int8_t *definition)
+void pp_pre_define(char *definition)
 {
     Token *def, *space;
     Line *l;
-    int8_t *equals;
+    char *equals;
 
     equals = strchr(definition, '=');
     space = new_Token(NULL, TOK_WHITESPACE, NULL, 0);
@@ -4094,7 +4094,7 @@ void pp_pre_define(int8_t *definition)
     predef = l;
 }
 
-void pp_pre_undefine(int8_t *definition)
+void pp_pre_undefine(char *definition)
 {
     Token *def, *space;
     Line *l;
@@ -4120,7 +4120,7 @@ void pp_pre_undefine(int8_t *definition)
  * PASS A VALID STRING TO THIS FUNCTION!!!!!
  */
 
-void pp_runtime(int8_t *definition)
+void pp_runtime(char *definition)
 {
     Token *def;
     
@@ -4130,14 +4130,14 @@ void pp_runtime(int8_t *definition)
         
 }
 
-void pp_extra_stdmac(const int8_t **macros)
+void pp_extra_stdmac(const char **macros)
 {
     extrastdmac = macros;
 }
 
 static void make_tok_num(Token * tok, int32_t val)
 {
-    int8_t numbuf[20];
+    char numbuf[20];
     snprintf(numbuf, sizeof(numbuf), "%ld", val);
     tok->text = nasm_strdup(numbuf);
     tok->type = TOK_NUMBER;
diff --git a/preproc.h b/preproc.h
index 0d54919..b571732 100644
--- a/preproc.h
+++ b/preproc.h
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 #ifndef NASM_PREPROC_H
 #define NASM_PREPROC_H
 
-void pp_include_path(int8_t *);
-int8_t **pp_get_include_path_ptr(int8_t **pPrevPath);
-void pp_pre_include(int8_t *);
-void pp_pre_define(int8_t *);
-void pp_pre_undefine(int8_t *);
-void pp_runtime(int8_t *);
-void pp_extra_stdmac(const int8_t **);
+void pp_include_path(char *);
+char **pp_get_include_path_ptr(char **pPrevPath);
+void pp_pre_include(char *);
+void pp_pre_define(char *);
+void pp_pre_undefine(char *);
+void pp_runtime(char *);
+void pp_extra_stdmac(const char **);
 
 extern Preproc nasmpp;
 
diff --git a/rdoff/ldrdf.c b/rdoff/ldrdf.c
index eeafeaf..a8e6b05 100644
--- a/rdoff/ldrdf.c
+++ b/rdoff/ldrdf.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct modulenode {
     struct segment_infonode seginfo[RDF_MAXSEGS];       /* what are we doing
                                                            with each segment? */
     void *header;
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     struct modulenode *next;
     int32_t bss_reloc;
 };
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ struct modulenode {
  * Function prototypes of private utility functions
  */
 
-void processmodule(const int8_t *filename, struct modulenode *mod);
+void processmodule(const char *filename, struct modulenode *mod);
 int allocnewseg(uint16_t type, uint16_t reserved);
 int findsegment(uint16_t type, uint16_t reserved);
-void symtab_add(const int8_t *symbol, int segment, int32_t offset);
-int symtab_get(const int8_t *symbol, int *segment, int32_t *offset);
+void symtab_add(const char *symbol, int segment, int32_t offset);
+int symtab_get(const char *symbol, int *segment, int32_t *offset);
 
 /* =========================================================================
  * Global data structures.
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ struct librarynode *lastlib = NULL;
 void *symtab = NULL;
 
 /* objects search path */
-int8_t *objpath = NULL;
+char *objpath = NULL;
 
 /* libraries search path */
-int8_t *libpath = NULL;
+char *libpath = NULL;
 
 /* file to embed as a generic record */
-int8_t *generic_rec_file = NULL;
+char *generic_rec_file = NULL;
 
 /* error file */
 static FILE *error_file;
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ void initsegments()
 /*
  * loadmodule
  *
- * Determine the int8_tacteristics of a module, and decide what to do with
+ * Determine the characteristics of a module, and decide what to do with
  * each segment it contains (including determining destination segments and
  * relocation factors for segments that	are kept).
  */
-void loadmodule(const int8_t *filename)
+void loadmodule(const char *filename)
 {
     if (options.verbose)
         printf("loading `%s'\n", filename);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void loadmodule(const int8_t *filename)
  * (b) is fairly easy, because we're now keeping track of how big each
  * segment in our output file is...
  */
-void processmodule(const int8_t *filename, struct modulenode *mod)
+void processmodule(const char *filename, struct modulenode *mod)
 {
     struct segconfig sconf;
     int seg, outseg;
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ void processmodule(const int8_t *filename, struct modulenode *mod)
 /*
  * Return 1 if a given module is in the list, 0 otherwise.
  */
-int lookformodule(const int8_t *name)
+int lookformodule(const char *name)
 {
     struct modulenode *curr = modules;
 
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ int findsegment(uint16_t type, uint16_t reserved)
  * routine won't change a previously existing symbol. It will change
  * to segment = -2 only if the segment was previously < 0.
  */
-void symtab_add(const int8_t *symbol, int segment, int32_t offset)
+void symtab_add(const char *symbol, int segment, int32_t offset)
 {
     symtabEnt *ste;
 
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void symtab_add(const int8_t *symbol, int segment, int32_t offset)
  * are assumed to have -1:0 associated. Returns 1 if the symbol was
  * successfully located.
  */
-int symtab_get(const int8_t *symbol, int *segment, int32_t *offset)
+int symtab_get(const char *symbol, int *segment, int32_t *offset)
 {
     symtabEnt *ste = symtabFind(symtab, symbol);
     if (!ste) {
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ int symtab_get(const int8_t *symbol, int *segment, int32_t *offset)
  * checks that a library can be opened and is in the correct format,
  * then adds it to the linked list of libraries.
  */
-void add_library(const int8_t *name)
+void add_library(const char *name)
 {
     if (rdl_verify(name)) {
         rdl_perror("ldrdf", name);
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ int search_libraries()
  * all the modules into a single output module, and then writes this to a
  * file.
  */
-void write_output(const int8_t *filename)
+void write_output(const char *filename)
 {
     FILE *f;
     rdf_headerbuf *rdfheader;
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ void write_output(const int8_t *filename)
                                 "warning: relocation out of range "
                                 "at %s(%02x:%08lx)\n", cur->name,
                                 (int)hr->r.segment, hr->r.offset);
-                    *data = (int8_t)offset;
+                    *data = (char)offset;
                     break;
                 case 2:
                     offset += *(int16_t *)data;
@@ -1140,9 +1140,9 @@ void usage()
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    int8_t *outname = "aout.rdf";
+    char *outname = "aout.rdf";
     int moduleloaded = 0;
-    int8_t *respstrings[128] = { 0, };
+    char *respstrings[128] = { 0, };
 
     options.verbose = 0;
     options.align = 16;
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             }
         case '@':{
                 int i = 0;
-                int8_t buf[256];
+                char buf[256];
                 FILE *f;
 
                 options.respfile = 1;
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
                 argv++, argc--;
                 while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f) != NULL) {
-                    int8_t *p;
+                    char *p;
                     if (buf[0] == '\n')
                         continue;
                     if ((p = strchr(buf, '\n')) != NULL)
diff --git a/rdoff/ldsegs.h b/rdoff/ldsegs.h
index 83ce71b..7050376 100644
--- a/rdoff/ldsegs.h
+++ b/rdoff/ldsegs.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 struct segconfig {
     uint16_t typelow, typehi;	/* range of seg nos for which this is valid */
-    int8_t *typedesc;		/* a description of the segment type */
+    char *typedesc;		/* a description of the segment type */
     uint16_t dowhat;		/* one of the SEG_xxxx values below */
     uint16_t mergetype;		/* if SEG_MERGE what type segment do we merge
 				   with?
diff --git a/rdoff/rdf2bin.c b/rdoff/rdf2bin.c
index 8807088..2dc6862 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdf2bin.c
+++ b/rdoff/rdf2bin.c
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 int32_t origin = 0;
 int align = 16;
 
-int8_t *getfilename(int8_t *pathname)
+char *getfilename(char *pathname)
 {
-    int8_t *lastslash = pathname - 1;
-    int8_t *i = pathname;
+    char *lastslash = pathname - 1;
+    char *i = pathname;
 
     while (*i) {
         if (*i == '/')
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     rdfmodule *m;
     int tmp;
     FILE *of;
-    int8_t *padding;
+    char *padding;
     int codepad, datapad, bsspad = 0;
 
     if (argc < 2) {
diff --git a/rdoff/rdf2ihx.c b/rdoff/rdf2ihx.c
index dca54d4..ef87115 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdf2ihx.c
+++ b/rdoff/rdf2ihx.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     rdfmodule *m;
     int tmp;
     FILE *of;
-    int8_t *padding;
+    char *padding;
     uint8_t *segbin[2];
     int pad[2], segn, ofs, i;
     int32_t segaddr;
diff --git a/rdoff/rdfdump.c b/rdoff/rdfdump.c
index 96c5a36..d4e29d6 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdfdump.c
+++ b/rdoff/rdfdump.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ FILE *infile;
 
 void print_header(int32_t length, int rdf_version)
 {
-    int8_t buf[129], t, l, s, flags;
+    char buf[129], t, l, s, flags;
     uint8_t reclen;
     int32_t o, ll;
     uint16_t rs;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void print_header(int32_t length, int rdf_version)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    int8_t id[7];
+    char id[7];
     int32_t l;
     uint16_t s;
     int verbose = 0;
diff --git a/rdoff/rdflib.c b/rdoff/rdflib.c
index 8295877..9070e7c 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdflib.c
+++ b/rdoff/rdflib.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /*
  * an rdoff library is simply a sequence of RDOFF object files, each
  * preceded by the name of the module, an ASCII string of up to 255
- * int8_tacters, terminated by a zero.
+ * characters, terminated by a zero.
  *
  * When a library is being created, special signature block is placed
  * in the beginning of the file. It is a string 'RDLIB' followed by a
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const char *usage =
     "    d - delete                (module-name)\n" "    t - list\n";
 
 /* Library signature */
-const int8_t *rdl_signature = "RDLIB2", *sig_modname = ".sig";
+const char *rdl_signature = "RDLIB2", *sig_modname = ".sig";
 
 char **_argv;
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void int32_ttolocal(int32_t *l)
 #endif
 }
 
-int8_t copybytes(FILE * fp, FILE * fp2, int n)
+char copybytes(FILE * fp, FILE * fp2, int n)
 {
     int i, t = 0;
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int8_t copybytes(FILE * fp, FILE * fp2, int n)
                 exit(1);
             }
     }
-    return (int8_t)t;             /* return last int8_t read */
+    return (char)t;             /* return last char read */
 }
 
 int32_t copyint32_t(FILE * fp, FILE * fp2)
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ int32_t copyint32_t(FILE * fp, FILE * fp2)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     FILE *fp, *fp2 = NULL, *fptmp;
-    int8_t *p, buf[256], c;
+    char *p, buf[256], c;
     int i;
     int32_t l;
     time_t t;
-    int8_t rdbuf[10];
+    char rdbuf[10];
 
     _argv = argv;
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         while (!feof(fp)) {
             /* read name */
             p = buf;
-            while ((*(p++) = (int8_t)fgetc(fp)))
+            while ((*(p++) = (char)fgetc(fp)))
                 if (feof(fp))
                     break;
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         while (!feof(fptmp)) {
             /* read name */
             p = buf;
-            while ((*(p++) = (int8_t)fgetc(fptmp)))
+            while ((*(p++) = (char)fgetc(fptmp)))
                 if (feof(fptmp))
                     break;
 
diff --git a/rdoff/rdfload.c b/rdoff/rdfload.c
index a7a059f..cd24c2d 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdfload.c
+++ b/rdoff/rdfload.c
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 
 extern int rdf_errno;
 
-rdfmodule *rdfload(const int8_t *filename)
+rdfmodule *rdfload(const char *filename)
 {
     rdfmodule *f;
     int32_t bsslength = 0;
-    int8_t *hdr;
+    char *hdr;
     rdfheaderrec *r;
 
     f = malloc(sizeof(rdfmodule));
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int rdf_relocate(rdfmodule * m)
                non-portable */
             switch (r->r.length) {
             case 1:
-                seg[r->r.offset] += (int8_t)rel;
+                seg[r->r.offset] += (char)rel;
                 break;
             case 2:
                 *(uint16_t *) (seg + r->r.offset) += (uint16_t) rel;
diff --git a/rdoff/rdfload.h b/rdoff/rdfload.h
index 6802ed1..5e6ffba 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdfload.h
+++ b/rdoff/rdfload.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ typedef struct RDFModuleStruct {
     void *symtab;
 } rdfmodule;
 
-rdfmodule *rdfload(const int8_t *filename);
+rdfmodule *rdfload(const char *filename);
 int rdf_relocate(rdfmodule * m);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rdoff/rdlar.c b/rdoff/rdlar.c
index 5eeb1aa..07a2a16 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdlar.c
+++ b/rdoff/rdlar.c
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 typedef enum { FALSE, TRUE } bool;
 
 /** Constants **/
-const int8_t commands[] = "adnrtx";
-const int8_t modifiers[] = "cflouvV";
+const char commands[] = "adnrtx";
+const char modifiers[] = "cflouvV";
 
 /** Global variables **/
-int8_t *progname = "rdlar";
-int8_t **_argv = NULL;
+char *progname = "rdlar";
+char **_argv = NULL;
 struct {
     bool createok;
     bool usefname;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void usage(void)
 /*
  * Print an error message and exit
  */
-void error_exit(int errcode, bool useperror, const int8_t *fmt, ...)
+void error_exit(int errcode, bool useperror, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void error_exit(int errcode, bool useperror, const int8_t *fmt, ...)
 /*
  * Fill in and write a header
  */
-void put_header(struct rdlm_hdr *hdr, FILE * libfp, int8_t *modname)
+void put_header(struct rdlm_hdr *hdr, FILE * libfp, char *modname)
 {
     int n = 0;
 
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ void put_header(struct rdlm_hdr *hdr, FILE * libfp, int8_t *modname)
 }
 
 /*
- * Copy n bytes from one file to another and return last int8_tacter read.
+ * Copy n bytes from one file to another and return last character read.
  */
-int8_t copybytes(FILE * fp, FILE * fp2, int n)
+char copybytes(FILE * fp, FILE * fp2, int n)
 {
     int i, t = 0;
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int8_t copybytes(FILE * fp, FILE * fp2, int n)
             if (fputc(t, fp2) == EOF)
                 error_exit(1, FALSE, "write error");
     }
-    return (int8_t)t;
+    return (char)t;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int32_t copyint32_t(FILE * fp, FILE * fp2)
 /*
  * Create a new library
  */
-int create_library(int8_t *libname)
+int create_library(char *libname)
 {
     FILE *libfp;
     struct rdlm_hdr hdr;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int create_library(int8_t *libname)
 /*
  * Add a module to the library
  */
-int add_module(FILE * libfp, const int8_t *fname, int8_t *modname)
+int add_module(FILE * libfp, const char *fname, char *modname)
 {
     FILE *modfp;
     struct rdlm_hdr hdr = { RDLMMAG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     FILE *libfp, *tmpfp, *modfp = NULL;
     struct stat finfo;
     struct rdlm_hdr hdr;
-    int8_t buf[MAXMODNAMELEN], *p = NULL;
-    int8_t c;
+    char buf[MAXMODNAMELEN], *p = NULL;
+    char c;
     int i;
 
     progname = argv[0];
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                 if (options.verbose) {
                     printf("%ld bytes", hdr.size);
                 }
-                putint8_t('\n');
+                putchar('\n');
             }
 
             copybytes(libfp, modfp, hdr.size);
diff --git a/rdoff/rdlib.c b/rdoff/rdlib.c
index 8f13d1d..c094a56 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdlib.c
+++ b/rdoff/rdlib.c
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@
 
 int rdl_error = 0;
 
-int8_t *rdl_errors[5] = {
+char *rdl_errors[5] = {
     "no error", "could not open file", "invalid file structure",
     "file contains modules of an unsupported RDOFF version",
     "module not found"
 };
 
-int rdl_verify(const int8_t *filename)
+int rdl_verify(const char *filename)
 {
     FILE *fp = fopen(filename, "rb");
-    int8_t buf[257];
+    char buf[257];
     int i;
     int32_t length;
-    static int8_t lastverified[256];
+    static char lastverified[256];
     static int lastresult = -1;
 
     if (lastresult != -1 && !strcmp(filename, lastverified))
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int rdl_verify(const int8_t *filename)
             /*
              * A special module, eg a signature block or a directory.
              * Format of such a module is defined to be:
-             *   six int8_t type identifier
+             *   six char type identifier
              *   int32_t count bytes content
              *   content
              * so we can handle it uniformaly with RDOFF2 modules.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int rdl_verify(const int8_t *filename)
     return lastresult = 0;      /* library in correct format */
 }
 
-int rdl_open(struct librarynode *lib, const int8_t *name)
+int rdl_open(struct librarynode *lib, const char *name)
 {
     int i = rdl_verify(name);
     if (i)
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ void rdl_close(struct librarynode *lib)
     free(lib->name);
 }
 
-int rdl_searchlib(struct librarynode *lib, const int8_t *label, rdffile * f)
+int rdl_searchlib(struct librarynode *lib, const char *label, rdffile * f)
 {
-    int8_t buf[512];
+    char buf[512];
     int i, t;
     void *hdr;
     rdfheaderrec *r;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int rdl_searchlib(struct librarynode *lib, const int8_t *label, rdffile * f)
 
 int rdl_openmodule(struct librarynode *lib, int moduleno, rdffile * f)
 {
-    int8_t buf[512];
+    char buf[512];
     int i, cmod, t;
     int32_t length;
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int rdl_openmodule(struct librarynode *lib, int moduleno, rdffile * f)
     return rdl_error = 4;       /* module not found */
 }
 
-void rdl_perror(const int8_t *apname, const int8_t *filename)
+void rdl_perror(const char *apname, const char *filename)
 {
     if (rdl_error >= 16)
         rdfperror(apname, filename);
diff --git a/rdoff/rdlib.h b/rdoff/rdlib.h
index c051da7..17978d4 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdlib.h
+++ b/rdoff/rdlib.h
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ extern int rdl_error;
 #define RDL_EVERSION  3
 #define RDL_ENOTFOUND 4
 
-int rdl_verify(const int8_t *filename);
-int rdl_open(struct librarynode *lib, const int8_t *filename);
-int rdl_searchlib(struct librarynode *lib, const int8_t *label, rdffile * f);
+int rdl_verify(const char *filename);
+int rdl_open(struct librarynode *lib, const char *filename);
+int rdl_searchlib(struct librarynode *lib, const char *label, rdffile * f);
 int rdl_openmodule(struct librarynode *lib, int module, rdffile * f);
 
-void rdl_perror(const int8_t *apname, const int8_t *filename);
+void rdl_perror(const char *apname, const char *filename);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rdoff/rdoff.c b/rdoff/rdoff.c
index c564467..9bbfd29 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdoff.c
+++ b/rdoff/rdoff.c
@@ -164,14 +164,14 @@ uint16_t translateint16_t(uint16_t in)
 }
 
 /* Segment types */
-static int8_t *knownsegtypes[8] = {
+static char *knownsegtypes[8] = {
     "NULL", "text", "data", "object comment",
     "linked comment", "loader comment",
     "symbolic debug", "line number debug"
 };
 
 /* Get a textual string describing the segment type */
-int8_t *translatesegmenttype(uint16_t type)
+char *translatesegmenttype(uint16_t type)
 {
     if (type < 8)
         return knownsegtypes[type];
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ int8_t *translatesegmenttype(uint16_t type)
 }
 
 /* This signature is written to the start of RDOFF files */
-const int8_t *RDOFFId = RDOFF2_SIGNATURE;
+const char *RDOFFId = RDOFF2_SIGNATURE;
 
 /* Error messages. Must correspond to the codes defined in rdoff.h */
-const int8_t *rdf_errors[11] = {
+const char *rdf_errors[11] = {
     /* 0 */ "no error occurred",
     /* 1 */ "could not open file",
     /* 2 */ "invalid file format",
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ int rdf_errno = 0;
    The library functions
    ======================================================================== */
 
-int rdfopen(rdffile * f, const int8_t *name)
+int rdfopen(rdffile * f, const char *name)
 {
     FILE *fp;
 
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ int rdfopen(rdffile * f, const int8_t *name)
     return rdfopenhere(f, fp, NULL, name);
 }
 
-int rdfopenhere(rdffile * f, FILE * fp, int *refcount, const int8_t *name)
+int rdfopenhere(rdffile * f, FILE * fp, int *refcount, const char *name)
 {
-    int8_t buf[8];
+    char buf[8];
     int32_t initpos;
     int32_t l;
     uint16_t s;
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ int rdfclose(rdffile * f)
 /*
  * Print the message for last error (from rdf_errno)
  */
-void rdfperror(const int8_t *app, const int8_t *name)
+void rdfperror(const char *app, const char *name)
 {
     fprintf(stderr, "%s:%s: %s\n", app, name, rdf_errors[rdf_errno]);
     if (rdf_errno == RDF_ERR_OPEN || rdf_errno == RDF_ERR_READ) {
diff --git a/rdoff/rdoff.h b/rdoff/rdoff.h
index 7cb0363..dc23f2b 100644
--- a/rdoff/rdoff.h
+++ b/rdoff/rdoff.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 struct GenericRec {
     uint8_t type;
     uint8_t reclen;
-    int8_t data[128];
+    char data[128];
 };
 
 /* 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct ImportRec {
                                    records - label is assumed to be at offset zero
                                    in this segment, so linker must fix up with offset
                                    of segment and of offset within segment */
-    int8_t label[EXIM_LABEL_MAX]; /* zero terminated, should be written to file
+    char label[EXIM_LABEL_MAX]; /* zero terminated, should be written to file
                                    until the zero, but not after it */
 };
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct ExportRec {
     uint8_t flags;                 /* SYM_* flags (see below) */
     uint8_t segment;               /* segment referred to (0/1/2) */
     int32_t offset;                /* offset within segment */
-    int8_t label[EXIM_LABEL_MAX]; /* zero terminated as in import */
+    char label[EXIM_LABEL_MAX]; /* zero terminated as in import */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct ExportRec {
 struct DLLRec {
     uint8_t type;                  /* must be 4 */
     uint8_t reclen;                /* content length */
-    int8_t libname[MODLIB_NAME_MAX];      /* name of library to link with at load time */
+    char libname[MODLIB_NAME_MAX];      /* name of library to link with at load time */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ struct BSSRec {
 struct ModRec {
     uint8_t type;                  /* must be 8 */
     uint8_t reclen;                /* content length */
-    int8_t modname[MODLIB_NAME_MAX];      /* module name */
+    char modname[MODLIB_NAME_MAX];      /* module name */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct CommonRec {
     uint16_t segment;             /* segment number */
     int32_t size;                  /* size of common variable */
     uint16_t align;               /* alignment (power of two) */
-    int8_t label[EXIM_LABEL_MAX]; /* zero terminated as in import */
+    char label[EXIM_LABEL_MAX]; /* zero terminated as in import */
 };
 
 /* Flags for ExportRec */
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ extern char *strdup(const char *);
 #endif
 
 typedef union RDFHeaderRec {
-    int8_t type;                  /* invariant throughout all below */
+    char type;                  /* invariant throughout all below */
     struct GenericRec g;        /* type 0 */
     struct RelocRec r;          /* type == 1 / 6 */
     struct ImportRec i;         /* type == 2 / 7 */
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ typedef struct RDFFileInfo {
     int32_t eof_offset;            /* offset of the first uint8_t beyond the end of this
                                    module */
 
-    int8_t *name;                 /* name of module in libraries */
+    char *name;                 /* name of module in libraries */
     int *refcount;              /* pointer to reference count on file, or NULL */
 } rdffile;
 
@@ -239,17 +239,17 @@ enum {
 /* utility functions */
 int32_t translateint32_t(int32_t in);
 uint16_t translateint16_t(uint16_t in);
-int8_t *translatesegmenttype(uint16_t type);
+char *translatesegmenttype(uint16_t type);
 
 /* RDOFF file manipulation functions */
-int rdfopen(rdffile * f, const int8_t *name);
-int rdfopenhere(rdffile * f, FILE * fp, int *refcount, const int8_t *name);
+int rdfopen(rdffile * f, const char *name);
+int rdfopenhere(rdffile * f, FILE * fp, int *refcount, const char *name);
 int rdfclose(rdffile * f);
 int rdffindsegment(rdffile * f, int segno);
 int rdfloadseg(rdffile * f, int segment, void *buffer);
 rdfheaderrec *rdfgetheaderrec(rdffile * f);     /* returns static storage */
 void rdfheaderrewind(rdffile * f);      /* back to start of header */
-void rdfperror(const int8_t *app, const int8_t *name);
+void rdfperror(const char *app, const char *name);
 
 /* functions to write a new RDOFF header to a file -
    use rdfnewheader to allocate a header, rdfaddheader to add records to it,
diff --git a/rdoff/symtab.c b/rdoff/symtab.c
index d05cf18..8d8ac62 100644
--- a/rdoff/symtab.c
+++ b/rdoff/symtab.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void symtabInsert(void *stab, symtabEnt * ent)
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------- */
-symtabEnt *symtabFind(void *stab, const int8_t *name)
+symtabEnt *symtabFind(void *stab, const char *name)
 {
     symtab mytab = (symtab) stab;
     int slot = slotnum(name);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void symtabDump(void *stab, FILE * of)
 {
     symtab mytab = (symtab) stab;
     int i;
-    int8_t *SegNames[3] = { "code", "data", "bss" };
+    char *SegNames[3] = { "code", "data", "bss" };
 
     fprintf(of, "Symbol table is ...\n");
     for (i = 0; i < SYMTABSIZE; ++i) {
diff --git a/rdoff/symtab.h b/rdoff/symtab.h
index ca8c694..6a79ee2 100644
--- a/rdoff/symtab.h
+++ b/rdoff/symtab.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
 typedef struct {
-    int8_t *name;
+    char *name;
     int segment;
     int32_t offset;
     int32_t flags;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ typedef struct {
 void *symtabNew(void);
 void symtabDone(void *symtab);
 void symtabInsert(void *symtab, symtabEnt * ent);
-symtabEnt *symtabFind(void *symtab, const int8_t *name);
+symtabEnt *symtabFind(void *symtab, const char *name);
 void symtabDump(void *symtab, FILE * of);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/regs.pl b/regs.pl
index ff8e643..ee2e640 100755
--- a/regs.pl
+++ b/regs.pl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if ( $fmt eq 'h' ) {
 } elsif ( $fmt eq 'c' ) {
     # Output regs.c
     print "/* automatically generated from $file - do not edit */\n";
-    print "static const int8_t *reg_names[] = "; $ch = '{';
+    print "static const char *reg_names[] = "; $ch = '{';
     # This one has no dummy entry for 0
     foreach $reg ( sort(keys(%regs)) ) {
 	print "$ch\n    \"${reg}\"";