--- ./src/sysfiles.h.orig	2008-09-02 10:50:38.000000000 -0600
+++ ./src/sysfiles.h	2011-08-04 13:57:32.717487674 -0600
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 extern Int SyFindOrLinkGapRootFile (
             Char *          filename,
             Int4            crc_gap,
-            Char *          result,
+            union StringOrInitInfo * result,
             Int             len );
 
 
--- ./src/sysfiles.c.orig	2008-12-14 14:25:54.000000000 -0700
+++ ./src/sysfiles.c	2011-08-04 14:07:06.846239128 -0600
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 Int SyFindOrLinkGapRootFile (
     Char *              filename,
     Int4                crc_gap,
-    Char *              result, 
+    union StringOrInitInfo * result, 
     Int                 len )
 {
     UInt4               crc_dyn = 0;
@@ -215,19 +215,19 @@
 #endif
 
     /* find the GAP file                                                   */
-    result[0] = '\0';
+    result->string[0] = '\0';
     tmp = SyFindGapRootFile(filename);
     if ( tmp ) {
-        SyStrncat( result, tmp, len );
+        SyStrncat( result->string, tmp, len );
         name[0] = '\0';
         SyStrncat( name, tmp, 255 );
     }
-    if ( result[0] ) {
-        if ( SyIsReadableFile(result) == 0 ) {
+    if ( result->string[0] ) {
+        if ( SyIsReadableFile(result->string) == 0 ) {
             found_gap = 1;
         }
         else {
-            result[0] = '\0';
+            result->string[0] = '\0';
         }
     }
     if ( ! SyUseModule ) {
@@ -389,11 +389,11 @@
 		if (found_dyn)
 			syUnloadLastModule ();
 #endif        
-        *(StructInitInfo**)result = info_sta;
+        result->info = info_sta;
         return 2;
     }
     if ( found_gap && found_dyn ) {
-        *(StructInitInfo**)result = info_dyn;
+        result->info = info_dyn;
         return 1;
     }
     if ( found_gap ) {
@@ -404,11 +404,11 @@
 		if (found_dyn)
 			syUnloadLastModule ();
 #endif        
-        *(StructInitInfo**)result = info_sta;
+        result->info = info_sta;
         return 2;
     }
     if ( found_dyn ) {
-        *(StructInitInfo**)result = info_dyn;
+        result->info = info_dyn;
         return 1;
     }
     return 0;
--- ./src/gap.c.orig	2007-10-04 09:05:16.000000000 -0600
+++ ./src/gap.c	2011-08-04 14:09:27.815182164 -0600
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@
     StructInitInfo *    info;
     Int4                crc1;
     Int4                crc2;
-    Char                result[256];
+    union StringOrInitInfo result;
     Int                 res;
 
 
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@
 
     /* check if have a statically or dynamically loadable module           */
     crc1 = INT_INTOBJ(crc);
-    res  = SyFindOrLinkGapRootFile(CSTR_STRING(filename), crc1, result, 256);
+    res  = SyFindOrLinkGapRootFile(CSTR_STRING(filename), crc1, &result, 256);
 
     /* not found                                                           */
     if ( res == 0 ) {
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@
             Pr( "#I  READ_GAP_ROOT: loading '%s' dynamically\n",
                 (Int)CSTR_STRING(filename), 0L );
         }
-        info = *(StructInitInfo**)result;
+        info = result.info;
         res  = info->initKernel(info);
 	UpdateCopyFopyInfo();
         res  = res || info->initLibrary(info);
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@
             Pr( "#I  READ_GAP_ROOT: loading '%s' statically\n",
                 (Int)CSTR_STRING(filename), 0L );
         }
-        info = *(StructInitInfo**)result;
+        info = result.info;
         res  = info->initKernel(info);
 	UpdateCopyFopyInfo();
         res  = res || info->initLibrary(info);
@@ -1721,15 +1721,15 @@
 
         /* compute the crc value of the original and compare               */
         if ( SyCheckCompletionCrcComp ) {
-            crc2 = SyGAPCRC(result);
+            crc2 = SyGAPCRC(result.string);
             if ( crc1 != crc2 ) {
                 return INTOBJ_INT(4);
             }
         }
-        /*CCC filename = NEW_STRING( SyStrlen(result) );
+        /*CCC filename = NEW_STRING( SyStrlen(result.string) );
 	  SyStrncat( CSTR_STRING(filename), result, SyStrlen(result) );CCC*/
-	len = SyStrlen(result);
-	C_NEW_STRING(filename, len, result);
+	len = SyStrlen(result.string);
+	C_NEW_STRING(filename, len, result.string);
 
         CompThenFuncs = NEW_PLIST( T_PLIST, COMP_THEN_OFFSET );
         SET_LEN_PLIST( CompThenFuncs, COMP_THEN_OFFSET );
--- ./src/system.h.orig	2007-10-06 16:53:20.000000000 -0600
+++ ./src/system.h	2011-08-04 14:04:52.971092306 -0600
@@ -1105,6 +1105,10 @@
 
 typedef StructInitInfo* (*InitInfoFunc)(void);
 
+union StringOrInitInfo {
+    Char string[256];
+    StructInitInfo * info;
+};
 
 /****************************************************************************
 **
--- ./src/saveload.c.orig	2002-06-16 06:37:20.000000000 -0600
+++ ./src/saveload.c	2011-08-04 13:41:46.547763965 -0600
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
 #include        "saveload.h"            /* saving and loading              */
 #undef  INCLUDE_DECLARATION_PART
 
+union double_bytes {
+  Double d;
+  UInt1 bytes[sizeof(Double)];
+};
+
 
 /***************************************************************************
 **
@@ -438,19 +443,19 @@
 void SaveDouble( Double d)
 {
   UInt i;
-  UInt1 buf[sizeof(Double)];
-  *(Double *)buf = d;
+  union double_bytes buf;
+  buf.d = d;
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(Double); i++)
-    SAVE_BYTE(buf[i]);
+    SAVE_BYTE(buf.bytes[i]);
 }
 
 Double LoadDouble( void)
 {
   UInt i;
-  UInt1 buf[sizeof(Double)];
+  union double_bytes buf;
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(Double); i++)
-    buf[i] = LOAD_BYTE();
-  return *(Double *)buf;
+    buf.bytes[i] = LOAD_BYTE();
+  return buf.d;
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************
--- ./src/streams.c.orig	2008-09-02 10:52:34.000000000 -0600
+++ ./src/streams.c	2011-08-04 14:10:55.735229846 -0600
@@ -316,13 +316,13 @@
 
 Int READ_GAP_ROOT ( Char * filename )
 {
-    Char                result[256];
+    union StringOrInitInfo result;
     Int                 res;
     UInt                type;
     StructInitInfo *    info;
 
     /* try to find the file                                                */
-    res = SyFindOrLinkGapRootFile( filename, 0L, result, 256 );
+    res = SyFindOrLinkGapRootFile( filename, 0L, &result, 256 );
 
     /* not found                                                           */
     if ( res == 0 ) {
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
             Pr( "#I  READ_GAP_ROOT: loading '%s' dynamically\n",
                 (Int)filename, 0L );
         }
-        info = *(StructInitInfo**)result;
+        info = result.info;
 	res  = info->initKernel(info);
 	if (!SyRestoring) {
 	  UpdateCopyFopyInfo();
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
             Pr( "#I  READ_GAP_ROOT: loading '%s' statically\n",
                 (Int)filename, 0L );
         }
-        info = *(StructInitInfo**)result;
+        info = result.info;
 	res  = info->initKernel(info);
 	if (!SyRestoring) {
 	  UpdateCopyFopyInfo();
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
             Pr( "#I  READ_GAP_ROOT: loading '%s' as GAP file\n",
                 (Int)filename, 0L );
         }
-        if ( OpenInput(result) ) {
+        if ( OpenInput(result.string) ) {
 	  SySetBuffering(Input->file);
             while ( 1 ) {
                 ClearError();