--- src/xml_serializer.h.orig	2011-07-09 09:20:42.969434455 -0500
+++ src/xml_serializer.h	2011-07-09 09:21:16.635713265 -0500
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         unsigned int *ui;
         float  *f;
         void   *p;
-        char   *c;
+        signed char   *c;
         //short * s;
         bool   *b;
         double *d;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     {
         w.p = myvoid;
     }
-    XMLType( char *mychar )
+    XMLType( signed char *mychar )
     {
         w.c = mychar;
     }