diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cff00806..5d0fb1bb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ltmain.sh
 missing
 depcomp
 alliance/src/configure.in
+alliance/src/ltmain.sh
 dev/scripts/cppcheck/*
 *.eps
 *.aux
@@ -20,4 +21,5 @@ dev/scripts/cppcheck/*
 *.log
 *.lst
 archives/
-
+cvsCommit.txt
+gitCommit.txt
diff --git a/alliance/src/mbkvhdlg/src/mvl_util.c b/alliance/src/mbkvhdlg/src/mvl_util.c
index e44b57b5..cfb7a504 100644
--- a/alliance/src/mbkvhdlg/src/mvl_util.c
+++ b/alliance/src/mbkvhdlg/src/mvl_util.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ char              *ctx_str;
   struct dct_recrd *recrd_pnt;
   struct dct_recrd *last_recrd = NULL;
 
-  index     = (long)key_str % MVL_HSZDFN;
+  index     = (unsigned long)key_str % MVL_HSZDFN;
   entry_pnt = head [index];
 
   while (entry_pnt != NULL)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ long                valu;
   struct dct_entry *entry_pnt;
   struct dct_recrd *recrd_pnt;
 
-  index     = (long) key_str % MVL_HSZDFN;
+  index     = (unsigned long) key_str % MVL_HSZDFN;
   entry_pnt = head[index];
 
   while (entry_pnt != NULL)
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ long                field;
   struct dct_entry *entry_pnt;
   struct dct_recrd *recrd_pnt;
 
-  entry_pnt = head [(long)key_str % MVL_HSZDFN];
+  entry_pnt = head [(unsigned long)key_str % MVL_HSZDFN];
 
   while (entry_pnt != NULL)
     {
diff --git a/alliance/src/ocp/src/common/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/ocp/src/common/Makefile.am
index 653a6ea6..b947453e 100644
--- a/alliance/src/ocp/src/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/alliance/src/ocp/src/common/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
-AM_CXXFLAGS = @ALLIANCE_CFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/mbk/src -std=c++0x
+AM_CXXFLAGS = @ALLIANCE_CFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/mbk/src -std=gnu++0x
 
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libPCommon.a
 
diff --git a/alliance/src/ocp/src/placer/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/ocp/src/placer/Makefile.am
index 322b2c47..d6f9bc1c 100644
--- a/alliance/src/ocp/src/placer/Makefile.am
+++ b/alliance/src/ocp/src/placer/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ YACC = @YACC@ -d
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(srcdir)/../common
 
-AM_CXXFLAGS = @ALLIANCE_CFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/mbk/src -std=c++0x
+AM_CXXFLAGS = @ALLIANCE_CFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/mbk/src -std=gnu++0x
 AM_CFLAGS = @ALLIANCE_CFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/mbk/src
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = ocp
diff --git a/alliance/src/ppt/src/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/ppt/src/Makefile.am
index b4cca0d1..bd14e4f8 100644
--- a/alliance/src/ppt/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/alliance/src/ppt/src/Makefile.am
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ pat_decl_y.c pat_decl_y.h : $(srcdir)/pat_decl_y.y
 	$(YACC) -d $(YFLAGS) $(srcdir)/pat_decl_y.y \
 	&& sed -e "s/yy/pat_decl_y_/g" -e "s/YY/PAT_DECL_Y_/g" y.tab.c \
 	 | sed -e "s/int[	 ]*pat_decl_y_char;/extern int pat_decl_y_char;/" \
-	 | sed -e "s/PAT_DECL_Y_STYPE[	 ]*pat_decl_y_lval;/extern PAT_DECL_Y_STYPE pat_decl_y_lval;/" \
 	 | sed -e "s/int[	 ]*pat_decl_y_nerrs;/extern int pat_decl_y_nerrs;/" \
          > pat_decl_y.c \
 	&& sed -e "s/yy/pat_decl_y_/g" -e "s/YY/PAT_DECL_Y_/g" y.tab.h > pat_decl_y.h
 
+# | sed -e "s/PAT_DECL_Y_STYPE[	 ]*pat_decl_y_lval;/extern PAT_DECL_Y_STYPE pat_decl_y_lval;/"
+
 pat_decl_l.c : $(srcdir)/pat_decl_l.l pat_decl_y.h
 	$(LEX) -t $(srcdir)/pat_decl_l.l | sed -e "s/yy/pat_decl_y_/g" -e "s/YY/PAT_DECL_Y_/g" > pat_decl_l.c