diff --git a/alliance/src/nero/src/AAstar.cpp b/alliance/src/nero/src/AAstar.cpp
index 4c3b61d4..d70819a5 100644
--- a/alliance/src/nero/src/AAstar.cpp
+++ b/alliance/src/nero/src/AAstar.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 // -*- C++ -*-
 //
-// $Id: AAstar.cpp,v 1.4 2002/10/17 21:57:27 jpc Exp $
+// $Id: AAstar.cpp,v 1.5 2002/10/24 07:51:33 hcl Exp $
 //
 //  /----------------------------------------------------------------\ 
 //  |                                                                |
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ void  CAStar::clear (void)
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Modifiers  :  "CAStar::load()".
 
-void  CAStar::load (CNet *pNet, int delta=0, int expand=0)
+void  CAStar::load (CNet *pNet, int delta, int expand)
 {
   net        = pNet;
 
diff --git a/alliance/src/nero/src/MMBK.cpp b/alliance/src/nero/src/MMBK.cpp
index f9675f60..359eaabf 100644
--- a/alliance/src/nero/src/MMBK.cpp
+++ b/alliance/src/nero/src/MMBK.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 // -*- C++ -*-
 //
-// $Id: MMBK.cpp,v 1.3 2002/10/17 21:57:27 jpc Exp $
+// $Id: MMBK.cpp,v 1.4 2002/10/24 07:51:33 hcl Exp $
 //
 // /-----------------------------------------------------------------\ 
 // |                                                                 |
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ CLofig::~CLofig (void)
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Method :  "CLofig::rflatten()".
 
-void CLofig::rflatten (char concat=YES, char catal=YES)
+void CLofig::rflatten (char concat, char catal)
 {
   loins_list *pLoins;
 
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ CPhfig::~CPhfig (void)
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Method :  "CPhfig::rflatten()".
 
-void CPhfig::rflatten (char concat=YES, char catal=YES)
+void CPhfig::rflatten (char concat, char catal)
 {
   phins_list *pPhins;
 
@@ -591,8 +591,8 @@ void CPhfig::saveas (string &name)
 
 CIns::CIns ( loins_list *lo
            , phins_list *ph
-           , phfig_list *mod=NULL
-           , phfig_list *fig=NULL
+           , phfig_list *mod
+           , phfig_list *fig
            )
 {
   loins = lo;
diff --git a/alliance/src/nero/src/MNet.cpp b/alliance/src/nero/src/MNet.cpp
index 8dfdd4d1..5cef2e8c 100644
--- a/alliance/src/nero/src/MNet.cpp
+++ b/alliance/src/nero/src/MNet.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 // -*- C++ -*-
 //
-// $Id: MNet.cpp,v 1.3 2002/10/17 21:57:27 jpc Exp $
+// $Id: MNet.cpp,v 1.4 2002/10/24 07:51:33 hcl Exp $
 //
 //  /----------------------------------------------------------------\ 
 //  |                                                                |
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void  CTerm::newaccess (CRect &rect, int z, int ident, CNet *net)
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Method  :  "CTerm::lockalone()".
 
-void  CTerm::lockalone (bool global=false)
+void  CTerm::lockalone (bool global)
 {
   CDRGrid::iterator  coord;
                 int  zCoord, zMax, z;
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ ostream  &operator<< (ostream &o, CTerm &self)
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Constructor  :  "CNet::CNet()".
 
-CNet::CNet (CDRGrid *drgrid, string netName="noname")
+CNet::CNet (CDRGrid *drgrid, string netName)
 {
   name     = netName;
   external = false;
diff --git a/alliance/src/nero/src/MPri.cpp b/alliance/src/nero/src/MPri.cpp
index d9f6d79e..3b3581bb 100644
--- a/alliance/src/nero/src/MPri.cpp
+++ b/alliance/src/nero/src/MPri.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 // -*- C++ -*-
 //
-// $Id: MPri.cpp,v 1.3 2002/10/17 21:57:27 jpc Exp $
+// $Id: MPri.cpp,v 1.4 2002/10/24 07:51:33 hcl Exp $
 //
 //  /----------------------------------------------------------------\ 
 //  |                                                                |
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ char CMatrixPri::nextPri (char curpri)
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Method  :  "CMatrixPri::load()".
 
-void CMatrixPri::load (CNet &net, bool global, int expand=0)
+void CMatrixPri::load (CNet &net, bool global, int expand)
 {
    list<CDRGrid::iterator>::iterator   itNode, beginNode, endNode;
   queue<CDRGrid::iterator*>            queue1, queue2;
diff --git a/alliance/src/nero/src/UOpts.cpp b/alliance/src/nero/src/UOpts.cpp
index 1b732f14..31fee140 100644
--- a/alliance/src/nero/src/UOpts.cpp
+++ b/alliance/src/nero/src/UOpts.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 // -*- C++ -*-
 //
-// $Id: UOpts.cpp,v 1.1 2002/10/02 21:23:49 jpc Exp $
+// $Id: UOpts.cpp,v 1.2 2002/10/24 07:51:33 hcl Exp $
 //
 //  /----------------------------------------------------------------\ 
 //  |                                                                |
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ ostream &operator<< (ostream &o, const COpts::COpt *self)
 // Modifier  :  "COpts::add()".
 
 void COpts::add ( string key_short
-                , string key_long
-                , bool   arg=false
-                , string val=""
-                ) throw (except_done)
+                     , string key_long
+                     , bool   arg
+                     , string val
+                     ) throw (except_done)
 {
   long  key_index;