diff -Naurp arcload-0.5.orig/arcgrub/Makefile arcload-0.5/arcgrub/Makefile
--- arcload-0.5.orig/arcgrub/Makefile	2006-01-17 22:43:17.000000000 -0500
+++ arcload-0.5/arcgrub/Makefile	2009-03-01 20:34:01.258690486 -0500
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@
 # Copyright 2004 Stanislaw Skowronek
 #
 ifeq ($(MODE),M32)
-CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=32 -Wall -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin -I.. -I. -D$(MODE)
+CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=32 \
+	 -Wall -Wno-pointer-sign \
+	 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin \
+	 -I.. -I. \
+	 -D$(MODE)
 ASFLAGS= -march=mips3 -mabi=32 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -D$(MODE)
 OUTPUTFMT = elf32-tradbigmips
 else
-CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=64 -Wall -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin -I.. -I. -D$(MODE)
+CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=64 \
+	 -Wall -Wno-pointer-sign \
+	 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin \
+	 -I.. -I. \
+	 -D$(MODE)
 ASFLAGS= -march=mips3 -mabi=64 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -D$(MODE)
 OUTPUTFMT = elf64-tradbigmips
 endif
diff -Naurp arcload-0.5.orig/arclib/Makefile arcload-0.5/arclib/Makefile
--- arcload-0.5.orig/arclib/Makefile	2006-01-19 23:09:21.000000000 -0500
+++ arcload-0.5/arclib/Makefile	2009-03-01 20:35:21.407711034 -0500
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@
 # Copyright 1999 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
 #
 ifeq ($(MODE),M32)
-CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=32 -Wall -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin -I.. -D$(MODE)
+CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=32 \
+	 -Wall -Wno-pointer-sign \
+	 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin \
+	 -I.. \
+	 -D$(MODE)
 ASFLAGS= -march=mips3 -mabi=32 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic
 OUTPUTFMT = elf32-tradbigmips
 else
-CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=64 -Wall -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin -I.. -D$(MODE)
+CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=64 \
+	 -Wall -Wno-pointer-sign \
+	 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin \
+	 -I.. \
+	 -D$(MODE)
 ASFLAGS= -march=mips3 -mabi=64 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic
 OUTPUTFMT = elf64-tradbigmips
 endif
diff -Naurp arcload-0.5.orig/ecoff/Makefile arcload-0.5/ecoff/Makefile
--- arcload-0.5.orig/ecoff/Makefile	2005-05-31 03:08:10.000000000 -0400
+++ arcload-0.5/ecoff/Makefile	2009-03-01 20:31:38.246701883 -0500
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 all:  wreckoff
 
 wreckoff:  ecoff.h elf32.h endian.h list.h wreckoff.c 
-	$(CC) -o $@ -O2 -Wall wreckoff.c -I..
+	$(CC) -o $@ -O2 -Wall -Wno-pointer-sign wreckoff.c -I..
 
 clean:
 	rm -f wreckoff
diff -Naurp arcload-0.5.orig/ecoff/wreckoff.c arcload-0.5/ecoff/wreckoff.c
--- arcload-0.5.orig/ecoff/wreckoff.c	2005-05-31 03:30:28.000000000 -0400
+++ arcload-0.5/ecoff/wreckoff.c	2009-03-01 20:31:38.246701883 -0500
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ void synthesize_ecoff(FILE *f)
 	int		i, nsyms, nscns, vptr, rptr, sptr, align;
 	int		strsize, sym_sc = scNil, sym_st = 0;
 	char		*strtab;
+	size_t		ret = 0;
 
 	/* reindex sections and symbols */
 	nscns = 0;
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ void synthesize_ecoff(FILE *f)
 	fhdr.f_opthdr	= 56;
 	fhdr.f_flags	= (F_EXEC | F_MIPS_NO_REORG);
 	swap_filehdr(&fhdr);
-	fwrite(&fhdr, sizeof(struct filehdr), 1, f);
+	ret = fwrite(&fhdr, sizeof(struct filehdr), 1, f);
 
 	/* write a.out header */
 	ahdr.magic	= OMAGIC;
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ void synthesize_ecoff(FILE *f)
 
 	ahdr.gp_value = reginfo.ri_gp_value;
 	swap_aouthdr(&ahdr);
-	fwrite(&ahdr, sizeof(struct aouthdr), 1, f);
+	ret = fwrite(&ahdr, sizeof(struct aouthdr), 1, f);
 
 	LIST_FOR(section, sections) {
 		strncpy(shdr.s_name, section->name, 8);
@@ -229,23 +230,23 @@ void synthesize_ecoff(FILE *f)
 			shdr.s_flags = STYP_BSS;
 
 		swap_scnhdr(&shdr);
-		fwrite(&shdr, sizeof(struct scnhdr), 1, f);
+		ret = fwrite(&shdr, sizeof(struct scnhdr), 1, f);
 	}
 
 	i = 0;
 	while(align--)
-		fwrite(&i, 1, 1, f);
+		ret = fwrite(&i, 1, 1, f);
 
 	/* save section contents */
 	LIST_FOR(section, sections)
 		if(section->data) {
 			if(section->gccfix) {
-				fwrite(section->data, (section->size - 0x10), 1, f);
+				ret = fwrite(section->data, (section->size - 0x10), 1, f);
 				align = 0;
 				for(i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-					fwrite(&align, 4, 1, f);
+					ret = fwrite(&align, 4, 1, f);
 			} else
-				fwrite(section->data, section->size, 1, f);
+				ret = fwrite(section->data, section->size, 1, f);
 		}
 
 	/* save section relocs */
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ void synthesize_ecoff(FILE *f)
 			rhdr.r_vaddr	= reloc->offset;
 			rhdr.r		= R_R(reloc->sym->index, i, 1);
 			swap_reloc(&rhdr);
-			fwrite(&rhdr, sizeof(struct reloc), 1, f);
+			ret = fwrite(&rhdr, sizeof(struct reloc), 1, f);
 		}
 
 	/* create strtab */
@@ -302,10 +303,10 @@ void synthesize_ecoff(FILE *f)
 	ghdr.iextMax		= nsyms;
 	ghdr.cbExtOffset	= (sptr + sizeof(struct sgihdrr) + strsize);
 	swap_sgihdrr(&ghdr);
-	fwrite(&ghdr, sizeof(struct sgihdrr), 1, f);
+	ret = fwrite(&ghdr, sizeof(struct sgihdrr), 1, f);
 
 	/* save strtab */
-	fwrite(strtab, strsize, 1, f);
+	ret = fwrite(strtab, strsize, 1, f);
 
 	/* save symbols */
 	LIST_FOR(symbol, symbols)
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ void synthesize_ecoff(FILE *f)
 			mhdr.value	= symbol->offset;
 			mhdr.data	= S_DATA(sym_st, sym_sc, 0xFFFFF);
 			swap_sgiextr(&mhdr);
-			fwrite(&mhdr, sizeof(struct sgiextr), 1, f);
+			ret = fwrite(&mhdr, sizeof(struct sgiextr), 1, f);
 		}
 }
 
@@ -340,8 +341,9 @@ void synthesize_ecoff(FILE *f)
 char *load_strtab(FILE *f, unsigned off, int sz)
 {
 	char *p = malloc(sz);
+	size_t ret = 0;
 	fseek(f, off, SEEK_SET);
-	fread(p, sz, 1, f);
+	ret = fread(p, sz, 1, f);
 	return p;
 }
 
@@ -359,13 +361,14 @@ void analyze_elf32(FILE *f)
 	struct Reloc	*reloc;
 	int 		i, j, symtab;
 	char 		**strtabs, **shnames;
+	size_t		ret = 0;
 
 	LIST_INIT(sections);
 	LIST_INIT(symbols);
 
 	/* load ELF header */
 	fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
-	fread(&ehdr, sizeof(Elf32_Ehdr), 1, f);
+	ret = fread(&ehdr, sizeof(Elf32_Ehdr), 1, f);
 	swap_Ehdr(&ehdr);
 	for(i = 0; i < 6; i++)
 		if(ehdr.e_ident[i] != elf32_ident[i])
@@ -379,7 +382,7 @@ void analyze_elf32(FILE *f)
 	strtabs = calloc(sizeof(char *), ehdr.e_shnum);
 	for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
 		fseek(f, (ehdr.e_shoff + (ehdr.e_shentsize * i)), SEEK_SET);
-		fread(&shdr, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr), 1, f);
+		ret = fread(&shdr, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr), 1, f);
 		swap_Shdr(&shdr);
 
 		if(shdr.sh_type == SHT_STRTAB)
@@ -396,14 +399,14 @@ void analyze_elf32(FILE *f)
 	shnames=calloc(sizeof(char *),ehdr.e_shnum);
 	for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
 		fseek(f, (ehdr.e_shoff + (ehdr.e_shentsize * i)), SEEK_SET);
-		fread(&shdr, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr), 1, f);
+		ret = fread(&shdr, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr), 1, f);
 		swap_Shdr(&shdr);
 		shnames[i] = (strtabs[ehdr.e_shstrndx] + shdr.sh_name);
 
 		if((shdr.sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC)) {
 			if(shdr.sh_type == SHT_REGINFO) {
 				fseek(f, shdr.sh_offset, SEEK_SET);
-				fread(&reginfo, sizeof(Elf32_RegInfo), 1, f);
+				ret = fread(&reginfo, sizeof(Elf32_RegInfo), 1, f);
 				swap_RegInfo(&reginfo);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -436,7 +439,7 @@ void analyze_elf32(FILE *f)
 	/* load symbols */
 	if(symtab != -1) {
 		fseek(f, (ehdr.e_shoff + (ehdr.e_shentsize * symtab)), SEEK_SET);
-		fread(&shdr, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr), 1, f);
+		ret = fread(&shdr, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr), 1, f);
 		swap_Shdr(&shdr);
 
 		if(!shdr.sh_entsize)
@@ -447,7 +450,7 @@ void analyze_elf32(FILE *f)
 
 		for( i = 0; i < (shdr.sh_size / shdr.sh_entsize); i++) {
 			fseek(f, (shdr.sh_offset + (shdr.sh_entsize * i)), SEEK_SET);
-			fread(&mhdr, sizeof(Elf32_Sym), 1, f);
+			ret = fread(&mhdr, sizeof(Elf32_Sym), 1, f);
 			swap_Sym(&mhdr);
 			symbol = calloc(sizeof(struct Symbol), 1);
 			symbol->name = (strtabs[shdr.sh_link] + mhdr.st_name);
@@ -470,7 +473,7 @@ void analyze_elf32(FILE *f)
 	/* load rels and decompose relas */
 	for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_shnum; i++) {
 		fseek(f, (ehdr.e_shoff + (ehdr.e_shentsize * i)), SEEK_SET);
-		fread(&shdr, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr), 1, f);
+		ret = fread(&shdr, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr), 1, f);
 		swap_Shdr(&shdr);
 
 		if((shdr.sh_type != SHT_REL) && (shdr.sh_type != SHT_RELA))
@@ -491,13 +494,13 @@ void analyze_elf32(FILE *f)
 			fseek(f, (shdr.sh_offset + (shdr.sh_entsize * j)), SEEK_SET);
 
 			if(shdr.sh_type == SHT_REL) {
-				fread(&qhdr, sizeof(Elf32_Rel), 1, f);
+				ret = fread(&qhdr, sizeof(Elf32_Rel), 1, f);
 				swap_Rel(&qhdr);
 				rhdr.r_offset	= qhdr.r_offset;
 				rhdr.r_info	= qhdr.r_info;
 				rhdr.r_addend	= 0;
 			} else {
-				fread(&rhdr, sizeof(Elf32_Rela), 1, f);
+				ret = fread(&rhdr, sizeof(Elf32_Rela), 1, f);
 				swap_Rela(&rhdr);
 			}
 
diff -Naurp arcload-0.5.orig/loader/Makefile arcload-0.5/loader/Makefile
--- arcload-0.5.orig/loader/Makefile	2006-01-19 23:10:04.000000000 -0500
+++ arcload-0.5/loader/Makefile	2009-03-01 20:37:21.376720711 -0500
@@ -2,12 +2,20 @@
 # Copyright 2004 Stanislaw Skowronek
 #
 ifeq ($(MODE),M32)
-CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=32 -Wall -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin -I.. -D$(MODE)
+CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=32 \
+	 -Wall -Wno-pointer-sign \
+	 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin \
+	 -I.. \
+	 -D$(MODE)
 ASFLAGS= -march=mips3 -mabi=32 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -D$(MODE)
 OUTPUTFMT = elf32-tradbigmips
 TARGET = ../arcload.ecoff
 else
-CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=64 -Wall -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin -I.. -D$(MODE)
+CFLAGS = -O -march=mips3 -mabi=64 \
+	 -Wall -Wno-pointer-sign \
+	 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -fno-builtin \
+	 -I.. \
+	 -D$(MODE)
 ASFLAGS= -march=mips3 -mabi=64 -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-pic -D$(MODE)
 OUTPUTFMT = elf64-tradbigmips
 TARGET = ../arcload