diff -pur barcode-0.98/codabar.c barcode-0.98-fix/codabar.c
--- barcode-0.98/codabar.c	2000-11-08 17:13:27.000000000 +0000
+++ barcode-0.98-fix/codabar.c	2005-10-11 07:39:55.000000000 +0000
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ static int add_one(char *ptr, int code)
  */
 int Barcode_cbr_encode(struct Barcode_Item *bc)
 {
-    static char *text;
-    static char *partial;  /* dynamic */
-    static char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *text;
+    static unsigned char *partial;  /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
     char *c, *ptr, *textptr;
     int i, code, textpos, usesum, checksum = 0, startpresent;
 
diff -pur barcode-0.98/code128.c barcode-0.98-fix/code128.c
--- barcode-0.98/code128.c	2002-02-27 13:58:08.000000000 +0000
+++ barcode-0.98-fix/code128.c	2005-10-11 07:43:16.000000000 +0000
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ int Barcode_128b_verify(unsigned char *t
 
 int Barcode_128b_encode(struct Barcode_Item *bc)
 {
-    static char *text;
-    static char *partial;  /* dynamic */
-    static char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *text;
+    static unsigned char *partial;  /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
     char *textptr;
     int i, code, textpos, checksum = 0;
 
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ int Barcode_128c_verify(unsigned char *t
 
 int Barcode_128c_encode(struct Barcode_Item *bc)
 {
-    static char *text;
-    static char *partial;  /* dynamic */
-    static char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *text;
+    static unsigned char *partial;  /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
     char *textptr;
     int i, code, textpos, checksum = 0;
 
@@ -413,9 +413,9 @@ static int *Barcode_128_make_array(struc
  */
 int Barcode_128_encode(struct Barcode_Item *bc)
 {
-    static char *text;
-    static char *partial;  /* dynamic */
-    static char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *text;
+    static unsigned char *partial;  /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
     char *textptr;
     int *codes; /* dynamic */
     int i, c, len;
@@ -523,9 +523,9 @@ int Barcode_128raw_verify(unsigned char 
 
 int Barcode_128raw_encode(struct Barcode_Item *bc)
 {
-    static char *text;
-    static char *partial;  /* dynamic */
-    static char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *text;
+    static unsigned char *partial;  /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
     char *textptr;
     int i, n, count, code, textpos, checksum = 0;
 
diff -pur barcode-0.98/code39.c barcode-0.98-fix/code39.c
--- barcode-0.98/code39.c	2002-02-27 13:59:06.000000000 +0000
+++ barcode-0.98-fix/code39.c	2005-10-11 07:44:02.000000000 +0000
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ static int add_one(char *ptr, int code)
  */
 int Barcode_39_encode(struct Barcode_Item *bc)
 {
-    static char *text;
-    static char *partial;  /* dynamic */
-    static char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *text;
+    static unsigned char *partial;  /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
     char *c, *ptr, *textptr;
     int i, code, textpos, checksum = 0;
 
diff -pur barcode-0.98/code93.c barcode-0.98-fix/code93.c
--- barcode-0.98/code93.c	2001-10-16 16:42:51.000000000 +0000
+++ barcode-0.98-fix/code93.c	2005-10-11 07:47:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ int Barcode_93_verify(unsigned char *tex
 int Barcode_93_encode(struct Barcode_Item *bc)
 {
     static unsigned char *text;
-    static char *partial;  /* dynamic */
-    static char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *partial;  /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
     char *c, *textptr;
     int *checksum_str;
     int i, code, textpos, checksum_len=0;
diff -pur barcode-0.98/msi.c barcode-0.98-fix/msi.c
--- barcode-0.98/msi.c	2000-11-07 17:45:35.000000000 +0000
+++ barcode-0.98-fix/msi.c	2005-10-11 07:48:01.000000000 +0000
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ static int add_one(char *ptr, int code)
  */
 int Barcode_msi_encode(struct Barcode_Item *bc)
 {
-    static char *text;
-    static char *partial;  /* dynamic */
-    static char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *text;
+    static unsigned char *partial;  /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
     char *ptr, *textptr;
     int i, code, textpos, usesum, checksum = 0;
 
diff -pur barcode-0.98/plessey.c barcode-0.98-fix/plessey.c
--- barcode-0.98/plessey.c	2000-11-07 17:43:18.000000000 +0000
+++ barcode-0.98-fix/plessey.c	2005-10-11 07:48:52.000000000 +0000
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ static int add_one(char *ptr, int code)
  */
 int Barcode_pls_encode(struct Barcode_Item *bc)
 {
-    static char *text;
-    static char *partial;  /* dynamic */
-    static char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *text;
+    static unsigned char *partial;  /* dynamic */
+    static unsigned char *textinfo; /* dynamic */
     char *c, *ptr, *textptr;
     unsigned char *checkptr;
     int i, code, textpos;