Fix a number of issues in kdebase caused by C style casts

This includes Bug #492


git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdebase@1247425 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da

29 files changed, 101 insertions, 101 deletions

diff --git a/kcontrol/fonts/kxftconfig.cpp b/kcontrol/fonts/kxftconfig.cpp
index fa4dc788e..6b7d166db 100644
--- a/kcontrol/fonts/kxftconfig.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/fonts/kxftconfig.cpp
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ void KXftConfig::readContents()
             if(*ptr=='\"')
             {
                 ptr++;
-                if(NULL!=(eostr=(char*)strchr(ptr, '\"')) && eostr-ptr<constMaxDataLen)
+                if(NULL!=(eostr=strchr(ptr, '\"')) && eostr-ptr<constMaxDataLen)
                 {
                     memcpy(data, ptr, eostr-ptr);
                     data[eostr-ptr]='\0';
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ void KXftConfig::readContents()
                     if(*ptr=='\"')
                     {
                         ptr++;
-                        if(NULL!=(eostr=(char*)strchr(ptr, '\"')) && eostr-ptr<constMaxDataLen)
+                        if(NULL!=(eostr=strchr(ptr, '\"')) && eostr-ptr<constMaxDataLen)
                         {
                             memcpy(data, ptr, eostr-ptr);
                             data[eostr-ptr]='\0';
diff --git a/kcontrol/kfontinst/kfontinst/Fontmap.cpp b/kcontrol/kfontinst/kfontinst/Fontmap.cpp
index 8b04ef7bd..2c8b80201 100644
--- a/kcontrol/kfontinst/kfontinst/Fontmap.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/kfontinst/kfontinst/Fontmap.cpp
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ static bool parseLine(const char *line, TQString &ps, TQString &fname, bool &isA
     char a[constMaxLen+1],
          b[constFileMaxLen+1];
 
-    char *slash1=(char*)strchr(line, '/'),
+    char *slash1=const_cast<char*>(strchr(line, '/')),
          *space1=slash1 ? (char*)findSpace(slash1) : NULL, //strchr(slash1, ' ') : NULL,
-         *ob=slash1 ? (char*)strchr(slash1, '(') : NULL,
-         *cb=ob ? (char*)strchr(ob, ')') : NULL,
-         *slash2=space1 && !ob && !cb ? (char*)strchr(space1, '/') : NULL,
+         *ob=slash1 ? strchr(slash1, '(') : NULL,
+         *cb=ob ? strchr(ob, ')') : NULL,
+         *slash2=space1 && !ob && !cb ? strchr(space1, '/') : NULL,
          *space2=slash2 ? (char*)findSpace(slash2) : NULL, // strchr(slash2, ' ') : NULL,
-         *semic=cb || space2 ? (char*)strchr(cb ? cb : space2, ';') : NULL;
+         *semic=cb || space2 ? strchr(cb ? cb : space2, ';') : NULL;
 
     if(semic && space1-slash1<constMaxLen)
     {
diff --git a/kcontrol/kfontinst/kfontinst/XConfig.cpp b/kcontrol/kfontinst/kfontinst/XConfig.cpp
index 112ab3d3c..7572e3894 100644
--- a/kcontrol/kfontinst/kfontinst/XConfig.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/kfontinst/kfontinst/XConfig.cpp
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ static char * getItem(char **start, char **end, const char *key, unsigned int &s
 
                 if(s && *s=='\"' && s<*end)
                 {
-                    char *e=(char*)strchr(s+1, '\"'),
-                         *nl=(char*)strchr(s+1, '\n');
+                    char *e=strchr(s+1, '\"'),
+                         *nl=strchr(s+1, '\n');
 
                     if(e && e<*end && (!nl || nl>e) && e-s<=constMaxItemLen)
                     {
diff --git a/kcontrol/samba/ksmbstatus.cpp b/kcontrol/samba/ksmbstatus.cpp
index c94bc5129..bf775deab 100644
--- a/kcontrol/samba/ksmbstatus.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/samba/ksmbstatus.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void NetMon::slotReceivedData(KProcess *, char *buffer, int )
    char s[250],*start,*end;
    size_t len;
    start = buffer;
-   while ((end = (char*)strchr(start,'\n'))) // look for '\n'
+   while ((end = strchr(start,'\n'))) // look for '\n'
    {
       len = end-start;
       if (len>=sizeof(s))
diff --git a/kdm/backend/auth.c b/kdm/backend/auth.c
index 3fb18ac4c..bd183142c 100644
--- a/kdm/backend/auth.c
+++ b/kdm/backend/auth.c
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ setAuthNumber( Xauth *auth, const char *name )
 	colon = strrchr( name, ':' );
 	if (colon) {
 		++colon;
-		dot = (char*)strchr( colon, '.' );
+		dot = strchr( colon, '.' );
 		if (dot)
 			auth->number_length = dot - colon;
 		else
diff --git a/kdm/backend/client.c b/kdm/backend/client.c
index 0807b2ce7..56d9fa09f 100644
--- a/kdm/backend/client.c
+++ b/kdm/backend/client.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ doPAMAuth( const char *psrv, struct pam_data *pdata )
 		V_RET_FAIL( 0 );
 	}
 	if ((td->displayType & d_location) == dForeign) {
-		char *cp = (char*)strchr( td->name, ':' );
+		char *cp = strchr( td->name, ':' );
 		*cp = 0;
 		pretc = pam_set_item( pamh, PAM_RHOST, td->name );
 		*cp = ':';
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ Verify( GConvFunc gconv, int rootok )
 		char *tmpch;
 		strncpy( hostname, td->name, sizeof(hostname) - 1 );
 		hostname[sizeof(hostname)-1] = '\0';
-		if ((tmpch = (char*)strchr( hostname, ':' )))
+		if ((tmpch = strchr( hostname, ':' )))
 			*tmpch = '\0';
 	} else
 		hostname[0] = '\0';
diff --git a/kdm/backend/dm.c b/kdm/backend/dm.c
index a372686df..d372dd472 100644
--- a/kdm/backend/dm.c
+++ b/kdm/backend/dm.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 			memcpy( name, argv[0], len + 1 );
 			*--name = '/';
 			do {
-				if (!(pathe = (char*)strchr( path, ':' )))
+				if (!(pathe = strchr( path, ':' )))
 					pathe = path + strlen( path );
 				len = pathe - path;
 				if (!len || (len == 1 && *path == '.')) {
diff --git a/kdm/backend/process.c b/kdm/backend/process.c
index 8e21d789b..f9d34fe7f 100644
--- a/kdm/backend/process.c
+++ b/kdm/backend/process.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ locate( const char *exe )
 	memcpy( name, exe, len + 1 );
 	*--name = '/';
 	do {
-		if (!(pathe = (char*)strchr( path, ':' )))
+		if (!(pathe = strchr( path, ':' )))
 			pathe = path + strlen( path );
 		len = pathe - path;
 		if (len && !(len == 1 && *path == '.')) {
diff --git a/kdm/backend/sessreg.c b/kdm/backend/sessreg.c
index e603ff4c6..b507f8141 100644
--- a/kdm/backend/sessreg.c
+++ b/kdm/backend/sessreg.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ sessreg( struct display *d, int pid, const char *user, int uid )
 	}
 	ut_ent.ut_time = time( 0 );
 
-	colon = (char*)strchr( d->name, ':' );
+	colon = strchr( d->name, ':' );
 	clen = strlen( colon );
 	if (clen > (int)(sizeof(ut_ent.ut_line) - UTL_OFF) - 2)
 		return; /* uhm, well ... */
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ sessreg( struct display *d, int pid, const char *user, int uid )
 			colon = d->name;
 			left = 0;
 		} else {
-			dot = (char*)strchr( d->name, '.' );
+			dot = strchr( d->name, '.' );
 			if (dot && dot - d->name < left) {
 				memcpy( ut_ent.ut_line + UTL_OFF, d->name, left - 1 );
 				ut_ent.ut_line[UTL_OFF + left - 1] = '~';
diff --git a/kdm/backend/util.c b/kdm/backend/util.c
index b980862f1..7dd58f031 100644
--- a/kdm/backend/util.c
+++ b/kdm/backend/util.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ putEnv( const char *string, char **env )
 	char *n;
 	char *b;
 
-	if (!(b = (char*)strchr( string, '=' )))
+	if (!(b = strchr( string, '=' )))
 		return NULL;
 	if (!StrNDup( &n, string, b - string ))
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/kdm/backend/xdmcp.c b/kdm/backend/xdmcp.c
index e82305f89..6abaf5fc8 100644
--- a/kdm/backend/xdmcp.c
+++ b/kdm/backend/xdmcp.c
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ NetworkAddressToName( CARD16 connectionType, ARRAY8Ptr connectionAddress,
 						 * this is as useful, and will confuse more
 						 * people
 						 */
-						if ((localDot = (char*)strchr( localhost, '.' )) &&
-						    (remoteDot = (char*)strchr( hostname, '.' )))
+						if ((localDot = strchr( localhost, '.' )) &&
+						    (remoteDot = strchr( hostname, '.' )))
 						{
 							/* smash the name in place; it won't
 							 * be needed later.
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ NetworkAddressToHostname( CARD16 connectionType, ARRAY8Ptr connectionAddress )
 			  oki:
 				if (StrDup( &name, he->h_name ) &&
 				    !strchr( name, '.' ) &&
-				    (myDot = (char*)strchr( localHostname(), '.' )))
+				    (myDot = strchr( localHostname(), '.' )))
 				{
 					if (ASPrintf( &lname, "%s%s", name, myDot )) {
 #if defined(IPv6) && defined(AF_INET6)
diff --git a/kdm/kfrontend/genkdmconf.c b/kdm/kfrontend/genkdmconf.c
index f0981afe8..d10fe754b 100644
--- a/kdm/kfrontend/genkdmconf.c
+++ b/kdm/kfrontend/genkdmconf.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ locate( const char *exe )
 	memcpy( name, exe, len + 1 );
 	*--name = '/';
 	do {
-		if (!(pathe = (char*)strchr( path, ':' )))
+		if (!(pathe = strchr( path, ':' )))
 			pathe = path + strlen( path );
 		len = pathe - path;
 		if (len && !(len == 1 && *path == '.')) {
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ mk_willing( Entry *ce, Section *cs ATTR_UNUSED )
 	if (!ce->active) /* there is only the Global one */
 		goto dflt;
 	else {
-		if (!(fname = (char*)strchr( ce->value, '/' )))
+		if (!(fname = strchr( ce->value, '/' )))
 			return; /* obviously in-line (or empty) */
 		if (old_scripts || inNewDir( fname ))
 			dlinkfile( fname );
diff --git a/kdm/kfrontend/kdmctl.c b/kdm/kfrontend/kdmctl.c
index 82a12e653..72e133162 100644
--- a/kdm/kfrontend/kdmctl.c
+++ b/kdm/kfrontend/kdmctl.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 		fprintf( stderr, "Cannot create UNIX socket\n" );
 		return 1;
 	}
-	if (dpy && (ptr = (char*)strchr( dpy, ':' )) && (ptr = (char*)strchr( ptr, '.' )))
+	if (dpy && (ptr = strchr( dpy, ':' )) && (ptr = strchr( ptr, '.' )))
 		*ptr = 0;
 	if (ctl && *ctl) {
 		if (!openctl( fd, 1, ctl, dpy ))
diff --git a/kdmlib/dmctl.cpp b/kdmlib/dmctl.cpp
index 5f3bd26f0..255a7b2ea 100644
--- a/kdmlib/dmctl.cpp
+++ b/kdmlib/dmctl.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ DM::DM() : fd( -1 )
 			}
 			GDMAuthenticate();
 		} else {
-			if ((ptr = (char*)strchr( dpy, ':' )))
-				ptr = (char*)strchr( ptr, '.' );
+			if ((ptr = const_cast<char*>(strchr( dpy, ':' ))))
+				ptr = strchr( ptr, '.' );
 			snprintf( sa.sun_path, sizeof(sa.sun_path),
 			          "%s/dmctl-%.*s/socket",
 			          ctl, ptr ? int(ptr - dpy) : 512, dpy );
diff --git a/kioslave/man/man2html.cpp b/kioslave/man/man2html.cpp
index c08a51443..ed0b39dd4 100644
--- a/kioslave/man/man2html.cpp
+++ b/kioslave/man/man2html.cpp
@@ -713,10 +713,10 @@ static void add_links(char *c)
     /* search for (section) */
     nr=0;
     idtest[0]=strstr(c+1,"://");
-    idtest[1]=(char*)strchr(c+1,'@');
+    idtest[1]=strchr(c+1,'@');
     idtest[2]=strstr(c,"www.");
     idtest[3]=strstr(c,"ftp.");
-    idtest[4]=(char*)strchr(c+1,'(');
+    idtest[4]=strchr(c+1,'(');
     idtest[5]=strstr(c+1,".h&gt;");
     for (i=0; i<numtests; ++i) nr += (idtest[i]!=NULL);
     while (nr) {
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ static void add_links(char *c)
 	case 4: /* manpage */
 	    f=idtest[j];
 	    /* check section */
-	    g=(char*)strchr(f,')');
+	    g=strchr(f,')');
             // The character before f must alphanumeric, the end of a HTML tag or the end of a &nbsp;
             if (g!=NULL && f>c && (g-f)<12 && (isalnum(f[-1]) || f[-1]=='>' || ( f[-1] == ';' ) ) &&
 		isdigit(f[1]) && f[1]!='0' && ((g-f)<=2 || isalpha(f[2])))
@@ -937,10 +937,10 @@ static void add_links(char *c)
 	}
 	nr=0;
 	if (idtest[0] && idtest[0]<=c) idtest[0]=strstr(c+1,"://");
-	if (idtest[1] && idtest[1]<=c) idtest[1]=(char*)strchr(c+1,'@');
+	if (idtest[1] && idtest[1]<=c) idtest[1]=strchr(c+1,'@');
 	if (idtest[2] && idtest[2]<c) idtest[2]=strstr(c,"www.");
 	if (idtest[3] && idtest[3]<c) idtest[3]=strstr(c,"ftp.");
-	if (idtest[4] && idtest[4]<=c) idtest[4]=(char*)strchr(c+1,'(');
+	if (idtest[4] && idtest[4]<=c) idtest[4]=strchr(c+1,'(');
 	if (idtest[5] && idtest[5]<=c) idtest[5]=strstr(c+1,".h&gt;");
         for (i=0; i<numtests; i++) nr += (idtest[i]!=NULL);
     }
@@ -3715,8 +3715,8 @@ static char *scan_request(char *c)
                     char* font[2] = { "B", "R" };
                     c+=j;
                     if (*c=='\n') c++;
-                    char *eol=(char*)strchr(c,'\n');
-                    char *semicolon=(char*)strchr(c,';');
+                    char *eol=strchr(c,'\n');
+                    char *semicolon=strchr(c,';');
                     if ((semicolon!=0) && (semicolon<eol)) *semicolon=' ';
         
                     sl=fill_words(c, wordlist, &words, true, &c);
@@ -4340,7 +4340,7 @@ static char *scan_request(char *c)
                 case REQ_Bl: // mdoc(7) "Begin List"
                 {
                     char list_options[NULL_TERMINATED(MED_STR_MAX)];
-                    char *nl = (char*)strchr(c,'\n');
+                    char *nl = strchr(c,'\n');
                     c=c+j;
                     if (dl_set[itemdepth])
                     /* These things can nest. */
@@ -4521,7 +4521,7 @@ static char *scan_request(char *c)
 	       case REQ_Bd:	/* mdoc(7) */
 	       {			/* Seems like a kind of example/literal mode */
                     char bd_options[NULL_TERMINATED(MED_STR_MAX)];
-                    char *nl = (char*)strchr(c,'\n');
+                    char *nl = strchr(c,'\n');
                     c=c+j;
                     if (nl)
                         strlimitcpy(bd_options, c, nl - c, MED_STR_MAX);
@@ -4879,8 +4879,8 @@ static char *scan_request(char *c)
                     }
                     else if (!mandoc_name_count)
                     {
-                        char *nextbreak = (char*)strchr(c, '\n');
-                        char *nextspace = (char*)strchr(c, ' ');
+                        char *nextbreak = strchr(c, '\n');
+                        char *nextspace = strchr(c, ' ');
                         if (nextspace < nextbreak)
                             nextbreak = nextspace;
 
diff --git a/kioslave/nfs/kio_nfs.cpp b/kioslave/nfs/kio_nfs.cpp
index ad19f70a7..7c3a67e9d 100644
--- a/kioslave/nfs/kio_nfs.cpp
+++ b/kioslave/nfs/kio_nfs.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int x_getdomainname(char *name, size_t len)
       {
          if ((hent = gethostbyname(uts.nodename)) != 0L)
          {
-            char *p = (char*)strchr(hent->h_name, '.');
+            char *p = strchr(hent->h_name, '.');
             if (p != 0L)
             {
                ++p;
diff --git a/konsole/konsole/keytrans.cpp b/konsole/konsole/keytrans.cpp
index da197a695..b3aa76e9f 100644
--- a/konsole/konsole/keytrans.cpp
+++ b/konsole/konsole/keytrans.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool KeyTrans::findEntry(int key, int bits, int* cmd, const char** txt, int* len
         char *c;
 	char mask = '1' + BITS(0, bits&(1<<BITS_Shift)) + BITS(1, bits&(1<<BITS_Alt)) + BITS(2, bits&(1<<BITS_Control));
         strcpy(buf, it.current()->txt.ascii());
-        c = (char*)strchr(buf, '*');
+        c = strchr(buf, '*');
         if (c) *c = mask;
         *txt = buf;
       }
diff --git a/konsole/konsole/main.cpp b/konsole/konsole/main.cpp
index 5b391a5e5..d37a43be3 100644
--- a/konsole/konsole/main.cpp
+++ b/konsole/konsole/main.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const char *konsole_shell(TQStrList &args)
   if (shell == NULL || *shell == '\0') shell = "/bin/sh";
   if (login_shell)
   {
-    char* t = (char*)strrchr(shell,'/');
+    char* t = const_cast<char*>(strrchr(shell,'/'));
     if (t) // see sh(1)
     {
       t = strdup(t);
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ extern "C" int KDE_EXPORT kdemain(int argc, char* argv[])
   int c = 0, l = 0;
   if ( !sz.isEmpty() )
   {
-    char *ls = (char*)strchr( sz.data(), 'x' );
+    char *ls = strchr( sz.data(), 'x' );
     if ( ls != NULL )
     {
        *ls='\0';
diff --git a/ksmserver/legacy.cpp b/ksmserver/legacy.cpp
index 1a1cea765..186fdcf64 100644
--- a/ksmserver/legacy.cpp
+++ b/ksmserver/legacy.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ TQString KSMServer::windowWmClientMachine(WId w)
             hostnamebuf[sizeof(hostnamebuf)-1] = 0;
             if (result == hostnamebuf)
                 result = "localhost";
-            if(char *dot = (char*)strchr(hostnamebuf, '.')) {
+            if(char *dot = strchr(hostnamebuf, '.')) {
                 *dot = '\0';
                 if(result == hostnamebuf)
                     result = "localhost";
diff --git a/ksmserver/server.cpp b/ksmserver/server.cpp
index ecb3cdcde..f4068a8f3 100644
--- a/ksmserver/server.cpp
+++ b/ksmserver/server.cpp
@@ -366,12 +366,12 @@ Status SetAuthentication_local (int count, IceListenObj *listenObjs)
     for (i = 0; i < count; i ++) {
         char *prot = IceGetListenConnectionString(listenObjs[i]);
         if (!prot) continue;
-        char *host = (char*)strchr(prot, '/');
+        char *host = strchr(prot, '/');
         char *sock = 0;
         if (host) {
             *host=0;
             host++;
-            sock = (char*)strchr(host, ':');
+            sock = strchr(host, ':');
             if (sock) {
                 *sock = 0;
                 sock++;
diff --git a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/ProcessList.c b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/ProcessList.c
index e9e8c1315..b267c7005 100644
--- a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/ProcessList.c
+++ b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/ProcessList.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int updateProcess( int pid )
        strncmp( ps->cmdline, "kdeinit: ", KDEINITLEN ) == 0 &&
        strcmp( ps->cmdline + KDEINITLEN, "Running..." ) != 0 ) {
     size_t len;
-    char* end = (char*)strchr( ps->cmdline + KDEINITLEN, ' ' );
+    char* end = strchr( ps->cmdline + KDEINITLEN, ' ' );
     if ( end )
       len = ( end - ps->cmdline ) - KDEINITLEN;
     else
diff --git a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/acpi.c b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/acpi.c
index 6e9470b59..b3100c363 100644
--- a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/acpi.c
+++ b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/acpi.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int updateAcpiBattery( void )
     p = AcpiBatInfoBuf;
     while ( ( p!= NULL ) && ( sscanf( p, "last full capacity: %d ",
                               &AcpiBatCapacity ) != 1 ) ) {
-      p = (char*)strchr( p, '\n' );
+      p = strchr( p, '\n' );
       if ( p )
         p++;
     }
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int updateAcpiBattery( void )
     p = AcpiBatStateBuf;
     while ( ( p!= NULL ) && ( sscanf( p, "remaining capacity: %d ",
                               &AcpiBatRemainingCapacity ) != 1 ) ) {
-      p = (char*)strchr( p, '\n' );
+      p = strchr( p, '\n' );
       if ( p )
         p++;
     }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int updateAcpiBattery( void )
     p = AcpiBatStateBuf;
     while ( ( p!= NULL ) && ( sscanf( p, "present rate: %d ",
                               &AcpiBatteryUsage[i] ) != 1 ) ) {
-      p = (char*)strchr( p, '\n' );
+      p = strchr( p, '\n' );
       if ( p )
         p++;
     } 
@@ -229,12 +229,12 @@ void printAcpiBatUsageInfo( const char* cmd)
 static int extract_zone_name(char **startidx, const char *cmd)
 {
 	char *idx = NULL;
-	idx = (char*)strchr(cmd, '/');
+	idx = strchr(cmd, '/');
 	if (idx == NULL) return 0;
-	idx = (char*)strchr(idx+1, '/');
+	idx = strchr(idx+1, '/');
 	if (idx == NULL) return 0;
 	*startidx = idx+1;
-	idx = (char*)strchr(*startidx, '/');
+	idx = strchr(*startidx, '/');
 	if (idx == NULL) return 0;
 	return idx - *startidx;
 }
diff --git a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/cpuinfo.c b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/cpuinfo.c
index fa55aabd9..de5deb80f 100644
--- a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/cpuinfo.c
+++ b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/cpuinfo.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void processCpuInfo( void )
       sscanf( value, "%f", &Clocks[ cpuId ] );
 
     /* Move cibp to begining of next line, if there is one. */
-    cibp = (char*)strchr( cibp, '\n' );
+    cibp = strchr( cibp, '\n' );
     if ( cibp )
       cibp++;
     else
diff --git a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/netdev.c b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/netdev.c
index bba927e19..c2ef2d16f 100644
--- a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/netdev.c
+++ b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/netdev.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int processNetDev_( void )
     netDevBufP += strlen( buf ) + 1;  /* move netDevBufP to next line */
 
     if ( sscanf( buf, devFormat, tag ) ) {
-      char* pos = (char*)strchr( tag, ':' );
+      char* pos = strchr( tag, ':' );
       if ( pos ) {
         FORALL( DEFVARS );
         *pos = '\0';
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void initNetDev( struct SensorModul* sm )
     netDevBufP += strlen( buf ) + 1;  /* move netDevBufP to next line */
 
     if ( sscanf( buf, devFormat, tag ) ) {
-      char* pos = (char*)strchr( tag, ':' );
+      char* pos = strchr( tag, ':' );
       if ( pos ) {
         char mon[ MON_SIZE ];
         *pos = '\0';
@@ -450,9 +450,9 @@ void printNetDev##a( const char* cmd ) \
   char* end; \
   char dev[ 64 ]; \
  \
-  beg = (char*)strchr( cmd, '/' ); \
-  beg = (char*)strchr( beg + 1, '/' ); \
-  end = (char*)strchr( beg + 1, '/' ); \
+  beg = strchr( cmd, '/' ); \
+  beg = strchr( beg + 1, '/' ); \
+  end = strchr( beg + 1, '/' ); \
   strncpy( dev, beg + 1, end - beg - 1 ); \
   dev[ end - beg - 1 ] = '\0'; \
  \
diff --git a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/stat.c b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/stat.c
index 9bc576deb..0e03e4d53 100644
--- a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/stat.c
+++ b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Linux/stat.c
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ static int processDiskIO( const char* buf )
     }
     /* Move p after the sencond ')'. We can safely assume that
      * those two ')' exist. */
-    p = (char*)strchr( p, ')' ) + 1;
-    p = (char*)strchr( p, ')' ) + 1;
+    p = strchr( p, ')' ) + 1;
+    p = strchr( p, ')' ) + 1;
     if ( p && *p )
-      p = (char*)strchr( p, '(' );
+      p = strchr( p, '(' );
   }
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Solaris/NetDev.c b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Solaris/NetDev.c
index 836e2832b..89db266cb 100644
--- a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Solaris/NetDev.c
+++ b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Solaris/NetDev.c
@@ -436,9 +436,9 @@ void printIPackets( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ void printOPackets( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -492,9 +492,9 @@ void printIErrors( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -520,9 +520,9 @@ void printOErrors( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -548,9 +548,9 @@ void printCollisions( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -576,9 +576,9 @@ void printMultiXmits( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -604,9 +604,9 @@ void printMultiRecvs( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -632,9 +632,9 @@ void printBcastXmits( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -660,9 +660,9 @@ void printBcastRecvs( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
diff --git a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Tru64/NetDev.c b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Tru64/NetDev.c
index a28c7ecf7..0699b929a 100644
--- a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Tru64/NetDev.c
+++ b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/Tru64/NetDev.c
@@ -435,9 +435,9 @@ void printIPackets( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -463,9 +463,9 @@ void printOPackets( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -491,9 +491,9 @@ void printIErrors( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -519,9 +519,9 @@ void printOErrors( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ void printCollisions( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -575,9 +575,9 @@ void printMultiXmits( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -603,9 +603,9 @@ void printMultiRecvs( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -631,9 +631,9 @@ void printBcastXmits( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
@@ -659,9 +659,9 @@ void printBcastRecvs( const char *cmd ) {
 	char	*name, *ptr;
 	int	i;
 
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( cmdcopy, (int) '/' );
 	name = ++ptr;
-	ptr = (char*)strchr( name, (int) '/' );
+	ptr = strchr( name, (int) '/' );
 	*ptr = '\0';
 
 	for( i = 0; i < NetDevCount; i++ ) {
diff --git a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/conf.c b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/conf.c
index 7f48ee590..1d857137b 100644
--- a/ksysguard/ksysguardd/conf.c
+++ b/ksysguard/ksysguardd/conf.c
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ void parseConfigFile( const char *filename )
     if ( line[ strlen( line ) - 1 ] == '\n' )
       line[ strlen( line ) - 1 ] = '\0';
 
-    if ( !strncmp( line, "RegisterDomain",14) && (begin = (char*)strchr( line, '=' )) ) RegisterDomain=strdup(begin+1);
+    if ( !strncmp( line, "RegisterDomain",14) && (begin = strchr( line, '=' )) ) RegisterDomain=strdup(begin+1);
 
-    if ( !strncmp( line, "LogFiles", 8 ) && (begin = (char*)strchr( line, '=' )) ) {
+    if ( !strncmp( line, "LogFiles", 8 ) && (begin = strchr( line, '=' )) ) {
       begin++;
 
       for ( token = strtok( begin, "," ); token; token = strtok( NULL, "," ) ) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void parseConfigFile( const char *filename )
           continue;
         }
         confLog->name = strdup( token );
-        tmp = (char*)strchr( confLog->name, ':' );
+        tmp = strchr( confLog->name, ':' );
         *tmp = '\0';
         confLog->path = tmp;
         confLog->path++;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void parseConfigFile( const char *filename )
       }
     }
 
-    if ( !strncmp( line, "Sensors", 7 ) && (begin = (char*)strchr( line, '=' )) ) {
+    if ( !strncmp( line, "Sensors", 7 ) && (begin = strchr( line, '=' )) ) {
       begin++;
 
       for ( token = strtok( begin, ","); token; token = strtok( NULL, "," ) )
diff --git a/kwin/utils.cpp b/kwin/utils.cpp
index 8e43901f3..de422f40e 100644
--- a/kwin/utils.cpp
+++ b/kwin/utils.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ bool isLocalMachine( const TQCString& host )
         hostnamebuf[sizeof(hostnamebuf)-1] = 0;
         if (host == hostnamebuf)
             return true;
-        if( char *dot = (char*)strchr(hostnamebuf, '.'))
+        if( char *dot = strchr(hostnamebuf, '.'))
             {
             *dot = '\0';
             if( host == hostnamebuf )