--- a/master/master.c	Mon Dec 18 11:48:48 2006 +0000
+++ b/master/master.c	Mon Dec 18 11:51:43 2006 +0000
@@ -1508,7 +1508,8 @@
                                   )
 {
     unsigned long first, second;
-    char *remainder, *remainder2, original;
+    char *remainder, *remainder2;
+    const char *original;
     unsigned int alias_requested, alias_found;
     ec_slave_t *alias_slave = NULL, *slave;