diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.c b/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.c
index a74c1536f..e703b90f8 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.c
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
-
+char lastClientIP[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+char thisClientIP[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+int lockStatus;
+int differentClients;
 
 //int socketDescriptor, file_des;
 const int send_rec_max_size=SEND_REC_MAX_SIZE;
@@ -486,7 +489,7 @@ int receiveChip(int file_des, sls_detector_chip* myChip) {
   if (chdiff<=0)
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,myChip->chanregs, sizeof(int)*nChans,INT32);
   else {
-    ptr=malloc(chdiff*sizeof(int));
+    ptr=(int*)malloc(chdiff*sizeof(int));
     myChip->nchan=nchanold;
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,myChip->chanregs, sizeof(int)*nchanold,INT32);
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,ptr, sizeof(int)*chdiff,INT32);
@@ -584,7 +587,7 @@ int  receiveModule(int file_des, sls_detector_module* myMod) {
 
 #endif
   } else {
-    dacptr=malloc(ndacdiff*sizeof(dacs_t));
+    dacptr=(dacs_t*)malloc(ndacdiff*sizeof(dacs_t));
     myMod->ndac=ndold;
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,myMod->dacs, sizeof(dacs_t)*ndold,INT32);
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,dacptr, sizeof(dacs_t)*ndacdiff,INT32);
@@ -598,7 +601,7 @@ int  receiveModule(int file_des, sls_detector_module* myMod) {
     printf("adcs received\n");
 #endif
   } else {
-    adcptr=malloc(nadcdiff*sizeof(dacs_t));
+    adcptr=(dacs_t*)malloc(nadcdiff*sizeof(dacs_t));
     myMod->nadc=naold;
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,myMod->adcs, sizeof(dacs_t)*naold,INT32);
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,adcptr, sizeof(dacs_t)*nadcdiff,INT32);
@@ -612,7 +615,7 @@ int  receiveModule(int file_des, sls_detector_module* myMod) {
     printf("chips received\n");
 #endif
   } else {
-    chipptr=malloc(nchipdiff*sizeof(int));
+    chipptr=(int*)malloc(nchipdiff*sizeof(int));
     myMod->nchip=nchipold;
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,myMod->chipregs, sizeof(int)*nchipold,INT32);
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,chipptr, sizeof(int)*nchipdiff,INT32);
@@ -626,7 +629,7 @@ int  receiveModule(int file_des, sls_detector_module* myMod) {
     printf("chans received\n");
 #endif
   } else {
-    chanptr=malloc(nchandiff*sizeof(int));
+    chanptr=(int*)malloc(nchandiff*sizeof(int));
     myMod->nchan=nchanold;
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,myMod->chanregs, sizeof(int)*nchanold,INT32);
     ts+=receiveData(file_des,chanptr, sizeof(int)*nchandiff,INT32);
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.h
index c7b9d0829..7ed8bf28b 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/communication_funcs.h
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 
 
 
-
-char lastClientIP[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
-char thisClientIP[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
-int lockStatus;
-int differentClients;
 typedef enum{
 	INT16,
 	INT32,
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/sls_detector_defs.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/sls_detector_defs.h
index 150109dbc..27192d7c9 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/sls_detector_defs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/commonFiles/sls_detector_defs.h
@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ $Revision$
 /** get flag form most functions */
 #define GET_FLAG -1
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
+#if defined(__cplusplus) && !defined(EIGERD)
 
 /** @short class containing all the structures, constants and enum definitions */
 class slsDetectorDefs {
-
  public:
 
   slsDetectorDefs(){};
@@ -565,7 +564,7 @@ enum angleConversionParameter {
 //} angleConversionConstant;
 
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
+#if defined(__cplusplus) && !defined(EIGERD)
  protected:
 #endif
 
@@ -575,7 +574,8 @@ enum angleConversionParameter {
 #include "sls_detector_funcs.h"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
+
+#if defined(__cplusplus) && !defined(EIGERD)
 };
 #endif
 ;