diff --git a/src/libCom/Makefile.Vx b/src/libCom/Makefile.Vx
index 7ef37caf3..66ae7d573 100644
--- a/src/libCom/Makefile.Vx
+++ b/src/libCom/Makefile.Vx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SRCS.c = \
 OBJS = \
         calcPerform.o cvtBpt.o cvtFast.o ellLib.o envSubr.o errSymLib.o \
 	errSymTbl.o genSubr.o genTaskSubr.o nextFieldSubr.o postfix.o \
-	bucketLib.o tsSubr.o gpHashLib.o freeListLib.o pal.o paldef.o
+	bucketLib.o tsSubr.o gpHashLib.o freeListLib.o pal.o paldef.o 
 
 OBJS1 = \
 	cmdSubr.o cvtNumbers.o cvtFast.o ezsSockSubr.o helpSubr.o
diff --git a/src/libCom/bucketLib.c b/src/libCom/bucketLib.c
index fb174a568..0ba271eef 100644
--- a/src/libCom/bucketLib.c
+++ b/src/libCom/bucketLib.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
  * 	.01 Storage for identifier must persist until an item is deleted	
  */
 
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -324,7 +323,11 @@ BUCKET  *bucketCreate (unsigned nHashTableEntries)
 	unsigned	nbits;
 	BUCKET		*pb;
 
-	if (nHashTableEntries==0) {
+	/*
+	 * no absurd sized buckets
+	 */
+	if (nHashTableEntries<=1) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "Tiny bucket create failed\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -337,12 +340,15 @@ BUCKET  *bucketCreate (unsigned nHashTableEntries)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
 	/*
 	 * indexWidth must be specified at least one
 	 * bit less than the bit size of type BUCKETID
 	 */
 	if (nbits>=BUCKETID_BIT_WIDTH) {
-		printf("%s at %d: Requested index width=%d to large. max=%d\n",
+		fprintf (
+			stderr,
+		"%s at %d: Requested index width=%d to large. max=%d\n",
 			__FILE__,
 			__LINE__,
 			nbits,
diff --git a/src/libCom/bucketLib/bucketLib.c b/src/libCom/bucketLib/bucketLib.c
index fb174a568..0ba271eef 100644
--- a/src/libCom/bucketLib/bucketLib.c
+++ b/src/libCom/bucketLib/bucketLib.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
  * 	.01 Storage for identifier must persist until an item is deleted	
  */
 
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -324,7 +323,11 @@ BUCKET  *bucketCreate (unsigned nHashTableEntries)
 	unsigned	nbits;
 	BUCKET		*pb;
 
-	if (nHashTableEntries==0) {
+	/*
+	 * no absurd sized buckets
+	 */
+	if (nHashTableEntries<=1) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "Tiny bucket create failed\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -337,12 +340,15 @@ BUCKET  *bucketCreate (unsigned nHashTableEntries)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
 	/*
 	 * indexWidth must be specified at least one
 	 * bit less than the bit size of type BUCKETID
 	 */
 	if (nbits>=BUCKETID_BIT_WIDTH) {
-		printf("%s at %d: Requested index width=%d to large. max=%d\n",
+		fprintf (
+			stderr,
+		"%s at %d: Requested index width=%d to large. max=%d\n",
 			__FILE__,
 			__LINE__,
 			nbits,
diff --git a/src/libCom/ellLib.c b/src/libCom/ellLib.c
index ec259dd0d..e233dc71d 100644
--- a/src/libCom/ellLib.c
+++ b/src/libCom/ellLib.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <ellLib.h>
 
-#if     !defined(NULL) || (NULL!=0)
+#if     !defined(NULL) 
 #define NULL            0
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/libCom/ellLib/ellLib.c b/src/libCom/ellLib/ellLib.c
index ec259dd0d..e233dc71d 100644
--- a/src/libCom/ellLib/ellLib.c
+++ b/src/libCom/ellLib/ellLib.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <ellLib.h>
 
-#if     !defined(NULL) || (NULL!=0)
+#if     !defined(NULL) 
 #define NULL            0
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/libCom/memDebugLib.c b/src/libCom/memDebugLib.c
index ac12501d7..3a9da2981 100644
--- a/src/libCom/memDebugLib.c
+++ b/src/libCom/memDebugLib.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ unsigned long 	size;
 
 	if(memDebugLevel>2){
 		fprintf(stderr, "%08x=malloc(%d) %s.%d\n", 
-			pHdr->pUser, size, pFile, line);
+			(unsigned) pHdr->pUser, size, pFile, line);
 	}
 
 	return pHdr->pUser;
@@ -178,8 +178,10 @@ void *ptr;
 
 	if(status<0 || (pHdr->pUser != ptr)){
 		FASTUNLOCK(&memDebugLock);
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s.%d free(%08x) failed\n", pFile, line, ptr);
-		fprintf(stderr, "malloc occured at %s.%d\n", pHdr->pFile, pHdr->line);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s.%d free(%08x) failed\n", 
+			pFile, line, (unsigned) ptr);
+		fprintf(stderr, "malloc occured at %s.%d\n", 
+			pHdr->pFile, pHdr->line);
 		assert(0);
 	}
 	ellDelete(&memDebugList, &pHdr->node);
@@ -188,7 +190,8 @@ void *ptr;
 	memDebugVerify(pHdr);	
 
 	if(memDebugLevel>2){
-		fprintf(stderr, "free(%08x) %s.%d\n", ptr, pFile, line);
+		fprintf(stderr, "free(%08x) %s.%d\n", 
+			(unsigned)ptr, pFile, line);
 		fprintf(stderr, 
 			"\tmalloc(%d) at %s.%d\n", 
 			pHdr->size,
@@ -215,8 +218,10 @@ DMH *pHdr;
 	}
 
 	if(pHdr->magic != debugMallocMagic || pHdr->pFoot->magic != debugMallocMagic){
-		fprintf(stderr, "block overwritten %x\n", pHdr->pUser);
-		fprintf(stderr, "malloc occured at %s.%d\n", pHdr->pFile, pHdr->line);
+		fprintf(stderr, "block overwritten %x\n", 
+			(unsigned)pHdr->pUser);
+		fprintf(stderr, "malloc occured at %s.%d\n", 
+			pHdr->pFile, pHdr->line);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -252,7 +257,6 @@ int memDebugPrintAll(ignoreBeforeThisTick)
 unsigned long ignoreBeforeThisTick;
 #endif /*__STDC__*/
 {
-	int	status;
 	DMH	*pHdr;
 
 	FASTLOCK(&memDebugLock);
@@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ unsigned long ignoreBeforeThisTick;
 		}
 		fprintf(stderr, 
 			"%8x = malloc(%d) at %s.%d tick=%d\n", 
-			pHdr->pUser,
+			(unsigned) pHdr->pUser,
 			pHdr->size,
 			pHdr->pFile,
 			pHdr->line,