diff --git a/gen.vcproj b/gen.vcproj
index cda374b..adfba8f 100644
--- a/gen.vcproj
+++ b/gen.vcproj
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
 						Outputs="$(InputDir)include\version.h;$(InputDir)include\aboutmsg.h"/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\svn.py">
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\include\version.default">
 			</File>
diff --git a/makeversion.py b/makeversion.py
index afc4252..c663305 100644
--- a/makeversion.py
+++ b/makeversion.py
@@ -54,25 +54,25 @@ def get_version():
   return (line, major, minor)  
 
 # you can pass an optional message to append to aboutmsg
-def radiant_makeversion(append_about):
+def radiant_makeversion(append_about, root = os.getcwd()):
   (line, major, minor) = get_version()
-  f = open('include/version.h', 'w')
+  f = open(os.path.join(root, 'include/version.h'), 'w')
   f.write('// generated header, see makeversion.py\n')
   f.write('#define RADIANT_VERSION "%s"\n' % line)
   f.write('#define RADIANT_MINOR_VERSION "%s"\n' % minor)
   f.write('#define RADIANT_MAJOR_VERSION "%s"\n' % major)
   f.close()
-  f = open('include/RADIANT_MINOR', 'w')
+  f = open(os.path.join(root, 'include/RADIANT_MINOR'), 'w')
   f.write(minor)
   f.close()
-  f = open('include/RADIANT_MAJOR', 'w')
+  f = open(os.path.join(root, 'include/RADIANT_MAJOR'), 'w')
   f.write(major)
   f.close()
-  f = open('include/version', 'w')
+  f = open(os.path.join(root, 'include/version'), 'w')
   f.write(line)
   f.close()
   # aboutmsg
-  aboutfile = 'include/aboutmsg.default'
+  aboutfile = os.path.join(root, 'include/aboutmsg.default')
   if ( os.environ.has_key('RADIANT_ABOUTMSG') ):
     aboutfile = os.environ['RADIANT_ABOUTMSG']
   line = None
@@ -87,11 +87,14 @@ def radiant_makeversion(append_about):
   if ( not append_about is None ):
     line += append_about
   sys.stdout.write("about: %s\n" % line)
-  f = open('include/aboutmsg.h', 'w')
+  f = open(os.path.join(root, 'include/aboutmsg.h'), 'w')
   f.write('// generated header, see makeversion.py\n')
   f.write('#define RADIANT_ABOUTMSG "%s"\n' % line)
   f.close()
 
 # can be used as module (scons build), or by direct call
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-  radiant_makeversion(None)
+  root = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+  if not os.path.isabs(root):
+    root = os.getcwd()
+  radiant_makeversion(None, root)
diff --git a/radiant/eclass_def.cpp b/radiant/eclass_def.cpp
index 2e0fc13..266968a 100644
--- a/radiant/eclass_def.cpp
+++ b/radiant/eclass_def.cpp
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ void setSpecialLoad(EntityClass *e, const char* pWhat, CopiedString& p)
   // Hydra: removed some amazingly bad cstring usage, whoever wrote that
   // needs to be taken out and shot.
 
-  char *pText = 0;
-  char *where = 0;
+  const char *pText = 0;
+  const char *where = 0;
 
   where = strstr(e->comments(),pWhat);
   if (!where)
diff --git a/radiant/renderstate.cpp b/radiant/renderstate.cpp
index 2660afa..d3c01de 100644
--- a/radiant/renderstate.cpp
+++ b/radiant/renderstate.cpp
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ public:
   {
     ASSERT_MESSAGE(!m_traverseRenderablesMutex, "for-each during traversal");
     m_traverseRenderablesMutex = true;
-    for(Renderables::iterator i = m_renderables.begin(); i != m_renderables.end(); ++i)
+    for(Renderables::const_iterator i = m_renderables.begin(); i != m_renderables.end(); ++i)
     {
       callback(*(*i));
     }