diff --git a/Demos/OpenGL/DemoApplication.cpp b/Demos/OpenGL/DemoApplication.cpp
index b09680d0a..03c3442f0 100644
--- a/Demos/OpenGL/DemoApplication.cpp
+++ b/Demos/OpenGL/DemoApplication.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ m_cameraUp(0,1,0),
 m_forwardAxis(2),	
 m_glutScreenWidth(0),
 m_glutScreenHeight(0),
+m_frustumZNear(1.f),
+m_frustumZFar(10000.f),
 m_ortho(0),
 m_ShootBoxInitialSpeed(40.f),
 m_stepping(true),
@@ -85,9 +87,7 @@ m_idle(false),
 
 m_enableshadows(false),
 m_sundirection(btVector3(1,-2,1)*1000),
-m_defaultContactProcessingThreshold(BT_LARGE_FLOAT),
-m_frustumZNear(1.f),
-m_frustumZFar(10000.f)
+m_defaultContactProcessingThreshold(BT_LARGE_FLOAT)
 {
 #ifndef BT_NO_PROFILE
 	m_profileIterator = CProfileManager::Get_Iterator();
diff --git a/Demos/OpenGL/GL_DialogWindow.cpp b/Demos/OpenGL/GL_DialogWindow.cpp
index d47f33109..b3ecae8fb 100644
--- a/Demos/OpenGL/GL_DialogWindow.cpp
+++ b/Demos/OpenGL/GL_DialogWindow.cpp
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ void GL_SliderControl::draw(int& parentHorPos2,int& parentVertPos2,btScalar delt
 	
 	btVector3 rgb(1,1,1);
 
-	btSliderConstraint* pSlider = (btSliderConstraint*)m_constraint;
-	btScalar currPos = pSlider->getLinearPos();
+//	btSliderConstraint* pSlider = (btSliderConstraint*)m_constraint;
+//	btScalar currPos = pSlider->getLinearPos();
 //	if(currPos < pSlider->getLowerLinLimit()) currPos = pSlider->getLowerLinLimit();
 //	if(currPos > pSlider->getUpperLinLimit()) currPos = pSlider->getUpperLinLimit();
 //	m_fraction = (currPos - pSlider->getLowerLinLimit()) / (pSlider->getUpperLinLimit() - pSlider->getLowerLinLimit());
diff --git a/Demos/SliderConstraintDemo/SliderConstraintDemo.cpp b/Demos/SliderConstraintDemo/SliderConstraintDemo.cpp
index 9b6db8a21..15e392f09 100755
--- a/Demos/SliderConstraintDemo/SliderConstraintDemo.cpp
+++ b/Demos/SliderConstraintDemo/SliderConstraintDemo.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ void SliderConstraintDemo::initPhysics()
 	btTransform groundTransform;
 	groundTransform.setIdentity();
 	groundTransform.setOrigin(btVector3(0,-76,0));
-	btRigidBody* groundBody = localCreateRigidBody(0, groundTransform, groundShape);
+	btRigidBody* groundBody;
+	groundBody = localCreateRigidBody(0, groundTransform, groundShape);
 	
 	// add box shape (will be reused for all bodies)
 	btCollisionShape* shape = new btBoxShape(btVector3(CUBE_HALF_EXTENTS,CUBE_HALF_EXTENTS,CUBE_HALF_EXTENTS));
diff --git a/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.cpp b/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.cpp
index ec26f12e8..c4f3dffac 100644
--- a/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.cpp
+++ b/src/BulletCollision/CollisionShapes/btCompoundShape.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void	btCompoundShape::addChildShape(const btTransform& localTransform,btCollisio
 	//m_childTransforms.push_back(localTransform);
 	//m_childShapes.push_back(shape);
 	btCompoundShapeChild child;
+	child.m_node = 0;
 	child.m_transform = localTransform;
 	child.m_childShape = shape;
 	child.m_childShapeType = shape->getShapeType();
diff --git a/src/BulletCollision/NarrowPhaseCollision/btPersistentManifold.h b/src/BulletCollision/NarrowPhaseCollision/btPersistentManifold.h
index 9206129ed..705f81822 100644
--- a/src/BulletCollision/NarrowPhaseCollision/btPersistentManifold.h
+++ b/src/BulletCollision/NarrowPhaseCollision/btPersistentManifold.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public:
 		btScalar	appliedImpulse = m_pointCache[insertIndex].mConstraintRow[0].mAccumImpulse;
 		btScalar	appliedLateralImpulse1 = m_pointCache[insertIndex].mConstraintRow[1].mAccumImpulse;
 		btScalar	appliedLateralImpulse2 = m_pointCache[insertIndex].mConstraintRow[2].mAccumImpulse;
-		bool isLateralFrictionInitialized = m_pointCache[insertIndex].m_lateralFrictionInitialized;
+//		bool isLateralFrictionInitialized = m_pointCache[insertIndex].m_lateralFrictionInitialized;
 		
 		
 			
diff --git a/src/BulletDynamics/Character/btKinematicCharacterController.cpp b/src/BulletDynamics/Character/btKinematicCharacterController.cpp
index bae4cd64e..3f4b6d7ec 100644
--- a/src/BulletDynamics/Character/btKinematicCharacterController.cpp
+++ b/src/BulletDynamics/Character/btKinematicCharacterController.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ void btKinematicCharacterController::stepForwardAndStrafe ( btCollisionWorld* co
 		if (callback.hasHit())
 		{	
 			// we moved only a fraction
-			btScalar hitDistance = (callback.m_hitPointWorld - m_currentPosition).length();
+			btScalar hitDistance;
+			hitDistance = (callback.m_hitPointWorld - m_currentPosition).length();
 
 //			m_currentPosition.setInterpolate3 (m_currentPosition, m_targetPosition, callback.m_closestHitFraction);