--- libs/iovm/source/IoNumber.c.orig	2008-04-26 15:56:13.000000000 +0100
+++ libs/iovm/source/IoNumber.c	2008-04-26 16:25:42.000000000 +0100
@@ -423,6 +423,20 @@
 	return string;
 }
 
+static int countBytes(long ld)
+{
+	int n = 1;
+	for (;;)
+	{
+		ld >>= 8;
+		if (ld == 0)
+		{
+			return n;
+		}
+		n++;
+	}
+}
+
 IoObject *IoNumber_asCharacter(IoNumber *self, IoObject *locals, IoMessage *m)
 {
 	/*doc Number asCharacter
@@ -441,7 +455,7 @@
 	else
 	{	
 		uint32_t i = io_uint32InBigEndian((uint32_t)d);
-		int bytes = d > 0 ? log2(d) / 8 : 1;
+		int bytes = countBytes(ld);
 		IoSeq *s;
 		
 		if (bytes == 0) 
--- libs/iovm/source/IoState_exceptions.h.orig	2008-04-26 18:35:41.000000000 +0100
+++ libs/iovm/source/IoState_exceptions.h	2008-04-26 18:35:50.000000000 +0100
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 
 IOVM_API void IoState_error_(IoState *self, IoMessage *m, const char *format, ...);
 
-IOVM_API IoObject *IoState_setErrorDescription_(IoState *self, const char *format, ...);
\ No newline at end of file
+IOVM_API IoObject *IoState_setErrorDescription_(IoState *self, const char *format, ...);
--- build/Project.io.orig	2008-04-26 20:00:28.000000000 +0100
+++ build/Project.io	2008-04-26 20:00:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 		if (platform == "windows",
 			"-MD -Zi -DWIN32 -DNDEBUG -DIOBINDINGS -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE"
 		,
-			"-Os -g -Wall -DSANE_POPEN -DIOBINDINGS"
+			"-Os -g -Wall -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing -DSANE_POPEN -DIOBINDINGS"
 		)
 	)