--- OLD/popt/popt.c	Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
+++ NEW/popt/popt.c	Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@
 		/*@unused@*/ int flags)
 {
     poptItem item = (poptItem) alloca(sizeof(*item));
+flags=flags;
     memset(item, 0, sizeof(*item));
     item->option.longName = alias.longName;
     item->option.shortName = alias.shortName;
@@ -1128,7 +1129,7 @@
     /*@=nullderef@*/
 }
 
-const char *const poptStrerror(const int error)
+const char *poptStrerror(const int error)
 {
     switch (error) {
       case POPT_ERROR_NOARG: