1 diff --git i/src/compiledata.cpp w/src/compiledata.cpp
2 index f1bcb30..30e9e2d 100755
3 --- i/src/compiledata.cpp
4 +++ w/src/compiledata.cpp
5 @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ enum {
9 -static const char utf8_bom[] = {0xef,0xbb,0xbf,0};
10 +static const char utf8_bom[] = {char(0xef),char(0xbb),char(0xbf),0};
12 static keywtab_t k_intonation[] = {
14 diff --git i/src/espeakedit.cpp w/src/espeakedit.cpp
15 index bde03ea..071689d 100755
16 --- i/src/espeakedit.cpp
17 +++ w/src/espeakedit.cpp
18 @@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnTools(wxCommandEvent& event)
20 char fname_log[sizeof(path_dsource)+12];
21 char err_fname[sizeof(path_home)+15];
22 - static const char utf8_bom[] = {0xef,0xbb,0xbf,0};
23 + static const char utf8_bom[] = {char(0xef),char(0xbb),char(0xbf),0};
27 diff --git i/src/extras.cpp w/src/extras.cpp
28 index fa6ac3b..ee68f59 100644
31 @@ -335,16 +335,16 @@ void Lexicon_It(int pass)
32 static const char *vowels1 = "aeiou";
33 static const char *vowels2 = "aeou";
35 - static const char ex1[] = {'a',0xc3,0xac,0}; // aì
36 - static const char ex2[] = {'e',0xc3,0xac,0}; // eì
37 - static const char ex3[] = {0xc3,0xb9,'a',0}; // ùa
38 - static const char ex4[] = {0xc3,0xb9,'e',0}; // ùe
39 - static const char ex5[] = {0xc3,0xb9,'i',0}; // ùi
40 - static const char ex6[] = {0xc3,0xb9,'o',0}; // ùo
41 - static const char ex7[] = {'c',0xc3,0xac,'a',0}; // cìa
42 - static const char ex8[] = {'c',0xc3,0xac,'o',0}; // cìo
43 - static const char ex9[] = {'c',0xc3,0xac,'u',0}; // cìu
44 - static const char ex10[] = {'g','l',0xc3,0xac,0}; // glì
45 + static const char ex1[] = {'a',char(0xc3),char(0xac),0}; // aì
46 + static const char ex2[] = {'e',char(0xc3),char(0xac),0}; // eì
47 + static const char ex3[] = {char(0xc3),char(0xb9),'a',0}; // ùa
48 + static const char ex4[] = {char(0xc3),char(0xb9),'e',0}; // ùe
49 + static const char ex5[] = {char(0xc3),char(0xb9),'i',0}; // ùi
50 + static const char ex6[] = {char(0xc3),char(0xb9),'o',0}; // ùo
51 + static const char ex7[] = {'c',char(0xc3),char(0xac),'a',0}; // cìa
52 + static const char ex8[] = {'c',char(0xc3),char(0xac),'o',0}; // cìo
53 + static const char ex9[] = {'c',char(0xc3),char(0xac),'u',0}; // cìu
54 + static const char ex10[] = {'g','l',char(0xc3),char(0xac),0}; // glì
57 static const char *exceptions[] = {ex1, ex2, ex3, ex4, ex5, ex6, ex7, ex8, ex9, ex10, NULL};