diff -Naur Numeric-24.2/Packages/RNG/Include/ranf.h Numeric-23.8.2/Packages/RNG/Include/ranf.h
--- Numeric-24.2/Packages/RNG/Include/ranf.h	2005-04-03 08:23:05.000000000 -0400
+++ Numeric-23.8.2/Packages/RNG/Include/ranf.h	2006-10-13 05:48:39.000000000 -0400
@@ -21,21 +21,41 @@
 typedef double f64;
 
 /*  Prototypes for routines defined in ranf.c  */
-void Seedranf(u32 *s);            /* Set seed from 32-bit integer */
-void Mixranf(int *s, u32 s48[2]); /* Set seed, with options; return seed */
-void Getranf(u32 s48[2]);         /* Get 48-bit seed in integer array */
-void Setranf(u32 s48[2]);         /* Set seed from 48-bit integer */
-void Getmult(u32 m48[2]);         /* Get 48-bit multiplier in integer array */
-void Setmult(u32 m48[2]);         /* Set multiplier from 48-bit integer */
-f64  Ranf(void);                  /* The generator itself */
+#ifdef __STDC__
+ void Seedranf(u32 *s);            /* Set seed from 32-bit integer */
+ void Mixranf(int *s, u32 s48[2]); /* Set seed, with options; return seed */
+ void Getranf(u32 s48[2]);         /* Get 48-bit seed in integer array */
+ void Setranf(u32 s48[2]);         /* Set seed from 48-bit integer */
+ void Getmult(u32 m48[2]);         /* Get 48-bit multiplier in integer array */
+ void Setmult(u32 m48[2]);         /* Set multiplier from 48-bit integer */
+ f64  Ranf();                      /* The generator itself */
+#else
+ void Seedranf();
+ void Mixranf();
+ void Getranf();
+ void Setranf();
+ void Getmult();
+ void Setmult();
+ f64  Ranf();
+#endif
 
 /*  Prototypes for routines defined in pmath_rng.c  */
-void PM_16to24(u16 x16[3], double x24[2]);
+#ifdef __STDC__
+ void PM_16to24(u16 x16[3], double x24[2]);
                               /* Convert 3 16-bit shorts to 2 24-bit doubles */
-void PM_24to16(double x24[2], u16 x16[3]);
+ void PM_24to16(double x24[2], u16 x16[3]);
                               /* Convert 2 24-bit doubles to 3 16-bit shorts */
-void PM_GSeed(double seedout[2]);  /* Get the current seed */
-void PM_SSeed(double seedin[2]);   /* Reset the seed (unsafe) */
-void PM_GMult(double multout[2]);  /* Get the current multiplier */
-void PM_SMult(double multin[2]);   /* Reset the multiplier (unsafe) */
-f64  PM_RANF(void);                /* The generator itself */
+ void PM_GSeed(double seedout[2]);  /* Get the current seed */
+ void PM_SSeed(double seedin[2]);   /* Reset the seed (unsafe) */
+ void PM_GMult(double multout[2]);  /* Get the current multiplier */
+ void PM_SMult(double multin[2]);   /* Reset the multiplier (unsafe) */
+ f64  PM_RANF();                    /* The generator itself */
+#else
+ void PM_16to24();
+ void PM_24to16();
+ void PM_GSeed();
+ void PM_SSeed();
+ void PM_GMult();
+ void PM_SMult();
+ f64  PM_RANF();
+#endif
diff -Naur Numeric-24.2/Packages/RNG/Src/pmath_rng.c Numeric-23.8.2/Packages/RNG/Src/pmath_rng.c
--- Numeric-24.2/Packages/RNG/Src/pmath_rng.c	2005-04-03 08:23:06.000000000 -0400
+++ Numeric-23.8.2/Packages/RNG/Src/pmath_rng.c	2006-10-13 05:48:39.000000000 -0400
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
 C
 C**End
  */
-double PM_RANF (void)
+double PM_RANF ()
 {
    double t1_48, t2_48, t1_24[2], t2_24;
    double d;
diff -Naur Numeric-24.2/Packages/RNG/Src/ranf.c Numeric-23.8.2/Packages/RNG/Src/ranf.c
--- Numeric-24.2/Packages/RNG/Src/ranf.c	2005-04-03 08:23:06.000000000 -0400
+++ Numeric-23.8.2/Packages/RNG/Src/ranf.c	2006-10-13 05:48:39.000000000 -0400
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 	struct timeval tv;
 	struct timezone tz;
 #if !defined(__sgi)
-	int gettimeofday(struct timeval *, struct timezone *);
+	int gettimeofday();
 #endif
 
 	(void)gettimeofday(&tv,&tz);
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
  *   PMATH generator has the Cray default starting values built in,
  *   no initialization is needed.
  */
-f64 Ranf(void)
+f64 Ranf()
 {
     return(PM_RANF());
 }
diff -Naur Numeric-24.2/Packages/RNG/Src/RNGmodule.c Numeric-23.8.2/Packages/RNG/Src/RNGmodule.c
--- Numeric-24.2/Packages/RNG/Src/RNGmodule.c	2005-04-22 06:54:38.000000000 -0400
+++ Numeric-23.8.2/Packages/RNG/Src/RNGmodule.c	2006-10-13 05:49:36.000000000 -0400
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * distributions in addition to the uniform [0., 1.) distribution.
  *
  * Written by Konrad Hinsen (based on the original URNG by Paul Dubois)
- * last revision: 1997-11-6
+ * last revision: 2006-8-18
 
  * Modified 3/11/98 Source from P. Stoll to make it ANSI
  * , allow for C++, Windows. P. Dubois fix the &PyType_Type problems.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 dist_dealloc(distributionobject *self)
 {
 	Py_XDECREF(self->parameters);
-	PyMem_DEL(self);
+	PyObject_FREE(self);
 }
 
 
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
 ;
 
 DL_EXPORT(void)
-initRNG(void)
+initRNG()
 {
 	PyObject *m, *d;
     distributiontype.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
 
 	/* Add some symbolic constants to the module */
 	d = PyModule_GetDict(m);
-	ErrorObject = PyErr_NewException("RNG.error", NULL, NULL);
+	ErrorObject = PyString_FromString("RNG.error");
 	PyDict_SetItemString(d, "error", ErrorObject);
 	default_distribution = create_default_distribution();
 	PyDict_SetItemString(d, "default_distribution", default_distribution);