diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index bae409d4b9..ec6655fcc3 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+20000217-15:22 EST Paul Tucker <ptucker@sympatico.ca>
+   * source/pp/hbppint.c
+     * added cast
+
 20000217-23:00 GMT+3 Alexander Kresin
    * source/pp/hbpp.c
    * source/pp/hbppint.c
diff --git a/harbour/source/pp/hbppint.c b/harbour/source/pp/hbppint.c
index 7f2dd48d6e..413eeb5cae 100644
--- a/harbour/source/pp/hbppint.c
+++ b/harbour/source/pp/hbppint.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int hb_pp_Internal( FILE * handl_o, char * sOut )
   HB_TRACE(HB_TR_DEBUG, ("PreProcess(%p, %p, %s)", handl_i, handl_o, sOut));
 
      handl_i = hb_comp_files.pLast->handle;
-     sBuffer = hb_comp_files.pLast->pBuffer;
+     sBuffer = (char *)hb_comp_files.pLast->pBuffer;
      lContinue = lens = 0;
      ptrOut = sOut;
      while( ( rdlen = hb_pp_RdStr( handl_i, s_szLine + lens, HB_PP_STR_SIZE -