diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
index aa44b07dbd..a9a720af14 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
@@ -1272,6 +1272,6 @@ genasmsym(void (*put)(Sym*, char*, int, vlong, vlong, int, Sym*))
 				put(nil, a->asym->name, 'p', a->aoffset, 0, 0, a->gotype);
 	}
 	if(debug['v'] || debug['n'])
-		Bprint(&bso, "symsize = %uld\n", symsize);
+		Bprint(&bso, "symsize = %d\n", symsize);
 	Bflush(&bso);
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/list.c b/src/cmd/8l/list.c
index 4e199d7675..31ae023468 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/list.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/list.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Dconv(Fmt *fp)
 	}
 brk:
 	if(a->index != D_NONE) {
-		sprint(s, "(%R*%d)", a->index, a->scale);
+		sprint(s, "(%R*%d)", (int)a->index, a->scale);
 		strcat(str, s);
 	}
 conv:
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/obj.c b/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
index 7fd0dafaed..ce7b595182 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ loop:
 		s = lookup(x, r);
 		if(x != name)
 			free(x);
-		name = nil;
 
 		if(debug['S'] && r == 0)
 			sig = 1729;
@@ -703,7 +702,6 @@ loop:
 		lastp = p;
 		goto loop;
 	}
-	goto loop;
 
 eof:
 	diag("truncated object file: %s", pn);
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/pass.c b/src/cmd/8l/pass.c
index 72ae043d64..2e0990c5a8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/pass.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/pass.c
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ dostkoff(void)
 			autoffset = 0;
 
 		q = P;
-		q1 = P;
 		if(pmorestack != P)
 		if(!(p->from.scale & NOSPLIT)) {
 			p = appendp(p);	// load g into CX
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/span.c b/src/cmd/8l/span.c
index 66a843b235..a4cba12576 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/span.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/span.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ span1(Sym *s)
 					*bp++ = v;
 					*bp++ = v>>8;
 					*bp++ = v>>16;
-					*bp++ = v>>24;
+					*bp = v>>24;
 				}	
 			}
 			p->comefrom = P;
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ asmins(Prog *p)
 	andptr = and;
 	doasm(p);
 	if(andptr > and+sizeof and) {
-		print("and[] is too short - %d byte instruction\n", andptr - and);
+		print("and[] is too short - %ld byte instruction\n", andptr - and);
 		errorexit();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/data.c b/src/cmd/ld/data.c
index 140712b298..9d9cd109b8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/data.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/data.c
@@ -482,13 +482,13 @@ codeblk(int32 addr, int32 size)
 			q = sym->p;
 			
 			while(n >= 16) {
-				Bprint(&bso, "%.6ux\t%-20.16I\n",  addr, q);
+				Bprint(&bso, "%.6ux\t%-20.16I\n", addr, q);
 				addr += 16;
 				q += 16;
 				n -= 16;
 			}
 			if(n > 0)
-				Bprint(&bso, "%.6ux\t%-20.*I\n", addr, n, q);
+				Bprint(&bso, "%.6ux\t%-20.*I\n", addr, (int)n, q);
 			addr += n;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ codeblk(int32 addr, int32 size)
 			Bprint(&bso, "%.6ux\t", p->pc);
 			q = sym->p + p->pc - sym->value;
 			n = epc - p->pc;
-			Bprint(&bso, "%-20.*I | %P\n", n, q, p);
+			Bprint(&bso, "%-20.*I | %P\n", (int)n, q, p);
 			addr += n;
 		}
 	}
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ datblk(int32 addr, int32 size)
 			Bprint(&bso, "%-20s %.8ux| 00 ...\n", "(pre-pad)", addr);
 			addr = sym->value;
 		}
-		Bprint(&bso, "%-20s %.8ux|", sym->name, addr);
+		Bprint(&bso, "%-20s %.8ux|", sym->name, (uint)addr);
 		p = sym->p;
 		ep = p + sym->np;
 		while(p < ep)
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ datblk(int32 addr, int32 size)
 	}
 
 	if(addr < eaddr)
-		Bprint(&bso, "%-20s %.8ux| 00 ...\n", "(post-pad)", addr);
-	Bprint(&bso, "%-20s %.8ux|\n", "", eaddr);
+		Bprint(&bso, "%-20s %.8ux| 00 ...\n", "(post-pad)", (uint)addr);
+	Bprint(&bso, "%-20s %.8ux|\n", "", (uint)eaddr);
 }
 
 void
@@ -808,9 +808,9 @@ dodata(void)
 			t = rnd(t, PtrSize);
 		else if(t > 2)
 			t = rnd(t, 4);
-		if(t & 1)
+		if(t & 1) {
 			;
-		else if(t & 2)
+		} else if(t & 2)
 			datsize = rnd(datsize, 2);
 		else if(t & 4)
 			datsize = rnd(datsize, 4);
@@ -834,9 +834,9 @@ dodata(void)
 			t = rnd(t, PtrSize);
 		else if(t > 2)
 			t = rnd(t, 4);
-		if(t & 1)
+		if(t & 1) {
 			;
-		else if(t & 2)
+		} else if(t & 2)
 			datsize = rnd(datsize, 2);
 		else if(t & 4)
 			datsize = rnd(datsize, 4);
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/dwarf.c b/src/cmd/ld/dwarf.c
index 50b42183e8..1c10dc7967 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/dwarf.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/dwarf.c
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ flushunit(DWDie *dwinfo, vlong pc, vlong unitstart, int32 header_length)
 		seek(cout, unitstart, 0);
 		LPUT(here - unitstart - sizeof(int32));	 // unit_length
 		WPUT(3);  // dwarf version
-		LPUT(header_length); // header lenght starting here
+		LPUT(header_length); // header length starting here
 		cflush();
 		seek(cout, here, 0);
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/ldelf.c b/src/cmd/ld/ldelf.c
index d61020e499..8334e988e4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/ldelf.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/ldelf.c
@@ -328,15 +328,16 @@ ldelf(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn)
 	Reloc *r, *rp;
 	Sym *s;
 
+	USED(pkg);
 	if(debug['v'])
 		Bprint(&bso, "%5.2f ldelf %s\n", cputime(), pn);
 
 	version++;
 	base = Boffset(f);
 
-	if(Bread(f, &hdrbuf, sizeof hdrbuf) != sizeof hdrbuf)
+	if(Bread(f, hdrbuf, sizeof hdrbuf) != sizeof hdrbuf)
 		goto bad;
-	hdr = (ElfHdrBytes*)&hdrbuf;
+	hdr = (ElfHdrBytes*)hdrbuf;
 	if(memcmp(hdr->ident, ElfMagic, 4) != 0)
 		goto bad;
 	switch(hdr->ident[5]) {
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ ldelf(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn)
 		name = smprint("%s(%s)", pn, sect->name);
 		s = lookup(name, version);
 		free(name);
-		switch(sect->flags&(ElfSectFlagAlloc|ElfSectFlagWrite|ElfSectFlagExec)) {
+		switch((int)sect->flags&(ElfSectFlagAlloc|ElfSectFlagWrite|ElfSectFlagExec)) {
 		default:
 			werrstr("unexpected flags for ELF section %s", sect->name);
 			goto bad;
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/ldmacho.c b/src/cmd/ld/ldmacho.c
index bbb21d51ae..abbc3b3cdb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/ldmacho.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/ldmacho.c
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ ldmacho(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn)
 	Reloc *r, *rp;
 	char *name;
 
+	USED(pkg);
 	version++;
 	base = Boffset(f);
 	if(Bread(f, hdr, sizeof hdr) != sizeof hdr)
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/ldpe.c b/src/cmd/ld/ldpe.c
index 288186e88c..98c866feeb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/ldpe.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/ldpe.c
@@ -125,10 +125,13 @@ ldpe(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn)
 	Sym *s;
 	Reloc *r, *rp;
 	PeSym *sym;
-	
+
+	USED(len);
+	USED(pkg);
 	if(debug['v'])
 		Bprint(&bso, "%5.2f ldpe %s\n", cputime(), pn);
 	
+	sect = nil;
 	version++;
 	base = Boffset(f);
 	
@@ -304,6 +307,8 @@ ldpe(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn)
 			diag("%s: %s sectnum <0!", pn, s->name, sym->sectnum);
 		}
 
+		if(sect == nil) 
+			return;
 		s->sub = sect->sym->sub;
 		sect->sym->sub = s;
 		s->type = sect->sym->type | SSUB;
@@ -366,7 +371,6 @@ readsym(PeObj *obj, int i, PeSym **y)
 
 	sym = &obj->pesym[i];
 	*y = sym;
-	s = nil;
 	
 	name = sym->name;
 	if(sym->sclass == IMAGE_SYM_CLASS_STATIC && sym->value == 0) // section
@@ -403,7 +407,7 @@ readsym(PeObj *obj, int i, PeSym **y)
 
 	if(s != nil && s->type == 0 && !(sym->sclass == IMAGE_SYM_CLASS_STATIC && sym->value == 0))
 		s->type = SXREF;
-	if(strncmp(sym->name, "__imp__", 6) == 0)
+	if(strncmp(sym->name, "__imp__", 7) == 0)
 		s->got = -2; // flag for __imp__
 	sym->sym = s;
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/pe.c b/src/cmd/ld/pe.c
index 91e15d343c..9ac0a50d89 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/pe.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/pe.c
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 // PE (Portable Executable) file writing
 // http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/firmware/PECOFF.mspx
 
-#include <time.h>
-
 #include "l.h"
 #include "../ld/lib.h"
 #include "../ld/pe.h"
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@ pewrite(void)
 		ewrite(cout, &oh64, sizeof oh64);
 	else
 		ewrite(cout, &oh, sizeof oh);
-	ewrite(cout, &sh, nsect * sizeof sh[0]);
+	ewrite(cout, sh, nsect * sizeof sh[0]);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -175,7 +173,7 @@ initdynimport(void)
 	Sym *s, *dynamic;
 
 	dr = nil;
-	
+	m = nil;
 	for(s = allsym; s != S; s = s->allsym) {
 		if(!s->reachable || !s->dynimpname || s->dynexport)
 			continue;
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/symtab.c b/src/cmd/ld/symtab.c
index e3093b2aac..c66eca1485 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/symtab.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/symtab.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ putelfsym(Sym *x, char *s, int t, vlong addr, vlong size, int ver, Sym *go)
 {
 	int bind, type, shndx, off;
 
+	USED(go);
 	switch(t) {
 	default:
 		return;
@@ -127,6 +128,10 @@ putplan9sym(Sym *x, char *s, int t, vlong addr, vlong size, int ver, Sym *go)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	USED(go);
+	USED(ver);
+	USED(size);
+	USED(x);
 	switch(t) {
 	case 'T':
 	case 'L':
@@ -252,6 +257,7 @@ putsymb(Sym *s, char *name, int t, vlong v, vlong size, int ver, Sym *typ)
 	int i, f, l;
 	Reloc *rel;
 
+	USED(size);
 	if(t == 'f')
 		name++;
 	l = 4;
@@ -280,7 +286,6 @@ putsymb(Sym *s, char *name, int t, vlong v, vlong size, int ver, Sym *typ)
 		}
 		scput(0);
 		scput(0);
-		i++;
 	}
 	else {
 		for(i=0; name[i]; i++)
@@ -311,9 +316,9 @@ putsymb(Sym *s, char *name, int t, vlong v, vlong size, int ver, Sym *typ)
 			return;
 		}
 		if(ver)
-			Bprint(&bso, "%c %.8llux %s<%d> %s\n", t, v, s, ver, typ ? typ->name : "");
+			Bprint(&bso, "%c %.8llux %s<%d> %s\n", t, v, s->name, ver, typ ? typ->name : "");
 		else
-			Bprint(&bso, "%c %.8llux %s %s\n", t, v, s, typ ? typ->name : "");
+			Bprint(&bso, "%c %.8llux %s %s\n", t, v, s->name, typ ? typ->name : "");
 	}
 }