diff --git a/FL/Fl_PostScript.H b/FL/Fl_PostScript.H
index 6cf8b096e..bfa588b7c 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_PostScript.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_PostScript.H
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ class Clip {
   void rtl_draw(const char* s, int n, int x, int y);
   void font(int face, int size);
   double width(const char *, int);
+  double width(unsigned int u);
   void text_extents(const char *c, int n, int &dx, int &dy, int &w, int &h);
   int height();
   int descent();
diff --git a/src/Fl_PostScript.cxx b/src/Fl_PostScript.cxx
index 307fdaf3b..968fe9535 100644
--- a/src/Fl_PostScript.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_PostScript.cxx
@@ -964,6 +964,10 @@ double Fl_PostScript_Graphics_Driver::width(const char *s, int n) {
   return Fl_Display_Device::display_device()->driver()->width(s, n);
 }
 
+double Fl_PostScript_Graphics_Driver::width(unsigned u) {
+  return Fl_Display_Device::display_device()->driver()->width(u);
+}
+
 int Fl_PostScript_Graphics_Driver::height() {
   return Fl_Display_Device::display_device()->driver()->height();
 }
diff --git a/src/Fl_cocoa.mm b/src/Fl_cocoa.mm
index 7ab9015e0..1a03bc135 100644
--- a/src/Fl_cocoa.mm
+++ b/src/Fl_cocoa.mm
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ void Fl::paste(Fl_Widget &receiver, int clipboard) {
       NSData *data = [clip dataForType:found];
       if (data) {
 	NSInteger len;
-	char *aux_c;
+	char *aux_c = NULL;
 	if (![found isEqualToString:utf8_format]) {
 	  NSString *auxstring;
 	  auxstring = (NSString *)CFStringCreateWithBytes(NULL,