diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/char.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/char.c
index d2f27e1e98..cfbd286f47 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/char.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/char.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/char.c,v 1.4 1997/05/17 06:20:34 thomas Exp $
+ *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/char.c,v 1.5 1997/06/11 05:17:58 vadim Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -129,17 +129,10 @@ char *char16out(char *s)
 
 bool chareq(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)	{ return(arg1 == arg2); }
 bool charne(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)	{ return(arg1 != arg2); }
-#ifdef UNSIGNED_CHAR_TEXT
 bool charlt(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)    { return((uint8)arg1 <  (uint8)arg2); }
 bool charle(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)    { return((uint8)arg1 <= (uint8)arg2); }
 bool chargt(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)    { return((uint8)arg1 >  (uint8)arg2); }
 bool charge(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)    { return((uint8)arg1 >= (uint8)arg2); }
-#else
-bool charlt(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)	{ return(arg1 < arg2); }
-bool charle(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)	{ return(arg1 <= arg2); }
-bool chargt(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)	{ return(arg1 > arg2); }
-bool charge(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)	{ return(arg1 >= arg2); }
-#endif
 int8 charpl(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)       { return(arg1 + arg2); }
 int8 charmi(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)	{ return(arg1 - arg2); }
 int8 charmul(int8 arg1, int8 arg2)	{ return(arg1 * arg2); }
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/varlena.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/varlena.c
index 80ac9937ff..d33ea702bb 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/varlena.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/varlena.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/varlena.c,v 1.15 1997/04/25 18:40:39 scrappy Exp $
+ *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/varlena.c,v 1.16 1997/06/11 05:18:02 vadim Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -301,10 +301,7 @@ text_lt(struct varlena *arg1, struct varlena *arg2)
     int cval;
 #endif
     int len;
-#ifdef UNSIGNED_CHAR_TEXT
-    unsigned
-#endif
-    char *a1p, *a2p;
+    unsigned char *a1p, *a2p;
     
     if (arg1 == NULL || arg2 == NULL)
 	return((bool) FALSE);
@@ -312,11 +309,8 @@ text_lt(struct varlena *arg1, struct varlena *arg2)
     len = (((VARSIZE(arg1) <= VARSIZE(arg2))? VARSIZE(arg1): VARSIZE(arg2))-VARHDRSZ);
     
 #ifdef USE_LOCALE
-    if (!PointerIsValid(a1p = PALLOC(len+1))
-      || !PointerIsValid(a2p = PALLOC(len+1))) {
-	elog(WARN,"Unable to allocate memory for text comparison",NULL);
-	return(FALSE);
-    };
+    a1p = (unsigned char *) palloc (len+1);
+    a2p = (unsigned char *) palloc (len+1);
 
     memcpy(a1p, VARDATA(arg1), len);
     *(a1p+len) = '\0';
@@ -326,8 +320,8 @@ text_lt(struct varlena *arg1, struct varlena *arg2)
     cval = strcoll(a1p,a2p);
     result = ((cval < 0) || ((cval == 0) && (VARSIZE(arg1) < VARSIZE(arg2))));
 
-    PFREE(a1p);
-    PFREE(a2p);
+    pfree (a1p);
+    pfree (a2p);
 #else
     a1p = (unsigned char *)VARDATA(arg1);
     a2p = (unsigned char *)VARDATA(arg2);
@@ -360,10 +354,7 @@ text_le(struct varlena *arg1, struct varlena *arg2)
     int cval;
 #endif
     int len;
-#ifdef UNSIGNED_CHAR_TEXT
-    unsigned
-#endif
-    char *a1p, *a2p;
+    unsigned char *a1p, *a2p;
     
     if (arg1 == NULL || arg2 == NULL)
 	return((bool) 0);
@@ -371,11 +362,8 @@ text_le(struct varlena *arg1, struct varlena *arg2)
     len = (((VARSIZE(arg1) <= VARSIZE(arg2))? VARSIZE(arg1): VARSIZE(arg2))-VARHDRSZ);
     
 #ifdef USE_LOCALE
-    if (!PointerIsValid(a1p = PALLOC(len+1))
-      || !PointerIsValid(a2p = PALLOC(len+1))) {
-	elog(WARN,"Unable to allocate memory for text comparison",NULL);
-	return(FALSE);
-    };
+    a1p = (unsigned char *) palloc (len+1);
+    a2p = (unsigned char *) palloc (len+1);
 
     memcpy(a1p, VARDATA(arg1), len);
     *(a1p+len) = '\0';
@@ -385,8 +373,8 @@ text_le(struct varlena *arg1, struct varlena *arg2)
     cval = strcoll(a1p,a2p);
     result = ((cval < 0) || ((cval == 0) && (VARSIZE(arg1) <= VARSIZE(arg2))));
 
-    PFREE(a1p);
-    PFREE(a2p);
+    pfree (a1p);
+    pfree (a2p);
 #else
     a1p = (unsigned char *)VARDATA(arg1);
     a2p = (unsigned char *)VARDATA(arg2);