diff --git a/Examples/scilab/enum/example.h b/Examples/scilab/enum/example.h
index 6a0780860..525d62afc 100644
--- a/Examples/scilab/enum/example.h
+++ b/Examples/scilab/enum/example.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* File : example.h */
 
-typedef enum  { RED, BLUE, GREEN } color;
+enum color { RED, BLUE, GREEN };
 
 class Foo {
  public:
diff --git a/Examples/scilab/std_vector/example.h b/Examples/scilab/std_vector/example.h
index a5ea86d2a..4f0dac70d 100644
--- a/Examples/scilab/std_vector/example.h
+++ b/Examples/scilab/std_vector/example.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ double average(std::vector<int> v) {
     return std::accumulate(v.begin(),v.end(),0.0)/v.size();
 }
 
-std::vector<double> half(const std::vector<double> v) {
+std::vector<double> half(const std::vector<double>& v) {
     std::vector<double> w(v);
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<w.size(); i++)
         w[i] /= 2.0;
diff --git a/Examples/scilab/std_vector/example.i b/Examples/scilab/std_vector/example.i
index e422847f8..1ba9e927e 100644
--- a/Examples/scilab/std_vector/example.i
+++ b/Examples/scilab/std_vector/example.i
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 %}
 
 %include stl.i
-
 /* instantiate the required template specializations */
 namespace std {
     %template(IntVector)    vector<int>;
diff --git a/Examples/scilab/variables/example.c b/Examples/scilab/variables/example.c
index 231899e43..9f88d90a4 100644
--- a/Examples/scilab/variables/example.c
+++ b/Examples/scilab/variables/example.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ double           dvar = 0;
 char            *strvar = 0;
 const char       cstrvar[] = "Goodbye";
 int             *iptrvar = 0;
-char             name[5] = "Dave";
+char             name[256] = "Dave";
 char             path[256] = "/home/beazley";
 
 
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ void print_vars() {
   printf("dvar      = %g\n", dvar);
   printf("cvar      = %c\n", cvar);
   printf("strvar    = %s\n", strvar ? strvar : "(null)");
-  printf("cstrvar   = %s\n", cstrvar ? cstrvar : "(null)");
-  printf("iptrvar   = %i\n", value_int(iptrvar));
-  printf("name      = %c%c%c%c%c\n", name[0],name[1],name[2],name[3],name[4]);
-  printf("ptptr     = %p (%d, %d)\n", ptptr, ptptr->x, ptptr->y);
+  printf("cstrvar   = %s\n", cstrvar);
+  printf("iptrvar   = %p\n", (void *)iptrvar);
+  printf("name      = %s\n", name);
+  printf("ptptr     = %p (%d, %d)\n", (void *)ptptr, ptptr ? ptptr->x : 0, ptptr ? ptptr->y : 0);
   printf("pt        = (%d, %d)\n", pt.x, pt.y);
   printf("status    = %d\n", status);
 }