diff --git a/src/flac/Makefile.vc b/src/flac/Makefile.vc
index 620c782a..f3edecc1 100644
--- a/src/flac/Makefile.vc
+++ b/src/flac/Makefile.vc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ OBJS= $(C_FILES:.c=.obj)
 all: flac.exe
 
 flac.exe: $(OBJS)
-	link.exe /libpath:"..\..\obj\lib" -out:../../obj/bin/$*.exe $(OBJS) libFLAC.lib ogg_static.lib getopt.lib
+	link.exe /libpath:"..\..\obj\lib" -out:../../obj/bin/$*.exe $(OBJS) libOggFLAC.lib libFLAC.lib ogg_static.lib getopt.lib
 
 clean:
 	-del *.obj *.pch
diff --git a/src/flac/encode.c b/src/flac/encode.c
index 7045e972..c7485edb 100644
--- a/src/flac/encode.c
+++ b/src/flac/encode.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ flac__encode_aif(FILE *infile, long infilesize, const char *infilename, const ch
 				/* is guaranteed to be less than LONG_MAX */
 				for(; remaining>0U; remaining-= remaining>(1U<<30) ? remaining : (1U<<30))
 				{
-					unsigned long skip= remaining % (1U<<30);
+					unsigned long skip= (unsigned long)(remaining % (1U<<30));
 
 					FLAC__ASSERT(skip<=LONG_MAX);
 					while(skip>0 && fseek(infile, skip, SEEK_CUR)<0) {
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ read_sane_extended(FILE *f, FLAC__uint32 *val, FLAC__bool eof_ok, const char *fn
 
 	for(i= 0U; i<8U; ++i)
 		p|= (FLAC__uint64)(buf[i+2])<<(56U-i*8);
-	*val= (FLAC__uint32)(p>>shift)+(p>>(shift-1) & 0x1);
+	*val= (FLAC__uint32)((p>>shift)+(p>>(shift-1) & 0x1));
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/file_encoder.cc b/src/libFLAC++/file_encoder.cc
index eaa299c2..b95186b2 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/file_encoder.cc
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/file_encoder.cc
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace FLAC {
 		void File::get_verify_decoder_error_stats(FLAC__uint64 *absolute_sample, unsigned *frame_number, unsigned *channel, unsigned *sample, FLAC__int32 *expected, FLAC__int32 *got)
 		{
 			FLAC__ASSERT(is_valid());
-			return ::FLAC__file_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder_, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
+			::FLAC__file_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder_, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
 		}
 
 		bool File::get_verify() const
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_encoder.cc b/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_encoder.cc
index ed5c8ae0..2ee432f0 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_encoder.cc
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/seekable_stream_encoder.cc
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace FLAC {
 		void SeekableStream::get_verify_decoder_error_stats(FLAC__uint64 *absolute_sample, unsigned *frame_number, unsigned *channel, unsigned *sample, FLAC__int32 *expected, FLAC__int32 *got)
 		{
 			FLAC__ASSERT(is_valid());
-			return ::FLAC__seekable_stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder_, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
+			::FLAC__seekable_stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder_, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
 		}
 
 		bool SeekableStream::get_verify() const
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc b/src/libFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc
index 6d275f19..e8a6a68b 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace FLAC {
 		void Stream::get_verify_decoder_error_stats(FLAC__uint64 *absolute_sample, unsigned *frame_number, unsigned *channel, unsigned *sample, FLAC__int32 *expected, FLAC__int32 *got)
 		{
 			FLAC__ASSERT(is_valid());
-			return ::FLAC__stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder_, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
+			::FLAC__stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder_, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
 		}
 
 		bool Stream::get_verify() const
diff --git a/src/libFLAC/file_encoder.c b/src/libFLAC/file_encoder.c
index abf1c780..7f750325 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/file_encoder.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/file_encoder.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ FLAC__FileEncoderState FLAC__file_encoder_init(FLAC__FileEncoder *encoder)
 		unsigned blocksize = FLAC__file_encoder_get_blocksize(encoder);
 
 		FLAC__ASSERT(blocksize != 0);
-		encoder->private_->total_frames_estimate = (FLAC__file_encoder_get_total_samples_estimate(encoder) + blocksize - 1) / blocksize;
+		encoder->private_->total_frames_estimate = (unsigned)((FLAC__file_encoder_get_total_samples_estimate(encoder) + blocksize - 1) / blocksize);
 	}
 
 	return encoder->protected_->state = FLAC__FILE_ENCODER_OK;
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ void FLAC__file_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(const FLAC__FileEncoder *
 {
 	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != encoder);
 	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != encoder->private_);
-	return FLAC__seekable_stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder->private_->seekable_stream_encoder, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
+	FLAC__seekable_stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder->private_->seekable_stream_encoder, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
 }
 
 FLAC__bool FLAC__file_encoder_get_verify(const FLAC__FileEncoder *encoder)
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ FLAC__SeekableStreamEncoderSeekStatus seek_callback_(const FLAC__SeekableStreamE
 
 	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != file_encoder);
 
-	if(fseek(file_encoder->private_->file, absolute_byte_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0)
+	if(fseek(file_encoder->private_->file, (long)absolute_byte_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0)
 		return FLAC__SEEKABLE_STREAM_ENCODER_SEEK_STATUS_ERROR;
 	else
 		return FLAC__SEEKABLE_STREAM_ENCODER_SEEK_STATUS_OK;
diff --git a/src/libFLAC/seekable_stream_encoder.c b/src/libFLAC/seekable_stream_encoder.c
index ae862f1b..d36b6a33 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/seekable_stream_encoder.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/seekable_stream_encoder.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ void FLAC__seekable_stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(const FLAC__Se
 {
 	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != encoder);
 	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != encoder->private_);
-	return FLAC__stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder->private_->stream_encoder, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
+	FLAC__stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder->private_->stream_encoder, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
 }
 
 FLAC__bool FLAC__seekable_stream_encoder_get_verify(const FLAC__SeekableStreamEncoder *encoder)
diff --git a/src/libFLAC/stream_encoder.c b/src/libFLAC/stream_encoder.c
index 485c43d0..d8ab93e4 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/stream_encoder.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/stream_encoder.c
@@ -2958,7 +2958,7 @@ FLAC__StreamDecoderWriteStatus verify_write_callback_(const FLAC__StreamDecoder
 			FLAC__ASSERT(i < blocksize);
 			FLAC__ASSERT(frame->header.number_type == FLAC__FRAME_NUMBER_TYPE_SAMPLE_NUMBER);
 			encoder->private_->verify.error_stats.absolute_sample = frame->header.number.sample_number + sample;
-			encoder->private_->verify.error_stats.frame_number = frame->header.number.sample_number / blocksize;
+			encoder->private_->verify.error_stats.frame_number = (unsigned)(frame->header.number.sample_number / blocksize);
 			encoder->private_->verify.error_stats.channel = channel;
 			encoder->private_->verify.error_stats.sample = sample;
 			encoder->private_->verify.error_stats.expected = expect;
diff --git a/src/libOggFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc b/src/libOggFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc
index 399d5993..33367d39 100644
--- a/src/libOggFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc
+++ b/src/libOggFLAC++/stream_encoder.cc
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace OggFLAC {
 		void Stream::get_verify_decoder_error_stats(FLAC__uint64 *absolute_sample, unsigned *frame_number, unsigned *channel, unsigned *sample, FLAC__int32 *expected, FLAC__int32 *got)
 		{
 			FLAC__ASSERT(is_valid());
-			return ::OggFLAC__stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder_, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
+			::OggFLAC__stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder_, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
 		}
 
 		bool Stream::get_verify() const
diff --git a/src/libOggFLAC/stream_decoder.c b/src/libOggFLAC/stream_decoder.c
index aedaa038..958f9f47 100644
--- a/src/libOggFLAC/stream_decoder.c
+++ b/src/libOggFLAC/stream_decoder.c
@@ -485,21 +485,21 @@ FLAC__StreamDecoderReadStatus read_callback_(const FLAC__StreamDecoder *unused,
 
 FLAC__StreamDecoderWriteStatus write_callback_(const FLAC__StreamDecoder *unused, const FLAC__Frame *frame, const FLAC__int32 * const buffer[], void *client_data)
 {
-    OggFLAC__StreamDecoder *decoder = (OggFLAC__StreamDecoder*)client_data;
+	OggFLAC__StreamDecoder *decoder = (OggFLAC__StreamDecoder*)client_data;
 	(void)unused;
 	return decoder->private_->write_callback(decoder, frame, buffer, decoder->private_->client_data);
 }
 
 void metadata_callback_(const FLAC__StreamDecoder *unused, const FLAC__StreamMetadata *metadata, void *client_data)
 {
-    OggFLAC__StreamDecoder *decoder = (OggFLAC__StreamDecoder*)client_data;
+	OggFLAC__StreamDecoder *decoder = (OggFLAC__StreamDecoder*)client_data;
 	(void)unused;
-	return decoder->private_->metadata_callback(decoder, metadata, decoder->private_->client_data);
+	decoder->private_->metadata_callback(decoder, metadata, decoder->private_->client_data);
 }
 
 void error_callback_(const FLAC__StreamDecoder *unused, FLAC__StreamDecoderErrorStatus status, void *client_data)
 {
-    OggFLAC__StreamDecoder *decoder = (OggFLAC__StreamDecoder*)client_data;
+	OggFLAC__StreamDecoder *decoder = (OggFLAC__StreamDecoder*)client_data;
 	(void)unused;
-	return decoder->private_->error_callback(decoder, status, decoder->private_->client_data);
+	decoder->private_->error_callback(decoder, status, decoder->private_->client_data);
 }
diff --git a/src/libOggFLAC/stream_encoder.c b/src/libOggFLAC/stream_encoder.c
index 6d38404e..d1ca5473 100644
--- a/src/libOggFLAC/stream_encoder.c
+++ b/src/libOggFLAC/stream_encoder.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ void OggFLAC__stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(const OggFLAC__Strea
 {
 	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != encoder);
 	FLAC__ASSERT(0 != encoder->private_);
-	return FLAC__stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder->private_->FLAC_stream_encoder, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
+	FLAC__stream_encoder_get_verify_decoder_error_stats(encoder->private_->FLAC_stream_encoder, absolute_sample, frame_number, channel, sample, expected, got);
 }
 
 FLAC__bool OggFLAC__stream_encoder_get_verify(const OggFLAC__StreamEncoder *encoder)
diff --git a/src/metaflac/main.c b/src/metaflac/main.c
index b379b1dd..302b0ffe 100644
--- a/src/metaflac/main.c
+++ b/src/metaflac/main.c
@@ -1757,7 +1757,13 @@ FLAC__bool set_vc_field(const char *filename, FLAC__StreamMetadata *block, const
 FLAC__bool field_name_matches_entry(const char *field_name, unsigned field_name_length, const FLAC__StreamMetadata_VorbisComment_Entry *entry)
 {
 	FLAC__byte *eq = memchr(entry->entry, '=', entry->length);
-	return (0 != eq && (unsigned)(eq-entry->entry) == field_name_length && 0 == strncasecmp(field_name, entry->entry, field_name_length));
+#if defined _MSC_VER || defined __MINGW32__
+#define FLAC__STRNCASECMP strnicmp
+#else
+#define FLAC__STRNCASECMP strncasecmp
+#endif
+	return (0 != eq && (unsigned)(eq-entry->entry) == field_name_length && 0 == FLAC__STRNCASECMP(field_name, entry->entry, field_name_length));
+#undef FLAC__STRNCASECMP
 }
 
 void hexdump(const char *filename, const FLAC__byte *buf, unsigned bytes, const char *indent)
diff --git a/src/share/Makefile.vc b/src/share/Makefile.vc
index 0dcd227c..2acda94a 100644
--- a/src/share/Makefile.vc
+++ b/src/share/Makefile.vc
@@ -2,19 +2,24 @@
 
 !IFDEF DEBUG
 .c.obj:
-	$(cc) /D "_LIB" /GX $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" -DSTRICT -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<
+	$(cc) /D "_LIB" /GX $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I "..\..\include\share" -DSTRICT -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<
 !else
 .c.obj:
-	$(cc) /D "_LIB" /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" -DSTRICT -YX -DNODEBUG $<
+	$(cc) /D "_LIB" /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I "..\..\include\share" -DSTRICT -YX -DNODEBUG $<
 !endif
 
 C_FILES= \
 	getopt.c \
 	getopt1.c
 
+UTF8_C_FILES= \
+	charset.c \
+	iconvert.c \
+	utf8.c
+
 OBJS= $(C_FILES:.c=.obj)
 
-UTF8_OBJS=charset.o iconvert.o utf8.o
+UTF8_OBJS= $(UTF8_C_FILES:.c=.obj)
 
 all: getopt.lib utf8.lib
 
diff --git a/test/test_bins.sh b/test/test_bins.sh
index 07d3d7e9..52c5f1fb 100755
--- a/test/test_bins.sh
+++ b/test/test_bins.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ test_file ()
 		exit 1
 	fi
 	echo -n "decode..."
-	cmd="flac --silent --endian=big --decode --force-raw-format $name.flac";
+	cmd="flac --silent --endian=big --sign=signed --decode --force-raw-format $name.flac";
 	echo "### DECODE $name #######################################################" >> ./streams.log
 	echo "###    cmd=$cmd" >> ./streams.log
 	if $cmd 2>>./streams.log ; then : ; else
diff --git a/test/test_metaflac.sh b/test/test_metaflac.sh
index 08db0806..cb891077 100755
--- a/test/test_metaflac.sh
+++ b/test/test_metaflac.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ metaflac --help 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || (echo "ERROR can't find metaflac exec
 if [ $? != 0 ] ; then exit 1 ; fi
 
 echo "Generating stream..."
-if flac --verify -0 --output-name=$flacfile --force-raw-format --endian=big --sign=signed --channels=1 --bps=8 --sample-rate=44100 /bin/sh ; then
+if [ -f /bin/sh.exe ] ; then
+	inputfile=/bin/sh.exe
+else
+	inputfile=/bin/sh
+fi
+if flac --verify -0 --output-name=$flacfile --force-raw-format --endian=big --sign=signed --channels=1 --bps=8 --sample-rate=44100 $inputfile ; then
 	chmod +w $flacfile
 else
 	echo "ERROR during generation" 1>&2
diff --git a/test/test_streams.sh b/test/test_streams.sh
index 42837652..d715d312 100755
--- a/test/test_streams.sh
+++ b/test/test_streams.sh
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ test_file ()
 		exit 1
 	fi
 	echo -n "decode..."
-	cmd="flac --silent --endian=big --decode --force-raw-format --output-name=$name.cmp $name.flac"
+	cmd="flac --silent --endian=big --sign=signed --decode --force-raw-format --output-name=$name.cmp $name.flac"
 	echo "### DECODE $name #######################################################" >> ./streams.log
 	echo "###    cmd=$cmd" >> ./streams.log
 	if $cmd 2>>./streams.log ; then : ; else
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ test_file_piped ()
 	fi
 	echo -n "decode via pipes..."
 	if [ $is_win = yes ] ; then
-		cmd="flac --silent --endian=big --decode --force-raw-format --stdout $name.flac"
+		cmd="flac --silent --endian=big --sign=signed --decode --force-raw-format --stdout $name.flac"
 		echo "### DECODE $name #######################################################" >> ./streams.log
 		echo "###    cmd=$cmd" >> ./streams.log
 		if $cmd 1>$name.cmp 2>>./streams.log ; then : ; else
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ test_file_piped ()
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	else
-		cmd="flac --silent --endian=big --decode --force-raw-format --stdout -"
+		cmd="flac --silent --endian=big --sign=signed --decode --force-raw-format --stdout -"
 		echo "### DECODE $name #######################################################" >> ./streams.log
 		echo "###    cmd=$cmd" >> ./streams.log
 		if cat $name.flac | $cmd 1>$name.cmp 2>>./streams.log ; then : ; else