diff --git a/bitmaps/gerber_recent_files.xpm b/bitmaps/gerber_recent_files.xpm
index d4091ef5ec..28765fc071 100644
--- a/bitmaps/gerber_recent_files.xpm
+++ b/bitmaps/gerber_recent_files.xpm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* XPM */
-char *gerber_recent_files_xpm[] = {
+const char *gerber_recent_files_xpm[] = {
 /* columns rows colors chars-per-pixel */
 "16 16 16 1",
 "$ c #969997",
diff --git a/common/dialog_about/AboutDialog_main.cpp b/common/dialog_about/AboutDialog_main.cpp
index 9e03741f6e..c797fc905c 100644
--- a/common/dialog_about/AboutDialog_main.cpp
+++ b/common/dialog_about/AboutDialog_main.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ static void InitKiCadAboutNew( AboutAppInfo& info )
     info.AddTranslator( new Contributor( wxT( "Manolis Stefanis and Milonas Kostas" ),
                                         wxT( "milonas.ko@gmail.com" ), wxT( "Greek (el_GR)" ),
                                         new wxBitmap( lang_gr_xpm ) ) );
+    info.AddTranslator( new Contributor( wxT( "Massimo Cioce" ),
+                                        wxT( "ciocemax@alice.it" ), wxT( "Italian (IT)" ),
+                                        new wxBitmap( lang_it_xpm ) ) );
 
     /* TODO: are these all russian translators, placed them here now, or else align them below other language maintainer with mail adress */
     info.AddTranslator( new Contributor( wxT( "Remy Halvick" ), wxEmptyString, wxT( "Others" ) ) );
diff --git a/eeschema/locate.cpp b/eeschema/locate.cpp
index d3a38c476d..65da8b42ac 100644
--- a/eeschema/locate.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/locate.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  */
 SCH_COMPONENT* LocateSmallestComponent( SCH_SCREEN* Screen )
 {
-    double area;
+    double area = 0.0;      // Quiet compiler
     EDA_Rect rect;
     PICKED_ITEMS_LIST itemList;
     SCH_COMPONENT* component = NULL;