--- a/source/compiler/dtio.c.schar	2012-10-17 07:25:42.050504291 -0400
+++ b/source/compiler/dtio.c	2012-10-17 07:27:14.530504054 -0400
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
     UINT32                  State = DT_NORMAL_TEXT;
     UINT32                  CurrentLineOffset;
     UINT32                  i;
-    char                    c;
+    int                     c;
 
 
     for (i = 0; ;)
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
             UtExpandLineBuffers ();
         }
 
-        c = (char) getc (Handle);
+        c = getc (Handle);
         if (c == EOF)
         {
             switch (State)