Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Elements.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Elements.cpp	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Elements.cpp	(revision 13780)
@@ -297,5 +297,5 @@
 int Elements::NumberOfElements(void){
 
-	int local_nelem=0;
+	int local_nelem;
 	int numberofelements;
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Loads.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Loads.cpp	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Loads.cpp	(revision 13780)
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@
 int Loads::NumberOfLoads(void){
 
-	int localloads=0;
-	int numberofloads=0;
+	int localloads;
+	int numberofloads;
 
 	/*Get number of local loads*/
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Observations.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Observations.cpp	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Observations.cpp	(revision 13780)
@@ -121,5 +121,4 @@
 
 	/*Output and Intermediaries*/
-	bool         stop;
 	int          nobs,i,index;
 	IssmPDouble  h2,hmin2,radius2;
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Options.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Options.h	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Container/Options.h	(revision 13780)
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 		template <class OptionType> void Get(OptionType* pvalue,const char* name){ /*{{{*/
 
-			GenericOption<OptionType>* genericoption=NULL;
-
 			/*Get option*/
-			genericoption=(GenericOption<OptionType>*)GetOption(name);
+			GenericOption<OptionType>* genericoption=(GenericOption<OptionType>*)GetOption(name);
 
 			/*If the pointer is not NULL, the option has been found*/
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@
 		template <class OptionType> void Get(OptionType* pvalue,int* pnumel, const char* name){ /*{{{*/
 
-			GenericOption<OptionType>* genericoption=NULL;
-
 			/*Get option*/
-			genericoption=(GenericOption<OptionType>*)GetOption(name);
+			GenericOption<OptionType>* genericoption=(GenericOption<OptionType>*)GetOption(name);
 
 			/*If the pointer is not NULL, the option has been found*/
@@ -60,8 +56,6 @@
 		template <class OptionType> void Get(OptionType* pvalue,const char* name,OptionType default_value){ /*{{{*/
 
-			GenericOption<OptionType>* genericoption=NULL;
-
 			/*Get option*/
-			genericoption=(GenericOption<OptionType>*)GetOption(name);
+			GenericOption<OptionType>* genericoption=(GenericOption<OptionType>*)GetOption(name);
 
 			/*If the pointer is not NULL, the option has been found*/
@@ -76,8 +70,6 @@
 		template <class OptionType> void Get(OptionType* pvalue,int* pnumel, const char* name,OptionType default_value){ /*{{{*/
 
-			GenericOption<OptionType>* genericoption=NULL;
-
 			/*Get option*/
-			genericoption=(GenericOption<OptionType>*)GetOption(name);
+			GenericOption<OptionType>* genericoption=(GenericOption<OptionType>*)GetOption(name);
 
 			/*If the pointer is not NULL, the option has been found*/
@@ -98,8 +90,6 @@
 template <> inline void Options::Get(char** pvalue,const char* name,char* default_value){ /*{{{*/
 
-	GenericOption<char*>* genericoption=NULL;
-
 	/*Get option*/
-	genericoption=(GenericOption<char*>*)GetOption(name);
+	GenericOption<char*>* genericoption=(GenericOption<char*>*)GetOption(name);
 
 	/*If the pointer is not NULL, the option has been found*/
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/matrix/Matrix.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/matrix/Matrix.h	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/matrix/Matrix.h	(revision 13780)
@@ -274,7 +274,5 @@
 		Matrix* Duplicate(void){
 
-			Matrix* output=NULL;
-
-			output=new Matrix();
+			Matrix* output=new Matrix();
 
 			if(type==PetscMatType){
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/Options/GenericOption.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/Options/GenericOption.h	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/Options/GenericOption.h	(revision 13780)
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@
 template <> inline void GenericOption<char*>::Get(char** pvalue){ /*{{{*/
 
-	char* outstring=NULL;
-	int   stringsize;
-
-	stringsize=strlen(this->value)+1;
-	outstring=xNew<char>(stringsize);
+	int   stringsize=strlen(this->value)+1;
+	char* outstring=xNew<char>(stringsize);
 	xMemCpy<char>(outstring,this->value,stringsize);
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/include/types.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/include/types.h	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/include/types.h	(revision 13780)
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
 /*Define communicator: */
 #ifdef _HAVE_MPI_
-#include "mpi.h"
+#include <mpi.h>
 typedef MPI_Comm COMM;
 #else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/TriMeshx/TriMeshx.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/TriMeshx/TriMeshx.h	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/TriMeshx/TriMeshx.h	(revision 13780)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 #define _TRIMESHX_H_
 
-#include "string.h"
+#include <string.h>
 #include "../../Container/Container.h"
 #include "../../classes/objects/objects.h"
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/toolkits/issm/SeqVec.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/toolkits/issm/SeqVec.h	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/toolkits/issm/SeqVec.h	(revision 13780)
@@ -60,6 +60,4 @@
 		SeqVec(doubletype* buffer,int pM){
 
-			int i,j;
-
 			this->M=pM;
 			this->vector=NULL;
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/toolkits/mpi/mpiincludes.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/toolkits/mpi/mpiincludes.h	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/toolkits/mpi/mpiincludes.h	(revision 13780)
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 
 /*MPI includes: */
-#include "mpi.h"
+#include <mpi.h>
 
 /*Patches: */
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/toolkits/petsc/patches/petscpatches.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/toolkits/petsc/patches/petscpatches.h	(revision 13779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/toolkits/petsc/patches/petscpatches.h	(revision 13780)
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #define _PETSC_PATCHES_H_
 
-#include "petscmat.h"
-#include "petscvec.h"
-#include "petscksp.h"
-#include "petscsys.h"
+#include <petscmat.h>
+#include <petscvec.h>
+#include <petscksp.h>
+#include <petscsys.h>
 
 #include "./SolverEnum.h"