diff --git a/examples/poll/Makefile.host b/examples/poll/Makefile.host
index 90a448e929..151400efcd 100644
--- a/examples/poll/Makefile.host
+++ b/examples/poll/Makefile.host
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ############################################################################
 # examples/poll/Makefile.host
 #
-#   Copyright (C) 2008 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+#   Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
 #   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ BIN	= host
 
 DEFINES	= -DTARGETIP=\"$(TARGETIP)\"
 
-all:	$(BIN)$(EXEEXT)
+all:	$(BIN)
 
-$(BIN)$(EXEEXT): $(SRC)
+$(BIN): $(SRC)
 	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $^ -o $@
 
 clean:
diff --git a/examples/poll/net_listener.c b/examples/poll/net_listener.c
index 957f48fc06..fbb70f4bd4 100644
--- a/examples/poll/net_listener.c
+++ b/examples/poll/net_listener.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * examples/poll/net_listener.c
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2008 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 
+#include <net/if.h>
 #include <net/uip/uip-lib.h>
+
 #include "poll_internal.h"
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ static inline boolean net_incomingdata(struct net_listener_s *nls, int sd)
             }
         }
     }
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -207,6 +210,7 @@ static inline boolean net_connection(struct net_listener_s *nls)
           return TRUE;
         }
     }
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -367,7 +371,7 @@ void *net_listener(pthread_addr_t pvarg)
 
       message("net_listener: Calling select(), listener sd=%d\n", nls.listensd);
       memcpy(&nls.working, &nls.master, sizeof(fd_set));
-      ret = select(nls.mxsd + 1, &nls.working, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
+      ret = select(nls.mxsd + 1, (FAR fd_set*)&nls.working, (FAR fd_set*)NULL, (FAR fd_set*)NULL, &timeout);
       if (ret < 0)
         {
           message("net_listener: select failed: %d\n", errno);
diff --git a/examples/poll/net_reader.c b/examples/poll/net_reader.c
index cdddca7901..ca1fa4bb0c 100644
--- a/examples/poll/net_reader.c
+++ b/examples/poll/net_reader.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * examples/poll/net_reader.c
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2008 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 
+#include <net/if.h>
 #include <net/uip/uip-lib.h>
+
 #include "poll_internal.h"
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ static void net_receive(int sd)
         {
           FD_ZERO(&readset);
           FD_SET(sd, &readset);
-          ret = select(sd + 1, &readset, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
+          ret = select(sd + 1, (FAR fd_set*)&readset, (FAR fd_set*)NULL, (FAR fd_set*)NULL, &timeout);
         }
       while (ret < 0 && errno == EINTR);
 
diff --git a/examples/poll/poll_internal.h b/examples/poll/poll_internal.h
index 38a5e0f7e5..cbf42ac566 100644
--- a/examples/poll/poll_internal.h
+++ b/examples/poll/poll_internal.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * examples/poll/poll_internal.h
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2008 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -73,14 +73,27 @@
 
 /* If debug is enabled, then use lib_rawprintf so that OS debug output and
  * the test output are synchronized.
+ *
+ * These macros will differ depending upon if the toolchain supports
+ * macros with a variable number of arguments or not.
  */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG
-#  define message(...) lib_rawprintf(__VA_ARGS__)
-#  define msgflush()
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPP_HAVE_VARARGS
+# ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG
+#   define message(...) lib_rawprintf(__VA_ARGS__)
+#   define msgflush()
+# else
+#   define message(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
+#   define msgflush()   fflush(stdout)
+# endif
 #else
-#  define message(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
-#  define msgflush()   fflush(stdout)
+# ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG
+#   define message      lib_rawprintf
+#   define msgflush()
+# else
+#   define message      printf
+#   define msgflush()   fflush(stdout)
+# endif
 #endif
 
 #define FIFO_PATH1 "/dev/fifo0"
diff --git a/examples/poll/select_listener.c b/examples/poll/select_listener.c
index a9b31465cb..85ff57a5ef 100644
--- a/examples/poll/select_listener.c
+++ b/examples/poll/select_listener.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * examples/poll/select_listener.c
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2008 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <spudmonkey@racsa.co.cr>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void *select_listener(pthread_addr_t pvarg)
       timeout     = FALSE;
       ready      = FALSE;
 
-      ret = select(fd+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
+      ret = select(fd+1, (FAR fd_set*)&rfds, (FAR fd_set*)NULL, (FAR fd_set*)NULL, &tv);
       message("\nselect_listener: select returned: %d\n", ret);
 
       if (ret < 0)