diff --git a/src/descrambler/cwc.c b/src/descrambler/cwc.c
index b070d817..9a068476 100755
--- a/src/descrambler/cwc.c
+++ b/src/descrambler/cwc.c
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ cwc_send_msg(cwc_t *cwc, const uint8_t *msg, size_t len, int sid, int enq, uint1
   tvhtrace("cwc", "sending message sid %d len %"PRIsize_t" enq %d", sid, len, enq);
   tvhlog_hexdump("cwc", msg, len);
 
-  if (len < 0) return -1;
   buf[0] = (len - 2) >> 8;
   buf[1] = (len - 2) & 0xff;
   
diff --git a/src/epggrab/channel.c b/src/epggrab/channel.c
index 974bcf38..8cdff425 100644
--- a/src/epggrab/channel.c
+++ b/src/epggrab/channel.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ epggrab_channel_t *epggrab_channel_find
   epggrab_channel_t *ec;
   static epggrab_channel_t *skel = NULL;
   if (!skel) skel = calloc(1, sizeof(epggrab_channel_t));
-  skel->id = strdupa(id);
+  skel->id = tvh_strdupa(id);
 
   /* Replace / with # */
   // Note: this is a bit of a nasty fix for #1774, but will do for now
diff --git a/src/idnode.c b/src/idnode.c
index f4bfdbdf..ab27207c 100644
--- a/src/idnode.c
+++ b/src/idnode.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ idnode_cmp_sort
     case PT_STR:
       {
         int r;
-        const char *stra = strdupa(idnode_get_str(ina, sort->key) ?: "");
+        const char *stra = tvh_strdupa(idnode_get_str(ina, sort->key) ?: "");
         const char *strb = idnode_get_str(inb, sort->key);
         if (sort->dir == IS_ASC)
           r = strcmp(stra ?: "", strb ?: "");
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ void
 idnode_set_sort
   ( idnode_set_t *is, idnode_sort_t *sort )
 {
-  qsort_r(is->is_array, is->is_count, sizeof(idnode_t*), idnode_cmp_sort, sort);
+  qsort_r(is->is_array, is->is_count, sizeof(idnode_t*), idnode_cmp_sort, (void*)sort);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_mux.c b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_mux.c
index 0ef5ab90..96cfb424 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_mux.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_mux.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ linuxdvb_mux_dvbs_class_orbital_set ( void *o, const void *s )
 {
   int pos, save = 0;
   char dir;
-  char *tmp = strdupa(s);
+  char *tmp = tvh_strdupa(s);
   linuxdvb_mux_t *lm = o;
 
   dir = tmp[strlen(tmp)-1];
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index a71d2b8f..cc3c9b11 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <locale.h>
-#include <sys/prctl.h>
 
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
@@ -65,6 +64,10 @@
 #include "plumbing/transcoding.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 /* Command line option struct */
 typedef struct str_list
 {
@@ -690,9 +693,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     /* Make dumpable */
     if (opt_dump) {
+#ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
       if (chdir("/tmp"))
         tvhwarn("START", "failed to change cwd to /tmp");
       prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 1);
+#else
+      tvhwarn("START", "Coredumps not implemented on your platform");
+#endif
     }
 
     umask(0);
diff --git a/src/trap.c b/src/trap.c
index 42697906..00664724 100644
--- a/src/trap.c
+++ b/src/trap.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ char tvh_binshasum[20];
 #include <limits.h>
 #if ENABLE_EXECINFO
 #include <execinfo.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 #endif
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ static char tmpbuf[1024];
 static char libs[1024];
 static char self[PATH_MAX];
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_FREEBSD
+extern char **environ;
+#endif
+
 static void
 sappend(char *buf, size_t l, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
diff --git a/src/tvheadend.h b/src/tvheadend.h
index bc7b5dca..0bb2be80 100644
--- a/src/tvheadend.h
+++ b/src/tvheadend.h
@@ -603,12 +603,14 @@ int rmtree ( const char *path );
 
 char *regexp_escape ( const char *str );
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
 /* glibc wrapper */
 #if !__GLIBC_PREREQ(2,8)
 void
 qsort_r(void *base, size_t nmemb, size_t size,
        int (*cmp)(const void *, const void *, void *), void *aux);
 #endif
+#endif /* PLATFORM_LINUX */
 
 /* printing */
 # if __WORDSIZE == 64
diff --git a/src/tvhlog.c b/src/tvhlog.c
index ac42dc3c..ece17b33 100644
--- a/src/tvhlog.c
+++ b/src/tvhlog.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void tvhlogv ( const char *file, int line,
   /* Basic message */
   l = 0;
   if (options & TVHLOG_OPT_THREAD) {
-    l += snprintf(buf + l, sizeof(buf) - l, "tid %ld: ", pthread_self());
+    l += snprintf(buf + l, sizeof(buf) - l, "tid %ld: ", (long)pthread_self());
   }
   l += snprintf(buf + l, sizeof(buf) - l, "%s: ", subsys);
   if (options & TVHLOG_OPT_FILELINE && severity >= LOG_DEBUG)
diff --git a/src/wrappers.c b/src/wrappers.c
index 4167b902..4343fc50 100644
--- a/src/wrappers.c
+++ b/src/wrappers.c
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>          /* See NOTES */
 #include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef PLATFORM_FREEBSD
+#include <pthread_np.h>
+#endif
+
 int
 tvh_open(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode)
 {
@@ -94,12 +101,17 @@ thread_wrapper ( void *p )
 {
   struct thread_state *ts = p;
 
+#if defined(PLATFORM_LINUX)
   /* Set name */
   prctl(PR_SET_NAME, ts->name);
+#elif defined(PLATFORM_FREEBSD)
+  /* Set name of thread */
+  pthread_set_name_np(pthread_self(), ts->name);
+#endif
 
   /* Run */
   tvhdebug("thread", "created thread %ld [%s / %p(%p)]",
-           pthread_self(), ts->name, ts->run, ts->arg);
+           (long)pthread_self(), ts->name, ts->run, ts->arg);
   void *r = ts->run(ts->arg);
   free(ts);
 
@@ -123,6 +135,7 @@ tvhthread_create0
   return r;
 }
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
 /*
  * qsort_r wrapper for pre GLIBC 2.8
  */
@@ -148,3 +161,4 @@ qsort_r(void *base, size_t nmemb, size_t size,
   qsort(base, nmemb, size, qsort_r_wrap);
 }
 #endif /* GLIBC < 2.8 */
+#endif /* PLATFORM_LINUX */
diff --git a/support/posix.mk b/support/posix.mk
index db621b80..404245a9 100644
--- a/support/posix.mk
+++ b/support/posix.mk
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ INSTICON= ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
 install: ${PROG} ${MAN}
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}${bindir}
 	install ${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${bindir}/tvheadend
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}${mandir}
-	install ${MAN} ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/tvheadend.1
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man1
+	install ${MAN} ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man1/tvheadend.1
 
 	for bundle in ${BUNDLES}; do \
 		mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${datadir}/tvheadend/$$bundle ;\
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ install: ${PROG} ${MAN}
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${bindir}/tvheadend
-	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/tvheadend.1
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man1/tvheadend.1
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}${datadir}/tvheadend