diff --git a/Source/CursesDialog/ccmake.cxx b/Source/CursesDialog/ccmake.cxx
index e47e38214..3334131ae 100644
--- a/Source/CursesDialog/ccmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/CursesDialog/ccmake.cxx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void onsig(int sig)
   if (cmCursesForm::CurrentForm)
     {
     endwin();
-    WINDOW* w= initscr(); /* Initialization */ 
+    initscr(); /* Initialization */ 
     noecho(); /* Echo off */ 
     cbreak(); /* nl- or cr not needed */ 
     keypad(stdscr,TRUE); /* Use key symbols as 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
   cmCacheManager::GetInstance()->LoadCache(cmSystemTools::GetCurrentWorkingDirectory().c_str());
 
-  WINDOW* w=initscr(); /* Initialization */ 
+  initscr(); /* Initialization */ 
   noecho(); /* Echo off */ 
   cbreak(); /* nl- or cr not needed */ 
   keypad(stdscr,TRUE); /* Use key symbols as 
diff --git a/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesMainForm.cxx b/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesMainForm.cxx
index d8ed57409..fd77c85e6 100644
--- a/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesMainForm.cxx
+++ b/Source/CursesDialog/cmCursesMainForm.cxx
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ void cmCursesMainForm::UpdateStatusBar()
     width = cmCursesMainForm::MAX_WIDTH;
     }
 
-  int leftLen = width - helpLen;
   if (curFieldLen >= width)
     {
     strncpy(bar, curField, width);
@@ -563,7 +562,7 @@ void cmCursesMainForm::HandleInput()
       else if ( key == KEY_DOWN || key == ctrl('n') )
 	{
 	FIELD* cur = current_field(m_Form);
-	unsigned int index = field_index(cur);
+	int index = field_index(cur);
 	if ( index == 3*m_NumberOfVisibleEntries-1 )
 	  {
 	  continue;
@@ -670,7 +669,7 @@ void cmCursesMainForm::HandleInput()
       else if ( key == 'd' )
 	{
 	FIELD* cur = current_field(m_Form);
-	unsigned int index = field_index(cur);
+	int index = field_index(cur);
 
 	// make the next or prev. current field after deletion
 	// each entry consists of fields: label, isnew, value