diff -r -u src/abstract/abstract_descriptor.e ../../ethz/origo/eposix/src/abstract/abstract_descriptor.e
--- src/abstract/abstract_descriptor.e	2007-05-18 10:48:42.000000000 +0200
+++ ../../ethz/origo/eposix/src/abstract/abstract_descriptor.e	2007-07-26 21:05:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 	make is
 		do
+			unassigned_value := -1
 			do_make
 		end
 
@@ -894,13 +895,6 @@
 			is_open_write := False
 		end
 
-	unassigned_value: INTEGER is
-			-- The value that indicates that `handle' is unassigned.
-		do
-			Result := -1
-		end
-
-
 feature {NONE} -- Counting of allocated resource
 
 	decrease_open_files is
diff -r -u src/abstract/abstract_directory_handle.e ../../ethz/origo/eposix/src/abstract/abstract_directory_handle.e
--- src/abstract/abstract_directory_handle.e	2004-12-17 23:29:50.000000000 +0100
+++ ../../ethz/origo/eposix/src/abstract/abstract_directory_handle.e	2007-07-26 21:03:19.000000000 +0200
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 		local
 			h: POINTER
 		do
+			unassigned_value := default_pointer
 			create item.make (32)
 			create directory_name.make_from_string (a_directory_name)
 			h := abstract_opendir (sh.string_to_pointer (directory_name))
@@ -167,13 +168,6 @@
 			clear_handle
 		end
 
-	frozen unassigned_value: POINTER is
-			-- The value that indicates that `handle' is unassigned.
-		do
-			Result := default_pointer
-		end
-
-
 feature {NONE} -- Abstract API
 
 	abstract_closedir (a_dirp: POINTER): INTEGER is
diff -r -u src/standardc/stdc_buffer.e ../../ethz/origo/eposix/src/standardc/stdc_buffer.e
--- src/standardc/stdc_buffer.e	2006-04-14 06:16:07.000000000 +0200
+++ ../../ethz/origo/eposix/src/standardc/stdc_buffer.e	2007-07-26 21:07:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 		local
 			new_ptr: POINTER
 		do
+			unassigned_value := default_pointer
 			security.memory.check_allocation (a_capacity)
 			if is_owner then
 				deallocate
@@ -918,13 +919,6 @@
 			capacity_changed: capacity = a_capacity
 		end
 
-	frozen unassigned_value: POINTER is
-			-- The value that indicates that `handle' is unassigned.
-		do
-			Result := default_pointer
-		end
-
-
 feature {NONE} -- Counting of allocated resource
 
 	decrease_allocated_memory (amount: INTEGER) is
diff -r -u src/standardc/stdc_file.e ../../ethz/origo/eposix/src/standardc/stdc_file.e
--- src/standardc/stdc_file.e	2007-05-17 10:04:08.000000000 +0200
+++ ../../ethz/origo/eposix/src/standardc/stdc_file.e	2007-07-26 21:08:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 		require
 			closed: not is_open
 		do
+			unassigned_value := default_pointer
 			do_make
 			do_open (path, "w+")
 			if is_open then
@@ -1134,13 +1135,6 @@
 			is_open_write := False
 		end
 
-	frozen unassigned_value: POINTER is
-			-- The value that indicates that `handle' is unassigned.
-		do
-			Result := default_pointer
-		end
-
-
 feature {NONE} -- Counting of allocated resource
 
 	decrease_open_files is
diff -r -u src/standardc/stdc_handle.e ../../ethz/origo/eposix/src/standardc/stdc_handle.e
--- src/standardc/stdc_handle.e	2006-04-14 06:16:08.000000000 +0200
+++ ../../ethz/origo/eposix/src/standardc/stdc_handle.e	2007-07-26 20:59:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -235,10 +235,8 @@
 			resource_accounted_for: is_resource_count_incremented (old resource_count)
 		end
 
-	unassigned_value: H is
+	unassigned_value: H 
 			-- The value that indicates that `handle' is unassigned.
-		deferred
-		end
 
 
 feature {NONE} -- Counting of allocated resource
--- src/epxc/http/epx_http_uri_resolver.e	2007-05-17 10:04:08.000000000 +0200
+++ src/epxc/http/epx_http_uri_resolver.e_fixed	2007-12-12 12:23:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
 						std.error.put_new_line
 					end
 					create a_path.make_from_string (a_uri_to_use.path)
+					if a_path.is_empty then
+						a_path := "/"
+					end
 					if a_uri_to_use.has_query then
 						a_path.append_character ('?')
 						a_path.append_string (a_uri_to_use.query)
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@
 						a_path.append_character ('#')
 						a_path.append_string (a_uri_to_use.fragment)
 					end
-					client.get (a_uri_to_use.path)
+					client.get (a_path)
 					a_response_code := client.response_code
 					if a_response_code = Sc_ok then
 						client.read_response
--- src/papi/p_unistd.c_old	2007-12-12 17:11:07.000000000 +0100
+++ src/papi/p_unistd.c	2007-12-12 17:11:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 EIF_INTEGER posix_fork()
 {
-  return fork();
+  return eif_thread_fork();
 }
 
 EIF_POINTER posix_getlogin()