diff --git a/include/misc.h b/include/misc.h
index aa2b4fd9..5086be35 100644
--- a/include/misc.h
+++ b/include/misc.h
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ extern int debug;
  */
 #define CANT_HAPPEN(expr) ((expr) ? oops(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__) : 0)
 
-typedef int (*qsort_func_t) (const void *, const void *);
-
 	/* return codes from command routines */
 #define	RET_OK		0	/* command completed sucessfully */
 #define	RET_FAIL	1	/* command completed unsucessfully [?] */
diff --git a/src/lib/as/as.h b/src/lib/as/as.h
index 50b1ed65..071e9dd9 100644
--- a/src/lib/as/as.h
+++ b/src/lib/as/as.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ extern void as_disable_cachepath(void);
 extern void as_makepath(struct as_data *adp);
 extern void as_free_path(struct as_path *pp);
 
-extern int as_costcomp(struct as_node **n1, struct as_node **n2);
+extern int as_costcomp(const void *, const void *);
 extern struct as_queue *as_extend(struct as_data *adp);
 extern struct as_queue *as_merge(struct as_data *adp,
 				 struct as_queue *head,
diff --git a/src/lib/as/as_costcomp.c b/src/lib/as/as_costcomp.c
index d0a43d70..c4149017 100644
--- a/src/lib/as/as_costcomp.c
+++ b/src/lib/as/as_costcomp.c
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
  * Used as comparision function for qsort.
  */
 int
-as_costcomp(struct as_node **n1, struct as_node **n2)
+as_costcomp(const void *p1, const void *p2)
 {
+    struct as_node *const *n1 = p1;
+    struct as_node *const *n2 = p2;
     double diff;
 
     diff = (*n1)->lbcost - (*n2)->lbcost;
diff --git a/src/lib/as/as_extend.c b/src/lib/as/as_extend.c
index 86ed6fe4..0f257e11 100644
--- a/src/lib/as/as_extend.c
+++ b/src/lib/as/as_extend.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ as_extend(struct as_data *adp)
 	return (NULL);
     if (i > 1)
 	qsort(adp->neighbor_nodes, i,
-	      sizeof(*adp->neighbor_nodes), (qsort_func_t)as_costcomp);
+	      sizeof(*adp->neighbor_nodes), as_costcomp);
 
     /* remove old coord from head of queue and add to list of tried */
     qp = head;
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/powe.c b/src/lib/commands/powe.c
index 44d92153..d2c0e2ad 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/powe.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/powe.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct powsort {
 static void addtopow(short *vec, struct powstr *pow);
 static void gen_power(void);
 static void out5(double value, int round_val, int round_flag);
-static int powcmp(struct powsort *p1, struct powsort *p2);
+static int powcmp(const void *, const void *);
 static int set_target(s_char *, int *);
 
 int
@@ -325,19 +325,16 @@ gen_power(void)
     for (i = 1; i < MAXNOC; i++) {
 	struct natstr *np;
 	int maxpop;
-	float f = 1.0;
 
 	if (opt_RES_POP) {
 	    np = getnatp(i);
 	    maxpop = max_population(np->nat_level[NAT_RLEV], SCT_MINE, 0);
-	    f = 1.0 + (((float)maxpop) / 10000.0);
+	    powbuf[i].p_power *= 1.0 + maxpop / 10000.0;
 	}
-	powbuf[i].p_power *= f;
 	order[i].powval = powbuf[i].p_power;
 	order[i].cnum = i;
     }
-    qsort((s_char *)&order[1], MAXNOC - 1, sizeof(*order),
-	  (qsort_func_t)powcmp);
+    qsort(&order[1], MAXNOC - 1, sizeof(*order), powcmp);
     putpower(0, &powbuf[0]);
     for (i = 1; i < MAXNOC; i++) {
 	putpower(i, &powbuf[order[i].cnum]);
@@ -353,8 +350,11 @@ gen_power(void)
 }
 
 static int
-powcmp(struct powsort *p1, struct powsort *p2)
+powcmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
+    const struct powsort *p1 = a;
+    const struct powsort *p2 = b;
+
     if (p1->powval > p2->powval)
 	return -1;
     if (p1->powval < p2->powval)