Patch from Michael <virtual_worlds@gmx.de>
Full text: As usual I have modified only minor things to remove warnigs when compiled as C++ code, have added some const-specifiers where possible to help the compiler create more efficient code and added some static-specifiers to make functions invisible to other modules.
Original email reads...
It does not contain any fundamental changes or new functions but a lot of improvements which I have done over time (added several const/static specifiers, replaced repeated if-conditions by if-else, removed some warnings).
