@@ -229,32 +229,32 @@
 		dprintf("I/O error occurred (errno = %lu)", (unsigned long) Tcl_GetErrno());
 		*errorCodePtr = Tcl_GetErrno();
 		if (*errorCodePtr == ECONNRESET) {
 		    *errorCodePtr = ECONNABORTED;
 		}
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) Tcl_ErrnoMsg(*errorCodePtr));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, Tcl_ErrnoMsg(*errorCodePtr));
 
 	    } else {
 		dprintf("I/O error occurred (backingError = %lu)", backingError);
 		*errorCodePtr = Tcl_GetErrno();
 		if (*errorCodePtr == ECONNRESET) {
 		    *errorCodePtr = ECONNABORTED;
 		}
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
 	    }
 
 	    statePtr->flags |= TLS_TCL_HANDSHAKE_FAILED;
 	    return -1;
 
 	case SSL_ERROR_SSL:
 	    /* A non-recoverable, fatal error in the SSL library occurred, usually a protocol error */
 	    dprintf("SSL_ERROR_SSL: Got permanent fatal SSL error, aborting immediately");
 	    if (SSL_get_verify_result(statePtr->ssl) != X509_V_OK) {
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) X509_verify_cert_error_string(SSL_get_verify_result(statePtr->ssl)));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, X509_verify_cert_error_string(SSL_get_verify_result(statePtr->ssl)));
 	    }
 	    if (backingError != 0) {
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
 	    }
 	    statePtr->flags |= TLS_TCL_HANDSHAKE_FAILED;
 	    *errorCodePtr = ECONNABORTED;
 	    return -1;
 
@@ -367,13 +367,13 @@
 
 	case SSL_ERROR_SSL:
 	    /* A non-recoverable, fatal error in the SSL library occurred, usually a protocol error */
 	    dprintf("SSL error, indicating that the connection has been aborted");
 	    if (backingError != 0) {
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
 	    } else if (SSL_get_verify_result(statePtr->ssl) != X509_V_OK) {
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) X509_verify_cert_error_string(SSL_get_verify_result(statePtr->ssl)));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, X509_verify_cert_error_string(SSL_get_verify_result(statePtr->ssl)));
 	    } else {
 		Tls_Error(statePtr, "Unknown SSL error");
 	    }
 	    *errorCodePtr = ECONNABORTED;
 	    bytesRead = -1;
@@ -401,17 +401,17 @@
 
 	    } else if (backingError == 0 && bytesRead == -1) {
 		dprintf("I/O error occurred (errno = %lu)", (unsigned long) Tcl_GetErrno());
 		*errorCodePtr = Tcl_GetErrno();
 		bytesRead = -1;
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) Tcl_ErrnoMsg(*errorCodePtr));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, Tcl_ErrnoMsg(*errorCodePtr));
 
 	    } else {
 		dprintf("I/O error occurred (backingError = %lu)", backingError);
 		*errorCodePtr = Tcl_GetErrno();
 		bytesRead = -1;
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
 	    }
 	    break;
 
 	case SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN:
 	    dprintf("Got SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN, this means an EOF has been reached");
@@ -568,27 +568,27 @@
 
 	    } else if (backingError == 0 && written == -1) {
 		dprintf("I/O error occurred (errno = %lu)", (unsigned long) Tcl_GetErrno());
 		*errorCodePtr = Tcl_GetErrno();
 		written = -1;
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) Tcl_ErrnoMsg(*errorCodePtr));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, Tcl_ErrnoMsg(*errorCodePtr));
 
 	    } else {
 		dprintf("I/O error occurred (backingError = %lu)", backingError);
 		*errorCodePtr = Tcl_GetErrno();
 		written = -1;
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
 	    }
 	    break;
 
 	case SSL_ERROR_SSL:
 	    /* A non-recoverable, fatal error in the SSL library occurred, usually a protocol error */
 	    dprintf("SSL error, indicating that the connection has been aborted");
 	    if (backingError != 0) {
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, ERR_reason_error_string(backingError));
 	    } else if (SSL_get_verify_result(statePtr->ssl) != X509_V_OK) {
-		Tls_Error(statePtr, (char *) X509_verify_cert_error_string(SSL_get_verify_result(statePtr->ssl)));
+		Tls_Error(statePtr, X509_verify_cert_error_string(SSL_get_verify_result(statePtr->ssl)));
 	    } else {
 		Tls_Error(statePtr, "Unknown SSL error");
 	    }
 	    *errorCodePtr = ECONNABORTED;
 	    written = -1;