diff --git a/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_comp.c b/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_comp.c
index 9b0173be..049b22f6 100644
--- a/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_comp.c
+++ b/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_comp.c
@@ -9762,6 +9762,47 @@ QCC_sref_t QCC_PR_GenerateLogicalNot(QCC_sref_t e, const char *errormessage)
 		return nullsref;
 	}
 }
+QCC_sref_t QCC_PR_GenerateBitwiseNot(QCC_sref_t e, const char *errormessage)
+{
+	etype_t	t;
+	QCC_type_t *type = e.cast;
+	while(type->type == ev_accessor || type->type == ev_boolean)
+		type = type->parentclass;
+	t = type->type;
+	if (t == ev_float)
+		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_F], e, nullsref, NULL);
+	else if (t == ev_string)
+		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[flag_brokenifstring?OP_NOT_ENT:OP_NOT_S], e, nullsref, NULL);
+//	else if (t == ev_entity)
+//		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_ENT], e, nullsref, NULL);
+	else if (t == ev_vector)
+		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_V], e, nullsref, NULL);
+//	else if (t == ev_function)
+//		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_FNC], e, nullsref, NULL);
+	else if (t == ev_integer || t == ev_uint)
+		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_I], e, nullsref, NULL);	//functions are integer values too.
+	else if (t == ev_pointer)
+		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_I], e, nullsref, NULL);	//Pointers are too.
+	else if (t == ev_double)
+		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_D], e, QCC_MakeDoubleConst(0), NULL);
+	else if (t == ev_int64)
+		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_I64], e, QCC_MakeInt64Const(0), NULL);
+	else if (t == ev_uint64)
+		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_U64], e, QCC_MakeUInt64Const(0), NULL);
+	else if (t == ev_void && flag_laxcasts)
+	{
+		QCC_PR_ParseWarning(WARN_LAXCAST, errormessage, "void");
+		return QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_NOT_F], e, nullsref, NULL);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		char etype[256];
+		TypeName(e.cast, etype, sizeof(etype));
+
+		QCC_PR_ParseError (ERR_BADNOTTYPE, errormessage, etype);
+		return nullsref;
+	}
+}
 
 //doesn't consider parents
 static QCC_sref_t QCC_TryEvaluateCast(QCC_sref_t src, QCC_type_t *cast, pbool implicit)
@@ -10042,7 +10083,6 @@ static QCC_ref_t *QCC_PR_RefTerm (QCC_ref_t *retbuf, unsigned int exprflags)
 {
 	QCC_ref_t	*r;
 	QCC_sref_t	e, e2;
-	etype_t	t;
 	if (pr_token_type == tt_punct)	//a little extra speed...
 	{
 		int preinc;
@@ -10108,29 +10148,8 @@ static QCC_ref_t *QCC_PR_RefTerm (QCC_ref_t *retbuf, unsigned int exprflags)
 		if (QCC_PR_CheckToken ("~"))
 		{
 			e = QCC_PR_Expression (NOT_PRIORITY, EXPR_DISALLOW_COMMA|EXPR_WARN_ABOVE_1);
-			t = e.cast->type;
-			if (t == ev_accessor)
-				t = e.cast->parentclass->type;
-			if (t == ev_float)
-				e2 = QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_F], e, nullsref, NULL);
-//			else if (t == ev_double)
-//				e2 = QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_D], e, nullsref, NULL);
-			else if (t == ev_integer)
-				e2 = QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_I], e, nullsref, NULL);
-			else if (t == ev_uint)
-				e2 = QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_U], e, nullsref, NULL);
-			else if (t == ev_int64)
-				e2 = QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_I64], e, nullsref, NULL);
-			else if (t == ev_uint64)
-				e2 = QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_U64], e, nullsref, NULL);
-			else if (t == ev_vector)
-				e2 = QCC_PR_Statement (&pr_opcodes[OP_BITNOT_V], e, nullsref, NULL);
-			else
-			{
-				e2 = nullsref;		// shut up compiler warning;
-				QCC_PR_ParseError (ERR_BADNOTTYPE, "type mismatch for binary not");
-			}
-			return QCC_DefToRef(retbuf, e2);
+			e = QCC_PR_GenerateBitwiseNot(e, "Type mismatch: ~%s");
+			return QCC_DefToRef(retbuf, e);
 		}
 		if (QCC_PR_CheckToken ("&"))
 		{
diff --git a/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_lex.c b/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_lex.c
index 42d03f8e..0063d305 100644
--- a/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_lex.c
+++ b/engine/qclib/qcc_pr_lex.c
@@ -3274,25 +3274,32 @@ static char *QCC_PR_PopenMacro(const char *macroname, const char *cmd, char *ret
 	}
 	retbufsize-=3;	// '""\0'
 	*retbuf++ = '\"';
-	len = fread(temp, 1, sizeof(temp), f);
-	if (len < 0)
-		len = 0;
-	else while (len --> 0 && *t && retbufsize > 1)
+	for (;;)
 	{
-		if      (*t == '\"')	*retbuf = '\"';
-		else if (*t == '\n')	*retbuf = 'n';
-		else if (*t == '\r')	*retbuf = 'r';
-		else if (*t == '#')		*retbuf = '#';	//so we don't get preqcc-style expansion in strings.
-		else
+		len = fread(temp, 1, sizeof(temp), f);
+		if (len <= 0)
+			break;
+		else for (t=temp; len --> 0 && *t && retbufsize > 1; t++)
 		{
-			*retbuf++ = *t++;
-			retbufsize--;
-			continue;
+			if      (*t == '\"')	retbuf[1] = '\"';
+			else if (*t == '\n')	retbuf[1] = 'n';
+			else if (*t == '\r')	retbuf[1] = 'r';
+			else if (*t == '#')		retbuf[1] = '#';	//so we don't get preqcc-style expansion in strings.
+			else
+			{
+				*retbuf++ = *t;
+				retbufsize--;
+				continue;
+			}
+			retbuf[0] = '\\';
+			retbuf+=2;
+			retbufsize-=2;
 		}
-		retbuf[0] = '\n';
-		retbuf+=2;
-		retbufsize-=2;
 	}
+	if (retbuf[-1] == 'n' && retbuf[-2] == '\\')
+		retbuf -= 2;
+	if (retbuf[-1] == 'r' && retbuf[-2] == '\\')
+		retbuf -= 2;
 	*retbuf++ = '\"';
 	*retbuf++ = 0;
 #ifdef _WIN32