diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/DtTt.C b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/DtTt.C
index 24d977071..ffd208fa9 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/DtTt.C
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/DtTt.C
@@ -466,8 +466,7 @@ DtTtSetLabel(
     Tt_status status = tt_ptr_error( val );
     std::ostringstream errStream;
     errStream << func << " = " << val << " (" << status << ")" << ends;
-    const char *label = errStream.str().c_str();
-    DtTtSetLabel( labelWidget, label );
+    DtTtSetLabel( labelWidget, errStream.str().c_str() );
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -480,8 +479,7 @@ DtTtSetLabel(
 {
     std::ostringstream errStream;
     errStream << func << " = " << status << ends;
-    const char *label = errStream.str().c_str();
-    DtTtSetLabel( labelWidget, label );
+    DtTtSetLabel( labelWidget, errStream.str().c_str() );
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -494,8 +492,8 @@ DtTtSetLabel(
 {
     std::ostringstream errStream;
     errStream << func << " = " << returnVal << ends;
-    const char *label = errStream.str().c_str();
-    DtTtSetLabel( labelWidget, label );
+    DtTtSetLabel( labelWidget,
+                  const_cast<char *>(errStream.str().c_str()) );
     return returnVal;
 }
 
@@ -521,8 +519,8 @@ _DtTtChoices(
 			tt_free( name );
 		}
 		itemStream << ends;
-		char *string = const_cast<char *>(itemStream.str().c_str());
-		items[ i ] = XmStringCreateLocalized( string );
+		items[ i ] =
+                    XmStringCreateLocalized(const_cast<char *>(itemStream.str().c_str()));
 	}
 	return items;
 }
@@ -571,8 +569,8 @@ _DtTtChoices(
 				tt_free( id );
 			}
 			itemStream << ends;
-			char *string = const_cast<char *>(itemStream.str().c_str());
-			items[ i ] = XmStringCreateLocalized( string );
+			items[ i ] =
+                            XmStringCreateLocalized(const_cast<char *>(itemStream.str().c_str()));
 		}
 		return items;
 	    case DTTT_PATTERN:
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop.C.src
index 5deb6fd8f..e80312aab 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop.C.src
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ char *		snoopFile		= 0;
 Boolean		unlinkSnoopFile		= True;
 char *		traceFile		= 0;
 Boolean		unlinkTraceFile		= True;
-const char *	traceScript		= 0;
+std::string	traceScript;
 int		globalTimeout		= 20000;
 unsigned int	globalSaveLines		= 5000;
 const char *	globalVersionString	= "1.0";
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     std::ostringstream envStr;
     envStr << "TT_TRACE_SCRIPT=> ";
     envStr << traceFile << ends;
-    traceScript = envStr.str().c_str();
+    traceScript = envStr.str();
     if (optImmediateTracing) {
 	    turnOnTracing( 0, 0, 0 );
     }
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop_stubs.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop_stubs.C.src
index f57104a4e..0ee8414ad 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop_stubs.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop_stubs.C.src
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern "C" { const char *_tt_lib_version; };
 
 extern std::ofstream	snoopStream;
 extern unsigned int	globalSaveLines;
-extern char *		traceScript;
+extern std::string	traceScript;
 extern const char *	globalVersionString;
 extern Tt_pattern	snoopPat;
 extern Boolean		snoopPatIsRegistered;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ turnOnTracing(
     DtTtSetLabel( instance->cancelButton, "Stop" );
     XtManageChild(instance->tracer_shellform);
     tt_trace_control( 0 );
-    putenv( traceScript );
+    putenv( const_cast<char *>(traceScript.c_str()) );
     tt_trace_control( 1 );
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_END   ^^^ Add C code above ^^^ ***/
 }