--- plugins/rtaudio/rtalsa.c-dist	2004-06-02 16:56:18.000000000 +0200
+++ plugins/rtaudio/rtalsa.c	2004-06-02 17:04:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -141,11 +141,9 @@ static void set_device_params(void *csou
     }
     dev->sample_size *= devParms->nChannels;    /* correct sample size */
     /* sample rate, */
-    dev->srate =
-      (int) snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near(dev->handle, dev->hw_params,
-                                            (int) (devParms->sampleRate + 0.5f),
-                                            0);
-    if (dev->srate < 0) {
+    dev->srate = (int) (devParms->sampleRate + 0.5f);
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near(dev->handle, dev->hw_params,
+					&dev->srate, 0) < 0) {
       ENGINE->Die(csound, Str("unable to set sample rate on soundcard"));
       return;
     }
@@ -157,10 +155,9 @@ static void set_device_params(void *csou
     }
     /* buffer size, */
     n = devParms->hwBufSize;
-    dev->buffer_smps = (snd_pcm_sframes_t)
-      snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size_near(dev->handle, dev->hw_params,
-                                             (snd_pcm_uframes_t) n);
-    if (dev->buffer_smps <= (snd_pcm_sframes_t) 0) {
+    dev->buffer_smps = n;
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size_near(dev->handle, dev->hw_params,
+					       &dev->buffer_smps) < 0) {
       ENGINE->Die(csound,
                   Str("failed while trying to set soundcard DMA buffer size"));
       return;
@@ -173,10 +170,9 @@ static void set_device_params(void *csou
     }
     /* and period size */
     n = devParms->swBufSize;
-    dev->period_smps = (snd_pcm_sframes_t)
-      snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near(dev->handle, dev->hw_params,
-                                             (snd_pcm_uframes_t) n, &dir);
-    if (dev->period_smps <= 0) {
+    dev->period_smps = n;
+    if (snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near(dev->handle, dev->hw_params,
+					       &dev->period_smps, &dir) < 0) {
       ENGINE->Die(csound,
                   Str("error setting period time for real-time audio"));
       return;