diff --git a/install.cpp b/install.cpp
index c0d0077..33c1f54 100644
--- a/install.cpp
+++ b/install.cpp
@@ -124,20 +124,20 @@
     //   - the name of the package zip file.
     //
 
-    const char** args = (const char**)malloc(sizeof(char*) * 5);
+    const char* args[5];
     args[0] = binary;
     args[1] = EXPAND(RECOVERY_API_VERSION);   // defined in Android.mk
-    char* temp = (char*)malloc(10);
-    sprintf(temp, "%d", pipefd[1]);
+    char temp[16];
+    snprintf(temp, sizeof(temp), "%d", pipefd[1]);
     args[2] = temp;
-    args[3] = (char*)path;
+    args[3] = path;
     args[4] = NULL;
 
     pid_t pid = fork();
     if (pid == 0) {
         umask(022);
         close(pipefd[0]);
-        execv(binary, (char* const*)args);
+        execv(binary, const_cast<char**>(args));
         fprintf(stdout, "E:Can't run %s (%s)\n", binary, strerror(errno));
         _exit(-1);
     }
diff --git a/minui/resources.cpp b/minui/resources.cpp
index 63a0dff..fdbe554 100644
--- a/minui/resources.cpp
+++ b/minui/resources.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/kd.h>
 
+#include <vector>
 #include <png.h>
 
 #include "minui.h"
@@ -398,18 +399,13 @@
     png_infop info_ptr = NULL;
     png_uint_32 width, height;
     png_byte channels;
-    unsigned char* row;
     png_uint_32 y;
+    std::vector<unsigned char> row;
 
     *pSurface = NULL;
 
     if (locale == NULL) {
-        surface = malloc_surface(0);
-        surface->width = 0;
-        surface->height = 0;
-        surface->row_bytes = 0;
-        surface->pixel_bytes = 1;
-        goto exit;
+        return result;
     }
 
     result = open_png(name, &png_ptr, &info_ptr, &width, &height, &channels);
@@ -420,13 +416,13 @@
         goto exit;
     }
 
-    row = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(malloc(width));
+    row.resize(width);
     for (y = 0; y < height; ++y) {
-        png_read_row(png_ptr, row, NULL);
+        png_read_row(png_ptr, row.data(), NULL);
         int w = (row[1] << 8) | row[0];
         int h = (row[3] << 8) | row[2];
         int len = row[4];
-        char* loc = (char*)row+5;
+        char* loc = reinterpret_cast<char*>(&row[5]);
 
         if (y+1+h >= height || matches_locale(loc, locale)) {
             printf("  %20s: %s (%d x %d @ %d)\n", name, loc, w, h, y);
@@ -443,8 +439,8 @@
 
             int i;
             for (i = 0; i < h; ++i, ++y) {
-                png_read_row(png_ptr, row, NULL);
-                memcpy(surface->data + i*w, row, w);
+                png_read_row(png_ptr, row.data(), NULL);
+                memcpy(surface->data + i*w, row.data(), w);
             }
 
             *pSurface = reinterpret_cast<GRSurface*>(surface);
@@ -452,7 +448,7 @@
         } else {
             int i;
             for (i = 0; i < h; ++i, ++y) {
-                png_read_row(png_ptr, row, NULL);
+                png_read_row(png_ptr, row.data(), NULL);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/minzip/Android.mk b/minzip/Android.mk
index 22eabfb..3d36fd6 100644
--- a/minzip/Android.mk
+++ b/minzip/Android.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
 	Hash.c \
 	SysUtil.c \
-	DirUtil.c \
+	DirUtil.cpp \
 	Inlines.c \
 	Zip.c
 
diff --git a/minzip/DirUtil.c b/minzip/DirUtil.cpp
similarity index 78%
rename from minzip/DirUtil.c
rename to minzip/DirUtil.cpp
index 97cb2e0..823b6ed 100644
--- a/minzip/DirUtil.c
+++ b/minzip/DirUtil.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
+#include <string>
+
 #include "DirUtil.h"
 
 typedef enum { DMISSING, DDIR, DILLEGAL } DirStatus;
@@ -66,43 +68,25 @@
         errno = ENOENT;
         return -1;
     }
-
-    /* Allocate a path that we can modify; stick a slash on
-     * the end to make things easier.
-     */
-    size_t pathLen = strlen(path);
-    char *cpath = (char *)malloc(pathLen + 2);
-    if (cpath == NULL) {
-        errno = ENOMEM;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    memcpy(cpath, path, pathLen);
+    // Allocate a path that we can modify; stick a slash on
+    // the end to make things easier.
+    std::string cpath = path;
     if (stripFileName) {
-        /* Strip everything after the last slash.
-         */
-        char *c = cpath + pathLen - 1;
-        while (c != cpath && *c != '/') {
-            c--;
-        }
-        if (c == cpath) {
-            //xxx test this path
-            /* No directory component.  Act like the path was empty.
-             */
+        // Strip everything after the last slash.
+        size_t pos = cpath.rfind('/');
+        if (pos == std::string::npos) {
             errno = ENOENT;
-            free(cpath);
             return -1;
         }
-        c[1] = '\0';    // Terminate after the slash we found.
+        cpath.resize(pos + 1);
     } else {
-        /* Make sure that the path ends in a slash.
-         */
-        cpath[pathLen] = '/';
-        cpath[pathLen + 1] = '\0';
+        // Make sure that the path ends in a slash.
+        cpath.push_back('/');
     }
 
     /* See if it already exists.
      */
-    ds = getPathDirStatus(cpath);
+    ds = getPathDirStatus(cpath.c_str());
     if (ds == DDIR) {
         return 0;
     } else if (ds == DILLEGAL) {
@@ -112,7 +96,8 @@
     /* Walk up the path from the root and make each level.
      * If a directory already exists, no big deal.
      */
-    char *p = cpath;
+    const char *path_start = &cpath[0];
+    char *p = &cpath[0];
     while (*p != '\0') {
         /* Skip any slashes, watching out for the end of the string.
          */
@@ -135,12 +120,11 @@
         /* Check this part of the path and make a new directory
          * if necessary.
          */
-        ds = getPathDirStatus(cpath);
+        ds = getPathDirStatus(path_start);
         if (ds == DILLEGAL) {
             /* Could happen if some other process/thread is
              * messing with the filesystem.
              */
-            free(cpath);
             return -1;
         } else if (ds == DMISSING) {
             int err;
@@ -148,11 +132,11 @@
             char *secontext = NULL;
 
             if (sehnd) {
-                selabel_lookup(sehnd, &secontext, cpath, mode);
+                selabel_lookup(sehnd, &secontext, path_start, mode);
                 setfscreatecon(secontext);
             }
 
-            err = mkdir(cpath, mode);
+            err = mkdir(path_start, mode);
 
             if (secontext) {
                 freecon(secontext);
@@ -160,22 +144,17 @@
             }
 
             if (err != 0) {
-                free(cpath);
                 return -1;
             }
-            if (timestamp != NULL && utime(cpath, timestamp)) {
-                free(cpath);
+            if (timestamp != NULL && utime(path_start, timestamp)) {
                 return -1;
             }
         }
         // else, this directory already exists.
-        
-        /* Repair the path and continue.
-         */
+
+        // Repair the path and continue.
         *p = '/';
     }
-    free(cpath);
-
     return 0;
 }