diff --git a/edify/Android.mk b/edify/Android.mk
index eb366c2..9b859d4 100644
--- a/edify/Android.mk
+++ b/edify/Android.mk
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@
 edify_src_files := \
 	lexer.l \
 	parser.y \
-	expr.c
-
-# "-x c" forces the lex/yacc files to be compiled as c the build system
-# otherwise forces them to be c++. Need to also add an explicit -std because the
-# build system will soon default C++ to -std=c++11.
-edify_cflags := -x c -std=gnu89
+	expr.cpp
 
 #
 # Build the host-side command line tool
@@ -19,12 +14,13 @@
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
 		$(edify_src_files) \
-		main.c
+		main.cpp
 
-LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := $(edify_cflags) -g -O0
+LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := -g -O0
 LOCAL_MODULE := edify
 LOCAL_YACCFLAGS := -v
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += -Wno-unused-parameter
+LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-register
 LOCAL_CLANG := true
 
 include $(BUILD_HOST_EXECUTABLE)
@@ -36,8 +32,8 @@
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(edify_src_files)
 
-LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := $(edify_cflags)
-LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += -Wno-unused-parameter
+LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := -Wno-unused-parameter
+LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-register
 LOCAL_MODULE := libedify
 LOCAL_CLANG := true
 
diff --git a/edify/expr.c b/edify/expr.cpp
similarity index 92%
rename from edify/expr.c
rename to edify/expr.cpp
index 79f6282..cd1e087 100644
--- a/edify/expr.c
+++ b/edify/expr.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 Value* StringValue(char* str) {
     if (str == NULL) return NULL;
-    Value* v = malloc(sizeof(Value));
+    Value* v = reinterpret_cast<Value*>(malloc(sizeof(Value)));
     v->type = VAL_STRING;
     v->size = strlen(str);
     v->data = str;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     if (argc == 0) {
         return StringValue(strdup(""));
     }
-    char** strings = malloc(argc * sizeof(char*));
+    char** strings = reinterpret_cast<char**>(malloc(argc * sizeof(char*)));
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
         strings[i] = NULL;
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@
         length += strlen(strings[i]);
     }
 
-    result = malloc(length+1);
-    int p = 0;
+    result = reinterpret_cast<char*>(malloc(length+1));
+    int p;
+    p = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
         strcpy(result+p, strings[i]);
         p += strlen(strings[i]);
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@
         if (!b) {
             int prefix_len;
             int len = argv[i]->end - argv[i]->start;
-            char* err_src = malloc(len + 20);
+            char* err_src = reinterpret_cast<char*>(malloc(len + 20));
             strcpy(err_src, "assert failed: ");
             prefix_len = strlen(err_src);
             memcpy(err_src + prefix_len, state->script + argv[i]->start, len);
@@ -290,7 +291,8 @@
         goto done;
     }
 
-    long r_int = strtol(right, &end, 10);
+    long r_int;
+    r_int = strtol(right, &end, 10);
     if (right[0] == '\0' || *end != '\0') {
         goto done;
     }
@@ -325,11 +327,11 @@
 Expr* Build(Function fn, YYLTYPE loc, int count, ...) {
     va_list v;
     va_start(v, count);
-    Expr* e = malloc(sizeof(Expr));
+    Expr* e = reinterpret_cast<Expr*>(malloc(sizeof(Expr)));
     e->fn = fn;
     e->name = "(operator)";
     e->argc = count;
-    e->argv = malloc(count * sizeof(Expr*));
+    e->argv = reinterpret_cast<Expr**>(malloc(count * sizeof(Expr*)));
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
         e->argv[i] = va_arg(v, Expr*);
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@
 void RegisterFunction(const char* name, Function fn) {
     if (fn_entries >= fn_size) {
         fn_size = fn_size*2 + 1;
-        fn_table = realloc(fn_table, fn_size * sizeof(NamedFunction));
+        fn_table = reinterpret_cast<NamedFunction*>(realloc(fn_table, fn_size * sizeof(NamedFunction)));
     }
     fn_table[fn_entries].name = name;
     fn_table[fn_entries].fn = fn;
@@ -371,8 +373,8 @@
 Function FindFunction(const char* name) {
     NamedFunction key;
     key.name = name;
-    NamedFunction* nf = bsearch(&key, fn_table, fn_entries,
-                                sizeof(NamedFunction), fn_entry_compare);
+    NamedFunction* nf = reinterpret_cast<NamedFunction*>(bsearch(&key, fn_table, fn_entries,
+            sizeof(NamedFunction), fn_entry_compare));
     if (nf == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -401,7 +403,7 @@
 // zero or more char** to put them in).  If any expression evaluates
 // to NULL, free the rest and return -1.  Return 0 on success.
 int ReadArgs(State* state, Expr* argv[], int count, ...) {
-    char** args = malloc(count * sizeof(char*));
+    char** args = reinterpret_cast<char**>(malloc(count * sizeof(char*)));
     va_list v;
     va_start(v, count);
     int i;
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@
 // zero or more Value** to put them in).  If any expression evaluates
 // to NULL, free the rest and return -1.  Return 0 on success.
 int ReadValueArgs(State* state, Expr* argv[], int count, ...) {
-    Value** args = malloc(count * sizeof(Value*));
+    Value** args = reinterpret_cast<Value**>(malloc(count * sizeof(Value*)));
     va_list v;
     va_start(v, count);
     int i;
@@ -494,7 +496,7 @@
 // Use printf-style arguments to compose an error message to put into
 // *state.  Returns NULL.
 Value* ErrorAbort(State* state, const char* format, ...) {
-    char* buffer = malloc(4096);
+    char* buffer = reinterpret_cast<char*>(malloc(4096));
     va_list v;
     va_start(v, format);
     vsnprintf(buffer, 4096, format, v);
diff --git a/edify/expr.h b/edify/expr.h
index a9ed2f9..36f8e96 100644
--- a/edify/expr.h
+++ b/edify/expr.h
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "yydefs.h"
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 #define MAX_STRING_LEN 1024
 
 typedef struct Expr Expr;
@@ -59,7 +55,7 @@
 
 struct Expr {
     Function fn;
-    char* name;
+    const char* name;
     int argc;
     Expr** argv;
     int start, end;
@@ -166,8 +162,4 @@
 
 int parse_string(const char* str, Expr** root, int* error_count);
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}  // extern "C"
-#endif
-
 #endif  // _EXPRESSION_H
diff --git a/edify/main.c b/edify/main.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from edify/main.c
rename to edify/main.cpp
diff --git a/edify/parser.y b/edify/parser.y
index f8fb2d1..098a637 100644
--- a/edify/parser.y
+++ b/edify/parser.y
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 ;
 
 expr:  STRING {
-    $$ = malloc(sizeof(Expr));
+    $$ = reinterpret_cast<Expr*>(malloc(sizeof(Expr)));
     $$->fn = Literal;
     $$->name = $1;
     $$->argc = 0;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 |  IF expr THEN expr ENDIF           { $$ = Build(IfElseFn, @$, 2, $2, $4); }
 |  IF expr THEN expr ELSE expr ENDIF { $$ = Build(IfElseFn, @$, 3, $2, $4, $6); }
 | STRING '(' arglist ')' {
-    $$ = malloc(sizeof(Expr));
+    $$ = reinterpret_cast<Expr*>(malloc(sizeof(Expr)));
     $$->fn = FindFunction($1);
     if ($$->fn == NULL) {
         char buffer[256];
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@
 }
 | expr {
     $$.argc = 1;
-    $$.argv = malloc(sizeof(Expr*));
+    $$.argv = reinterpret_cast<Expr**>(malloc(sizeof(Expr*)));
     $$.argv[0] = $1;
 }
 | arglist ',' expr {
     $$.argc = $1.argc + 1;
-    $$.argv = realloc($$.argv, $$.argc * sizeof(Expr*));
+    $$.argv = reinterpret_cast<Expr**>(realloc($$.argv, $$.argc * sizeof(Expr*)));
     $$.argv[$$.argc-1] = $3;
 }
 ;