--- EV/EV.xs	2007/11/02 11:02:22	1.39
+++ EV/EV.xs	2007/11/02 11:09:50	1.40
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
         ev_signal_stop (w);
         e_destroy (w);
 
-void set (struct ev_signal *w, SV *signal = 0)
+void set (struct ev_signal *w, SV *signal)
 	CODE:
 {
 	Signal signum = sv_signum (signal); /* may croak here */
@@ -528,11 +528,11 @@
 int signal (struct ev_signal *w, SV *new_signal = 0)
 	CODE:
 {
-	Signal signum = new_signal ? sv_signum (signal) : 0; /* may croak here */
         RETVAL = w->signum;
 
         if (items > 1)
           {
+            Signal signum = sv_signum (new_signal); /* may croak here */
             int active = w->active;
             if (active) ev_signal_stop (w);
 
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
 int pid (struct ev_child *w, int new_pid = 0)
 	CODE:
 {
-        RETVAL = newSVsv (w->pid);
+        RETVAL = w->pid;
 
         if (items > 1)
           {