--- EV/typemap	2007/10/29 07:56:03	1.5
+++ EV/typemap	2007/10/29 09:00:43	1.6
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Event		T_EVENT
 Signal		T_SIGNAL
 
-/* for 5.6 compatibility */
-const char *	T_PV
+char *		T_PVbyte
+const char *	T_PVbyte
 
 INPUT
 
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 	if (($var = sv_signum ($arg)) <= 0)
           croak (\"'%s' is not a valid signal number or name\", SvPV_nolen ($arg));
 
+T_PVbyte
+	$var = ($type)SvPVbyte_nolen ($arg)
+
 OUTPUT
 
 T_BASE
@@ -31,3 +34,6 @@
 T_EVENT
 	$arg = e_self ($var);
 
+T_PVbyte
+	sv_setpv ((SV *)$arg, $var);
+