diff --git a/src/core/spatialindex/include/Tools.h b/src/core/spatialindex/include/Tools.h
index b276f5d7be3..7884be95030 100644
--- a/src/core/spatialindex/include/Tools.h
+++ b/src/core/spatialindex/include/Tools.h
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <locale>
 #include <limits>
-#endif//_MSC_VER
+typedef unsigned __int8 uint8_t;
+#else
 #include <stdint.h>
+#endif//_MSC_VER
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
diff --git a/src/core/spatialindex/qgsspatialindex.cpp b/src/core/spatialindex/qgsspatialindex.cpp
index d9291be6cfa..c3a80f1a28d 100644
--- a/src/core/spatialindex/qgsspatialindex.cpp
+++ b/src/core/spatialindex/qgsspatialindex.cpp
@@ -113,10 +113,12 @@ bool QgsSpatialIndex::insertFeature( QgsFeature& f )
   }
   catch ( Tools::Exception &e )
   {
+    Q_UNUSED(e);
     QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Tools::Exception caught: " ).arg( e.what().c_str() ) );
   }
   catch ( const std::exception &e )
   {
+    Q_UNUSED(e);
     QgsDebugMsg( QString( "std::exception caught: " ).arg( e.what() ) );
   }
   catch ( ... )
diff --git a/src/core/spatialindex/rtree/RTree.cc b/src/core/spatialindex/rtree/RTree.cc
index 790a5b1e119..20b054d4a3b 100644
--- a/src/core/spatialindex/rtree/RTree.cc
+++ b/src/core/spatialindex/rtree/RTree.cc
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ long SpatialIndex::RTree::RTree::writeNode( Node* n )
   }
   catch ( Tools::InvalidPageException& e )
   {
+    Q_UNUSED(e);	   
     delete[] buffer;
     QgsDebugMsg( e.what().c_str() );
     throw Tools::IllegalStateException( "writeNode: failed with Tools::InvalidPageException" );
@@ -1222,6 +1223,7 @@ SpatialIndex::RTree::NodePtr SpatialIndex::RTree::RTree::readNode( unsigned long
   }
   catch ( Tools::InvalidPageException& e )
   {
+    Q_UNUSED(e);	   
     QgsDebugMsg( e.what().c_str() );
     throw Tools::IllegalStateException( "readNode: failed with Tools::InvalidPageException" );
   }
@@ -1272,6 +1274,7 @@ void SpatialIndex::RTree::RTree::deleteNode( Node* n )
   }
   catch ( Tools::InvalidPageException& e )
   {
+    Q_UNUSED(e);	   
     QgsDebugMsg( e.what().c_str() );
     throw Tools::IllegalStateException( "deleteNode: failed with Tools::InvalidPageException" );
   }