diff --git a/libretroshare/src/chat/distantchat.cc b/libretroshare/src/chat/distantchat.cc
index 5b7460215..5dcb6d0b3 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/chat/distantchat.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/chat/distantchat.cc
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ void DistantChatService::removeVirtualPeer(const TurtleFileHash& hash,const Turt
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_DISTANT_CHAT
     std::cerr << "Distant chat: Removing virtual peer " << virtual_peer_id << " for hash " << hash << std::endl;
+#else
+    /* remove unused parameter warnings */
+    (void) hash;
 #endif
     {
         RsStackMutex stack(mDistantChatMtx); /********** STACK LOCKED MTX ******/
@@ -354,6 +357,9 @@ void DistantChatService::receiveTurtleData(RsTurtleGenericTunnelItem *gitem,cons
     std::cerr << "         hash = " << hash << std::endl;
     std::cerr << "         vpid = " << virtual_peer_id << std::endl;
     std::cerr << "    acting as = " << direction << std::endl;
+#else
+    /* remove unused parameter warnings */
+    (void) direction;
 #endif
 
     RsTurtleGenericDataItem *item = dynamic_cast<RsTurtleGenericDataItem*>(gitem) ;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/chat/p3chatservice.cc b/libretroshare/src/chat/p3chatservice.cc
index 51e028277..308cbc3b2 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/chat/p3chatservice.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/chat/p3chatservice.cc
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ bool p3ChatService::handleRecvChatMsgItem(RsChatMsgItem *ci)
     return true ;
 }
 
-void p3ChatService::locked_storeIncomingMsg(RsChatMsgItem *item)
+void p3ChatService::locked_storeIncomingMsg(RsChatMsgItem */*item*/)
 {
 #ifdef REMOVE
 	privateIncomingList.push_back(item) ;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/ft/ftextralist.h b/libretroshare/src/ft/ftextralist.h
index 882ab7f24..19f1be302 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/ft/ftextralist.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/ft/ftextralist.h
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ class FileDetails
 			return;
 		}
 
-		FileDetails(std::string path, uint32_t p, TransferRequestFlags f)
+		FileDetails(std::string path, uint32_t /*p*/, TransferRequestFlags f)
 		{
 			info.path = path;
 //			period = p;
 			info.transfer_info_flags = f;
 		}
 
-		FileDetails(FileInfo &i, uint32_t p, TransferRequestFlags f)
+		FileDetails(FileInfo &i, uint32_t /*p*/, TransferRequestFlags f)
 		{
 			info = i;
     //		period = p;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/grouter/grouterclientservice.h b/libretroshare/src/grouter/grouterclientservice.h
index 241abff34..00d9e546b 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/grouter/grouterclientservice.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/grouter/grouterclientservice.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class GRouterClientService
 		//
 		// GRouter stays owner of the item, so the client should not delete it!
 		//
-            virtual void receiveGRouterData(const RsGxsId& destination_key,const RsGxsId& signing_key, GRouterServiceId &client_id, uint8_t *data, uint32_t data_size)
+            virtual void receiveGRouterData(const RsGxsId& destination_key,const RsGxsId& /*signing_key*/, GRouterServiceId &/*client_id*/, uint8_t */*data*/, uint32_t /*data_size*/)
 		{ 
 			std::cerr << "!!!!!! Received Data from global router, but the client service is not handling it !!!!!!!!!!" << std::endl ; 
 			std::cerr << "   destination key_id = " << destination_key.toStdString() << std::endl;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/authssl.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/authssl.cc
index ddfe117b5..661894512 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/authssl.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/authssl.cc
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ bool AuthSSLimpl::VerifyOwnSignBin(const void *data, const uint32_t len,
  * only using GPG functions - which lock themselves
  */
 
-X509 *AuthSSLimpl::SignX509ReqWithGPG(X509_REQ *req, long days)
+X509 *AuthSSLimpl::SignX509ReqWithGPG(X509_REQ *req, long /*days*/)
 {
         /* Transform the X509_REQ into a suitable format to
          * generate DIGEST hash. (for SSL to do grunt work)
@@ -1109,10 +1109,10 @@ int AuthSSLimpl::VerifyX509Callback(int preverify_ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx)
 {
     char    buf[256];
     X509   *err_cert;
-    int     err, depth;
 
     err_cert = X509_STORE_CTX_get_current_cert(ctx);
 #ifdef AUTHSSL_DEBUG
+    int err, depth;
     err = X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(ctx);
     depth = X509_STORE_CTX_get_error_depth(ctx);
 #endif
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.cc
index b69218478..dde9d3569 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.cc
@@ -1248,7 +1248,6 @@ bool p3PeerMgrIMPL::addCandidateForOwnExternalAddress(const RsPeerId &from, cons
 
     sockaddr_storage addr_filtered ;
     sockaddr_storage_copyip(addr_filtered,addr) ;
-    time_t now = time(NULL) ;
 
 #ifdef PEER_DEBUG
     std::cerr << "Own external address is " << sockaddr_storage_iptostring(addr_filtered) << ", as reported by friend " << from << std::endl;
@@ -1296,6 +1295,9 @@ static bool cleanIpList(std::list<pqiIpAddress>& lst,const RsPeerId& pid,p3LinkM
     {
 #ifdef PEER_DEBUG
     std::cerr << "Checking IP address " << sockaddr_storage_iptostring( (*it2).mAddr) << " for peer " << pid << ", age = " << now - (*it2).mSeenTime << std::endl;
+#else
+    /* remove unused parameter warnings */
+    (void) pid;
 #endif
       if(!link_mgr->checkPotentialAddr( (*it2).mAddr,now - (*it2).mSeenTime))
       {
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc
index ff94dd1c6..8c88ed9e1 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ bool 	pqissl::connect_parameter(uint32_t type, const std::string &value)
 {
 	RsStackMutex stack(mSslMtx); /**** LOCKED MUTEX ****/
 
+	/* remove unused parameter warnings */
+	(void) type;
 	(void) value;
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3discovery2.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3discovery2.cc
index 72de5a6e3..0b95d2134 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3discovery2.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3discovery2.cc
@@ -865,6 +865,9 @@ void p3discovery2::processContactInfo(const SSLID &fromId, const RsDiscContactIt
 		std::cerr << "p3discovery2::processContactInfo(" << fromId << ") PGPID: ";
 		std::cerr << item->pgpId << " Ignoring Info on self";
 		std::cerr << std::endl;
+#else
+		/* remove unused parameter warnings */
+		(void) fromId;
 #endif		
         delete item;
 		return;
@@ -1025,7 +1028,7 @@ void p3discovery2::sendPGPCertificate(const PGPID &aboutId, const SSLID &toId)
 }
 
 						  
-void p3discovery2::recvPGPCertificate(const SSLID &fromId, RsDiscPgpCertItem *item)
+void p3discovery2::recvPGPCertificate(const SSLID &/*fromId*/, RsDiscPgpCertItem *item)
 {
 	
 #ifdef P3DISC_DEBUG