diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 038958348..7abd1217b 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- python -*-
 ##
-## SConstruct  -  SCons based build-sytem for Lumiera
+## SConstruct  -  SCons based build-system for Lumiera
 ##
 
 #  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ installIcon  = '#$DESTDIR/share/lumiera/icons'
 installUIRes = '#$DESTDIR/share/lumiera/'
 installConf  = '#$DESTDIR/lib/lumiera/config'
 
-localDefinitions = locals()
 #-----------------------------------Configuration
+localDefinitions = locals()
+
 
 
 
@@ -87,8 +88,6 @@ def setupBasicEnvironment(localDefinitions):
                             )
     handleVerboseMessages(env)
     
-    env.Append ( CCCOM=' -std=gnu99') 
-    env.Append ( SHCCCOM=' -std=gnu99') # workaround for a bug: CCCOM currently doesn't honour CFLAGS, only CCFLAGS 
     env.Replace( CPPPATH   =["#src"]    # used to find includes, "#" means always absolute to build-root
                , CPPDEFINES=['LUMIERA_VERSION='+VERSION ]    # note: it's a list to append further defines
                , CCFLAGS='-Wall -Wextra '
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/timecode-widget.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/timecode-widget.cpp
index b46907e76..4fdd9180f 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/timecode-widget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/timecode-widget.cpp
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ TimeCode::set_widget_name(string name)
 void
 TimeCode::setup_events()
 {
-  // FIXME: change to set_can_focus(true) once Debian squeeze is released
-  clock_base.set_flags(CAN_FOCUS);
+  clock_base.set_can_focus(true);
 
   const Gdk::EventMask eventMask =
     Gdk::BUTTON_PRESS_MASK|
@@ -210,15 +209,14 @@ TimeCode::setup_events()
   ms_seconds_ebox.add_events(eventMask);
   audio_frames_ebox.add_events(eventMask);
 
-  // FIXME: change to set_can_focus(true) once Debian squeeze is released
-  hours_ebox.set_flags(CAN_FOCUS);
-  minutes_ebox.set_flags(CAN_FOCUS);
-  seconds_ebox.set_flags(CAN_FOCUS);
-  frames_ebox.set_flags(CAN_FOCUS);
-  audio_frames_ebox.set_flags(CAN_FOCUS);
-  ms_hours_ebox.set_flags(CAN_FOCUS);
-  ms_minutes_ebox.set_flags(CAN_FOCUS);
-  ms_seconds_ebox.set_flags(CAN_FOCUS);
+  hours_ebox.set_can_focus(true);
+  minutes_ebox.set_can_focus(true);
+  seconds_ebox.set_can_focus(true);
+  frames_ebox.set_can_focus(true);
+  audio_frames_ebox.set_can_focus(true);
+  ms_hours_ebox.set_can_focus(true);
+  ms_minutes_ebox.set_can_focus(true);
+  ms_seconds_ebox.set_can_focus(true);
 
   hours_ebox.signal_motion_notify_event().connect(bind(mem_fun(
     *this, &TimeCode::field_motion_notify_event), SMPTE_Hours));