diff --git a/require-ess/src/expr.c b/require-ess/src/expr.c
index b3ef0164c13c21eae9bedfea8235c16d93da85d1..150548b7b5c0a8cb743a836d8ca5b0f0a7f7bd08 100644
--- a/require-ess/src/expr.c
+++ b/require-ess/src/expr.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static int parseOp(const char **pp) {
 
   skipSpace(p);
   if (ispunct((unsigned char)*p)) {
-    for (int o = 1; o < static_cast<int>(sizeof(ops) / sizeof(ops[0])); o++) {
+    for (int o = 1; o < (int)(sizeof(ops) / sizeof(ops[0])); o++) {
       int l;
       if ((l = startsWith(p, ops[o].str))) {
         /* operator found */
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ static long parseString(const char **pp, const char **pstart) {
   while (parseSlice(&p, &slice_start, &length)) {
   }
   if (exprDebug)
-    printf("parseString %.*s[%ld,%ld]\n", static_cast<int>(p - string_start),
-           string_start, slice_start, length);
+    printf("parseString %.*s[%ld,%ld]\n", (int)(p - string_start), string_start,
+           slice_start, length);
   if (length && pstart) {
     while (slice_start-- > 0) {
       if (*string_start++ == '\\') string_start++;
diff --git a/require-ess/src/require.c b/require-ess/src/require.c
index a8ef96fded327a74910b6372e4176148b64171d7..a19df00d168a0581ca0f5857ae4514bce496e655 100644
--- a/require-ess/src/require.c
+++ b/require-ess/src/require.c
@@ -386,8 +386,7 @@ static int getRecordHandle(const char *namepart, short type, long minsize,
   long dummy = 0L;
   long offset = 0L;
 
-  sprintf(recordname, "%.*s%s",
-          static_cast<int>(PVNAME_STRINGSZ - strlen(namepart) - 1),
+  sprintf(recordname, "%.*s%s", (int)(PVNAME_STRINGSZ - strlen(namepart) - 1),
           getenv("REQUIRE_IOC"), namepart);
 
   if (dbNameToAddr(recordname, paddr) != 0) {
@@ -432,8 +431,7 @@ must wait until initHooks is loaded before we can register the hook.
 
 static void fillModuleListRecord(initHookState state) {
   if (state == initHookAfterFinishDevSup) /* MODULES record exists and has
-                                             allocated memory */
-  {
+                                             allocated memory */ {
     DBADDR modules, versions, modver;
     int have_modules, have_versions, have_modver;
     moduleitem *m;
@@ -457,24 +455,22 @@ static void fillModuleListRecord(initHookState state) {
         if (requireDebug)
           printf("require: %s[%d] = \"%.*s\"\n", modules.precord->name, i,
                  MAX_STRING_SIZE - 1, m->content);
-        sprintf(reinterpret_cast<char *>(modules.pfield) + i * MAX_STRING_SIZE,
-                "%.*s", MAX_STRING_SIZE - 1, m->content);
+        sprintf((char *)(modules.pfield) + i * MAX_STRING_SIZE, "%.*s",
+                MAX_STRING_SIZE - 1, m->content);
       }
       if (have_versions) {
         if (requireDebug)
           printf("require: %s[%d] = \"%.*s\"\n", versions.precord->name, i,
                  MAX_STRING_SIZE - 1, m->content + lm);
-        sprintf(reinterpret_cast<char *>(versions.pfield) + i * MAX_STRING_SIZE,
-                "%.*s", MAX_STRING_SIZE - 1, m->content + lm);
+        sprintf((char *)(versions.pfield) + i * MAX_STRING_SIZE, "%.*s",
+                MAX_STRING_SIZE - 1, m->content + lm);
       }
       if (have_modver) {
         if (requireDebug)
           printf("require: %s+=\"%-*s%s\"\n", modver.precord->name,
-                 static_cast<int> maxModuleNameLength, m->content,
-                 m->content + lm);
-        c += sprintf(reinterpret_cast<char *>(modver.pfield) + c, "%-*s%s\n",
-                     static_cast<int> maxModuleNameLength, m->content,
-                     m->content + lm);
+                 (int)maxModuleNameLength, m->content, m->content + lm);
+        c += sprintf((char *)(modver.pfield) + c, "%-*s%s\n",
+                     (int)maxModuleNameLength, m->content, m->content + lm);
       }
     }
     if (have_modules) dbGetRset(&modules)->put_array_info(&modules, i);
@@ -510,7 +506,7 @@ void registerModule(const char *module, const char *version,
     absLocation = realpathSeparator(location);
     ll = strlen(absLocation) + 1;
   }
-  m = reinterpret_cast<moduleitem *> malloc(sizeof(moduleitem) + lm + lv + ll);
+  m = (moduleitem *)malloc(sizeof(moduleitem) + lm + lv + ll);
   if (m == NULL) {
     fprintf(stderr, "require: out of memory\n");
     return;
@@ -523,8 +519,7 @@ void registerModule(const char *module, const char *version,
   strcpy(m->content + lm + lv, absLocation ? absLocation : "");
 
   free(absLocation);
-  for (pm = &loadedModules; *pm != NULL; pm = &(*pm)->next) {
-  }
+  for (pm = &loadedModules; *pm != NULL; pm = &(*pm)->next) {}
   *pm = m;
   if (lm > maxModuleNameLength) maxModuleNameLength = lm;
   moduleListBufferSize += lv;
@@ -601,10 +596,10 @@ static int findLibRelease(struct dl_phdr_info *info, /* shared library info */
     location = name;
     *++p = 0;
   } else {
-    p = name; /* terminate "<location>/" (if exists) */
+    p = name;               /* terminate "<location>/" (if exists) */
   }
-  *(symname = p + 2) = '_';                     /* replace "lib" with "_" */
-  p = strchr(symname, '.');                     /* find ".so" extension */
+  *(symname = p + 2) = '_'; /* replace "lib" with "_" */
+  p = strchr(symname, '.'); /* find ".so" extension */
   if (p == NULL) p = symname + strlen(symname); /* no file extension ? */
   strcpy(p, "LibRelease");          /* append "LibRelease" to module name */
   version = dlsym(handle, symname); /* find symbol "_<module>LibRelease" */
@@ -660,7 +655,7 @@ static void registerExternalModules() {
     *symname = '_';                 /* prefix module name with '_' */
     strcpy((p += 2), "LibRelease"); /* append "LibRelease" to module name */
 
-    version = reinterpret_cast<char *> GetProcAddress(
+    version = (char *)GetProcAddress(
         hMods[i], symname); /* find symbol "_<module>LibRelease" */
     if (version) {
       *p = 0;
@@ -742,8 +737,8 @@ int libversionShow(const char *outfile) {
   for (m = loadedModules; m; m = m->next) {
     lm = strlen(m->content) + 1;
     lv = strlen(m->content + lm) + 1;
-    fprintf(out, "%-*s%-20s %s\n", static_cast<int> maxModuleNameLength,
-            m->content, m->content + lm, m->content + lm + lv);
+    fprintf(out, "%-*s%-20s %s\n", (int)maxModuleNameLength, m->content,
+            m->content + lm, m->content + lm + lv);
   }
   if (fflush(out) < 0 && outfile) {
     fprintf(stderr, "can't write to %s: %s\n", outfile, strerror(errno));
@@ -829,8 +824,8 @@ static int compareVersions(const char *found, const char *request,
     return MISMATCH;
   }
 
-  sv_found = reinterpret_cast<semver_t *> calloc(1, sizeof(semver_t));
-  sv_request = reinterpret_cast<semver_t *> calloc(1, sizeof(semver_t));
+  sv_found = (semver_t *)calloc(1, sizeof(semver_t));
+  sv_request = (semver_t *)calloc(1, sizeof(semver_t));
 
   parse_semver(found, sv_found);
   parse_semver(request, sv_request);
@@ -1169,9 +1164,9 @@ static int require_priv(
           end[2] == OSI_PATH_SEPARATOR[0]) /* "http://..." and friends */
         end = strchr(end + 2, OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR[0]);
       if (end)
-        dirlen = static_cast<int>(end++ - dirname);
+        dirlen = (int)(end++ - dirname);
       else
-        dirlen = static_cast<int> strlen(dirname);
+        dirlen = (int)strlen(dirname);
       if (dirlen == 0) continue; /* ignore empty driverpath elements */
 
       if (requireDebug) printf("require: trying %.*s\n", dirlen, dirname);
@@ -1222,9 +1217,7 @@ static int require_priv(
                             "%s" OSI_PATH_SEPARATOR LIBDIR
                             "%s" OSI_PATH_SEPARATOR,
                             currentFilename, targetArch)) {
-                /* filename =
-                 * "<dirname>/[dirlen]<module>/[modulediroffs]<version>/lib/<targetArch>/"
-                 */
+              /* filename = "<dirname>/[dirlen]<module>/[modulediroffs]<version>/lib/<targetArch>/" */
                 if (requireDebug)
                   printf("require: %s %s has no support for %s %s\n", module,
                          currentFilename, epicsRelease, targetArch);
@@ -1276,8 +1269,7 @@ static int require_priv(
           if (status == EXACT) break;
         }
         END_DIR_LOOP
-      }
-      else {
+      } else {
         /* filename = "<dirname>/[dirlen]<module>/" */
         if (requireDebug) printf("require: no %s directory\n", filename);
 
@@ -1287,9 +1279,9 @@ static int require_priv(
           /* look for dep file */
           releasediroffs = libdiroffs = dirlen;
           if (TRY_FILE(dirlen, "%s%s.dep", module, versionstr)) {
-            /* filename =
-               "<dirname>/[dirlen][releasediroffs][libdiroffs]<module>(-<version>)?.dep"
-             */
+          /* filename =
+             "<dirname>/[dirlen][releasediroffs][libdiroffs]<module>(-<version>)?.dep"
+           */
             if (requireDebug) printf("require: found old style %s\n", filename);
             printf("Module %s%s found in %.*s\n", module, versionstr, dirlen,
                    filename);
@@ -1346,9 +1338,9 @@ static int require_priv(
                   "%s" OSI_PATH_SEPARATOR "%n" LIBDIR "%s" OSI_PATH_SEPARATOR
                   "%n%s.dep",
                   founddir, &releasediroffs, targetArch, &libdiroffs, module)) {
-      /* filename =
-         "<dirname>/[dirlen]<module>/<version>/R<epicsRelease>/[releasediroffs]/lib/<targetArch>/[libdiroffs]/module.dep"
-       */
+    /* filename =
+       "<dirname>/[dirlen]<module>/<version>/R<epicsRelease>/[releasediroffs]/lib/<targetArch>/[libdiroffs]/module.dep"
+     */
       fprintf(stderr, "Dependency file %s not found\n", filename);
     } else {
     checkdep:
@@ -1365,12 +1357,12 @@ static int require_priv(
 
     if (!(TRY_FILE(libdiroffs, PREFIX "%s" INFIX "%s%n" EXT, module, versionstr,
                    &extoffs))) {
-      /* filename =
-         "<dirname>/[dirlen]<module>/<version>/R<epicsRelease>/[releasediroffs]/lib/<targetArch>/[libdiroffs]/PREFIX<module>INFIX[extoffs](EXT)?"
-       */
-      /* or  (old)
-         "<dirname>/[dirlen][releasediroffs][libdiroffs]PREFIX<module>INFIX(-<version>)?[extoffs](EXT)?"
-       */
+    /* filename =
+       "<dirname>/[dirlen]<module>/<version>/R<epicsRelease>/[releasediroffs]/lib/<targetArch>/[libdiroffs]/PREFIX<module>INFIX[extoffs](EXT)?"
+     */
+    /* or  (old)
+       "<dirname>/[dirlen][releasediroffs][libdiroffs]PREFIX<module>INFIX(-<version>)?[extoffs](EXT)?"
+     */
       printf("Module %s has no library\n", module);
     } else {
     loadlib:
diff --git a/require-ess/src/runScript.c b/require-ess/src/runScript.c
index f22de9ac306c69aafef818a1e7d3d232ec9fb5ad..b79aee6ebd657199aa605a9f13608c60e159f8d0 100644
--- a/require-ess/src/runScript.c
+++ b/require-ess/src/runScript.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int runScript(const char *filename, const char *args) {
   /* add args to macro definitions */
   if (args) {
     if (runScriptDebug) printf("runScript: macParseDefns \"%s\"\n", args);
-    macParseDefns(mac, reinterpret_cast<char *> args, &pairs);
+    macParseDefns(mac, (char *)args, &pairs);
     macInstallMacros(mac, pairs);
     free(pairs);
   }
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ int runScript(const char *filename, const char *args) {
           end[2] == OSI_PATH_SEPARATOR[0]) /* "http://..." and friends */
         end = strchr(end + 2, OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR[0]);
       if (end)
-        dirlen = static_cast<int>(end++ - dirname);
+        dirlen = (int)(end++ - dirname);
       else
-        dirlen = static_cast<int> strlen(dirname);
+        dirlen = (int)strlen(dirname);
       if (dirlen == 0) continue; /* ignore empty path elements */
       if (dirname[dirlen - 1] == OSI_PATH_SEPARATOR[0]) dirlen--;
       asprintf(&fullname, "%.*s" OSI_PATH_SEPARATOR "%s", dirlen, dirname,