diff --git a/string/example/rle_example.cpp b/string/example/rle_example.cpp
index a6ec323..9caae2e 100644
--- a/string/example/rle_example.cpp
+++ b/string/example/rle_example.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace boost;
 
 // replace mark specification, specialize for a specific element type
-template< typename T > T repeat_mark() { return std::numeric_limits<T>::max(); };
+template< typename T > T repeat_mark() { return (std::numeric_limits<T>::max)(); };
 
 // Compression  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct find_compressF
         {
             input_iterator_type It2=It++;
 
-            if ( It==End || Cnt>=std::numeric_limits<value_type>::max() )
+            if ( It==End || Cnt>=(std::numeric_limits<value_type>)::max() )
             {
                 return result_type( MStart, It );
             }
diff --git a/string/test/Jamfile b/string/test/Jamfile
index 99cbeef..3dbe393 100644
--- a/string/test/Jamfile
+++ b/string/test/Jamfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DEPENDS all : test ;
 
 {
     test-suite algorithm/string
-    	: [ run 
+        : [ run 
                 trim_test.cpp
               : :
                 :