diff --git a/include/boost/range/iterator_range.hpp b/include/boost/range/iterator_range.hpp
index 3eed5b5..6f093a7 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/iterator_range.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/iterator_range.hpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ namespace boost {
         }
         
         
-                
+        /*     
         namespace range_detail
         {
              template< class Range >
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ namespace boost {
                 return make_iterator_range( new_begin, new_end );
             }
 
-        }
+        }*/
 
       
 #ifdef BOOST_NO_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ORDERING
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace boost {
         }
         
 
-        
+        /*
         template< class Range >
         inline iterator_range< BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_result_iterator<Range>::type >
         make_sub_range( Range& r, 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ namespace boost {
                           BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_difference<Range>::type advance_end = 0 )
         {
             return range_detail::make_super_range_impl( r, advance_begin, advance_end );
-        }
+        }*/
 
 #else
         //! iterator_range construct helper
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ namespace boost {
         }
         
         
-        
+        /*
         template< class Range >
         inline iterator_range< BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<Range>::type >
         make_sub_range( Range& r, 
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ namespace boost {
                           BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_difference<Range>::type advance_end = 0 )
         {
             return range_detail::make_super_range_impl( r, advance_begin, advance_end );
-        }
+        }*/
 
 
 #endif // BOOST_NO_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ORDERING
diff --git a/include/boost/range/rbegin.hpp b/include/boost/range/rbegin.hpp
index 52bfd45..11d8d6b 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/rbegin.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/rbegin.hpp
@@ -48,8 +48,26 @@ rbegin( const C& c )
     return BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_const_reverse_iterator<C>::type( end( c ) );
 }
 
+
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
+// BCB is not able to overload pointer when class overloads are also available
+template<>
+inline range_const_reverse_iterator<const char*>::type rbegin<const char*>( const char*& c )
+{
+    return range_const_reverse_iterator<const char*>::type( end<const char*>( c ) );
+}
+
+template<>
+inline range_const_reverse_iterator<const wchar_t*>::type rbegin<const wchar_t*>( const wchar_t*& c )
+{
+    return range_const_reverse_iterator<const wchar_t*>::type( end<const wchar_t*>( c ) );
+}
+
 #endif
 
+
+#endif // BOOST_NO_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ORDERING
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/range/size.hpp b/include/boost/range/size.hpp
index 34203b8..51a54f6 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/size.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/size.hpp
@@ -91,6 +91,22 @@ inline BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_size<T>::type size( const T& r )
     return range_detail::size( r );
 }
 
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))  
+// BCB is not able to overload pointer when class overloads are also available
+template<>
+inline range_size<const char*>::type size<const char*>( const char* r )
+{
+    return range_detail::str_size( r );
+}
+
+template<>
+inline range_size<const wchar_t*>::type size<const wchar_t*>( const wchar_t* r )
+{
+    return range_detail::str_size( r );
+}
+
+#endif
+
 } // namespace 'boost'
 
 #endif // BOOST_NO_FUNCTION_TEMPLATE_ORDERING