--- src/request.c.orig	2005-10-24 11:40:32.000000000 +1000
+++ src/request.c	2013-09-23 23:21:40.000000000 +1000
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int UT_net_request_post_cb(int fd, char 
     if (flags & UTFD_IS_CONFAILURE) {
         (rqst->cb)(name, rqst->data, (flags|UTFD_IS_REQFAILURE), rqst->io);
         UT_mem_free( UTRQST, rqst, 1);
-        return;
+        return -1;
     } 
 
     reply_wanted = (rqst->io[1] != NULL) ? 1 : 0;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int UT_net_request_post_cb(int fd, char 
             UT_fd_cntl(fd, UTFD_SET_FLAGS, f);
         }
         UT_iob_writefd( rqst->io[0], fd);    /* send out the request */
-        if (reply_wanted) return;            /* reply wanted, wait for it*/
+        if (reply_wanted) return 0;            /* reply wanted, wait for it*/
         /* Here if requester doesn't want the reply. Finish up below. */
     } else {
         /* Socket is readable, meaning the remote host has started to reply. */
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int UT_net_request_post_cb(int fd, char 
 
         /* Either n=0 (socket closed) or n=-1 (read error or EWOULDBLOCK).   */
         if (n == -1)  {
-            if (errno == EAGAIN) return; /* not an error; get more later*/
+            if (errno == EAGAIN) return 0; /* not an error; get more later*/
             else UT_LOG(Error, "read error %s", strerror(errno));
         }
     }
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@ int UT_net_request_post_cb(int fd, char 
         UT_fd_unreg(fd);
         close(fd);
     }
+    return 0;
 }
 
+int UT_net_connect2(char *name, UT_fd_cb *cb, void *data, int flags, va_list ap);
+
 /******************************************************************************
  * UT_net_request()                                                           *
  * Initiate a request-response network communication over a transient socket. *
@@ -121,6 +124,6 @@ UT_API int UT_net_request( char *name, U
     return rc;
 }
 
-UT_net_request_init() {
+void UT_net_request_init() {
     UT_mem_pool_create( UTRQST, sizeof(UT_net_request_type), 10 );
 }