@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@
  *	  The buffer MUST be at least size * nitems big!
  * \return The number of bytes read
  */
 - (size_t)readNItems: (size_t)nitems
 	      ofSize: (size_t)size
-	  intoBuffer: (uint8_t*)buf;
+	  intoBuffer: (char*)buf;
 
 /**
  * Writes from a buffer into the file.
  *
  * \param buf The buffer from which the data is written to the file
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
  * \param nitem The number of items to write
  * \return The number of bytes written
  */
 - (size_t)writeNItems: (size_t)nitems
 	       ofSize: (size_t)size
-	   fromBuffer: (const uint8_t*)buf;
+	   fromBuffer: (const char*)buf;
 @end