diff --git a/audio/spiralsynthmodular/Makefile b/audio/spiralsynthmodular/Makefile
index 05553f048e2a..88b942a8703b 100644
--- a/audio/spiralsynthmodular/Makefile
+++ b/audio/spiralsynthmodular/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	spiralsynthmodular
 PORTVERSION=	0.2.2a
-PORTREVISION=	9
+PORTREVISION=	10
 CATEGORIES=	audio
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/spiralmodular/spiralmodular/${PORTVERSION}%20%28Latest%20Version%29
 DISTNAME=	spiralmodular-${PORTVERSION}
diff --git a/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSound_Plugins_PoshSamplerPlugin_PoshSamplerPluginGUI.C b/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSound_Plugins_PoshSamplerPlugin_PoshSamplerPluginGUI.C
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..18f198c917c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSound_Plugins_PoshSamplerPlugin_PoshSamplerPluginGUI.C
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- SpiralSound/Plugins/PoshSamplerPlugin/PoshSamplerPluginGUI.C.orig	2018-08-01 05:59:24 UTC
++++ SpiralSound/Plugins/PoshSamplerPlugin/PoshSamplerPluginGUI.C
+@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ inline void PoshSamplerPluginGUI::cb_Load_i(Fl_Button*
+ { 
+ 	char *fn=fl_file_chooser("Load a sample", "{*.wav,*.WAV}", NULL);
+ 		
+-	if (fn && fn!='\0')
++	if (fn && *fn!='\0')
+ 	{
+ 		strcpy(m_TextBuf,fn);
+ 		m_GUICH->SetData("Name",m_TextBuf);
+@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ inline void PoshSamplerPluginGUI::cb_Save_i(Fl_Button*
+ {
+ 	char *fn=fl_file_chooser("Save sample", "{*.wav,*.WAV}", NULL);
+ 		
+-	if (fn && fn!='\0')
++	if (fn && *fn!='\0')
+ 	{		
+ 		strcpy(m_TextBuf,fn);
+ 		m_GUICH->Set("Name",m_TextBuf);
diff --git a/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSound_Plugins_SpiralLoopPlugin_SpiralLoopPluginGUI.C b/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSound_Plugins_SpiralLoopPlugin_SpiralLoopPluginGUI.C
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..78c1e199fa32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSound_Plugins_SpiralLoopPlugin_SpiralLoopPluginGUI.C
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- SpiralSound/Plugins/SpiralLoopPlugin/SpiralLoopPluginGUI.C.orig	2018-08-01 06:00:29 UTC
++++ SpiralSound/Plugins/SpiralLoopPlugin/SpiralLoopPluginGUI.C
+@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ inline void SpiralLoopPluginGUI::cb_Load_i(Fl_Button* 
+ {
+ 	char *fn=fl_file_chooser("Load a sample", "{*.wav,*.WAV}", NULL);
+ 	
+-	if (fn && fn!='\0')
++	if (fn && *fn!='\0')
+ 	{
+ 		strcpy(m_TextBuf,fn);
+ 		m_GUICH->SetData("Name",m_TextBuf);
+@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ inline void SpiralLoopPluginGUI::cb_Save_i(Fl_Button* 
+ {	
+ 	char *fn=fl_file_chooser("Load a sample", "{*.wav,*.WAV}", NULL);
+ 	
+-	if (fn && fn!='\0')
++	if (fn && *fn!='\0')
+ 	{
+ 		strcpy(m_TextBuf,fn);
+ 		m_GUICH->SetData("Name",m_TextBuf);
diff --git a/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSound_Plugins_StreamPlugin_StreamPluginGUI.C b/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSound_Plugins_StreamPlugin_StreamPluginGUI.C
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7d85d41934e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSound_Plugins_StreamPlugin_StreamPluginGUI.C
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- SpiralSound/Plugins/StreamPlugin/StreamPluginGUI.C.orig	2018-08-01 06:01:08 UTC
++++ SpiralSound/Plugins/StreamPlugin/StreamPluginGUI.C
+@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void StreamPluginGUI::cb_Pos (Fl_Slider* o, void* v) {
+ 
+ inline void StreamPluginGUI::cb_Load_i (Fl_Button* o, void* v) {
+        char *fn=fl_file_chooser("Load a sample", "{*.wav,*.WAV}", NULL);
+-       if (fn && fn!='\0') {
++       if (fn && *fn!='\0') {
+           strcpy (m_TextBuf, fn);
+ 	  m_GUICH->SetData ("FileName", (void*)m_TextBuf);
+ 	  m_GUICH->SetCommand (StreamPlugin::LOAD);
diff --git a/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSynthModular.C b/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSynthModular.C
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..67c270f896ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/spiralsynthmodular/files/patch-SpiralSynthModular.C
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+SpiralSynthModular.C:1016:14: error: comparison between pointer and integer ('char *' and 'int')
+        if (fn && fn!='\0')
+                  ~~^ ~~~~
+
+--- SpiralSynthModular.C.orig	2018-08-01 05:55:58 UTC
++++ SpiralSynthModular.C
+@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ inline void SynthModular::cb_Load_i(Fl_Button* o, void
+ 
+ 	char *fn=fl_file_chooser("Load a patch", "*.ssm", NULL);
+ 
+-	if (fn && fn!='\0')
++	if (fn && *fn!='\0')
+ 	{
+ 		ifstream inf(fn);
+ 
+@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ inline void SynthModular::cb_Save_i(Fl_Button* o, void
+ {
+ 	char *fn=fl_file_chooser("Save a patch", "*.ssm", NULL);
+ 
+-	if (fn && fn!='\0')
++	if (fn && *fn!='\0')
+ 	{
+ 		ifstream ifl(fn);
+ 		if (ifl)