diff -r 6d49b04727a6afaafa6b9d173aa05d6fcafcc022 -r 6e47101f975da906be39a5f07d6ad8622682fcaa src/pvariant.cxx
--- a/src/pvariant.cxx	Fri May 10 00:45:48 2013 -0500
+++ b/src/pvariant.cxx	Fri May 10 22:36:44 2013 -0500
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 struct _varitem
 {
-    variant key;
+    string key;
     variant var;
 
     _varitem(const string& ikey, const variant& ivar): key(ikey), var(ivar) {}
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
 int _varray::compare(const void* key, const void* item) const
 {
    if (config.casesens)
-        return strcmp(pconst(key), (string)pvaritem(item)->key);
+        return strcmp(pconst(key), pvaritem(item)->key);
     else
-        return strcasecmp(pconst(key), (string)pvaritem(item)->key);
+        return strcasecmp(pconst(key), pvaritem(item)->key);
 }