diff --git a/src/content.h b/src/content.h
index 33e0d7d..f689cd6 100644
--- a/src/content.h
+++ b/src/content.h
@@ -25,31 +25,31 @@ namespace YAML
 		virtual void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state) = 0;
 		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent, bool startedLine, bool onlyOneCharOnLine) = 0;
 
-		virtual bool GetBegin(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator& it) const { return false; }
-		virtual bool GetBegin(std::map <Node *, Node *, ltnode>::const_iterator& it) const { return false; }
-		virtual bool GetEnd(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator& it) const { return false; }
-		virtual bool GetEnd(std::map <Node *, Node *, ltnode>::const_iterator& it) const { return false; }
-		virtual Node *GetNode(unsigned i) const { return 0; }
+		virtual bool GetBegin(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator&) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool GetBegin(std::map <Node *, Node *, ltnode>::const_iterator&) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool GetEnd(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator&) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool GetEnd(std::map <Node *, Node *, ltnode>::const_iterator&) const { return false; }
+		virtual Node *GetNode(unsigned) const { return 0; }
 		virtual unsigned GetSize() const { return 0; }
 		virtual bool IsScalar() const { return false; }
 		virtual bool IsMap() const { return false; }
 		virtual bool IsSequence() const { return false; }
 
 		// extraction
-		virtual bool Read(std::string& s) const { return false; }
-		virtual bool Read(int& i) const { return false; }
-		virtual bool Read(unsigned& u) const { return false; }
-		virtual bool Read(long& l) const { return false; }
-		virtual bool Read(float& f) const { return false; }
-		virtual bool Read(double& d) const { return false; }
-		virtual bool Read(char& c) const { return false; }
-		virtual bool Read(bool& b) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool Read(std::string&) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool Read(int&) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool Read(unsigned&) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool Read(long&) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool Read(float&) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool Read(double&) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool Read(char&) const { return false; }
+		virtual bool Read(bool&) const { return false; }
 
 		// ordering
-		virtual int Compare(Content *pContent) { return 0; }
-		virtual int Compare(Scalar *pScalar) { return 0; }
-		virtual int Compare(Sequence *pSeq) { return 0; }
-		virtual int Compare(Map *pMap) { return 0; }
+		virtual int Compare(Content *) { return 0; }
+		virtual int Compare(Scalar *) { return 0; }
+		virtual int Compare(Sequence *) { return 0; }
+		virtual int Compare(Map *) { return 0; }
 
 	protected:
 	};
diff --git a/src/map.h b/src/map.h
index 0f7c3bf..be722f4 100644
--- a/src/map.h
+++ b/src/map.h
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace YAML
 
 		// ordering
 		virtual int Compare(Content *pContent);
-		virtual int Compare(Scalar *pScalar) { return 1; }
-		virtual int Compare(Sequence *pSeq) { return 1; }
+		virtual int Compare(Scalar *) { return 1; }
+		virtual int Compare(Sequence *) { return 1; }
 		virtual int Compare(Map *pMap);
 
 	private:
diff --git a/src/node.cpp b/src/node.cpp
index cce1d7e..8c86882 100644
--- a/src/node.cpp
+++ b/src/node.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ namespace YAML
 	{
 		Clear();
 
+		// an empty node *is* a possibility
+		if(pScanner->empty())
+			return;
+
 		// save location
 		m_line = pScanner->peek().line;
 		m_column = pScanner->peek().column;
diff --git a/src/regex.cpp b/src/regex.cpp
index 3982301..4ffd711 100644
--- a/src/regex.cpp
+++ b/src/regex.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		return Match(str) >= 0;
 	}
 
-	bool RegEx::Matches(const char *buffer) const
+	bool RegEx::Matches(const Buffer& buffer) const
 	{
 		return Match(buffer) >= 0;
 	}
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace YAML
 	int RegEx::Match(const std::string& str) const
 	{
 		if(!m_pOp)
-			return 0;
+			return str.empty() ? 0 : -1;  // the empty regex only is successful on the empty string
 
 		return m_pOp->Match(str, *this);
 	}
@@ -121,15 +121,12 @@ namespace YAML
 	}
 	
 	// Match
-	// . The stream version does the same thing as the string version;
-	//   REMEMBER that we only match from the start of the stream!
-	// . Note: the istream is not a const reference, but we guarantee
-	//   that the pointer will be in the same spot, and we'll clear its
-	//   flags before we end.
-	int RegEx::Match(const char *buffer) const
+	// . The buffer version does the same thing as the string version;
+	//   REMEMBER that we only match from the start of the buffer!
+	int RegEx::Match(const Buffer& buffer) const
 	{
 		if(!m_pOp)
-			return -1;
+			return !buffer ? 0 : -1;  // see above
 
 		return m_pOp->Match(buffer, *this);
 	}
@@ -177,9 +174,9 @@ namespace YAML
 	}
 
 	
-	int RegEx::MatchOperator::Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
+	int RegEx::MatchOperator::Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
 	{
-		if(buffer[0] != regex.m_a)
+		if(!buffer || buffer[0] != regex.m_a)
 			return -1;
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -192,9 +189,9 @@ namespace YAML
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	int RegEx::RangeOperator::Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
+	int RegEx::RangeOperator::Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
 	{
-		if(regex.m_a > buffer[0] || regex.m_z < buffer[0])
+		if(!buffer || regex.m_a > buffer[0] || regex.m_z < buffer[0])
 			return -1;
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -210,7 +207,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	int RegEx::OrOperator::Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
+	int RegEx::OrOperator::Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
 	{
 		for(unsigned i=0;i<regex.m_params.size();i++) {
 			int n = regex.m_params[i].Match(buffer);
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		return first;
 	}
 
-	int RegEx::AndOperator::Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
+	int RegEx::AndOperator::Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
 	{
 		int first = -1;
 		for(unsigned i=0;i<regex.m_params.size();i++) {
@@ -260,7 +257,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	int RegEx::NotOperator::Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
+	int RegEx::NotOperator::Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
 	{
 		if(regex.m_params.empty())
 			return -1;
@@ -282,7 +279,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		return offset;
 	}
 	
-	int RegEx::SeqOperator::Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
+	int RegEx::SeqOperator::Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const
 	{
 		int offset = 0;
 		for(unsigned i=0;i<regex.m_params.size();i++) {
diff --git a/src/regex.h b/src/regex.h
index e3e3529..d6586b7 100644
--- a/src/regex.h
+++ b/src/regex.h
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 namespace YAML
 {
-	struct Stream;
+	class Stream;
+	struct Buffer;
 
 	enum REGEX_OP { REGEX_EMPTY, REGEX_MATCH, REGEX_RANGE, REGEX_OR, REGEX_AND, REGEX_NOT, REGEX_SEQ };
 
@@ -15,40 +16,41 @@ namespace YAML
 	class RegEx
 	{
 	private:
+		// the operators
 		struct Operator {
 			virtual ~Operator() {}
 			virtual int Match(const std::string& str, const RegEx& regex) const = 0;
-			virtual int Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const = 0;
+			virtual int Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const = 0;
 		};
 
 		struct MatchOperator: public Operator {
 			virtual int Match(const std::string& str, const RegEx& regex) const;
-			virtual int Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
+			virtual int Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
 		};
 
 		struct RangeOperator: public Operator {
 			virtual int Match(const std::string& str, const RegEx& regex) const;
-			virtual int Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
+			virtual int Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
 		};
 
 		struct OrOperator: public Operator {
 			virtual int Match(const std::string& str, const RegEx& regex) const;
-			virtual int Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
+			virtual int Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
 		};
 
 		struct AndOperator: public Operator {
 			virtual int Match(const std::string& str, const RegEx& regex) const;
-			virtual int Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
+			virtual int Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
 		};
 
 		struct NotOperator: public Operator {
 			virtual int Match(const std::string& str, const RegEx& regex) const;
-			virtual int Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
+			virtual int Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
 		};
 
 		struct SeqOperator: public Operator {
 			virtual int Match(const std::string& str, const RegEx& regex) const;
-			virtual int Match(const char *buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
+			virtual int Match(const Buffer& buffer, const RegEx& regex) const;
 		};
 
 	public:
@@ -65,10 +67,10 @@ namespace YAML
 
 		bool Matches(char ch) const;
 		bool Matches(const std::string& str) const;
-		bool Matches(const char *buffer) const;
+		bool Matches(const Buffer& buffer) const;
 		bool Matches(const Stream& in) const;
 		int Match(const std::string& str) const;
-		int Match(const char *buffer) const;
+		int Match(const Buffer& buffer) const;
 		int Match(const Stream& in) const;
 
 		friend RegEx operator ! (const RegEx& ex);
diff --git a/src/scalar.h b/src/scalar.h
index 4ccf932..b6a606d 100644
--- a/src/scalar.h
+++ b/src/scalar.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ namespace YAML
 		// ordering
 		virtual int Compare(Content *pContent);
 		virtual int Compare(Scalar *pScalar);
-		virtual int Compare(Sequence *pSeq) { return -1; }
-		virtual int Compare(Map *pMap) { return -1; }
+		virtual int Compare(Sequence *) { return -1; }
+		virtual int Compare(Map *) { return -1; }
 
 	protected:
 		std::string m_data;
diff --git a/src/scanscalar.cpp b/src/scanscalar.cpp
index b318f00..4649237 100644
--- a/src/scanscalar.cpp
+++ b/src/scanscalar.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace YAML
 			// ********************************
 			// Phase #1: scan until line ending
 			while(!params.end.Matches(INPUT) && !Exp::Break.Matches(INPUT)) {
-				if(INPUT.peek() == EOF)
+				if(!INPUT)
 					break;
 
 				// document indicator?
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace YAML
 			}
 
 			// eof? if we're looking to eat something, then we throw
-			if(INPUT.peek() == EOF) {
+			if(!INPUT) {
 				if(params.eatEnd)
 					throw ParserException(INPUT.line, INPUT.column, ErrorMsg::EOF_IN_SCALAR);
 				break;
diff --git a/src/scantoken.cpp b/src/scantoken.cpp
index 39f6720..0a6b329 100644
--- a/src/scantoken.cpp
+++ b/src/scantoken.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		INPUT.eat(1);
 
 		// read name
-		while(INPUT.peek() != EOF && !Exp::BlankOrBreak.Matches(INPUT))
+		while(INPUT && !Exp::BlankOrBreak.Matches(INPUT))
 			name += INPUT.get();
 
 		// read parameters
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ namespace YAML
 				INPUT.eat(1);
 
 			// break on newline or comment
-			if(INPUT.peek() == EOF || Exp::Break.Matches(INPUT) || Exp::Comment.Matches(INPUT))
+			if(!INPUT || Exp::Break.Matches(INPUT) || Exp::Comment.Matches(INPUT))
 				break;
 
 			// now read parameter
 			std::string param;
-			while(INPUT.peek() != EOF && !Exp::BlankOrBreak.Matches(INPUT))
+			while(INPUT && !Exp::BlankOrBreak.Matches(INPUT))
 				param += INPUT.get();
 
 			params.push_back(param);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace YAML
 			throw ParserException(INPUT.line, INPUT.column, alias ? ErrorMsg::ALIAS_NOT_FOUND : ErrorMsg::ANCHOR_NOT_FOUND);
 
 		// and needs to end correctly
-		if(INPUT.peek() != EOF && !Exp::AnchorEnd.Matches(INPUT))
+		if(INPUT && !Exp::AnchorEnd.Matches(INPUT))
 			throw ParserException(INPUT.line, INPUT.column, alias ? ErrorMsg::CHAR_IN_ALIAS : ErrorMsg::CHAR_IN_ANCHOR);
 
 		// and we're done
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		handle += INPUT.get();
 
 		// read the handle
-		while(INPUT.peek() != EOF && INPUT.peek() != Keys::Tag && !Exp::BlankOrBreak.Matches(INPUT))
+		while(INPUT && INPUT.peek() != Keys::Tag && !Exp::BlankOrBreak.Matches(INPUT))
 			handle += INPUT.get();
 
 		// is there a suffix?
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ namespace YAML
 			handle += INPUT.get();
 
 			// then read it
-			while(INPUT.peek() != EOF && !Exp::BlankOrBreak.Matches(INPUT))
+			while(INPUT && !Exp::BlankOrBreak.Matches(INPUT))
 				suffix += INPUT.get();
 		} else {
 			// this is a bit weird: we keep just the '!' as the handle and move the rest to the suffix
diff --git a/src/sequence.h b/src/sequence.h
index 6d5b01c..ea47980 100644
--- a/src/sequence.h
+++ b/src/sequence.h
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ namespace YAML
 
 		// ordering
 		virtual int Compare(Content *pContent);
-		virtual int Compare(Scalar *pScalar) { return 1; }
+		virtual int Compare(Scalar *) { return 1; }
 		virtual int Compare(Sequence *pSeq);
-		virtual int Compare(Map *pMap) { return -1; }
+		virtual int Compare(Map *) { return -1; }
 
 	private:
 		void ParseBlock(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
diff --git a/src/stream.cpp b/src/stream.cpp
index dc5a3ad..aa957c3 100644
--- a/src/stream.cpp
+++ b/src/stream.cpp
@@ -6,13 +6,18 @@ namespace YAML
 {
 	Stream::Stream(std::istream& input): buffer(0), pos(0), line(0), column(0), size(0)
 	{
+		if(!input)
+			return;
+
 		std::streambuf *pBuf = input.rdbuf();
 
 		// store entire file in buffer
 		size = pBuf->pubseekoff(0, std::ios::end, std::ios::in);
 		pBuf->pubseekpos(0, std::ios::in);
 		buffer = new char[size];
-		pBuf->sgetn(buffer, size);
+		size = pBuf->sgetn(buffer, size);  // Note: when reading a Windows CR/LF file,
+		                                   // pubseekoff() counts CR/LF as two characters,
+		                                   // setgn() reads CR/LF as a single LF character!
 	}
 
 	Stream::~Stream()
diff --git a/src/stream.h b/src/stream.h
index 5f12f79..d35f3fe 100644
--- a/src/stream.h
+++ b/src/stream.h
@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@
 
 namespace YAML
 {
+	// a simple buffer wrapper that knows how big it is
+	struct Buffer {
+		Buffer(char *b, int s): buffer(b), size(s) {}
+
+		operator bool() const { return size > 0; }
+		bool operator !() const { return !static_cast <bool> (*this); }
+		char operator [] (int i) const { return buffer[i]; }
+		const Buffer operator + (int offset) const { return Buffer(buffer + offset, size - offset); }
+
+		char *buffer;
+		int size;
+	};
+
 	class Stream
 	{
 	public:
@@ -14,7 +27,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		operator bool() const;
 		bool operator !() const { return !static_cast <bool>(*this); }
 
-		const char *current() const { return buffer + pos; }
+		const Buffer current() const { return Buffer(buffer + pos, size - pos); }
 		char peek();
 		char get();
 		std::string get(int n);
diff --git a/yaml-reader/tests/test.yaml b/yaml-reader/tests/test.yaml
index 32d3ff8..00e30f5 100644
--- a/yaml-reader/tests/test.yaml
+++ b/yaml-reader/tests/test.yaml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-- test
+---
+...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yamlcpp.vcproj b/yamlcpp.vcproj
index ee5923c..58a1736 100644
--- a/yamlcpp.vcproj
+++ b/yamlcpp.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
-				WarningLevel="3"
+				WarningLevel="4"
 				DebugInformationFormat="3"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
-				WarningLevel="3"
+				WarningLevel="4"
 				DebugInformationFormat="3"
 			/>
 			<Tool