diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d415dcbda0..d7f33c50d2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ LIBS="$save_libs"
 dnl *** checks for dependency libraries ***
 
 dnl GLib
-GLIB_REQ=2.22
+GLIB_REQ=2.24
 
 AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([$GLIB_REQ])
 
diff --git a/docs/random/release b/docs/random/release
index 6a8a3779e3..f45bf97c1b 100644
--- a/docs/random/release
+++ b/docs/random/release
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ RELEASE PROCEDURE:
     + e.g:
        scp gstreamer-0.10.42.tar.gz master.gnome.org:
        ssh master.gnome.org
-       install-module gstreamer-0.10.42.tar.gz
+       ftpadmin install gstreamer-0.10.42.tar.gz
 
   - Send release announcements to:
     gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net gstreamer-announce@lists.sourceforge.net kde-multimedia@kde.org gnome-multimedia@gnome.org
diff --git a/gst/gstcaps.c b/gst/gstcaps.c
index f3158b6944..47d22cbc47 100644
--- a/gst/gstcaps.c
+++ b/gst/gstcaps.c
@@ -847,12 +847,7 @@ gst_caps_set_simple_valist (GstCaps * caps, const char *field, va_list varargs)
       g_warning ("Don't use G_TYPE_DATE, use GST_TYPE_DATE instead\n");
       type = GST_TYPE_DATE;
     }
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,23,3)
     G_VALUE_COLLECT_INIT (&value, type, varargs, 0, &err);
-#else
-    g_value_init (&value, type);
-    G_VALUE_COLLECT (&value, varargs, 0, &err);
-#endif
     if (G_UNLIKELY (err)) {
       g_critical ("%s", err);
       return;
diff --git a/gst/gstchildproxy.c b/gst/gstchildproxy.c
index 65e9527a4d..2054aa0298 100644
--- a/gst/gstchildproxy.c
+++ b/gst/gstchildproxy.c
@@ -391,13 +391,9 @@ gst_child_proxy_set_valist (GstObject * object,
     if (!gst_child_proxy_lookup (object, name, &target, &pspec))
       goto not_found;
 
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,23,3)
     G_VALUE_COLLECT_INIT (&value, pspec->value_type, var_args,
         G_VALUE_NOCOPY_CONTENTS, &error);
-#else
-    g_value_init (&value, G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE (pspec));
-    G_VALUE_COLLECT (&value, var_args, G_VALUE_NOCOPY_CONTENTS, &error);
-#endif
+
     if (error)
       goto cant_copy;
 
diff --git a/gst/gstpoll.c b/gst/gstpoll.c
index 76a7a30e6a..8bb282a92f 100644
--- a/gst/gstpoll.c
+++ b/gst/gstpoll.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static gboolean gst_poll_add_fd_unlocked (GstPoll * set, GstPollFD * fd);
 #define WAKE_EVENT(s)       (write ((s)->control_write_fd.fd, "W", 1) == 1)
 #define RELEASE_EVENT(s)    (read ((s)->control_read_fd.fd, (s)->buf, 1) == 1)
 #else
-#define WAKE_EVENT(s)       (SetEvent ((s)->wakeup_event))
+#define WAKE_EVENT(s)       (SetEvent ((s)->wakeup_event), errno = GetLastError () == NO_ERROR ? 0 : EACCES, errno == 0 ? 1 : 0)
 #define RELEASE_EVENT(s)    (ResetEvent ((s)->wakeup_event))
 #endif
 
diff --git a/gst/gstpreset.c b/gst/gstpreset.c
index b958baac56..6280896ff6 100644
--- a/gst/gstpreset.c
+++ b/gst/gstpreset.c
@@ -255,12 +255,13 @@ wrong_name:
 static guint64
 preset_parse_version (const gchar * str_version)
 {
-  gint major, minor, micro, nano, num;
+  guint major, minor, micro, nano;
+  gint num;
 
   major = minor = micro = nano = 0;
 
   /* parse version (e.g. 0.10.15.1) to guint64 */
-  num = sscanf (str_version, "%d.%d.%d.%d", &major, &minor, &micro, &nano);
+  num = sscanf (str_version, "%u.%u.%u.%u", &major, &minor, &micro, &nano);
   /* make sure we have atleast "major.minor" */
   if (num > 1) {
     guint64 version;
diff --git a/gst/gstregistrybinary.h b/gst/gstregistrybinary.h
index a367f4100b..aa2c6d31ff 100644
--- a/gst/gstregistrybinary.h
+++ b/gst/gstregistrybinary.h
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * This _must_ be updated whenever the registry format changes,
  * we currently use the core version where this change happened.
  */
-#define GST_MAGIC_BINARY_VERSION_STR ("0.10.30.1")
+#define GST_MAGIC_BINARY_VERSION_STR "0.10.30.1"
 
 /*
  * GST_MAGIC_BINARY_VERSION_LEN:
  *
- * length of the version string.
+ * Maximum length of the version string in the header.
  */
 #define GST_MAGIC_BINARY_VERSION_LEN (64)
 
diff --git a/gst/gststructure.c b/gst/gststructure.c
index 7b910ba46f..6ff9432b01 100644
--- a/gst/gststructure.c
+++ b/gst/gststructure.c
@@ -585,12 +585,7 @@ gst_structure_set_valist_internal (GstStructure * structure,
       g_warning ("Don't use G_TYPE_DATE, use GST_TYPE_DATE instead\n");
       type = GST_TYPE_DATE;
     }
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,23,3)
     G_VALUE_COLLECT_INIT (&field.value, type, varargs, 0, &err);
-#else
-    g_value_init (&field.value, type);
-    G_VALUE_COLLECT (&field.value, varargs, 0, &err);
-#endif
     if (G_UNLIKELY (err)) {
       g_critical ("%s", err);
       return;
diff --git a/gst/gstsystemclock.c b/gst/gstsystemclock.c
index fbd4c3b1e4..03bae21d6d 100644
--- a/gst/gstsystemclock.c
+++ b/gst/gstsystemclock.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #  define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN   /* prevents from including too many things */
 #  include <windows.h>          /* QueryPerformance* stuff */
 #  undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#  define EWOULDBLOCK EAGAIN    /* This is just to placate gcc */
 #endif /* G_OS_WIN32 */
 
 #define GET_ENTRY_STATUS(e)          (g_atomic_int_get(&GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_STATUS(e)))
diff --git a/gst/gsttaglist.c b/gst/gsttaglist.c
index fabc24ccfd..ab6eddafab 100644
--- a/gst/gsttaglist.c
+++ b/gst/gsttaglist.c
@@ -1011,12 +1011,7 @@ gst_tag_list_add_valist (GstTagList * list, GstTagMergeMode mode,
       g_warning ("unknown tag '%s'", tag);
       return;
     }
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,23,3)
     G_VALUE_COLLECT_INIT (&value, info->type, var_args, 0, &error);
-#else
-    g_value_init (&value, info->type);
-    G_VALUE_COLLECT (&value, var_args, 0, &error);
-#endif
     if (error) {
       g_warning ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error);
       g_free (error);