1 files changed, 2 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index f8adc8f5d0..9980461456 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -1707,12 +1707,7 @@ char *args;
 #ifdef MYSWAP
 #if BYTEORDER != 0x4321
 short
-#ifndef CAN_PROTOTYPE
-my_swap(s)
-short s;
-#else
 my_swap(short s)
-#endif
 {
 #if (BYTEORDER & 1) == 0
     short result;
@@ -1725,12 +1720,7 @@ my_swap(short s)
 }
 
 long
-#ifndef CAN_PROTOTYPE
-my_htonl(l)
-register long l;
-#else
 my_htonl(long l)
-#endif
 {
     union {
 	long result;
@@ -1759,12 +1749,7 @@ my_htonl(long l)
 }
 
 long
-#ifndef CAN_PROTOTYPE
-my_ntohl(l)
-register long l;
-#else
 my_ntohl(long l)
-#endif
 {
     union {
 	long l;
@@ -1870,14 +1855,14 @@ my_popen(char *cmd, char *mode)
 	return my_syspopen(cmd,mode);
     }
 #endif 
-    if (PerlProc_pipe(p) < 0)
-	return Nullfp;
     This = (*mode == 'w');
     that = !This;
     if (doexec && tainting) {
 	taint_env();
 	taint_proper("Insecure %s%s", "EXEC");
     }
+    if (PerlProc_pipe(p) < 0)
+	return Nullfp;
     while ((pid = (doexec?vfork():fork())) < 0) {
 	if (errno != EAGAIN) {
 	    PerlLIO_close(p[This]);