diff --git a/misc/deco/patches/patch-cap_c b/misc/deco/patches/patch-cap_c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07014a92114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/deco/patches/patch-cap_c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-cap_c,v 1.1 2012/03/23 21:08:09 naddy Exp $
+--- cap.c.orig	Fri Mar 23 22:01:28 2012
++++ cap.c	Fri Mar 23 22:01:46 2012
+@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
+ /* #define DEBUG */
+ 
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#include <string.h>
+ #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
+ #   include <unistd.h>
+ #endif
diff --git a/misc/deco/patches/patch-com_c b/misc/deco/patches/patch-com_c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d69b7b01b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/deco/patches/patch-com_c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-com_c,v 1.1 2012/03/23 21:08:09 naddy Exp $
+--- com.c.orig	Fri Mar 23 22:02:21 2012
++++ com.c	Fri Mar 23 22:02:37 2012
+@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
++#include <string.h>
+ #include <signal.h>
+ #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+ #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
diff --git a/misc/deco/patches/patch-configure b/misc/deco/patches/patch-configure
index 269e724e5a2..353db4d9b3f 100644
--- a/misc/deco/patches/patch-configure
+++ b/misc/deco/patches/patch-configure
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-$OpenBSD: patch-configure,v 1.1 2002/03/21 09:59:48 form Exp $
---- configure.orig	Fri Jul 18 21:48:13 1997
-+++ configure	Thu Mar 21 15:23:54 2002
+$OpenBSD: patch-configure,v 1.2 2012/03/23 21:08:09 naddy Exp $
+--- configure.orig	Fri Jul 18 16:48:13 1997
++++ configure	Fri Mar 23 21:59:54 2012
+@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ fi
+ 
+ fi
+ 
+-for ac_func in gethostname getgroups opendir memcpy strtol dirfd tcgetattr tcsetpgrp killpg
++for ac_func in gethostname getgroups opendir memcpy strtol dirfd tcgetattr tcsetpgrp killpg execvpe
+ do
+ echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+ echo "configure:2001: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 @@ -2092,14 +2092,14 @@ else
    echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
  fi
diff --git a/misc/deco/patches/patch-edit_c b/misc/deco/patches/patch-edit_c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b4e08e4270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/deco/patches/patch-edit_c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-edit_c,v 1.1 2012/03/23 21:08:09 naddy Exp $
+--- edit.c.orig	Fri Mar 23 22:02:54 2012
++++ edit.c	Fri Mar 23 22:03:03 2012
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#include <string.h>
+ #include "deco.h"
+ #include "scr.h"
+ #include "rec.h"
diff --git a/misc/deco/patches/patch-help_c b/misc/deco/patches/patch-help_c
index c672c30b707..43251895996 100644
--- a/misc/deco/patches/patch-help_c
+++ b/misc/deco/patches/patch-help_c
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-$OpenBSD: patch-help_c,v 1.2 2002/04/24 11:27:20 form Exp $
---- help.c.orig	Sun Jul 13 01:54:34 1997
-+++ help.c	Wed Apr 24 18:27:02 2002
-@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-help_c,v 1.3 2012/03/23 21:08:09 naddy Exp $
+--- help.c.orig	Sat Jul 12 20:54:34 1997
++++ help.c	Fri Mar 23 22:03:21 2012
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
++#include <string.h>
+ #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
+ #   include <unistd.h>
+ #endif
+@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
  
  #define CS              34
  #define HELPDIR         "/usr/lib/deco/help/"
diff --git a/misc/deco/patches/patch-hexview_c b/misc/deco/patches/patch-hexview_c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e06bc81ce7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/deco/patches/patch-hexview_c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-hexview_c,v 1.1 2012/03/23 21:08:09 naddy Exp $
+--- hexview.c.orig	Fri Mar 23 22:03:36 2012
++++ hexview.c	Fri Mar 23 22:03:45 2012
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
++#include <string.h>
+ #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
+ #   include <unistd.h>
+ #endif
diff --git a/misc/deco/patches/patch-main_c b/misc/deco/patches/patch-main_c
index 682ce293113..3d90be7fec5 100644
--- a/misc/deco/patches/patch-main_c
+++ b/misc/deco/patches/patch-main_c
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-$OpenBSD: patch-main_c,v 1.1 2002/03/21 09:59:48 form Exp $
---- main.c.orig	Tue Dec 29 02:16:43 1998
-+++ main.c	Thu Mar 21 15:23:54 2002
-@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void execute (void);
+$OpenBSD: patch-main_c,v 1.2 2012/03/23 21:08:09 naddy Exp $
+--- main.c.orig	Mon Dec 28 21:16:43 1998
++++ main.c	Fri Mar 23 22:04:01 2012
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#include <string.h>
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
+ #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ static void execute (void);
  static void docmdreg (int c);
  static void doscrreg (int c);
  
diff --git a/misc/deco/patches/patch-menu_c b/misc/deco/patches/patch-menu_c
index a4fcf65df66..8d386293642 100644
--- a/misc/deco/patches/patch-menu_c
+++ b/misc/deco/patches/patch-menu_c
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-$OpenBSD: patch-menu_c,v 1.1 2002/03/21 09:59:48 form Exp $
---- menu.c.orig	Sun Jul 13 00:53:25 1997
-+++ menu.c	Thu Mar 21 15:23:54 2002
-@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-menu_c,v 1.2 2012/03/23 21:08:09 naddy Exp $
+--- menu.c.orig	Sat Jul 12 19:53:25 1997
++++ menu.c	Fri Mar 23 22:04:21 2012
+@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
++#include <string.h>
 +#include <time.h>
  #include "deco.h"
  #include "scr.h"
diff --git a/misc/deco/patches/patch-run_c b/misc/deco/patches/patch-run_c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62eefe21a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/deco/patches/patch-run_c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-run_c,v 1.1 2012/03/23 21:08:09 naddy Exp $
+--- run.c.orig	Fri Mar 23 21:56:54 2012
++++ run.c	Fri Mar 23 21:57:30 2012
+@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ void runcancel ()
+ 	free (arg);
+ }
+ 
++#if !HAVE_EXECVPE
+ static char *execat (char *s1, char *s2, char *si)
+ {
+ 	register char *s;
+@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ retry:          (void) execve (fname, argv, envstr);
+ 		errno = EACCES;
+ 	return (-1);
+ }
++#endif	/* !HAVE_EXECVPE */
+ 
+ int runl (int silent, char *name, ...)
+ {
diff --git a/misc/deco/patches/patch-view_c b/misc/deco/patches/patch-view_c
index a3b24012e18..7e54bcfa219 100644
--- a/misc/deco/patches/patch-view_c
+++ b/misc/deco/patches/patch-view_c
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-$OpenBSD: patch-view_c,v 1.1 2002/03/21 09:59:48 form Exp $
---- view.c.orig	Sun Jul 13 00:53:25 1997
-+++ view.c	Thu Mar 21 15:23:54 2002
-@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-view_c,v 1.2 2012/03/23 21:08:09 naddy Exp $
+--- view.c.orig	Sat Jul 12 19:53:25 1997
++++ view.c	Fri Mar 23 22:04:41 2012
+@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
++#include <string.h>
 +#include <time.h>
  #include "deco.h"
  #include "scr.h"