diff --git a/package/kde/arts/hotfixes-gcc43.patch b/package/kde/arts/hotfixes-gcc43.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ea83ad661..000000000
--- a/package/kde/arts/hotfixes-gcc43.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,278 +0,0 @@
---- ./artsc/artscbackend.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:49:37.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./artsc/artscbackend.cc	2008-06-11 00:49:44.000000000 +0200
-@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
- #include <queue>
- 
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <fcntl.h>
- #include <math.h>
---- ./flow/audioio.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:30:59.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/audioio.cc	2008-06-11 00:31:05.000000000 +0200
-@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
- #include <map>
- #include <list>
- #include <assert.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- 
- using namespace Arts;
- using namespace std;
---- ./flow/audioionull.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:32:06.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/audioionull.cc	2008-06-11 00:32:12.000000000 +0200
-@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
- #include <fcntl.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <iostream>
- #include <algorithm>
---- ./flow/audioiooss.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:31:27.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/audioiooss.cc	2008-06-11 00:31:37.000000000 +0200
-@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
- #include <fcntl.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <iostream>
- #include <algorithm>
---- ./flow/audioioossthreaded.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:41:40.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/audioioossthreaded.cc	2008-06-11 00:41:48.000000000 +0200
-@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
- #include <fcntl.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <iostream>
- #include <algorithm>
---- ./flow/audiosubsys.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:24:30.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/audiosubsys.cc	2008-06-11 00:24:39.000000000 +0200
-@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
- #include <errno.h>
- #include <fcntl.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <iostream>
---- ./flow/bytestreamtoaudio_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:28:31.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/bytestreamtoaudio_impl.cc	2008-06-11 00:28:39.000000000 +0200
-@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
- #include "stdsynthmodule.h"
- #include "resample.h"
- 
-+#include <string.h>
-+
- using namespace std;
- using namespace Arts;
- 
---- ./flow/datahandle_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:42:09.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/datahandle_impl.cc	2008-06-11 00:42:19.000000000 +0200
-@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
- #include <algorithm>
- #include <gslpp/datahandle.h>
- 
-+#include <string.h>
-+
- using namespace std;
- 
- namespace Arts {
---- ./flow/pipebuffer.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:25:10.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/pipebuffer.cc	2008-06-11 00:25:16.000000000 +0200
-@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
- 
- #include "pipebuffer.h"
- #include <assert.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- 
- using namespace std;
- using namespace Arts;
---- ./flow/stereovolumecontrol_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:29:16.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/stereovolumecontrol_impl.cc	2008-06-11 00:29:23.000000000 +0200
-@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
- #include "stdsynthmodule.h"
- #include "flowsystem.h"
- #include <debug.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- 
- using namespace Arts;
- 
---- ./flow/synth_play_wav_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:26:51.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/synth_play_wav_impl.cc	2008-06-11 00:27:08.000000000 +0200
-@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
- #include "convert.h"
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <iostream>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
-+#include <string.h>
-+#include <limits.h>
- 
- extern "C" {
- /* Some versions of libaudiofile seem to lack the extern "C" declaration,
---- ./flow/synth_record_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:30:18.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./flow/synth_record_impl.cc	2008-06-11 00:30:25.000000000 +0200
-@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
- #include "stdsynthmodule.h"
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <iostream>
-+#include <string.h>
- 
- #undef DEBUG_WAVEFORM
- #ifdef DEBUG_WAVEFORM
---- ./mcop/dispatcher.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:04:03.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./mcop/dispatcher.cc	2008-06-11 00:04:14.000000000 +0200
-@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
- #include <sys/stat.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <signal.h>
-+#include <string.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <errno.h>
- #include <iostream>
- 
---- ./mcop/mcoputils.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:12:29.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./mcop/mcoputils.cc	2008-06-11 00:12:41.000000000 +0200
-@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
- #include <errno.h>
- #include <config.h>
- #include <ctype.h>
-+#include <string.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <map>
- 	
---- ./mcop/object.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:05:11.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./mcop/object.cc	2008-06-11 00:05:19.000000000 +0200
-@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
- #include "debug.h"
- #include "anyref.h"
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <iostream>
- 
- using namespace std;
---- ./mcop/tcpconnection.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:06:13.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./mcop/tcpconnection.cc	2008-06-11 00:06:20.000000000 +0200
-@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
- #include <sys/types.h>
- #include <sys/socket.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #define queue cqueue
- #include <netdb.h>
- #undef queue
---- ./mcop/trader_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:17:28.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./mcop/trader_impl.cc	2008-06-11 00:17:36.000000000 +0200
-@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
- #include <sys/stat.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <dirent.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- 
- using namespace Arts;
- using namespace std;
---- ./mcop/unixconnection.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:06:51.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./mcop/unixconnection.cc	2008-06-11 00:06:57.000000000 +0200
-@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
- #include <sys/types.h>
- #include <sys/socket.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <sys/un.h>
- #include <errno.h>
- 
---- ./soundserver/artscat.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:47:13.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./soundserver/artscat.cc	2008-06-11 00:47:19.000000000 +0200
-@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
- #include "artsversion.h"
- 
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <fcntl.h>
- #include <iostream>
---- ./soundserver/artsd.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:45:29.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./soundserver/artsd.cc	2008-06-11 00:45:36.000000000 +0200
-@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
- #include <math.h>
- #include <iostream>
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include "soundserver.h"
- #include "audiosubsys.h"
- #include "audioio.h"
---- ./soundserver/artsplay.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:46:40.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./soundserver/artsplay.cc	2008-06-11 00:46:46.000000000 +0200
-@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <vector>
- #include <string>
-+#include <string.h>
- #include <iostream>
- 
- using namespace std;
---- ./soundserver/artsrec.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:48:59.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./soundserver/artsrec.cc	2008-06-11 00:49:05.000000000 +0200
-@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
- #include "debug.h"
- 
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <fcntl.h>
- #include <iostream>
---- ./soundserver/artsshell.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:48:13.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./soundserver/artsshell.cc	2008-06-11 00:48:25.000000000 +0200
-@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
- #include "artsversion.h"
- #include "tradercheck.h"
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- #include <math.h>
- 
- bool quiet = false;
---- ./soundserver/crashhandler.h.orig	2008-06-11 00:45:13.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./soundserver/crashhandler.h	2008-06-11 00:45:19.000000000 +0200
-@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
- #define __ARTS_CRASHHANDLER_H
- 
- #include <string>
-+#include <string.h>
- 
- namespace Arts {
- 
---- ./soundserver/fileinputstream_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:43:42.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./soundserver/fileinputstream_impl.cc	2008-06-11 00:43:48.000000000 +0200
-@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <sys/mman.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <fcntl.h>
- #include <iostream>
---- ./soundserver/soundserverstartup_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:45:59.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./soundserver/soundserverstartup_impl.cc	2008-06-11 00:46:06.000000000 +0200
-@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
- #include "debug.h"
- #include "soundserverstartup_impl.h"
- #include <sys/time.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <time.h>
- 
- using namespace Arts;
---- ./soundserver/soundserverv2_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-11 00:44:26.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./soundserver/soundserverv2_impl.cc	2008-06-11 00:44:37.000000000 +0200
-@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
- #include "soundserverv2_impl.h"
- #include "artsversion.h"
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- #include <sys/types.h>
- #include <sys/stat.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/package/kde/kdeaddons/hotfixes-gcc43.patch b/package/kde/kdeaddons/hotfixes-gcc43.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b8da93b6..000000000
--- a/package/kde/kdeaddons/hotfixes-gcc43.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
---- ./noatun-plugins/dub/dub/random.h.orig	2008-06-21 08:03:16.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./noatun-plugins/dub/dub/random.h	2008-06-21 08:03:38.000000000 +0200
-@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
- #define Random_Interface
- 
- #include <cstdlib>
-+#include <time.h>
- 
- // wrapper for random functions
- class Random {
---- ./noatun-plugins/noatunmadness/madness.cpp.orig	2008-06-21 08:09:47.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./noatun-plugins/noatunmadness/madness.cpp	2008-06-21 08:09:53.000000000 +0200
-@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
- #include <kwinmodule.h>
- #include <kiconloader.h>
- #include <math.h>
--#include <iostream.h>
-+#include <iostream>
- 
- #include <X11/Xlib.h>
- 
---- ./noatun-plugins/tippercanoe/sdlwrap.cpp.orig	2008-06-21 08:14:04.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./noatun-plugins/tippercanoe/sdlwrap.cpp	2008-06-21 08:14:09.000000000 +0200
-@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
- #include <time.h>
- #include <string.h>
- #include "syna.h"
--#include <iostream.h>
-+#include <iostream>
- #include <SDL_syswm.h>
- #include "SDL.h"
- 
diff --git a/package/kde/kdemultimedia/hotfixes-gcc43.patch b/package/kde/kdemultimedia/hotfixes-gcc43.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f97148a67..000000000
--- a/package/kde/kdemultimedia/hotfixes-gcc43.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
---- ./arts/builder/structure.cpp.orig	2008-06-13 11:24:39.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./arts/builder/structure.cpp	2008-06-13 11:24:46.000000000 +0200
-@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
- #include "soundserver.h"
- #include "kartsserver.h"
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <iostream>
- #include <fstream>
- #include <kdebug.h>
---- ./arts/modules/effects/synth_stereo_fir_equalizer_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-13 09:26:09.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./arts/modules/effects/synth_stereo_fir_equalizer_impl.cc	2008-06-13 09:26:16.000000000 +0200
-@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
- #include "artsmoduleseffects.h"
- 
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- 
- #include <kglobal.h>
- #include <klocale.h>
---- ./arts/modules/synth/synth_capture_wav_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-13 08:58:12.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./arts/modules/synth/synth_capture_wav_impl.cc	2008-06-13 08:58:20.000000000 +0200
-@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
- #include "stdsynthmodule.h"
- #include "debug.h"
- #include <fcntl.h>
-+#include <string.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- 
- using namespace std;
- namespace Arts {
---- ./arts/modules/synth/synth_midi_test_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-13 08:58:53.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./arts/modules/synth/synth_midi_test_impl.cc	2008-06-13 08:59:00.000000000 +0200
-@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
- #include "audiosubsys.h"
- #include <fstream>
- #include <math.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- 
- using namespace Arts;
- using namespace std;
---- ./arts/modules/synth/synth_noise_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-13 08:55:08.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./arts/modules/synth/synth_noise_impl.cc	2008-06-13 08:55:15.000000000 +0200
-@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
- #include "artsmodulessynth.h"
- #include "stdsynthmodule.h"
- 
-+#include <stdlib.h>
-+
- using namespace Arts;
- 
- namespace Arts {
---- ./arts/modules/synth/synth_osc_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-13 08:56:25.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./arts/modules/synth/synth_osc_impl.cc	2008-06-13 08:56:31.000000000 +0200
-@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
- #include <gsl/gslsignal.h>
- 
- #include <math.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- 
- using namespace Arts;
- 
---- ./arts/modules/synth/synth_play_pat_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-13 08:57:29.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./arts/modules/synth/synth_play_pat_impl.cc	2008-06-13 08:57:40.000000000 +0200
-@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
- #include <sys/stat.h>
- #include <stdsynthmodule.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
-+#include <string.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <math.h>
- #include <debug.h>
- #include <cache.h>
---- ./arts/modules/synth/synth_sequence_freq_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-13 09:04:38.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./arts/modules/synth/synth_sequence_freq_impl.cc	2008-06-13 09:04:52.000000000 +0200
-@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
- */
- 
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include "artsmodulessynth.h"
- #include "stdsynthmodule.h"
- #include <debug.h>
---- ./arts/modules/synth/synth_sequence_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-13 09:00:54.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./arts/modules/synth/synth_sequence_impl.cc	2008-06-13 09:01:03.000000000 +0200
-@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
-     */
- 
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
-+#include <string.h>
- #include "artsmodulessynth.h"
- #include "stdsynthmodule.h"
- 
---- ./arts/runtime/artsbuilderloader_impl.cc.orig	2008-06-13 08:25:32.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./arts/runtime/artsbuilderloader_impl.cc	2008-06-13 08:25:39.000000000 +0200
-@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
- #include <sys/types.h>
- #include <sys/stat.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
-+#include <stdlib.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <dirent.h>
- #include <set>
---- ./mpeglib/example/yaf/yafvorbis/vorbis_control.cpp.orig	2008-06-13 18:34:16.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./mpeglib/example/yaf/yafvorbis/vorbis_control.cpp	2008-06-13 18:34:29.000000000 +0200
-@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
- 
- 
- 
--#include <iostream.h>
-+#include <iostream>
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #include <math.h>
-@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
- #include <getopt.h>
- #endif
- 
-+using namespace std;
- 
- 
-