diff --git a/src/platform/pe.hpp b/src/platform/pe.hpp
index 88d1818..b5c33c0 100644
--- a/src/platform/pe.hpp
+++ b/src/platform/pe.hpp
@@ -49,14 +49,18 @@ namespace detail {
         uintptr_t image_base;
         if(optional_header_magic == IMAGE_NT_OPTIONAL_HDR32_MAGIC) {
             // 32 bit
-            image_base = pe_byteswap_if_needed(
-                load_bytes<DWORD>(file, nt_header_offset + 0x18 + 0x1c) // optional header + 0x1c
+            image_base = to<uintptr_t>(
+                pe_byteswap_if_needed(
+                    load_bytes<DWORD>(file, nt_header_offset + 0x18 + 0x1c) // optional header + 0x1c
+                )
             );
         } else {
             // 64 bit
             // I get an "error: 'QWORD' was not declared in this scope" for some reason when using QWORD
-            image_base = pe_byteswap_if_needed(
-                load_bytes<unsigned __int64>(file, nt_header_offset + 0x18 + 0x18) // optional header + 0x18
+            image_base = to<uintptr_t>(
+                pe_byteswap_if_needed(
+                    load_bytes<unsigned __int64>(file, nt_header_offset + 0x18 + 0x18) // optional header + 0x18
+                )
             );
         }
         fclose(file);
diff --git a/src/platform/utils.hpp b/src/platform/utils.hpp
index b1e599f..1e4fddb 100644
--- a/src/platform/utils.hpp
+++ b/src/platform/utils.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  #include <sys/stat.h>
 #endif
 
-
 namespace cpptrace {
 namespace detail {
     inline std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& str, const std::string& delims) {
@@ -336,6 +335,18 @@ namespace detail {
             return path.substr(pos + 1);
         }
     }
+
+    // A way to cast to unsigned long long without "warning: useless cast to type"
+    template<typename T>
+    unsigned long long to_ull(T t) {
+        return static_cast<unsigned long long>(t);
+    }
+
+    // A way to cast to U without "warning: useless cast to type"
+    template<typename U, typename V>
+    unsigned long long to(V v) {
+        return static_cast<U>(v);
+    }
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/symbols/symbols_with_libdwarf.cpp b/src/symbols/symbols_with_libdwarf.cpp
index 50257e4..123be00 100644
--- a/src/symbols/symbols_with_libdwarf.cpp
+++ b/src/symbols/symbols_with_libdwarf.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace libdwarf {
     constexpr bool trace_dwarf = false;
 
     static void err_handler(Dwarf_Error err, Dwarf_Ptr errarg) {
-        printf("libdwarf error reading %s: %lu %s\n", "xx", (unsigned long)dwarf_errno(err), dwarf_errmsg(err));
+        printf("libdwarf error reading %s: %llu %s\n", "xx", to_ull(dwarf_errno(err)), dwarf_errmsg(err));
         if(errarg) {
             printf("Error: errarg is nonnull but it should be null\n");
         }
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ namespace libdwarf {
             fprintf(
                 stderr,
                 "%08llx %s %s\n",
-                (unsigned long long) get_global_offset(),
+                to_ull(get_global_offset()),
                 get_tag_name(),
                 get_name().c_str()
             );
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ namespace libdwarf {
                         fprintf(
                             stderr,
                             "-------------> %08llx %s %s\n",
-                            (unsigned long long) die.get_global_offset(),
+                            to_ull(die.get_global_offset()),
                             die.get_tag_name(),
                             die.get_name().c_str()
                         );
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ namespace libdwarf {
                                 stderr,
                                 "%s %08llx %s\n",
                                 die.get_tag() == DW_TAG_namespace ? "pc maybe in die (namespace)" : "pc in die",
-                                (unsigned long long) die.get_global_offset(),
+                                to_ull(die.get_global_offset()),
                                 die.get_tag_name()
                             );
                         }
@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ namespace libdwarf {
             Dwarf_Unsigned version;
             Dwarf_Small table_count;
             Dwarf_Line_Context ctxt;
-            Dwarf_Bool is_found = false;
             (void)dwversion;
             auto off = die.get_global_offset();
             auto it = line_contexts.find(off);
@@ -877,12 +876,9 @@ namespace libdwarf {
                                 last_pc_line = j_line;
                             }
                         }
-                        is_found = true;
                         handle_line(last_pc_line, frame);
                         break;
-                    } else if(prev_line && pc > prev_lineaddr &&
-                        pc < lineaddr) {
-                        is_found = true;
+                    } else if(prev_line && pc > prev_lineaddr && pc < lineaddr) {
                         handle_line(prev_line, frame);
                         break;
                     }
@@ -927,9 +923,9 @@ namespace libdwarf {
                             fprintf(
                                 stderr,
                                 "pc in die %08llx %s (now searching for %08llx)\n",
-                                (unsigned long long) cu_die.get_global_offset(),
+                                to_ull(cu_die.get_global_offset()),
                                 cu_die.get_tag_name(),
-                                pc
+                                to_ull(pc)
                             );
                         }
                         retrieve_line_info(cu_die, pc, dwversion, frame); // no offset for line info
@@ -984,7 +980,7 @@ namespace libdwarf {
         ) {
             if(dump_dwarf) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", obj_path.c_str());
-                fprintf(stderr, "%llx\n", pc);
+                fprintf(stderr, "%llx\n", to_ull(pc));
             }
             // Check for .debug_aranges for fast lookup
             Dwarf_Arange *aranges;
@@ -1028,7 +1024,7 @@ namespace libdwarf {
                     stderr,
                     "Starting resolution for %s %08llx %s\n",
                     obj_path.c_str(),
-                    (unsigned long long)frame_info.obj_address,
+                    to_ull(frame_info.obj_address),
                     frame_info.symbol.c_str()
                 );
             }