diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f1e187054ce09565016ebdd93ca96ce2c492700c..d536474135c0bbdae1523d1a34ebe39577502ed9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -928,6 +928,9 @@ if(WIN32)
     unix2dos(DEMO_FILES)
   endif(CYGWIN)
 elseif(APPLE)
+  # set these so that the files get installed nicely in the MacOSX
+  # .app bundle (FIXME: this screws up a standard "make install" on
+  # MacOS)
   set(GMSH_BIN ../MacOS)
   set(GMSH_DOC ../../..)
   set(GMSH_MAN ../../..)
diff --git a/Geo/Geo.cpp b/Geo/Geo.cpp
index 76a25cb7e64ceb1c3248263371ee5fbd5af08329..53d33fd68c9ad7e01d7bc37b4b14eaaf3d9aeaa2 100644
--- a/Geo/Geo.cpp
+++ b/Geo/Geo.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #include "Field.h"
 #endif
 
-#define SQU(a)      ((a)*(a))
-
 static List_T *ListOfTransformedPoints = NULL;
 
 // Comparison routines