diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/SConscript b/gtk2_ardour/SConscript
index 9f107633e1..0b38e61c57 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/SConscript
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/SConscript
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ rcu = gtkardour.Program(target = 'rcu', source = rcu_files)
 tt = gtkmmtests.Program(target = 'tt', source = tt_files)
 
 my_subst_dict = { }
-my_subst_dict['%INSTALL_PREFIX%'] = install_prefix
+my_subst_dict['%INSTALL_PREFIX%'] = final_prefix
 
 ardoursh = env.SubstInFile ('ardour.sh','ardour.sh.in', SUBST_DICT = my_subst_dict);
 env.AddPostAction (ardoursh, Chmod ('$TARGET', 0755))
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_options.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_options.cc
index 3674998189..82147f04ee 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_options.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_options.cc
@@ -585,12 +585,12 @@ ARDOUR_UI::map_output_auto_connect ()
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::map_meter_falloff ()
 {
-	const char* action = 0;
+	const char* action = X_("MeterFalloffMedium");
 
 	/* XXX hack alert. Fix this. Please */
 
 	float val = Config->get_meter_falloff ();
-	MeterFalloff code = (MeterFalloff) (floor (val));
+	MeterFalloff code = (MeterFalloff) (int) (floor (val));
 
 	switch (code) {
 	case MeterFalloffOff:
@@ -629,12 +629,12 @@ ARDOUR_UI::map_meter_falloff ()
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::map_meter_hold ()
 {
-	const char* action = 0;
+	const char* action = X_("MeterHoldMedium");
 
 	/* XXX hack alert. Fix this. Please */
 
 	float val = Config->get_meter_hold ();
-	MeterHold code = (MeterHold) (floor (val));
+	MeterHold code = (MeterHold) (int) (floor (val));
 
 	switch (code) {
 	case MeterHoldOff:
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc
index c24d393f53..97505d90f0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.cc
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ AudioStreamView::set_amplitude_above_axis (gdouble app)
 }
 
 void
-AudioStreamView::add_region_view_internal (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, bool wait_for_waves)
+AudioStreamView::add_region_view_internal (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, bool wait_for_waves, bool watch_death)
 {
 	AudioRegionView *region_view;
 
@@ -167,9 +167,10 @@ AudioStreamView::add_region_view_internal (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, bool wai
 
 	region_view->set_waveform_visible(_trackview.editor.show_waveforms());
 
-	/* catch regionview going away */
-
-	region->GoingAway.connect (bind (mem_fun (*this, &AudioStreamView::remove_region_view), boost::weak_ptr<Region> (r)));
+	if (watch_death) {
+		/* catch regionview going away */
+		region->GoingAway.connect (bind (mem_fun (*this, &AudioStreamView::remove_region_view), boost::weak_ptr<Region> (r)));
+	}
 
 	RegionViewAdded (region_view);
 }
@@ -604,7 +605,7 @@ AudioStreamView::update_rec_regions ()
 
 						if (origlen == 1) {
 							/* our special initial length */
-							add_region_view_internal (region, false);
+							add_region_view_internal (region, false, false);
 						}
 
 						/* also update rect */
@@ -629,7 +630,7 @@ AudioStreamView::update_rec_regions ()
 						
 						if (origlen == 1) {
 							/* our special initial length */
-							add_region_view_internal (region, false);
+							add_region_view_internal (region, false, false);
 						}
 						
 						/* also hide rect */
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.h b/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.h
index c6db40f336..b3bfb65c5c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_streamview.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class AudioStreamView : public StreamView
 	void rec_peak_range_ready (nframes_t start, nframes_t cnt, boost::weak_ptr<ARDOUR::Source> src); 
 	void update_rec_regions ();
 	
-	void add_region_view_internal (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>, bool wait_for_waves);
+	void add_region_view_internal (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>, bool wait_for_waves, bool watch_death);
 	void remove_region_view (boost::weak_ptr<ARDOUR::Region> );
 	void remove_audio_region_view (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::AudioRegion> );
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
index 10d409a9b0..beed74c59f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ StreamView::set_samples_per_unit (gdouble spp)
 void
 StreamView::add_region_view (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r)
 {
-	add_region_view_internal (r, true);
+	add_region_view_internal (r, true, true);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h
index cc5f9cb414..197c854b7a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ protected:
 	void         update_rec_box ();
 	virtual void update_rec_regions () = 0;
 	
-	virtual void add_region_view_internal (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>, bool wait_for_waves) = 0;
+	virtual void add_region_view_internal (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>, bool wait_for_waves, bool watch_death) = 0;
 	virtual void remove_region_view (boost::weak_ptr<ARDOUR::Region> );
 	//void         remove_rec_region (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Region>); (unused)