diff --git a/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h b/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h
index 1d5509ce..215af4f9 100644
--- a/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h
+++ b/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h
@@ -1020,6 +1020,14 @@ SetArgPointee(const T& x) {
   return MakePolymorphicAction(internal::SetArgumentPointeeAction<
       N, T, internal::IsAProtocolMessage<T>::value>(x));
 }
+// This overload allows SetArgPointee() to accept a string literal.
+template <size_t N>
+PolymorphicAction<
+  internal::SetArgumentPointeeAction<N, const char*, false> >
+SetArgPointee(const char* p) {
+  return MakePolymorphicAction(internal::SetArgumentPointeeAction<
+      N, const char*, false>(p));
+}
 // The following version is DEPRECATED.
 template <size_t N, typename T>
 PolymorphicAction<
diff --git a/scripts/gmock_doctor.py b/scripts/gmock_doctor.py
index 18c117fb..15e2433c 100755
--- a/scripts/gmock_doctor.py
+++ b/scripts/gmock_doctor.py
@@ -459,6 +459,20 @@ def _TypeInTemplatedBaseDiagnoser(msg):
       r'error: \'(?P<type>.+)\' was not declared in this scope\n'
       r'.*error: template argument 1 is invalid\n'
       r'.*error: \'.+\' was not declared in this scope')
+  clang_regex_type_of_retval_or_sole_param = (
+      _CLANG_FILE_LINE_RE +
+      r'error: use of undeclared identifier \'(?P<type>.*)\'\n'
+      r'(.*\n)*?'
+      r'(?P=file):(?P=line):(?P=column): error: '
+      r'non-friend class member \'Result\' cannot have a qualified name'
+      )
+  clang_regex_type_of_a_param = (
+      _CLANG_FILE_LINE_RE +
+      r'error: C\+\+ requires a type specifier for all declarations\n'
+      r'(.*\n)*?'
+      r'(?P=file):(?P=line):(?P=column): error: '
+      r'C\+\+ requires a type specifier for all declarations'
+      )
 
   diagnosis = """
 In a mock class template, types or typedefs defined in the base class
@@ -473,7 +487,9 @@ need to make it visible.  One way to do it is:
       [(gcc_4_3_1_regex_type_in_retval, diagnosis % {'type': 'Foo'}),
        (gcc_4_4_0_regex_type_in_retval, diagnosis % {'type': 'Foo'}),
        (gcc_regex_type_of_sole_param, diagnosis),
-       (gcc_regex_type_of_a_param, diagnosis)],
+       (gcc_regex_type_of_a_param, diagnosis),
+       (clang_regex_type_of_retval_or_sole_param, diagnosis),
+       (clang_regex_type_of_a_param, diagnosis % {'type': 'Foo'})],
       msg)
 
 
diff --git a/test/gmock-actions_test.cc b/test/gmock-actions_test.cc
index 7200fa1a..e12402b9 100644
--- a/test/gmock-actions_test.cc
+++ b/test/gmock-actions_test.cc
@@ -715,6 +715,43 @@ TEST(SetArgPointeeTest, SetsTheNthPointee) {
   EXPECT_EQ('a', ch);
 }
 
+// Tests that SetArgPointee<N>() accepts a string literal.
+TEST(SetArgPointeeTest, AcceptsStringLiteral) {
+  typedef void MyFunction(bool, std::string*, const char**);
+  Action<MyFunction> a = SetArgPointee<1>("hi");
+  std::string str;
+  const char* ptr = NULL;
+  a.Perform(make_tuple(true, &str, &ptr));
+  EXPECT_EQ("hi", str);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(ptr == NULL);
+
+  a = SetArgPointee<2>("world");
+  str = "";
+  a.Perform(make_tuple(true, &str, &ptr));
+  EXPECT_EQ("", str);
+  EXPECT_STREQ("world", ptr);
+}
+
+// Tests that SetArgPointee<N>() accepts a char pointer.
+TEST(SetArgPointeeTest, AcceptsCharPointer) {
+  typedef void MyFunction(bool, std::string*, const char**);
+  const char* const hi = "hi";
+  Action<MyFunction> a = SetArgPointee<1>(hi);
+  std::string str;
+  const char* ptr = NULL;
+  a.Perform(make_tuple(true, &str, &ptr));
+  EXPECT_EQ("hi", str);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(ptr == NULL);
+
+  char world_array[] = "world";
+  char* const world = world_array;
+  a = SetArgPointee<2>(world);
+  str = "";
+  a.Perform(make_tuple(true, &str, &ptr));
+  EXPECT_EQ("", str);
+  EXPECT_EQ(world, ptr);
+}
+
 #if GTEST_HAS_PROTOBUF_
 
 // Tests that SetArgPointee<N>(proto_buffer) sets the v1 protobuf
diff --git a/test/gmock_test.cc b/test/gmock_test.cc
index ba137dd3..0b891137 100644
--- a/test/gmock_test.cc
+++ b/test/gmock_test.cc
@@ -251,5 +251,5 @@ TEST(WideInitGoogleMockTest, CallsInitGoogleTest) {
 TEST(FlagTest, IsAccessibleInCode) {
   bool dummy = testing::GMOCK_FLAG(catch_leaked_mocks) &&
       testing::GMOCK_FLAG(verbose) == "";
-  dummy = dummy;  // Avoids the "unused local variable" warning.
+  (void)dummy;  // Avoids the "unused local variable" warning.
 }