diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/changes.txt b/Packages/Configuration/changes.txt
index 0300393807e..ef552708089 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/changes.txt
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2.8
++ CGAL_CFG_CCTYPE_MACRO_BUG.C run time test was buggy.
++ remove some "unused variable" warnings.
+
 2.7
 + Small fix to CGAL_CFG_NO_ITERATOR_TRAITS.C for MSVX 7
 
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_CCTYPE_MACRO_BUG.C b/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_CCTYPE_MACRO_BUG.C
index 8f1e997e9bc..c5193c1879a 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_CCTYPE_MACRO_BUG.C
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_CCTYPE_MACRO_BUG.C
@@ -46,11 +46,9 @@ using std::isspace;
 using std::isupper;
 using std::isxdigit;
 
-bool all_assertions_correct = true;
-
 int main()
 {
-  all_assertions_correct &= (std::isdigit('0'));
+  bool all_assertions_correct = std::isdigit('0');
   return !all_assertions_correct;
 }
 
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_DYNAMIC_CAST_BUG.C b/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_DYNAMIC_CAST_BUG.C
index 07b73381cc0..8815224805c 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_DYNAMIC_CAST_BUG.C
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_DYNAMIC_CAST_BUG.C
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ main()
 {
   W< P<int> > wp;
   W< L<int> >* wl_ptr = dynamic_cast<W< L<int> >* >( &wp );
+  (void) wl_ptr;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_AUTOMATIC_TEMPLATE_INCLUSION.C b/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_AUTOMATIC_TEMPLATE_INCLUSION.C
index 0bc64e19ff1..300159569ab 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_AUTOMATIC_TEMPLATE_INCLUSION.C
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_AUTOMATIC_TEMPLATE_INCLUSION.C
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int main()
 {
   A<float> a;
   float f = a.square(1.2);
+  (void) f;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_ITERATOR_TRAITS.C b/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_ITERATOR_TRAITS.C
index a1f51169303..1e98820c306 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_ITERATOR_TRAITS.C
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_ITERATOR_TRAITS.C
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ public:
 
 template < class I> inline
 typename iterator_traits<I>::iterator_category
-query( I i) {
+query( I) {
     return iterator_traits<I>::iterator_category();
 }
 
 // A function to match bidirectional iterators.
 inline
-int discr( std::bidirectional_iterator_tag tag) { return 42; }
+int discr( std::bidirectional_iterator_tag ) { return 42; }
 
 bool all_assertions_correct = true;
 
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_TMPL_IN_TMPL_PARAM.C b/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_TMPL_IN_TMPL_PARAM.C
index 43c901c5d9f..12e7a0ee462 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_TMPL_IN_TMPL_PARAM.C
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/config/testfiles/CGAL_CFG_NO_TMPL_IN_TMPL_PARAM.C
@@ -46,5 +46,7 @@ struct D {
 int main() {
     C<A> c(1);
     D< double, A> d( 3.8);
+    (void) c;
+    (void) d;
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/maintainer b/Packages/Configuration/maintainer
index 125b7dbacfa..dc99b90cd95 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/maintainer
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/maintainer
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-maintainer: Geert-Jan Giezeman <geert@cs.uu.nl>
+Geert-Jan Giezeman <geert@cs.uu.nl>
+Sylvain Pion <Sylvain.Pion@sophia.inria.fr>
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_CCTYPE_MACRO_BUG.C b/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_CCTYPE_MACRO_BUG.C
index 8f1e997e9bc..c5193c1879a 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_CCTYPE_MACRO_BUG.C
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_CCTYPE_MACRO_BUG.C
@@ -46,11 +46,9 @@ using std::isspace;
 using std::isupper;
 using std::isxdigit;
 
-bool all_assertions_correct = true;
-
 int main()
 {
-  all_assertions_correct &= (std::isdigit('0'));
+  bool all_assertions_correct = std::isdigit('0');
   return !all_assertions_correct;
 }
 
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_DYNAMIC_CAST_BUG.C b/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_DYNAMIC_CAST_BUG.C
index 07b73381cc0..8815224805c 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_DYNAMIC_CAST_BUG.C
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_DYNAMIC_CAST_BUG.C
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ main()
 {
   W< P<int> > wp;
   W< L<int> >* wl_ptr = dynamic_cast<W< L<int> >* >( &wp );
+  (void) wl_ptr;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_AUTOMATIC_TEMPLATE_INCLUSION.C b/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_AUTOMATIC_TEMPLATE_INCLUSION.C
index 0bc64e19ff1..300159569ab 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_AUTOMATIC_TEMPLATE_INCLUSION.C
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_AUTOMATIC_TEMPLATE_INCLUSION.C
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int main()
 {
   A<float> a;
   float f = a.square(1.2);
+  (void) f;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_ITERATOR_TRAITS.C b/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_ITERATOR_TRAITS.C
index a1f51169303..1e98820c306 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_ITERATOR_TRAITS.C
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_ITERATOR_TRAITS.C
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ public:
 
 template < class I> inline
 typename iterator_traits<I>::iterator_category
-query( I i) {
+query( I) {
     return iterator_traits<I>::iterator_category();
 }
 
 // A function to match bidirectional iterators.
 inline
-int discr( std::bidirectional_iterator_tag tag) { return 42; }
+int discr( std::bidirectional_iterator_tag ) { return 42; }
 
 bool all_assertions_correct = true;
 
diff --git a/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_TMPL_IN_TMPL_PARAM.C b/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_TMPL_IN_TMPL_PARAM.C
index 43c901c5d9f..12e7a0ee462 100644
--- a/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_TMPL_IN_TMPL_PARAM.C
+++ b/Packages/Configuration/test/Configuration/CGAL_CFG_NO_TMPL_IN_TMPL_PARAM.C
@@ -46,5 +46,7 @@ struct D {
 int main() {
     C<A> c(1);
     D< double, A> d( 3.8);
+    (void) c;
+    (void) d;
     return 0;
 }