diff --git a/eo/src/Makefile.am b/eo/src/Makefile.am
index 4efd7604..bb878cc8 100644
--- a/eo/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/eo/src/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SUBDIRS = es ga gp utils other
 CPPFLAGS = -O2
 
 lib_LIBRARIES = libeo.a
-libeo_a_SOURCES = eoFunctorStore.cpp eoPersistent.cpp eoPrintable.cpp
+libeo_a_SOURCES = eoFunctorStore.cpp eoPersistent.cpp eoPrintable.cpp eoCtrlCContinue.cpp
 
 libeoincdir = $(includedir)/eo
 libeoinc_HEADERS = *.h eo
diff --git a/eo/src/eoCtrlCContinue.cpp b/eo/src/eoCtrlCContinue.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce25e65d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eo/src/eoCtrlCContinue.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// -*- mode: c++; c-indent-level: 4; c++-member-init-indent: 8; comment-column: 35; -*-
+ 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// eoCtrlCContinue.cpp
+// (c) EEAAX 1996 - GeNeura Team, 1998 - Maarten Keijzer 2000 
+/*
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ 
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ 
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ 
+    Contact: todos@geneura.ugr.es, http://geneura.ugr.es
+             Marc.Schoenauer@polytechnique.fr
+             mak@dhi.dk
+*/
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stream.h>
+
+// --- Global variables - but don't know what else to do - MS ---
+static bool     arret_demande = false;
+static bool     existCtrlCContinue = false;
+
+//
+// The signal handler - installed in the eoCtrlCContinue Ctor
+//
+void signal_handler( int sig )
+// ---------------------------
+{
+    // --- On veut la paix, jusqu'a la fin ---
+    signal( SIGINT, SIG_IGN );
+    signal( SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN );
+    cerr << "Ctrl C entered ... closing down" << endl ;
+    arret_demande = true;
+}
+
diff --git a/eo/src/eoCtrlCContinue.h b/eo/src/eoCtrlCContinue.h
index 3a2adfcb..66708083 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoCtrlCContinue.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoCtrlCContinue.h
@@ -23,39 +23,18 @@
              mak@dhi.dk
 */
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// the same thing can probably be done in MS environement, but I hoave no way
+// to test it so at the moment it is commented out when in MSVC
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
+
 #ifndef eoCtrlCContinue_h
 #define eoCtrlCContinue_h
 
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <eoContinue.h>
 
-// --- Global variables - but don't know what else to do - MS ---
-static bool     arret_demande = false;
-static bool     existCtrlCContinue = false;
-
-//
-// The signal handler - installed in the eoCtrlCContinue Ctor
-//
-void signal_handler( int sig )
-// ---------------------------
-{
-    // --- On veut la paix, jusqu'a la fin ---
-    signal( SIGINT, SIG_IGN );
-    signal( SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN );
-    cerr << "Ctrl C entered ... closing down" << endl ;
-    arret_demande = true;
-}
-
-//
-// Permet de savoir si on a appuye sur Control-C
-// (renvoie alors 1)
-//
-int AppliArretDemande()
-// --------------------
-{
-    return arret_demande;
-}
+extern bool     arret_demande, existCtrlCContinue;
 
+extern void signal_handler( int sig );
 
 
 /**
@@ -67,7 +46,7 @@ class eoCtrlCContinue: public eoContinue<EOT>
 public:
  
   /// Ctor : installs the signal handler
-  eoCtrlCContinue() 
+  eoCtrlCContinue()
   {
     // First checks that no other eoCtrlCContinue does exist
     if (existCtrlCContinue)
@@ -85,8 +64,9 @@ public:
       return false;
     return true;
   }
-
 };
 
 
 #endif
+
+#endif // of MSVC comment-out
diff --git a/eo/src/eoPop.h b/eo/src/eoPop.h
index caebf929..c5323644 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoPop.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoPop.h
@@ -234,6 +234,22 @@ class eoPop: public vector<EOT>, public eoObject, public eoPersistent
       std::swap(static_cast<vector<EOT>& >(*this), static_cast<vector<EOT>& >(other));
   }
   
+  /**
+   * Prints sorted pop but does NOT modify it!
+   *
+   * @param _os A ostream. 
+   */
+  virtual void sortedPrintOn(ostream& _os) const 
+  {
+    vector<const EOT*> result;
+    sort(result);
+    _os << size() << '\n';
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < size(); ++i)
+      {
+	_os << *result[i] << endl;
+      }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Write object. It's called printOn since it prints the object _on_ a stream.
    * @param _os A ostream. 
@@ -242,7 +258,7 @@ class eoPop: public vector<EOT>, public eoObject, public eoPersistent
   {
         _os << size() << '\n';
         copy( begin(), end(), ostream_iterator<EOT>( _os, "\n") );
-  };
+  }
 
   /** @name Methods from eoObject	*/
   //@{