From that what I remember, it was my M$ Visual C++ some of latest versions forced me to use those _s commands instead old ones.
http://forums.bots-united.com/showpo...&postcount=571
I don't remember how I recompiled "my" latest sources for linux. I had to add some IF defined or something like this. Doesn't matter - if the sources You have taken from latest beta, it's OK. Good luck with fixing bugs and improving podbot mm.