diff -ur mmseq-1.0.8a/src/bms.hpp mmseq-1.0.8a.new/src/bms.hpp
--- mmseq-1.0.8a/src/bms.hpp	2014-01-09 22:45:54.000000000 +0000
+++ mmseq-1.0.8a.new/src/bms.hpp	2016-02-12 10:00:33.330772798 +0000
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   vector<bool> Pnil;
   bool fixalpha;
 
-  static const double g=2.0;
+  static constexpr double g=2.0;
   gsl_rng ** rg;
   int max_threads;