--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@
 	int i;
 	int regExsPerThread;
 	int completedRegExs;
-	int (*parseFunct) () = &ParseTxtLine;
-	fSeq_t *(*seqReadFunct) () = &ReadTxtSeqs;
+	int (*parseFunct) (char*, int,  tPat_t*) = &ParseTxtLine;
+	fSeq_t *(*seqReadFunct) (FILE*, int*) = &ReadTxtSeqs;
 	printFormat_t myFormat;
 	int ignoreCase = 0;
 
--- a/src/patternFunctions.c
+++ b/src/patternFunctions.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 // output file from Teiresias, which may or may not have logOdds values
 // 
 tPat_t *
-ReadTPats(FILE * INPUT, int getOffsets, int *numberOfPatterns, int (*parseFunct) ())
+ReadTPats(FILE * INPUT, int getOffsets, int *numberOfPatterns, int (*parseFunct) (char*, int,  tPat_t*))
 {
 	int i;
 	int countedPatterns;
--- a/src/patternFunctions.h
+++ b/src/patternFunctions.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 int MeasurePattern(char *pattern);
 int ParseTPatLine(char *buffer, int getOffsets, tPat_t * myTeiresiasPattern);
 int ParseTxtLine(char *buffer, int getOffsets, tPat_t * myTeiresiasPattern);
-tPat_t *ReadTPats(FILE * INPUT, int getOffsets, int *numberOfPatterns, int (*parseFunct)() );
+tPat_t *ReadTPats(FILE * INPUT, int getOffsets, int *numberOfPatterns, int (*parseFunct)(char*, int,  tPat_t*) );
 int printTPat(FILE * OUTPUT, tPat_t * myTeiresiasPattern, int hasOffsets);
 int FreeTPatA(tPat_t * arrayOfTeiresiasPatterns, int numberOfPatterns);