diff --git a/pyste/example/virtual.h b/pyste/example/virtual.h
index 32ef3ebf..cd194315 100644
--- a/pyste/example/virtual.h
+++ b/pyste/example/virtual.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ public:
         return f_abs();
     }
 
+    virtual void bar(int) {}
+    virtual void bar(char*) {}
+
     const char* get_name()
     {
         return name();
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ public:
 protected:    
     virtual int f_abs() = 0;
 
-private:
+private:    
     virtual const char* name() { return "C"; }
 };
 
diff --git a/pyste/src/ClassExporter.py b/pyste/src/ClassExporter.py
index dadbdc00..e36c9dda 100644
--- a/pyste/src/ClassExporter.py
+++ b/pyste/src/ClassExporter.py
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ class _VirtualWrapperGenerator(object):
         self.info = info
         self.wrapper_name = makeid(class_.FullName()) + '_Wrapper'
         self.virtual_methods = None
+        self._method_count = {}
         self.GenerateVirtualMethods()
 
 
@@ -666,7 +667,6 @@ class _VirtualWrapperGenerator(object):
         decl += indent + '}\n'
 
         # default implementations (with overloading)
-        # only for classes that are not abstract, and public methods 
         def DefaultImpl(method, param_names):
             'Return the body of a default implementation wrapper'
             wrapper = self.info[method.name].wrapper
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ class _VirtualWrapperGenerator(object):
                 params = ', '.join(['this'] + param_names)
                 return '%s%s(%s);\n' % (return_str, wrapper.FullName(), params)
                 
-        if not method.abstract and method.visibility == Scope.public:
+        if not method.abstract and method.visibility != Scope.private:
             minArgs = method.minArgs
             maxArgs = method.maxArgs
             impl_names = self.DefaultImplementationNames(method)
@@ -747,27 +747,45 @@ class _VirtualWrapperGenerator(object):
         This method creates the instance variable self.virtual_methods.
         '''        
         def IsVirtual(m):
-            return type(m) == Method and m.virtual        
+            return m.virtual and m.visibility != Scope.private        
                                       
         all_members = self.class_.members[:]
         for base in self.bases:
             for base_member in base.members:
                 base_member.class_ = self.class_.FullName()
                 all_members.append(base_member)
-        # extract the virtual methods, avoiding duplications
+        
+        # extract the virtual methods, avoiding duplications. The duplication
+        # must take in account the full signature without the class name, so 
+        # that inherited members are correctly excluded if the subclass overrides
+        # them.
+        def MethodSig(method):
+            if method.const:
+                const = 'const'
+            else:
+                const = ''
+            if method.result:
+                result = method.result.FullName()
+            else:
+                result = ''
+            params = ', '.join([x.FullName() for x in method.parameters]) 
+            return '%s %s(%s) %s' % (result, method.name, params, const) 
+        
+        all_members = [x for x in all_members if type(x) == Method]
         self.virtual_methods = []
         already_added = {}
         for member in all_members:
-            if IsVirtual(member) and not member.FullName() in already_added:
+            sig = MethodSig(member)
+            if IsVirtual(member) and not sig in already_added:
                 self.virtual_methods.append(member)
-                already_added[member.FullName()] = 0
+                already_added[sig] = 0
             
     
     def IsMethodUnique(self, method):
-        count = {}
-        for m in self.virtual_methods:
-            count[m.name] = count.get(m.name, 0) + 1
-        return count[m.name] == 1
+        if not self._method_count:
+            for m in self.virtual_methods:
+                self._method_count[m.name] = self._method_count.get(m.name, 0) + 1
+        return self._method_count[method] == 1
         
         
     def Constructors(self):
diff --git a/pyste/src/GCCXMLParser.py b/pyste/src/GCCXMLParser.py
index 7248ee6f..dd752c22 100644
--- a/pyste/src/GCCXMLParser.py
+++ b/pyste/src/GCCXMLParser.py
@@ -87,24 +87,29 @@ class GCCXMLParser(object):
     
 
     def GetType(self, id):
-        const = False
-        volatile = False
-        if id[-1] == 'v':
-            volatile = True
-            id = id[:-1]
-        if id[-1] == 'c':
-            const = True
-            id = id[:-1]
+        def Check(id, feature):
+            pos = id.find(feature)
+            if pos != -1:
+                id = id[:pos] + id[pos+1:]
+                return True, id
+            else:
+                return False, id
+        const, id = Check(id, 'c')
+        volatile, id = Check(id, 'v')
+        restricted, id = Check(id, 'r')
         decl = self.GetDecl(id)
         if isinstance(decl, Type):
             res = deepcopy(decl)
             if const:
                 res.const = const
-            if volatile:
+            if volatile: 
                 res.volatile = volatile
+            if restricted:
+                res.restricted = restricted
         else:
             res = Type(decl.FullName(), const)
             res.volatile = volatile
+            res.restricted = restricted
             res.incomplete = decl.incomplete
         return res            
         
@@ -404,3 +409,7 @@ def ParseDeclarations(filename):
     parser = GCCXMLParser() 
     parser.Parse(filename)
     return parser.Declarations()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ParseDeclarations(r'D:\Programming\Libraries\boost-cvs\boost\libs\python\pyste\example\test.xml')
diff --git a/pyste/src/declarations.py b/pyste/src/declarations.py
index f9eb2c27..00c9ce79 100644
--- a/pyste/src/declarations.py
+++ b/pyste/src/declarations.py
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ class Type(Declaration):
         # used when the Type is a function argument
         self.default = default
         self.volatile = False
+        self.restricted = False
         self.incomplete = incomplete
 
     def __repr__(self):
diff --git a/pyste/src/exporterutils.py b/pyste/src/exporterutils.py
index 2efa1892..6dafe39a 100644
--- a/pyste/src/exporterutils.py
+++ b/pyste/src/exporterutils.py
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ def HandlePolicy(function, policy):
         return type.FullName() == '_object *' # internal name of PyObject
     
     result = function.result
-    # basic test if the result type demands a policy
-    needs_policy = isinstance(result, (ReferenceType, PointerType))
     # if the function returns const char*, a policy is not needed
     if IsString(result) or IsPyObject(result):
-        needs_policy = False
+        return policy
     # if returns a const T&, set the default policy
     if policy is None and result.const and isinstance(result, ReferenceType):
         policy = return_value_policy(copy_const_reference)
+    # basic test if the result type demands a policy
+    needs_policy = isinstance(result, (ReferenceType, PointerType)) 
     # show a warning to the user, if needed
     if needs_policy and policy is None:
         global _printed_warnings
diff --git a/pyste/src/pyste.py b/pyste/src/pyste.py
index b1e54e26..1ec994bc 100644
--- a/pyste/src/pyste.py
+++ b/pyste/src/pyste.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from policies import *
 from CppParser import CppParser, CppParserError
 import time
 
-__VERSION__ = '0.7.6'
+__VERSION__ = '0.7.7'
 
 def RecursiveIncludes(include):
     'Return a list containg the include dir and all its subdirectories'
diff --git a/pyste/tests/example_virtual.py b/pyste/tests/example_virtual.py
index 66b25c24..10adefe7 100644
--- a/pyste/tests/example_virtual.py
+++ b/pyste/tests/example_virtual.py
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ class VirtualTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(d.get_name(), 'C')
         self.assertEqual(e.get_name(), 'E')
 
+        #c = C()
+        #def bar(arg):
+        #    c.bar(arg)
+        #bar(1)      # ok
+        #bar('a')    # ok
+        #self.assertRaises(TypeError, bar, 1.0)        
+            
+
 
         
 if __name__ == '__main__':