diff --git a/src/DIELECTRIC/atom_vec_dielectric.cpp b/src/DIELECTRIC/atom_vec_dielectric.cpp
index 7412df118f..a12af9c927 100644
--- a/src/DIELECTRIC/atom_vec_dielectric.cpp
+++ b/src/DIELECTRIC/atom_vec_dielectric.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void AtomVecDielectric::init()
     if (utils::strmatch(force->pair_style, "dipole")) mismatch = true;
 
     if (utils::strmatch(force->pair_style, "^hybrid")) {
-      auto hybrid = dynamic_cast<PairHybrid *>(force->pair);
+      auto *hybrid = dynamic_cast<PairHybrid *>(force->pair);
       if (hybrid) {
         for (int i = 0; i < hybrid->nstyles; i++) {
           if (utils::strmatch(hybrid->keywords[i], "^reaxff")) mismatch = true;
diff --git a/src/DIELECTRIC/fix_polarize_bem_gmres.cpp b/src/DIELECTRIC/fix_polarize_bem_gmres.cpp
index 67d79d57f0..588a8b8eab 100644
--- a/src/DIELECTRIC/fix_polarize_bem_gmres.cpp
+++ b/src/DIELECTRIC/fix_polarize_bem_gmres.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ FixPolarizeBEMGMRES::FixPolarizeBEMGMRES(LAMMPS *_lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
 
   // parse required arguments
 
-  nevery = utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[3], false, lmp);
+  nevery = utils::inumeric(FLERR, arg[3], false, lmp);
   if (nevery < 0) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal fix polarize/bem/gmres command");
   double tol = utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[4], false, lmp);
   tol_abs = tol_rel = tol;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void FixPolarizeBEMGMRES::init()
 
   if (randomized) {
 
-    auto random = new RanPark(lmp, seed_charge + comm->me);
+    auto *random = new RanPark(lmp, seed_charge + comm->me);
     for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) random->uniform();
     double sum, tmp = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < nlocal; i++) {
@@ -827,11 +827,11 @@ int FixPolarizeBEMGMRES::modify_param(int narg, char **arg)
   while (iarg < narg) {
     if (strcmp(arg[iarg], "itr_max") == 0) {
       if (iarg + 2 > narg) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal fix_modify command");
-      itr_max = utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 1], false, lmp);
+      itr_max = utils::inumeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 1], false, lmp);
       iarg += 2;
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg], "mr") == 0) {
       if (iarg + 2 > narg) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal fix_modify command");
-      mr = utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 1], false, lmp);
+      mr = utils::inumeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 1], false, lmp);
       iarg += 2;
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg], "kspace") == 0) {
       if (iarg + 2 > narg) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal fix_modify command");
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ int FixPolarizeBEMGMRES::modify_param(int narg, char **arg)
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg], "rand") == 0) {
       if (iarg + 3 > narg) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal fix_modify command");
       ave_charge = utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 1], false, lmp);
-      seed_charge = utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 2], false, lmp);
+      seed_charge = utils::inumeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 2], false, lmp);
       randomized = 1;
       iarg += 3;
     } else
diff --git a/src/DIELECTRIC/fix_polarize_bem_icc.cpp b/src/DIELECTRIC/fix_polarize_bem_icc.cpp
index 4dc7dd2669..85459df863 100644
--- a/src/DIELECTRIC/fix_polarize_bem_icc.cpp
+++ b/src/DIELECTRIC/fix_polarize_bem_icc.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void FixPolarizeBEMICC::init()
     int *mask = atom->mask;
     int nlocal = atom->nlocal;
 
-    auto random = new RanPark(lmp, seed_charge + comm->me);
+    auto *random = new RanPark(lmp, seed_charge + comm->me);
     for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) random->uniform();
     double sum, tmp = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < nlocal; i++) {
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ int FixPolarizeBEMICC::modify_param(int narg, char **arg)
   while (iarg < narg) {
     if (strcmp(arg[iarg], "itr_max") == 0) {
       if (iarg + 2 > narg) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal fix_modify command");
-      itr_max = utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 1], false, lmp);
+      itr_max = utils::inumeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 1], false, lmp);
       iarg += 2;
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg], "omega") == 0) {
       if (iarg + 2 > narg) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal fix_modify command");
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ int FixPolarizeBEMICC::modify_param(int narg, char **arg)
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg], "rand") == 0) {
       if (iarg + 3 > narg) error->all(FLERR, "Illegal fix_modify command");
       ave_charge = utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 1], false, lmp);
-      seed_charge = utils::numeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 2], false, lmp);
+      seed_charge = utils::inumeric(FLERR, arg[iarg + 2], false, lmp);
       randomized = 1;
       iarg += 3;
     } else