diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/all_reduce.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/all_reduce.hpp
index e6ce93c8..302430ff 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/all_reduce.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/all_reduce.hpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace detail {
       // implementation in this case.
       // it's not clear how/if we can avoid the copy.
       std::vector<T> tmp_in( out_values, out_values + n);
-      reduce(comm, &(tmp_in[0]), n, out_values, op, 0);
+      reduce(comm, detail::c_data(tmp_in), n, out_values, op, 0);
     } else {
       reduce(comm, in_values, n, out_values, op, 0);
     }
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/all_to_all.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/all_to_all.hpp
index 4f20be73..a0af5ff3 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/all_to_all.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/all_to_all.hpp
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ namespace detail {
 
     // Transmit the actual data
     BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Alltoallv,
-                           (&outgoing[0], &send_sizes[0],
-                            &send_disps[0], MPI_PACKED,
-                            &incoming[0], &recv_sizes[0],
-                            &recv_disps[0], MPI_PACKED,
+                           (detail::c_data(outgoing), detail::c_data(send_sizes),
+                            detail::c_data(send_disps), MPI_PACKED,
+                            detail::c_data(incoming), detail::c_data(recv_sizes),
+                            detail::c_data(recv_disps), MPI_PACKED,
                             comm));
 
     // Deserialize data from the iarchive
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ all_to_all(const communicator& comm, const std::vector<T>& in_values,
 {
   BOOST_ASSERT((int)in_values.size() == comm.size());
   out_values.resize(comm.size());
-  ::boost::mpi::all_to_all(comm, &in_values[0], &out_values[0]);
+  ::boost::mpi::all_to_all(comm, detail::c_data(in_values), detail::c_data(out_values));
 }
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ all_to_all(const communicator& comm, const std::vector<T>& in_values, int n,
 {
   BOOST_ASSERT((int)in_values.size() == comm.size() * n);
   out_values.resize(comm.size() * n);
-  ::boost::mpi::all_to_all(comm, &in_values[0], n, &out_values[0]);
+  ::boost::mpi::all_to_all(comm, detail::c_data(in_values), n, detail::c_data(out_values));
 }
 
 } } // end namespace boost::mpi
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/gatherv.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/gatherv.hpp
index 6b8d706f..5fae9942 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/gatherv.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/gatherv.hpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ gatherv(const communicator& comm, const T* in_values, int in_size,
 {
   if (comm.rank() == root)
     detail::gatherv_impl(comm, in_values, in_size,
-                         out_values, &sizes[0], &displs[0],
+                         out_values, detail::c_data(sizes), detail::c_data(displs),
                          root, is_mpi_datatype<T>());
   else
     detail::gatherv_impl(comm, in_values, in_size, root, is_mpi_datatype<T>());
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ gatherv(const communicator& comm, const std::vector<T>& in_values,
         T* out_values, const std::vector<int>& sizes, const std::vector<int>& displs,
         int root)
 {
-  ::boost::mpi::gatherv(comm, &in_values[0], in_values.size(), out_values, sizes, displs, root);
+  ::boost::mpi::gatherv(comm, detail::c_data(in_values), in_values.size(), out_values, sizes, displs, root);
 }
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ template<typename T>
 void gatherv(const communicator& comm, const std::vector<T>& in_values, int root)
 {
   BOOST_ASSERT(comm.rank() != root);
-  detail::gatherv_impl(comm, &in_values[0], in_values.size(), root, is_mpi_datatype<T>());
+  detail::gatherv_impl(comm, detail::c_data(in_values), in_values.size(), root, is_mpi_datatype<T>());
 }
 
 ///////////////////////
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void
 gatherv(const communicator& comm, const std::vector<T>& in_values,
         T* out_values, const std::vector<int>& sizes, int root)
 {
-  ::boost::mpi::gatherv(comm, &in_values[0], in_values.size(), out_values, sizes, root);
+  ::boost::mpi::gatherv(comm, detail::c_data(in_values), in_values.size(), out_values, sizes, root);
 }
 
 } } // end namespace boost::mpi
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/reduce.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/reduce.hpp
index 3248e324..76a28212 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/reduce.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/reduce.hpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void
 reduce(const communicator & comm, std::vector<T> const & in_values, Op op,
        int root)
 {
-  reduce(comm, &in_values.front(), in_values.size(), op, root);
+  reduce(comm, detail::c_data(in_values), in_values.size(), op, root);
 }
 
 template<typename T, typename Op>
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ reduce(const communicator & comm, std::vector<T> const & in_values,
        std::vector<T> & out_values, Op op, int root)
 {
   if (root == comm.rank()) out_values.resize(in_values.size());
-  reduce(comm, &in_values.front(), in_values.size(), &out_values.front(), op,
+  reduce(comm, detail::c_data(in_values), in_values.size(), detail::c_data(out_values), op,
          root);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/scatter.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/scatter.hpp
index ae3adcbc..f967060a 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/scatter.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/scatter.hpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void
 scatter(const communicator& comm, const std::vector<T>& in_values, 
         T* out_values, int n, int root)
 {
-  ::boost::mpi::scatter(comm, &in_values[0], out_values, n, root);
+  ::boost::mpi::scatter(comm, detail::c_data(in_values), out_values, n, root);
 }
 
 template<typename T>
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/scatterv.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/scatterv.hpp
index f53f704b..7f2fd129 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/collectives/scatterv.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/collectives/scatterv.hpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void
 scatterv(const communicator& comm, const std::vector<T>& in_values,
          const std::vector<int>& sizes, T* out_values, int root)
 {
-  ::boost::mpi::scatterv(comm, &in_values[0], sizes, out_values, root);
+  ::boost::mpi::scatterv(comm, detail::c_data(in_values), sizes, out_values, root);
 }
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void
 scatterv(const communicator& comm, const std::vector<T>& in_values,
          T* out_values, int out_size, int root)
 {
-  ::boost::mpi::scatterv(comm, &in_values[0], out_values, out_size, root);
+  ::boost::mpi::scatterv(comm, detail::c_data(in_values), out_values, out_size, root);
 }
 
 } } // end namespace boost::mpi
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/binary_buffer_iprimitive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/binary_buffer_iprimitive.hpp
index 388cd44c..087d8529 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/binary_buffer_iprimitive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/binary_buffer_iprimitive.hpp
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL binary_buffer_iprimitive
 
     void* address ()
     {
-      return &buffer_.front();
+      return detail::c_data(buffer_);
     }
 
     void const* address () const
     {
-      return &buffer_.front();
+      return detail::c_data(buffer_);
     }
 
     const std::size_t& size() const
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/binary_buffer_oprimitive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/binary_buffer_oprimitive.hpp
index 313097b7..fa0645d7 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/binary_buffer_oprimitive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/binary_buffer_oprimitive.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL binary_buffer_oprimitive
 
     void const * address() const
     {
-      return &buffer_.front();
+      return detail::c_data(buffer_);
     }
 
     const std::size_t& size() const
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/mpi_datatype_primitive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/mpi_datatype_primitive.hpp
index fc05d786..5b3cdf54 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/mpi_datatype_primitive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/mpi_datatype_primitive.hpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class mpi_datatype_primitive
     template <class T>
     static T* get_data(std::vector<T>& v)
     {
-      return v.empty() ? 0 : &(v[0]);
+      return detail::c_data(v);
     }
 
     std::vector<MPI_Aint> addresses;
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/packed_iprimitive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/packed_iprimitive.hpp
index 85a4010f..e402a20a 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/packed_iprimitive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/packed_iprimitive.hpp
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL packed_iprimitive
 
     void* address ()
     {
-      return &buffer_[0];
+      return detail::c_data(buffer_);
     }
 
     void const* address () const
     {
-      return &buffer_[0];
+      return detail::c_data(buffer_);
     }
 
     const std::size_t& size() const
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/packed_oprimitive.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/packed_oprimitive.hpp
index 4ca8e072..c9ce44dc 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/packed_oprimitive.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/packed_oprimitive.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL packed_oprimitive
 
     void const * address() const
     {
-      return &buffer_[0];
+      return detail::c_data(buffer_);
     }
 
     const std::size_t& size() const
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL packed_oprimitive
 
     static buffer_type::value_type* get_data(buffer_type& b)
     {
-      return b.empty() ? 0 : &(b[0]);
+      return detail::c_data(b);
     }
 
   buffer_type& buffer_;
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp
index 50a22ec3..8283918b 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class request::legacy_dynamic_primitive_array_handler
       // Resize our buffer and get ready to receive its data
       this->extra::m_values.resize(this->extra::m_count);
       BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Irecv,
-                             (&(this->extra::m_values[0]), this->extra::m_values.size(), get_mpi_datatype<T>(),
+                             (detail::c_data(this->extra::m_values), this->extra::m_values.size(), get_mpi_datatype<T>(),
                               stat.source(), stat.tag(), 
                               MPI_Comm(m_comm), m_requests + 1));
     }
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ class request::legacy_dynamic_primitive_array_handler
         // Resize our buffer and get ready to receive its data
         this->extra::m_values.resize(this->extra::m_count);
         BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Irecv,
-                               (&(this->extra::m_values[0]), this->extra::m_values.size(), get_mpi_datatype<T>(),
+                               (detail::c_data(this->extra::m_values), this->extra::m_values.size(), get_mpi_datatype<T>(),
                                 stat.source(), stat.tag(), 
                                 MPI_Comm(m_comm), m_requests + 1));
       } else
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/graph_communicator.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/graph_communicator.hpp
index d49703eb..5bd1cf28 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/graph_communicator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/graph_communicator.hpp
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ graph_communicator::setup_graph(const communicator& comm, const Graph& graph,
   BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Graph_create,
                          ((MPI_Comm)comm, 
                           nvertices,
-                          &indices[0],
-                          edges.empty()? (int*)0 : &edges[0],
+                          detail::c_data(indices),
+                          detail::c_data(edges),
                           reorder,
                           &newcomm));
   this->comm_ptr.reset(new MPI_Comm(newcomm), comm_free());
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/group.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/group.hpp
index 103b35a1..7be24df1 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/group.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/group.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define BOOST_MPI_GROUP_HPP
 
 #include <boost/mpi/exception.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpi/detail/antiques.hpp>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <vector>
@@ -272,9 +273,9 @@ group::translate_ranks(InputIterator first, InputIterator last,
   BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Group_translate_ranks,
                          ((MPI_Group)*this,
                           in_array.size(),
-                          &in_array[0],
+                          detail::c_data(in_array),
                           (MPI_Group)to_group,
-                          &out_array[0]));
+                          detail::c_data(out_array)));
 
   for (std::vector<int>::size_type i = 0, n = out_array.size(); i < n; ++i)
     *out++ = out_array[i];
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ group group::include(InputIterator first, InputIterator last)
   std::vector<int> ranks(first, last);
   MPI_Group result;
   BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Group_incl,
-                         ((MPI_Group)*this, ranks.size(), &ranks[0], &result));
+                         ((MPI_Group)*this, ranks.size(), detail::c_data(ranks), &result));
   return group(result, /*adopt=*/true);
 }
 
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ group group::exclude(InputIterator first, InputIterator last)
   std::vector<int> ranks(first, last);
   MPI_Group result;
   BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Group_excl,
-                         ((MPI_Group)*this, ranks.size(), &ranks[0], &result));
+                         ((MPI_Group)*this, ranks.size(), detail::c_data(ranks), &result));
   return group(result, /*adopt=*/true);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/nonblocking.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/nonblocking.hpp
index fe944be8..5ffd00f7 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/nonblocking.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/nonblocking.hpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ wait_any(ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last)
         int index;
         status stat;
         BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Waitany, 
-                               (n, &requests[0], &index, &stat.m_status));
+                               (n, detail::c_data(requests), &index, &stat.m_status));
 
         // We don't have a notion of empty requests or status objects,
         // so this is an error.
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ wait_all(ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last, OutputIterator out)
       // Let MPI wait until all of these operations completes.
       std::vector<MPI_Status> stats(num_outstanding_requests);
       BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Waitall, 
-                             (num_outstanding_requests, &requests[0], 
-                              &stats[0]));
+                             (num_outstanding_requests, detail::c_data(requests), 
+                              detail::c_data(stats)));
 
       for (std::vector<MPI_Status>::iterator i = stats.begin(); 
            i != stats.end(); ++i, ++out) {
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ wait_all(ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last)
 
       // Let MPI wait until all of these operations completes.
       BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Waitall, 
-                             (num_outstanding_requests, &requests[0], 
+                             (num_outstanding_requests, detail::c_data(requests), 
                               MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE));
 
       // Signal completion
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ test_all(ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last, OutputIterator out)
   int flag = 0;
   int n = requests.size();
   std::vector<MPI_Status> stats(n);
-  BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Testall, (n, &requests[0], &flag, &stats[0]));
+  BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Testall, (n, detail::c_data(requests), &flag, detail::c_data(stats)));
   if (flag) {
     for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i, ++out) {
       status stat;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ test_all(ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last)
   int flag = 0;
   int n = requests.size();
   BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Testall, 
-                         (n, &requests[0], &flag, MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE));
+                         (n, detail::c_data(requests), &flag, MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE));
   return flag != 0;
 }
 
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ wait_some(BidirectionalIterator first, BidirectionalIterator last,
         // Let MPI wait until some of these operations complete.
         int num_completed;
         BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Waitsome, 
-                               (n, &requests[0], &num_completed, &indices[0],
-                                &stats[0]));
+                               (n, detail::c_data(requests), &num_completed, detail::c_data(indices),
+                                detail::c_data(stats)));
 
         // Translate the index-based result of MPI_Waitsome into a
         // partitioning on the requests.
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ wait_some(BidirectionalIterator first, BidirectionalIterator last)
         // Let MPI wait until some of these operations complete.
         int num_completed;
         BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Waitsome, 
-                               (n, &requests[0], &num_completed, &indices[0],
+                               (n, detail::c_data(requests), &num_completed, detail::c_data(indices),
                                 MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE));
 
         // Translate the index-based result of MPI_Waitsome into a
diff --git a/src/cartesian_communicator.cpp b/src/cartesian_communicator.cpp
index a46f0bc2..3b15eb0d 100644
--- a/src/cartesian_communicator.cpp
+++ b/src/cartesian_communicator.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@
 #include <cassert>
 
 #include <boost/mpi/cartesian_communicator.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpi/detail/antiques.hpp>
 
 namespace boost { namespace mpi {
 
 namespace {
   template <typename T, typename A>
-  T* c_data(std::vector<T,A>& v) { return &(v[0]); }
+  T* c_data(std::vector<T,A>& v) { return c_data(v); }
 }
 
 std::ostream&