diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 43baa13449..fd876629bf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ ifdef WIN32
 else
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -std=gnu99 -w -o $(V) $(VC)/$(VCFILE) -lm -lpthread $(LDFLAGS)
 	$(V) -o v2.exe $(VFLAGS) cmd/v
-	mv -f v2.exe v  
+	mv -f v2.exe v
 endif
 	@echo "V has been successfully built"
 	@$(V) -version
@@ -150,5 +150,5 @@ selfcompile-static:
 
 ### NB: Please keep this Makefile and make.bat simple.
 install:
-	@echo 'Please use `sudo v symlink` instead.'
-    
+	@echo 'Please use `sudo ./v symlink` instead.'
+
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v
index c51ed84c51..7db49bde72 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ static inline void __sort_ptr(uintptr_t a[], bool b[], int l) {
 '
 
 const c_common_macros = '
-//typedef unsigned char u8;
 #define EMPTY_VARG_INITIALIZATION 0
 #define EMPTY_STRUCT_DECLARATION
 #define EMPTY_STRUCT_INITIALIZATION
@@ -430,6 +429,7 @@ typedef int16_t i16;
 typedef int8_t i8;
 typedef uint64_t u64;
 typedef uint32_t u32;
+typedef uint8_t u8;
 typedef uint16_t u16;
 typedef uint8_t byte;
 typedef uint32_t rune;