diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
index 89f40fd506..85aa0940bc 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	v.vmod
 	v.checker
 	v.parser
+	v.scanner
 	v.gen
 	v.gen.x64
 )
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ pub fn (b mut Builder) gen_c(v_files []string) string {
 	check_time := t2 - t1
 	b.info('CHECK: ${check_time}ms')
 	if b.checker.nr_errors > 0 {
+		b.print_errors(b.checker.errors)
 		exit(1)
 	}
 	// println('starting cgen...')
@@ -267,6 +269,14 @@ pub fn (b Builder) find_module_path(mod string, fpath string) ?string {
 	return error('module "$mod" not found in:\n$smodule_lookup_paths')
 }
 
+fn (b &Builder) print_errors(errors []scanner.Error) {
+	for err in errors {
+		kind := if b.pref.is_verbose { '$err.reporter error #$b.checker.nr_errors:' } else { 'error:' }
+		ferror := util.formatted_error(kind, err.message, err.file_path, err.pos)
+		eprintln(ferror)
+	}
+}
+
 fn verror(s string) {
 	util.verror('builder error', s)
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 3c8b254fa6..f4ec10ef73 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	v.token
 	v.pref
 	v.util
+	v.scanner
 	os
 )
 
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ pub struct Checker {
 mut:
 	file           ast.File
 	nr_errors      int
-	errors         []string
+	errors         []scanner.Error
+	warnings       []scanner.Warning
 	error_lines    []int // to avoid printing multiple errors for the same line
 	expected_type  table.Type
 	fn_return_type table.Type // current function's return type
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) check(ast_file ast.File) {
 	}
 }
 
-pub fn (c mut Checker) check2(ast_file ast.File) []string {
+pub fn (c mut Checker) check2(ast_file ast.File) []scanner.Error {
 	c.file = ast_file
 	for stmt in ast_file.stmts {
 		c.stmt(stmt)
@@ -1542,37 +1544,34 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) warn(s string, pos token.Position) {
 	c.warn_or_error(s, pos, allow_warnings)	// allow warnings only in dev builds
 }
 
-pub fn (c mut Checker) error(s string, pos token.Position) {
-	c.warn_or_error(s, pos, false)
+pub fn (c mut Checker) error(message string, pos token.Position) {
+	c.warn_or_error(message, pos, false)
 }
 
-fn (c mut Checker) warn_or_error(s string, pos token.Position, warn bool) {
+fn (c mut Checker) warn_or_error(message string, pos token.Position, warn bool) {
+	// add backtrace to issue struct, how?
+	// if c.pref.is_verbose {
+	//	print_backtrace()
+	// }
 	if !warn {
 		c.nr_errors++
-	}
-	// if c.pref.is_verbose {
-	if c.pref.is_verbose {
-		print_backtrace()
-	}
-	typ := if warn { 'warning' } else { 'error' }
-	kind := if c.pref.is_verbose { 'checker $typ #$c.nr_errors:' } else { '$typ:' }
-	ferror := util.formatted_error(kind, s, c.file.path, pos)
-	c.errors << ferror
-	if !(pos.line_nr in c.error_lines) {
-		if warn {
-			println(ferror)
-		} else {
-			eprintln(ferror)
+		if !(pos.line_nr in c.error_lines) {
+			c.errors << scanner.Error{
+				reporter: scanner.Reporter.checker
+				pos: pos
+				file_path: c.file.path
+				message: message
+			}
+			c.error_lines << pos.line_nr
 		}
-	}
-	if !warn {
-		c.error_lines << pos.line_nr
-	}
-	if c.pref.is_verbose {
-		println('\n\n')
-	}
-	if c.nr_errors >= max_nr_errors {
-		exit(1)
+	} else {
+		c.warnings << scanner.Warning{
+			reporter: scanner.Reporter.checker
+			pos: pos
+			file_path: c.file.path
+			message: message
+		}
+
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/scanner/error.v b/vlib/v/scanner/error.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49a963aef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/scanner/error.v
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module scanner
+
+import v.token
+
+pub enum Reporter {
+	scanner
+	parser
+	checker
+	gen
+}
+
+pub struct Error {
+	message   string
+	file_path string
+	pos       token.Position
+	reporter  Reporter
+	backtrace string
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/scanner/warning.v b/vlib/v/scanner/warning.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..273ca4b93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/scanner/warning.v
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module scanner
+
+import v.token
+
+pub struct Warning {
+	message   string
+	file_path string
+	pos       token.Position
+	reporter  Reporter
+}