diff --git a/vlib/builtin/bare/string_bare.v b/vlib/builtin/bare/string_bare.v
index 7d0f700255..f15247990c 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/bare/string_bare.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/bare/string_bare.v
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub fn tos2(s byteptr) string {
 	}
 }
 
-pub fn tos3(s *C.char) string {
+pub fn tos3(s charptr) string {
 	if s == 0 {
 		panic('tos3: nil string')
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/cfns.v b/vlib/builtin/cfns.v
index a324ef6bb6..0df6bbeb56 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/cfns.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/cfns.v
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn C.atof() int
 fn C.tolower() int
 fn C.toupper() int
 fn C.getchar() int
-fn C.strerror() *C.char
+fn C.strerror() charptr
 fn C.snprintf() int
 fn C.fprintf(byteptr, ...byteptr)
 
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/string.v b/vlib/builtin/string.v
index 4c181f3e3b..6239b751d7 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/string.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/string.v
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn tos2(s byteptr) string {
 }
 
 // Same as `tos2`, but for char*, to avoid warnings
-pub fn tos3(s *C.char) string {
+pub fn tos3(s charptr) string {
 	if s == 0 {
 		panic('tos3: nil string')
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/main.v b/vlib/compiler/main.v
index 58de02e256..3b1bbae52b 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/main.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/main.v
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ pub fn new_v(args[]string) &V {
 			exit(1)
 		}
 		*/
-		println('vlib not found. It should be next to the V executable. ')
+		println('vlib not found. It should be next to the V executable.')
 		println('Go to https://vlang.io to install V.')
 		exit(1)
 	}
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ pub fn vhash() string {
 }
 
 pub fn cescaped_path(s string) string {
-  return s.replace('\\','\\\\')
+	return s.replace('\\','\\\\')
 }
 
 pub fn os_from_string(os string) OS {