diff --git a/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v b/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
index c2b5feebf1..8292494dae 100644
--- a/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
+++ b/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const (
 	port = 8082
 )
 
-struct App {
+pub struct App {
 pub mut:
 	vweb vweb.Context // TODO embed
 	cnt int
diff --git a/tools/gen_vc.v b/tools/gen_vc.v
index 3f054b2219..837822fbcb 100644
--- a/tools/gen_vc.v
+++ b/tools/gen_vc.v
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mut:
 }
 
 // webhook server
-struct WebhookServer {
+pub struct WebhookServer {
 pub mut:
 	vweb   vweb.Context
 	gen_vc &GenVC
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array.v b/vlib/builtin/array.v
index c77111008a..cdba1f302a 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array.v
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module builtin
 
 import strings
 
-struct array {
+pub struct array {
 pub:
 // Using a void pointer allows to implement arrays without generics and without generating
 // extra code for every type.
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/string.v b/vlib/builtin/string.v
index 8a44b4b300..954466a7bd 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/string.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/string.v
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ pub fn (s string) ustring() ustring {
 		s: s
 		// runes will have at least s.len elements, save reallocations
 		// TODO use VLA for small strings?
-		
+
 		runes: new_array(0, s.len, sizeof(int))
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < s.len; i++ {
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/get_type.v b/vlib/compiler/get_type.v
index 7426c0bd06..7ab8b6b320 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/get_type.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/get_type.v
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) get_type2() Type {
 		// Register anon fn type
 		fn_typ := Type{
 			name: f.typ_str() // 'fn (int, int) string'
-			
+
 			mod: p.mod
 			func: f
 			cat: .func
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/struct.v b/vlib/compiler/struct.v
index db8c4dfaad..3666659da3 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/struct.v
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) struct_init(typ_ string) string {
 	mut typ := typ_
 	mut t := p.table.find_type(typ)
 	if !t.is_public && t.mod != p.mod {
-		p.warn('type `$t.name` is private')
+		p.error('struct `$t.name` is private')
 	}
 	// generic struct init
 	if p.peek() == .lt {