diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 471ddec3d2..3a63ba39d1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_ti() types.TypeIdent {
 						name: 'array_fixed_$elem_ti.type_name'
 						size: fixed_size
 						elem_type_idx: elem_ti.type_idx
+						elem_is_ptr: elem_ti.is_ptr()
 					}
 					idx := p.table.find_or_register_array_fixed(array_fixed_type)
 					return types.new_ti(._array_fixed, array_fixed_type.name, idx, nr_muls)
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_ti() types.TypeIdent {
 				array_type := types.Array{
 					name: 'array_$elem_ti.type_name'
 					elem_type_idx: elem_ti.type_idx
+					elem_is_ptr: elem_ti.is_ptr()
 				}
 				idx := p.table.find_or_register_array(array_type)
 				return types.new_ti(._array, array_type.name, idx, nr_muls)
@@ -145,12 +147,13 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_ti() types.TypeIdent {
 				return types.new_ti(._placeholder, name, idx, nr_muls)
 			}
 
-			// typ := p.table.types[p.tok.lit]
-			// if isnil(typ.name.str) || typ.name == '' {
-			// 	p.error('undefined type `$p.tok.lit`')
-			// }
-			// println('RET Typ $typ.name')
-			// typ
+			// 	typ := p.table.find_type(p.tok.lit) or {
+			// 		// typ := p.table.types[p.tok.lit]
+			// 		// if isnil(typ.name.str) || typ.name == '' {
+			// 		p.error('undefined type `$p.tok.lit`')
+			// 		exit(0)
+			// 	}
+			// 	println('RET Typ $typ.name')
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -193,18 +196,6 @@ pub fn parse_files(paths []string, table &table.Table) []ast.File {
 	return files
 }
 
-// former get_type()
-// pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_ti() types.Type {
-// 	typ := p.table.find_type(p.tok.lit) or {
-// 		// typ := p.table.types[p.tok.lit]
-// 		// if isnil(typ.name.str) || typ.name == '' {
-// 		p.error('undefined type `$p.tok.lit`')
-// 		exit(0)
-// 	}
-// 	p.next()
-// 	return typ
-// }
-
 pub fn (p mut Parser) read_first_token() {
 	// need to call next() twice to get peek token and current token
 	p.next()
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/table.v b/vlib/v/table/table.v
index f901eae5b5..578112757e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/table.v
@@ -126,12 +126,17 @@ pub fn (t mut Table) register_struct(typ types.Struct) int {
 		match ex_type {
 			types.Placeholder {
 				// override placeholder
-				println('placeholder exists: $it.name overidding')
+				println('overriding type placeholder `$it.name` with struct')
 				t2 = {typ| idx: existing_idx}
 				t.types[existing_idx] = t2
 				return existing_idx
 			}
-			else {}
+			types.Struct {
+				return existing_idx
+			}
+			else {
+				panic('cannot register type `$typ.name`, another type with this name exists')
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	// register
@@ -219,4 +224,3 @@ pub fn (t mut Table) new_tmp_var() string {
 	t.tmp_cnt++
 	return 'tmp$t.tmp_cnt'
 }
-
diff --git a/vlib/v/types/types.v b/vlib/v/types/types.v
index 29a0fef2c4..fc9133b8e3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/types/types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/types/types.v
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ pub:
 	name           string
 	elem_type_kind Kind
 	elem_type_idx  int
+	elem_is_ptr    bool
 	nr_dims        int
 }
 
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ pub:
 	name           string
 	elem_type_kind Kind
 	elem_type_idx  int
+	elem_is_ptr    bool
 	size           int
 }
 
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ pub:
 pub fn (t Void) str() string { return 'void' }
 pub fn (t Voidptr) str() string { return 'voidptr' }
 pub fn (t Charptr) str() string { return 'charptr' }
-pub fn (t Byteptr) str() string { return 'Byteptr' }
+pub fn (t Byteptr) str() string { return 'byteptr' }
 pub fn (t Const) str() string { return t.name }
 pub fn (t Enum) str() string { return t.name }
 pub fn (t Struct) str() string { return t.name }
@@ -296,9 +298,12 @@ pub const (
 	voidptr_type = Voidptr{}
 	charptr_type = Charptr{}
 	byteptr_type = Byteptr{}
+	i8_type      = Int{8, false}
+	i16_type     = Int{16, false}
 	int_type     = Int{32, false}
 	i64_type     = Int{64, false}
 	byte_type    = Int{8, true}
+	u16_type     = Int{16, true}
 	u32_type     = Int{32, true}
 	u64_type     = Int{64, true}
 	f32_type     = Float{32}