diff --git a/vlib/os/os.v b/vlib/os/os.v
index 40433669fe..37275990b2 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os.v
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ struct C.dirent {
 
 fn C.readdir(voidptr) C.dirent
 
-
 pub const (
 	args = []string{}
 	MAX_PATH = 4096
diff --git a/vlib/strings/builder.c.v b/vlib/strings/builder.c.v
index 9fe483a12a..fbb2211321 100644
--- a/vlib/strings/builder.c.v
+++ b/vlib/strings/builder.c.v
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 module strings
 
 pub struct Builder {
-mut:
+	// TODO
+pub mut:
 	buf          []byte
 	str_calls    int
-pub mut:
 	len          int
 	initial_size int = 1
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 5094c8512d..814c046210 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub:
 	exprs      []Expr
 	expr_fmts  []string
 	pos        token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	expr_types []table.Type
 }
 
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ pub struct SelectorExpr {
 pub:
 	pos       token.Position
 	expr      Expr
-	field     string
-mut:
+	field_name     string
+pub mut:
 	expr_type table.Type
 }
 
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ pub:
 	comment          Comment
 	default_expr     Expr
 	has_default_expr bool
-	attrs             []string
-mut:
+	attrs            []string
+	is_public bool
+pub mut:
 	typ              table.Type
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ pub struct Field {
 pub:
 	name string
 	pos  token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ  table.Type
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ pub:
 	expr   Expr
 	is_pub bool
 	pos    token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ    table.Type
 }
 
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ pub struct StructInitField {
 pub:
 	expr          Expr
 	pos           token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	name          string
 	typ           table.Type
 	expected_type table.Type
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ pub struct StructInit {
 pub:
 	pos      token.Position
 	is_short bool
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ      table.Type
 	fields   []StructInitField
 }
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ pub:
 pub struct AnonFn {
 pub:
 	decl FnDecl
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ  table.Type
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ pub:
 	pos                token.Position
 	left               Expr // `user` in `user.register()`
 	mod                string
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	name               string
 	is_method          bool
 	args               []CallArg
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ pub struct CallArg {
 pub:
 	is_mut bool
 	expr   Expr
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ    table.Type
 }
 
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ pub struct Return {
 pub:
 	pos   token.Position
 	exprs []Expr
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	types []table.Type
 }
 
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ pub:
 	expr    Expr
 	is_mut  bool
 	is_arg  bool // fn args should not be autofreed
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ     table.Type
 	pos     token.Position
 	is_used bool
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ pub:
 	name     string
 	expr     Expr
 	has_expr bool
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ      table.Type
 }
 
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ pub:
 	stmts        []Stmt
 	scope        &Scope
 	global_scope &Scope
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	imports      []Import
 }
 
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ pub:
 	tok_kind token.Kind
 	mod      string
 	pos      token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	name     string
 	kind     IdentKind
 	info     IdentInfo
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ pub:
 	pos        token.Position
 	left       Expr
 	right      Expr
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	left_type  table.Type
 	right_type table.Type
 }
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ pub:
 	pos       token.Position
 	left      Expr
 	index     Expr // [0], [start..end] etc
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	left_type table.Type // array, map, fixed array
 	is_setter bool
 }
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ pub:
 	branches []IfBranch
 	left     Expr // `a` in `a := if ...`
 	pos      token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	is_expr  bool
 	typ      table.Type
 	has_else bool
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ pub:
 	branches      []MatchBranch
 	pos           token.Position
 	is_mut        bool // `match mut ast_node {`
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	is_expr       bool // returns a value
 	return_type   table.Type
 	cond_type     table.Type // type of `x` in `match x {`
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ pub:
 	stmts      []Stmt
 	is_not     bool
 	pos        token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	is_opt     bool
 	has_else   bool
 	else_stmts []Stmt
@@ -475,7 +476,7 @@ pub:
 	high      Expr // `10` in `for i in 0..10 {`
 	stmts     []Stmt
 	pos       token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	key_type  table.Type
 	val_type  table.Type
 	cond_type table.Type
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ pub:
 	expr      Expr
 	typ       table.Type
 	pos       token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	expr_type table.Type
 }
 
@@ -547,11 +548,12 @@ pub:
 	val       string
 	mod       string // for full path `mod_Enum_val`
 	pos       token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ       table.Type
 }
 
 pub struct EnumField {
+	pub:
 	name     string
 	pos      token.Position
 	expr     Expr
@@ -596,7 +598,7 @@ pub:
 pub struct DeferStmt {
 pub:
 	stmts []Stmt
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	ifdef string
 }
 
@@ -617,7 +619,7 @@ pub:
 	pos        token.Position
 	left       Expr
 	val        Expr
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	left_type  table.Type
 	right_type table.Type
 }
@@ -648,7 +650,7 @@ pub:
 	has_len         bool
 	has_cap         bool
 	cap_expr        Expr
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	is_interface    bool // array of interfaces e.g. `[]Animal` `[Dog{}, Cat{}]`
 	interface_types []table.Type // [Dog, Cat]
 	interface_type  table.Type // Animal
@@ -661,7 +663,7 @@ pub:
 	pos        token.Position
 	keys       []Expr
 	vals       []Expr
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ        table.Type
 	key_type   table.Type
 	value_type table.Type
@@ -682,7 +684,7 @@ pub:
 	arg       Expr // `n` in `string(buf, n)`
 	typ       table.Type // `string`
 	pos       token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typname   string
 	expr_type table.Type // `byteptr`
 	has_arg   bool
@@ -699,7 +701,7 @@ pub struct IfGuardExpr {
 pub:
 	var_name  string
 	expr      Expr
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	expr_type table.Type
 }
 
@@ -716,7 +718,7 @@ pub:
 	fields   []string
 	exprs    []Expr
 	pos      token.Position
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ      table.Type
 }
 
@@ -729,7 +731,7 @@ pub:
 pub struct TypeOf {
 pub:
 	expr      Expr
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	expr_type table.Type
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/scope.v b/vlib/v/ast/scope.v
index 40c085ee17..9e1896dce2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/scope.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/scope.v
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import v.table
 import v.token
 
 pub struct Scope {
-mut:
+//mut:
+pub mut:
+	objects   map[string]ScopeObject
 	parent    &Scope
 	children  []&Scope
 	start_pos int
 	end_pos   int
-	objects   map[string]ScopeObject
 }
 
 pub fn new_scope(parent &Scope, start_pos int) &Scope {
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/str.v b/vlib/v/ast/str.v
index 92915f44cf..c82a75668c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/str.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/str.v
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub fn (x Expr) str() string {
 			return it.op.str() + it.right.str()
 		}
 		SelectorExpr {
-			return '${it.expr.str()}.${it.field}'
+			return '${it.expr.str()}.${it.field_name}'
 		}
 		StringInterLiteral {
 			mut res := []string{}
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
index f7c1d3645c..ffd5dbb8e1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import v.gen.js
 import v.gen.x64
 import v.depgraph
 
+const (
+	max_nr_errors = 100
+)
+
 pub struct Builder {
 pub:
 	table               &table.Table
@@ -206,18 +210,33 @@ pub fn (b Builder) find_module_path(mod, fpath string) ?string {
 }
 
 fn (b &Builder) print_warnings_and_errors() {
+	if b.pref.is_verbose && b.checker.nr_warnings > 1 {
+		println('$b.checker.nr_warnings warnings')
+	}
 	if b.checker.nr_warnings > 0 {
-		for err in b.checker.warnings {
+		for i, err in b.checker.warnings {
 			kind := if b.pref.is_verbose { '$err.reporter warning #$b.checker.nr_warnings:' } else { 'warning:' }
 			ferror := util.formatted_error(kind, err.message, err.file_path, err.pos)
 			eprintln(ferror)
+			// eprintln('')
+			if i > max_nr_errors {
+				return
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	//
+	if b.pref.is_verbose && b.checker.nr_errors > 1 {
+		println('$b.checker.nr_errors errors')
+	}
 	if b.checker.nr_errors > 0 {
-		for err in b.checker.errors {
+		for i, err in b.checker.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)
+			// eprintln('')
+			if i > max_nr_errors {
+				return
+			}
 		}
 		exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/cflag/cflags.v b/vlib/v/cflag/cflags.v
index e51a8e87e9..ba53c8422b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/cflag/cflags.v
+++ b/vlib/v/cflag/cflags.v
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import os
 
 // parsed cflag
 pub struct CFlag {
+pub:
 	mod   string // the module in which the flag was given
 	os    string // eg. windows | darwin | linux
 	name  string // eg. -I
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 6f3a2f4e8f..8926193377 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const (
 
 pub struct Checker {
 	table          &table.Table
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	file           ast.File
 	nr_errors      int
 	nr_warnings    int
@@ -517,10 +517,10 @@ fn (mut c Checker) fail_if_immutable(expr ast.Expr) {
 			match typ_sym.kind {
 				.struct_ {
 					struct_info := typ_sym.info as table.Struct
-					field_info := struct_info.get_field(it.field)
+					field_info := struct_info.get_field(it.field_name)
 					if !field_info.is_mut {
 						type_str := c.table.type_to_str(it.expr_type)
-						c.error('field `$it.field` of struct `${type_str}` is immutable', it.pos)
+						c.error('field `$it.field_name` of struct `${type_str}` is immutable', it.pos)
 					}
 					c.fail_if_immutable(it.expr)
 				}
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) selector_expr(selector_expr mut ast.SelectorExpr) table.T
 	selector_expr.expr_type = typ
 	// println('sel expr line_nr=$selector_expr.pos.line_nr typ=$selector_expr.expr_type')
 	typ_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
-	field_name := selector_expr.field
+	field_name := selector_expr.field_name
 	// variadic
 	if typ.flag_is(.variadic) {
 		if field_name == 'len' {
@@ -1010,6 +1010,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) selector_expr(selector_expr mut ast.SelectorExpr) table.T
 		}
 	}
 	if field := c.table.struct_find_field(typ_sym, field_name) {
+	if typ_sym.mod != c.mod && !field.is_pub{
+		c.warn('field `${typ_sym.name}.$field_name` is not public', selector_expr.pos)
+	}
 		return field.typ
 	}
 	if typ_sym.kind != .struct_ {
diff --git a/vlib/v/depgraph/depgraph.v b/vlib/v/depgraph/depgraph.v
index 5183e13d4f..5a8165cbfe 100644
--- a/vlib/v/depgraph/depgraph.v
+++ b/vlib/v/depgraph/depgraph.v
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 module depgraph
 
 struct DepGraphNode {
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	name string
 	deps []string
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/errors/errors.v b/vlib/v/errors/errors.v
index 26d56cf287..5aadd9229e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/errors/errors.v
+++ b/vlib/v/errors/errors.v
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ pub enum Reporter {
 }
 
 pub struct Error {
+pub:
 	message   string
 	file_path string
 	pos       token.Position
-	reporter  Reporter
 	backtrace string
+	reporter  Reporter
 }
 
 pub struct Warning {
+pub:
 	message   string
 	file_path string
 	pos       token.Position
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 5fde47c23a..2eabe52d65 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 		ast.SelectorExpr {
 			f.expr(it.expr)
 			f.write('.')
-			f.write(it.field)
+			f.write(it.field_name)
 		}
 		ast.SizeOf {
 			f.write('sizeof(')
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index cc73b79c93..e19307f702 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -1293,9 +1293,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 				g.write('.')
 			}
 			if it.expr_type == 0 {
-				verror('cgen: SelectorExpr | expr_type: 0 | it.expr: `${it.expr}` | field: `$it.field` | file: $g.file.path | line: $it.pos.line_nr')
+				verror('cgen: SelectorExpr | expr_type: 0 | it.expr: `${it.expr}` | field: `$it.field_name` | file: $g.file.path | line: $it.pos.line_nr')
 			}
-			g.write(c_name(it.field))
+			g.write(c_name(it.field_name))
 		}
 		ast.Type {
 			// match sum Type
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
index dcc52bdf10..6d5d45a157 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ fn (g mut JsGen) gen_ident(node ast.Ident) {
 
 fn (g mut JsGen) gen_selector_expr(it ast.SelectorExpr) {
 	g.expr(it.expr)
-	g.write('.$it.field')
+	g.write('.$it.field_name')
 }
 
 fn (g mut JsGen) gen_if_expr(node ast.IfExpr) {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index d43d5ceb0f..436e7f677b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) dot_expr(left ast.Expr) ast.Expr {
 	}
 	sel_expr := ast.SelectorExpr{
 		expr: left
-		field: field_name
+		field_name: field_name
 		pos: name_pos
 	}
 	mut node := ast.Expr{}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
index 405d8b720a..218ab42a0e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 				default_expr: default_expr
 				has_default_expr: has_default_expr
 				attrs: attrs
+				is_public: is_field_pub
 			}
 			fields << table.Field{
 				name: field_name
diff --git a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
index 396297a047..aca33b8847 100644
--- a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
+++ b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 pub struct Scanner {
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	file_path                   string
 	text                        string
 	pos                         int
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/atypes.v b/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
index e54cbdd137..83183d3177 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub type TypeInfo = Alias | Array | ArrayFixed | Enum | FnType | Interface | Map
 pub struct TypeSymbol {
 pub:
 	parent_idx int
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	info       TypeInfo
 	kind       Kind
 	name       string
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ pub const (
 pub struct MultiReturn {
 pub:
 	name  string
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	types []Type
 }
 
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ pub mut:
 }
 
 pub struct Interface {
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	types []Type
 }
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ pub type FExpr = byteptr | voidptr
 pub struct Field {
 pub:
 	name             string
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	typ              Type
 	default_expr     FExpr
 	has_default_expr bool
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ mut:
 pub struct Array {
 pub:
 	nr_dims   int
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	elem_type Type
 }
 
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ pub struct ArrayFixed {
 pub:
 	nr_dims   int
 	size      int
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	elem_type Type
 }