diff --git a/vlib/builtin/map.v b/vlib/builtin/map.v
index b198735c83..948a18d517 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/map.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/map.v
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ fn (m map) exists(key string) bool {
 
 pub fn (m &map) keys() []string {
 	mut keys := [''].repeat(m.size)
+	//mut keys := []string{len: m.size}
 	if m.value_bytes == 0 {
 		return keys
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 413e073c4e..8a329a674b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -311,7 +311,9 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) method_call_expr(method_call_expr mut ast.MethodCallExpr)
 pub fn (c mut Checker) selector_expr(selector_expr mut ast.SelectorExpr) table.Type {
 	typ := c.expr(selector_expr.expr)
 	selector_expr.expr_type = typ
+	// if selector_expr.field == 'size' {
 	// 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
 	if field := typ_sym.find_field(field_name) {
@@ -880,6 +882,11 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) index_expr(node mut ast.IndexExpr) table.Type {
 			}
 			return table.byte_type
 		}
+		else if table.type_is_ptr(typ) {
+			// byte* => byte
+			// bytes[0] is a byte, not byte*
+			return table.type_deref(typ)
+		}
 		// else {
 		// return table.int_type
 		// }
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 68c3b99c08..87f0c8af6f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -590,11 +590,9 @@ fn (g mut Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			g.write('/* guard */')
 		}
 		ast.IndexExpr {
-			//
 			g.index_expr(it)
 		}
 		ast.InfixExpr {
-			// sdf
 			g.infix_expr(it)
 		}
 		ast.IntegerLiteral {
@@ -763,8 +761,12 @@ fn (g mut Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 				g.write('->')
 			}
 			else {
+				// g.write('. /*typ=  $it.expr_type */') // ${g.typ(it.expr_type)} /')
 				g.write('.')
 			}
+			if it.expr_type == 0 {
+				verror('cgen: SelectorExpr typ=0 field=$it.field')
+			}
 			g.write(it.field)
 		}
 		ast.Type {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 3ef5414068..0edf3396d5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() ast.FnDecl {
 		p.next()
 		rec_name = p.check_name()
 		if p.tok.kind == .key_mut {
-			// p.next()
 			rec_mut = true
 		}
 		rec_type = p.parse_type()