diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a51f8c..03f5f1b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC := g++
 CFLAGS := -Wall
 CFLAGS += -std=c++11
+CFLAGS += -fno-rtti
+CFLAGS += -fno-exceptions
 CFLAGS += -Os
 LFLAGS := 
 
diff --git a/runtime/Makefile b/runtime/Makefile
index b254864..ea86fb2 100644
--- a/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/runtime/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 CC := g++
 CFLAGS := -Wall
 CFLAGS += -std=c++11
+CFLAGS += -fno-rtti
+CFLAGS += -fno-exceptions
 CFLAGS += -Os
 LFLAGS := 
 
@@ -18,11 +20,11 @@ bin_main: $(MAIN_OBJ_DEPS)
 	$(CC) -o main $(MAIN_OBJ_DEPS)
 
 main.o: $(OUTPUT_DEPS)
-	$(CC) -o main.o -c main.cpp
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o main.o -c main.cpp
 
 output.o: $(OUTPUT_DEPS)
-	$(CC) -I$(SRC) -o output.o -c $(SRC)output.cpp
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(SRC) -o output.o -c $(SRC)output.cpp
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	rm -rf *.o main
\ No newline at end of file
+	rm -rf *.o main
diff --git a/runtime/runtime.h b/runtime/runtime.h
index 2651161..3a1435a 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.h
+++ b/runtime/runtime.h
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 **  by Samuel D. Crow
 */
 #ifndef YAB_RUNTIME
-#define YAB_RUTTIME
+#define YAB_RUNTIME
 
+#include <string>
 #include <cstdio>
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/tester.cpp b/tester.cpp
index 9dd57c8..27aa1d5 100644
--- a/tester.cpp
+++ b/tester.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			helpText(argv[0]);
 			break;
 	}
-	cout << "vamanos!" <<endl;
+	cout << "program exiting" <<endl;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -262,17 +262,25 @@ void shutDown()
 	{
 		output_cpp << "default:\nstate=UNDEFINED_STATE_ERROR;\n"
 			<< "break;\n}\n}\nreturn state;\n}"<< endl;
+		funcs_h.flush();
+		consts_h.flush();
+		heap_h.flush();
 	}
+	globals.clear();
+	locals.clear();
+	statics.clear();
 }
 
+shared_ptr<string>name;
+shared_ptr<variableType>v;
+shared_ptr<printSegment>print;
 void testInt()
 {
-	string name="v";
-	shared_ptr<variableType>v=
-		variableType::getOrCreateVar(name, T_INTVAR);
+	name=shared_ptr<string>(new string("v"));
+	v=variableType::getOrCreateVar(*name, T_INTVAR);
 	v->assignment(shared_ptr<expression>(new expression(
 		shared_ptr<operands>(new constOp("2", T_INT)))));
-	shared_ptr<printSegment>print=shared_ptr<printSegment>(
+	print=shared_ptr<printSegment>(
 		new printSegment(shared_ptr<expression>(new expression(v))));
 	print->generate();
 	label::generateEnd();