diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 15c8fcb..f4da1f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 .DS_Store
 
+/mingus
+/mingusa
+
 /bin
 /build
 /win32/vs2008ex/*/*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99ac038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+all: mingus mingusa
+
+clean:
+	rm -f mingus mingusa
+
+mingus: src/mingus/mingus.c
+	gcc -lviriatum -lviriatum_http src/mingus/mingus.c -o mingus
+
+mingusa: src/mingus_assembler/mingus_assembler.c
+	gcc -lviriatum -lviriatum_http src/mingus_assembler/mingus_assembler.c -o mingusa
diff --git a/src/mingus/stdafx.h b/src/mingus/stdafx.h
index c142a77..3e5c6fe 100644
--- a/src/mingus/stdafx.h
+++ b/src/mingus/stdafx.h
@@ -30,6 +30,5 @@
 #include "targetver.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <tchar.h>
 
 #include <viriatum/viriatum.h>
diff --git a/src/mingus_assembler/mingus_assembler.c b/src/mingus_assembler/mingus_assembler.c
index a3ecfbe..6dfd1cd 100644
--- a/src/mingus_assembler/mingus_assembler.c
+++ b/src/mingus_assembler/mingus_assembler.c
@@ -359,6 +359,15 @@ ERROR_CODE run(char *file_path, char *output_path) {
     to be used as the output of the bytecode */
     FILE *out;
 
+    /* in case the provided file path is not valid raises
+    and error indicating the problem */
+    if(file_path == NULL) {
+        RAISE_ERROR_M(
+            RUNTIME_EXCEPTION_ERROR_CODE,
+            (unsigned char *) "No input file"
+        );
+    }
+
     /* counts the number of bytes in the asm file
     and then opens the asm file to be assembled in
     binary mode (required for parsing) */
@@ -366,7 +375,7 @@ ERROR_CODE run(char *file_path, char *output_path) {
     if(IS_ERROR_CODE(return_value)) {
         RAISE_ERROR_F(
             RUNTIME_EXCEPTION_ERROR_CODE,
-            (unsigned char *) "Problem couting file %s",
+            (unsigned char *) "Problem counting file %s",
             file_path
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/mingus_assembler/stdafx.h b/src/mingus_assembler/stdafx.h
index ab91b7b..da69d2e 100644
--- a/src/mingus_assembler/stdafx.h
+++ b/src/mingus_assembler/stdafx.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "targetver.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <tchar.h>
 
 #include <viriatum/viriatum.h>