diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 594a7ed..7c67444 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
 
     const exe = b.addExecutable("ncdu", "src/main.zig");
-    exe.use_stage1 = true; // TODO: remove
     exe.setTarget(target);
     exe.setBuildMode(mode);
     exe.addCSourceFile("src/ncurses_refs.c", &[_][]const u8{});
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
 
     const tst = b.addTest("src/main.zig");
-    tst.use_stage1 = true; // TODO: remove
     tst.linkLibC();
     tst.linkSystemLibrary("ncursesw");
     tst.addCSourceFile("src/ncurses_refs.c", &[_][]const u8{});
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 42fbc1f..83a1083 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ fn tryReadArgsFile(path: [:0]const u8) void {
     defer f.close();
 
     var arglist = std.ArrayList([:0]const u8).init(allocator);
-    var rd = std.io.bufferedReader(f.reader()).reader();
+    var buffered_reader = std.io.bufferedReader(f.reader());
+    const rd = buffered_reader.reader();
     var linebuf: [4096]u8 = undefined;
 
     while (
@@ -379,7 +380,8 @@ fn spawnShell() void {
 fn readExcludeFile(path: [:0]const u8) !void {
     const f = try std.fs.cwd().openFileZ(path, .{});
     defer f.close();
-    var rd = std.io.bufferedReader(f.reader()).reader();
+    var buffered_reader = std.io.bufferedReader(f.reader());
+    const rd = buffered_reader.reader();
     var buf = std.ArrayList(u8).init(allocator);
     defer buf.deinit();
     while (true) {
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ pub fn main() void {
     _ = c.setlocale(c.LC_ALL, "");
     if (c.localeconv()) |locale| {
         if (locale.*.thousands_sep) |sep| {
-            const span = std.mem.sliceTo(sep, 0);
+            const span = std.mem.sliceTo(@ptrCast([*c]u8, sep), 0); //TODO: bug in translate-c?
             if (span.len > 0)
                 config.thousands_sep = span;
         }