diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d296a3..4bf00da 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include $(GOROOT)/src/Make.$(GOARCH)
+include $(GOROOT)/src/Make.inc
 
 TARG=conf
 GOFILES=\
diff --git a/conf.go b/conf.go
index eb8c1dd..59d5f0a 100644
--- a/conf.go
+++ b/conf.go
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ type GetError struct {
 func (err GetError) String() string {
 	switch err.Reason {
 	case SectionNotFound:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("section '%s' not found", err.Section)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("section '%s' not found", string(err.Section))
 	case OptionNotFound:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("option '%s' not found in section '%s'", err.Option, err.Section)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("option '%s' not found in section '%s'", string(err.Option), string(err.Section))
 	case CouldNotParse:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("could not parse %s value '%s'", err.ValueType, err.Value)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("could not parse %s value '%s'", string(err.ValueType), string(err.Value))
 	case MaxDepthReached:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("possible cycle while unfolding variables: max depth of %d reached", DepthValues)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("possible cycle while unfolding variables: max depth of %d reached", int(DepthValues))
 	}
 
 	return "invalid get error"
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (err ReadError) String() string {
 	case BlankSection:
 		return "empty section name not allowed"
 	case CouldNotParse:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("could not parse line: %s", err.Line)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("could not parse line: %s", string(err.Line))
 	}
 
 	return "invalid read error"
diff --git a/get.go b/get.go
index 3879a5d..2fb10c6 100644
--- a/get.go
+++ b/get.go
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ func (c *ConfigFile) GetInt(section string, option string) (value int, err os.Er
 
 
 // GetFloat has the same behaviour as GetString but converts the response to float.
-func (c *ConfigFile) GetFloat(section string, option string) (value float, err os.Error) {
+func (c *ConfigFile) GetFloat64(section string, option string) (value float64, err os.Error) {
 	sv, err := c.GetString(section, option)
 	if err == nil {
-		value, err = strconv.Atof(sv)
+		value, err = strconv.Atof64(sv)
 		if err != nil {
-			err = GetError{CouldNotParse, "float", sv, section, option}
+			err = GetError{CouldNotParse, "float64", sv, section, option}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/read.go b/read.go
index ee7658e..82af45b 100644
--- a/read.go
+++ b/read.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 func ReadConfigFile(fname string) (c *ConfigFile, err os.Error) {
 	var file *os.File
 
-	if file, err = os.Open(fname, os.O_RDONLY, 0); err != nil {
+	if file, err = os.Open(fname); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/write.go b/write.go
index c41563b..be3cc64 100644
--- a/write.go
+++ b/write.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func (c *ConfigFile) WriteConfigFile(fname string, perm uint32, header string) (err os.Error) {
 	var file *os.File
 
-	if file, err = os.Open(fname, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREAT|os.O_TRUNC, perm); err != nil {
+	if file, err = os.Create(fname); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err = c.Write(file, header); err != nil {