diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7373826..b6c877f 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ norp/makefiles/norp
 *.o
 *.a
 
+# python build files
+src/pynorm.egg-info
+
 # build java files
 *.class
 
@@ -307,5 +310,5 @@ Packages.props
 #Local Log Files
 log*.txt
 
-.NET Extension Library Files
-/src/dotnet/lib
\ No newline at end of file
+#.NET Extension Library Files
+/src/dotnet/lib
diff --git a/src/common/normPrecode.cpp b/src/common/normPrecode.cpp
index 853706b..7b19de8 100755
--- a/src/common/normPrecode.cpp
+++ b/src/common/normPrecode.cpp
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ bool NormPrecodeApp::Decode()
                 if (useBuffering)
                 {
                     // Read in a full interleaver block
-                    size_t bytesToRead; 
+                    unsigned int bytesToRead;
                     if (interleaverBlockId != lastInterleaverBlockId)
                         bytesToRead = interleaverBytes;
                     else