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diff --git a/source/type.h b/source/type.h
index 701a5dc..17545ba 100644
--- a/source/type.h
+++ b/source/type.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct Symbol
 	std::string name;
 
 	template<typename T>
-	Symbol(const T &n): name(lexical_cast(n)) { }
+	Symbol(const T &n): name(lexical_cast<std::string>(n)) { }
 
 	template<typename T> operator T() const { return lexical_cast<T>(name); }
 };
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ struct SymbolType
 	typedef Symbol Store;
 };
 
+const char valid_signatures[] =
+{
+	IntType::signature,
+	FloatType::signature,
+	BoolType::signature,
+	StringType::signature,
+	SymbolType::signature,
+	0
+};
+
 template<typename T>
 struct HasLoadType
 {
@@ -113,6 +123,12 @@ struct TypeInfo<bool, false>: BoolType { };
 template<>
 struct TypeInfo<std::string, false>: StringType { };
 
+template<>
+struct TypeInfo<char *, false>: StringType { };
+
+template<>
+struct TypeInfo<const char *, false>: StringType { };
+
 template<typename T>
 struct TypeInfo<const T, false>: TypeInfo<T> { };