diff --git a/libr/include/r_flags.h b/libr/include/r_flags.h
index 40ca18cea1..e63862a75e 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_flags.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_flags.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ R_API int r_flag_name_filter(char *name);
 R_API void r_flag_item_rename(RFlagItem *item, const char *name);
 
 /* spaces */
-R_API int r_flag_space_get(RFlag *f, char *name);
+R_API int r_flag_space_get(RFlag *f, const char *name);
 R_API const char *r_flag_space_get_i(RFlag *f, int idx);
 R_API void r_flag_space_set(RFlag *f, const char *name);
 R_API void r_flag_space_list(RFlag *f);
diff --git a/swig/Makefile b/swig/Makefile
index 6495c6781d..52e5a49b8f 100644
--- a/swig/Makefile
+++ b/swig/Makefile
@@ -60,20 +60,20 @@ vdoc_pkg:
 
 # TODO: unspaguetti this targets
 perl:
-	@-[ "`grep perl supported.langs`" ] && cd perl && make
+	@-[ "`grep perl supported.langs`" ] && cd perl && make ; true
 
 python:
-	@-[ "`grep python supported.langs`" ] && cd python && make
+	@-[ "`grep python supported.langs`" ] && cd python && make ; true
 
 ruby:
-	@-[ "`grep ruby supported.langs`" ] && cd ruby && make
+	@-[ "`grep ruby supported.langs`" ] && cd ruby && make ; true
 
 lua:
-	@-[ "`grep lua supported.langs`" ] && cd lua && make
+	@-[ "`grep lua supported.langs`" ] && cd lua && make ; true
 
 go:
 	@-[ -x "${GOBIN}/5g" -o -x "${GOBIN}/6g" -o -x "${GOBIN}/8g" ] && \
-	[ "`grep go supported.langs`" ] && cd go && make
+	[ "`grep go supported.langs`" ] && cd go && make ; true
 
 java:
 	@-[ "`grep java supported.langs`" ] && cd java && make
diff --git a/swig/rules.mk b/swig/rules.mk
index 097998cbe4..e1e0fcc1b9 100644
--- a/swig/rules.mk
+++ b/swig/rules.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ifeq ($(DEVEL_MODE),1)
 	fi ; \
 	[ $$? = 0 ] && \
 	  (cd .. && RELEASE=$(RELEASE) \
-		sh do-swig.sh ${LANG} `echo $@ | sed -e s,.${SOEXT},,`)
+		sh do-swig.sh ${LANG} `echo $@ | sed -e s,.${SOEXT},,`) ; true
 else
 %.${SOEXT}:
 	@-test ../vapi/`echo $@|sed -e s,.${SOEXT},.vapi,` -nt ${LIBS_PFX}$@ ; \
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ else
 		`python2-config --cflags --libs 2>/dev/null` \
 		`pkg-config --cflags --libs $${LIB}` \
 		${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} -o ${LIBS_PFX}$@ ; \
-	fi
+	fi ; true
 endif
 
 test: