diff --git a/exe/ralsh.cc b/exe/ralsh.cc
index 9b679de..490a564 100644
--- a/exe/ralsh.cc
+++ b/exe/ralsh.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <libral/emitter/json_emitter.hpp>
 #include <libral/emitter/quiet_emitter.hpp>
 
+#include <stdint.h>
+
 #include <iomanip>
 
 #include <config.hpp>
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@
 // cause problems before including the headers, then re-enable the warnings.
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wattributes"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wsuggest-override"
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ R"txt(Exit status:
 
 static void print_attr_explanation(const std::string& name,
                                    const lib::attr::spec& attr,
-                                   uint maxlen) {
+                                   uint16_t maxlen) {
   cout << "  " << color::green << left << setw(maxlen)
        << name << color::reset
        << " : " << attr.desc() << endl;
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ static void print_explanation(lib::type& type) {
     return;
   }
 
-  uint maxlen = 0;
+  uint16_t maxlen = 0;
   for (auto a = spec->attr_begin(); a != spec->attr_end(); ++a) {
     if (a->first.length() > maxlen) maxlen = a->first.length();
   }
diff --git a/lib/inc/libral/emitter/puppet_emitter.hpp b/lib/inc/libral/emitter/puppet_emitter.hpp
index e63fa3a..50dee05 100644
--- a/lib/inc/libral/emitter/puppet_emitter.hpp
+++ b/lib/inc/libral/emitter/puppet_emitter.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <libral/emitter/emitter.hpp>
 
+#include <stdint.h>
+
 namespace libral {
   class puppet_emitter : public emitter {
   public:
@@ -21,6 +23,6 @@ namespace libral {
     void print_resource(const type &type, const resource &resource);
     void print_resource_attr(const std::string& name,
                              const value& v,
-                             uint maxlen);
+                             uint16_t maxlen);
   };
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/emitter/puppet_emitter.cc b/lib/src/emitter/puppet_emitter.cc
index f304495..81395b4 100644
--- a/lib/src/emitter/puppet_emitter.cc
+++ b/lib/src/emitter/puppet_emitter.cc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace libral {
   void puppet_emitter::print_resource(const type &type, const resource &res) {
     std::cout << color::blue << type.qname() << color::reset << " { '"
          << color::blue << res.name() << color::reset << "':" << std::endl;
-    uint maxlen = 0;
+    uint16_t maxlen = 0;
     for (const auto& a : res.attrs()) {
       if (a.first.length() > maxlen) maxlen = a.first.length();
     }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace libral {
 
   void puppet_emitter::print_resource_attr(const std::string& name,
                                            const value& v,
-                                           uint maxlen) {
+                                           uint16_t maxlen) {
     std::cout << "  " << color::green << std::left << std::setw(maxlen)
               << name << color::reset
               << " => " << v << "," << std::endl;