diff --git a/goldlib/gall/gdefs.h b/goldlib/gall/gdefs.h
index 15020c5..1e134c7 100644
--- a/goldlib/gall/gdefs.h
+++ b/goldlib/gall/gdefs.h
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 #define __goldall_h
 
 //  ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
+#ifdef __cplusplus
 #include <cstddef>
+#endif
 #include <gcmpall.h>
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -109,25 +110,25 @@
 typedef   signed char    int8_t;
 typedef unsigned char   uint8_t;
 #else
-#error Don't know how to define 8 bit integers
+#error Dont know how to define 8 bit integers
 #endif
 #if (USHRT_MAX == 0xFFFF)
 typedef   signed short   int16_t;
 typedef unsigned short  uint16_t;
 #else
-#error Don't know how to define 16 bit integers
+#error Dont know how to define 16 bit integers
 #endif
 #if (UINT_MAX == 0xFFFFFFFF)
 typedef   signed int     int32_t;
 typedef unsigned int    uint32_t;
 #else
-#error Don't know how to define 32 bit integers
+#error Dont know how to define 32 bit integers
 #endif
+#endif  //#ifdef _MSC_VER
 
 typedef uint8_t   byte;
 typedef uint16_t  word;
 typedef uint32_t  dword;
-#endif  //#ifdef _MSC_VER
 
 typedef unsigned int uint;