diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 26843a5..65fe6fa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ compile_commands.json
 temp.*
 .vs
 .cache
-build*/
-.idea/
-cmake-build*/
+build*/
+.idea/
+cmake-build*/
+CMakeLists.txt.user
diff --git a/include/literals.h b/include/literals.h
index e4f0185..accaf34 100644
--- a/include/literals.h
+++ b/include/literals.h
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #pragma once
 
-static const char *hello_world = R"lit(
+static const char *hello_world = &R"lit(
 #include <iostream>
 
 int %s() {
     std::cout << "Hello World!\n";
     return 0;
 }
-)lit" + 1; // skip initial newline
+)lit"[1]; // skip initial newline
 
-static const char *cmake_toml = R"lit(
+static const char *cmake_toml = &R"lit(
 [cmake]
 version = "3.15"
 # subdirs = []
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ include-directories = ["include"]
 [[install]]
 %s = ["%s"]
 destination = "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/%s"
-)lit" + 1; // skip initial newline
+)lit"[1]; // skip initial newline
diff --git a/src/cmkrlib/gen.cpp b/src/cmkrlib/gen.cpp
index c433c2c..d2286bb 100644
--- a/src/cmkrlib/gen.cpp
+++ b/src/cmkrlib/gen.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ struct Command {
     CommandEndl operator()(Ts &&...values) {
         generated = true;
         ss << indent(depth) << command << '(';
-        std::initializer_list<bool>{print_arg(values)...};
+        (void)std::initializer_list<bool>{print_arg(values)...};
         if (had_newline)
             ss << '\n';
         ss << ")\n";