diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc3ae56..290dfbd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /bin/*
 *.report
 /ftb
-vgcore.*
\ No newline at end of file
+vgcore.*
diff --git a/arraylist.hpp b/arraylist.hpp
index e41ad5b..1619cea 100644
--- a/arraylist.hpp
+++ b/arraylist.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <initializer_list>
 #include "types.hpp"
+#include "macros.hpp"
 
 template <typename type>
 struct Array_List {
@@ -15,6 +16,16 @@ struct Array_List {
         length = initial_capacity;
     }
 
+    void alloc_from(std::initializer_list<type> l) {
+        length = max(l.size(), 1); // alloc at least one
+
+        data = (type*)malloc(length * sizeof(type));
+        count = 0;
+        for (type t : l) {
+            data[count++] = t;
+        }
+    }
+
     void dealloc() {
         free(data);
         data = nullptr;
@@ -68,15 +79,6 @@ struct Array_List {
         return data[index];
     }
 
-    static Array_List<type> alloc_from(std::initializer_list<type> l) {
-        Array_List<type> ret;
-        ret.alloc(l.size());
-        for (auto e : l) {
-            ret.append(e);
-        }
-        ret.auto_free = true;
-        return ret;
-    }
 
     void _merge(u32 start, u32 mid, u32 end) {
         u32 start2 = mid + 1;
@@ -151,7 +153,14 @@ struct Array_List {
 
 template <typename type>
 struct Auto_Array_List : public Array_List<type> {
-        Auto_Array_List() = default;
+
+        Auto_Array_List(u32 length) {
+            this->alloc(length);
+        }
+
+        Auto_Array_List() {
+            this->alloc(16);
+        }
 
         Auto_Array_List(std::initializer_list<type> l) {
             this->alloc(l.size());
diff --git a/macros.hpp b/macros.hpp
index 37e2760..94e9975 100644
--- a/macros.hpp
+++ b/macros.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #define label(x, y) concat(x, y)
 #define line_label(x) label(x, __LINE__)
 
+#define min(a, b) ((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b)
+#define max(a, b) ((a) > (b)) ? (a) : (b)
+
 
 /**
  *   Defer   *