diff --git a/cl/compile.go b/cl/compile.go
index 807052c8..2abb36e4 100644
--- a/cl/compile.go
+++ b/cl/compile.go
@@ -235,8 +235,15 @@ func (p *context) compileGlobal(pkg llssa.Package, gbl *ssa.Global) {
 		log.Println("==> NewVar", name, typ)
 	}
 	g := pkg.NewVar(name, typ, llssa.Background(vtype))
-	if value, ok := p.rewriteValue(name); ok && p.isStringType(typ) {
-		g.Init(pkg.ConstString(value))
+	if value, ok := p.rewriteValue(name); ok {
+		if p.isStringType(typ) {
+			g.Init(pkg.ConstString(value))
+		} else {
+			log.Printf("warning: ignoring rewrite for non-string variable %s (type: %v)", name, typ)
+			if define {
+				g.InitNil()
+			}
+		}
 	} else if define {
 		g.InitNil()
 	}
diff --git a/internal/build/build.go b/internal/build/build.go
index 99595667..2c7de4e4 100644
--- a/internal/build/build.go
+++ b/internal/build/build.go
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ var (
 	errXflags = errors.New("-X flag requires argument of the form importpath.name=value")
 )
 
+// maxRewriteValueLength limits the size of rewrite values to prevent
+// excessive memory usage and potential resource exhaustion during compilation.
 const maxRewriteValueLength = 1 << 20 // 1 MiB cap per rewrite value
 
 func addGlobalString(conf *Config, arg string, mainPkgs []string) {
@@ -1087,7 +1089,10 @@ func exportObject(ctx *context, pkgPath string, exportFile string, data []byte)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	f.Write(data)
+	if _, err := f.Write(data); err != nil {
+		f.Close()
+		return "", err
+	}
 	err = f.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		return exportFile, err