diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/main.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/main.kt
index 3fb59218284..150924f27eb 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/main.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/main.kt
@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ fun main(args: Array<String>) {
     println(FileTranslator(state, files[0]).generateCode())
 }
 
-    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt
index 3b04a1162f5..91b6e1c9d18 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class FunctionCodegen(val state: TranslationState, val function: KtNamedFunction
 
     private fun generateLoadArguments(function: KtNamedFunction) {
         args?.forEach {
-            val loadVariable = LLVMVariable("%${it.name}", it.type, it.name)
+            val loadVariable = LLVMVariable("%${it.name}", it.type, it.name, true)
             codeBuilder.loadVariable(loadVariable)
             variableManager.addVariable(it.name, loadVariable, 2)
         }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class FunctionCodegen(val state: TranslationState, val function: KtNamedFunction
 
     private fun evaluateConstantExpression(expr: KtConstantExpression): LLVMVariable {
         val node = expr.node
-        return codeBuilder.addConstant(LLVMVariable(node.firstChildNode.text, LLVMIntType()))
+        return codeBuilder.addConstant(LLVMVariable(node.firstChildNode.text, LLVMIntType(), pointer = false))
     }
 
     private fun evaluatePsiElement(element: PsiElement, scopeDepth: Int): LLVMVariable? {
@@ -168,9 +168,12 @@ class FunctionCodegen(val state: TranslationState, val function: KtNamedFunction
         val eq = identifier?.getNextSiblingIgnoringWhitespaceAndComments() ?: return null
 
         val assignExpression = evaluateExpression(eq.getNextSiblingIgnoringWhitespaceAndComments(), scopeDepth) ?: return null
+
         when (assignExpression) {
             is LLVMVariable -> {
-                variableManager.addVariable(identifier!!.text, assignExpression, scopeDepth)
+                assignExpression.kotlinName = identifier!!.text
+                assignExpression.pointer = false
+                variableManager.addVariable(identifier.text, assignExpression, scopeDepth)
                 return null
             }
         }
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/TranslationState.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/TranslationState.kt
index cb91155c99f..28eca133767 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/TranslationState.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/TranslationState.kt
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ class TranslationState(sources: List<String>, disposer: Disposable) {
         val messageCollector = GroupingMessageCollector(object : MessageCollector {
             private var hasError = false
 
-            override fun hasErrors(): Boolean {
-                return hasError
-            }
+            override fun hasErrors(): Boolean = hasError
 
             override fun report(severity: CompilerMessageSeverity, message: String, location: CompilerMessageLocation) {
                 println("[report] $message")
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt
index 572d9d1d7ed..dc58c09573b 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ class LLVMBuilder {
     private var llvmCode: StringBuilder = StringBuilder()
     private var variableCount = 0
 
-    fun getNewVariable(type: LLVMType?): LLVMVariable {
+    fun getNewVariable(type: LLVMType?, pointer: Boolean = false): LLVMVariable {
         variableCount++
-        return LLVMVariable("%var$variableCount", type)
+        return LLVMVariable("%var$variableCount", type, pointer = pointer)
     }
 
     fun addLLVMCode(code: String) {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class LLVMBuilder {
             KtTokens.PLUS -> firstOp.type!!.operatorPlus(newVar, firstOp, secondOp)
             KtTokens.MINUS -> firstOp.type!!.operatorMinus(newVar, firstOp, secondOp)
             KtTokens.MUL -> firstOp.type!!.operatorTimes(newVar, firstOp, secondOp)
-            KtTokens.EQ -> throw UnsupportedOperationException()
+            KtTokens.EQ -> return moveVariableValue(secondOp, firstOp)
             else -> throw UnsupportedOperationException("Unknown binary operator")
         }
 
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ class LLVMBuilder {
         return newVar
     }
 
+
+    private fun moveVariableValue(from: LLVMVariable, to: LLVMVariable): LLVMVariable {
+        //%0 = load i32, i32* %y, align 4
+        //store i32 %0, i32* %z, align 4
+        //%1 = load i32, i32* %z, align 4
+        llvmCode.appendln("VARIABLE from $from TO $to")
+        /*
+        val tmp1 = getNewVariable(from.type)
+        val tmp2 = getNewVariable(to.type)
+        llvmCode.appendln("$tmp1 = load ${tmp1.type}, ${tmp1.type}* $from, align ${tmp1.type?.align}")
+        llvmCode.appendln("store ${tmp1.type} $tmp1, ${to.type}* $to, align ${to.type?.align}")
+        llvmCode.appendln("$tmp2 = load ${tmp2.type}, ${tmp2.type}* $to, align ${to.type?.align}")*/
+        return from
+    }
+
     fun clean() {
         llvmCode = StringBuilder()
     }
@@ -50,7 +65,7 @@ class LLVMBuilder {
     }
 
     fun addReturnOperator(llvmVariable: LLVMVariable) {
-        llvmCode.appendln("ret i32 $llvmVariable")
+        llvmCode.appendln("ret ${llvmVariable.type} $llvmVariable")
     }
 
     fun addVoidReturn() {
@@ -58,30 +73,32 @@ class LLVMBuilder {
     }
 
     fun loadVariable(llvmVariable: LLVMVariable) {
-        addVariableByRef(llvmVariable, LLVMVariable("${llvmVariable.label}.addr", llvmVariable.type, llvmVariable.kotlinName))
+        addVariableByRef(llvmVariable, LLVMVariable("${llvmVariable.label}.addr", llvmVariable.type, llvmVariable.kotlinName, true))
     }
 
     fun addVariableByRef(targetVariable: LLVMVariable, sourceVariable: LLVMVariable) {
-        llvmCode.appendln("$sourceVariable = alloca ${sourceVariable.type}, align ${sourceVariable.type?.getAlign()}")
-        llvmCode.appendln("store ${targetVariable.type} $targetVariable, ${targetVariable.type}* $sourceVariable, align ${targetVariable.type?.getAlign()}")
+        llvmCode.appendln("$sourceVariable = alloca ${sourceVariable.type}, align ${sourceVariable.type?.align}")
+        llvmCode.appendln("store ${sourceVariable.type} $targetVariable, ${targetVariable.getType()} $sourceVariable, align ${targetVariable.type?.align}")
     }
 
     fun addVariableByValue(targetVariable: LLVMVariable, sourceVariable: LLVMVariable) {
-        val tmp = getNewVariable(targetVariable.type)
-        llvmCode.appendln("$tmp   = alloca ${tmp.type}, align ${tmp.type?.getAlign()}")
-        llvmCode.appendln("store ${tmp.type} $sourceVariable, ${tmp.type}* $tmp, align ${tmp.type?.getAlign()}")
-        llvmCode.appendln("$targetVariable = load ${targetVariable.type}, ${targetVariable.type}* $tmp, align ${targetVariable.type?.getAlign()}")
+        val tmp = getNewVariable(targetVariable.type, pointer = true)
+
+        llvmCode.appendln("$tmp   = alloca ${tmp.type}, align ${tmp.type?.align}")
+        llvmCode.appendln("store ${tmp.type} $sourceVariable, ${tmp.getType()} $tmp, align ${tmp.type?.align}")
+        llvmCode.appendln("$targetVariable = load ${targetVariable.type}, ${tmp.getType()} $tmp, align ${targetVariable.type?.align}")
+
     }
 
     fun addConstant(sourceVariable: LLVMVariable): LLVMVariable {
-        val target = getNewVariable(sourceVariable.type)
+        val target = getNewVariable(sourceVariable.type, pointer = sourceVariable.pointer)
         addVariableByValue(target, sourceVariable)
         return target
     }
 
 
-    fun  createClass(name: String, fields: List<LLVMVariable>) {
-        val code = "@class.$name = type { ${ fields.map { it.type }.joinToString() } }"
+    fun createClass(name: String, fields: List<LLVMVariable>) {
+        val code = "@class.$name = type { ${fields.map { it.type }.joinToString()} }"
         llvmCode.appendln(code)
     }
 
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMVariable.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMVariable.kt
index 31962fcb005..1276f8edf7a 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMVariable.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMVariable.kt
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm
 
 import org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm.types.LLVMType
 
-open class LLVMVariable(val label: String, val type: LLVMType? = null, val kotlinName: String? = null) : LLVMNode() {
+open class LLVMVariable(val label: String, val type: LLVMType? = null, var kotlinName: String? = null, var pointer: Boolean = false) : LLVMNode() {
 
     override fun toString(): String = label
 
+    fun getType(): String = type.toString() + if (pointer) "*" else ""
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMCharType.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMCharType.kt
index dab55442870..d7f693fbca9 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMCharType.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMCharType.kt
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ class LLVMCharType() : LLVMType() {
 
     override fun toString(): String = "i8"
 
+    override val align = 1
+
 }
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMDoubleType.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMDoubleType.kt
index 5df7b170031..09008e62575 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMDoubleType.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMDoubleType.kt
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ class LLVMDoubleType() : LLVMType() {
 
     override fun toString() = "double"
 
-    override fun getAlign() = 8
+    override val align = 8
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMIntType.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMIntType.kt
index b4fc963f892..8861b15862f 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMIntType.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMIntType.kt
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ class LLVMIntType() : LLVMType() {
 
     override fun toString() = "i32"
 
-    override fun getAlign() = 4
+    override val align = 4
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMReferenceType.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMReferenceType.kt
index c80146dce64..0b4a94c3b8d 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMReferenceType.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMReferenceType.kt
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@ class LLVMReferenceType(val type: String) : LLVMType() {
         throw UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented")
     }
 
-    override fun getAlign(): Int {
-        throw UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented")
-    }
-
     override fun operatorPlus(result: LLVMVariable, firstOp: LLVMVariable, secondOp: LLVMVariable): LLVMExpression {
         throw UnsupportedOperationException("not implemented")
     }
+
     override fun toString() = type
 
+    override val align = -1
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMShortType.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMShortType.kt
index 249a4bd7aed..bb7249ee78a 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMShortType.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMShortType.kt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ class LLVMShortType() : LLVMType() {
 
     override fun toString(): String = "i16"
 
+    override val align = 1
 }
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMType.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMType.kt
index fabc36c1db7..01beb25005e 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMType.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMType.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ abstract class LLVMType() {
     open fun operatorTimes(result: LLVMVariable, firstOp: LLVMVariable, secondOp: LLVMVariable): LLVMExpression = throw UnimplementedException()
     open fun operatorMinus(result: LLVMVariable, firstOp: LLVMVariable, secondOp: LLVMVariable): LLVMExpression = throw UnimplementedException()
 
-    open fun getAlign(): Int = throw UnimplementedException()
+    abstract val align: Int
 }
 
 fun parseLLVMType(type: String): LLVMType = when (type) {
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMVoidType.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMVoidType.kt
index 5544f2636bf..55612dbd882 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMVoidType.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMVoidType.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm.types
 
 class LLVMVoidType() : LLVMType() {
 
-    override fun getAlign(): Int = 0
+    override val align = 0
+
     override fun toString(): String = "void"
 
 }