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[cparser] / ast2firm.c
index 97d2604..ac6e088 100644 (file)
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 
 #include <libfirm/firm.h>
 #include <libfirm/adt/obst.h>
+#include <libfirm/be.h>
 
 #include "ast2firm.h"
 
 #include "token_t.h"
 #include "type_t.h"
 #include "ast_t.h"
+#include "entity_t.h"
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "diagnostic.h"
 #include "lang_features.h"
 #include "types.h"
+#include "walk_statements.h"
 #include "warning.h"
 #include "entitymap_t.h"
 #include "driver/firm_opt.h"
 #include "driver/firm_cmdline.h"
 
-#define MAGIC_DEFAULT_PN_NUMBER            (long) -314159265
-
 /* some idents needed for name mangling */
 static ident *id_underscore;
 static ident *id_imp;
@@ -54,19 +56,23 @@ static ir_type *ir_type_wchar_t;
 static ir_type *ir_type_void;
 static ir_type *ir_type_int;
 
-static type_t *type_const_char;
+static int        next_value_number_function;
+static ir_node   *continue_label;
+static ir_node   *break_label;
+static ir_node   *current_switch_cond;
+static bool       saw_default_label;
+static label_t  **all_labels;
+static entity_t **inner_functions;
+static ir_node   *ijmp_list;
+static bool       constant_folding;
 
-static int       next_value_number_function;
-static ir_node  *continue_label;
-static ir_node  *break_label;
-static ir_node  *current_switch_cond;
-static bool      saw_default_label;
-static ir_node **imature_blocks;
-static bool constant_folding;
+extern bool       have_const_functions;
 
-static const declaration_t *current_function_decl;
-static ir_node             *current_function_name;
-static ir_node             *current_funcsig;
+static const entity_t     *current_function_entity;
+static ir_node            *current_function_name;
+static ir_node            *current_funcsig;
+static switch_statement_t *current_switch;
+static ir_graph           *current_function;
 
 static entitymap_t  entitymap;
 
@@ -74,30 +80,44 @@ static struct obstack asm_obst;
 
 typedef enum declaration_kind_t {
        DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN,
-       DECLARATION_KIND_FUNCTION,
        DECLARATION_KIND_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY,
        DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE,
        DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE,
        DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE_ENTITY,
+       DECLARATION_KIND_FUNCTION,
        DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_MEMBER,
-       DECLARATION_KIND_LABEL_BLOCK,
-       DECLARATION_KIND_ENUM_ENTRY,
-       DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_INCOMPLETE,
-       DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_COMPLETE,
-       DECLARATION_KIND_TYPE
+       DECLARATION_KIND_INNER_FUNCTION
 } declaration_kind_t;
 
 static ir_type *get_ir_type(type_t *type);
 static ir_type *get_ir_type_incomplete(type_t *type);
-static int count_decls_in_stmts(const statement_t *stmt);
+
+static void enqueue_inner_function(entity_t *entity)
+{
+       ARR_APP1(entity_t*, inner_functions, entity);
+}
+
+static entity_t *next_inner_function(void)
+{
+       int len = ARR_LEN(inner_functions);
+       if (len == 0)
+               return NULL;
+
+       entity_t *entity = inner_functions[len-1];
+       ARR_SHRINKLEN(inner_functions, len-1);
+
+       return entity;
+}
 
 ir_node *uninitialized_local_var(ir_graph *irg, ir_mode *mode, int pos)
 {
-       const declaration_t *declaration = get_irg_loc_description(irg, pos);
+       const variable_t *variable = get_irg_loc_description(irg, pos);
 
-       warningf(&declaration->source_position,
-                "variable '%#T' might be used uninitialized",
-                declaration->type, declaration->symbol);
+       if (variable != NULL) {
+               warningf(&variable->base.base.source_position,
+                        "variable '%#T' might be used uninitialized",
+                        variable->base.type, variable->base.base.symbol);
+       }
        return new_r_Unknown(irg, mode);
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +152,7 @@ static ir_mode *mode_int, *mode_uint;
 static ir_node *_expression_to_firm(const expression_t *expression);
 static ir_node *expression_to_firm(const expression_t *expression);
 static inline ir_mode *get_ir_mode(type_t *type);
-static void create_local_declaration(declaration_t *declaration);
+static void create_local_declaration(entity_t *entity);
 
 static ir_mode *init_atomic_ir_mode(atomic_type_kind_t kind)
 {
@@ -149,13 +169,13 @@ static ir_mode *init_atomic_ir_mode(atomic_type_kind_t kind)
 
                if (flags & ATOMIC_TYPE_FLAG_INTEGER) {
                        assert(! (flags & ATOMIC_TYPE_FLAG_FLOAT));
-                       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "i%s%d", is_signed?"":"u", bit_size);
+                       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "i%s%u", is_signed ? "" : "u", bit_size);
                        sort         = irms_int_number;
                        arithmetic   = irma_twos_complement;
                        modulo_shift = bit_size < machine_size ? machine_size : bit_size;
                } else {
                        assert(flags & ATOMIC_TYPE_FLAG_FLOAT);
-                       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "f%d", bit_size);
+                       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "f%u", bit_size);
                        sort         = irms_float_number;
                        arithmetic   = irma_ieee754;
                        modulo_shift = 0;
@@ -172,7 +192,7 @@ static ir_mode *init_atomic_ir_mode(atomic_type_kind_t kind)
  */
 static void init_atomic_modes(void)
 {
-       for(int i = 0; i <= ATOMIC_TYPE_LAST; ++i) {
+       for (int i = 0; i <= ATOMIC_TYPE_LAST; ++i) {
                _atomic_modes[i] = init_atomic_ir_mode((atomic_type_kind_t) i);
        }
        mode_int  = _atomic_modes[ATOMIC_TYPE_INT];
@@ -190,7 +210,7 @@ static void init_atomic_modes(void)
        unsigned        modulo_shift
                = bit_size < machine_size ? machine_size : bit_size;
 
-       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "p%d", machine_size);
+       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "p%u", machine_size);
        ir_mode *ptr_mode = new_ir_mode(name, sort, bit_size, is_signed, arithmetic,
                                        modulo_shift);
 
@@ -215,11 +235,8 @@ static unsigned get_array_type_size(array_type_t *type)
        return get_type_size_bytes(irtype);
 }
 
-
 static unsigned get_type_size_const(type_t *type)
 {
-       type = skip_typeref(type);
-
        switch(type->kind) {
        case TYPE_ERROR:
                panic("error type occurred");
@@ -294,11 +311,10 @@ static unsigned count_parameters(const function_type_t *function_type)
  */
 static ir_type *create_atomic_type(const atomic_type_t *type)
 {
-       dbg_info           *dbgi      = get_dbg_info(&type->base.source_position);
-       atomic_type_kind_t  kind      = type->akind;
-       ir_mode            *mode      = _atomic_modes[kind];
-       ident              *id        = get_mode_ident(mode);
-       ir_type            *irtype    = new_d_type_primitive(id, mode, dbgi);
+       atomic_type_kind_t  kind   = type->akind;
+       ir_mode            *mode   = _atomic_modes[kind];
+       ident              *id     = get_mode_ident(mode);
+       ir_type            *irtype = new_type_primitive(id, mode);
 
        set_type_alignment_bytes(irtype, type->base.alignment);
 
@@ -310,13 +326,11 @@ static ir_type *create_atomic_type(const atomic_type_t *type)
  */
 static ir_type *create_complex_type(const complex_type_t *type)
 {
-       dbg_info           *dbgi      = get_dbg_info(&type->base.source_position);
-       atomic_type_kind_t  kind      = type->akind;
-       ir_mode            *mode      = _atomic_modes[kind];
-       ident              *id        = get_mode_ident(mode);
+       atomic_type_kind_t  kind = type->akind;
+       ir_mode            *mode = _atomic_modes[kind];
+       ident              *id   = get_mode_ident(mode);
 
        (void) id;
-       (void) dbgi;
 
        /* FIXME: finish the array */
        return NULL;
@@ -327,26 +341,39 @@ static ir_type *create_complex_type(const complex_type_t *type)
  */
 static ir_type *create_imaginary_type(const imaginary_type_t *type)
 {
-       dbg_info           *dbgi      = get_dbg_info(&type->base.source_position);
        atomic_type_kind_t  kind      = type->akind;
        ir_mode            *mode      = _atomic_modes[kind];
        ident              *id        = get_mode_ident(mode);
-       ir_type            *irtype    = new_d_type_primitive(id, mode, dbgi);
+       ir_type            *irtype    = new_type_primitive(id, mode);
 
        set_type_alignment_bytes(irtype, type->base.alignment);
 
        return irtype;
 }
 
+/**
+ * return type of a parameter (and take transparent union gnu extension into
+ * account)
+ */
+static type_t *get_parameter_type(type_t *type)
+{
+       type = skip_typeref(type);
+       if (type->base.modifiers & TYPE_MODIFIER_TRANSPARENT_UNION) {
+               compound_t *compound = type->compound.compound;
+               type                 = compound->members.entities->declaration.type;
+       }
+
+       return type;
+}
+
 static ir_type *create_method_type(const function_type_t *function_type)
 {
-       type_t  *return_type  = function_type->return_type;
+       type_t  *return_type  = skip_typeref(function_type->return_type);
 
        ident   *id           = id_unique("functiontype.%u");
        int      n_parameters = count_parameters(function_type);
        int      n_results    = return_type == type_void ? 0 : 1;
-       dbg_info *dbgi        = get_dbg_info(&function_type->base.source_position);
-       ir_type *irtype       = new_d_type_method(id, n_parameters, n_results, dbgi);
+       ir_type *irtype       = new_type_method(id, n_parameters, n_results);
 
        if (return_type != type_void) {
                ir_type *restype = get_ir_type(return_type);
@@ -356,7 +383,8 @@ static ir_type *create_method_type(const function_type_t *function_type)
        function_parameter_t *parameter = function_type->parameters;
        int                   n         = 0;
        for ( ; parameter != NULL; parameter = parameter->next) {
-               ir_type *p_irtype = get_ir_type(parameter->type);
+               type_t  *type     = get_parameter_type(parameter->type);
+               ir_type *p_irtype = get_ir_type(type);
                set_method_param_type(irtype, n, p_irtype);
                ++n;
        }
@@ -365,6 +393,33 @@ static ir_type *create_method_type(const function_type_t *function_type)
                set_method_variadicity(irtype, variadicity_variadic);
        }
 
+       unsigned cc = get_method_calling_convention(irtype);
+       switch (function_type->calling_convention) {
+       case CC_DEFAULT: /* unspecified calling convention, equal to one of the other, typically cdecl */
+       case CC_CDECL:
+is_cdecl:
+               set_method_calling_convention(irtype, SET_CDECL(cc));
+               break;
+
+       case CC_STDCALL:
+               if (function_type->variadic || function_type->unspecified_parameters)
+                       goto is_cdecl;
+
+               /* only non-variadic function can use stdcall, else use cdecl */
+               set_method_calling_convention(irtype, SET_STDCALL(cc));
+               break;
+
+       case CC_FASTCALL:
+               if (function_type->variadic || function_type->unspecified_parameters)
+                       goto is_cdecl;
+               /* only non-variadic function can use fastcall, else use cdecl */
+               set_method_calling_convention(irtype, SET_FASTCALL(cc));
+               break;
+
+       case CC_THISCALL:
+               /* Hmm, leave default, not accepted by the parser yet. */
+               break;
+       }
        return irtype;
 }
 
@@ -372,9 +427,8 @@ static ir_type *create_pointer_type(pointer_type_t *type)
 {
        type_t   *points_to    = type->points_to;
        ir_type  *ir_points_to = get_ir_type_incomplete(points_to);
-       dbg_info *dbgi         = get_dbg_info(&type->base.source_position);
-       ir_type  *ir_type      = new_d_type_pointer(id_unique("pointer.%u"),
-                                                   ir_points_to, mode_P_data, dbgi);
+       ir_type  *ir_type      = new_type_pointer(id_unique("pointer.%u"),
+                                                 ir_points_to, mode_P_data);
 
        return ir_type;
 }
@@ -385,8 +439,7 @@ static ir_type *create_array_type(array_type_t *type)
        ir_type *ir_element_type = get_ir_type(element_type);
 
        ident    *id      = id_unique("array.%u");
-       dbg_info *dbgi    = get_dbg_info(&type->base.source_position);
-       ir_type  *ir_type = new_d_type_array(id, 1, ir_element_type, dbgi);
+       ir_type  *ir_type = new_type_array(id, 1, ir_element_type);
 
        const int align = get_type_alignment_bytes(ir_element_type);
        set_type_alignment_bytes(ir_type, align);
@@ -483,10 +536,10 @@ static ir_type *get_unsigned_int_type_for_bit_size(ir_type *base_tp,
 static ir_type *create_bitfield_type(bitfield_type_t *const type)
 {
        type_t *base = skip_typeref(type->base_type);
-       assert(base->kind == TYPE_ATOMIC);
+       assert(base->kind == TYPE_ATOMIC || base->kind == TYPE_ENUM);
        ir_type *irbase = get_ir_type(base);
 
-       unsigned size = fold_constant(type->size);
+       unsigned size = type->bit_size;
 
        assert(!is_type_float(base));
        if (is_type_signed(base)) {
@@ -514,13 +567,11 @@ static ir_type *create_compound_type(compound_type_t *type, ir_type *irtype,
                                      size_t *outer_offset, size_t *outer_align,
                                      bool incomplete, bool is_union)
 {
-       declaration_t      *declaration = type->declaration;
-       declaration_kind_t  kind        = (declaration_kind_t)declaration->declaration_kind;
+       compound_t *compound = type->compound;
 
-       if (kind == DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_COMPLETE
-                       || (kind == DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_INCOMPLETE
-                               && incomplete))
-               return declaration->v.irtype;
+       if (compound->irtype != NULL && (compound->irtype_complete || incomplete)) {
+               return compound->irtype;
+       }
 
        size_t align_all  = 1;
        size_t offset     = 0;
@@ -528,7 +579,7 @@ static ir_type *create_compound_type(compound_type_t *type, ir_type *irtype,
        size_t size       = 0;
 
        if (irtype == NULL) {
-               symbol_t *symbol = declaration->symbol;
+               symbol_t *symbol = compound->base.symbol;
                ident    *id;
                if (symbol != NULL) {
                        id = new_id_from_str(symbol->string);
@@ -539,7 +590,7 @@ static ir_type *create_compound_type(compound_type_t *type, ir_type *irtype,
                                id = id_unique("__anonymous_struct.%u");
                        }
                }
-               dbg_info *dbgi  = get_dbg_info(&type->base.source_position);
+               dbg_info *dbgi = get_dbg_info(&compound->base.source_position);
 
                if (is_union) {
                        irtype = new_d_type_union(id, dbgi);
@@ -547,10 +598,8 @@ static ir_type *create_compound_type(compound_type_t *type, ir_type *irtype,
                        irtype = new_d_type_struct(id, dbgi);
                }
 
-               declaration->declaration_kind
-                       = DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_INCOMPLETE;
-               declaration->v.irtype         = irtype;
-               //type->base.firm_type          = irtype;
+               compound->irtype_complete = false;
+               compound->irtype          = irtype;
        } else {
                offset    = *outer_offset;
                align_all = *outer_align;
@@ -559,18 +608,18 @@ static ir_type *create_compound_type(compound_type_t *type, ir_type *irtype,
        if (incomplete)
                return irtype;
 
-       declaration->declaration_kind = DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_COMPLETE;
+       compound->irtype_complete = true;
 
-       declaration_t *entry = declaration->scope.declarations;
-       for( ; entry != NULL; entry = entry->next) {
-               if (entry->namespc != NAMESPACE_NORMAL)
+       entity_t *entry = compound->members.entities;
+       for ( ; entry != NULL; entry = entry->base.next) {
+               if (entry->kind != ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER)
                        continue;
 
                size_t prev_offset = offset;
 
-               symbol_t *symbol     = entry->symbol;
-               type_t   *entry_type = skip_typeref(entry->type);
-               dbg_info *dbgi       = get_dbg_info(&entry->source_position);
+               symbol_t *symbol     = entry->base.symbol;
+               type_t   *entry_type = skip_typeref(entry->declaration.type);
+               dbg_info *dbgi       = get_dbg_info(&entry->base.source_position);
 
                ident    *ident;
                if (symbol != NULL) {
@@ -606,7 +655,7 @@ static ir_type *create_compound_type(compound_type_t *type, ir_type *irtype,
                size_t base;
                size_t bits_remainder;
                if (entry_type->kind == TYPE_BITFIELD) {
-                       size_t size_bits      = fold_constant(entry_type->bitfield.size);
+                       size_t size_bits      = entry_type->bitfield.bit_size;
                        size_t rest_size_bits = (entry_alignment - misalign)*8 - bit_offset;
 
                        if (size_bits > rest_size_bits) {
@@ -646,9 +695,9 @@ static ir_type *create_compound_type(compound_type_t *type, ir_type *irtype,
                set_entity_offset_bits_remainder(entity,
                                                 (unsigned char) bits_remainder);
                //add_struct_member(irtype, entity);
-               entry->declaration_kind = DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_MEMBER;
-               assert(entry->v.entity == NULL);
-               entry->v.entity         = entity;
+               entry->declaration.kind = DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_MEMBER;
+               assert(entry->compound_member.entity == NULL);
+               entry->compound_member.entity = entity;
 
 finished_member:
                if (is_union) {
@@ -703,14 +752,13 @@ static ir_type *create_enum_type(enum_type_t *const type)
        bool constant_folding_old = constant_folding;
        constant_folding = true;
 
-       declaration_t *declaration = type->declaration->next;
-       for (; declaration != NULL; declaration = declaration->next) {
-               if (declaration->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_ENUM_ENTRY)
+       enum_t   *enume = type->enume;
+       entity_t *entry = enume->base.next;
+       for (; entry != NULL; entry = entry->base.next) {
+               if (entry->kind != ENTITY_ENUM_VALUE)
                        break;
 
-               declaration->declaration_kind = DECLARATION_KIND_ENUM_ENTRY;
-
-               expression_t *const init = declaration->init.enum_value;
+               expression_t *const init = entry->enum_value.value;
                if (init != NULL) {
                        ir_node *const cnst = expression_to_firm(init);
                        if (!is_Const(cnst)) {
@@ -718,7 +766,7 @@ static ir_type *create_enum_type(enum_type_t *const type)
                        }
                        tv_next = get_Const_tarval(cnst);
                }
-               declaration->v.enum_val = tv_next;
+               entry->enum_value.tv = tv_next;
                tv_next = tarval_add(tv_next, one);
        }
 
@@ -763,7 +811,9 @@ static ir_type *get_ir_type(type_t *type)
        ir_type *firm_type = NULL;
        switch (type->kind) {
        case TYPE_ERROR:
-               panic("error type occurred");
+               /* Happens while constant folding, when there was an error */
+               return create_atomic_type(&type_void->atomic);
+
        case TYPE_ATOMIC:
                firm_type = create_atomic_type(&type->atomic);
                break;
@@ -916,18 +966,19 @@ static ident *rts_idents[sizeof(rts_data) / sizeof(rts_data[0])];
  * @param ent          the entity to be mangled
  * @param declaration  the declaration
  */
-static ident *create_ld_ident_win32(ir_entity *ent, declaration_t *declaration)
+static ident *create_ld_ident_win32(ir_entity *irentity, entity_t *entity)
 {
        ident *id;
 
-       if (is_Method_type(get_entity_type(ent)))
-               id = decorate_win32_c_fkt(ent, get_entity_ident(ent));
+       if (is_Method_type(get_entity_type(irentity)))
+               id = decorate_win32_c_fkt(irentity, get_entity_ident(irentity));
        else {
                /* always add an underscore in win32 */
-               id = mangle(id_underscore, get_entity_ident(ent));
+               id = mangle(id_underscore, get_entity_ident(irentity));
        }
 
-       decl_modifiers_t decl_modifiers = declaration->decl_modifiers;
+       assert(is_declaration(entity));
+       decl_modifiers_t decl_modifiers = entity->declaration.modifiers;
        if (decl_modifiers & DM_DLLIMPORT) {
                /* add prefix for imported symbols */
                id = mangle(id_imp, id);
@@ -941,11 +992,10 @@ static ident *create_ld_ident_win32(ir_entity *ent, declaration_t *declaration)
  * @param ent          the entity to be mangled
  * @param declaration  the declaration
  */
-static ident *create_ld_ident_linux_elf(ir_entity *entity,
-                                        declaration_t *declaration)
+static ident *create_ld_ident_linux_elf(ir_entity *irentity, entity_t *entity)
 {
-       (void) declaration;
-       return get_entity_ident(entity);
+       (void) entity;
+       return get_entity_ident(irentity);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -954,62 +1004,99 @@ static ident *create_ld_ident_linux_elf(ir_entity *entity,
  * @param ent          the entity to be mangled
  * @param declaration  the declaration
  */
-static ident *create_ld_ident_macho(ir_entity *ent, declaration_t *declaration)
+static ident *create_ld_ident_macho(ir_entity *irentity, entity_t *entity)
 {
-       (void) declaration;
-       ident *id = mangle(id_underscore, get_entity_ident(ent));
+       (void) entity;
+       ident *id = mangle(id_underscore, get_entity_ident(irentity));
        return id;
 }
 
-typedef ident* (*create_ld_ident_func)(ir_entity *entity,
-                                       declaration_t *declaration);
-create_ld_ident_func  create_ld_ident = create_ld_ident_linux_elf;
+typedef ident* (*create_ld_ident_func)(ir_entity *irentity, entity_t *entity);
+create_ld_ident_func create_ld_ident = create_ld_ident_linux_elf;
+
+/**
+ * Handle GNU attributes for entities
+ *
+ * @param ent   the entity
+ * @param decl  the routine declaration
+ */
+static void handle_gnu_attributes_ent(ir_entity *irentity, entity_t *entity)
+{
+       assert(is_declaration(entity));
+       decl_modifiers_t modifiers = entity->declaration.modifiers;
+       if (modifiers & DM_PURE) {
+               /* TRUE if the declaration includes the GNU
+                  __attribute__((pure)) specifier. */
+               set_entity_additional_property(irentity, mtp_property_pure);
+       }
+       if (modifiers & DM_CONST) {
+               set_entity_additional_property(irentity, mtp_property_const);
+               have_const_functions = true;
+       }
+       if (modifiers & DM_USED) {
+               /* TRUE if the declaration includes the GNU
+                  __attribute__((used)) specifier. */
+               set_entity_stickyness(irentity, stickyness_sticky);
+       }
+}
 
 /**
  * Creates an entity representing a function.
  *
  * @param declaration  the function declaration
  */
-static ir_entity *get_function_entity(declaration_t *declaration)
+static ir_entity *get_function_entity(entity_t *entity)
 {
-       if (declaration->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_FUNCTION)
-               return declaration->v.entity;
-       assert(declaration->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_FUNCTION);
+       if (entity->function.entity != NULL) {
+               return entity->function.entity;
+       }
 
-       symbol_t *symbol = declaration->symbol;
+       symbol_t *symbol = entity->base.symbol;
        ident    *id     = new_id_from_str(symbol->string);
 
-       ir_type  *global_type    = get_glob_type();
-       ir_type  *ir_type_method = get_ir_type(declaration->type);
-       assert(is_Method_type(ir_type_method));
+       ir_type   *global_type    = get_glob_type();
+       ir_type   *ir_type_method = get_ir_type(entity->declaration.type);
+       bool const has_body       = entity->function.statement != NULL;
 
        /* already an entity defined? */
-       ir_entity *entity = entitymap_get(&entitymap, symbol);
-       if (entity != NULL) {
-               if (get_entity_visibility(entity) == visibility_external_allocated
-                               && declaration->init.statement != NULL) {
-                       set_entity_visibility(entity, visibility_external_visible);
+       ir_entity *irentity = entitymap_get(&entitymap, symbol);
+       if (irentity != NULL) {
+               if (get_entity_visibility(irentity) == visibility_external_allocated
+                               && has_body) {
+                       set_entity_visibility(irentity, visibility_external_visible);
                }
                goto entity_created;
        }
 
-       dbg_info *const dbgi = get_dbg_info(&declaration->source_position);
-       entity               = new_d_entity(global_type, id, ir_type_method, dbgi);
-       set_entity_ld_ident(entity, create_ld_ident(entity, declaration));
-       if (declaration->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC &&
-               declaration->init.statement == NULL) {
-               /* this entity was declared, but never defined */
-               set_entity_peculiarity(entity, peculiarity_description);
-       }
-       if (declaration->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC
-                       || declaration->is_inline) {
-               set_entity_visibility(entity, visibility_local);
-       } else if (declaration->init.statement != NULL) {
-               set_entity_visibility(entity, visibility_external_visible);
+       dbg_info *const dbgi = get_dbg_info(&entity->base.source_position);
+       irentity             = new_d_entity(global_type, id, ir_type_method, dbgi);
+       set_entity_ld_ident(irentity, create_ld_ident(irentity, entity));
+
+       handle_gnu_attributes_ent(irentity, entity);
+
+       /* static inline             => local
+        * extern inline             => local
+        * inline without definition => local
+        * inline with definition    => external_visible */
+       storage_class_tag_t const storage_class
+               = (storage_class_tag_t) entity->declaration.storage_class;
+       bool                const is_inline     = entity->function.is_inline;
+       if (is_inline && storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_NONE && has_body) {
+               set_entity_visibility(irentity, visibility_external_visible);
+       } else if (storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC ||
+                  (is_inline && has_body)) {
+               if (!has_body) {
+                       /* this entity was declared, but is defined nowhere */
+                       set_entity_peculiarity(irentity, peculiarity_description);
+               }
+               set_entity_visibility(irentity, visibility_local);
+       } else if (has_body) {
+               set_entity_visibility(irentity, visibility_external_visible);
        } else {
-               set_entity_visibility(entity, visibility_external_allocated);
+               set_entity_visibility(irentity, visibility_external_allocated);
        }
-       set_entity_allocation(entity, allocation_static);
+       set_entity_allocation(irentity, allocation_static);
 
        /* We should check for file scope here, but as long as we compile C only
           this is not needed. */
@@ -1023,17 +1110,17 @@ static ir_entity *get_function_entity(declaration_t *declaration)
                        if ((c_mode & rts_data[i].flags) == 0)
                                continue;
                        assert(rts_entities[rts_data[i].id] == NULL);
-                       rts_entities[rts_data[i].id] = entity;
+                       rts_entities[rts_data[i].id] = irentity;
                }
        }
 
-       entitymap_insert(&entitymap, symbol, entity);
+       entitymap_insert(&entitymap, symbol, irentity);
 
 entity_created:
-       declaration->declaration_kind = DECLARATION_KIND_FUNCTION;
-       declaration->v.entity         = entity;
+       entity->declaration.kind = DECLARATION_KIND_FUNCTION;
+       entity->function.entity  = irentity;
 
-       return entity;
+       return irentity;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1152,7 +1239,7 @@ static ir_node *string_to_firm(const source_position_t *const src_pos,
        set_type_state(type, layout_fixed);
 
        tarval **const tvs = xmalloc(slen * sizeof(tvs[0]));
-       for(size_t i = 0; i < slen; ++i) {
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < slen; ++i) {
                tvs[i] = new_tarval_from_long(string[i], mode);
        }
 
@@ -1205,7 +1292,7 @@ static ir_node *wide_string_literal_to_firm(
        set_type_state(type, layout_fixed);
 
        tarval **const tvs = xmalloc(slen * sizeof(tvs[0]));
-       for(size_t i = 0; i < slen; ++i) {
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < slen; ++i) {
                tvs[i] = new_tarval_from_long(string[i], mode);
        }
 
@@ -1263,22 +1350,23 @@ static ir_node *do_strict_conv(dbg_info *dbgi, ir_node *node)
 }
 
 static ir_node *get_global_var_address(dbg_info *const dbgi,
-                                       const declaration_t *const decl)
+                                       const entity_t *const entity)
 {
-       assert(decl->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE);
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+       assert(entity->declaration.kind == DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE);
 
-       ir_entity *const entity = decl->v.entity;
-       switch ((storage_class_tag_t)decl->storage_class) {
+       ir_entity *const irentity = entity->variable.v.entity;
+       switch ((storage_class_tag_t) entity->declaration.storage_class) {
                case STORAGE_CLASS_THREAD:
                case STORAGE_CLASS_THREAD_EXTERN:
                case STORAGE_CLASS_THREAD_STATIC: {
                        ir_node *const no_mem = new_NoMem();
                        ir_node *const tls    = get_irg_tls(current_ir_graph);
-                       return new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, no_mem, tls, entity);
+                       return new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, no_mem, tls, irentity);
                }
 
                default:
-                       return create_symconst(dbgi, mode_P_data, entity);
+                       return create_symconst(dbgi, mode_P_data, irentity);
        }
 }
 
@@ -1315,52 +1403,79 @@ static ir_node *create_conv(dbg_info *dbgi, ir_node *value, ir_mode *dest_mode)
        return new_d_Conv(dbgi, value, dest_mode);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Keep all memory edges of the given block.
+ */
+static void keep_all_memory(ir_node *block) {
+       ir_node *old = get_cur_block();
+
+       set_cur_block(block);
+       keep_alive(get_store());
+       /* TODO: keep all memory edges from restricted pointers */
+       set_cur_block(old);
+}
+
+static ir_node *reference_expression_enum_value_to_firm(
+               const reference_expression_t *ref)
+{
+       entity_t *entity = ref->entity;
+       type_t   *type   = skip_typeref(entity->enum_value.enum_type);
+       /* make sure the type is constructed */
+       (void) get_ir_type(type);
+
+       ir_mode *const mode = get_ir_mode(type);
+       return new_Const(mode, entity->enum_value.tv);
+}
+
 static ir_node *reference_expression_to_firm(const reference_expression_t *ref)
 {
-       dbg_info      *dbgi        = get_dbg_info(&ref->base.source_position);
-       declaration_t *declaration = ref->declaration;
-       type_t        *type        = skip_typeref(declaration->type);
+       dbg_info *dbgi   = get_dbg_info(&ref->base.source_position);
+       entity_t *entity = ref->entity;
+       assert(is_declaration(entity));
+       type_t   *type   = skip_typeref(entity->declaration.type);
 
        /* make sure the type is constructed */
        (void) get_ir_type(type);
 
-       switch((declaration_kind_t) declaration->declaration_kind) {
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_TYPE:
+       switch ((declaration_kind_t) entity->declaration.kind) {
        case DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN:
                break;
 
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_ENUM_ENTRY: {
-               ir_mode *const mode = get_ir_mode(type);
-               return new_Const(mode, declaration->v.enum_val);
-       }
-
        case DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE: {
                ir_mode *const mode = get_ir_mode(type);
-               return get_value(declaration->v.value_number, mode);
+               return get_value(entity->variable.v.value_number, mode);
        }
        case DECLARATION_KIND_FUNCTION: {
                ir_mode *const mode = get_ir_mode(type);
-               return create_symconst(dbgi, mode, declaration->v.entity);
+               return create_symconst(dbgi, mode, entity->function.entity);
+       }
+       case DECLARATION_KIND_INNER_FUNCTION: {
+               ir_mode *const mode = get_ir_mode(type);
+               if (!entity->function.goto_to_outer && !entity->function.need_closure) {
+                       /* inner function not using the closure */
+                       return create_symconst(dbgi, mode, entity->function.entity);
+               } else {
+                       /* TODO: need trampoline here */
+                       panic("Trampoline code not implemented");
+                       return create_symconst(dbgi, mode, entity->function.entity);
+               }
        }
        case DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE: {
-               ir_node *const addr   = get_global_var_address(dbgi, declaration);
-               return deref_address(dbgi, declaration->type, addr);
+               ir_node *const addr = get_global_var_address(dbgi, entity);
+               return deref_address(dbgi, entity->declaration.type, addr);
        }
 
        case DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE_ENTITY: {
-               ir_entity *entity = declaration->v.entity;
-               ir_node   *frame  = get_local_frame(entity);
-               ir_node   *sel    = new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), frame, entity);
-               return deref_address(dbgi, declaration->type, sel);
+               ir_entity *irentity = entity->variable.v.entity;
+               ir_node   *frame    = get_local_frame(irentity);
+               ir_node   *sel = new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), frame, irentity);
+               return deref_address(dbgi, entity->declaration.type, sel);
        }
 
        case DECLARATION_KIND_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY:
-               return declaration->v.vla_base;
+               return entity->variable.v.vla_base;
 
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_INCOMPLETE:
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_COMPLETE:
        case DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_MEMBER:
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_LABEL_BLOCK:
                panic("not implemented reference type");
        }
 
@@ -1369,44 +1484,40 @@ static ir_node *reference_expression_to_firm(const reference_expression_t *ref)
 
 static ir_node *reference_addr(const reference_expression_t *ref)
 {
-       dbg_info      *dbgi        = get_dbg_info(&ref->base.source_position);
-       declaration_t *declaration = ref->declaration;
+       dbg_info *dbgi   = get_dbg_info(&ref->base.source_position);
+       entity_t *entity = ref->entity;
+       assert(is_declaration(entity));
 
-       switch((declaration_kind_t) declaration->declaration_kind) {
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_TYPE:
+       switch((declaration_kind_t) entity->declaration.kind) {
        case DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN:
                break;
        case DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE:
                /* you can store to a local variable (so we don't panic but return NULL
                 * as an indicator for no real address) */
                return NULL;
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_FUNCTION: {
-               type_t *const  type = skip_typeref(ref->base.type);
-               ir_mode *const mode = get_ir_mode(type);
-               return create_symconst(dbgi, mode, declaration->v.entity);
-       }
        case DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE: {
-               ir_node *const addr = get_global_var_address(dbgi, declaration);
+               ir_node *const addr = get_global_var_address(dbgi, entity);
                return addr;
        }
        case DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE_ENTITY: {
-               ir_entity *entity = declaration->v.entity;
-               ir_node   *frame  = get_local_frame(entity);
-               ir_node   *sel    = new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), frame, entity);
+               ir_entity *irentity = entity->variable.v.entity;
+               ir_node   *frame    = get_local_frame(irentity);
+               ir_node   *sel = new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), frame, irentity);
 
                return sel;
        }
 
        case DECLARATION_KIND_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY:
-               return declaration->v.vla_base;
+               return entity->variable.v.vla_base;
 
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_ENUM_ENTRY:
-               panic("trying to reference enum entry");
+       case DECLARATION_KIND_FUNCTION: {
+               type_t  *const type = skip_typeref(entity->declaration.type);
+               ir_mode *const mode = get_ir_mode(type);
+               return create_symconst(dbgi, mode, entity->function.entity);
+       }
 
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_INCOMPLETE:
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_COMPLETE:
+       case DECLARATION_KIND_INNER_FUNCTION:
        case DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_MEMBER:
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_LABEL_BLOCK:
                panic("not implemented reference type");
        }
 
@@ -1446,7 +1557,11 @@ static ir_node *process_builtin_call(const call_expression_t *call)
 
                return res;
        }
-       case T___builtin_huge_val: {
+
+       case T___builtin_huge_val:
+       case T___builtin_inf:
+       case T___builtin_inff:
+       case T___builtin_infl: {
                ir_mode *mode = get_ir_mode(function_type->function.return_type);
                tarval  *tv   = get_mode_infinite(mode);
                ir_node *res  = new_d_Const(dbgi, mode, tv);
@@ -1454,7 +1569,7 @@ static ir_node *process_builtin_call(const call_expression_t *call)
        }
        case T___builtin_nan:
        case T___builtin_nanf:
-       case T___builtin_nand: {
+       case T___builtin_nanl: {
                /* Ignore string for now... */
                assert(is_type_function(function_type));
                ir_mode *mode = get_ir_mode(function_type->function.return_type);
@@ -1471,9 +1586,10 @@ static ir_node *process_builtin_call(const call_expression_t *call)
 
 /**
  * Transform a call expression.
- * Handles some special cases, like alloca() calls, which must be resolved BEFORE the inlines runs.
- * Inlining routines calling alloca() is dangerous, 176.gcc for instance might allocate 2GB instead of
- * 256 MB if alloca is not handled right...
+ * Handles some special cases, like alloca() calls, which must be resolved
+ * BEFORE the inlines runs. Inlining routines calling alloca() is dangerous,
+ * 176.gcc for instance might allocate 2GB instead of 256 MB if alloca is not
+ * handled right...
  */
 static ir_node *call_expression_to_firm(const call_expression_t *call)
 {
@@ -1485,27 +1601,26 @@ static ir_node *call_expression_to_firm(const call_expression_t *call)
                return process_builtin_call(call);
        }
        if (function->kind == EXPR_REFERENCE) {
-               const reference_expression_t *ref = &function->reference;
-               declaration_t *declaration = ref->declaration;
-
-               if ((declaration_kind_t)declaration->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_FUNCTION) {
-                       if (declaration->v.entity == rts_entities[rts_alloca]) {
-                               /* handle alloca() call */
-                               expression_t *argument = call->arguments->expression;
-                               ir_node      *size     = expression_to_firm(argument);
-
-                               size = create_conv(dbgi, size, get_ir_mode(type_size_t));
-
-                               ir_node *store  = get_store();
-                               dbg_info *dbgi  = get_dbg_info(&call->base.source_position);
-                               ir_node *alloca = new_d_Alloc(dbgi, store, size, firm_unknown_type,
-                                              stack_alloc);
-                               ir_node *proj_m = new_Proj(alloca, mode_M, pn_Alloc_M);
-                               set_store(proj_m);
-                               ir_node *res    = new_Proj(alloca, mode_P_data, pn_Alloc_res);
-
-                               return res;
-                       }
+               const reference_expression_t *ref    = &function->reference;
+               entity_t                     *entity = ref->entity;
+
+               if (entity->kind == ENTITY_FUNCTION
+                               && entity->function.entity == rts_entities[rts_alloca]) {
+                       /* handle alloca() call */
+                       expression_t *argument = call->arguments->expression;
+                       ir_node      *size     = expression_to_firm(argument);
+
+                       size = create_conv(dbgi, size, get_ir_mode(type_size_t));
+
+                       ir_node  *store  = get_store();
+                       dbg_info *dbgi   = get_dbg_info(&call->base.source_position);
+                       ir_node  *alloca = new_d_Alloc(dbgi, store, size, firm_unknown_type,
+                                                      stack_alloc);
+                       ir_node  *proj_m = new_Proj(alloca, mode_M, pn_Alloc_M);
+                       set_store(proj_m);
+                       ir_node  *res    = new_Proj(alloca, mode_P_data, pn_Alloc_res);
+
+                       return res;
                }
        }
        ir_node *callee = expression_to_firm(function);
@@ -1522,7 +1637,7 @@ static ir_node *call_expression_to_firm(const call_expression_t *call)
        ir_type *new_method_type = NULL;
        if (function_type->variadic || function_type->unspecified_parameters) {
                const call_argument_t *argument = call->arguments;
-               for( ; argument != NULL; argument = argument->next) {
+               for ( ; argument != NULL; argument = argument->next) {
                        ++n_parameters;
                }
 
@@ -1539,12 +1654,12 @@ static ir_node *call_expression_to_firm(const call_expression_t *call)
                set_method_variadicity(new_method_type,
                                       get_method_variadicity(ir_method_type));
 
-               for(int i = 0; i < n_res; ++i) {
+               for (int i = 0; i < n_res; ++i) {
                        set_method_res_type(new_method_type, i,
                                            get_method_res_type(ir_method_type, i));
                }
                argument = call->arguments;
-               for(int i = 0; i < n_parameters; ++i, argument = argument->next) {
+               for (int i = 0; i < n_parameters; ++i, argument = argument->next) {
                        expression_t *expression = argument->expression;
                        ir_type      *irtype     = get_ir_type(expression->base.type);
                        set_method_param_type(new_method_type, i, irtype);
@@ -1557,7 +1672,7 @@ static ir_node *call_expression_to_firm(const call_expression_t *call)
        ir_node *in[n_parameters];
 
        const call_argument_t *argument = call->arguments;
-       for(int n = 0; n < n_parameters; ++n) {
+       for (int n = 0; n < n_parameters; ++n) {
                expression_t *expression = argument->expression;
                ir_node      *arg_node   = expression_to_firm(expression);
 
@@ -1588,6 +1703,15 @@ static ir_node *call_expression_to_firm(const call_expression_t *call)
                result           = new_d_Proj(dbgi, resproj, mode, 0);
        }
 
+       if (function->kind == EXPR_REFERENCE &&
+           function->reference.entity->declaration.modifiers & DM_NORETURN) {
+               /* A dead end:  Keep the Call and the Block.  Also place all further
+                * nodes into a new and unreachable block. */
+               keep_alive(node);
+               keep_alive(get_cur_block());
+               new_Block(0, NULL);
+       }
+
        return result;
 }
 
@@ -1595,9 +1719,9 @@ static void statement_to_firm(statement_t *statement);
 static ir_node *compound_statement_to_firm(compound_statement_t *compound);
 
 static ir_node *expression_to_addr(const expression_t *expression);
-static void create_condition_evaluation(const expression_t *expression,
-                                        ir_node *true_block,
-                                        ir_node *false_block);
+static ir_node *create_condition_evaluation(const expression_t *expression,
+                                            ir_node *true_block,
+                                            ir_node *false_block);
 
 static void assign_value(dbg_info *dbgi, ir_node *addr, type_t *type,
                          ir_node *value)
@@ -1625,7 +1749,8 @@ static tarval *create_bitfield_mask(ir_mode *mode, int offset, int size)
        tarval *all_one   = get_mode_all_one(mode);
        int     mode_size = get_mode_size_bits(mode);
 
-       assert(offset >= 0 && size >= 0);
+       assert(offset >= 0);
+       assert(size   >= 0);
        assert(offset + size <= mode_size);
        if (size == mode_size) {
                return all_one;
@@ -1641,21 +1766,19 @@ static tarval *create_bitfield_mask(ir_mode *mode, int offset, int size)
        return mask1;
 }
 
-static void bitfield_store_to_firm(const select_expression_t *expression,
-                                   ir_node *addr, ir_node *value)
+static void bitfield_store_to_firm(dbg_info *dbgi,
+               ir_entity *entity, ir_node *addr, ir_node *value, bool set_volatile)
 {
-       type_t       *type   = expression->base.type;
-       ir_mode      *mode   = get_ir_mode(type);
-
-       assert(get_irn_mode(value) == mode || is_Bad(value));
+       ir_type *entity_type = get_entity_type(entity);
+       ir_type *base_type   = get_primitive_base_type(entity_type);
+       assert(base_type != NULL);
+       ir_mode *mode        = get_type_mode(base_type);
 
-       dbg_info *dbgi = get_dbg_info(&expression->base.source_position);
+       value = create_conv(dbgi, value, mode);
 
        /* kill upper bits of value and shift to right position */
-       ir_entity *entity       = expression->compound_entry->v.entity;
-       int        bitoffset    = get_entity_offset_bits_remainder(entity);
-       ir_type   *entity_type  = get_entity_type(entity);
-       int        bitsize      = get_mode_size_bits(get_type_mode(entity_type));
+       int      bitoffset    = get_entity_offset_bits_remainder(entity);
+       int      bitsize      = get_mode_size_bits(get_type_mode(entity_type));
 
        tarval  *mask            = create_bitfield_mask(mode, 0, bitsize);
        ir_node *mask_node       = new_d_Const(dbgi, mode, mask);
@@ -1680,7 +1803,7 @@ static void bitfield_store_to_firm(const select_expression_t *expression,
        ir_node *store_mem = new_d_Proj(dbgi, store, mode_M, pn_Store_M);
        set_store(store_mem);
 
-       if (type->base.qualifiers & TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE) {
+       if (set_volatile) {
                set_Load_volatility(load, volatility_is_volatile);
                set_Store_volatility(store, volatility_is_volatile);
        }
@@ -1702,7 +1825,8 @@ static ir_node *bitfield_extract_to_firm(const select_expression_t *expression,
        set_store(load_mem);
 
        /* kill upper bits */
-       ir_entity *entity       = expression->compound_entry->v.entity;
+       assert(expression->compound_entry->kind == ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
+       ir_entity *entity       = expression->compound_entry->compound_member.entity;
        int        bitoffset    = get_entity_offset_bits_remainder(entity);
        ir_type   *entity_type  = get_entity_type(entity);
        int        bitsize      = get_mode_size_bits(get_type_mode(entity_type));
@@ -1726,6 +1850,16 @@ static ir_node *bitfield_extract_to_firm(const select_expression_t *expression,
        return create_conv(dbgi, shiftr, mode);
 }
 
+/* make sure the selected compound type is constructed */
+static void construct_select_compound(const select_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(expression->compound->base.type);
+       if (is_type_pointer(type)) {
+               type = type->pointer.points_to;
+       }
+       (void) get_ir_type(type);
+}
+
 static void set_value_for_expression_addr(const expression_t *expression,
                                           ir_node *value, ir_node *addr)
 {
@@ -1735,10 +1869,11 @@ static void set_value_for_expression_addr(const expression_t *expression,
        if (expression->kind == EXPR_REFERENCE) {
                const reference_expression_t *ref = &expression->reference;
 
-               declaration_t *declaration = ref->declaration;
-               assert(declaration->declaration_kind != DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
-               if (declaration->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE) {
-                       set_value(declaration->v.value_number, value);
+               entity_t *entity = ref->entity;
+               assert(is_declaration(entity));
+               assert(entity->declaration.kind != DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
+               if (entity->declaration.kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE) {
+                       set_value(entity->variable.v.value_number, value);
                        return;
                }
        }
@@ -1751,9 +1886,15 @@ static void set_value_for_expression_addr(const expression_t *expression,
        if (expression->kind == EXPR_SELECT) {
                const select_expression_t *select = &expression->select;
 
-               declaration_t *declaration = select->compound_entry;
-               if (declaration->type->kind == TYPE_BITFIELD) {
-                       bitfield_store_to_firm(select, addr, value);
+               construct_select_compound(select);
+
+               entity_t *entity = select->compound_entry;
+               assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
+               if (entity->declaration.type->kind == TYPE_BITFIELD) {
+                       ir_entity *irentity = entity->compound_member.entity;
+                       bool       set_volatile
+                               = select->base.type->base.qualifiers & TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE;
+                       bitfield_store_to_firm(dbgi, irentity, addr, value, set_volatile);
                        return;
                }
        }
@@ -1773,12 +1914,13 @@ static ir_node *get_value_from_lvalue(const expression_t *expression,
        if (expression->kind == EXPR_REFERENCE) {
                const reference_expression_t *ref = &expression->reference;
 
-               declaration_t *declaration = ref->declaration;
-               assert(declaration->declaration_kind != DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
-               if (declaration->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE) {
+               entity_t *entity = ref->entity;
+               assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+               assert(entity->declaration.kind != DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
+               if (entity->declaration.kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE) {
                        assert(addr == NULL);
                        ir_mode *mode = get_ir_mode(expression->base.type);
-                       return get_value(declaration->v.value_number, mode);
+                       return get_value(entity->variable.v.value_number, mode);
                }
        }
 
@@ -1787,7 +1929,8 @@ static ir_node *get_value_from_lvalue(const expression_t *expression,
 
        ir_node *value;
        if (expression->kind == EXPR_SELECT &&
-           expression->select.compound_entry->type->kind == TYPE_BITFIELD){
+           expression->select.compound_entry->declaration.type->kind == TYPE_BITFIELD){
+           construct_select_compound(&expression->select);
                value = bitfield_extract_to_firm(&expression->select, addr);
        } else {
                value = deref_address(dbgi, expression->base.type, addr);
@@ -1848,9 +1991,12 @@ static bool is_local_variable(expression_t *expression)
 {
        if (expression->kind != EXPR_REFERENCE)
                return false;
-       reference_expression_t *ref_expr    = &expression->reference;
-       declaration_t          *declaration = ref_expr->declaration;
-       return declaration->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE;
+       reference_expression_t *ref_expr = &expression->reference;
+       entity_t               *entity   = ref_expr->entity;
+       if (entity->kind != ENTITY_VARIABLE)
+               return false;
+       assert(entity->declaration.kind != DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
+       return entity->declaration.kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE;
 }
 
 static pn_Cmp get_pnc(const expression_kind_t kind, type_t *const type)
@@ -1891,50 +2037,50 @@ static pn_Cmp get_pnc(const expression_kind_t kind, type_t *const type)
 static ir_node *handle_assume_compare(dbg_info *dbi,
                                       const binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       expression_t  *op1 = expression->left;
-       expression_t  *op2 = expression->right;
-       declaration_t *var2, *var = NULL;
-       ir_node       *res = NULL;
-       pn_Cmp         cmp_val;
+       expression_t *op1 = expression->left;
+       expression_t *op2 = expression->right;
+       entity_t     *var2, *var = NULL;
+       ir_node      *res = NULL;
+       pn_Cmp        cmp_val;
 
        cmp_val = get_pnc(expression->base.kind, op1->base.type);
 
        if (is_local_variable(op1) && is_local_variable(op2)) {
-       var  = op1->reference.declaration;
-           var2 = op2->reference.declaration;
+       var  = op1->reference.entity;
+           var2 = op2->reference.entity;
 
-               type_t  *const type = skip_typeref(var->type);
+               type_t  *const type = skip_typeref(var->declaration.type);
                ir_mode *const mode = get_ir_mode(type);
 
-               ir_node *const irn1 = get_value(var->v.value_number, mode);
-               ir_node *const irn2 = get_value(var2->v.value_number, mode);
+               ir_node *const irn1 = get_value(var->variable.v.value_number, mode);
+               ir_node *const irn2 = get_value(var2->variable.v.value_number, mode);
 
                res = new_d_Confirm(dbi, irn2, irn1, get_inversed_pnc(cmp_val));
-               set_value(var2->v.value_number, res);
+               set_value(var2->variable.v.value_number, res);
 
                res = new_d_Confirm(dbi, irn1, irn2, cmp_val);
-               set_value(var->v.value_number, res);
+               set_value(var->variable.v.value_number, res);
 
                return res;
        }
 
        expression_t *con;
        if (is_local_variable(op1) && is_constant_expression(op2)) {
-               var = op1->reference.declaration;
+               var = op1->reference.entity;
                con = op2;
        } else if (is_constant_expression(op1) && is_local_variable(op2)) {
                cmp_val = get_inversed_pnc(cmp_val);
-               var = op2->reference.declaration;
+               var = op2->reference.entity;
                con = op1;
        }
 
        if (var != NULL) {
-               type_t  *const type = skip_typeref(var->type);
+               type_t  *const type = skip_typeref(var->declaration.type);
                ir_mode *const mode = get_ir_mode(type);
 
-               res = get_value(var->v.value_number, mode);
+               res = get_value(var->variable.v.value_number, mode);
                res = new_d_Confirm(dbi, res, expression_to_firm(con), cmp_val);
-               set_value(var->v.value_number, res);
+               set_value(var->variable.v.value_number, res);
        }
        return res;
 }
@@ -2056,10 +2202,8 @@ static ir_node *produce_condition_result(const expression_t *expression,
        mature_immBlock(one_block);
        mature_immBlock(zero_block);
 
-       ir_node *common_block = new_immBlock();
-       add_immBlock_pred(common_block, jmp_one);
-       add_immBlock_pred(common_block, jmp_zero);
-       mature_immBlock(common_block);
+       ir_node *in_cf[2] = { jmp_one, jmp_zero };
+       new_Block(2, in_cf);
 
        ir_node *in[2] = { one, zero };
        ir_node *val   = new_d_Phi(dbgi, 2, in, mode);
@@ -2071,8 +2215,14 @@ static ir_node *adjust_for_pointer_arithmetic(dbg_info *dbgi,
                ir_node *value, type_t *type)
 {
        pointer_type_t *const pointer_type = &type->pointer;
-       type_t         *const points_to    = pointer_type->points_to;
-       const unsigned        elem_size    = get_type_size_const(points_to);
+       type_t         *const points_to    = skip_typeref(pointer_type->points_to);
+       unsigned              elem_size    = get_type_size_const(points_to);
+
+       /* gcc extension: allow arithmetic with void * and function * */
+       if ((elem_size == 0 && is_type_atomic(points_to, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) ||
+           is_type_function(points_to))  {
+               elem_size = 1;
+       }
 
        assert(elem_size >= 1);
        if (elem_size == 1)
@@ -2210,12 +2360,11 @@ static ir_node *create_lazy_op(const binary_expression_t *expression)
        if (is_constant_expression(expression->left)) {
                long val = fold_constant(expression->left);
                expression_kind_t ekind = expression->base.kind;
-               if ((ekind == EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_AND && val != 0)
-                               || (ekind == EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_OR && val == 0)) {
+               assert(ekind == EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_AND || ekind == EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_OR);
+               if ((ekind == EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_AND && val != 0) ||
+                   (ekind == EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_OR  && val == 0)) {
                        return expression_to_firm(expression->right);
                } else {
-                       assert((ekind == EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_AND && val == 0)
-                                       || (ekind == EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_OR && val != 0));
                        return new_Const(mode, get_mode_one(mode));
                }
        }
@@ -2231,9 +2380,9 @@ static ir_node *create_assign_binop(const binary_expression_t *expression)
        dbg_info *const     dbgi = get_dbg_info(&expression->base.source_position);
        const expression_t *left_expr = expression->left;
        ir_mode            *left_mode = get_ir_mode(left_expr->base.type);
+       ir_node            *right     = expression_to_firm(expression->right);
        ir_node            *left_addr = expression_to_addr(left_expr);
        ir_node            *left      = get_value_from_lvalue(left_expr, left_addr);
-       ir_node            *right     = expression_to_firm(expression->right);
        ir_node            *result    = create_op(dbgi, expression, left, right);
 
        result = create_conv(dbgi, result, left_mode);
@@ -2364,7 +2513,7 @@ static long get_offsetof_offset(const offsetof_expression_t *expression)
        long    offset    = 0;
 
        designator_t *designator = expression->designator;
-       for( ; designator != NULL; designator = designator->next) {
+       for ( ; designator != NULL; designator = designator->next) {
                type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
                /* be sure the type is constructed */
                (void) get_ir_type(type);
@@ -2373,24 +2522,24 @@ static long get_offsetof_offset(const offsetof_expression_t *expression)
                        assert(is_type_compound(type));
                        symbol_t *symbol = designator->symbol;
 
-                       declaration_t *declaration = type->compound.declaration;
-                       declaration_t *iter        = declaration->scope.declarations;
-                       for( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next) {
-                               if (iter->symbol == symbol) {
+                       compound_t *compound = type->compound.compound;
+                       entity_t   *iter     = compound->members.entities;
+                       for ( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->base.next) {
+                               if (iter->base.symbol == symbol) {
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
                        assert(iter != NULL);
 
-                       assert(iter->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
-                       offset += get_entity_offset(iter->v.entity);
+                       assert(iter->kind == ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
+                       assert(iter->declaration.kind == DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
+                       offset += get_entity_offset(iter->compound_member.entity);
 
-                       orig_type = iter->type;
+                       orig_type = iter->declaration.type;
                } else {
                        expression_t *array_index = designator->array_index;
                        assert(designator->array_index != NULL);
                        assert(is_type_array(type));
-                       assert(is_type_valid(array_index->base.type));
 
                        long index         = fold_constant(array_index);
                        ir_type *arr_type  = get_ir_type(type);
@@ -2476,9 +2625,10 @@ static ir_node *alignof_to_firm(const typeprop_expression_t *expression)
                /* beware: if expression is a variable reference, return the
                   alignment of the variable. */
                const expression_t *tp_expression = expression->tp_expression;
-               const declaration_t *declaration = expr_is_variable(tp_expression);
-               if (declaration != NULL) {
+               const entity_t     *entity        = expression_is_variable(tp_expression);
+               if (entity != NULL) {
                        /* TODO: get the alignment of this variable. */
+                       (void) entity;
                }
                type = tp_expression->base.type;
                assert(type != NULL);
@@ -2491,8 +2641,11 @@ static ir_node *alignof_to_firm(const typeprop_expression_t *expression)
 }
 
 static void init_ir_types(void);
+
 long fold_constant(const expression_t *expression)
 {
+       assert(is_type_valid(skip_typeref(expression->base.type)));
+
        bool constant_folding_old = constant_folding;
        constant_folding = true;
 
@@ -2530,7 +2683,10 @@ static ir_node *conditional_to_firm(const conditional_expression_t *expression)
        if (is_constant_expression(expression->condition)) {
                long val = fold_constant(expression->condition);
                if (val) {
-                       return expression_to_firm(expression->true_expression);
+                       expression_t *true_expression = expression->true_expression;
+                       if (true_expression == NULL)
+                               true_expression = expression->condition;
+                       return expression_to_firm(true_expression);
                } else {
                        return expression_to_firm(expression->false_expression);
                }
@@ -2541,7 +2697,8 @@ static ir_node *conditional_to_firm(const conditional_expression_t *expression)
        /* create the true block */
        ir_node *true_block  = new_immBlock();
 
-       ir_node *true_val = expression_to_firm(expression->true_expression);
+       ir_node *true_val = expression->true_expression != NULL ?
+               expression_to_firm(expression->true_expression) : NULL;
        ir_node *true_jmp = new_Jmp();
 
        /* create the false block */
@@ -2552,15 +2709,23 @@ static ir_node *conditional_to_firm(const conditional_expression_t *expression)
 
        /* create the condition evaluation */
        set_cur_block(cur_block);
-       create_condition_evaluation(expression->condition, true_block, false_block);
+       ir_node *const cond_expr = create_condition_evaluation(expression->condition, true_block, false_block);
+       if (expression->true_expression == NULL) {
+               if (cond_expr != NULL) {
+                       true_val = cond_expr;
+               } else {
+                       /* Condition ended with a short circuit (&&, ||, !) operation.
+                        * Generate a "1" as value for the true branch. */
+                       ir_mode *const mode = mode_Is;
+                       true_val = new_Const(mode, get_mode_one(mode));
+               }
+       }
        mature_immBlock(true_block);
        mature_immBlock(false_block);
 
        /* create the common block */
-       ir_node *common_block = new_immBlock();
-       add_immBlock_pred(common_block, true_jmp);
-       add_immBlock_pred(common_block, false_jmp);
-       mature_immBlock(common_block);
+       ir_node *in_cf[2] = { true_jmp, false_jmp };
+       new_Block(2, in_cf);
 
        /* TODO improve static semantics, so either both or no values are NULL */
        if (true_val == NULL || false_val == NULL)
@@ -2581,22 +2746,18 @@ static ir_node *select_addr(const select_expression_t *expression)
 {
        dbg_info *dbgi = get_dbg_info(&expression->base.source_position);
 
-       ir_node *compound_addr = expression_to_firm(expression->compound);
+       construct_select_compound(expression);
 
-       /* make sure the type is constructed */
-       type_t *type = skip_typeref(expression->compound->base.type);
-       if (is_type_pointer(type)) {
-               type = type->pointer.points_to;
-       }
-       (void) get_ir_type(type);
+       ir_node *compound_addr = expression_to_firm(expression->compound);
 
-       declaration_t *entry = expression->compound_entry;
-       assert(entry->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
-       ir_entity     *entity = entry->v.entity;
+       entity_t *entry = expression->compound_entry;
+       assert(entry->kind == ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
+       assert(entry->declaration.kind == DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
+       ir_entity *irentity = entry->compound_member.entity;
 
-       assert(entity != NULL);
+       assert(irentity != NULL);
 
-       ir_node *sel = new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), compound_addr, entity);
+       ir_node *sel = new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), compound_addr, irentity);
 
        return sel;
 }
@@ -2609,8 +2770,9 @@ static ir_node *select_to_firm(const select_expression_t *expression)
                        (const expression_t*) expression);
        type           = skip_typeref(type);
 
-       declaration_t *entry      = expression->compound_entry;
-       type_t        *entry_type = skip_typeref(entry->type);
+       entity_t *entry      = expression->compound_entry;
+       assert(entry->kind == ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
+       type_t   *entry_type = skip_typeref(entry->declaration.type);
 
        if (entry_type->kind == TYPE_BITFIELD) {
                return bitfield_extract_to_firm(expression, addr);
@@ -2726,7 +2888,7 @@ static ir_node *function_name_to_firm(
        case FUNCNAME_FUNCDNAME:
                if (current_function_name == NULL) {
                        const source_position_t *const src_pos = &expr->base.source_position;
-                       const char *const name = current_function_decl->symbol->string;
+                       const char    *name  = current_function_entity->base.symbol->string;
                        const string_t string = { name, strlen(name) + 1 };
                        current_function_name = string_to_firm(src_pos, "__func__.%u", &string);
                }
@@ -2755,7 +2917,8 @@ static ir_node *statement_expression_to_firm(const statement_expression_t *expr)
 static ir_node *va_start_expression_to_firm(
        const va_start_expression_t *const expr)
 {
-       ir_type   *const method_type = get_ir_type(current_function_decl->type);
+       type_t    *const type        = current_function_entity->declaration.type;
+       ir_type   *const method_type = get_ir_type(type);
        int        const n           = get_method_n_params(method_type) - 1;
        ir_entity *const parm_ent    = get_method_value_param_ent(method_type, n);
        ir_node   *const arg_base    = get_irg_value_param_base(current_ir_graph);
@@ -2764,7 +2927,7 @@ static ir_node *va_start_expression_to_firm(
        ir_node   *const arg_sel     =
                new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, no_mem, arg_base, parm_ent);
 
-       ir_node   *const cnst        = get_type_size(expr->parameter->type);
+       ir_node   *const cnst        = get_type_size(expr->parameter->base.type);
        ir_node   *const add         = new_d_Add(dbgi, arg_sel, cnst, mode_P_data);
        set_value_for_expression(expr->ap, add);
 
@@ -2840,6 +3003,47 @@ static ir_node *builtin_prefetch_to_firm(
        return NULL;
 }
 
+static ir_node *get_label_block(label_t *label)
+{
+       if (label->block != NULL)
+               return label->block;
+
+       /* beware: might be called from create initializer with current_ir_graph
+        * set to const_code_irg. */
+       ir_graph *rem    = current_ir_graph;
+       current_ir_graph = current_function;
+
+       ir_node *old_cur_block = get_cur_block();
+       ir_node *block         = new_immBlock();
+       set_cur_block(old_cur_block);
+
+       label->block = block;
+
+       ARR_APP1(label_t *, all_labels, label);
+
+       current_ir_graph = rem;
+       return block;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pointer to a label.  This is used for the
+ * GNU address-of-label extension.
+ */
+static ir_node *label_address_to_firm(
+               const label_address_expression_t *label)
+{
+       ir_node    *block = get_label_block(label->label);
+       ir_label_t  nr    = get_Block_label(block);
+
+       if (nr == 0) {
+               nr = get_irp_next_label_nr();
+               set_Block_label(block, nr);
+       }
+       symconst_symbol value;
+       value.label = nr;
+       return new_SymConst(mode_P_code, value, symconst_label);
+}
+
 /**
  * creates firm nodes for an expression. The difference between this function
  * and expression_to_firm is, that this version might produce mode_b nodes
@@ -2854,7 +3058,7 @@ static ir_node *_expression_to_firm(const expression_t *expression)
        }
 #endif
 
-       switch(expression->kind) {
+       switch (expression->kind) {
        case EXPR_CHARACTER_CONSTANT:
                return character_constant_to_firm(&expression->conste);
        case EXPR_WIDE_CHARACTER_CONSTANT:
@@ -2867,6 +3071,8 @@ static ir_node *_expression_to_firm(const expression_t *expression)
                return wide_string_literal_to_firm(&expression->wide_string);
        case EXPR_REFERENCE:
                return reference_expression_to_firm(&expression->reference);
+       case EXPR_REFERENCE_ENUM_VALUE:
+               return reference_expression_enum_value_to_firm(&expression->reference);
        case EXPR_CALL:
                return call_expression_to_firm(&expression->call);
        EXPR_UNARY_CASES
@@ -2903,6 +3109,8 @@ static ir_node *_expression_to_firm(const expression_t *expression)
                return offsetof_to_firm(&expression->offsetofe);
        case EXPR_COMPOUND_LITERAL:
                return compound_literal_to_firm(&expression->compound_literal);
+       case EXPR_LABEL_ADDRESS:
+               return label_address_to_firm(&expression->label_address);
 
        case EXPR_UNKNOWN:
        case EXPR_INVALID:
@@ -2963,28 +3171,20 @@ static ir_node *expression_to_firm(const expression_t *expression)
        return produce_condition_result(expression, dbgi);
 }
 
-static ir_node *expression_to_modeb(const expression_t *expression)
-{
-       ir_node *res = _expression_to_firm(expression);
-       res          = create_conv(NULL, res, mode_b);
-
-       return res;
-}
-
 /**
  * create a short-circuit expression evaluation that tries to construct
  * efficient control flow structures for &&, || and ! expressions
  */
-static void create_condition_evaluation(const expression_t *expression,
-                                        ir_node *true_block,
-                                        ir_node *false_block)
+static ir_node *create_condition_evaluation(const expression_t *expression,
+                                            ir_node *true_block,
+                                            ir_node *false_block)
 {
        switch(expression->kind) {
        case EXPR_UNARY_NOT: {
                const unary_expression_t *unary_expression = &expression->unary;
                create_condition_evaluation(unary_expression->value, false_block,
                                            true_block);
-               return;
+               return NULL;
        }
        case EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_AND: {
                const binary_expression_t *binary_expression = &expression->binary;
@@ -2998,7 +3198,7 @@ static void create_condition_evaluation(const expression_t *expression,
                set_cur_block(extra_block);
                create_condition_evaluation(binary_expression->right, true_block,
                                            false_block);
-               return;
+               return NULL;
        }
        case EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_OR: {
                const binary_expression_t *binary_expression = &expression->binary;
@@ -3012,14 +3212,15 @@ static void create_condition_evaluation(const expression_t *expression,
                set_cur_block(extra_block);
                create_condition_evaluation(binary_expression->right, true_block,
                                            false_block);
-               return;
+               return NULL;
        }
        default:
                break;
        }
 
        dbg_info *dbgi       = get_dbg_info(&expression->base.source_position);
-       ir_node  *condition  = expression_to_modeb(expression);
+       ir_node  *cond_expr  = _expression_to_firm(expression);
+       ir_node  *condition  = create_conv(dbgi, cond_expr, mode_b);
        ir_node  *cond       = new_d_Cond(dbgi, condition);
        ir_node  *true_proj  = new_d_Proj(dbgi, cond, mode_X, pn_Cond_true);
        ir_node  *false_proj = new_d_Proj(dbgi, cond, mode_X, pn_Cond_false);
@@ -3043,36 +3244,34 @@ static void create_condition_evaluation(const expression_t *expression,
        }
 
        set_cur_block(NULL);
+       return cond_expr;
 }
 
 
-
-static void create_declaration_entity(declaration_t *declaration,
-                                      declaration_kind_t declaration_kind,
-                                      ir_type *parent_type)
+static void create_variable_entity(entity_t *variable,
+                                   declaration_kind_t declaration_kind,
+                                   ir_type *parent_type)
 {
-       type_t    *const type   = skip_typeref(declaration->type);
-       if (is_type_function(type)) {
-               (void) get_function_entity(declaration);
-               return;
-       }
+       assert(variable->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+       type_t    *const type     = skip_typeref(variable->declaration.type);
+       ident     *const id       = new_id_from_str(variable->base.symbol->string);
+       ir_type   *const irtype   = get_ir_type(type);
+       dbg_info  *const dbgi     = get_dbg_info(&variable->base.source_position);
+       ir_entity *const irentity = new_d_entity(parent_type, id, irtype, dbgi);
 
-       ident     *const id     = new_id_from_str(declaration->symbol->string);
-       ir_type   *const irtype = get_ir_type(type);
-       dbg_info  *const dbgi   = get_dbg_info(&declaration->source_position);
-       ir_entity *const entity = new_d_entity(parent_type, id, irtype, dbgi);
+       handle_gnu_attributes_ent(irentity, variable);
 
-       declaration->declaration_kind = (unsigned char) declaration_kind;
-       declaration->v.entity         = entity;
-       set_entity_variability(entity, variability_uninitialized);
-       set_entity_ld_ident(entity, create_ld_ident(entity, declaration));
+       variable->declaration.kind  = (unsigned char) declaration_kind;
+       variable->variable.v.entity = irentity;
+       set_entity_variability(irentity, variability_uninitialized);
+       set_entity_ld_ident(irentity, create_ld_ident(irentity, variable));
        if (parent_type == get_tls_type())
-               set_entity_allocation(entity, allocation_automatic);
+               set_entity_allocation(irentity, allocation_automatic);
        else if (declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE)
-               set_entity_allocation(entity, allocation_static);
+               set_entity_allocation(irentity, allocation_static);
 
        if (type->base.qualifiers & TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE) {
-               set_entity_volatility(entity, volatility_is_volatile);
+               set_entity_volatility(irentity, volatility_is_volatile);
        }
 }
 
@@ -3082,7 +3281,7 @@ struct type_path_entry_t {
        type_t           *type;
        ir_initializer_t *initializer;
        size_t            index;
-       declaration_t    *compound_entry;
+       entity_t         *compound_entry;
 };
 
 typedef struct type_path_t type_path_t;
@@ -3096,14 +3295,14 @@ static __attribute__((unused)) void debug_print_type_path(const type_path_t *pat
 {
        size_t len = ARR_LEN(path->path);
 
-       for(size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
                const type_path_entry_t *entry = & path->path[i];
 
                type_t *type = skip_typeref(entry->type);
                if (is_type_compound(type)) {
-                       fprintf(stderr, ".%s", entry->compound_entry->symbol->string);
+                       fprintf(stderr, ".%s", entry->compound_entry->base.symbol->string);
                } else if (is_type_array(type)) {
-                       fprintf(stderr, "[%zd]", entry->index);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "[%zu]", entry->index);
                } else {
                        fprintf(stderr, "-INVALID-");
                }
@@ -3130,17 +3329,16 @@ static type_path_entry_t *append_to_type_path(type_path_t *path)
        return result;
 }
 
-static size_t get_compound_size(const compound_type_t *type)
+static size_t get_compound_member_count(const compound_type_t *type)
 {
-       declaration_t *declaration = type->declaration;
-       declaration_t *member      = declaration->scope.declarations;
-       size_t         size        = 0;
-       for( ; member != NULL; member = member->next) {
-               ++size;
+       compound_t *compound  = type->compound;
+       size_t      n_members = 0;
+       entity_t   *member    = compound->members.entities;
+       for ( ; member != NULL; member = member->base.next) {
+               ++n_members;
        }
-       /* TODO: cache results? */
 
-       return size;
+       return n_members;
 }
 
 static ir_initializer_t *get_initializer_entry(type_path_t *path)
@@ -3174,14 +3372,16 @@ static void descend_into_subtype(type_path_t *path)
        size_t len;
 
        if (is_type_compound(top_type)) {
-               declaration_t *declaration = top_type->compound.declaration;
-               declaration_t *entry       = declaration->scope.declarations;
+               compound_t *compound = top_type->compound.compound;
+               entity_t   *entry    = compound->members.entities;
 
                top->compound_entry = entry;
                top->index          = 0;
-               len                 = get_compound_size(&top_type->compound);
-               if (entry != NULL)
-                       path->top_type = entry->type;
+               len                 = get_compound_member_count(&top_type->compound);
+               if (entry != NULL) {
+                       assert(entry->kind == ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
+                       path->top_type = entry->declaration.type;
+               }
        } else {
                assert(is_type_array(top_type));
                assert(top_type->array.size > 0);
@@ -3221,7 +3421,7 @@ static void walk_designator(type_path_t *path, const designator_t *designator)
        /* designators start at current object type */
        ARR_RESIZE(type_path_entry_t, path->path, 1);
 
-       for( ; designator != NULL; designator = designator->next) {
+       for ( ; designator != NULL; designator = designator->next) {
                type_path_entry_t *top         = get_type_path_top(path);
                type_t            *orig_type   = top->type;
                type_t            *type        = skip_typeref(orig_type);
@@ -3231,10 +3431,11 @@ static void walk_designator(type_path_t *path, const designator_t *designator)
                        size_t    index  = 0;
                        symbol_t *symbol = designator->symbol;
 
-                       declaration_t *declaration = type->compound.declaration;
-                       declaration_t *iter        = declaration->scope.declarations;
-                       for( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next, ++index) {
-                               if (iter->symbol == symbol) {
+                       compound_t *compound = type->compound.compound;
+                       entity_t   *iter     = compound->members.entities;
+                       for ( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->base.next, ++index) {
+                               if (iter->base.symbol == symbol) {
+                                       assert(iter->kind == ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
@@ -3243,17 +3444,16 @@ static void walk_designator(type_path_t *path, const designator_t *designator)
                        top->type           = orig_type;
                        top->compound_entry = iter;
                        top->index          = index;
-                       orig_type           = iter->type;
+                       orig_type           = iter->declaration.type;
                } else {
                        expression_t *array_index = designator->array_index;
                        assert(designator->array_index != NULL);
                        assert(is_type_array(type));
-                       assert(is_type_valid(array_index->base.type));
 
                        long index = fold_constant(array_index);
                        assert(index >= 0);
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-                       if (type->array.size_constant == 1) {
+                       if (type->array.size_constant) {
                                long array_size = type->array.size;
                                assert(index < array_size);
                        }
@@ -3287,13 +3487,14 @@ static void advance_current_object(type_path_t *path)
        if (is_type_union(type)) {
                top->compound_entry = NULL;
        } else if (is_type_struct(type)) {
-               declaration_t *entry = top->compound_entry;
+               entity_t *entry = top->compound_entry;
 
                top->index++;
-               entry               = entry->next;
+               entry               = entry->base.next;
                top->compound_entry = entry;
                if (entry != NULL) {
-                       path->top_type = entry->type;
+                       assert(entry->kind == ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER);
+                       path->top_type = entry->declaration.type;
                        return;
                }
        } else {
@@ -3341,7 +3542,7 @@ static ir_initializer_t *create_ir_initializer_list(
 
        descend_into_subtype(&path);
 
-       for(size_t i = 0; i < initializer->len; ++i) {
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < initializer->len; ++i) {
                const initializer_t *sub_initializer = initializer->initializers[i];
 
                if (sub_initializer->kind == INITIALIZER_DESIGNATOR) {
@@ -3388,14 +3589,15 @@ static ir_initializer_t *create_ir_initializer_string(
        type = skip_typeref(type);
 
        size_t            string_len    = initializer->string.size;
-       assert(type->kind == TYPE_ARRAY && type->array.size_constant);
+       assert(type->kind == TYPE_ARRAY);
+       assert(type->array.size_constant);
        size_t            len           = type->array.size;
        ir_initializer_t *irinitializer = create_initializer_compound(len);
 
        const char *string = initializer->string.begin;
-       ir_mode    *mode   = get_type_mode(ir_type_const_char);
+       ir_mode    *mode   = get_ir_mode(type->array.element_type);
 
-       for(size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
                char c = 0;
                if (i < string_len)
                        c = string[i];
@@ -3413,14 +3615,15 @@ static ir_initializer_t *create_ir_initializer_wide_string(
                const initializer_wide_string_t *initializer, type_t *type)
 {
        size_t            string_len    = initializer->string.size;
-       assert(type->kind == TYPE_ARRAY && type->array.size_constant);
+       assert(type->kind == TYPE_ARRAY);
+       assert(type->array.size_constant);
        size_t            len           = type->array.size;
        ir_initializer_t *irinitializer = create_initializer_compound(len);
 
        const wchar_rep_t *string = initializer->string.begin;
        ir_mode           *mode   = get_type_mode(ir_type_wchar_t);
 
-       for(size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
                wchar_rep_t c = 0;
                if (i < string_len) {
                        c = string[i];
@@ -3481,7 +3684,7 @@ static void create_dynamic_null_initializer(ir_type *type, dbg_info *dbgi,
                        n_members = get_compound_n_members(type);
                }
 
-               for(int i = 0; i < n_members; ++i) {
+               for (int i = 0; i < n_members; ++i) {
                        ir_node *addr;
                        ir_type *irtype;
                        if (is_Array_type(type)) {
@@ -3504,7 +3707,7 @@ static void create_dynamic_null_initializer(ir_type *type, dbg_info *dbgi,
 }
 
 static void create_dynamic_initializer_sub(ir_initializer_t *initializer,
-               ir_type *type, dbg_info *dbgi, ir_node *base_addr)
+               ir_entity *entity, ir_type *type, dbg_info *dbgi, ir_node *base_addr)
 {
        switch(get_initializer_kind(initializer)) {
        case IR_INITIALIZER_NULL: {
@@ -3512,11 +3715,18 @@ static void create_dynamic_initializer_sub(ir_initializer_t *initializer,
                return;
        }
        case IR_INITIALIZER_CONST: {
-               ir_node *node = get_initializer_const_value(initializer);
-               ir_mode *mode = get_irn_mode(node);
-               assert(get_type_mode(type) == mode);
+               ir_node *node     = get_initializer_const_value(initializer);
+               ir_mode *mode     = get_irn_mode(node);
+               ir_type *ent_type = get_entity_type(entity);
+
+               /* is it a bitfield type? */
+               if (is_Primitive_type(ent_type) &&
+                               get_primitive_base_type(ent_type) != NULL) {
+                       bitfield_store_to_firm(dbgi, entity, base_addr, node, false);
+                       return;
+               }
 
-               /* TODO: bitfields... */
+               assert(get_type_mode(type) == mode);
                ir_node *mem    = get_store();
                ir_node *store  = new_d_Store(dbgi, mem, base_addr, node);
                ir_node *proj_m = new_Proj(store, mode_M, pn_Store_M);
@@ -3524,12 +3734,19 @@ static void create_dynamic_initializer_sub(ir_initializer_t *initializer,
                return;
        }
        case IR_INITIALIZER_TARVAL: {
-               tarval  *tv   = get_initializer_tarval_value(initializer);
-               ir_mode *mode = get_tarval_mode(tv);
-               ir_node *cnst = new_d_Const(dbgi, mode, tv);
-               assert(get_type_mode(type) == mode);
+               tarval  *tv       = get_initializer_tarval_value(initializer);
+               ir_mode *mode     = get_tarval_mode(tv);
+               ir_node *cnst     = new_d_Const(dbgi, mode, tv);
+               ir_type *ent_type = get_entity_type(entity);
+
+               /* is it a bitfield type? */
+               if (is_Primitive_type(ent_type) &&
+                               get_primitive_base_type(ent_type) != NULL) {
+                       bitfield_store_to_firm(dbgi, entity, base_addr, cnst, false);
+                       return;
+               }
 
-               /* TODO: bitfields... */
+               assert(get_type_mode(type) == mode);
                ir_node *mem    = get_store();
                ir_node *store  = new_d_Store(dbgi, mem, base_addr, cnst);
                ir_node *proj_m = new_Proj(store, mode_M, pn_Store_M);
@@ -3550,27 +3767,30 @@ static void create_dynamic_initializer_sub(ir_initializer_t *initializer,
                                != (unsigned) n_members)
                        panic("initializer doesn't match compound type");
 
-               for(int i = 0; i < n_members; ++i) {
-                       ir_node *addr;
-                       ir_type *irtype;
+               for (int i = 0; i < n_members; ++i) {
+                       ir_node   *addr;
+                       ir_type   *irtype;
+                       ir_entity *sub_entity;
                        if (is_Array_type(type)) {
-                               ir_entity *entity   = get_array_element_entity(type);
                                tarval    *index_tv = new_tarval_from_long(i, mode_uint);
                                ir_node   *cnst     = new_d_Const(dbgi, mode_uint, index_tv);
                                ir_node   *in[1]    = { cnst };
-                               irtype = get_array_element_type(type);
-                               addr   = new_d_Sel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), base_addr, 1, in, entity);
+                               irtype     = get_array_element_type(type);
+                               sub_entity = get_array_element_entity(type);
+                               addr       = new_d_Sel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), base_addr, 1, in,
+                                                      sub_entity);
                        } else {
-                               ir_entity *member = get_compound_member(type, i);
-
-                               irtype = get_entity_type(member);
-                               addr   = new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), base_addr, member);
+                               sub_entity = get_compound_member(type, i);
+                               irtype     = get_entity_type(sub_entity);
+                               addr       = new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), base_addr,
+                                                            sub_entity);
                        }
 
                        ir_initializer_t *sub_init
                                = get_initializer_compound_value(initializer, i);
 
-                       create_dynamic_initializer_sub(sub_init, irtype, dbgi, addr);
+                       create_dynamic_initializer_sub(sub_init, sub_entity, irtype, dbgi,
+                                                      addr);
                }
                return;
        }
@@ -3586,7 +3806,7 @@ static void create_dynamic_initializer(ir_initializer_t *initializer,
        ir_node *base_addr = new_d_simpleSel(dbgi, new_NoMem(), frame, entity);
        ir_type *type      = get_entity_type(entity);
 
-       create_dynamic_initializer_sub(initializer, type, dbgi, base_addr);
+       create_dynamic_initializer_sub(initializer, entity, type, dbgi, base_addr);
 }
 
 static void create_local_initializer(initializer_t *initializer, dbg_info *dbgi,
@@ -3643,98 +3863,121 @@ static void create_local_initializer(initializer_t *initializer, dbg_info *dbgi,
        set_store(copyb_mem);
 }
 
-static void create_initializer_local_variable_entity(declaration_t *declaration)
+static void create_initializer_local_variable_entity(entity_t *entity)
 {
-       initializer_t *initializer = declaration->init.initializer;
-       dbg_info      *dbgi        = get_dbg_info(&declaration->source_position);
-       ir_entity     *entity      = declaration->v.entity;
-       type_t        *type        = declaration->type;
-       create_local_initializer(initializer, dbgi, entity, type);
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+       initializer_t *initializer = entity->variable.initializer;
+       dbg_info      *dbgi        = get_dbg_info(&entity->base.source_position);
+       ir_entity     *irentity    = entity->variable.v.entity;
+       type_t        *type        = entity->declaration.type;
+       create_local_initializer(initializer, dbgi, irentity, type);
 }
 
-static void create_declaration_initializer(declaration_t *declaration)
+static void create_variable_initializer(entity_t *entity)
 {
-       initializer_t *initializer = declaration->init.initializer;
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+       initializer_t *initializer = entity->variable.initializer;
        if (initializer == NULL)
                return;
 
        declaration_kind_t declaration_kind
-               = (declaration_kind_t) declaration->declaration_kind;
+               = (declaration_kind_t) entity->declaration.kind;
        if (declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE_ENTITY) {
-               create_initializer_local_variable_entity(declaration);
+               create_initializer_local_variable_entity(entity);
                return;
        }
 
+       type_t            *type = entity->declaration.type;
+       type_qualifiers_t  tq   = get_type_qualifier(type, true);
+
        if (initializer->kind == INITIALIZER_VALUE) {
                initializer_value_t *initializer_value = &initializer->value;
-               dbg_info            *dbgi
-                       = get_dbg_info(&declaration->source_position);
+               dbg_info            *dbgi = get_dbg_info(&entity->base.source_position);
 
                ir_node *value = expression_to_firm(initializer_value->value);
                value = do_strict_conv(dbgi, value);
 
                if (declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE) {
-                       set_value(declaration->v.value_number, value);
+                       set_value(entity->variable.v.value_number, value);
                } else {
                        assert(declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE);
 
-                       ir_entity *entity = declaration->v.entity;
+                       ir_entity *irentity = entity->variable.v.entity;
 
-                       set_entity_variability(entity, variability_initialized);
-                       set_atomic_ent_value(entity, value);
+                       if (tq & TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST) {
+                               set_entity_variability(irentity, variability_constant);
+                       } else {
+                               set_entity_variability(irentity, variability_initialized);
+                       }
+                       set_atomic_ent_value(irentity, value);
                }
        } else {
-               assert(declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE_ENTITY
-                               || declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE);
+               assert(declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE_ENTITY ||
+                      declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE);
 
-               ir_entity        *entity        = declaration->v.entity;
+               ir_entity        *irentity        = entity->variable.v.entity;
                ir_initializer_t *irinitializer
-                       = create_ir_initializer(initializer, declaration->type);
+                       = create_ir_initializer(initializer, type);
 
-               set_entity_variability(entity, variability_initialized);
-               set_entity_initializer(entity, irinitializer);
+               if (tq & TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST) {
+                       set_entity_variability(irentity, variability_constant);
+               } else {
+                       set_entity_variability(irentity, variability_initialized);
+               }
+               set_entity_initializer(irentity, irinitializer);
        }
 }
 
-static void create_variable_length_array(declaration_t *declaration)
+static void create_variable_length_array(entity_t *entity)
+{
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+       assert(entity->variable.initializer == NULL);
+
+       entity->declaration.kind    = DECLARATION_KIND_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY;
+       entity->variable.v.vla_base = NULL;
+
+       /* TODO: record VLA somewhere so we create the free node when we leave
+        * it's scope */
+}
+
+static void allocate_variable_length_array(entity_t *entity)
 {
-       dbg_info *dbgi      = get_dbg_info(&declaration->source_position);
-       type_t   *type      = declaration->type;
-       ir_node  *mem       = get_store();
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+       assert(entity->variable.initializer == NULL);
+       assert(get_cur_block() != NULL);
+
+       dbg_info *dbgi      = get_dbg_info(&entity->base.source_position);
+       type_t   *type      = entity->declaration.type;
        ir_type  *el_type   = get_ir_type(type->array.element_type);
 
        /* make sure size_node is calculated */
        get_type_size(type);
        ir_node  *elems = type->array.size_node;
+       ir_node  *mem   = get_store();
        ir_node  *alloc = new_d_Alloc(dbgi, mem, elems, el_type, stack_alloc);
 
        ir_node  *proj_m = new_d_Proj(dbgi, alloc, mode_M, pn_Alloc_M);
        ir_node  *addr   = new_d_Proj(dbgi, alloc, mode_P_data, pn_Alloc_res);
        set_store(proj_m);
 
-       /* initializers are not allowed for VLAs */
-       assert(declaration->init.initializer == NULL);
-
-       declaration->declaration_kind = DECLARATION_KIND_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY;
-       declaration->v.vla_base       = addr;
-
-       /* TODO: record VLA somewhere so we create the free node when we leave
-        * it's scope */
+       assert(entity->declaration.kind == DECLARATION_KIND_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY);
+       entity->variable.v.vla_base = addr;
 }
 
 /**
  * Creates a Firm local variable from a declaration.
  */
-static void create_local_variable(declaration_t *declaration)
+static void create_local_variable(entity_t *entity)
 {
-       assert(declaration->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+       assert(entity->declaration.kind == DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
 
-       bool needs_entity = declaration->address_taken;
-       type_t *type = skip_typeref(declaration->type);
+       bool needs_entity = entity->variable.address_taken;
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(entity->declaration.type);
 
        /* is it a variable length array? */
        if (is_type_array(type) && !type->array.size_constant) {
-               create_variable_length_array(declaration);
+               create_variable_length_array(entity);
                return;
        } else if (is_type_array(type) || is_type_compound(type)) {
                needs_entity = true;
@@ -3744,48 +3987,50 @@ static void create_local_variable(declaration_t *declaration)
 
        if (needs_entity) {
                ir_type *frame_type = get_irg_frame_type(current_ir_graph);
-               create_declaration_entity(declaration,
-                                         DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE_ENTITY,
-                                         frame_type);
+               create_variable_entity(entity,
+                                      DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE_ENTITY,
+                                      frame_type);
        } else {
-               declaration->declaration_kind = DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE;
-               declaration->v.value_number   = next_value_number_function;
-               set_irg_loc_description(current_ir_graph, next_value_number_function, declaration);
+               entity->declaration.kind        = DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE;
+               entity->variable.v.value_number = next_value_number_function;
+               set_irg_loc_description(current_ir_graph, next_value_number_function,
+                                       (variable_t*) &entity->variable);
                ++next_value_number_function;
        }
 }
 
-static void create_local_static_variable(declaration_t *declaration)
+static void create_local_static_variable(entity_t *entity)
 {
-       assert(declaration->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+       assert(entity->declaration.kind == DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
 
-       type_t    *const type        = skip_typeref(declaration->type);
+       type_t    *const type        = skip_typeref(entity->declaration.type);
        ir_type   *const global_type = get_glob_type();
        ir_type   *const irtype      = get_ir_type(type);
-       dbg_info  *const dbgi        = get_dbg_info(&declaration->source_position);
+       dbg_info  *const dbgi        = get_dbg_info(&entity->base.source_position);
 
-       size_t l = strlen(declaration->symbol->string);
+       size_t l = strlen(entity->base.symbol->string);
        char   buf[l + sizeof(".%u")];
-       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s.%%u", declaration->symbol->string);
+       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s.%%u", entity->base.symbol->string);
        ident     *const id = id_unique(buf);
 
-       ir_entity *const entity      = new_d_entity(global_type, id, irtype, dbgi);
+       ir_entity *const irentity = new_d_entity(global_type, id, irtype, dbgi);
 
        if (type->base.qualifiers & TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE) {
-               set_entity_volatility(entity, volatility_is_volatile);
+               set_entity_volatility(irentity, volatility_is_volatile);
        }
 
-       declaration->declaration_kind = DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE;
-       declaration->v.entity         = entity;
-       set_entity_ld_ident(entity, create_ld_ident(entity, declaration));
-       set_entity_variability(entity, variability_uninitialized);
-       set_entity_visibility(entity, visibility_local);
-       set_entity_allocation(entity, allocation_static);
+       entity->declaration.kind  = DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE;
+       entity->variable.v.entity = irentity;
+       set_entity_ld_ident(irentity, create_ld_ident(irentity, entity));
+       set_entity_variability(irentity, variability_uninitialized);
+       set_entity_visibility(irentity, visibility_local);
+       set_entity_allocation(irentity, allocation_static);
 
        ir_graph *const old_current_ir_graph = current_ir_graph;
        current_ir_graph = get_const_code_irg();
 
-       create_declaration_initializer(declaration);
+       create_variable_initializer(entity);
 
        assert(current_ir_graph == get_const_code_irg());
        current_ir_graph = old_current_ir_graph;
@@ -3799,7 +4044,8 @@ static void return_statement_to_firm(return_statement_t *statement)
                return;
 
        dbg_info *dbgi        = get_dbg_info(&statement->base.source_position);
-       ir_type  *func_irtype = get_ir_type(current_function_decl->type);
+       type_t   *type        = current_function_entity->declaration.type;
+       ir_type  *func_irtype = get_ir_type(type);
 
 
        ir_node *in[1];
@@ -3848,14 +4094,17 @@ static ir_node *expression_statement_to_firm(expression_statement_t *statement)
 
 static ir_node *compound_statement_to_firm(compound_statement_t *compound)
 {
-       declaration_t *declaration = compound->scope.declarations;
-       for( ; declaration != NULL; declaration = declaration->next) {
-               create_local_declaration(declaration);
+       entity_t *entity = compound->scope.entities;
+       for ( ; entity != NULL; entity = entity->base.next) {
+               if (!is_declaration(entity))
+                       continue;
+
+               create_local_declaration(entity);
        }
 
        ir_node     *result    = NULL;
        statement_t *statement = compound->statements;
-       for( ; statement != NULL; statement = statement->base.next) {
+       for ( ; statement != NULL; statement = statement->base.next) {
                if (statement->base.next == NULL
                                && statement->kind == STATEMENT_EXPRESSION) {
                        result = expression_statement_to_firm(
@@ -3868,11 +4117,13 @@ static ir_node *compound_statement_to_firm(compound_statement_t *compound)
        return result;
 }
 
-static void create_global_variable(declaration_t *declaration)
+static void create_global_variable(entity_t *entity)
 {
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+
        ir_visibility  vis;
        ir_type       *var_type;
-       switch ((storage_class_tag_t)declaration->storage_class) {
+       switch ((storage_class_tag_t) entity->declaration.storage_class) {
                case STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC:
                        vis = visibility_local;
                        goto global_var;
@@ -3906,64 +4157,68 @@ global_var:
                        goto create_var;
 
 create_var:
-                       create_declaration_entity(declaration,
-                                                 DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE,
-                                                 var_type);
-                       if (!is_type_function(skip_typeref(declaration->type))) {
+                       create_variable_entity(entity,
+                                              DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE,
+                                              var_type);
+                       /* Matze: I'm confused, shouldn't we only be here when creating
+                        * variables? */
+#if 0
+                       if (!is_type_function(skip_typeref(entity->declaration.type))) {
                                set_entity_visibility(declaration->v.entity, vis);
                        }
+#else
+                       set_entity_visibility(entity->variable.v.entity, vis);
+#endif
 
                        return;
 
                case STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF:
                case STORAGE_CLASS_AUTO:
                case STORAGE_CLASS_REGISTER:
-               case STORAGE_CLASS_ENUM_ENTRY:
                        break;
        }
        panic("Invalid storage class for global variable");
 }
 
-static void create_local_declaration(declaration_t *declaration)
+static void create_local_declaration(entity_t *entity)
 {
-       if (declaration->namespc != NAMESPACE_NORMAL)
-               return;
+       assert(is_declaration(entity));
+
        /* construct type */
-       (void) get_ir_type(declaration->type);
-       if (declaration->symbol == NULL) {
+       (void) get_ir_type(entity->declaration.type);
+       if (entity->base.symbol == NULL) {
                return;
        }
 
-       type_t *type = skip_typeref(declaration->type);
-
-       switch ((storage_class_tag_t) declaration->storage_class) {
+       switch ((storage_class_tag_t) entity->declaration.storage_class) {
        case STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC:
-               create_local_static_variable(declaration);
+               create_local_static_variable(entity);
                return;
        case STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN:
-               create_global_variable(declaration);
-               create_declaration_initializer(declaration);
+               if (entity->kind == ENTITY_FUNCTION) {
+                       assert(entity->function.statement == NULL);
+                       get_function_entity(entity);
+               } else {
+                       create_global_variable(entity);
+                       create_variable_initializer(entity);
+               }
                return;
        case STORAGE_CLASS_NONE:
        case STORAGE_CLASS_AUTO:
        case STORAGE_CLASS_REGISTER:
-               if (is_type_function(type)) {
-                       if (declaration->init.statement != NULL) {
-                               panic("nested functions not supported yet");
+               if (entity->kind == ENTITY_FUNCTION) {
+                       if (entity->function.statement != NULL) {
+                               get_function_entity(entity);
+                               entity->declaration.kind = DECLARATION_KIND_INNER_FUNCTION;
+                               enqueue_inner_function(entity);
                        } else {
-                               get_function_entity(declaration);
+                               get_function_entity(entity);
                        }
                } else {
-                       create_local_variable(declaration);
+                       create_local_variable(entity);
                }
                return;
-       case STORAGE_CLASS_ENUM_ENTRY:
-               /* should already be handled */
-               assert(declaration->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_ENUM_ENTRY);
-               return;
        case STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF:
-               declaration->declaration_kind = DECLARATION_KIND_TYPE;
-               return;
        case STORAGE_CLASS_THREAD:
        case STORAGE_CLASS_THREAD_EXTERN:
        case STORAGE_CLASS_THREAD_STATIC:
@@ -3972,42 +4227,41 @@ static void create_local_declaration(declaration_t *declaration)
        panic("invalid storage class found");
 }
 
-static void initialize_local_declaration(declaration_t *declaration)
+static void initialize_local_declaration(entity_t *entity)
 {
-       if (declaration->symbol == NULL || declaration->namespc != NAMESPACE_NORMAL)
+       if (entity->base.symbol == NULL)
                return;
 
-       switch ((declaration_kind_t) declaration->declaration_kind) {
+       switch ((declaration_kind_t) entity->declaration.kind) {
        case DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE:
        case DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE_ENTITY:
-               create_declaration_initializer(declaration);
+               create_variable_initializer(entity);
+               return;
+
+       case DECLARATION_KIND_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY:
+               allocate_variable_length_array(entity);
                return;
 
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_LABEL_BLOCK:
        case DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_MEMBER:
        case DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE:
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAY:
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_INCOMPLETE:
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_COMPOUND_TYPE_COMPLETE:
        case DECLARATION_KIND_FUNCTION:
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_TYPE:
-       case DECLARATION_KIND_ENUM_ENTRY:
+       case DECLARATION_KIND_INNER_FUNCTION:
                return;
 
        case DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN:
-               panic("can't initialize unknwon declaration");
+               panic("can't initialize unknown declaration");
        }
        panic("invalid declaration kind");
 }
 
 static void declaration_statement_to_firm(declaration_statement_t *statement)
 {
-       declaration_t *declaration = statement->declarations_begin;
-       declaration_t *end         = statement->declarations_end->next;
-       for( ; declaration != end; declaration = declaration->next) {
-               if (declaration->namespc != NAMESPACE_NORMAL)
+       entity_t *entity = statement->declarations_begin;
+       entity_t *end    = statement->declarations_end->base.next;
+       for ( ; entity != end; entity = entity->base.next) {
+               if (!is_declaration(entity))
                        continue;
-               initialize_local_declaration(declaration);
+               initialize_local_declaration(entity);
        }
 }
 
@@ -4061,7 +4315,7 @@ static void if_statement_to_firm(if_statement_t *statement)
        }
 
        mature_immBlock(true_block);
-       if (false_block != fallthrough_block) {
+       if (false_block != fallthrough_block && false_block != NULL) {
                mature_immBlock(false_block);
        }
        if (fallthrough_block != NULL) {
@@ -4111,6 +4365,8 @@ static void while_statement_to_firm(while_statement_t *statement)
                add_immBlock_pred(body_block, header_jmp);
 
                keep_alive(body_block);
+               keep_all_memory(body_block);
+               set_cur_block(body_block);
        } else {
                if (false_block == NULL) {
                        false_block = new_immBlock();
@@ -4188,16 +4444,23 @@ static void for_statement_to_firm(for_statement_t *statement)
        ir_node *jmp = NULL;
 
        /* create declarations */
-       declaration_t *declaration = statement->scope.declarations;
-       for( ; declaration != NULL; declaration = declaration->next) {
-               create_local_declaration(declaration);
-       }
-       declaration = statement->scope.declarations;
-       for( ; declaration != NULL; declaration = declaration->next) {
-               initialize_local_declaration(declaration);
+       entity_t *entity = statement->scope.entities;
+       for ( ; entity != NULL; entity = entity->base.next) {
+               if (!is_declaration(entity))
+                       continue;
+
+               create_local_declaration(entity);
        }
 
        if (get_cur_block() != NULL) {
+               entity = statement->scope.entities;
+               for ( ; entity != NULL; entity = entity->base.next) {
+                       if (!is_declaration(entity))
+                               continue;
+
+                       initialize_local_declaration(entity);
+               }
+
                if (statement->initialisation != NULL) {
                        expression_to_firm(statement->initialisation);
                }
@@ -4254,6 +4517,7 @@ static void for_statement_to_firm(for_statement_t *statement)
                                            false_block);
        } else {
                keep_alive(header_block);
+               keep_all_memory(header_block);
                jmp = new_Jmp();
                add_immBlock_pred(body_block, jmp);
        }
@@ -4290,7 +4554,7 @@ static ir_node *get_break_label(void)
        return break_label;
 }
 
-static void switch_statement_to_firm(const switch_statement_t *statement)
+static void switch_statement_to_firm(switch_statement_t *statement)
 {
        dbg_info *dbgi = get_dbg_info(&statement->base.source_position);
 
@@ -4305,6 +4569,61 @@ static void switch_statement_to_firm(const switch_statement_t *statement)
        saw_default_label                    = false;
        current_switch_cond                  = cond;
        break_label                          = NULL;
+       switch_statement_t *const old_switch = current_switch;
+       current_switch                       = statement;
+
+       /* determine a free number for the default label */
+       unsigned long num_cases = 0;
+       long def_nr = 0;
+       for (case_label_statement_t *l = statement->first_case; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
+               if (l->expression == NULL) {
+                       /* default case */
+                       continue;
+               }
+               if (l->last_case >= l->first_case)
+                       num_cases += l->last_case - l->first_case + 1;
+               if (l->last_case > def_nr)
+                       def_nr = l->last_case;
+       }
+
+       if (def_nr == INT_MAX) {
+               /* Bad: an overflow will occurr, we cannot be sure that the
+                * maximum + 1 is a free number. Scan the values a second
+                * time to find a free number.
+                */
+               unsigned char *bits = xmalloc((num_cases + 7) >> 3);
+
+               memset(bits, 0, (num_cases + 7) >> 3);
+               for (case_label_statement_t *l = statement->first_case; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
+                       if (l->expression == NULL) {
+                               /* default case */
+                               continue;
+                       }
+                       unsigned long start = l->first_case > 0 ? (unsigned long)l->first_case : 0;
+                       if (start < num_cases && l->last_case >= 0) {
+                               unsigned long end  = (unsigned long)l->last_case < num_cases ?
+                                       (unsigned long)l->last_case : num_cases - 1;
+                               for (unsigned long cns = start; cns <= end; ++cns) {
+                                       bits[cns >> 3] |= (1 << (cns & 7));
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               /* We look at the first num_cases constants:
+                * Either they are densed, so we took the last (num_cases)
+                * one, or they are non densed, so we will find one free
+                * there...
+                */
+               unsigned long i;
+               for (i = 0; i < num_cases; ++i)
+                       if ((bits[i >> 3] & (1 << (i & 7))) == 0)
+                               break;
+
+               free(bits);
+               def_nr = i;
+       } else {
+               ++def_nr;
+       }
+       statement->default_proj_nr = def_nr;
 
        if (statement->body != NULL) {
                statement_to_firm(statement->body);
@@ -4318,7 +4637,7 @@ static void switch_statement_to_firm(const switch_statement_t *statement)
        if (!saw_default_label) {
                set_cur_block(get_nodes_block(cond));
                ir_node *const proj = new_d_defaultProj(dbgi, cond,
-                                                       MAGIC_DEFAULT_PN_NUMBER);
+                                                       statement->default_proj_nr);
                add_immBlock_pred(get_break_label(), proj);
        }
 
@@ -4328,6 +4647,7 @@ static void switch_statement_to_firm(const switch_statement_t *statement)
        set_cur_block(break_label);
 
        assert(current_switch_cond == cond);
+       current_switch      = old_switch;
        current_switch_cond = old_switch_cond;
        break_label         = old_break_label;
        saw_default_label   = old_saw_default_label;
@@ -4335,37 +4655,31 @@ static void switch_statement_to_firm(const switch_statement_t *statement)
 
 static void case_label_to_firm(const case_label_statement_t *statement)
 {
+       if (statement->is_empty_range)
+               return;
+
        dbg_info *dbgi = get_dbg_info(&statement->base.source_position);
 
        ir_node *const fallthrough = (get_cur_block() == NULL ? NULL : new_Jmp());
 
-       /* let's create a node and hope firm constant folding creates a Const
-        * node... */
        ir_node *proj;
        ir_node *old_block = get_nodes_block(current_switch_cond);
        ir_node *block     = new_immBlock();
 
        set_cur_block(old_block);
        if (statement->expression != NULL) {
-               long start_pn = fold_constant(statement->expression);
-               long end_pn = start_pn;
-               if (statement->end_range != NULL) {
-                       end_pn = fold_constant(statement->end_range);
-               }
-               assert(start_pn <= end_pn);
+               long pn     = statement->first_case;
+               long end_pn = statement->last_case;
+               assert(pn <= end_pn);
                /* create jumps for all cases in the given range */
-               for (long pn = start_pn; pn <= end_pn; ++pn) {
-                       if (pn == MAGIC_DEFAULT_PN_NUMBER) {
-                               /* oops someone detected our cheating... */
-                               panic("magic default pn used");
-                       }
+               do {
                        proj = new_d_Proj(dbgi, current_switch_cond, mode_X, pn);
                        add_immBlock_pred(block, proj);
-               }
+               } while(pn++ < end_pn);
        } else {
                saw_default_label = true;
                proj = new_d_defaultProj(dbgi, current_switch_cond,
-                                        MAGIC_DEFAULT_PN_NUMBER);
+                                        current_switch->default_proj_nr);
 
                add_immBlock_pred(block, proj);
        }
@@ -4381,27 +4695,6 @@ static void case_label_to_firm(const case_label_statement_t *statement)
        }
 }
 
-static ir_node *get_label_block(declaration_t *label)
-{
-       assert(label->namespc == NAMESPACE_LABEL);
-
-       if (label->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_LABEL_BLOCK) {
-               return label->v.block;
-       }
-       assert(label->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
-
-       ir_node *old_cur_block = get_cur_block();
-       ir_node *block         = new_immBlock();
-       set_cur_block(old_cur_block);
-
-       label->declaration_kind = DECLARATION_KIND_LABEL_BLOCK;
-       label->v.block          = block;
-
-       ARR_APP1(ir_node *, imature_blocks, block);
-
-       return block;
-}
-
 static void label_to_firm(const label_statement_t *statement)
 {
        ir_node *block = get_label_block(statement->label);
@@ -4413,6 +4706,7 @@ static void label_to_firm(const label_statement_t *statement)
 
        set_cur_block(block);
        keep_alive(block);
+       keep_all_memory(block);
 
        if (statement->statement != NULL) {
                statement_to_firm(statement->statement);
@@ -4424,36 +4718,46 @@ static void goto_to_firm(const goto_statement_t *statement)
        if (get_cur_block() == NULL)
                return;
 
-       ir_node *block = get_label_block(statement->label);
-       ir_node *jmp   = new_Jmp();
-       add_immBlock_pred(block, jmp);
+       if (statement->expression) {
+               ir_node  *irn  = expression_to_firm(statement->expression);
+               dbg_info *dbgi = get_dbg_info(&statement->base.source_position);
+               ir_node  *ijmp = new_d_IJmp(dbgi, irn);
 
+               set_irn_link(ijmp, ijmp_list);
+               ijmp_list = ijmp;
+       } else {
+               ir_node *block = get_label_block(statement->label);
+               ir_node *jmp   = new_Jmp();
+               add_immBlock_pred(block, jmp);
+       }
        set_cur_block(NULL);
 }
 
-typedef enum modifier_t {
-       ASM_MODIFIER_WRITE_ONLY   = 1 << 0,
-       ASM_MODIFIER_READ_WRITE   = 1 << 1,
-       ASM_MODIFIER_COMMUTATIVE  = 1 << 2,
-       ASM_MODIFIER_EARLYCLOBBER = 1 << 3,
-} modifier_t;
-
 static void asm_statement_to_firm(const asm_statement_t *statement)
 {
-       (void) statement;
-       fprintf(stderr, "WARNING asm not implemented yet!\n");
-#if 0
        bool needs_memory = false;
 
+       if (statement->is_volatile) {
+               needs_memory = true;
+       }
+
        size_t         n_clobbers = 0;
        asm_clobber_t *clobber    = statement->clobbers;
-       for( ; clobber != NULL; clobber = clobber->next) {
-               if (strcmp(clobber->clobber, "memory") == 0) {
+       for ( ; clobber != NULL; clobber = clobber->next) {
+               const char *clobber_str = clobber->clobber.begin;
+
+               if (!be_is_valid_clobber(clobber_str)) {
+                       errorf(&statement->base.source_position,
+                                  "invalid clobber '%s' specified", clobber->clobber);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(clobber_str, "memory") == 0) {
                        needs_memory = true;
                        continue;
                }
 
-               ident *id = new_id_from_str(clobber->clobber);
+               ident *id = new_id_from_str(clobber_str);
                obstack_ptr_grow(&asm_obst, id);
                ++n_clobbers;
        }
@@ -4463,68 +4767,214 @@ static void asm_statement_to_firm(const asm_statement_t *statement)
                clobbers = obstack_finish(&asm_obst);
        }
 
-       /* find and count input and output constraints */
-       asm_constraint_t *constraint = statement->inputs;
-       for( ; constraint != NULL; constraint = constraint->next) {
-               int  modifiers      = 0;
-               bool supports_memop = false;
-               for(const char *c = constraint->constraints; *c != 0; ++c) {
-                       /* TODO: improve error messages */
-                       switch(*c) {
-                       case '?':
-                       case '!':
-                               panic("multiple alternative assembler constraints not "
-                                     "supported");
-                       case 'm':
-                       case 'o':
-                       case 'V':
-                       case '<':
-                       case '>':
-                       case 'X':
-                               supports_memop = true;
-                               obstack_1grow(&asm_obst, *c);
-                               break;
-                       case '=':
-                               if (modifiers & ASM_MODIFIER_READ_WRITE)
-                                       panic("inconsistent register constraints");
-                               modifiers |= ASM_MODIFIER_WRITE_ONLY;
-                               break;
-                       case '+':
-                               if (modifiers & ASM_MODIFIER_WRITE_ONLY)
-                                       panic("inconsistent register constraints");
-                               modifiers |= ASM_MODIFIER_READ_WRITE;
-                               break;
-                       case '&':
-                               modifiers |= ASM_MODIFIER_EARLYCLOBBER;
-                               panic("early clobber assembler constraint not supported yet");
-                               break;
-                       case '%':
-                               modifiers |= ASM_MODIFIER_COMMUTATIVE;
-                               panic("commutative assembler constraint not supported yet");
-                               break;
-                       case '#':
-                               /* skip register preferences stuff... */
-                               while(*c != 0 && *c != ',')
-                                       ++c;
-                               break;
-                       case '*':
-                               /* skip register preferences stuff... */
-                               ++c;
-                               break;
-                       default:
-                               obstack_1grow(&asm_obst, *c);
-                               break;
+       size_t n_inputs  = 0;
+       asm_argument_t *argument = statement->inputs;
+       for ( ; argument != NULL; argument = argument->next)
+               n_inputs++;
+       size_t n_outputs = 0;
+       argument = statement->outputs;
+       for ( ; argument != NULL; argument = argument->next)
+               n_outputs++;
+
+       unsigned next_pos = 0;
+
+       ir_node *ins[n_inputs + n_outputs + 1];
+       size_t   in_size = 0;
+
+       ir_asm_constraint tmp_in_constraints[n_outputs];
+
+       const expression_t *out_exprs[n_outputs];
+       ir_node            *out_addrs[n_outputs];
+       size_t              out_size = 0;
+
+       argument = statement->outputs;
+       for ( ; argument != NULL; argument = argument->next) {
+               const char *constraints = argument->constraints.begin;
+               asm_constraint_flags_t asm_flags
+                       = be_parse_asm_constraints(constraints);
+
+               if (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_NO_SUPPORT) {
+                       errorf(&statement->base.source_position,
+                              "some constraints in '%s' are not supported", constraints);
+                       continue;
+               }
+               if (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_INVALID) {
+                       errorf(&statement->base.source_position,
+                              "some constraints in '%s' are invalid", constraints);
+                       continue;
+               }
+               if (! (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_MODIFIER_WRITE)) {
+                       errorf(&statement->base.source_position,
+                              "no write flag specified for output constraints '%s'",
+                              constraints);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               unsigned pos = next_pos++;
+               if ( (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_SUPPORTS_IMMEDIATE)
+                               || (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_SUPPORTS_REGISTER) ) {
+                       expression_t *expr = argument->expression;
+                       ir_node      *addr = expression_to_addr(expr);
+                       /* in+output, construct an artifical same_as constraint on the
+                        * input */
+                       if (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_MODIFIER_READ) {
+                               char     buf[64];
+                               ir_node *value = get_value_from_lvalue(expr, addr);
+
+                               snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%u", pos);
+
+                               ir_asm_constraint constraint;
+                               constraint.pos              = pos;
+                               constraint.constraint       = new_id_from_str(buf);
+                               constraint.mode             = get_ir_mode(expr->base.type);
+                               tmp_in_constraints[in_size] = constraint;
+                               ins[in_size] = value;
+
+                               ++in_size;
                        }
+
+                       out_exprs[out_size] = expr;
+                       out_addrs[out_size] = addr;
+                       ++out_size;
+               } else if (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_SUPPORTS_MEMOP) {
+                       /* pure memory ops need no input (but we have to make sure we
+                        * attach to the memory) */
+                       assert(! (asm_flags &
+                                               (ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_SUPPORTS_IMMEDIATE
+                                                | ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_SUPPORTS_REGISTER)));
+                       needs_memory = true;
+
+                       /* we need to attach the address to the inputs */
+                       expression_t *expr = argument->expression;
+
+                       ir_asm_constraint constraint;
+                       constraint.pos              = pos;
+                       constraint.constraint       = new_id_from_str(constraints);
+                       constraint.mode             = NULL;
+                       tmp_in_constraints[in_size] = constraint;
+
+                       ins[in_size]          = expression_to_addr(expr);
+                       ++in_size;
+                       continue;
+               } else {
+                       errorf(&statement->base.source_position,
+                              "only modifiers but no place set in constraints '%s'",
+                              constraints);
+                       continue;
                }
-               obstack_1grow(&asm_obst, '\0');
-               const char *constraint_string = obstack_finish(&asm_obst);
 
-               needs_memory |= supports_memop;
-               if (supports_memop) {
+               ir_asm_constraint constraint;
+               constraint.pos        = pos;
+               constraint.constraint = new_id_from_str(constraints);
+               constraint.mode       = get_ir_mode(argument->expression->base.type);
 
+               obstack_grow(&asm_obst, &constraint, sizeof(constraint));
+       }
+       assert(obstack_object_size(&asm_obst)
+                       == out_size * sizeof(ir_asm_constraint));
+       ir_asm_constraint *output_constraints = obstack_finish(&asm_obst);
+
+
+       obstack_grow(&asm_obst, tmp_in_constraints,
+                    in_size * sizeof(tmp_in_constraints[0]));
+       /* find and count input and output arguments */
+       argument = statement->inputs;
+       for ( ; argument != NULL; argument = argument->next) {
+               const char *constraints = argument->constraints.begin;
+               asm_constraint_flags_t asm_flags
+                       = be_parse_asm_constraints(constraints);
+
+               if (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_NO_SUPPORT) {
+                       errorf(&statement->base.source_position,
+                              "some constraints in '%s' are not supported", constraints);
+                       continue;
+               }
+               if (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_INVALID) {
+                       errorf(&statement->base.source_position,
+                              "some constraints in '%s' are invalid", constraints);
+                       continue;
+               }
+               if (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_MODIFIER_WRITE) {
+                       errorf(&statement->base.source_position,
+                              "write flag specified for input constraints '%s'",
+                              constraints);
+                       continue;
                }
+
+               ir_node *input;
+               if ( (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_SUPPORTS_IMMEDIATE)
+                               || (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_SUPPORTS_REGISTER) ) {
+                       /* we can treat this as "normal" input */
+                       input = expression_to_firm(argument->expression);
+               } else if (asm_flags & ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_SUPPORTS_MEMOP) {
+                       /* pure memory ops need no input (but we have to make sure we
+                        * attach to the memory) */
+                       assert(! (asm_flags &
+                                               (ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_SUPPORTS_IMMEDIATE
+                                                | ASM_CONSTRAINT_FLAG_SUPPORTS_REGISTER)));
+                       needs_memory = true;
+                       input = expression_to_addr(argument->expression);
+               } else {
+                       errorf(&statement->base.source_position,
+                              "only modifiers but no place set in constraints '%s'",
+                              constraints);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               ir_asm_constraint constraint;
+               constraint.pos        = next_pos++;
+               constraint.constraint = new_id_from_str(constraints);
+               constraint.mode       = get_irn_mode(input);
+
+               obstack_grow(&asm_obst, &constraint, sizeof(constraint));
+               ins[in_size++] = input;
+       }
+
+       if (needs_memory) {
+               ir_asm_constraint constraint;
+               constraint.pos        = next_pos++;
+               constraint.constraint = new_id_from_str("");
+               constraint.mode       = mode_M;
+
+               obstack_grow(&asm_obst, &constraint, sizeof(constraint));
+               ins[in_size++] = get_store();
+       }
+
+       assert(obstack_object_size(&asm_obst)
+                       == in_size * sizeof(ir_asm_constraint));
+       ir_asm_constraint *input_constraints = obstack_finish(&asm_obst);
+
+       /* create asm node */
+       dbg_info *dbgi = get_dbg_info(&statement->base.source_position);
+
+       ident *asm_text = new_id_from_str(statement->asm_text.begin);
+
+       ir_node *node = new_d_ASM(dbgi, in_size, ins, input_constraints,
+                                 out_size, output_constraints,
+                                 n_clobbers, clobbers, asm_text);
+
+       if (statement->is_volatile) {
+               set_irn_pinned(node, op_pin_state_pinned);
+       } else {
+               set_irn_pinned(node, op_pin_state_floats);
+       }
+
+       /* create output projs & connect them */
+       if (needs_memory) {
+               ir_node *projm = new_Proj(node, mode_M, out_size+1);
+               set_store(projm);
+       }
+
+       size_t i;
+       for (i = 0; i < out_size; ++i) {
+               const expression_t *out_expr = out_exprs[i];
+               long                pn       = i;
+               ir_mode            *mode     = get_ir_mode(out_expr->base.type);
+               ir_node            *proj     = new_Proj(node, mode, pn);
+               ir_node            *addr     = out_addrs[i];
+
+               set_value_for_expression_addr(out_expr, proj, addr);
        }
-#endif
 }
 
 static void    ms_try_statement_to_firm(ms_try_statement_t *statement) {
@@ -4546,7 +4996,7 @@ static void statement_to_firm(statement_t *statement)
        statement->base.transformed = true;
 #endif
 
-       switch(statement->kind) {
+       switch (statement->kind) {
        case STATEMENT_INVALID:
                panic("invalid statement found");
                return;
@@ -4592,6 +5042,10 @@ static void statement_to_firm(statement_t *statement)
        case STATEMENT_LABEL:
                label_to_firm(&statement->label);
                return;
+       case STATEMENT_LOCAL_LABEL:
+               /* local labels transform the semantics of labels while parsing
+                * they don't need any special treatment here */
+               return;
        case STATEMENT_GOTO:
                goto_to_firm(&statement->gotos);
                return;
@@ -4608,258 +5062,71 @@ static void statement_to_firm(statement_t *statement)
        panic("Statement not implemented\n");
 }
 
-static int count_decls_in_expression(const expression_t *expression);
-
-static int count_local_declarations(const declaration_t *      decl,
-                                    const declaration_t *const end)
+static int count_local_variables(const entity_t *entity,
+                                 const entity_t *const end)
 {
        int count = 0;
-       for (; decl != end; decl = decl->next) {
-               if (decl->namespc != NAMESPACE_NORMAL)
+       for (; entity != end; entity = entity->base.next) {
+               if (entity->kind != ENTITY_VARIABLE)
                        continue;
-               const type_t *type = skip_typeref(decl->type);
-               if (!decl->address_taken && is_type_scalar(type))
+               type_t *type = skip_typeref(entity->declaration.type);
+
+               if (!entity->variable.address_taken && is_type_scalar(type))
                        ++count;
-               const initializer_t *initializer = decl->init.initializer;
-               /* FIXME: should walk initializer hierarchies... */
-               if (initializer != NULL && initializer->kind == INITIALIZER_VALUE) {
-                       count += count_decls_in_expression(initializer->value.value);
-               }
        }
        return count;
 }
 
-static int count_decls_in_expression(const expression_t *expression) {
-       int count = 0;
-
-       if (expression == NULL)
-               return 0;
-
-       switch((expression_kind_t) expression->base.kind) {
-       case EXPR_STATEMENT:
-               return count_decls_in_stmts(expression->statement.statement);
-       EXPR_BINARY_CASES {
-               int count_left  = count_decls_in_expression(expression->binary.left);
-               int count_right = count_decls_in_expression(expression->binary.right);
-               return count_left + count_right;
-       }
-       EXPR_UNARY_CASES
-               return count_decls_in_expression(expression->unary.value);
-       case EXPR_CALL: {
-               call_argument_t *argument = expression->call.arguments;
-               for( ; argument != NULL; argument = argument->next) {
-                       count += count_decls_in_expression(argument->expression);
-               }
-               return count;
-       }
-
-       case EXPR_UNKNOWN:
-       case EXPR_INVALID:
-               panic("unexpected expression kind");
+static void count_local_variables_in_stmt(statement_t *stmt, void *const env)
+{
+       int *const count = env;
 
-       case EXPR_COMPOUND_LITERAL:
-               /* TODO... */
+       switch (stmt->kind) {
+       case STATEMENT_DECLARATION: {
+               const declaration_statement_t *const decl_stmt = &stmt->declaration;
+               *count += count_local_variables(decl_stmt->declarations_begin,
+                                                                               decl_stmt->declarations_end->base.next);
                break;
-
-       case EXPR_CONDITIONAL:
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->conditional.condition);
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->conditional.true_expression);
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->conditional.false_expression);
-               return count;
-
-       case EXPR_BUILTIN_PREFETCH:
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->builtin_prefetch.adr);
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->builtin_prefetch.rw);
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->builtin_prefetch.locality);
-               return count;
-
-       case EXPR_BUILTIN_CONSTANT_P:
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->builtin_constant.value);
-               return count;
-
-       case EXPR_SELECT:
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->select.compound);
-               return count;
-
-       case EXPR_ARRAY_ACCESS:
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->array_access.array_ref);
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->array_access.index);
-               return count;
-
-       case EXPR_CLASSIFY_TYPE:
-               count += count_decls_in_expression(expression->classify_type.type_expression);
-               return count;
-
-       case EXPR_SIZEOF:
-       case EXPR_ALIGNOF: {
-               expression_t *tp_expression = expression->typeprop.tp_expression;
-               if (tp_expression != NULL) {
-                       count += count_decls_in_expression(tp_expression);
-               }
-               return count;
        }
 
-       case EXPR_OFFSETOF:
-       case EXPR_REFERENCE:
-       case EXPR_CONST:
-       case EXPR_CHARACTER_CONSTANT:
-       case EXPR_WIDE_CHARACTER_CONSTANT:
-       case EXPR_STRING_LITERAL:
-       case EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL:
-       case EXPR_FUNCNAME:
-       case EXPR_BUILTIN_SYMBOL:
-       case EXPR_VA_START:
-       case EXPR_VA_ARG:
+       case STATEMENT_FOR:
+               *count += count_local_variables(stmt->fors.scope.entities, NULL);
                break;
-       }
-
-       /* TODO FIXME: finish/fix that firm patch that allows dynamic value numbers
-        * (or implement all the missing expressions here/implement a walker)
-        */
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int count_decls_in_stmts(const statement_t *stmt)
-{
-       int count = 0;
-       for (; stmt != NULL; stmt = stmt->base.next) {
-               switch (stmt->kind) {
-                       case STATEMENT_EMPTY:
-                               break;
-
-                       case STATEMENT_DECLARATION: {
-                               const declaration_statement_t *const decl_stmt = &stmt->declaration;
-                               count += count_local_declarations(decl_stmt->declarations_begin,
-                                                                 decl_stmt->declarations_end->next);
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_COMPOUND: {
-                               const compound_statement_t *const comp =
-                                       &stmt->compound;
-                               count += count_decls_in_stmts(comp->statements);
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_IF: {
-                               const if_statement_t *const if_stmt = &stmt->ifs;
-                               count += count_decls_in_expression(if_stmt->condition);
-                               count += count_decls_in_stmts(if_stmt->true_statement);
-                               count += count_decls_in_stmts(if_stmt->false_statement);
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_SWITCH: {
-                               const switch_statement_t *const switch_stmt = &stmt->switchs;
-                               count += count_decls_in_expression(switch_stmt->expression);
-                               count += count_decls_in_stmts(switch_stmt->body);
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_LABEL: {
-                               const label_statement_t *const label_stmt = &stmt->label;
-                               if (label_stmt->statement != NULL) {
-                                       count += count_decls_in_stmts(label_stmt->statement);
-                               }
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_WHILE: {
-                               const while_statement_t *const while_stmt = &stmt->whiles;
-                               count += count_decls_in_expression(while_stmt->condition);
-                               count += count_decls_in_stmts(while_stmt->body);
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_DO_WHILE: {
-                               const do_while_statement_t *const do_while_stmt = &stmt->do_while;
-                               count += count_decls_in_expression(do_while_stmt->condition);
-                               count += count_decls_in_stmts(do_while_stmt->body);
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_FOR: {
-                               const for_statement_t *const for_stmt = &stmt->fors;
-                               count += count_local_declarations(for_stmt->scope.declarations, NULL);
-                               count += count_decls_in_expression(for_stmt->initialisation);
-                               count += count_decls_in_expression(for_stmt->condition);
-                               count += count_decls_in_expression(for_stmt->step);
-                               count += count_decls_in_stmts(for_stmt->body);
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_CASE_LABEL: {
-                               const case_label_statement_t *label = &stmt->case_label;
-                               count += count_decls_in_expression(label->expression);
-                               if (label->statement != NULL) {
-                                       count += count_decls_in_stmts(label->statement);
-                               }
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_ASM:
-                       case STATEMENT_BREAK:
-                       case STATEMENT_CONTINUE:
-                               break;
 
-                       case STATEMENT_EXPRESSION: {
-                               const expression_statement_t *expr_stmt = &stmt->expression;
-                               count += count_decls_in_expression(expr_stmt->expression);
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_GOTO:
-                       case STATEMENT_LEAVE:
-                       case STATEMENT_INVALID:
-                               break;
-
-                       case STATEMENT_RETURN: {
-                               const return_statement_t *ret_stmt = &stmt->returns;
-                               count += count_decls_in_expression(ret_stmt->value);
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       case STATEMENT_MS_TRY: {
-                               const ms_try_statement_t *const try_stmt = &stmt->ms_try;
-                               count += count_decls_in_stmts(try_stmt->try_statement);
-                               if (try_stmt->except_expression != NULL)
-                                       count += count_decls_in_expression(try_stmt->except_expression);
-                               count += count_decls_in_stmts(try_stmt->final_statement);
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
+       default:
+               break;
        }
-       return count;
 }
 
-static int get_function_n_local_vars(declaration_t *declaration)
+static int get_function_n_local_vars(entity_t *entity)
 {
        int count = 0;
 
        /* count parameters */
-       count += count_local_declarations(declaration->scope.declarations, NULL);
+       count += count_local_variables(entity->function.parameters.entities, NULL);
 
        /* count local variables declared in body */
-       count += count_decls_in_stmts(declaration->init.statement);
-
+       walk_statements(entity->function.statement, count_local_variables_in_stmt,
+                       &count);
        return count;
 }
 
-static void initialize_function_parameters(declaration_t *declaration)
+static void initialize_function_parameters(entity_t *entity)
 {
-       ir_graph        *irg             = current_ir_graph;
-       ir_node         *args            = get_irg_args(irg);
-       ir_node         *start_block     = get_irg_start_block(irg);
-       ir_type         *function_irtype = get_ir_type(declaration->type);
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_FUNCTION);
+       ir_graph *irg             = current_ir_graph;
+       ir_node  *args            = get_irg_args(irg);
+       ir_node  *start_block     = get_irg_start_block(irg);
+       ir_type  *function_irtype = get_ir_type(entity->declaration.type);
 
-       int            n         = 0;
-       declaration_t *parameter = declaration->scope.declarations;
-       for( ; parameter != NULL; parameter = parameter->next, ++n) {
-               assert(parameter->declaration_kind == DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
-               type_t *type = skip_typeref(parameter->type);
+       int       n         = 0;
+       entity_t *parameter = entity->function.parameters.entities;
+       for ( ; parameter != NULL; parameter = parameter->base.next, ++n) {
+               assert(parameter->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE);
+               assert(parameter->declaration.kind == DECLARATION_KIND_UNKNOWN);
+               type_t *type = skip_typeref(parameter->declaration.type);
 
-               bool needs_entity = parameter->address_taken;
+               bool needs_entity = parameter->variable.address_taken;
                assert(!is_type_array(type));
                if (is_type_compound(type)) {
                        needs_entity = true;
@@ -4867,12 +5134,12 @@ static void initialize_function_parameters(declaration_t *declaration)
 
                if (needs_entity) {
                        ir_entity *entity = get_method_value_param_ent(function_irtype, n);
-                       ident     *id     = new_id_from_str(parameter->symbol->string);
+                       ident     *id     = new_id_from_str(parameter->base.symbol->string);
                        set_entity_ident(entity, id);
 
-                       parameter->declaration_kind
+                       parameter->declaration.kind
                                = DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE_ENTITY;
-                       parameter->v.entity = entity;
+                       parameter->variable.v.entity = entity;
                        continue;
                }
 
@@ -4882,16 +5149,17 @@ static void initialize_function_parameters(declaration_t *declaration)
                long     pn    = n;
                ir_node *value = new_r_Proj(irg, start_block, args, param_mode, pn);
 
-               ir_mode *mode = get_ir_mode(parameter->type);
+               ir_mode *mode = get_ir_mode(type);
                value = create_conv(NULL, value, mode);
                value = do_strict_conv(NULL, value);
 
-               parameter->declaration_kind = DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE;
-               parameter->v.value_number   = next_value_number_function;
-               set_irg_loc_description(current_ir_graph, next_value_number_function, parameter);
+               parameter->declaration.kind        = DECLARATION_KIND_LOCAL_VARIABLE;
+               parameter->variable.v.value_number = next_value_number_function;
+               set_irg_loc_description(current_ir_graph, next_value_number_function,
+                                       (variable_t*) &parameter->variable);
                ++next_value_number_function;
 
-               set_value(parameter->v.value_number, value);
+               set_value(parameter->variable.v.value_number, value);
        }
 }
 
@@ -4930,26 +5198,68 @@ static void handle_decl_modifier_irg(ir_graph_ptr irg, decl_modifiers_t decl_mod
        }
 }
 
+static void add_function_pointer(ir_type *segment, ir_entity *method,
+                                 const char *unique_template)
+{
+       ir_type   *method_type  = get_entity_type(method);
+       ident     *id           = id_unique(unique_template);
+       ir_type   *ptr_type     = new_type_pointer(id, method_type, mode_P_code);
+
+       ident     *ide          = id_unique(unique_template);
+       ir_entity *ptr          = new_entity(segment, ide, ptr_type);
+       ir_graph  *irg          = get_const_code_irg();
+       ir_node   *val          = new_rd_SymConst_addr_ent(NULL, irg, mode_P_code,
+                                                          method, NULL);
+
+       set_entity_compiler_generated(ptr, 1);
+       set_entity_variability(ptr, variability_constant);
+       set_atomic_ent_value(ptr, val);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate possible IJmp branches to a given label block.
+ */
+static void gen_ijmp_branches(ir_node *block) {
+       ir_node *ijmp;
+       for (ijmp = ijmp_list; ijmp != NULL; ijmp = get_irn_link(ijmp)) {
+               add_immBlock_pred(block, ijmp);
+       }
+}
+
 /**
  * Create code for a function.
  */
-static void create_function(declaration_t *declaration)
+static void create_function(entity_t *entity)
 {
-       ir_entity *function_entity = get_function_entity(declaration);
+       assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_FUNCTION);
+       ir_entity *function_entity = get_function_entity(entity);
 
-       if (declaration->init.statement == NULL)
+       if (entity->function.statement == NULL)
                return;
 
-       current_function_decl = declaration;
-       current_function_name = NULL;
-       current_funcsig       = NULL;
+       if (entity->declaration.modifiers & DM_CONSTRUCTOR) {
+               ir_type *segment = get_segment_type(IR_SEGMENT_CONSTRUCTORS);
+               add_function_pointer(segment, function_entity, "constructor_ptr.%u");
+       }
+       if (entity->declaration.modifiers & DM_DESTRUCTOR) {
+               ir_type *segment = get_segment_type(IR_SEGMENT_DESTRUCTORS);
+               add_function_pointer(segment, function_entity, "destructor_ptr.%u");
+       }
+
+       current_function_entity = entity;
+       current_function_name   = NULL;
+       current_funcsig         = NULL;
 
-       assert(imature_blocks == NULL);
-       imature_blocks = NEW_ARR_F(ir_node*, 0);
+       assert(all_labels == NULL);
+       all_labels = NEW_ARR_F(label_t *, 0);
+       ijmp_list  = NULL;
 
-       int       n_local_vars = get_function_n_local_vars(declaration);
+       int       n_local_vars = get_function_n_local_vars(entity);
        ir_graph *irg          = new_ir_graph(function_entity, n_local_vars);
 
+       ir_graph *old_current_function = current_function;
+       current_function = irg;
+
        set_irg_fp_model(irg, firm_opt.fp_model);
        tarval_enable_fp_ops((firm_opt.fp_model & fp_strict_algebraic) == 0);
        set_irn_dbg_info(get_irg_start_block(irg), get_entity_dbg_info(function_entity));
@@ -4957,20 +5267,20 @@ static void create_function(declaration_t *declaration)
        ir_node *first_block = get_cur_block();
 
        /* set inline flags */
-       if (declaration->is_inline)
+       if (entity->function.is_inline)
                set_irg_inline_property(irg, irg_inline_recomended);
-       handle_decl_modifier_irg(irg, declaration->decl_modifiers);
+       handle_decl_modifier_irg(irg, entity->declaration.modifiers);
 
        next_value_number_function = 0;
-       initialize_function_parameters(declaration);
+       initialize_function_parameters(entity);
 
-       statement_to_firm(declaration->init.statement);
+       statement_to_firm(entity->function.statement);
 
        ir_node *end_block = get_irg_end_block(irg);
 
        /* do we have a return statement yet? */
        if (get_cur_block() != NULL) {
-               type_t *type = skip_typeref(declaration->type);
+               type_t *type = skip_typeref(entity->declaration.type);
                assert(is_type_function(type));
                const function_type_t *func_type   = &type->function;
                const type_t          *return_type
@@ -4989,26 +5299,37 @@ static void create_function(declaration_t *declaration)
 
                        ir_node *in[1];
                        /* ยง5.1.2.2.3 main implicitly returns 0 */
-                       if (strcmp(declaration->symbol->string, "main") == 0) {
+                       if (strcmp(entity->base.symbol->string, "main") == 0) {
                                in[0] = new_Const(mode, get_mode_null(mode));
                        } else {
                                in[0] = new_Unknown(mode);
-                               if (warning.return_type) {
-                                       warningf(&declaration->source_position,
-                                               "missing return statement at end of non-void function '%Y'",
-                                               declaration->symbol);
-                               }
                        }
                        ret = new_Return(get_store(), 1, in);
                }
                add_immBlock_pred(end_block, ret);
        }
 
-       for(int i = 0; i < ARR_LEN(imature_blocks); ++i) {
-               mature_immBlock(imature_blocks[i]);
+       bool has_computed_gotos = false;
+       for (int i = ARR_LEN(all_labels) - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+               label_t *label = all_labels[i];
+               if (label->address_taken) {
+                       gen_ijmp_branches(label->block);
+                       has_computed_gotos = true;
+               }
+               mature_immBlock(label->block);
+       }
+       if (has_computed_gotos) {
+               /* if we have computed goto's in the function, we cannot inline it */
+               if (get_irg_inline_property(irg) >= irg_inline_recomended) {
+                       warningf(&entity->base.source_position,
+                                "function '%Y' can never be inlined because it contains a computed goto",
+                                entity->base.symbol);
+               }
+               set_irg_inline_property(irg, irg_inline_forbidden);
        }
-       DEL_ARR_F(imature_blocks);
-       imature_blocks = NULL;
+
+       DEL_ARR_F(all_labels);
+       all_labels = NULL;
 
        mature_immBlock(first_block);
        mature_immBlock(end_block);
@@ -5020,7 +5341,7 @@ static void create_function(declaration_t *declaration)
        int      n          = get_compound_n_members(frame_type);
        int      align_all  = 4;
        int      offset     = 0;
-       for(int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
                ir_entity *entity      = get_compound_member(frame_type, i);
                ir_type   *entity_type = get_entity_type(entity);
 
@@ -5042,52 +5363,54 @@ static void create_function(declaration_t *declaration)
        set_type_alignment_bytes(frame_type, align_all);
 
        irg_vrfy(irg);
+       current_function = old_current_function;
+
+       /* create inner functions */
+       entity_t *inner;
+       for (inner = next_inner_function(); inner != NULL;
+            inner = next_inner_function()) {
+               create_function(inner);
+       }
 }
 
 static void scope_to_firm(scope_t *scope)
 {
        /* first pass: create declarations */
-       declaration_t *declaration = scope->declarations;
-       for( ; declaration != NULL; declaration = declaration->next) {
-               if (declaration->namespc != NAMESPACE_NORMAL)
-                       continue;
-               if (declaration->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_ENUM_ENTRY
-                               || declaration->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF)
-                       continue;
-               if (declaration->symbol == NULL)
+       entity_t *entity = scope->entities;
+       for ( ; entity != NULL; entity = entity->base.next) {
+               if (entity->base.symbol == NULL)
                        continue;
 
-               type_t *type = skip_typeref(declaration->type);
-               if (is_type_function(type)) {
-                       get_function_entity(declaration);
-               } else {
-                       create_global_variable(declaration);
+               if (entity->kind == ENTITY_FUNCTION) {
+                       get_function_entity(entity);
+               } else if (entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE) {
+                       create_global_variable(entity);
                }
        }
 
        /* second pass: create code/initializers */
-       declaration = scope->declarations;
-       for( ; declaration != NULL; declaration = declaration->next) {
-               if (declaration->namespc != NAMESPACE_NORMAL)
-                       continue;
-               if (declaration->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_ENUM_ENTRY
-                               || declaration->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF)
-                       continue;
-               if (declaration->symbol == NULL)
+       entity = scope->entities;
+       for ( ; entity != NULL; entity = entity->base.next) {
+               if (entity->base.symbol == NULL)
                        continue;
 
-               type_t *type = declaration->type;
-               if (type->kind == TYPE_FUNCTION) {
-                       create_function(declaration);
-               } else {
-                       assert(declaration->declaration_kind
+               if (entity->kind == ENTITY_FUNCTION) {
+                       create_function(entity);
+               } else if (entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE) {
+                       assert(entity->declaration.kind
                                        == DECLARATION_KIND_GLOBAL_VARIABLE);
                        current_ir_graph = get_const_code_irg();
-                       create_declaration_initializer(declaration);
+                       create_variable_initializer(entity);
                }
        }
 }
 
+static void set_be_option(const char *option)
+{
+       int res = firm_be_option(option);
+       assert(res);
+}
+
 void init_ast2firm(void)
 {
        obstack_init(&asm_obst);
@@ -5097,24 +5420,22 @@ void init_ast2firm(void)
        id_imp        = new_id_from_chars("__imp_", 6);
 
        /* OS option must be set to the backend */
-       const char *s = "ia32-gasmode=linux";
        switch (firm_opt.os_support) {
        case OS_SUPPORT_MINGW:
                create_ld_ident = create_ld_ident_win32;
-               s = "ia32-gasmode=mingw";
+               set_be_option("ia32-gasmode=mingw");
                break;
        case OS_SUPPORT_LINUX:
                create_ld_ident = create_ld_ident_linux_elf;
-               s = "ia32-gasmode=elf";
+               set_be_option("ia32-gasmode=elf");
                break;
        case OS_SUPPORT_MACHO:
                create_ld_ident = create_ld_ident_macho;
-               s = "ia32-gasmode=macho";
+               set_be_option("ia32-gasmode=macho");
+               set_be_option("ia32-stackalign=4");
+               set_be_option("pic");
                break;
        }
-       int res = firm_be_option(s);
-       (void) res;
-       assert(res);
 
        /* create idents for all known runtime functions */
        for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(rts_data) / sizeof(rts_data[0]); ++i) {
@@ -5131,10 +5452,6 @@ static void init_ir_types(void)
                return;
        ir_types_initialized = 1;
 
-       type_const_char = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR, TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST);
-       type_void       = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
-       type_int        = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_INT,  TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
-
        ir_type_int        = get_ir_type(type_int);
        ir_type_const_char = get_ir_type(type_const_char);
        ir_type_wchar_t    = get_ir_type(type_wchar_t);
@@ -5147,6 +5464,23 @@ void exit_ast2firm(void)
        obstack_free(&asm_obst, NULL);
 }
 
+static void global_asm_to_firm(statement_t *s)
+{
+       for (; s != NULL; s = s->base.next) {
+               assert(s->kind == STATEMENT_ASM);
+
+               char const *const text = s->asms.asm_text.begin;
+               size_t            size = s->asms.asm_text.size;
+
+               /* skip the last \0 */
+               if (text[size - 1] == '\0')
+                       --size;
+
+               ident *const id = new_id_from_chars(text, size);
+               add_irp_asm(id);
+       }
+}
+
 void translation_unit_to_firm(translation_unit_t *unit)
 {
        /* just to be sure */
@@ -5155,6 +5489,13 @@ void translation_unit_to_firm(translation_unit_t *unit)
        current_switch_cond = NULL;
 
        init_ir_types();
+       inner_functions = NEW_ARR_F(entity_t *, 0);
 
        scope_to_firm(&unit->scope);
+       global_asm_to_firm(unit->global_asm);
+
+       DEL_ARR_F(inner_functions);
+       inner_functions  = NULL;
+
+       current_ir_graph = NULL;
 }