fix a few segfaults
[cparser] / parser.c
index fc385a1..f63c266 100644 (file)
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
-#include "lexer_t.h"
+#include "parser.h"
+#include "lexer.h"
 #include "token_t.h"
 #include "type_t.h"
+#include "type_hash.h"
 #include "ast_t.h"
 #include "adt/bitfiddle.h"
 #include "adt/error.h"
+#include "adt/array.h"
 
-#define PRINT_TOKENS
+//#define PRINT_TOKENS
+//#define ABORT_ON_ERROR
+#define MAX_LOOKAHEAD 2
+//#define STRICT_C99
 
-static token_t token;
+typedef struct {
+       declaration_t *old_declaration;
+       symbol_t      *symbol;
+       unsigned short namespc;
+} stack_entry_t;
 
-static inline
-void *allocate_ast_zero(size_t size)
+typedef struct declaration_specifiers_t  declaration_specifiers_t;
+struct declaration_specifiers_t {
+       source_position_t  source_position;
+       unsigned char      storage_class;
+       bool               is_inline;
+       type_t            *type;
+};
+
+typedef declaration_t* (*parsed_declaration_func) (declaration_t *declaration);
+
+static token_t         token;
+static token_t         lookahead_buffer[MAX_LOOKAHEAD];
+static int             lookahead_bufpos;
+static stack_entry_t  *environment_stack = NULL;
+static stack_entry_t  *label_stack       = NULL;
+static context_t      *global_context    = NULL;
+static context_t      *context           = NULL;
+static declaration_t  *last_declaration  = NULL;
+static declaration_t  *current_function  = NULL;
+static struct obstack  temp_obst;
+static bool            found_error;
+
+static type_t         *type_int         = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_long_double = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_double      = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_float       = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_char        = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_string      = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_void        = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_void_ptr    = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_valist      = NULL;
+
+type_t *type_size_t      = NULL;
+type_t *type_ptrdiff_t   = NULL;
+type_t *type_wchar_t     = NULL;
+type_t *type_wchar_t_ptr = NULL;
+
+static statement_t *parse_compound_statement(void);
+static statement_t *parse_statement(void);
+
+static expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence);
+static expression_t *parse_expression(void);
+static type_t       *parse_typename(void);
+
+static void parse_compound_type_entries(void);
+static declaration_t *parse_declarator(
+               const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers, bool may_be_abstract);
+static declaration_t *record_declaration(declaration_t *declaration);
+
+static void semantic_comparison(binary_expression_t *expression);
+
+#define STORAGE_CLASSES     \
+       case T_typedef:         \
+       case T_extern:          \
+       case T_static:          \
+       case T_auto:            \
+       case T_register:
+
+#define TYPE_QUALIFIERS     \
+       case T_const:           \
+       case T_restrict:        \
+       case T_volatile:        \
+       case T_inline:
+
+#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
+#define COMPLEX_SPECIFIERS  \
+       case T__Complex:
+#define IMAGINARY_SPECIFIERS \
+       case T__Imaginary:
+#else
+#define COMPLEX_SPECIFIERS
+#define IMAGINARY_SPECIFIERS
+#endif
+
+#define TYPE_SPECIFIERS       \
+       case T_void:              \
+       case T_char:              \
+       case T_short:             \
+       case T_int:               \
+       case T_long:              \
+       case T_float:             \
+       case T_double:            \
+       case T_signed:            \
+       case T_unsigned:          \
+       case T__Bool:             \
+       case T_struct:            \
+       case T_union:             \
+       case T_enum:              \
+       case T___typeof__:        \
+       case T___builtin_va_list: \
+       COMPLEX_SPECIFIERS        \
+       IMAGINARY_SPECIFIERS
+
+#define DECLARATION_START   \
+       STORAGE_CLASSES         \
+       TYPE_QUALIFIERS         \
+       TYPE_SPECIFIERS
+
+#define TYPENAME_START      \
+       TYPE_QUALIFIERS         \
+       TYPE_SPECIFIERS
+
+static void *allocate_ast_zero(size_t size)
 {
        void *res = allocate_ast(size);
        memset(res, 0, size);
        return res;
 }
 
-static inline
-void next_token(void)
+static size_t get_statement_struct_size(statement_type_t type)
+{
+       static const size_t sizes[] = {
+               [STATEMENT_COMPOUND]    = sizeof(compound_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_RETURN]      = sizeof(return_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_DECLARATION] = sizeof(declaration_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_IF]          = sizeof(if_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_SWITCH]      = sizeof(switch_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_EXPRESSION]  = sizeof(expression_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_CONTINUE]    = sizeof(statement_base_t),
+               [STATEMENT_BREAK]       = sizeof(statement_base_t),
+               [STATEMENT_GOTO]        = sizeof(goto_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_LABEL]       = sizeof(label_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_CASE_LABEL]  = sizeof(case_label_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_WHILE]       = sizeof(while_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_DO_WHILE]    = sizeof(do_while_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_FOR]         = sizeof(for_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_ASM]         = sizeof(asm_statement_t)
+       };
+       assert(type <= sizeof(sizes) / sizeof(sizes[0]));
+       assert(sizes[type] != 0);
+       return sizes[type];
+}
+
+static statement_t *allocate_statement_zero(statement_type_t type)
+{
+       size_t       size = get_statement_struct_size(type);
+       statement_t *res  = allocate_ast_zero(size);
+
+       res->base.type = type;
+       return res;
+}
+
+
+static size_t get_expression_struct_size(expression_type_t type)
+{
+       static const size_t sizes[] = {
+               [EXPR_INVALID]             = sizeof(expression_base_t),
+               [EXPR_REFERENCE]           = sizeof(reference_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_CONST]               = sizeof(const_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_STRING_LITERAL]      = sizeof(string_literal_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL] = sizeof(wide_string_literal_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_CALL]                = sizeof(call_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_UNARY_FIRST]         = sizeof(unary_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_BINARY_FIRST]        = sizeof(binary_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_CONDITIONAL]         = sizeof(conditional_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_SELECT]              = sizeof(select_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_ARRAY_ACCESS]        = sizeof(array_access_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_SIZEOF]              = sizeof(sizeof_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_CLASSIFY_TYPE]       = sizeof(classify_type_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_FUNCTION]            = sizeof(string_literal_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_PRETTY_FUNCTION]     = sizeof(string_literal_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_BUILTIN_SYMBOL]      = sizeof(builtin_symbol_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_OFFSETOF]            = sizeof(offsetof_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_VA_START]            = sizeof(va_start_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_VA_ARG]              = sizeof(va_arg_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_STATEMENT]           = sizeof(statement_expression_t),
+       };
+       if(type >= EXPR_UNARY_FIRST && type <= EXPR_UNARY_LAST) {
+               return sizes[EXPR_UNARY_FIRST];
+       }
+       if(type >= EXPR_BINARY_FIRST && type <= EXPR_BINARY_LAST) {
+               return sizes[EXPR_BINARY_FIRST];
+       }
+       assert(type <= sizeof(sizes) / sizeof(sizes[0]));
+       assert(sizes[type] != 0);
+       return sizes[type];
+}
+
+static expression_t *allocate_expression_zero(expression_type_t type)
+{
+       size_t        size = get_expression_struct_size(type);
+       expression_t *res  = allocate_ast_zero(size);
+
+       res->base.type = type;
+       return res;
+}
+
+static size_t get_type_struct_size(type_type_t type)
+{
+       static const size_t sizes[] = {
+               [TYPE_ATOMIC]          = sizeof(atomic_type_t),
+               [TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT] = sizeof(compound_type_t),
+               [TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION]  = sizeof(compound_type_t),
+               [TYPE_ENUM]            = sizeof(enum_type_t),
+               [TYPE_FUNCTION]        = sizeof(function_type_t),
+               [TYPE_POINTER]         = sizeof(pointer_type_t),
+               [TYPE_ARRAY]           = sizeof(array_type_t),
+               [TYPE_BUILTIN]         = sizeof(builtin_type_t),
+               [TYPE_TYPEDEF]         = sizeof(typedef_type_t),
+               [TYPE_TYPEOF]          = sizeof(typeof_type_t),
+       };
+       assert(sizeof(sizes) / sizeof(sizes[0]) == (int) TYPE_TYPEOF + 1);
+       assert(type <= TYPE_TYPEOF);
+       assert(sizes[type] != 0);
+       return sizes[type];
+}
+
+static type_t *allocate_type_zero(type_type_t type)
+{
+       size_t  size = get_type_struct_size(type);
+       type_t *res  = obstack_alloc(type_obst, size);
+       memset(res, 0, size);
+
+       res->base.type = type;
+       return res;
+}
+
+static size_t get_initializer_size(initializer_type_t type)
+{
+       static const size_t sizes[] = {
+               [INITIALIZER_VALUE]       = sizeof(initializer_value_t),
+               [INITIALIZER_STRING]      = sizeof(initializer_string_t),
+               [INITIALIZER_WIDE_STRING] = sizeof(initializer_wide_string_t),
+               [INITIALIZER_LIST]        = sizeof(initializer_list_t)
+       };
+       assert(type < sizeof(sizes) / sizeof(*sizes));
+       assert(sizes[type] != 0);
+       return sizes[type];
+}
+
+static initializer_t *allocate_initializer(initializer_type_t type)
+{
+       initializer_t *result = allocate_ast_zero(get_initializer_size(type));
+       result->type          = type;
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static void free_type(void *type)
+{
+       obstack_free(type_obst, type);
+}
+
+/**
+ * returns the top element of the environment stack
+ */
+static size_t environment_top(void)
+{
+       return ARR_LEN(environment_stack);
+}
+
+static size_t label_top(void)
+{
+       return ARR_LEN(label_stack);
+}
+
+
+
+static inline void next_token(void)
 {
-       lexer_next_token(&token);
+       token                              = lookahead_buffer[lookahead_bufpos];
+       lookahead_buffer[lookahead_bufpos] = lexer_token;
+       lexer_next_token();
+
+       lookahead_bufpos = (lookahead_bufpos+1) % MAX_LOOKAHEAD;
 
 #ifdef PRINT_TOKENS
        print_token(stderr, &token);
@@ -33,30 +297,75 @@ void next_token(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline
-void eat(token_type_t type)
+static inline const token_t *look_ahead(int num)
 {
-       assert(token.type == type);
-       next_token();
+       assert(num > 0 && num <= MAX_LOOKAHEAD);
+       int pos = (lookahead_bufpos+num-1) % MAX_LOOKAHEAD;
+       return &lookahead_buffer[pos];
+}
+
+#define eat(token_type)  do { assert(token.type == token_type); next_token(); } while(0)
+
+static void error(void)
+{
+       found_error = true;
+#ifdef ABORT_ON_ERROR
+       abort();
+#endif
 }
 
-void parser_print_error_prefix(void)
+static void parser_print_prefix_pos(const source_position_t source_position)
 {
     fputs(source_position.input_name, stderr);
     fputc(':', stderr);
-    fprintf(stderr, "%d", source_position.linenr);
-    fputs(": error: ", stderr);
+    fprintf(stderr, "%u", source_position.linenr);
+    fputs(": ", stderr);
+}
+
+static void parser_print_error_prefix_pos(
+               const source_position_t source_position)
+{
+       parser_print_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fputs("error: ", stderr);
+       error();
+}
+
+static void parser_print_error_prefix(void)
+{
+       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(token.source_position);
 }
 
-static
-void parse_error(const char *message)
+static void parse_error(const char *message)
 {
        parser_print_error_prefix();
        fprintf(stderr, "parse error: %s\n", message);
 }
 
-static
-void parse_error_expected(const char *message, ...)
+static void parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(
+               const source_position_t source_position)
+{
+       parser_print_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fputs("warning: ", stderr);
+}
+
+static void parser_print_warning_prefix(void)
+{
+       parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(token.source_position);
+}
+
+static void parse_warning_pos(const source_position_t source_position,
+                              const char *const message)
+{
+       parser_print_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "warning: %s\n", message);
+}
+
+static void parse_warning(const char *message)
+{
+       parse_warning_pos(token.source_position, message);
+}
+
+static void parse_error_expected(const char *message, ...)
 {
        va_list args;
        int first = 1;
@@ -85,630 +394,4016 @@ void parse_error_expected(const char *message, ...)
        fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
-static
-void eat_until_semi(void)
+static void print_type_quoted(type_t *type)
+{
+       fputc('\'', stderr);
+       print_type(type);
+       fputc('\'', stderr);
+}
+
+static void type_error(const char *msg, const source_position_t source_position,
+                       type_t *type)
+{
+       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "%s, but found type ", msg);
+       print_type_quoted(type);
+       fputc('\n', stderr);
+}
+
+static void type_error_incompatible(const char *msg,
+               const source_position_t source_position, type_t *type1, type_t *type2)
+{
+       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "%s, incompatible types: ", msg);
+       print_type_quoted(type1);
+       fprintf(stderr, " - ");
+       print_type_quoted(type2);
+       fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+}
+
+static void eat_block(void)
+{
+       if(token.type == '{')
+               next_token();
+
+       while(token.type != '}') {
+               if(token.type == T_EOF)
+                       return;
+               if(token.type == '{') {
+                       eat_block();
+                       continue;
+               }
+               next_token();
+       }
+       eat('}');
+}
+
+static void eat_statement(void)
 {
        while(token.type != ';') {
+               if(token.type == T_EOF)
+                       return;
+               if(token.type == '}')
+                       return;
+               if(token.type == '{') {
+                       eat_block();
+                       continue;
+               }
+               next_token();
+       }
+       eat(';');
+}
+
+static void eat_paren(void)
+{
+       if(token.type == '(')
                next_token();
+
+       while(token.type != ')') {
                if(token.type == T_EOF)
                        return;
+               if(token.type == ')' || token.type == ';' || token.type == '}') {
+                       return;
+               }
+               if(token.type == '(') {
+                       eat_paren();
+                       continue;
+               }
+               if(token.type == '{') {
+                       eat_block();
+                       continue;
+               }
+               next_token();
        }
-       next_token();
+       eat(')');
 }
 
 #define expect(expected)                           \
     if(UNLIKELY(token.type != (expected))) {       \
         parse_error_expected(NULL, (expected), 0); \
-        eat_until_semi();                          \
+        eat_statement();                           \
         return NULL;                               \
     }                                              \
     next_token();
 
-typedef enum {
-       SPECIFIER_SIGNED    = 1 << 0,
-       SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED  = 1 << 1,
-       SPECIFIER_LONG      = 1 << 2,
-       SPECIFIER_INT       = 1 << 3,
-       SPECIFIER_DOUBLE    = 1 << 4,
-       SPECIFIER_CHAR      = 1 << 5,
-       SPECIFIER_SHORT     = 1 << 6,
-       SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG = 1 << 7,
-       SPECIFIER_FLOAT     = 1 << 8,
-       SPECIFIER_BOOL      = 1 << 9,
-       SPECIFIER_VOID      = 1 << 10,
-#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
-       SPECIFIER_COMPLEX   = 1 << 11,
-#endif
-#ifdef PROVIDE_IMAGINARY
-       SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY = 1 << 12,
-#endif
-} specifiers_t;
+#define expect_block(expected)                     \
+    if(UNLIKELY(token.type != (expected))) {       \
+        parse_error_expected(NULL, (expected), 0); \
+        eat_block();                               \
+        return NULL;                               \
+    }                                              \
+    next_token();
 
-typedef enum {
-       TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST    = 1 << 0,
-       TYPE_QUALIFIER_RESTRICT = 1 << 1,
-       TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE = 1 << 2,
-       TYPE_QUALIFIER_INLINE   = 1 << 3,
-} type_qualifier_t;
+#define expect_void(expected)                      \
+    if(UNLIKELY(token.type != (expected))) {       \
+        parse_error_expected(NULL, (expected), 0); \
+        eat_statement();                           \
+        return;                                    \
+    }                                              \
+    next_token();
 
-typedef enum {
-       STORAGE_CLASS_NONE,
-       STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF,
-       STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN,
-       STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC,
-       STORAGE_CLASS_AUTO,
-       STORAGE_CLASS_REGISTER
-} storage_class_t;
+static void set_context(context_t *new_context)
+{
+       context = new_context;
 
-typedef struct declaration_specifiers_t  declaration_specifiers_t;
-struct declaration_specifiers_t {
-       storage_class_t  storage_class;
-       int              type_qualifiers;
-};
+       last_declaration = new_context->declarations;
+       if(last_declaration != NULL) {
+               while(last_declaration->next != NULL) {
+                       last_declaration = last_declaration->next;
+               }
+       }
+}
 
-static
-void parse_declaration_specifiers(declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
+/**
+ * called when we find a 2nd declarator for an identifier we already have a
+ * declarator for
+ */
+static bool is_compatible_declaration(declaration_t *declaration,
+                                      declaration_t *previous)
 {
-       type_type_t        type_type       = TYPE_INVALID;
-       atomic_type_type_t atomic_type     = ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID;
-       unsigned           type_specifiers = 0;
-
-       while(1) {
-               switch(token.type) {
+       /* happens for K&R style function parameters */
+       if(previous->type == NULL) {
+               previous->type = declaration->type;
+               return true;
+       }
 
-               /* storage class */
-#define MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(token, class)                                \
-               case token:                                                      \
-                       if(specifiers->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_NONE) {        \
-                               parse_error("multiple storage classes in declaration "   \
-                                           "specifiers");                               \
-                       }                                                            \
-                       specifiers->storage_class = class;                           \
-                       next_token();                                                \
-                       break;
+       type_t *type1 = skip_typeref(declaration->type);
+       type_t *type2 = skip_typeref(previous->type);
 
-               MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_typedef,  STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF)
-               MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_extern,   STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN)
-               MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_static,   STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC)
-               MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_auto,     STORAGE_CLASS_AUTO)
-               MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_register, STORAGE_CLASS_REGISTER)
+       return types_compatible(type1, type2);
+}
 
-               /* type qualifiers */
-#define MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(token, qualifier)                          \
-               case token:                                                     \
-                       specifiers->type_qualifiers |= qualifier;                   \
-                       next_token();                                               \
-                       break;
+static declaration_t *get_declaration(symbol_t *symbol, namespace_t namespc)
+{
+       declaration_t *declaration = symbol->declaration;
+       for( ; declaration != NULL; declaration = declaration->symbol_next) {
+               if(declaration->namespc == namespc)
+                       return declaration;
+       }
 
-               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_const,    TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST);
-               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_restrict, TYPE_QUALIFIER_RESTRICT);
-               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_volatile, TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE);
-               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_inline,   TYPE_QUALIFIER_INLINE);
+       return NULL;
+}
 
-               /* type specifiers */
-#define MATCH_SPECIFIER(token, specifier, name)                         \
-               case token:                                                     \
-                       next_token();                                               \
-                       if(type_specifiers & specifier) {                           \
-                               parse_error("multiple " name " type specifiers given"); \
-                       } else {                                                    \
-                               type_specifiers |= specifier;                           \
-                       }                                                           \
-                       break;
+static const char *get_namespace_prefix(namespace_t namespc)
+{
+       switch(namespc) {
+       case NAMESPACE_NORMAL:
+               return "";
+       case NAMESPACE_UNION:
+               return "union ";
+       case NAMESPACE_STRUCT:
+               return "struct ";
+       case NAMESPACE_ENUM:
+               return "enum ";
+       case NAMESPACE_LABEL:
+               return "label ";
+       }
+       panic("invalid namespace found");
+}
 
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_void,       SPECIFIER_VOID,      "void")
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_char,       SPECIFIER_CHAR,      "char")
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_short,      SPECIFIER_SHORT,     "short")
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_int,        SPECIFIER_INT,       "int")
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_float,      SPECIFIER_FLOAT,     "float")
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_double,     SPECIFIER_DOUBLE,    "double")
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_signed,     SPECIFIER_SIGNED,    "signed")
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_unsigned,   SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED,  "unsigned")
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T__Bool,      SPECIFIER_BOOL,      "_Bool")
-#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T__Complex,   SPECIFIER_COMPLEX,   "_Complex")
-#endif
-#ifdef PROVIDE_IMAGINARY
-               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T__Imaginary, SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY, "_Imaginary")
-#endif
-               case T_long:
-                       next_token();
-                       if(type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG) {
-                               parse_error("too many long type specifiers given");
-                       } else if(type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_LONG) {
-                               type_specifiers |= SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG;
+/**
+ * pushs an environment_entry on the environment stack and links the
+ * corresponding symbol to the new entry
+ */
+static declaration_t *stack_push(stack_entry_t **stack_ptr,
+                                 declaration_t *declaration,
+                                 context_t *parent_context)
+{
+       symbol_t    *symbol    = declaration->symbol;
+       namespace_t  namespc = (namespace_t)declaration->namespc;
+
+       /* a declaration should be only pushed once */
+       declaration->parent_context = parent_context;
+
+       declaration_t *previous_declaration = get_declaration(symbol, namespc);
+       assert(declaration != previous_declaration);
+       if(previous_declaration != NULL
+                       && previous_declaration->parent_context == context) {
+               if(!is_compatible_declaration(declaration, previous_declaration)) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "definition of symbol '%s%s' with type ",
+                                       get_namespace_prefix(namespc), symbol->string);
+                       print_type_quoted(declaration->type);
+                       fputc('\n', stderr);
+                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(
+                                       previous_declaration->source_position);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "is incompatible with previous declaration "
+                                       "of type ");
+                       print_type_quoted(previous_declaration->type);
+                       fputc('\n', stderr);
+               } else {
+                       unsigned old_storage_class = previous_declaration->storage_class;
+                       unsigned new_storage_class = declaration->storage_class;
+                       if (current_function == NULL) {
+                               if (old_storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC &&
+                                   new_storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC) {
+                                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                                       fprintf(stderr,
+                                               "static declaration of '%s' follows non-static declaration\n",
+                                               symbol->string);
+                                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(previous_declaration->source_position);
+                                       fprintf(stderr, "previous declaration of '%s' was here\n",
+                                               symbol->string);
+                               } else {
+                                       if (old_storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN) {
+                                               if (new_storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_NONE) {
+                                                       previous_declaration->storage_class = STORAGE_CLASS_NONE;
+                                               }
+                                       } else {
+                                               parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                                               fprintf(stderr, "redundant declaration for '%s'\n",
+                                                                               symbol->string);
+                                               parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(previous_declaration->source_position);
+                                               fprintf(stderr, "previous declaration of '%s' was here\n",
+                                                                               symbol->string);
+                                       }
+                               }
                        } else {
-                               type_specifiers |= SPECIFIER_LONG;
+                               if (old_storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN &&
+                                               new_storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN) {
+                                       parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                                       fprintf(stderr, "redundant extern declaration for '%s'\n",
+                                               symbol->string);
+                                       parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(previous_declaration->source_position);
+                                       fprintf(stderr, "previous declaration of '%s' was here\n",
+                                               symbol->string);
+                               } else {
+                                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                                       if (old_storage_class == new_storage_class) {
+                                               fprintf(stderr, "redeclaration of '%s'\n", symbol->string);
+                                       } else {
+                                               fprintf(stderr, "redeclaration of '%s' with different linkage\n", symbol->string);
+                                       }
+                                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(previous_declaration->source_position);
+                                       fprintf(stderr, "previous declaration of '%s' was here\n",
+                                               symbol->string);
+                               }
                        }
-                       break;
+               }
+               return previous_declaration;
+       }
 
-               case T_struct:
-               case T_enum:
-               case T_IDENTIFIER:
-                       /* TODO */
-                       assert(0);
-                       break;
+       /* remember old declaration */
+       stack_entry_t entry;
+       entry.symbol          = symbol;
+       entry.old_declaration = symbol->declaration;
+       entry.namespc         = (unsigned short) namespc;
+       ARR_APP1(stack_entry_t, *stack_ptr, entry);
 
-               /* function specifier */
-               default:
-                       return;;
+       /* replace/add declaration into declaration list of the symbol */
+       if(symbol->declaration == NULL) {
+               symbol->declaration = declaration;
+       } else {
+               declaration_t *iter_last = NULL;
+               declaration_t *iter      = symbol->declaration;
+               for( ; iter != NULL; iter_last = iter, iter = iter->symbol_next) {
+                       /* replace an entry? */
+                       if(iter->namespc == namespc) {
+                               if(iter_last == NULL) {
+                                       symbol->declaration = declaration;
+                               } else {
+                                       iter_last->symbol_next = declaration;
+                               }
+                               declaration->symbol_next = iter->symbol_next;
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+               if(iter == NULL) {
+                       assert(iter_last->symbol_next == NULL);
+                       iter_last->symbol_next = declaration;
                }
        }
 
-       if(type_type == TYPE_INVALID) {
-               /* match valid basic types */
-               switch(type_specifiers) {
-               case SPECIFIER_VOID:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_CHAR:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_CHAR:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_CHAR:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_UCHAR;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_SHORT:
-               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_SHORT:
-               case SPECIFIER_SHORT | SPECIFIER_INT:
-               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_SHORT | SPECIFIER_INT:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_SHORT;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_SHORT:
-               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_SHORT | SPECIFIER_INT:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_USHORT;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_INT:
-               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED:
-               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_INT:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_INT;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED:
-               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_INT:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_UINT;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_LONG:
-               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG:
-               case SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_INT:
-               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_INT:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG:
-               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_INT:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONG;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG:
-               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG:
-               case SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG | SPECIFIER_INT:
-               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG | SPECIFIER_INT:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_LONGLONG;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG:
-               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG | SPECIFIER_INT:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONGLONG;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_FLOAT:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_DOUBLE:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_DOUBLE:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_BOOL:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_BOOL;
-                       break;
-#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
-               case SPECIFIER_FLOAT | SPECIFIER_COMPLEX:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_COMPLEX;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_DOUBLE | SPECIFIER_COMPLEX:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_COMPLEX;
-                       break;
-               case SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_DOUBLE | SPECIFIER_COMPLEX:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_COMPLEX;
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static declaration_t *environment_push(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       assert(declaration->source_position.input_name != NULL);
+       return stack_push(&environment_stack, declaration, context);
+}
+
+static declaration_t *label_push(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       return stack_push(&label_stack, declaration, &current_function->context);
+}
+
+/**
+ * pops symbols from the environment stack until @p new_top is the top element
+ */
+static void stack_pop_to(stack_entry_t **stack_ptr, size_t new_top)
+{
+       stack_entry_t *stack = *stack_ptr;
+       size_t         top   = ARR_LEN(stack);
+       size_t         i;
+
+       assert(new_top <= top);
+       if(new_top == top)
+               return;
+
+       for(i = top; i > new_top; --i) {
+               stack_entry_t *entry = &stack[i - 1];
+
+               declaration_t *old_declaration = entry->old_declaration;
+               symbol_t      *symbol          = entry->symbol;
+               namespace_t    namespc         = (namespace_t)entry->namespc;
+
+               /* replace/remove declaration */
+               declaration_t *declaration = symbol->declaration;
+               assert(declaration != NULL);
+               if(declaration->namespc == namespc) {
+                       if(old_declaration == NULL) {
+                               symbol->declaration = declaration->symbol_next;
+                       } else {
+                               symbol->declaration = old_declaration;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       declaration_t *iter_last = declaration;
+                       declaration_t *iter      = declaration->symbol_next;
+                       for( ; iter != NULL; iter_last = iter, iter = iter->symbol_next) {
+                               /* replace an entry? */
+                               if(iter->namespc == namespc) {
+                                       assert(iter_last != NULL);
+                                       iter_last->symbol_next = old_declaration;
+                                       old_declaration->symbol_next = iter->symbol_next;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       assert(iter != NULL);
+               }
+       }
+
+       ARR_SHRINKLEN(*stack_ptr, (int) new_top);
+}
+
+static void environment_pop_to(size_t new_top)
+{
+       stack_pop_to(&environment_stack, new_top);
+}
+
+static void label_pop_to(size_t new_top)
+{
+       stack_pop_to(&label_stack, new_top);
+}
+
+
+static int get_rank(const type_t *type)
+{
+       assert(!is_typeref(type));
+       /* The C-standard allows promoting to int or unsigned int (see Â§ 7.2.2
+        * and esp. footnote 108). However we can't fold constants (yet), so we
+        * can't decide wether unsigned int is possible, while int always works.
+        * (unsigned int would be preferable when possible... for stuff like
+        *  struct { enum { ... } bla : 4; } ) */
+       if(type->type == TYPE_ENUM)
+               return ATOMIC_TYPE_INT;
+
+       assert(type->type == TYPE_ATOMIC);
+       const atomic_type_t *atomic_type = &type->atomic;
+       atomic_type_type_t   atype       = atomic_type->atype;
+       return atype;
+}
+
+static type_t *promote_integer(type_t *type)
+{
+       if(get_rank(type) < ATOMIC_TYPE_INT)
+               type = type_int;
+
+       return type;
+}
+
+static expression_t *create_cast_expression(expression_t *expression,
+                                            type_t *dest_type)
+{
+       expression_t *cast = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_UNARY_CAST_IMPLICIT);
+
+       cast->unary.value   = expression;
+       cast->base.datatype = dest_type;
+
+       return cast;
+}
+
+static bool is_null_pointer_constant(const expression_t *expression)
+{
+       /* skip void* cast */
+       if(expression->type == EXPR_UNARY_CAST
+                       || expression->type == EXPR_UNARY_CAST_IMPLICIT) {
+               expression = expression->unary.value;
+       }
+
+       /* TODO: not correct yet, should be any constant integer expression
+        * which evaluates to 0 */
+       if (expression->type != EXPR_CONST)
+               return false;
+
+       type_t *const type = skip_typeref(expression->base.datatype);
+       if (!is_type_integer(type))
+               return false;
+
+       return expression->conste.v.int_value == 0;
+}
+
+static expression_t *create_implicit_cast(expression_t *expression,
+                                          type_t *dest_type)
+{
+       type_t *source_type = expression->base.datatype;
+
+       if(source_type == NULL)
+               return expression;
+
+       source_type = skip_typeref(source_type);
+       dest_type   = skip_typeref(dest_type);
+
+       if(source_type == dest_type)
+               return expression;
+
+       switch (dest_type->type) {
+               case TYPE_ENUM:
+                       /* TODO warning for implicitly converting to enum */
+               case TYPE_ATOMIC:
+                       if (source_type->type != TYPE_ATOMIC &&
+                                       source_type->type != TYPE_ENUM) {
+                               panic("casting of non-atomic types not implemented yet");
+                       }
+
+                       if(is_type_floating(dest_type) && !is_type_scalar(source_type)) {
+                               type_error_incompatible("can't cast types",
+                                               expression->base.source_position, source_type,
+                                               dest_type);
+                               return expression;
+                       }
+
+                       return create_cast_expression(expression, dest_type);
+
+               case TYPE_POINTER:
+                       switch (source_type->type) {
+                               case TYPE_ATOMIC:
+                                       if (is_null_pointer_constant(expression)) {
+                                               return create_cast_expression(expression, dest_type);
+                                       }
+                                       break;
+
+                               case TYPE_POINTER:
+                                       if (pointers_compatible(source_type, dest_type)) {
+                                               return create_cast_expression(expression, dest_type);
+                                       }
+                                       break;
+
+                               case TYPE_ARRAY: {
+                                       array_type_t   *array_type   = &source_type->array;
+                                       pointer_type_t *pointer_type = &dest_type->pointer;
+                                       if (types_compatible(array_type->element_type,
+                                                                                pointer_type->points_to)) {
+                                               return create_cast_expression(expression, dest_type);
+                                       }
+                                       break;
+                               }
+
+                               default:
+                                       panic("casting of non-atomic types not implemented yet");
+                       }
+
+                       type_error_incompatible("can't implicitly cast types",
+                                       expression->base.source_position, source_type, dest_type);
+                       return expression;
+
+               default:
+                       panic("casting of non-atomic types not implemented yet");
+       }
+}
+
+/** Implements the rules from Â§ 6.5.16.1 */
+static void semantic_assign(type_t *orig_type_left, expression_t **right,
+                            const char *context)
+{
+       type_t *orig_type_right = (*right)->base.datatype;
+
+       if(orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *const type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *const type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+
+       if ((is_type_arithmetic(type_left) && is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) ||
+           (is_type_pointer(type_left) && is_null_pointer_constant(*right)) ||
+           (is_type_atomic(type_left, ATOMIC_TYPE_BOOL)
+               && is_type_pointer(type_right))) {
+               *right = create_implicit_cast(*right, type_left);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (is_type_pointer(type_left) && is_type_pointer(type_right)) {
+               pointer_type_t *pointer_type_left  = &type_left->pointer;
+               pointer_type_t *pointer_type_right = &type_right->pointer;
+               type_t         *points_to_left     = pointer_type_left->points_to;
+               type_t         *points_to_right    = pointer_type_right->points_to;
+
+               points_to_left  = skip_typeref(points_to_left);
+               points_to_right = skip_typeref(points_to_right);
+
+               /* the left type has all qualifiers from the right type */
+               unsigned missing_qualifiers
+                       = points_to_right->base.qualifiers & ~points_to_left->base.qualifiers;
+               if(missing_qualifiers != 0) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "destination type ");
+                       print_type_quoted(type_left);
+                       fprintf(stderr, " in %s from type ", context);
+                       print_type_quoted(type_right);
+                       fprintf(stderr, " lacks qualifiers '");
+                       print_type_qualifiers(missing_qualifiers);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "' in pointed-to type\n");
+                       return;
+               }
+
+               points_to_left  = get_unqualified_type(points_to_left);
+               points_to_right = get_unqualified_type(points_to_right);
+
+               if(!is_type_atomic(points_to_left, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)
+                               && !is_type_atomic(points_to_right, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)
+                               && !types_compatible(points_to_left, points_to_right)) {
+                       goto incompatible_assign_types;
+               }
+
+               *right = create_implicit_cast(*right, type_left);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (is_type_compound(type_left)
+                       && types_compatible(type_left, type_right)) {
+               *right = create_implicit_cast(*right, type_left);
+               return;
+       }
+
+incompatible_assign_types:
+       /* TODO: improve error message */
+       parser_print_error_prefix();
+       fprintf(stderr, "incompatible types in %s\n", context);
+       parser_print_error_prefix();
+       print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+       fputs(" <- ", stderr);
+       print_type_quoted(orig_type_right);
+       fputs("\n", stderr);
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_constant_expression(void)
+{
+       /* start parsing at precedence 7 (conditional expression) */
+       return parse_sub_expression(7);
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_assignment_expression(void)
+{
+       /* start parsing at precedence 2 (assignment expression) */
+       return parse_sub_expression(2);
+}
+
+static type_t *make_global_typedef(const char *name, type_t *type)
+{
+       symbol_t *symbol       = symbol_table_insert(name);
+
+       declaration_t *declaration   = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+       declaration->namespc         = NAMESPACE_NORMAL;
+       declaration->storage_class   = STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF;
+       declaration->type            = type;
+       declaration->symbol          = symbol;
+       declaration->source_position = builtin_source_position;
+
+       record_declaration(declaration);
+
+       type_t *typedef_type               = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_TYPEDEF);
+       typedef_type->typedeft.declaration = declaration;
+
+       return typedef_type;
+}
+
+static const char *parse_string_literals(void)
+{
+       assert(token.type == T_STRING_LITERAL);
+       const char *result = token.v.string;
+
+       next_token();
+
+       while(token.type == T_STRING_LITERAL) {
+               result = concat_strings(result, token.v.string);
+               next_token();
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static void parse_attributes(void)
+{
+       while(true) {
+               switch(token.type) {
+               case T___attribute__: {
+                       next_token();
+
+                       expect_void('(');
+                       int depth = 1;
+                       while(depth > 0) {
+                               switch(token.type) {
+                               case T_EOF:
+                                       parse_error("EOF while parsing attribute");
+                                       break;
+                               case '(':
+                                       next_token();
+                                       depth++;
+                                       break;
+                               case ')':
+                                       next_token();
+                                       depth--;
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       next_token();
+                               }
+                       }
                        break;
-#endif
-#ifdef PROVIDE_IMAGINARY
-               case SPECIFIER_FLOAT | SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_IMAGINARY;
+               }
+               case T_asm:
+                       next_token();
+                       expect_void('(');
+                       if(token.type != T_STRING_LITERAL) {
+                               parse_error_expected("while parsing assembler attribute",
+                                                    T_STRING_LITERAL);
+                               eat_paren();
+                               break;
+                       } else {
+                               parse_string_literals();
+                       }
+                       expect_void(')');
                        break;
-               case SPECIFIER_DOUBLE | SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY;
+               default:
+                       goto attributes_finished;
+               }
+       }
+
+attributes_finished:
+       ;
+}
+
+#if 0
+static designator_t *parse_designation(void)
+{
+       if(token.type != '[' && token.type != '.')
+               return NULL;
+
+       designator_t *result = NULL;
+       designator_t *last   = NULL;
+
+       while(1) {
+               designator_t *designator;
+               switch(token.type) {
+               case '[':
+                       designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(designator[0]));
+                       next_token();
+                       designator->array_access = parse_constant_expression();
+                       expect(']');
                        break;
-               case SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_DOUBLE | SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY:
-                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY;
+               case '.':
+                       designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(designator[0]));
+                       next_token();
+                       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+                               parse_error_expected("while parsing designator",
+                                                    T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+                       designator->symbol = token.v.symbol;
+                       next_token();
                        break;
-#endif
                default:
-                       /* invalid specifier combination, give an error message */
-                       if(type_specifiers == 0) {
-                               parse_error("no type specifiers given in declaration");
-                       } else if((type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_SIGNED) &&
-                                 (type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED)) {
-                               parse_error("signed and unsigned specifiers gives");
-                       } else if(type_specifiers & (SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED)) {
-                               parse_error("only integer types can be signed or unsigned");
-                       } else {
-                               parse_error("multiple datatypes in declaration");
+                       expect('=');
+                       return result;
+               }
+
+               assert(designator != NULL);
+               if(last != NULL) {
+                       last->next = designator;
+               } else {
+                       result = designator;
+               }
+               last = designator;
+       }
+}
+#endif
+
+static initializer_t *initializer_from_string(array_type_t *type,
+                                              const char *string)
+{
+       /* TODO: check len vs. size of array type */
+       (void) type;
+
+       initializer_t *initializer = allocate_initializer(INITIALIZER_STRING);
+       initializer->string.string = string;
+
+       return initializer;
+}
+
+static initializer_t *initializer_from_wide_string(array_type_t *const type,
+                                                   wide_string_t *const string)
+{
+       /* TODO: check len vs. size of array type */
+       (void) type;
+
+       initializer_t *const initializer =
+               allocate_initializer(INITIALIZER_WIDE_STRING);
+       initializer->wide_string.string = *string;
+
+       return initializer;
+}
+
+static initializer_t *initializer_from_expression(type_t *type,
+                                                  expression_t *expression)
+{
+       /* TODO check that expression is a constant expression */
+
+       /* Â§ 6.7.8.14/15 char array may be initialized by string literals */
+       type_t *const expr_type = expression->base.datatype;
+       if (is_type_array(type) && expr_type->type == TYPE_POINTER) {
+               array_type_t *const array_type     = &type->array;
+               type_t       *const element_type   = skip_typeref(array_type->element_type);
+
+               if (element_type->type == TYPE_ATOMIC) {
+                       switch (expression->type) {
+                               case EXPR_STRING_LITERAL:
+                                       if (element_type->atomic.atype == ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR) {
+                                               return initializer_from_string(array_type,
+                                                       expression->string.value);
+                                       }
+
+                               case EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL: {
+                                       type_t *bare_wchar_type = skip_typeref(type_wchar_t);
+                                       if (get_unqualified_type(element_type) == bare_wchar_type) {
+                                               return initializer_from_wide_string(array_type,
+                                                       &expression->wide_string.value);
+                                       }
+                               }
+
+                               default: break;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       type_t *expression_type = skip_typeref(expression->base.datatype);
+       if(is_type_scalar(type) || types_compatible(type, expression_type)) {
+               semantic_assign(type, &expression, "initializer");
+
+               initializer_t *result = allocate_initializer(INITIALIZER_VALUE);
+               result->value.value   = expression;
+
+               return result;
+       }
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static initializer_t *parse_sub_initializer(type_t *type,
+                                            expression_t *expression,
+                                            type_t *expression_type);
+
+static initializer_t *parse_sub_initializer_elem(type_t *type)
+{
+       if(token.type == '{') {
+               return parse_sub_initializer(type, NULL, NULL);
+       }
+
+       expression_t *expression      = parse_assignment_expression();
+       type_t       *expression_type = skip_typeref(expression->base.datatype);
+
+       return parse_sub_initializer(type, expression, expression_type);
+}
+
+static bool had_initializer_brace_warning;
+
+static initializer_t *parse_sub_initializer(type_t *type,
+                                            expression_t *expression,
+                                            type_t *expression_type)
+{
+       if(is_type_scalar(type)) {
+               /* there might be extra {} hierarchies */
+               if(token.type == '{') {
+                       next_token();
+                       if(!had_initializer_brace_warning) {
+                               parse_warning("braces around scalar initializer");
+                               had_initializer_brace_warning = true;
                        }
+                       initializer_t *result = parse_sub_initializer(type, NULL, NULL);
+                       if(token.type == ',') {
+                               next_token();
+                               /* TODO: warn about excessive elements */
+                       }
+                       expect_block('}');
+                       return result;
+               }
+
+               if(expression == NULL) {
+                       expression = parse_assignment_expression();
+               }
+               return initializer_from_expression(type, expression);
+       }
+
+       /* does the expression match the currently looked at object to initalize */
+       if(expression != NULL) {
+               initializer_t *result = initializer_from_expression(type, expression);
+               if(result != NULL)
+                       return result;
+       }
+
+       bool read_paren = false;
+       if(token.type == '{') {
+               next_token();
+               read_paren = true;
+       }
+
+       /* descend into subtype */
+       initializer_t  *result = NULL;
+       initializer_t **elems;
+       if(is_type_array(type)) {
+               array_type_t *array_type   = &type->array;
+               type_t       *element_type = array_type->element_type;
+               element_type               = skip_typeref(element_type);
+
+               initializer_t *sub;
+               had_initializer_brace_warning = false;
+               if(expression == NULL) {
+                       sub = parse_sub_initializer_elem(element_type);
+               } else {
+                       sub = parse_sub_initializer(element_type, expression,
+                                                   expression_type);
+               }
+
+               /* didn't match the subtypes -> try the parent type */
+               if(sub == NULL) {
+                       assert(!read_paren);
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+
+               elems = NEW_ARR_F(initializer_t*, 0);
+               ARR_APP1(initializer_t*, elems, sub);
+
+               while(true) {
+                       if(token.type == '}')
+                               break;
+                       expect_block(',');
+                       if(token.type == '}')
+                               break;
+
+                       sub = parse_sub_initializer_elem(element_type);
+                       if(sub == NULL) {
+                               /* TODO error, do nicer cleanup */
+                               parse_error("member initializer didn't match");
+                               DEL_ARR_F(elems);
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+                       ARR_APP1(initializer_t*, elems, sub);
+               }
+       } else {
+               assert(is_type_compound(type));
+               compound_type_t *compound_type = &type->compound;
+               context_t       *context       = &compound_type->declaration->context;
+
+               declaration_t *first = context->declarations;
+               if(first == NULL)
+                       return NULL;
+               type_t *first_type = first->type;
+               first_type         = skip_typeref(first_type);
+
+               initializer_t *sub;
+               had_initializer_brace_warning = false;
+               if(expression == NULL) {
+                       sub = parse_sub_initializer_elem(first_type);
+               } else {
+                       sub = parse_sub_initializer(first_type, expression,expression_type);
+               }
+
+               /* didn't match the subtypes -> try our parent type */
+               if(sub == NULL) {
+                       assert(!read_paren);
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+
+               elems = NEW_ARR_F(initializer_t*, 0);
+               ARR_APP1(initializer_t*, elems, sub);
+
+               declaration_t *iter  = first->next;
+               for( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next) {
+                       if(iter->symbol == NULL)
+                               continue;
+                       if(iter->namespc != NAMESPACE_NORMAL)
+                               continue;
+
+                       if(token.type == '}')
+                               break;
+                       expect_block(',');
+                       if(token.type == '}')
+                               break;
+
+                       type_t *iter_type = iter->type;
+                       iter_type         = skip_typeref(iter_type);
+
+                       sub = parse_sub_initializer_elem(iter_type);
+                       if(sub == NULL) {
+                               /* TODO error, do nicer cleanup*/
+                               parse_error("member initializer didn't match");
+                               DEL_ARR_F(elems);
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+                       ARR_APP1(initializer_t*, elems, sub);
+               }
+       }
+
+       int    len        = ARR_LEN(elems);
+       size_t elems_size = sizeof(initializer_t*) * len;
+
+       initializer_list_t *init = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(init[0]) + elems_size);
+
+       init->initializer.type = INITIALIZER_LIST;
+       init->len              = len;
+       memcpy(init->initializers, elems, elems_size);
+       DEL_ARR_F(elems);
+
+       result = (initializer_t*) init;
+
+       if(read_paren) {
+               if(token.type == ',')
+                       next_token();
+               expect('}');
+       }
+       return result;
+}
+
+static initializer_t *parse_initializer(type_t *type)
+{
+       initializer_t *result;
+
+       type = skip_typeref(type);
+
+       if(token.type != '{') {
+               expression_t  *expression  = parse_assignment_expression();
+               initializer_t *initializer = initializer_from_expression(type, expression);
+               if(initializer == NULL) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "initializer expression '");
+                       print_expression(expression);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "', type ");
+                       print_type_quoted(expression->base.datatype);
+                       fprintf(stderr, " is incompatible with type ");
+                       print_type_quoted(type);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+               }
+               return initializer;
+       }
+
+       if(is_type_scalar(type)) {
+               /* Â§ 6.7.8.11 */
+               eat('{');
+
+               expression_t *expression = parse_assignment_expression();
+               result = initializer_from_expression(type, expression);
+
+               if(token.type == ',')
+                       next_token();
+
+               expect('}');
+               return result;
+       } else {
+               result = parse_sub_initializer(type, NULL, NULL);
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+
+
+static declaration_t *parse_compound_type_specifier(bool is_struct)
+{
+       if(is_struct) {
+               eat(T_struct);
+       } else {
+               eat(T_union);
+       }
+
+       symbol_t      *symbol      = NULL;
+       declaration_t *declaration = NULL;
+
+       if (token.type == T___attribute__) {
+               /* TODO */
+               parse_attributes();
+       }
+
+       if(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER) {
+               symbol = token.v.symbol;
+               next_token();
+
+               if(is_struct) {
+                       declaration = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_STRUCT);
+               } else {
+                       declaration = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_UNION);
+               }
+       } else if(token.type != '{') {
+               if(is_struct) {
+                       parse_error_expected("while parsing struct type specifier",
+                                            T_IDENTIFIER, '{', 0);
+               } else {
+                       parse_error_expected("while parsing union type specifier",
+                                            T_IDENTIFIER, '{', 0);
+               }
+
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       if(declaration == NULL) {
+               declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+
+               if(is_struct) {
+                       declaration->namespc = NAMESPACE_STRUCT;
+               } else {
+                       declaration->namespc = NAMESPACE_UNION;
+               }
+               declaration->source_position = token.source_position;
+               declaration->symbol          = symbol;
+               record_declaration(declaration);
+       }
+
+       if(token.type == '{') {
+               if(declaration->init.is_defined) {
+                       assert(symbol != NULL);
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "multiple definition of %s %s\n",
+                                       is_struct ? "struct" : "union", symbol->string);
+                       declaration->context.declarations = NULL;
+               }
+               declaration->init.is_defined = true;
+
+               int         top          = environment_top();
+               context_t  *last_context = context;
+               set_context(&declaration->context);
+
+               parse_compound_type_entries();
+               parse_attributes();
+
+               assert(context == &declaration->context);
+               set_context(last_context);
+               environment_pop_to(top);
+       }
+
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static void parse_enum_entries(enum_type_t *const enum_type)
+{
+       eat('{');
+
+       if(token.type == '}') {
+               next_token();
+               parse_error("empty enum not allowed");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       do {
+               declaration_t *entry = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(entry[0]));
+
+               if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+                       parse_error_expected("while parsing enum entry", T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+                       eat_block();
+                       return;
+               }
+               entry->storage_class   = STORAGE_CLASS_ENUM_ENTRY;
+               entry->type            = (type_t*) enum_type;
+               entry->symbol          = token.v.symbol;
+               entry->source_position = token.source_position;
+               next_token();
+
+               if(token.type == '=') {
+                       next_token();
+                       entry->init.enum_value = parse_constant_expression();
+
+                       /* TODO semantic */
+               }
+
+               record_declaration(entry);
+
+               if(token.type != ',')
+                       break;
+               next_token();
+       } while(token.type != '}');
+
+       expect_void('}');
+}
+
+static type_t *parse_enum_specifier(void)
+{
+       eat(T_enum);
+
+       declaration_t *declaration;
+       symbol_t      *symbol;
+
+       if(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER) {
+               symbol = token.v.symbol;
+               next_token();
+
+               declaration = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_ENUM);
+       } else if(token.type != '{') {
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing enum type specifier",
+                                    T_IDENTIFIER, '{', 0);
+               return NULL;
+       } else {
+               declaration = NULL;
+               symbol      = NULL;
+       }
+
+       if(declaration == NULL) {
+               declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+
+               declaration->namespc       = NAMESPACE_ENUM;
+               declaration->source_position = token.source_position;
+               declaration->symbol          = symbol;
+       }
+
+       type_t *const type      = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_ENUM);
+       type->enumt.declaration = declaration;
+
+       if(token.type == '{') {
+               if(declaration->init.is_defined) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "multiple definitions of enum %s\n",
+                               symbol->string);
+               }
+               record_declaration(declaration);
+               declaration->init.is_defined = 1;
+
+               parse_enum_entries(&type->enumt);
+               parse_attributes();
+       }
+
+       return type;
+}
+
+/**
+ * if a symbol is a typedef to another type, return true
+ */
+static bool is_typedef_symbol(symbol_t *symbol)
+{
+       const declaration_t *const declaration =
+               get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL);
+       return
+               declaration != NULL &&
+               declaration->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF;
+}
+
+static type_t *parse_typeof(void)
+{
+       eat(T___typeof__);
+
+       type_t *type;
+
+       expect('(');
+
+       expression_t *expression  = NULL;
+
+restart:
+       switch(token.type) {
+       case T___extension__:
+               /* this can be a prefix to a typename or an expression */
+               /* we simply eat it now. */
+               do {
+                       next_token();
+               } while(token.type == T___extension__);
+               goto restart;
+
+       case T_IDENTIFIER:
+               if(is_typedef_symbol(token.v.symbol)) {
+                       type = parse_typename();
+               } else {
+                       expression = parse_expression();
+                       type       = expression->base.datatype;
+               }
+               break;
+
+       TYPENAME_START
+               type = parse_typename();
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               expression = parse_expression();
+               type       = expression->base.datatype;
+               break;
+       }
+
+       expect(')');
+
+       type_t *typeof_type              = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_TYPEOF);
+       typeof_type->typeoft.expression  = expression;
+       typeof_type->typeoft.typeof_type = type;
+
+       return typeof_type;
+}
+
+typedef enum {
+       SPECIFIER_SIGNED    = 1 << 0,
+       SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED  = 1 << 1,
+       SPECIFIER_LONG      = 1 << 2,
+       SPECIFIER_INT       = 1 << 3,
+       SPECIFIER_DOUBLE    = 1 << 4,
+       SPECIFIER_CHAR      = 1 << 5,
+       SPECIFIER_SHORT     = 1 << 6,
+       SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG = 1 << 7,
+       SPECIFIER_FLOAT     = 1 << 8,
+       SPECIFIER_BOOL      = 1 << 9,
+       SPECIFIER_VOID      = 1 << 10,
+#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
+       SPECIFIER_COMPLEX   = 1 << 11,
+       SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY = 1 << 12,
+#endif
+} specifiers_t;
+
+static type_t *create_builtin_type(symbol_t *const symbol,
+                                   type_t *const real_type)
+{
+       type_t *type            = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_BUILTIN);
+       type->builtin.symbol    = symbol;
+       type->builtin.real_type = real_type;
+
+       type_t *result = typehash_insert(type);
+       if (type != result) {
+               free_type(type);
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static type_t *get_typedef_type(symbol_t *symbol)
+{
+       declaration_t *declaration = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL);
+       if(declaration == NULL
+                       || declaration->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF)
+               return NULL;
+
+       type_t *type               = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_TYPEDEF);
+       type->typedeft.declaration = declaration;
+
+       return type;
+}
+
+static void parse_declaration_specifiers(declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
+{
+       type_t   *type            = NULL;
+       unsigned  type_qualifiers = 0;
+       unsigned  type_specifiers = 0;
+       int       newtype         = 0;
+
+       specifiers->source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       while(true) {
+               switch(token.type) {
+
+               /* storage class */
+#define MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(token, class)                                \
+               case token:                                                      \
+                       if(specifiers->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_NONE) {        \
+                               parse_error("multiple storage classes in declaration "   \
+                                           "specifiers");                               \
+                       }                                                            \
+                       specifiers->storage_class = class;                           \
+                       next_token();                                                \
+                       break;
+
+               MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_typedef,  STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF)
+               MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_extern,   STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN)
+               MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_static,   STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC)
+               MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_auto,     STORAGE_CLASS_AUTO)
+               MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_register, STORAGE_CLASS_REGISTER)
+
+               case T___thread:
+                       switch (specifiers->storage_class) {
+                               case STORAGE_CLASS_NONE:
+                                       specifiers->storage_class = STORAGE_CLASS_THREAD;
+                                       break;
+
+                               case STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN:
+                                       specifiers->storage_class = STORAGE_CLASS_THREAD_EXTERN;
+                                       break;
+
+                               case STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC:
+                                       specifiers->storage_class = STORAGE_CLASS_THREAD_STATIC;
+                                       break;
+
+                               default:
+                                       parse_error("multiple storage classes in declaration specifiers");
+                                       break;
+                       }
+                       next_token();
+                       break;
+
+               /* type qualifiers */
+#define MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(token, qualifier)                          \
+               case token:                                                     \
+                       type_qualifiers |= qualifier;                               \
+                       next_token();                                               \
+                       break;
+
+               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_const,    TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST);
+               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_restrict, TYPE_QUALIFIER_RESTRICT);
+               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_volatile, TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE);
+
+               case T___extension__:
+                       /* TODO */
+                       next_token();
+                       break;
+
+               /* type specifiers */
+#define MATCH_SPECIFIER(token, specifier, name)                         \
+               case token:                                                     \
+                       next_token();                                               \
+                       if(type_specifiers & specifier) {                           \
+                               parse_error("multiple " name " type specifiers given"); \
+                       } else {                                                    \
+                               type_specifiers |= specifier;                           \
+                       }                                                           \
+                       break;
+
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_void,       SPECIFIER_VOID,      "void")
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_char,       SPECIFIER_CHAR,      "char")
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_short,      SPECIFIER_SHORT,     "short")
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_int,        SPECIFIER_INT,       "int")
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_float,      SPECIFIER_FLOAT,     "float")
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_double,     SPECIFIER_DOUBLE,    "double")
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_signed,     SPECIFIER_SIGNED,    "signed")
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_unsigned,   SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED,  "unsigned")
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T__Bool,      SPECIFIER_BOOL,      "_Bool")
+#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T__Complex,   SPECIFIER_COMPLEX,   "_Complex")
+               MATCH_SPECIFIER(T__Imaginary, SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY, "_Imaginary")
+#endif
+               case T_inline:
+                       next_token();
+                       specifiers->is_inline = true;
+                       break;
+
+               case T_long:
+                       next_token();
+                       if(type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG) {
+                               parse_error("multiple type specifiers given");
+                       } else if(type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_LONG) {
+                               type_specifiers |= SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG;
+                       } else {
+                               type_specifiers |= SPECIFIER_LONG;
+                       }
+                       break;
+
+               /* TODO: if type != NULL for the following rules should issue
+                * an error */
+               case T_struct: {
+                       type = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT);
+
+                       type->compound.declaration = parse_compound_type_specifier(true);
+                       break;
+               }
+               case T_union: {
+                       type = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT);
+
+                       type->compound.declaration = parse_compound_type_specifier(false);
+                       break;
+               }
+               case T_enum:
+                       type = parse_enum_specifier();
+                       break;
+               case T___typeof__:
+                       type = parse_typeof();
+                       break;
+               case T___builtin_va_list:
+                       type = duplicate_type(type_valist);
+                       next_token();
+                       break;
+
+               case T___attribute__:
+                       /* TODO */
+                       parse_attributes();
+                       break;
+
+               case T_IDENTIFIER: {
+                       type_t *typedef_type = get_typedef_type(token.v.symbol);
+
+                       if(typedef_type == NULL)
+                               goto finish_specifiers;
+
+                       next_token();
+                       type = typedef_type;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               /* function specifier */
+               default:
+                       goto finish_specifiers;
+               }
+       }
+
+finish_specifiers:
+
+       if(type == NULL) {
+               atomic_type_type_t atomic_type;
+
+               /* match valid basic types */
+               switch(type_specifiers) {
+               case SPECIFIER_VOID:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_CHAR:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_CHAR:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_CHAR:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_UCHAR;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_SHORT:
+               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_SHORT:
+               case SPECIFIER_SHORT | SPECIFIER_INT:
+               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_SHORT | SPECIFIER_INT:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_SHORT;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_SHORT:
+               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_SHORT | SPECIFIER_INT:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_USHORT;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_INT:
+               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED:
+               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_INT:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_INT;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED:
+               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_INT:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_UINT;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_LONG:
+               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG:
+               case SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_INT:
+               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_INT:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG:
+               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_INT:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONG;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG:
+               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG:
+               case SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG | SPECIFIER_INT:
+               case SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG
+                       | SPECIFIER_INT:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_LONGLONG;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG:
+               case SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED | SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG
+                       | SPECIFIER_INT:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONGLONG;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_FLOAT:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_DOUBLE:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_DOUBLE:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_BOOL:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_BOOL;
+                       break;
+#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
+               case SPECIFIER_FLOAT | SPECIFIER_COMPLEX:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_COMPLEX;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_DOUBLE | SPECIFIER_COMPLEX:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_COMPLEX;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_DOUBLE | SPECIFIER_COMPLEX:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_COMPLEX;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_FLOAT | SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_IMAGINARY;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_DOUBLE | SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY;
+                       break;
+               case SPECIFIER_LONG | SPECIFIER_DOUBLE | SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY:
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY;
+                       break;
+#endif
+               default:
+                       /* invalid specifier combination, give an error message */
+                       if(type_specifiers == 0) {
+#ifndef STRICT_C99
+                               parse_warning("no type specifiers in declaration, using int");
+                               atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_INT;
+                               break;
+#else
+                               parse_error("no type specifiers given in declaration");
+#endif
+                       } else if((type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_SIGNED) &&
+                                 (type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED)) {
+                               parse_error("signed and unsigned specifiers gives");
+                       } else if(type_specifiers & (SPECIFIER_SIGNED | SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED)) {
+                               parse_error("only integer types can be signed or unsigned");
+                       } else {
+                               parse_error("multiple datatypes in declaration");
+                       }
+                       atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID;
+               }
+
+               type               = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_ATOMIC);
+               type->atomic.atype = atomic_type;
+               newtype            = 1;
+       } else {
+               if(type_specifiers != 0) {
+                       parse_error("multiple datatypes in declaration");
+               }
+       }
+
+       type->base.qualifiers = type_qualifiers;
+
+       type_t *result = typehash_insert(type);
+       if(newtype && result != type) {
+               free_type(type);
+       }
+
+       specifiers->type = result;
+}
+
+static type_qualifiers_t parse_type_qualifiers(void)
+{
+       type_qualifiers_t type_qualifiers = TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE;
+
+       while(true) {
+               switch(token.type) {
+               /* type qualifiers */
+               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_const,    TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST);
+               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_restrict, TYPE_QUALIFIER_RESTRICT);
+               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_volatile, TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE);
+
+               default:
+                       return type_qualifiers;
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+static declaration_t *parse_identifier_list(void)
+{
+       declaration_t *declarations     = NULL;
+       declaration_t *last_declaration = NULL;
+       do {
+               declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+
+               declaration->source_position = token.source_position;
+               declaration->symbol          = token.v.symbol;
+               next_token();
+
+               if(last_declaration != NULL) {
+                       last_declaration->next = declaration;
+               } else {
+                       declarations = declaration;
+               }
+               last_declaration = declaration;
+
+               if(token.type != ',')
+                       break;
+               next_token();
+       } while(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER);
+
+       return declarations;
+}
+
+static void semantic_parameter(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       /* TODO: improve error messages */
+
+       if(declaration->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF) {
+               parse_error("typedef not allowed in parameter list");
+       } else if(declaration->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_NONE
+                       && declaration->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_REGISTER) {
+               parse_error("parameter may only have none or register storage class");
+       }
+
+       type_t *orig_type = declaration->type;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+
+       /* Array as last part of a paramter type is just syntactic sugar.  Turn it
+        * into a pointer. Â§ 6.7.5.3 (7) */
+       if (is_type_array(type)) {
+               const array_type_t *arr_type     = &type->array;
+               type_t             *element_type = arr_type->element_type;
+
+               type = make_pointer_type(element_type, type->base.qualifiers);
+
+               declaration->type = type;
+       }
+
+       if(is_type_incomplete(type)) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "incomplete type (");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type);
+               fprintf(stderr, ") not allowed for parameter '%s'\n",
+                       declaration->symbol->string);
+       }
+}
+
+static declaration_t *parse_parameter(void)
+{
+       declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
+       memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
+
+       parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
+
+       declaration_t *declaration = parse_declarator(&specifiers, true);
+
+       semantic_parameter(declaration);
+
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static declaration_t *parse_parameters(function_type_t *type)
+{
+       if(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER) {
+               symbol_t *symbol = token.v.symbol;
+               if(!is_typedef_symbol(symbol)) {
+                       type->kr_style_parameters = true;
+                       return parse_identifier_list();
+               }
+       }
+
+       if(token.type == ')') {
+               type->unspecified_parameters = 1;
+               return NULL;
+       }
+       if(token.type == T_void && look_ahead(1)->type == ')') {
+               next_token();
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       declaration_t        *declarations = NULL;
+       declaration_t        *declaration;
+       declaration_t        *last_declaration = NULL;
+       function_parameter_t *parameter;
+       function_parameter_t *last_parameter = NULL;
+
+       while(true) {
+               switch(token.type) {
+               case T_DOTDOTDOT:
+                       next_token();
+                       type->variadic = 1;
+                       return declarations;
+
+               case T_IDENTIFIER:
+               case T___extension__:
+               DECLARATION_START
+                       declaration = parse_parameter();
+
+                       parameter       = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(parameter[0]));
+                       memset(parameter, 0, sizeof(parameter[0]));
+                       parameter->type = declaration->type;
+
+                       if(last_parameter != NULL) {
+                               last_declaration->next = declaration;
+                               last_parameter->next   = parameter;
+                       } else {
+                               type->parameters = parameter;
+                               declarations     = declaration;
+                       }
+                       last_parameter   = parameter;
+                       last_declaration = declaration;
+                       break;
+
+               default:
+                       return declarations;
+               }
+               if(token.type != ',')
+                       return declarations;
+               next_token();
+       }
+}
+
+typedef enum {
+       CONSTRUCT_INVALID,
+       CONSTRUCT_POINTER,
+       CONSTRUCT_FUNCTION,
+       CONSTRUCT_ARRAY
+} construct_type_type_t;
+
+typedef struct construct_type_t construct_type_t;
+struct construct_type_t {
+       construct_type_type_t  type;
+       construct_type_t      *next;
+};
+
+typedef struct parsed_pointer_t parsed_pointer_t;
+struct parsed_pointer_t {
+       construct_type_t  construct_type;
+       type_qualifiers_t type_qualifiers;
+};
+
+typedef struct construct_function_type_t construct_function_type_t;
+struct construct_function_type_t {
+       construct_type_t  construct_type;
+       type_t           *function_type;
+};
+
+typedef struct parsed_array_t parsed_array_t;
+struct parsed_array_t {
+       construct_type_t  construct_type;
+       type_qualifiers_t type_qualifiers;
+       bool              is_static;
+       bool              is_variable;
+       expression_t     *size;
+};
+
+typedef struct construct_base_type_t construct_base_type_t;
+struct construct_base_type_t {
+       construct_type_t  construct_type;
+       type_t           *type;
+};
+
+static construct_type_t *parse_pointer_declarator(void)
+{
+       eat('*');
+
+       parsed_pointer_t *pointer = obstack_alloc(&temp_obst, sizeof(pointer[0]));
+       memset(pointer, 0, sizeof(pointer[0]));
+       pointer->construct_type.type = CONSTRUCT_POINTER;
+       pointer->type_qualifiers     = parse_type_qualifiers();
+
+       return (construct_type_t*) pointer;
+}
+
+static construct_type_t *parse_array_declarator(void)
+{
+       eat('[');
+
+       parsed_array_t *array = obstack_alloc(&temp_obst, sizeof(array[0]));
+       memset(array, 0, sizeof(array[0]));
+       array->construct_type.type = CONSTRUCT_ARRAY;
+
+       if(token.type == T_static) {
+               array->is_static = true;
+               next_token();
+       }
+
+       type_qualifiers_t type_qualifiers = parse_type_qualifiers();
+       if(type_qualifiers != 0) {
+               if(token.type == T_static) {
+                       array->is_static = true;
+                       next_token();
+               }
+       }
+       array->type_qualifiers = type_qualifiers;
+
+       if(token.type == '*' && look_ahead(1)->type == ']') {
+               array->is_variable = true;
+               next_token();
+       } else if(token.type != ']') {
+               array->size = parse_assignment_expression();
+       }
+
+       expect(']');
+
+       return (construct_type_t*) array;
+}
+
+static construct_type_t *parse_function_declarator(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       eat('(');
+
+       type_t *type = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_FUNCTION);
+
+       declaration_t *parameters = parse_parameters(&type->function);
+       if(declaration != NULL) {
+               declaration->context.declarations = parameters;
+       }
+
+       construct_function_type_t *construct_function_type =
+               obstack_alloc(&temp_obst, sizeof(construct_function_type[0]));
+       memset(construct_function_type, 0, sizeof(construct_function_type[0]));
+       construct_function_type->construct_type.type = CONSTRUCT_FUNCTION;
+       construct_function_type->function_type       = type;
+
+       expect(')');
+
+       return (construct_type_t*) construct_function_type;
+}
+
+static construct_type_t *parse_inner_declarator(declaration_t *declaration,
+               bool may_be_abstract)
+{
+       /* construct a single linked list of construct_type_t's which describe
+        * how to construct the final declarator type */
+       construct_type_t *first = NULL;
+       construct_type_t *last  = NULL;
+
+       /* pointers */
+       while(token.type == '*') {
+               construct_type_t *type = parse_pointer_declarator();
+
+               if(last == NULL) {
+                       first = type;
+                       last  = type;
+               } else {
+                       last->next = type;
+                       last       = type;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* TODO: find out if this is correct */
+       parse_attributes();
+
+       construct_type_t *inner_types = NULL;
+
+       switch(token.type) {
+       case T_IDENTIFIER:
+               if(declaration == NULL) {
+                       parse_error("no identifier expected in typename");
+               } else {
+                       declaration->symbol          = token.v.symbol;
+                       declaration->source_position = token.source_position;
+               }
+               next_token();
+               break;
+       case '(':
+               next_token();
+               inner_types = parse_inner_declarator(declaration, may_be_abstract);
+               expect(')');
+               break;
+       default:
+               if(may_be_abstract)
+                       break;
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing declarator", T_IDENTIFIER, '(', 0);
+               /* avoid a loop in the outermost scope, because eat_statement doesn't
+                * eat '}' */
+               if(token.type == '}' && current_function == NULL) {
+                       next_token();
+               } else {
+                       eat_statement();
+               }
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       construct_type_t *p = last;
+
+       while(true) {
+               construct_type_t *type;
+               switch(token.type) {
+               case '(':
+                       type = parse_function_declarator(declaration);
+                       break;
+               case '[':
+                       type = parse_array_declarator();
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       goto declarator_finished;
+               }
+
+               /* insert in the middle of the list (behind p) */
+               if(p != NULL) {
+                       type->next = p->next;
+                       p->next    = type;
+               } else {
+                       type->next = first;
+                       first      = type;
+               }
+               if(last == p) {
+                       last = type;
+               }
+       }
+
+declarator_finished:
+       parse_attributes();
+
+       /* append inner_types at the end of the list, we don't to set last anymore
+        * as it's not needed anymore */
+       if(last == NULL) {
+               assert(first == NULL);
+               first = inner_types;
+       } else {
+               last->next = inner_types;
+       }
+
+       return first;
+}
+
+static type_t *construct_declarator_type(construct_type_t *construct_list,
+                                         type_t *type)
+{
+       construct_type_t *iter = construct_list;
+       for( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next) {
+               switch(iter->type) {
+               case CONSTRUCT_INVALID:
+                       panic("invalid type construction found");
+               case CONSTRUCT_FUNCTION: {
+                       construct_function_type_t *construct_function_type
+                               = (construct_function_type_t*) iter;
+
+                       type_t *function_type = construct_function_type->function_type;
+
+                       function_type->function.return_type = type;
+
+                       type = function_type;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               case CONSTRUCT_POINTER: {
+                       parsed_pointer_t *parsed_pointer = (parsed_pointer_t*) iter;
+                       type_t           *pointer_type   = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_POINTER);
+                       pointer_type->pointer.points_to  = type;
+                       pointer_type->base.qualifiers    = parsed_pointer->type_qualifiers;
+
+                       type = pointer_type;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               case CONSTRUCT_ARRAY: {
+                       parsed_array_t *parsed_array  = (parsed_array_t*) iter;
+                       type_t         *array_type    = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_ARRAY);
+
+                       array_type->base.qualifiers    = parsed_array->type_qualifiers;
+                       array_type->array.element_type = type;
+                       array_type->array.is_static    = parsed_array->is_static;
+                       array_type->array.is_variable  = parsed_array->is_variable;
+                       array_type->array.size         = parsed_array->size;
+
+                       type = array_type;
+                       break;
+               }
+               }
+
+               type_t *hashed_type = typehash_insert(type);
+               if(hashed_type != type) {
+                       /* the function type was constructed earlier freeing it here will
+                        * destroy other types... */
+                       if(iter->type != CONSTRUCT_FUNCTION) {
+                               free_type(type);
+                       }
+                       type = hashed_type;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return type;
+}
+
+static declaration_t *parse_declarator(
+               const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers, bool may_be_abstract)
+{
+       type_t        *type        = specifiers->type;
+       declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+       declaration->storage_class = specifiers->storage_class;
+       declaration->is_inline     = specifiers->is_inline;
+
+       construct_type_t *construct_type
+               = parse_inner_declarator(declaration, may_be_abstract);
+       declaration->type = construct_declarator_type(construct_type, type);
+
+       if(construct_type != NULL) {
+               obstack_free(&temp_obst, construct_type);
+       }
+
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static type_t *parse_abstract_declarator(type_t *base_type)
+{
+       construct_type_t *construct_type = parse_inner_declarator(NULL, 1);
+
+       type_t *result = construct_declarator_type(construct_type, base_type);
+       if(construct_type != NULL) {
+               obstack_free(&temp_obst, construct_type);
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static declaration_t *record_declaration(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       assert(declaration->parent_context == NULL);
+       assert(context != NULL);
+
+       symbol_t *symbol = declaration->symbol;
+       if(symbol != NULL) {
+               declaration_t *alias = environment_push(declaration);
+               if(alias != declaration)
+                       return alias;
+       } else {
+               declaration->parent_context = context;
+       }
+
+       if(last_declaration != NULL) {
+               last_declaration->next = declaration;
+       } else {
+               context->declarations = declaration;
+       }
+       last_declaration = declaration;
+
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static void parser_error_multiple_definition(declaration_t *declaration,
+               const source_position_t source_position)
+{
+       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "multiple definition of symbol '%s'\n",
+               declaration->symbol->string);
+       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "this is the location of the previous definition.\n");
+}
+
+static bool is_declaration_specifier(const token_t *token,
+                                     bool only_type_specifiers)
+{
+       switch(token->type) {
+               TYPE_SPECIFIERS
+                       return true;
+               case T_IDENTIFIER:
+                       return is_typedef_symbol(token->v.symbol);
+
+               case T___extension__:
+               STORAGE_CLASSES
+               TYPE_QUALIFIERS
+                       return !only_type_specifiers;
+
+               default:
+                       return false;
+       }
+}
+
+static void parse_init_declarator_rest(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       eat('=');
+
+       type_t *orig_type = declaration->type;
+       type_t *type      = NULL;
+       if(orig_type != NULL)
+               type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+
+       if(declaration->init.initializer != NULL) {
+               parser_error_multiple_definition(declaration, token.source_position);
+       }
+
+       initializer_t *initializer = parse_initializer(type);
+
+       /* Â§ 6.7.5 (22)  array intializers for arrays with unknown size determine
+        * the array type size */
+       if(type != NULL && is_type_array(type) && initializer != NULL) {
+               array_type_t *array_type = &type->array;
+
+               if(array_type->size == NULL) {
+                       expression_t *cnst = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_CONST);
+
+                       cnst->base.datatype = type_size_t;
+
+                       switch (initializer->type) {
+                               case INITIALIZER_LIST: {
+                                       initializer_list_t *const list = &initializer->list;
+                                       cnst->conste.v.int_value = list->len;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+
+                               case INITIALIZER_STRING: {
+                                       initializer_string_t *const string = &initializer->string;
+                                       cnst->conste.v.int_value = strlen(string->string) + 1;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+
+                               case INITIALIZER_WIDE_STRING: {
+                                       initializer_wide_string_t *const string = &initializer->wide_string;
+                                       cnst->conste.v.int_value = string->string.size;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+
+                               default:
+                                       panic("invalid initializer type");
+                       }
+
+                       array_type->size = cnst;
+               }
+       }
+
+       if(type != NULL && is_type_function(type)) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+               fprintf(stderr, "initializers not allowed for function types at "
+                               "declator '%s' (type ", declaration->symbol->string);
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type);
+               fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+       } else {
+               declaration->init.initializer = initializer;
+       }
+}
+
+/* parse rest of a declaration without any declarator */
+static void parse_anonymous_declaration_rest(
+               const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers,
+               parsed_declaration_func finished_declaration)
+{
+       eat(';');
+
+       declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+
+       declaration->type            = specifiers->type;
+       declaration->storage_class   = specifiers->storage_class;
+       declaration->source_position = specifiers->source_position;
+
+       if (declaration->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_NONE) {
+               parse_warning_pos(declaration->source_position,
+                               "useless storage class in empty declaration");
+       }
+
+       type_t *type = declaration->type;
+       switch (type->type) {
+               case TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT:
+               case TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION: {
+                       const compound_type_t *compound_type = &type->compound;
+                       if (compound_type->declaration->symbol == NULL) {
+                               parse_warning_pos(declaration->source_position,
+                                               "unnamed struct/union that defines no instances");
+                       }
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               case TYPE_ENUM:
+                       break;
+
+               default:
+                       parse_warning_pos(declaration->source_position,
+                                         "empty declaration");
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       finished_declaration(declaration);
+}
+
+static void parse_declaration_rest(declaration_t *ndeclaration,
+               const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers,
+               parsed_declaration_func finished_declaration)
+{
+       while(true) {
+               declaration_t *declaration = finished_declaration(ndeclaration);
+
+               type_t *orig_type = declaration->type;
+               type_t *type      = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+
+               if(type->type != TYPE_FUNCTION && declaration->is_inline) {
+                       parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "variable '%s' declared 'inline'\n",
+                                       declaration->symbol->string);
+               }
+
+               if(token.type == '=') {
+                       parse_init_declarator_rest(declaration);
+               }
+
+               if(token.type != ',')
+                       break;
+               eat(',');
+
+               ndeclaration = parse_declarator(specifiers, false);
+       }
+       expect_void(';');
+}
+
+static declaration_t *finished_kr_declaration(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       /* TODO: check that it was actually a parameter that gets a type */
+
+       /* we should have a declaration for the parameter in the current
+        * scope */
+       return record_declaration(declaration);
+}
+
+static void parse_declaration(parsed_declaration_func finished_declaration)
+{
+       declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
+       memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
+       parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
+
+       if(token.type == ';') {
+               parse_anonymous_declaration_rest(&specifiers, finished_declaration);
+       } else {
+               declaration_t *declaration = parse_declarator(&specifiers, false);
+               parse_declaration_rest(declaration, &specifiers, finished_declaration);
+       }
+}
+
+static void parse_kr_declaration_list(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(declaration->type);
+       if(!is_type_function(type))
+               return;
+
+       if(!type->function.kr_style_parameters)
+               return;
+
+       /* push function parameters */
+       int         top          = environment_top();
+       context_t  *last_context = context;
+       set_context(&declaration->context);
+
+       declaration_t *parameter = declaration->context.declarations;
+       for( ; parameter != NULL; parameter = parameter->next) {
+               environment_push(parameter);
+       }
+
+       /* parse declaration list */
+       while(is_declaration_specifier(&token, false)) {
+               parse_declaration(finished_kr_declaration);
+       }
+
+       /* pop function parameters */
+       assert(context == &declaration->context);
+       set_context(last_context);
+       environment_pop_to(top);
+
+       /* update function type */
+       type_t *new_type = duplicate_type(type);
+       new_type->function.kr_style_parameters = false;
+
+       function_parameter_t *parameters     = NULL;
+       function_parameter_t *last_parameter = NULL;
+
+       declaration_t *parameter_declaration = declaration->context.declarations;
+       for( ; parameter_declaration != NULL;
+                       parameter_declaration = parameter_declaration->next) {
+               type_t *parameter_type = parameter_declaration->type;
+               if(parameter_type == NULL) {
+#ifdef STRICT_C99
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "no type specified for function parameter '%s'\n",
+                               parameter_declaration->symbol->string);
+#else
+                       parser_print_warning_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "no type specified for function parameter '%s', "
+                               "using int\n", parameter_declaration->symbol->string);
+                       parameter_type              = type_int;
+                       parameter_declaration->type = parameter_type;
+#endif
+               }
+
+               semantic_parameter(parameter_declaration);
+               parameter_type = parameter_declaration->type;
+
+               function_parameter_t *function_parameter
+                       = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(function_parameter[0]));
+               memset(function_parameter, 0, sizeof(function_parameter[0]));
+
+               function_parameter->type = parameter_type;
+               if(last_parameter != NULL) {
+                       last_parameter->next = function_parameter;
+               } else {
+                       parameters = function_parameter;
+               }
+               last_parameter = function_parameter;
+       }
+       new_type->function.parameters = parameters;
+
+       type = typehash_insert(new_type);
+       if(type != new_type) {
+               obstack_free(type_obst, new_type);
+       }
+
+       declaration->type = type;
+}
+
+static void parse_external_declaration(void)
+{
+       /* function-definitions and declarations both start with declaration
+        * specifiers */
+       declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
+       memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
+       parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
+
+       /* must be a declaration */
+       if(token.type == ';') {
+               parse_anonymous_declaration_rest(&specifiers, record_declaration);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       /* declarator is common to both function-definitions and declarations */
+       declaration_t *ndeclaration = parse_declarator(&specifiers, false);
+
+       /* must be a declaration */
+       if(token.type == ',' || token.type == '=' || token.type == ';') {
+               parse_declaration_rest(ndeclaration, &specifiers, record_declaration);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       /* must be a function definition */
+       parse_kr_declaration_list(ndeclaration);
+
+       if(token.type != '{') {
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing function definition", '{', 0);
+               eat_statement();
+               return;
+       }
+
+       type_t *type = ndeclaration->type;
+       if(type == NULL) {
+               eat_block();
+               return;
+       }
+
+       /* note that we don't skip typerefs: the standard doesn't allow them here
+        * (so we can't use is_type_function here) */
+       if(type->type != TYPE_FUNCTION) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "declarator '");
+               print_type_ext(type, ndeclaration->symbol, NULL);
+               fprintf(stderr, "' has a body but is not a function type.\n");
+               eat_block();
+               return;
+       }
+
+       /* Â§ 6.7.5.3 (14) a function definition with () means no
+        * parameters (and not unspecified parameters) */
+       if(type->function.unspecified_parameters) {
+               type_t *duplicate = duplicate_type(type);
+               duplicate->function.unspecified_parameters = false;
+
+               type = typehash_insert(duplicate);
+               if(type != duplicate) {
+                       obstack_free(type_obst, duplicate);
+               }
+               ndeclaration->type = type;
+       }
+
+       declaration_t *declaration = record_declaration(ndeclaration);
+       if(ndeclaration != declaration) {
+               memcpy(&declaration->context, &ndeclaration->context,
+                               sizeof(declaration->context));
+       }
+       type = skip_typeref(declaration->type);
+
+       /* push function parameters and switch context */
+       int         top          = environment_top();
+       context_t  *last_context = context;
+       set_context(&declaration->context);
+
+       declaration_t *parameter = declaration->context.declarations;
+       for( ; parameter != NULL; parameter = parameter->next) {
+               environment_push(parameter);
+       }
+
+       if(declaration->init.statement != NULL) {
+               parser_error_multiple_definition(declaration, token.source_position);
+               eat_block();
+               goto end_of_parse_external_declaration;
+       } else {
+               /* parse function body */
+               int            label_stack_top      = label_top();
+               declaration_t *old_current_function = current_function;
+               current_function                    = declaration;
+
+               declaration->init.statement = parse_compound_statement();
+
+               assert(current_function == declaration);
+               current_function = old_current_function;
+               label_pop_to(label_stack_top);
+       }
+
+end_of_parse_external_declaration:
+       assert(context == &declaration->context);
+       set_context(last_context);
+       environment_pop_to(top);
+}
+
+static void parse_struct_declarators(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
+{
+       while(1) {
+               if(token.type == ':') {
+                       next_token();
+                       parse_constant_expression();
+                       /* TODO (bitfields) */
+               } else {
+                       declaration_t *declaration = parse_declarator(specifiers, true);
+
+                       /* TODO: check constraints for struct declarations */
+                       /* TODO: check for doubled fields */
+                       record_declaration(declaration);
+
+                       if(token.type == ':') {
+                               next_token();
+                               parse_constant_expression();
+                               /* TODO (bitfields) */
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if(token.type != ',')
+                       break;
+               next_token();
+       }
+       expect_void(';');
+}
+
+static void parse_compound_type_entries(void)
+{
+       eat('{');
+
+       while(token.type != '}' && token.type != T_EOF) {
+               declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
+               memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
+               parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
+
+               parse_struct_declarators(&specifiers);
+       }
+       if(token.type == T_EOF) {
+               parse_error("EOF while parsing struct");
+       }
+       next_token();
+}
+
+static type_t *parse_typename(void)
+{
+       declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
+       memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
+       parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
+       if(specifiers.storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_NONE) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message, user does probably not know what a
+                * storage class is...
+                */
+               parse_error("typename may not have a storage class");
+       }
+
+       type_t *result = parse_abstract_declarator(specifiers.type);
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+
+
+
+typedef expression_t* (*parse_expression_function) (unsigned precedence);
+typedef expression_t* (*parse_expression_infix_function) (unsigned precedence,
+                                                          expression_t *left);
+
+typedef struct expression_parser_function_t expression_parser_function_t;
+struct expression_parser_function_t {
+       unsigned                         precedence;
+       parse_expression_function        parser;
+       unsigned                         infix_precedence;
+       parse_expression_infix_function  infix_parser;
+};
+
+expression_parser_function_t expression_parsers[T_LAST_TOKEN];
+
+static expression_t *create_invalid_expression(void)
+{
+       expression_t *expression         = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_INVALID);
+       expression->base.source_position = token.source_position;
+       return expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *expected_expression_error(void)
+{
+       parser_print_error_prefix();
+       fprintf(stderr, "expected expression, got token ");
+       print_token(stderr, &token);
+       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+
+       next_token();
+
+       return create_invalid_expression();
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_string_const(void)
+{
+       expression_t *cnst  = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_STRING_LITERAL);
+       cnst->base.datatype = type_string;
+       cnst->string.value  = parse_string_literals();
+
+       return cnst;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_wide_string_const(void)
+{
+       expression_t *const cnst = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL);
+       cnst->base.datatype      = type_wchar_t_ptr;
+       cnst->wide_string.value  = token.v.wide_string; /* TODO concatenate */
+       next_token();
+       return cnst;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_int_const(void)
+{
+       expression_t *cnst       = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_CONST);
+       cnst->base.datatype      = token.datatype;
+       cnst->conste.v.int_value = token.v.intvalue;
+
+       next_token();
+
+       return cnst;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_float_const(void)
+{
+       expression_t *cnst         = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_CONST);
+       cnst->base.datatype        = token.datatype;
+       cnst->conste.v.float_value = token.v.floatvalue;
+
+       next_token();
+
+       return cnst;
+}
+
+static declaration_t *create_implicit_function(symbol_t *symbol,
+               const source_position_t source_position)
+{
+       type_t *ntype                          = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_FUNCTION);
+       ntype->function.return_type            = type_int;
+       ntype->function.unspecified_parameters = true;
+
+       type_t *type = typehash_insert(ntype);
+       if(type != ntype) {
+               free_type(ntype);
+       }
+
+       declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+
+       declaration->storage_class   = STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN;
+       declaration->type            = type;
+       declaration->symbol          = symbol;
+       declaration->source_position = source_position;
+
+       /* prepend the implicit definition to the global context
+        * this is safe since the symbol wasn't declared as anything else yet
+        */
+       assert(symbol->declaration == NULL);
+
+       context_t *last_context = context;
+       context = global_context;
+
+       environment_push(declaration);
+       declaration->next     = context->declarations;
+       context->declarations = declaration;
+
+       context = last_context;
+
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static type_t *make_function_1_type(type_t *return_type, type_t *argument_type)
+{
+       function_parameter_t *parameter
+               = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(parameter[0]));
+       memset(parameter, 0, sizeof(parameter[0]));
+       parameter->type = argument_type;
+
+       type_t *type               = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_FUNCTION);
+       type->function.return_type = return_type;
+       type->function.parameters  = parameter;
+
+       type_t *result = typehash_insert(type);
+       if(result != type) {
+               free_type(type);
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static type_t *get_builtin_symbol_type(symbol_t *symbol)
+{
+       switch(symbol->ID) {
+       case T___builtin_alloca:
+               return make_function_1_type(type_void_ptr, type_size_t);
+       case T___builtin_nan:
+               return make_function_1_type(type_double, type_string);
+       case T___builtin_nanf:
+               return make_function_1_type(type_float, type_string);
+       case T___builtin_nand:
+               return make_function_1_type(type_long_double, type_string);
+       case T___builtin_va_end:
+               return make_function_1_type(type_void, type_valist);
+       default:
+               panic("not implemented builtin symbol found");
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ * performs automatic type cast as described in Â§ 6.3.2.1
+ */
+static type_t *automatic_type_conversion(type_t *orig_type)
+{
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return NULL;
+
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+       if(is_type_array(type)) {
+               array_type_t *array_type   = &type->array;
+               type_t       *element_type = array_type->element_type;
+               unsigned      qualifiers   = array_type->type.qualifiers;
+
+               return make_pointer_type(element_type, qualifiers);
+       }
+
+       if(is_type_function(type)) {
+               return make_pointer_type(orig_type, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+       }
+
+       return orig_type;
+}
+
+/**
+ * reverts the automatic casts of array to pointer types and function
+ * to function-pointer types as defined Â§ 6.3.2.1
+ */
+type_t *revert_automatic_type_conversion(const expression_t *expression)
+{
+       if(expression->base.datatype == NULL)
+               return NULL;
+
+       switch(expression->type) {
+       case EXPR_REFERENCE: {
+               const reference_expression_t *ref = &expression->reference;
+               return ref->declaration->type;
+       }
+       case EXPR_SELECT: {
+               const select_expression_t *select = &expression->select;
+               return select->compound_entry->type;
+       }
+       case EXPR_UNARY_DEREFERENCE: {
+               expression_t   *value        = expression->unary.value;
+               type_t         *type         = skip_typeref(value->base.datatype);
+               pointer_type_t *pointer_type = &type->pointer;
+
+               return pointer_type->points_to;
+       }
+       case EXPR_BUILTIN_SYMBOL: {
+               const builtin_symbol_expression_t *builtin
+                       = &expression->builtin_symbol;
+               return get_builtin_symbol_type(builtin->symbol);
+       }
+       case EXPR_ARRAY_ACCESS: {
+               const array_access_expression_t *array_access
+                       = &expression->array_access;
+               const expression_t *array_ref = array_access->array_ref;
+               type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(array_ref->base.datatype);
+               assert(is_type_pointer(type_left));
+               pointer_type_t *pointer_type = &type_left->pointer;
+               return pointer_type->points_to;
+       }
+
+       default:
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return expression->base.datatype;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_reference(void)
+{
+       expression_t *expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_REFERENCE);
+
+       reference_expression_t *ref = &expression->reference;
+       ref->symbol = token.v.symbol;
+
+       declaration_t *declaration = get_declaration(ref->symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL);
+
+       source_position_t source_position = token.source_position;
+       next_token();
+
+       if(declaration == NULL) {
+#ifndef STRICT_C99
+               /* an implicitly defined function */
+               if(token.type == '(') {
+                       parser_print_prefix_pos(token.source_position);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "warning: implicit declaration of function '%s'\n",
+                               ref->symbol->string);
+
+                       declaration = create_implicit_function(ref->symbol,
+                                                              source_position);
+               } else
+#endif
+               {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "unknown symbol '%s' found.\n", ref->symbol->string);
+                       return expression;
+               }
+       }
+
+       type_t *type = declaration->type;
+       /* we always do the auto-type conversions; the & and sizeof parser contains
+        * code to revert this! */
+       type = automatic_type_conversion(type);
+
+       ref->declaration         = declaration;
+       ref->expression.datatype = type;
+
+       return expression;
+}
+
+static void check_cast_allowed(expression_t *expression, type_t *dest_type)
+{
+       (void) expression;
+       (void) dest_type;
+       /* TODO check if explicit cast is allowed and issue warnings/errors */
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_cast(void)
+{
+       expression_t *cast = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_UNARY_CAST);
+
+       cast->base.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       type_t *type  = parse_typename();
+
+       expect(')');
+       expression_t *value = parse_sub_expression(20);
+
+       check_cast_allowed(value, type);
+
+       cast->base.datatype = type;
+       cast->unary.value   = value;
+
+       return cast;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_statement_expression(void)
+{
+       expression_t *expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_STATEMENT);
+
+       statement_t *statement          = parse_compound_statement();
+       expression->statement.statement = statement;
+       if(statement == NULL) {
+               expect(')');
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       assert(statement->type == STATEMENT_COMPOUND);
+       compound_statement_t *compound_statement = &statement->compound;
+
+       /* find last statement and use it's type */
+       const statement_t *last_statement = NULL;
+       const statement_t *iter           = compound_statement->statements;
+       for( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->base.next) {
+               last_statement = iter;
+       }
+
+       if(last_statement->type == STATEMENT_EXPRESSION) {
+               const expression_statement_t *expression_statement
+                       = &last_statement->expression;
+               expression->base.datatype
+                       = expression_statement->expression->base.datatype;
+       } else {
+               expression->base.datatype = type_void;
+       }
+
+       expect(')');
+
+       return expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_brace_expression(void)
+{
+       eat('(');
+
+       switch(token.type) {
+       case '{':
+               /* gcc extension: a stement expression */
+               return parse_statement_expression();
+
+       TYPE_QUALIFIERS
+       TYPE_SPECIFIERS
+               return parse_cast();
+       case T_IDENTIFIER:
+               if(is_typedef_symbol(token.v.symbol)) {
+                       return parse_cast();
+               }
+       }
+
+       expression_t *result = parse_expression();
+       expect(')');
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_function_keyword(void)
+{
+       next_token();
+       /* TODO */
+
+       if (current_function == NULL) {
+               parse_error("'__func__' used outside of a function");
+       }
+
+       string_literal_expression_t *expression
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
+
+       expression->expression.type     = EXPR_FUNCTION;
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_string;
+       expression->value               = "TODO: FUNCTION";
+
+       return (expression_t*) expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_pretty_function_keyword(void)
+{
+       eat(T___PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+       /* TODO */
+
+       string_literal_expression_t *expression
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
+
+       expression->expression.type     = EXPR_PRETTY_FUNCTION;
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_string;
+       expression->value               = "TODO: PRETTY FUNCTION";
+
+       return (expression_t*) expression;
+}
+
+static designator_t *parse_designator(void)
+{
+       designator_t *result = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
+
+       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing member designator",
+                                    T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+               eat_paren();
+               return NULL;
+       }
+       result->symbol = token.v.symbol;
+       next_token();
+
+       designator_t *last_designator = result;
+       while(true) {
+               if(token.type == '.') {
+                       next_token();
+                       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+                               parse_error_expected("while parsing member designator",
+                                                    T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+                               eat_paren();
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+                       designator_t *designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
+                       designator->symbol       = token.v.symbol;
+                       next_token();
+
+                       last_designator->next = designator;
+                       last_designator       = designator;
+                       continue;
+               }
+               if(token.type == '[') {
+                       next_token();
+                       designator_t *designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
+                       designator->array_access = parse_expression();
+                       if(designator->array_access == NULL) {
+                               eat_paren();
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+                       expect(']');
+
+                       last_designator->next = designator;
+                       last_designator       = designator;
+                       continue;
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_offsetof(void)
+{
+       eat(T___builtin_offsetof);
+
+       expression_t *expression  = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_OFFSETOF);
+       expression->base.datatype = type_size_t;
+
+       expect('(');
+       expression->offsetofe.type = parse_typename();
+       expect(',');
+       expression->offsetofe.designator = parse_designator();
+       expect(')');
+
+       return expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_va_start(void)
+{
+       eat(T___builtin_va_start);
+
+       expression_t *expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_VA_START);
+
+       expect('(');
+       expression->va_starte.ap = parse_assignment_expression();
+       expect(',');
+       expression_t *const expr = parse_assignment_expression();
+       if (expr->type == EXPR_REFERENCE) {
+               declaration_t *const decl = expr->reference.declaration;
+               if (decl->parent_context == &current_function->context &&
+                   decl->next == NULL) {
+                       expression->va_starte.parameter = decl;
+                       expect(')');
+                       return expression;
+               }
+       }
+       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(expr->base.source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "second argument of 'va_start' must be last parameter "
+                       "of the current function\n");
+
+       return create_invalid_expression();
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_va_arg(void)
+{
+       eat(T___builtin_va_arg);
+
+       expression_t *expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_VA_ARG);
+
+       expect('(');
+       expression->va_arge.ap = parse_assignment_expression();
+       expect(',');
+       expression->base.datatype = parse_typename();
+       expect(')');
+
+       return expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_builtin_symbol(void)
+{
+       expression_t *expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_BUILTIN_SYMBOL);
+
+       symbol_t *symbol = token.v.symbol;
+
+       expression->builtin_symbol.symbol = symbol;
+       next_token();
+
+       type_t *type = get_builtin_symbol_type(symbol);
+       type = automatic_type_conversion(type);
+
+       expression->base.datatype = type;
+       return expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_compare_builtin(void)
+{
+       expression_t *expression;
+
+       switch(token.type) {
+       case T___builtin_isgreater:
+               expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_BINARY_ISGREATER);
+               break;
+       case T___builtin_isgreaterequal:
+               expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_BINARY_ISGREATEREQUAL);
+               break;
+       case T___builtin_isless:
+               expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_BINARY_ISLESS);
+               break;
+       case T___builtin_islessequal:
+               expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_BINARY_ISLESSEQUAL);
+               break;
+       case T___builtin_islessgreater:
+               expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_BINARY_ISLESSGREATER);
+               break;
+       case T___builtin_isunordered:
+               expression = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_BINARY_ISUNORDERED);
+               break;
+       default:
+               panic("invalid compare builtin found");
+               break;
+       }
+       next_token();
+
+       expect('(');
+       expression->binary.left = parse_assignment_expression();
+       expect(',');
+       expression->binary.right = parse_assignment_expression();
+       expect(')');
+
+       type_t *orig_type_left  = expression->binary.left->base.datatype;
+       type_t *orig_type_right = expression->binary.right->base.datatype;
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return expression;
+
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+       if(!is_type_floating(type_left) && !is_type_floating(type_right)) {
+               type_error_incompatible("invalid operands in comparison",
+                                       token.source_position, type_left, type_right);
+       } else {
+               semantic_comparison(&expression->binary);
+       }
+
+       return expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_primary_expression(void)
+{
+       switch(token.type) {
+       case T_INTEGER:
+               return parse_int_const();
+       case T_FLOATINGPOINT:
+               return parse_float_const();
+       case T_STRING_LITERAL: /* TODO merge */
+               return parse_string_const();
+       case T_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL:
+               return parse_wide_string_const();
+       case T_IDENTIFIER:
+               return parse_reference();
+       case T___FUNCTION__:
+       case T___func__:
+               return parse_function_keyword();
+       case T___PRETTY_FUNCTION__:
+               return parse_pretty_function_keyword();
+       case T___builtin_offsetof:
+               return parse_offsetof();
+       case T___builtin_va_start:
+               return parse_va_start();
+       case T___builtin_va_arg:
+               return parse_va_arg();
+       case T___builtin_nanf:
+       case T___builtin_alloca:
+       case T___builtin_expect:
+       case T___builtin_va_end:
+               return parse_builtin_symbol();
+       case T___builtin_isgreater:
+       case T___builtin_isgreaterequal:
+       case T___builtin_isless:
+       case T___builtin_islessequal:
+       case T___builtin_islessgreater:
+       case T___builtin_isunordered:
+               return parse_compare_builtin();
+
+       case '(':
+               return parse_brace_expression();
+       }
+
+       parser_print_error_prefix();
+       fprintf(stderr, "unexpected token ");
+       print_token(stderr, &token);
+       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+       eat_statement();
+
+       return create_invalid_expression();
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_array_expression(unsigned precedence,
+                                            expression_t *left)
+{
+       (void) precedence;
+
+       eat('[');
+
+       expression_t *inside = parse_expression();
+
+       array_access_expression_t *array_access
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(array_access[0]));
+
+       array_access->expression.type = EXPR_ARRAY_ACCESS;
+
+       type_t *type_left   = left->base.datatype;
+       type_t *type_inside = inside->base.datatype;
+       type_t *return_type = NULL;
+
+       if(type_left != NULL && type_inside != NULL) {
+               type_left   = skip_typeref(type_left);
+               type_inside = skip_typeref(type_inside);
+
+               if(is_type_pointer(type_left)) {
+                       pointer_type_t *pointer = &type_left->pointer;
+                       return_type             = pointer->points_to;
+                       array_access->array_ref = left;
+                       array_access->index     = inside;
+               } else if(is_type_pointer(type_inside)) {
+                       pointer_type_t *pointer = &type_inside->pointer;
+                       return_type             = pointer->points_to;
+                       array_access->array_ref = inside;
+                       array_access->index     = left;
+                       array_access->flipped   = true;
+               } else {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "array access on object with non-pointer types ");
+                       print_type_quoted(type_left);
+                       fprintf(stderr, ", ");
+                       print_type_quoted(type_inside);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
                }
        } else {
-               if(type_specifiers != 0) {
-                       parse_error("multiple datatypes in declaration");
-               }
+               array_access->array_ref = left;
+               array_access->index     = inside;
        }
-}
 
-typedef struct declarator_t declarator_t;
-struct declarator_t {
-       /* pointer stuff... */
-       symbol_t     *symbol;
+       if(token.type != ']') {
+               parse_error_expected("Problem while parsing array access", ']', 0);
+               return (expression_t*) array_access;
+       }
+       next_token();
+
+       return_type = automatic_type_conversion(return_type);
+       array_access->expression.datatype = return_type;
 
-       declarator_t *next;
-};
+       return (expression_t*) array_access;
+}
 
-declarator_t *parse_declarator(void)
+static expression_t *parse_sizeof(unsigned precedence)
 {
-       while(token.type == '*') {
-               /* pointer */
+       eat(T_sizeof);
+
+       sizeof_expression_t *sizeof_expression
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(sizeof_expression[0]));
+       sizeof_expression->expression.type     = EXPR_SIZEOF;
+       sizeof_expression->expression.datatype = type_size_t;
+
+       if(token.type == '(' && is_declaration_specifier(look_ahead(1), true)) {
                next_token();
-               //parse_type_qualifiers();
+               sizeof_expression->type = parse_typename();
+               expect(')');
+       } else {
+               expression_t *expression  = parse_sub_expression(precedence);
+               expression->base.datatype = revert_automatic_type_conversion(expression);
+
+               sizeof_expression->type            = expression->base.datatype;
+               sizeof_expression->size_expression = expression;
        }
 
-       declarator_t *declarator;
+       return (expression_t*) sizeof_expression;
+}
 
-       switch(token.type) {
-       case T_IDENTIFIER:
-               declarator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declarator[0]));
-               declarator->symbol = token.v.symbol;
-               return declarator;
-       case '(':
-               next_token();
-               declarator = parse_declarator();
-               expect(')')
-               return declarator;
-       default:
-               parse_error("problem while parsing declarator");
+static expression_t *parse_select_expression(unsigned precedence,
+                                             expression_t *compound)
+{
+       (void) precedence;
+       assert(token.type == '.' || token.type == T_MINUSGREATER);
+
+       bool is_pointer = (token.type == T_MINUSGREATER);
+       next_token();
+
+       expression_t *select    = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_SELECT);
+       select->select.compound = compound;
+
+       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing select", T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+               return select;
        }
+       symbol_t *symbol      = token.v.symbol;
+       select->select.symbol = symbol;
+       next_token();
 
-       if(token.type == '(') {
-               next_token();
+       type_t *orig_type = compound->base.datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return create_invalid_expression();
 
-               /* parse parameter-type-list or identifier-list */
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
 
-               expect(')');
-       } else if(token.type == '[') {
-               next_token();
+       type_t *type_left = type;
+       if(is_pointer) {
+               if(type->type != TYPE_POINTER) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "left hand side of '->' is not a pointer, but ");
+                       print_type_quoted(orig_type);
+                       fputc('\n', stderr);
+                       return create_invalid_expression();
+               }
+               pointer_type_t *pointer_type = &type->pointer;
+               type_left                    = pointer_type->points_to;
+       }
+       type_left = skip_typeref(type_left);
+
+       if(type_left->type != TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT
+                       && type_left->type != TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "request for member '%s' in something not a struct or "
+                       "union, but ", symbol->string);
+               print_type_quoted(type_left);
+               fputc('\n', stderr);
+               return create_invalid_expression();
+       }
 
-               /* multiple type qualifiers, and static */
+       compound_type_t *compound_type = &type_left->compound;
+       declaration_t   *declaration   = compound_type->declaration;
 
-               /* assignment_expression or '*' or nothing */
+       if(!declaration->init.is_defined) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "request for member '%s' of incomplete type ",
+                       symbol->string);
+               print_type_quoted(type_left);
+               fputc('\n', stderr);
+               return create_invalid_expression();
+       }
 
-               expect(']');
+       declaration_t *iter = declaration->context.declarations;
+       for( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next) {
+               if(iter->symbol == symbol) {
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       if(iter == NULL) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               print_type_quoted(type_left);
+               fprintf(stderr, " has no member named '%s'\n", symbol->string);
+               return create_invalid_expression();
        }
 
-       return declarator;
+       /* we always do the auto-type conversions; the & and sizeof parser contains
+        * code to revert this! */
+       type_t *expression_type = automatic_type_conversion(iter->type);
+
+       select->select.compound_entry = iter;
+       select->base.datatype         = expression_type;
+       return select;
 }
 
-declarator_t *parse_init_declarator(void)
+static expression_t *parse_call_expression(unsigned precedence,
+                                           expression_t *expression)
 {
-       declarator_t *declarator = parse_declarator();
-       if(token.type == '=') {
-               next_token();
-               //parse_initialize();
+       (void) precedence;
+       expression_t *result = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_CALL);
+
+       call_expression_t *call  = &result->call;
+       call->function           = expression;
+
+       function_type_t *function_type = NULL;
+       type_t          *orig_type     = expression->base.datatype;
+       if(orig_type != NULL) {
+               type_t *type  = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+
+               if(is_type_pointer(type)) {
+                       pointer_type_t *pointer_type = &type->pointer;
+
+                       type = skip_typeref(pointer_type->points_to);
+
+                       if (is_type_function(type)) {
+                               function_type             = &type->function;
+                               call->expression.datatype = function_type->return_type;
+                       }
+               }
+               if(function_type == NULL) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fputs("called object '", stderr);
+                       print_expression(expression);
+                       fputs("' (type ", stderr);
+                       print_type_quoted(orig_type);
+                       fputs(") is not a pointer to a function\n", stderr);
+
+                       function_type             = NULL;
+                       call->expression.datatype = NULL;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* parse arguments */
+       eat('(');
+
+       if(token.type != ')') {
+               call_argument_t *last_argument = NULL;
+
+               while(true) {
+                       call_argument_t *argument = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(argument[0]));
+
+                       argument->expression = parse_assignment_expression();
+                       if(last_argument == NULL) {
+                               call->arguments = argument;
+                       } else {
+                               last_argument->next = argument;
+                       }
+                       last_argument = argument;
+
+                       if(token.type != ',')
+                               break;
+                       next_token();
+               }
+       }
+       expect(')');
+
+       if(function_type != NULL) {
+               function_parameter_t *parameter = function_type->parameters;
+               call_argument_t      *argument  = call->arguments;
+               for( ; parameter != NULL && argument != NULL;
+                               parameter = parameter->next, argument = argument->next) {
+                       type_t *expected_type = parameter->type;
+                       /* TODO report context in error messages */
+                       argument->expression = create_implicit_cast(argument->expression,
+                                                                   expected_type);
+               }
+               /* too few parameters */
+               if(parameter != NULL) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "too few arguments to function '");
+                       print_expression(expression);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "'\n");
+               } else if(argument != NULL) {
+                       /* too many parameters */
+                       if(!function_type->variadic
+                                       && !function_type->unspecified_parameters) {
+                               parser_print_error_prefix();
+                               fprintf(stderr, "too many arguments to function '");
+                               print_expression(expression);
+                               fprintf(stderr, "'\n");
+                       } else {
+                               /* do default promotion */
+                               for( ; argument != NULL; argument = argument->next) {
+                                       type_t *type = argument->expression->base.datatype;
+
+                                       if(type == NULL)
+                                               continue;
+
+                                       type = skip_typeref(type);
+                                       if(is_type_integer(type)) {
+                                               type = promote_integer(type);
+                                       } else if(type == type_float) {
+                                               type = type_double;
+                                       }
+
+                                       argument->expression
+                                               = create_implicit_cast(argument->expression, type);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
        }
 
-       return declarator;
+       return result;
 }
 
-typedef struct declaration_t declaration_t;
-struct declaration_t {
-       declaration_specifiers_t  specifiers;
-       declaration_t            *declarators;
-};
+static type_t *semantic_arithmetic(type_t *type_left, type_t *type_right);
 
-void parse_declaration(void)
+static bool same_compound_type(const type_t *type1, const type_t *type2)
 {
-       declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
-       memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
-       parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
+       if(!is_type_compound(type1))
+               return false;
+       if(type1->type != type2->type)
+               return false;
+
+       const compound_type_t *compound1 = &type1->compound;
+       const compound_type_t *compound2 = &type2->compound;
+
+       return compound1->declaration == compound2->declaration;
 }
 
-#if 0
-namespace_t *parse(FILE *in, const char *input_name)
+static expression_t *parse_conditional_expression(unsigned precedence,
+                                                  expression_t *expression)
 {
-       namespace_t *namespace = parse_namespace();
+       eat('?');
 
-       return namespace;
-}
-#endif
+       expression_t *result = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_CONDITIONAL);
 
+       conditional_expression_t *conditional = &result->conditional;
+       conditional->condition = expression;
 
+       /* 6.5.15.2 */
+       type_t *condition_type_orig = expression->base.datatype;
+       if(condition_type_orig != NULL) {
+               type_t *condition_type = skip_typeref(condition_type_orig);
+               if(condition_type != NULL && !is_type_scalar(condition_type)) {
+                       type_error("expected a scalar type in conditional condition",
+                                  expression->base.source_position, condition_type_orig);
+               }
+       }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence);
-static
-expression_t *parse_expression(void);
+       expression_t *true_expression = parse_expression();
+       expect(':');
+       expression_t *false_expression = parse_sub_expression(precedence);
+
+       conditional->true_expression  = true_expression;
+       conditional->false_expression = false_expression;
+
+       type_t *orig_true_type  = true_expression->base.datatype;
+       type_t *orig_false_type = false_expression->base.datatype;
+       if(orig_true_type == NULL || orig_false_type == NULL)
+               return result;
+
+       type_t *true_type  = skip_typeref(orig_true_type);
+       type_t *false_type = skip_typeref(orig_false_type);
+
+       /* 6.5.15.3 */
+       type_t *result_type = NULL;
+       if (is_type_arithmetic(true_type) && is_type_arithmetic(false_type)) {
+               result_type = semantic_arithmetic(true_type, false_type);
+
+               true_expression  = create_implicit_cast(true_expression, result_type);
+               false_expression = create_implicit_cast(false_expression, result_type);
+
+               conditional->true_expression     = true_expression;
+               conditional->false_expression    = false_expression;
+               conditional->expression.datatype = result_type;
+       } else if (same_compound_type(true_type, false_type)
+                       || (is_type_atomic(true_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID) &&
+                               is_type_atomic(false_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID))) {
+               /* just take 1 of the 2 types */
+               result_type = true_type;
+       } else if (is_type_pointer(true_type) && is_type_pointer(false_type)
+                       && pointers_compatible(true_type, false_type)) {
+               /* ok */
+               result_type = true_type;
+       } else {
+               /* TODO */
+               type_error_incompatible("while parsing conditional",
+                                       expression->base.source_position, true_type,
+                                       false_type);
+       }
 
-typedef expression_t* (*parse_expression_function) (unsigned precedence);
-typedef expression_t* (*parse_expression_infix_function) (unsigned precedence,
-                                                          expression_t *left);
+       conditional->expression.datatype = result_type;
+       return result;
+}
 
-typedef struct expression_parser_function_t expression_parser_function_t;
-struct expression_parser_function_t {
-       unsigned                         precedence;
-       parse_expression_function        parser;
-       unsigned                         infix_precedence;
-       parse_expression_infix_function  infix_parser;
-};
+static expression_t *parse_extension(unsigned precedence)
+{
+       eat(T___extension__);
 
-expression_parser_function_t expression_parsers[T_LAST_TOKEN];
+       /* TODO enable extensions */
+
+       return parse_sub_expression(precedence);
+}
 
-static
-expression_t *expected_expression_error(void)
+static expression_t *parse_builtin_classify_type(const unsigned precedence)
 {
-       parser_print_error_prefix();
-       fprintf(stderr, "expected expression, got token ");
-       print_token(stderr, & token);
-       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+       eat(T___builtin_classify_type);
 
-       expression_t *expression = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
-       expression->type = EXPR_INVALID;
-       next_token();
+       expression_t *result  = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_CLASSIFY_TYPE);
+       result->base.datatype = type_int;
 
-       return expression;
+       expect('(');
+       expression_t *expression = parse_sub_expression(precedence);
+       expect(')');
+       result->classify_type.type_expression = expression;
+
+       return result;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_string_const(void)
+static void semantic_incdec(unary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       string_literal_t *cnst = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(cnst[0]));
+       type_t *orig_type = expression->value->base.datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
 
-       cnst->expression.type = EXPR_STRING_LITERAL;
-       cnst->value           = token.v.string;
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+       if(!is_type_arithmetic(type) && type->type != TYPE_POINTER) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs an arithmetic or pointer type\n");
+               return;
+       }
 
-       next_token();
+       expression->expression.datatype = orig_type;
+}
+
+static void semantic_unexpr_arithmetic(unary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       type_t *orig_type = expression->value->base.datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+       if(!is_type_arithmetic(type)) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs an arithmetic type\n");
+               return;
+       }
 
-       return (expression_t*) cnst;
+       expression->expression.datatype = orig_type;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_int_const(void)
+static void semantic_unexpr_scalar(unary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       const_t *cnst = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(cnst[0]));
+       type_t *orig_type = expression->value->base.datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+       if (!is_type_scalar(type)) {
+               parse_error("operand of ! must be of scalar type\n");
+               return;
+       }
 
-       cnst->expression.type = EXPR_CONST;
-       cnst->value           = token.v.intvalue;
+       expression->expression.datatype = orig_type;
+}
 
-       next_token();
+static void semantic_unexpr_integer(unary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       type_t *orig_type = expression->value->base.datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+       if (!is_type_integer(type)) {
+               parse_error("operand of ~ must be of integer type\n");
+               return;
+       }
 
-       return (expression_t*) cnst;
+       expression->expression.datatype = orig_type;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_reference(void)
+static void semantic_dereference(unary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       reference_expression_t *ref = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(ref[0]));
+       type_t *orig_type = expression->value->base.datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
 
-       ref->expression.type            = EXPR_REFERENCE;
-       ref->symbol                     = token.v.symbol;
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+       if(!is_type_pointer(type)) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fputs("Unary '*' needs pointer or arrray type, but type ", stderr);
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type);
+               fputs(" given.\n", stderr);
+               return;
+       }
 
-       next_token();
+       pointer_type_t *pointer_type = &type->pointer;
+       type_t         *result_type  = pointer_type->points_to;
 
-       return (expression_t*) ref;
+       result_type = automatic_type_conversion(result_type);
+       expression->expression.datatype = result_type;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_brace_expression(void)
+static void semantic_take_addr(unary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       eat('(');
+       expression_t *value  = expression->value;
+       value->base.datatype = revert_automatic_type_conversion(value);
+
+       type_t *orig_type = value->base.datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       if(value->type == EXPR_REFERENCE) {
+               reference_expression_t *reference   = (reference_expression_t*) value;
+               declaration_t          *declaration = reference->declaration;
+               if(declaration != NULL) {
+                       declaration->address_taken = 1;
+               }
+       }
 
-       expression_t *result = parse_expression();
-       expect(')');
+       expression->expression.datatype = make_pointer_type(orig_type, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+}
 
-       return result;
+#define CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(token_type, unexpression_type, sfunc)   \
+static expression_t *parse_##unexpression_type(unsigned precedence)            \
+{                                                                              \
+       eat(token_type);                                                           \
+                                                                               \
+       expression_t *unary_expression                                             \
+               = allocate_expression_zero(unexpression_type);                         \
+       unary_expression->unary.value = parse_sub_expression(precedence);          \
+                                                                                  \
+       sfunc(&unary_expression->unary);                                           \
+                                                                               \
+       return unary_expression;                                                   \
+}
+
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('-', EXPR_UNARY_NEGATE,
+                               semantic_unexpr_arithmetic)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('+', EXPR_UNARY_PLUS,
+                               semantic_unexpr_arithmetic)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('!', EXPR_UNARY_NOT,
+                               semantic_unexpr_scalar)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('*', EXPR_UNARY_DEREFERENCE,
+                               semantic_dereference)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('&', EXPR_UNARY_TAKE_ADDRESS,
+                               semantic_take_addr)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('~', EXPR_UNARY_BITWISE_NEGATE,
+                               semantic_unexpr_integer)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_PLUSPLUS,   EXPR_UNARY_PREFIX_INCREMENT,
+                               semantic_incdec)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_MINUSMINUS, EXPR_UNARY_PREFIX_DECREMENT,
+                               semantic_incdec)
+
+#define CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(token_type, unexpression_type, \
+                                               sfunc)                         \
+static expression_t *parse_##unexpression_type(unsigned precedence,           \
+                                               expression_t *left)            \
+{                                                                             \
+       (void) precedence;                                                        \
+       eat(token_type);                                                          \
+                                                                              \
+       expression_t *unary_expression                                            \
+               = allocate_expression_zero(unexpression_type);                        \
+       unary_expression->unary.value = left;                                     \
+                                                                                 \
+       sfunc(&unary_expression->unary);                                          \
+                                                                              \
+       return unary_expression;                                                  \
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_primary_expression(void)
+CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_PLUSPLUS,
+                                       EXPR_UNARY_POSTFIX_INCREMENT,
+                                       semantic_incdec)
+CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_MINUSMINUS,
+                                       EXPR_UNARY_POSTFIX_DECREMENT,
+                                       semantic_incdec)
+
+static type_t *semantic_arithmetic(type_t *type_left, type_t *type_right)
 {
-       switch(token.type) {
-       case T_INTEGER:
-               return parse_int_const();
-       case T_STRING_LITERAL:
-               return parse_string_const();
-       case T_IDENTIFIER:
-               return parse_reference();
-       case '(':
-               return parse_brace_expression();
+       /* TODO: handle complex + imaginary types */
+
+       /* Â§ 6.3.1.8 Usual arithmetic conversions */
+       if(type_left == type_long_double || type_right == type_long_double) {
+               return type_long_double;
+       } else if(type_left == type_double || type_right == type_double) {
+               return type_double;
+       } else if(type_left == type_float || type_right == type_float) {
+               return type_float;
        }
 
-       /* TODO: error message */
-       return NULL;
+       type_right = promote_integer(type_right);
+       type_left  = promote_integer(type_left);
+
+       if(type_left == type_right)
+               return type_left;
+
+       bool signed_left  = is_type_signed(type_left);
+       bool signed_right = is_type_signed(type_right);
+       int  rank_left    = get_rank(type_left);
+       int  rank_right   = get_rank(type_right);
+       if(rank_left < rank_right) {
+               if(signed_left == signed_right || !signed_right) {
+                       return type_right;
+               } else {
+                       return type_left;
+               }
+       } else {
+               if(signed_left == signed_right || !signed_left) {
+                       return type_left;
+               } else {
+                       return type_right;
+               }
+       }
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_array_expression(unsigned precedence,
-                                     expression_t *array_ref)
+static void semantic_binexpr_arithmetic(binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       (void) precedence;
+       expression_t *left       = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right      = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->base.datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->base.datatype;
 
-       eat('[');
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
 
-       array_access_expression_t *array_access
-               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(array_access[0]));
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
 
-       array_access->expression.type = EXPR_ARRAY_ACCESS;
-       array_access->array_ref       = array_ref;
-       array_access->index           = parse_expression();
+       if(!is_type_arithmetic(type_left) || !is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs arithmetic types\n");
+               return;
+       }
 
-       if(token.type != ']') {
-               parse_error_expected("Problem while parsing array access", ']', 0);
-               return NULL;
+       type_t *arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+       expression->left  = create_implicit_cast(left, arithmetic_type);
+       expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+       expression->expression.datatype = arithmetic_type;
+}
+
+static void semantic_shift_op(binary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       expression_t *left       = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right      = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->base.datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->base.datatype;
+
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+
+       if(!is_type_integer(type_left) || !is_type_integer(type_right)) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs integer types\n");
+               return;
        }
-       next_token();
 
-       return (expression_t*) array_access;
+       type_left  = promote_integer(type_left);
+       type_right = promote_integer(type_right);
+
+       expression->left  = create_implicit_cast(left, type_left);
+       expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, type_right);
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_sizeof(unsigned precedence)
+static void semantic_add(binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       (void) precedence;
-       eat(T_sizeof);
-       /* TODO... */
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->base.datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->base.datatype;
+
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+
+       /* Â§ 5.6.5 */
+       if(is_type_arithmetic(type_left) && is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               type_t *arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+               expression->left  = create_implicit_cast(left, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->expression.datatype = arithmetic_type;
+               return;
+       } else if(is_type_pointer(type_left) && is_type_integer(type_right)) {
+               expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
+       } else if(is_type_pointer(type_right) && is_type_integer(type_left)) {
+               expression->expression.datatype = type_right;
+       } else {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "invalid operands to binary + (");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+               fprintf(stderr, ", ");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_right);
+               fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+       }
+}
 
-       return NULL;
+static void semantic_sub(binary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->base.datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->base.datatype;
+
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t       *type_left       = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t       *type_right      = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+
+       /* Â§ 5.6.5 */
+       if(is_type_arithmetic(type_left) && is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               type_t *arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+               expression->left  = create_implicit_cast(left, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->expression.datatype = arithmetic_type;
+               return;
+       } else if(is_type_pointer(type_left) && is_type_integer(type_right)) {
+               expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
+       } else if(is_type_pointer(type_left) && is_type_pointer(type_right)) {
+               if(!pointers_compatible(type_left, type_right)) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "pointers to incompatible objects to binary - (");
+                       print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+                       fprintf(stderr, ", ");
+                       print_type_quoted(orig_type_right);
+                       fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+               } else {
+                       expression->expression.datatype = type_ptrdiff_t;
+               }
+       } else {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "invalid operands to binary - (");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+               fprintf(stderr, ", ");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_right);
+               fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+       }
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_select_expression(unsigned precedence,
-                                      expression_t *compound)
+static void semantic_comparison(binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       (void) precedence;
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->base.datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->base.datatype;
+
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+
+       /* TODO non-arithmetic types */
+       if(is_type_arithmetic(type_left) && is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               type_t *arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+               expression->left  = create_implicit_cast(left, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->expression.datatype = arithmetic_type;
+       } else if (is_type_pointer(type_left) && is_type_pointer(type_right)) {
+               /* TODO check compatibility */
+       } else if (is_type_pointer(type_left)) {
+               expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, type_left);
+       } else if (is_type_pointer(type_right)) {
+               expression->left = create_implicit_cast(left, type_right);
+       } else {
+               type_error_incompatible("invalid operands in comparison",
+                                       token.source_position, type_left, type_right);
+       }
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_int;
+}
 
-       assert(token.type == '.' || token.type == T_SELECT);
-       next_token();
+static void semantic_arithmetic_assign(binary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->base.datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->base.datatype;
 
-       select_expression_t *select = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(select[0]));
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
 
-       select->expression.type = EXPR_SELECT;
-       select->compound        = compound;
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
 
-       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               parse_error_expected("Problem while parsing compound select",
-                                    T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
-               return NULL;
+       if(!is_type_arithmetic(type_left) || !is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs arithmetic types\n");
+               return;
        }
-       select->symbol = token.v.symbol;
-       next_token();
 
-       return (expression_t*) select;
+       /* combined instructions are tricky. We can't create an implicit cast on
+        * the left side, because we need the uncasted form for the store.
+        * The ast2firm pass has to know that left_type must be right_type
+        * for the arithmeitc operation and create a cast by itself */
+       type_t *arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+       expression->right       = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_call_expression(unsigned precedence,
-                                    expression_t *expression)
+static void semantic_arithmetic_addsubb_assign(binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       (void) precedence;
-       call_expression_t *call = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(call[0]));
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->base.datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->base.datatype;
+
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+
+       if (is_type_arithmetic(type_left) && is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               /* combined instructions are tricky. We can't create an implicit cast on
+                * the left side, because we need the uncasted form for the store.
+                * The ast2firm pass has to know that left_type must be right_type
+                * for the arithmeitc operation and create a cast by itself */
+               type_t *const arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+               expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
+       } else if (is_type_pointer(type_left) && is_type_integer(type_right)) {
+               expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
+       } else {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fputs("Incompatible types ", stderr);
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+               fputs(" and ", stderr);
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_right);
+               fputs(" in assignment\n", stderr);
+               return;
+       }
+}
 
-       call->expression.type            = EXPR_CALL;
-       call->method                     = expression;
+static void semantic_logical_op(binary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->base.datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->base.datatype;
 
-       /* parse arguments */
-       eat('(');
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+
+       if (!is_type_scalar(type_left) || !is_type_scalar(type_right)) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs scalar types\n");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_int;
+}
+
+static bool has_const_fields(type_t *type)
+{
+       (void) type;
+       /* TODO */
+       return false;
+}
 
-       if(token.type != ')') {
-               call_argument_t *last_argument = NULL;
+static void semantic_binexpr_assign(binary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       expression_t *left           = expression->left;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left = left->base.datatype;
 
-               while(1) {
-                       call_argument_t *argument = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(argument[0]));
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL)
+               return;
 
-                       argument->expression = parse_expression();
-                       if(last_argument == NULL) {
-                               call->arguments = argument;
-                       } else {
-                               last_argument->next = argument;
-                       }
-                       last_argument = argument;
+       type_t *type_left = revert_automatic_type_conversion(left);
+       type_left         = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
 
-                       if(token.type != ',')
-                               break;
-                       next_token();
-               }
+       /* must be a modifiable lvalue */
+       if (is_type_array(type_left)) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "Cannot assign to arrays ('");
+               print_expression(left);
+               fprintf(stderr, "')\n");
+               return;
        }
-       expect(')');
+       if(type_left->base.qualifiers & TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "assignment to readonly location '");
+               print_expression(left);
+               fprintf(stderr, "' (type ");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+               fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+               return;
+       }
+       if(is_type_incomplete(type_left)) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "left-hand side of assignment '");
+               print_expression(left);
+               fprintf(stderr, "' has incomplete type ");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+               fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+               return;
+       }
+       if(is_type_compound(type_left) && has_const_fields(type_left)) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "can't assign to '");
+               print_expression(left);
+               fprintf(stderr, "' because compound type ");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+               fprintf(stderr, " has readonly fields\n");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       semantic_assign(orig_type_left, &expression->right, "assignment");
 
-       return (expression_t*) call;
+       expression->expression.datatype = orig_type_left;
 }
 
-#define CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(token_type, unexpression_type)     \
-static                                                                    \
-expression_t *parse_##unexpression_type(unsigned precedence)              \
+static void semantic_comma(binary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       expression->expression.datatype = expression->right->base.datatype;
+}
+
+#define CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(token_type, binexpression_type, sfunc, lr)  \
+static expression_t *parse_##binexpression_type(unsigned precedence,      \
+                                                expression_t *left)       \
 {                                                                         \
        eat(token_type);                                                      \
                                                                           \
-       unary_expression_t *unary_expression                                  \
-               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(unary_expression[0]));                 \
-       unary_expression->expression.type = EXPR_UNARY;                       \
-       unary_expression->type            = unexpression_type;                \
-       unary_expression->value           = parse_sub_expression(precedence); \
+       expression_t *right = parse_sub_expression(precedence + lr);          \
                                                                           \
-       return (expression_t*) unary_expression;                              \
-}
-
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('-', UNEXPR_NEGATE);
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('+', UNEXPR_PLUS);
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('!', UNEXPR_NOT);
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('*', UNEXPR_DEREFERENCE);
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('&', UNEXPR_TAKE_ADDRESS);
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('~', UNEXPR_BITWISE_NEGATE);
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_PLUSPLUS,   UNEXPR_PREFIX_INCREMENT);
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_MINUSMINUS, UNEXPR_PREFIX_DECREMENT);
-
-#define CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(token_type, unexpression_type) \
-static                                                                        \
-expression_t *parse_##unexpression_type(unsigned precedence,                  \
-                                        expression_t *left)                   \
-{                                                                             \
-       (void) precedence;                                                        \
-       eat(token_type);                                                          \
-                                                                              \
-       unary_expression_t *unary_expression                                      \
-               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(unary_expression[0]));                     \
-       unary_expression->expression.type = EXPR_UNARY;                           \
-       unary_expression->type            = unexpression_type;                    \
-       unary_expression->value           = left;                                 \
-                                                                              \
-       return (expression_t*) unary_expression;                                  \
-}
-
-CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_PLUSPLUS,   UNEXPR_POSTFIX_INCREMENT);
-CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_MINUSMINUS, UNEXPR_POSTFIX_DECREMENT);
-
-#define CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(token_type, binexpression_type)    \
-static                                                           \
-expression_t *parse_##binexpression_type(unsigned precedence,    \
-                                         expression_t *left)     \
-{                                                                \
-       eat(token_type);                                             \
-                                                                 \
-       expression_t *right = parse_sub_expression(precedence);      \
-                                                                 \
-       binary_expression_t *binexpr                                 \
-               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(binexpr[0]));                 \
-       binexpr->expression.type            = EXPR_BINARY;           \
-       binexpr->type                       = binexpression_type;    \
-       binexpr->left                       = left;                  \
-       binexpr->right                      = right;                 \
-                                                                 \
-       return (expression_t*) binexpr;                              \
-}
-
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('*', BINEXPR_MUL);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('/', BINEXPR_DIV);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('+', BINEXPR_ADD);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('-', BINEXPR_SUB);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('<', BINEXPR_LESS);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('>', BINEXPR_GREATER);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('=', BINEXPR_ASSIGN);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_EQUALEQUAL, BINEXPR_EQUAL);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_SLASHEQUAL, BINEXPR_NOTEQUAL);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_LESSEQUAL, BINEXPR_LESSEQUAL);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_GREATEREQUAL, BINEXPR_GREATEREQUAL);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('&', BINEXPR_BITWISE_AND);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('|', BINEXPR_BITWISE_OR);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('^', BINEXPR_BITWISE_XOR);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_LESSLESS, BINEXPR_SHIFTLEFT);
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_GREATERGREATER, BINEXPR_SHIFTRIGHT);
-
-static
-expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence)
+       expression_t *binexpr = allocate_expression_zero(binexpression_type); \
+       binexpr->binary.left  = left;                                         \
+       binexpr->binary.right = right;                                        \
+       sfunc(&binexpr->binary);                                              \
+                                                                          \
+       return binexpr;                                                       \
+}
+
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(',', EXPR_BINARY_COMMA,    semantic_comma, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('*', EXPR_BINARY_MUL,      semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('/', EXPR_BINARY_DIV,      semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('%', EXPR_BINARY_MOD,      semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('+', EXPR_BINARY_ADD,      semantic_add, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('-', EXPR_BINARY_SUB,      semantic_sub, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('<', EXPR_BINARY_LESS,     semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('>', EXPR_BINARY_GREATER,  semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('=', EXPR_BINARY_ASSIGN,   semantic_binexpr_assign, 0)
+
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_EQUALEQUAL,           EXPR_BINARY_EQUAL,
+                      semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_EXCLAMATIONMARKEQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_NOTEQUAL,
+                      semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_LESSEQUAL,            EXPR_BINARY_LESSEQUAL,
+                      semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_GREATEREQUAL,         EXPR_BINARY_GREATEREQUAL,
+                      semantic_comparison, 1)
+
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('&', EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_AND,
+                      semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('|', EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_OR,
+                      semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('^', EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_XOR,
+                      semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_ANDAND, EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_AND,
+                      semantic_logical_op, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_PIPEPIPE, EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_OR,
+                      semantic_logical_op, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_LESSLESS, EXPR_BINARY_SHIFTLEFT,
+                      semantic_shift_op, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_GREATERGREATER, EXPR_BINARY_SHIFTRIGHT,
+                      semantic_shift_op, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_PLUSEQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_ADD_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_addsubb_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_MINUSEQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_SUB_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_addsubb_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_ASTERISKEQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_MUL_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_SLASHEQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_DIV_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_PERCENTEQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_MOD_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_LESSLESSEQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_SHIFTLEFT_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_GREATERGREATEREQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_SHIFTRIGHT_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_ANDEQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_AND_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_PIPEEQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_OR_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_CARETEQUAL, EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_XOR_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+
+static expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence)
 {
        if(token.type < 0) {
                return expected_expression_error();
@@ -716,7 +4411,7 @@ expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence)
 
        expression_parser_function_t *parser
                = &expression_parsers[token.type];
-       source_position_t             source_position = source_position;
+       source_position_t             source_position = token.source_position;
        expression_t                 *left;
 
        if(parser->parser != NULL) {
@@ -724,10 +4419,10 @@ expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence)
        } else {
                left = parse_primary_expression();
        }
-       if(left != NULL)
-               left->source_position = source_position;
+       assert(left != NULL);
+       left->base.source_position = source_position;
 
-       while(1) {
+       while(true) {
                if(token.type < 0) {
                        return expected_expression_error();
                }
@@ -739,29 +4434,30 @@ expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence)
                        break;
 
                left = parser->infix_parser(parser->infix_precedence, left);
-               if(left != NULL)
-                       left->source_position = source_position;
+
+               assert(left != NULL);
+               assert(left->type != EXPR_UNKNOWN);
+               left->base.source_position = source_position;
        }
 
        return left;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_expression(void)
+static expression_t *parse_expression(void)
 {
        return parse_sub_expression(1);
 }
 
 
 
-void register_expression_parser(parse_expression_function parser,
-                                int token_type, unsigned precedence)
+static void register_expression_parser(parse_expression_function parser,
+                                       int token_type, unsigned precedence)
 {
        expression_parser_function_t *entry = &expression_parsers[token_type];
 
        if(entry->parser != NULL) {
                fprintf(stderr, "for token ");
-               print_token_type(stderr, token_type);
+               print_token_type(stderr, (token_type_t) token_type);
                fprintf(stderr, "\n");
                panic("trying to register multiple expression parsers for a token");
        }
@@ -769,14 +4465,14 @@ void register_expression_parser(parse_expression_function parser,
        entry->precedence = precedence;
 }
 
-void register_expression_infix_parser(parse_expression_infix_function parser,
-                                      int token_type, unsigned precedence)
+static void register_infix_parser(parse_expression_infix_function parser,
+               int token_type, unsigned precedence)
 {
        expression_parser_function_t *entry = &expression_parsers[token_type];
 
        if(entry->infix_parser != NULL) {
                fprintf(stderr, "for token ");
-               print_token_type(stderr, token_type);
+               print_token_type(stderr, (token_type_t) token_type);
                fprintf(stderr, "\n");
                panic("trying to register multiple infix expression parsers for a "
                      "token");
@@ -785,212 +4481,519 @@ void register_expression_infix_parser(parse_expression_infix_function parser,
        entry->infix_precedence = precedence;
 }
 
-static
-void init_expression_parsers(void)
+static void init_expression_parsers(void)
 {
        memset(&expression_parsers, 0, sizeof(expression_parsers));
 
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_MUL,       '*', 16);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_DIV,       '/', 16);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SHIFTLEFT,
-                                  T_LESSLESS, 16);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SHIFTRIGHT,
-                                  T_GREATERGREATER, 16);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_ADD,       '+', 15);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SUB,       '-', 15);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_LESS,      '<', 14);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_GREATER,   '>', 14);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_LESSEQUAL, T_LESSEQUAL, 14);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_GREATEREQUAL,
-                                  T_GREATEREQUAL, 14);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_EQUAL,     T_EQUALEQUAL, 13);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_NOTEQUAL,
-                                        T_EXCLAMATIONMARKEQUAL, 13);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_BITWISE_AND, '&',        12);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_BITWISE_XOR, '^',        11);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_BITWISE_OR,  '|',        10);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_ASSIGN,      T_EQUAL,     2);
-
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_array_expression,        '[',    30);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_call_expression,         '(',    30);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_select_expression,       '.',    30);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_select_expression,  T_SELECT,    30);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_UNEXPR_POSTFIX_INCREMENT,
-                                        T_PLUSPLUS, 30);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_UNEXPR_POSTFIX_DECREMENT,
-                                        T_MINUSMINUS, 30);
-
-       register_expression_parser(parse_UNEXPR_NEGATE,           '-',          25);
-       register_expression_parser(parse_UNEXPR_PLUS,             '+',          25);
-       register_expression_parser(parse_UNEXPR_NOT,              '!',          25);
-       register_expression_parser(parse_UNEXPR_BITWISE_NEGATE,   '~',          25);
-       register_expression_parser(parse_UNEXPR_DEREFERENCE,      '*',          25);
-       register_expression_parser(parse_UNEXPR_TAKE_ADDRESS,     '&',          25);
-       register_expression_parser(parse_UNEXPR_PREFIX_INCREMENT, T_PLUSPLUS,   25);
-       register_expression_parser(parse_UNEXPR_PREFIX_DECREMENT, T_MINUSMINUS, 25);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_array_expression,         '[',              30);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_call_expression,          '(',              30);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_select_expression,        '.',              30);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_select_expression,        T_MINUSGREATER,   30);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_UNARY_POSTFIX_INCREMENT,
+                                                             T_PLUSPLUS,       30);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_UNARY_POSTFIX_DECREMENT,
+                                                             T_MINUSMINUS,     30);
+
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_MUL,          '*',              16);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_DIV,          '/',              16);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_MOD,          '%',              16);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_SHIFTLEFT,    T_LESSLESS,       16);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_SHIFTRIGHT,   T_GREATERGREATER, 16);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_ADD,          '+',              15);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_SUB,          '-',              15);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_LESS,         '<',              14);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_GREATER,      '>',              14);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_LESSEQUAL,    T_LESSEQUAL,      14);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_GREATEREQUAL, T_GREATEREQUAL,   14);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_EQUAL,        T_EQUALEQUAL,     13);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_NOTEQUAL,
+                                                    T_EXCLAMATIONMARKEQUAL, 13);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_AND,  '&',              12);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_XOR,  '^',              11);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_OR,   '|',              10);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_AND,  T_ANDAND,          9);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_LOGICAL_OR,   T_PIPEPIPE,        8);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_conditional_expression,   '?',               7);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_ASSIGN,       '=',               2);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_ADD_ASSIGN,   T_PLUSEQUAL,       2);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_SUB_ASSIGN,   T_MINUSEQUAL,      2);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_MUL_ASSIGN,   T_ASTERISKEQUAL,   2);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_DIV_ASSIGN,   T_SLASHEQUAL,      2);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_MOD_ASSIGN,   T_PERCENTEQUAL,    2);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_SHIFTLEFT_ASSIGN,
+                                                               T_LESSLESSEQUAL, 2);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_SHIFTRIGHT_ASSIGN,
+                                                         T_GREATERGREATEREQUAL, 2);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_AND_ASSIGN,
+                                                                    T_ANDEQUAL, 2);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_OR_ASSIGN,
+                                                                   T_PIPEEQUAL, 2);
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_BITWISE_XOR_ASSIGN,
+                                                                  T_CARETEQUAL, 2);
+
+       register_infix_parser(parse_EXPR_BINARY_COMMA,        ',',               1);
+
+       register_expression_parser(parse_EXPR_UNARY_NEGATE,           '-',      25);
+       register_expression_parser(parse_EXPR_UNARY_PLUS,             '+',      25);
+       register_expression_parser(parse_EXPR_UNARY_NOT,              '!',      25);
+       register_expression_parser(parse_EXPR_UNARY_BITWISE_NEGATE,   '~',      25);
+       register_expression_parser(parse_EXPR_UNARY_DEREFERENCE,      '*',      25);
+       register_expression_parser(parse_EXPR_UNARY_TAKE_ADDRESS,     '&',      25);
+       register_expression_parser(parse_EXPR_UNARY_PREFIX_INCREMENT,
+                                                                 T_PLUSPLUS,   25);
+       register_expression_parser(parse_EXPR_UNARY_PREFIX_DECREMENT,
+                                                                 T_MINUSMINUS, 25);
        register_expression_parser(parse_sizeof,                  T_sizeof,     25);
+       register_expression_parser(parse_extension,            T___extension__, 25);
+       register_expression_parser(parse_builtin_classify_type,
+                                                    T___builtin_classify_type, 25);
+}
+
+static asm_constraint_t *parse_asm_constraints(void)
+{
+       asm_constraint_t *result = NULL;
+       asm_constraint_t *last   = NULL;
+
+       while(token.type == T_STRING_LITERAL || token.type == '[') {
+               asm_constraint_t *constraint = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(constraint[0]));
+               memset(constraint, 0, sizeof(constraint[0]));
+
+               if(token.type == '[') {
+                       eat('[');
+                       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+                               parse_error_expected("while parsing asm constraint",
+                                                    T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+                       constraint->symbol = token.v.symbol;
+
+                       expect(']');
+               }
+
+               constraint->constraints = parse_string_literals();
+               expect('(');
+               constraint->expression = parse_expression();
+               expect(')');
+
+               if(last != NULL) {
+                       last->next = constraint;
+               } else {
+                       result = constraint;
+               }
+               last = constraint;
+
+               if(token.type != ',')
+                       break;
+               eat(',');
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static asm_clobber_t *parse_asm_clobbers(void)
+{
+       asm_clobber_t *result = NULL;
+       asm_clobber_t *last   = NULL;
+
+       while(token.type == T_STRING_LITERAL) {
+               asm_clobber_t *clobber = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(clobber[0]));
+               clobber->clobber       = parse_string_literals();
+
+               if(last != NULL) {
+                       last->next = clobber;
+               } else {
+                       result = clobber;
+               }
+               last = clobber;
+
+               if(token.type != ',')
+                       break;
+               eat(',');
+       }
+
+       return result;
 }
 
+static statement_t *parse_asm_statement(void)
+{
+       eat(T_asm);
+
+       statement_t *statement          = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_ASM);
+       statement->base.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       asm_statement_t *asm_statement = &statement->asms;
+
+       if(token.type == T_volatile) {
+               next_token();
+               asm_statement->is_volatile = true;
+       }
+
+       expect('(');
+       asm_statement->asm_text = parse_string_literals();
+
+       if(token.type != ':')
+               goto end_of_asm;
+       eat(':');
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_compound_statement(void);
+       asm_statement->inputs = parse_asm_constraints();
+       if(token.type != ':')
+               goto end_of_asm;
+       eat(':');
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_statement(void);
+       asm_statement->outputs = parse_asm_constraints();
+       if(token.type != ':')
+               goto end_of_asm;
+       eat(':');
+
+       asm_statement->clobbers = parse_asm_clobbers();
+
+end_of_asm:
+       expect(')');
+       expect(';');
+       return statement;
+}
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_case_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_case_statement(void)
 {
        eat(T_case);
-       parse_expression();
+
+       statement_t *statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_CASE_LABEL);
+
+       statement->base.source_position  = token.source_position;
+       statement->case_label.expression = parse_expression();
+
        expect(':');
-       parse_statement();
+       statement->case_label.label_statement = parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       return statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_default_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_default_statement(void)
 {
        eat(T_default);
+
+       statement_t *statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_CASE_LABEL);
+
+       statement->base.source_position = token.source_position;
+
        expect(':');
-       parse_statement();
+       statement->label.label_statement = parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       return statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_label_statement(void)
+static declaration_t *get_label(symbol_t *symbol)
 {
-       eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
-       expect(';');
-       parse_statement();
+       declaration_t *candidate = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_LABEL);
+       assert(current_function != NULL);
+       /* if we found a label in the same function, then we already created the
+        * declaration */
+       if(candidate != NULL
+                       && candidate->parent_context == &current_function->context) {
+               return candidate;
+       }
 
-       return NULL;
+       /* otherwise we need to create a new one */
+       declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+       declaration->namespc       = NAMESPACE_LABEL;
+       declaration->symbol        = symbol;
+
+       label_push(declaration);
+
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static statement_t *parse_label_statement(void)
+{
+       assert(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER);
+       symbol_t *symbol = token.v.symbol;
+       next_token();
+
+       declaration_t *label = get_label(symbol);
+
+       /* if source position is already set then the label is defined twice,
+        * otherwise it was just mentioned in a goto so far */
+       if(label->source_position.input_name != NULL) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "duplicate label '%s'\n", symbol->string);
+               parser_print_error_prefix_pos(label->source_position);
+               fprintf(stderr, "previous definition of '%s' was here\n",
+                       symbol->string);
+       } else {
+               label->source_position = token.source_position;
+       }
+
+       label_statement_t *label_statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(label[0]));
+
+       label_statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_LABEL;
+       label_statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+       label_statement->label                     = label;
+
+       expect(':');
+
+       if(token.type == '}') {
+               parse_error("label at end of compound statement");
+               return (statement_t*) label_statement;
+       } else {
+               label_statement->label_statement = parse_statement();
+       }
+
+       return (statement_t*) label_statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_if(void)
+static statement_t *parse_if(void)
 {
        eat(T_if);
+
+       if_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_IF;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
        expect('(');
-       parse_expression();
+       statement->condition = parse_expression();
        expect(')');
 
-       parse_statement();
+       statement->true_statement = parse_statement();
        if(token.type == T_else) {
                next_token();
-               parse_statement();
+               statement->false_statement = parse_statement();
        }
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_switch(void)
+static statement_t *parse_switch(void)
 {
        eat(T_switch);
+
+       switch_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_SWITCH;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
        expect('(');
-       parse_expression();
+       statement->expression = parse_expression();
        expect(')');
-       parse_statement();
+       statement->body = parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_while(void)
+static statement_t *parse_while(void)
 {
        eat(T_while);
+
+       while_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_WHILE;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
        expect('(');
-       parse_expression();
+       statement->condition = parse_expression();
        expect(')');
-       parse_statement();
+       statement->body = parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_do(void)
+static statement_t *parse_do(void)
 {
        eat(T_do);
-       parse_statement();
+
+       do_while_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_DO_WHILE;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       statement->body = parse_statement();
        expect(T_while);
        expect('(');
-       parse_expression();
+       statement->condition = parse_expression();
        expect(')');
+       expect(';');
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_for(void)
+static statement_t *parse_for(void)
 {
        eat(T_for);
+
+       for_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_FOR;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
        expect('(');
+
+       int         top          = environment_top();
+       context_t  *last_context = context;
+       set_context(&statement->context);
+
        if(token.type != ';') {
-               /* TODO not correct... this could also be a declaration */
-               parse_expression();
+               if(is_declaration_specifier(&token, false)) {
+                       parse_declaration(record_declaration);
+               } else {
+                       statement->initialisation = parse_expression();
+                       expect(';');
+               }
+       } else {
+               expect(';');
        }
-       expect(';');
+
        if(token.type != ';') {
-               parse_expression();
+               statement->condition = parse_expression();
        }
        expect(';');
        if(token.type != ')') {
-               parse_expression();
+               statement->step = parse_expression();
        }
        expect(')');
-       parse_statement();
+       statement->body = parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       assert(context == &statement->context);
+       set_context(last_context);
+       environment_pop_to(top);
+
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_goto(void)
+static statement_t *parse_goto(void)
 {
        eat(T_goto);
-       expect(T_IDENTIFIER);
+
+       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing goto", T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+               eat_statement();
+               return NULL;
+       }
+       symbol_t *symbol = token.v.symbol;
+       next_token();
+
+       declaration_t *label = get_label(symbol);
+
+       goto_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_GOTO;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       statement->label = label;
+
        expect(';');
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_continue(void)
+static statement_t *parse_continue(void)
 {
        eat(T_continue);
        expect(';');
 
-       return NULL;
+       statement_t *statement          = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->type                 = STATEMENT_CONTINUE;
+       statement->base.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       return statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_break(void)
+static statement_t *parse_break(void)
 {
        eat(T_break);
        expect(';');
 
-       return NULL;
+       statement_t *statement          = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->type                 = STATEMENT_BREAK;
+       statement->base.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       return statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_return(void)
+static statement_t *parse_return(void)
 {
        eat(T_return);
-       parse_expression();
+
+       return_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_RETURN;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       assert(is_type_function(current_function->type));
+       function_type_t *function_type = &current_function->type->function;
+       type_t          *return_type   = function_type->return_type;
+
+       expression_t *return_value = NULL;
+       if(token.type != ';') {
+               return_value = parse_expression();
+       }
        expect(';');
 
-       return NULL;
+       if(return_type == NULL)
+               return (statement_t*) statement;
+       if(return_value != NULL && return_value->base.datatype == NULL)
+               return (statement_t*) statement;
+
+       return_type = skip_typeref(return_type);
+
+       if(return_value != NULL) {
+               type_t *return_value_type = skip_typeref(return_value->base.datatype);
+
+               if(is_type_atomic(return_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)
+                               && !is_type_atomic(return_value_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+                       parse_warning("'return' with a value, in function returning void");
+                       return_value = NULL;
+               } else {
+                       if(return_type != NULL) {
+                               semantic_assign(return_type, &return_value, "'return'");
+                       }
+               }
+       } else {
+               if(!is_type_atomic(return_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+                       parse_warning("'return' without value, in function returning "
+                                     "non-void");
+               }
+       }
+       statement->return_value = return_value;
+
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
+}
+
+static statement_t *parse_declaration_statement(void)
+{
+       statement_t *statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_DECLARATION);
+
+       statement->base.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       declaration_t *before = last_declaration;
+       parse_declaration(record_declaration);
+
+       if(before == NULL) {
+               statement->declaration.declarations_begin = context->declarations;
+       } else {
+               statement->declaration.declarations_begin = before->next;
+       }
+       statement->declaration.declarations_end = last_declaration;
+
+       return statement;
+}
+
+static statement_t *parse_expression_statement(void)
+{
+       statement_t *statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_EXPRESSION);
+
+       statement->base.source_position  = token.source_position;
+       statement->expression.expression = parse_expression();
+
+       expect(';');
+
+       return statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_statement(void)
 {
-       statement_t *statement = NULL;
+       statement_t   *statement = NULL;
 
        /* declaration or statement */
        switch(token.type) {
+       case T_asm:
+               statement = parse_asm_statement();
+               break;
+
        case T_case:
                statement = parse_case_statement();
                break;
@@ -999,10 +5002,6 @@ statement_t *parse_statement(void)
                statement = parse_default_statement();
                break;
 
-       case T_IDENTIFIER:
-               statement = parse_label_statement();
-               break;
-
        case '{':
                statement = parse_compound_statement();
                break;
@@ -1044,62 +5043,175 @@ statement_t *parse_statement(void)
                break;
 
        case ';':
+               next_token();
                statement = NULL;
                break;
+
+       case T_IDENTIFIER:
+               if(look_ahead(1)->type == ':') {
+                       statement = parse_label_statement();
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               if(is_typedef_symbol(token.v.symbol)) {
+                       statement = parse_declaration_statement();
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               statement = parse_expression_statement();
+               break;
+
+       case T___extension__:
+               /* this can be a prefix to a declaration or an expression statement */
+               /* we simply eat it now and parse the rest with tail recursion */
+               do {
+                       next_token();
+               } while(token.type == T___extension__);
+               statement = parse_statement();
+               break;
+
+       DECLARATION_START
+               statement = parse_declaration_statement();
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               statement = parse_expression_statement();
+               break;
        }
 
+       assert(statement == NULL
+                       || statement->base.source_position.input_name != NULL);
+
        return statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_compound_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_compound_statement(void)
 {
-       expect('{');
+       compound_statement_t *compound_statement
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(compound_statement[0]));
+       compound_statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_COMPOUND;
+       compound_statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
 
-       while(token.type != '}') {
-               parse_statement();
+       eat('{');
+
+       int        top          = environment_top();
+       context_t *last_context = context;
+       set_context(&compound_statement->context);
+
+       statement_t *last_statement = NULL;
+
+       while(token.type != '}' && token.type != T_EOF) {
+               statement_t *statement = parse_statement();
+               if(statement == NULL)
+                       continue;
+
+               if(last_statement != NULL) {
+                       last_statement->base.next = statement;
+               } else {
+                       compound_statement->statements = statement;
+               }
+
+               while(statement->base.next != NULL)
+                       statement = statement->base.next;
+
+               last_statement = statement;
+       }
+
+       if(token.type != '}') {
+               parser_print_error_prefix_pos(
+                               compound_statement->statement.source_position);
+               fprintf(stderr, "end of file while looking for closing '}'\n");
        }
        next_token();
 
-       return NULL;
+       assert(context == &compound_statement->context);
+       set_context(last_context);
+       environment_pop_to(top);
+
+       return (statement_t*) compound_statement;
 }
 
-static
-void parse_translation_unit(void)
+static void initialize_builtins(void)
 {
-       declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
-       memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
-       parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
+       type_wchar_t     = make_global_typedef("__WCHAR_TYPE__", type_int);
+       type_wchar_t_ptr = make_pointer_type(type_wchar_t, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+       type_size_t      = make_global_typedef("__SIZE_TYPE__",
+                       make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONG, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE));
+       type_ptrdiff_t   = make_global_typedef("__PTRDIFF_TYPE__",
+                       make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE));
+}
 
-       while(token.type != T_EOF) {
-               if(token.type == '{') {
-                       next_token();
-                       continue;
-               }
+static translation_unit_t *parse_translation_unit(void)
+{
+       translation_unit_t *unit = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(unit[0]));
 
-               declarator_t *declarators = parse_declarator();
-               (void) declarators;
-               /* multiple declarations? */
+       assert(global_context == NULL);
+       global_context = &unit->context;
 
-               if(token.type == '{') {
-                       parse_compound_statement();
-               } else if(token.type == ';') {
-                       next_token();
-               }
+       assert(context == NULL);
+       set_context(&unit->context);
+
+       initialize_builtins();
+
+       while(token.type != T_EOF) {
+               parse_external_declaration();
        }
+
+       assert(context == &unit->context);
+       context          = NULL;
+       last_declaration = NULL;
+
+       assert(global_context == &unit->context);
+       global_context = NULL;
+
+       return unit;
 }
 
-void parse(void)
+translation_unit_t *parse(void)
 {
-       next_token();
-       parse_translation_unit();
+       environment_stack = NEW_ARR_F(stack_entry_t, 0);
+       label_stack       = NEW_ARR_F(stack_entry_t, 0);
+       found_error       = false;
+
+       type_set_output(stderr);
+       ast_set_output(stderr);
+
+       lookahead_bufpos = 0;
+       for(int i = 0; i < MAX_LOOKAHEAD + 2; ++i) {
+               next_token();
+       }
+       translation_unit_t *unit = parse_translation_unit();
+
+       DEL_ARR_F(environment_stack);
+       DEL_ARR_F(label_stack);
+
+       if(found_error)
+               return NULL;
+
+       return unit;
 }
 
 void init_parser(void)
 {
        init_expression_parsers();
+       obstack_init(&temp_obst);
+
+       type_int         = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_INT, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+       type_long_double = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE,
+                                           TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+       type_double      = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE,
+                                           TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+       type_float       = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+       type_char        = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+       type_void        = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+       type_void_ptr    = make_pointer_type(type_void, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+       type_string      = make_pointer_type(type_char, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+
+       symbol_t *const va_list_sym = symbol_table_insert("__builtin_va_list");
+       type_valist = create_builtin_type(va_list_sym, type_void_ptr);
 }
 
 void exit_parser(void)
 {
+       obstack_free(&temp_obst, NULL);
 }