Use initializer_value_t for INITIALIZER_STRING, too.
[cparser] / parser.c
index da35413..3fb68d8 100644 (file)
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ static declaration_t      **incomplete_arrays;
 static elf_visibility_tag_t default_visibility = ELF_VISIBILITY_DEFAULT;
 
 
+#define PUSH_CURRENT_ENTITY(entity) \
+       entity_t *const new_current_entity = (entity); \
+       entity_t *const old_current_entity = current_entity; \
+       ((void)(current_entity = new_current_entity))
+#define POP_CURRENT_ENTITY() (assert(current_entity == new_current_entity), (void)(current_entity = old_current_entity))
+
 #define PUSH_PARENT(stmt) \
        statement_t *const new_parent = (stmt); \
        statement_t *const old_parent = current_parent; \
@@ -118,8 +124,9 @@ static elf_visibility_tag_t default_visibility = ELF_VISIBILITY_DEFAULT;
 #define PUSH_SCOPE(scope) \
        size_t   const top       = environment_top(); \
        scope_t *const new_scope = (scope); \
-       scope_t *const old_scope = scope_push(new_scope)
-#define POP_SCOPE() (assert(current_scope == new_scope), scope_pop(old_scope), environment_pop_to(top))
+       scope_t *const old_scope = (new_scope ? scope_push(new_scope) : NULL)
+#define PUSH_SCOPE_STATEMENT(scope) PUSH_SCOPE(c_mode & (_C99 | _CXX) ? (scope) : NULL)
+#define POP_SCOPE() (new_scope ? assert(current_scope == new_scope), scope_pop(old_scope), environment_pop_to(top) : (void)0)
 
 #define PUSH_EXTENSION() \
        (void)0; \
@@ -241,18 +248,12 @@ static void semantic_comparison(binary_expression_t *expression);
        case T_ANDAND:                    \
        case T_CHARACTER_CONSTANT:        \
        case T_FLOATINGPOINT:             \
-       case T_FLOATINGPOINT_HEXADECIMAL: \
        case T_INTEGER:                   \
-       case T_INTEGER_HEXADECIMAL:       \
-       case T_INTEGER_OCTAL:             \
        case T_MINUSMINUS:                \
        case T_PLUSPLUS:                  \
        case T_STRING_LITERAL:            \
-       case T_WIDE_CHARACTER_CONSTANT:   \
-       case T_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL:       \
        case T___FUNCDNAME__:             \
        case T___FUNCSIG__:               \
-       case T___FUNCTION__:              \
        case T___PRETTY_FUNCTION__:       \
        case T___alignof__:               \
        case T___builtin_classify_type:   \
@@ -284,25 +285,26 @@ static void semantic_comparison(binary_expression_t *expression);
 static size_t get_statement_struct_size(statement_kind_t kind)
 {
        static const size_t sizes[] = {
-               [STATEMENT_ERROR]       = sizeof(statement_base_t),
-               [STATEMENT_EMPTY]       = sizeof(statement_base_t),
-               [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),
-               [STATEMENT_MS_TRY]      = sizeof(ms_try_statement_t),
-               [STATEMENT_LEAVE]       = sizeof(leave_statement_t)
+               [STATEMENT_ERROR]         = sizeof(statement_base_t),
+               [STATEMENT_EMPTY]         = sizeof(statement_base_t),
+               [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_COMPUTED_GOTO] = sizeof(computed_goto_statement_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),
+               [STATEMENT_MS_TRY]        = sizeof(ms_try_statement_t),
+               [STATEMENT_LEAVE]         = sizeof(leave_statement_t)
        };
        assert((size_t)kind < lengthof(sizes));
        assert(sizes[kind] != 0);
@@ -319,17 +321,12 @@ static size_t get_expression_struct_size(expression_kind_t kind)
        static const size_t sizes[] = {
                [EXPR_ERROR]                      = sizeof(expression_base_t),
                [EXPR_REFERENCE]                  = sizeof(reference_expression_t),
-               [EXPR_REFERENCE_ENUM_VALUE]       = sizeof(reference_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_ENUM_CONSTANT]              = sizeof(reference_expression_t),
                [EXPR_LITERAL_BOOLEAN]            = sizeof(literal_expression_t),
                [EXPR_LITERAL_INTEGER]            = sizeof(literal_expression_t),
-               [EXPR_LITERAL_INTEGER_OCTAL]      = sizeof(literal_expression_t),
-               [EXPR_LITERAL_INTEGER_HEXADECIMAL]= sizeof(literal_expression_t),
                [EXPR_LITERAL_FLOATINGPOINT]      = sizeof(literal_expression_t),
-               [EXPR_LITERAL_FLOATINGPOINT_HEXADECIMAL] = sizeof(literal_expression_t),
-               [EXPR_LITERAL_CHARACTER]          = sizeof(literal_expression_t),
-               [EXPR_LITERAL_WIDE_CHARACTER]     = sizeof(literal_expression_t),
+               [EXPR_LITERAL_CHARACTER]          = sizeof(string_literal_expression_t),
                [EXPR_STRING_LITERAL]             = sizeof(string_literal_expression_t),
-               [EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL]        = sizeof(string_literal_expression_t),
                [EXPR_COMPOUND_LITERAL]           = sizeof(compound_literal_expression_t),
                [EXPR_CALL]                       = sizeof(call_expression_t),
                [EXPR_UNARY_FIRST]                = sizeof(unary_expression_t),
@@ -373,7 +370,7 @@ static statement_t *allocate_statement_zero(statement_kind_t kind)
 
        res->base.kind            = kind;
        res->base.parent          = current_parent;
-       res->base.source_position = token.base.source_position;
+       res->base.source_position = *HERE;
        return res;
 }
 
@@ -390,7 +387,7 @@ static expression_t *allocate_expression_zero(expression_kind_t kind)
 
        res->base.kind            = kind;
        res->base.type            = type_error_type;
-       res->base.source_position = token.base.source_position;
+       res->base.source_position = *HERE;
        return res;
 }
 
@@ -430,8 +427,7 @@ static size_t get_initializer_size(initializer_kind_t kind)
 {
        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_STRING]      = sizeof(initializer_value_t),
                [INITIALIZER_LIST]        = sizeof(initializer_list_t),
                [INITIALIZER_DESIGNATOR]  = sizeof(initializer_designator_t)
        };
@@ -485,10 +481,12 @@ static inline void next_token(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline bool next_if(int const type)
+#define eat(token_kind) (assert(token.kind == (token_kind)), next_token())
+
+static inline bool next_if(token_kind_t const type)
 {
        if (token.kind == type) {
-               next_token();
+               eat(type);
                return true;
        } else {
                return false;
@@ -508,60 +506,28 @@ static inline const token_t *look_ahead(size_t num)
 /**
  * Adds a token type to the token type anchor set (a multi-set).
  */
-static void add_anchor_token(int token_kind)
+static void add_anchor_token(token_kind_t const token_kind)
 {
-       assert(0 <= token_kind && token_kind < T_LAST_TOKEN);
+       assert(token_kind < T_LAST_TOKEN);
        ++token_anchor_set[token_kind];
 }
 
-/**
- * Set the number of tokens types of the given type
- * to zero and return the old count.
- */
-static int save_and_reset_anchor_state(int token_kind)
-{
-       assert(0 <= token_kind && token_kind < T_LAST_TOKEN);
-       int count = token_anchor_set[token_kind];
-       token_anchor_set[token_kind] = 0;
-       return count;
-}
-
-/**
- * Restore the number of token types to the given count.
- */
-static void restore_anchor_state(int token_kind, int count)
-{
-       assert(0 <= token_kind && token_kind < T_LAST_TOKEN);
-       token_anchor_set[token_kind] = count;
-}
-
 /**
  * Remove a token type from the token type anchor set (a multi-set).
  */
-static void rem_anchor_token(int token_kind)
+static void rem_anchor_token(token_kind_t const token_kind)
 {
-       assert(0 <= token_kind && token_kind < T_LAST_TOKEN);
+       assert(token_kind < T_LAST_TOKEN);
        assert(token_anchor_set[token_kind] != 0);
        --token_anchor_set[token_kind];
 }
 
-/**
- * Return true if the token type of the current token is
- * in the anchor set.
- */
-static bool at_anchor(void)
-{
-       if (token.kind < 0)
-               return false;
-       return token_anchor_set[token.kind];
-}
-
 /**
  * Eat tokens until a matching token type is found.
  */
-static void eat_until_matching_token(int type)
+static void eat_until_matching_token(token_kind_t const type)
 {
-       int end_token;
+       token_kind_t end_token;
        switch (type) {
                case '(': end_token = ')';  break;
                case '{': end_token = '}';  break;
@@ -631,8 +597,6 @@ static void eat_block(void)
        next_if('}');
 }
 
-#define eat(token_kind) (assert(token.kind == (token_kind)), next_token())
-
 /**
  * Report a parse error because an expected token was not found.
  */
@@ -661,23 +625,39 @@ static void type_error_incompatible(const char *msg,
               msg, type1, type2);
 }
 
+static bool skip_till(token_kind_t const expected, char const *const context)
+{
+       if (UNLIKELY(token.kind != expected)) {
+               parse_error_expected(context, expected, NULL);
+               add_anchor_token(expected);
+               eat_until_anchor();
+               rem_anchor_token(expected);
+               if (token.kind != expected)
+                       return false;
+       }
+       return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * Expect the current token is the expected token.
- * If not, generate an error, eat the current statement,
- * and goto the error_label label.
- */
-#define expect(expected, error_label)                     \
-       do {                                                  \
-               if (UNLIKELY(token.kind != (expected))) {         \
-                       parse_error_expected(NULL, (expected), NULL); \
-                       add_anchor_token(expected);                   \
-                       eat_until_anchor();                           \
-                       rem_anchor_token(expected);                   \
-                       if (token.kind != (expected))                 \
-                         goto error_label;                           \
-               }                                                 \
-               next_token();                                     \
-       } while (0)
+ * If not, generate an error and skip until the next anchor.
+ */
+static void expect(token_kind_t const expected)
+{
+       if (skip_till(expected, NULL))
+               eat(expected);
+}
+
+static symbol_t *expect_identifier(char const *const context, source_position_t *const pos)
+{
+       if (!skip_till(T_IDENTIFIER, context))
+               return NULL;
+       symbol_t *const sym = token.base.symbol;
+       if (pos)
+               *pos = *HERE;
+       eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
+       return sym;
+}
 
 /**
  * Push a given scope on the scope stack and make it the
@@ -998,10 +978,10 @@ static assign_error_t semantic_assign(type_t *orig_type_left,
                        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))
+                       if (is_type_void(points_to_left))
                                return res;
 
-                       if (is_type_atomic(points_to_right, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+                       if (is_type_void(points_to_right)) {
                                /* ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E) §C.1.2:6 */
                                return c_mode & _CXX ? ASSIGN_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE : res;
                        }
@@ -1051,27 +1031,64 @@ static expression_t *parse_assignment_expression(void)
        return parse_subexpression(PREC_ASSIGNMENT);
 }
 
-static void warn_string_concat(const source_position_t *pos)
+static void append_string(string_t const *const s)
 {
-       warningf(WARN_TRADITIONAL, pos, "traditional C rejects string constant concatenation");
+       /* FIXME Using the ast_obstack is a hack.  Using the symbol_obstack is not
+        * possible, because other tokens are grown there alongside. */
+       obstack_grow(&ast_obstack, s->begin, s->size);
 }
 
-static string_t parse_string_literals(void)
+static string_t finish_string(void)
 {
-       assert(token.kind == T_STRING_LITERAL);
-       string_t result = token.string.string;
+       obstack_1grow(&ast_obstack, '\0');
+       size_t      const size   = obstack_object_size(&ast_obstack) - 1;
+       char const *const string = obstack_finish(&ast_obstack);
+       return (string_t){ string, size };
+}
 
-       next_token();
+static string_t concat_string_literals(string_encoding_t *const out_enc)
+{
+       assert(token.kind == T_STRING_LITERAL);
 
-       while (token.kind == T_STRING_LITERAL) {
-               warn_string_concat(&token.base.source_position);
-               result = concat_strings(&result, &token.string.string);
-               next_token();
+       string_t          result;
+       string_encoding_t enc = token.string.encoding;
+       if (look_ahead(1)->kind == T_STRING_LITERAL) {
+               append_string(&token.string.string);
+               eat(T_STRING_LITERAL);
+               warningf(WARN_TRADITIONAL, HERE, "traditional C rejects string constant concatenation");
+               do {
+                       if (token.string.encoding != STRING_ENCODING_CHAR) {
+                               enc = token.string.encoding;
+                       }
+                       append_string(&token.string.string);
+                       eat(T_STRING_LITERAL);
+               } while (token.kind == T_STRING_LITERAL);
+               result = finish_string();
+       } else {
+               result = token.string.string;
+               eat(T_STRING_LITERAL);
        }
 
+       *out_enc = enc;
        return result;
 }
 
+static string_t parse_string_literals(char const *const context)
+{
+       if (!skip_till(T_STRING_LITERAL, context))
+               return (string_t){ "", 0 };
+
+       string_encoding_t       enc;
+       source_position_t const pos = *HERE;
+       string_t          const res = concat_string_literals(&enc);
+
+       if (enc != STRING_ENCODING_CHAR) {
+               errorf(&pos, "expected plain string literal, got wide string literal");
+       }
+
+       return res;
+}
+
 static attribute_t *allocate_attribute_zero(attribute_kind_t kind)
 {
        attribute_t *attribute = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(*attribute));
@@ -1118,10 +1135,9 @@ static attribute_argument_t *parse_attribute_arguments(void)
                /* is it an identifier */
                if (token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER
                                && (look_ahead(1)->kind == ',' || look_ahead(1)->kind == ')')) {
-                       symbol_t *symbol   = token.identifier.symbol;
                        argument->kind     = ATTRIBUTE_ARGUMENT_SYMBOL;
-                       argument->v.symbol = symbol;
-                       next_token();
+                       argument->v.symbol = token.base.symbol;
+                       eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
                } else {
                        /* must be an expression */
                        expression_t *expression = parse_assignment_expression();
@@ -1134,12 +1150,7 @@ static attribute_argument_t *parse_attribute_arguments(void)
                *anchor = argument;
                anchor  = &argument->next;
        } while (next_if(','));
-       expect(')', end_error);
-
-       return first;
-
-end_error:
-       /* TODO... */
+       expect(')');
        return first;
 }
 
@@ -1147,59 +1158,15 @@ static attribute_t *parse_attribute_asm(void)
 {
        attribute_t *attribute = allocate_attribute_zero(ATTRIBUTE_GNU_ASM);
        eat(T_asm);
-
-       expect('(', end_error);
+       expect('(');
        attribute->a.arguments = parse_attribute_arguments();
        return attribute;
-
-end_error:
-       return NULL;
-}
-
-static symbol_t *get_symbol_from_token(void)
-{
-       switch(token.kind) {
-       case T_IDENTIFIER:
-               return token.identifier.symbol;
-       case T_auto:
-       case T_char:
-       case T_double:
-       case T_enum:
-       case T_extern:
-       case T_float:
-       case T_int:
-       case T_long:
-       case T_register:
-       case T_short:
-       case T_static:
-       case T_struct:
-       case T_union:
-       case T_unsigned:
-       case T_void:
-       case T_bool:
-       case T__Bool:
-       case T_class:
-       case T_explicit:
-       case T_export:
-       case T_wchar_t:
-       case T_const:
-       case T_signed:
-       case T___real__:
-       case T___imag__:
-       case T_restrict:
-       case T_volatile:
-       case T_inline:
-               /* maybe we need more tokens ... add them on demand */
-               return get_token_kind_symbol(token.kind);
-       default:
-               return NULL;
-       }
 }
 
 static attribute_t *parse_attribute_gnu_single(void)
 {
        /* parse "any-word" */
-       symbol_t *symbol = get_symbol_from_token();
+       symbol_t *const symbol = token.base.symbol;
        if (symbol == NULL) {
                parse_error_expected("while parsing attribute((", T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
                return NULL;
@@ -1236,21 +1203,23 @@ static attribute_t *parse_attribute_gnu(void)
        attribute_t **anchor = &first;
 
        eat(T___attribute__);
-       expect('(', end_error);
-       expect('(', end_error);
+       add_anchor_token(')');
+       add_anchor_token(',');
+       expect('(');
+       expect('(');
 
        if (token.kind != ')') do {
                attribute_t *attribute = parse_attribute_gnu_single();
-               if (attribute == NULL)
-                       goto end_error;
-
-               *anchor = attribute;
-               anchor  = &attribute->next;
+               if (attribute) {
+                       *anchor = attribute;
+                       anchor  = &attribute->next;
+               }
        } while (next_if(','));
-       expect(')', end_error);
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       rem_anchor_token(',');
+       rem_anchor_token(')');
 
-end_error:
+       expect(')');
+       expect(')');
        return first;
 }
 
@@ -1387,11 +1356,7 @@ static void mark_vars_read(expression_t *const expr, entity_t *lhs_ent)
                                return;
 
                        if (lhs_ent != entity && lhs_ent != ENT_ANY) {
-                               if (entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE) {
-                                       entity->variable.read = true;
-                               } else {
-                                       entity->parameter.read = true;
-                               }
+                               entity->variable.read = true;
                        }
                        return;
                }
@@ -1440,7 +1405,7 @@ static void mark_vars_read(expression_t *const expr, entity_t *lhs_ent)
 
                case EXPR_UNARY_CAST:
                        /* Special case: Use void cast to mark a variable as "read" */
-                       if (is_type_atomic(skip_typeref(expr->base.type), ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID))
+                       if (is_type_void(skip_typeref(expr->base.type)))
                                lhs_ent = NULL;
                        goto unary;
 
@@ -1521,10 +1486,10 @@ unary:
                        determine_lhs_ent(expr->va_starte.ap, lhs_ent);
                        return;
 
-               EXPR_LITERAL_CASES
+               case EXPR_LITERAL_CASES:
+               case EXPR_LITERAL_CHARACTER:
                case EXPR_ERROR:
                case EXPR_STRING_LITERAL:
-               case EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL:
                case EXPR_COMPOUND_LITERAL: // TODO init?
                case EXPR_SIZEOF:
                case EXPR_CLASSIFY_TYPE:
@@ -1535,7 +1500,7 @@ unary:
                case EXPR_OFFSETOF:
                case EXPR_STATEMENT: // TODO
                case EXPR_LABEL_ADDRESS:
-               case EXPR_REFERENCE_ENUM_VALUE:
+               case EXPR_ENUM_CONSTANT:
                        return;
        }
 
@@ -1552,27 +1517,23 @@ static designator_t *parse_designation(void)
                switch (token.kind) {
                case '[':
                        designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(designator[0]));
-                       designator->source_position = token.base.source_position;
-                       next_token();
+                       designator->source_position = *HERE;
+                       eat('[');
                        add_anchor_token(']');
                        designator->array_index = parse_constant_expression();
                        rem_anchor_token(']');
-                       expect(']', end_error);
+                       expect(']');
                        break;
                case '.':
                        designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(designator[0]));
-                       designator->source_position = token.base.source_position;
-                       next_token();
-                       if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-                               parse_error_expected("while parsing designator",
-                                                    T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
+                       designator->source_position = *HERE;
+                       eat('.');
+                       designator->symbol = expect_identifier("while parsing designator", NULL);
+                       if (!designator->symbol)
                                return NULL;
-                       }
-                       designator->symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
-                       next_token();
                        break;
                default:
-                       expect('=', end_error);
+                       expect('=');
                        return result;
                }
 
@@ -1580,33 +1541,6 @@ static designator_t *parse_designation(void)
                *anchor = designator;
                anchor  = &designator->next;
        }
-end_error:
-       return NULL;
-}
-
-static initializer_t *initializer_from_string(array_type_t *const type,
-                                              const string_t *const string)
-{
-       /* TODO: check len vs. size of array type */
-       (void) type;
-
-       initializer_t *initializer = allocate_initializer_zero(INITIALIZER_STRING);
-       initializer->string.string = *string;
-
-       return initializer;
-}
-
-static initializer_t *initializer_from_wide_string(array_type_t *const type,
-                                                   const string_t *const string)
-{
-       /* TODO: check len vs. size of array type */
-       (void) type;
-
-       initializer_t *const initializer =
-               allocate_initializer_zero(INITIALIZER_WIDE_STRING);
-       initializer->wide_string.string = *string;
-
-       return initializer;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1617,39 +1551,32 @@ static initializer_t *initializer_from_expression(type_t *orig_type,
 {
        /* TODO check that expression is a constant expression */
 
-       /* §6.7.8.14/15 char array may be initialized by string literals */
-       type_t *type           = skip_typeref(orig_type);
-       type_t *expr_type_orig = expression->base.type;
-       type_t *expr_type      = skip_typeref(expr_type_orig);
+       type_t *const type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
 
-       if (is_type_array(type) && expr_type->kind == TYPE_POINTER) {
+       /* §6.7.8.14/15 char array may be initialized by string literals */
+       if (expression->kind == EXPR_STRING_LITERAL && is_type_array(type)) {
                array_type_t *const array_type   = &type->array;
                type_t       *const element_type = skip_typeref(array_type->element_type);
-
-               if (element_type->kind == TYPE_ATOMIC) {
-                       atomic_type_kind_t akind = element_type->atomic.akind;
-                       switch (expression->kind) {
-                       case EXPR_STRING_LITERAL:
-                               if (akind == ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR
-                                               || akind == ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR
-                                               || akind == ATOMIC_TYPE_UCHAR) {
-                                       return initializer_from_string(array_type,
-                                                       &expression->string_literal.value);
-                               }
-                               break;
-
-                       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->string_literal.value);
-                               }
-                               break;
+               switch (expression->string_literal.encoding) {
+               case STRING_ENCODING_CHAR: {
+                       if (is_type_atomic(element_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR)  ||
+                           is_type_atomic(element_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR) ||
+                           is_type_atomic(element_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_UCHAR)) {
+                               goto make_string_init;
                        }
+                       break;
+               }
 
-                       default:
-                               break;
+               case STRING_ENCODING_WIDE: {
+                       type_t *bare_wchar_type = skip_typeref(type_wchar_t);
+                       if (get_unqualified_type(element_type) == bare_wchar_type) {
+make_string_init:;
+                               initializer_t *const init = allocate_initializer_zero(INITIALIZER_STRING);
+                               init->value.value = expression;
+                               return init;
                        }
+                       break;
+               }
                }
        }
 
@@ -1665,15 +1592,6 @@ static initializer_t *initializer_from_expression(type_t *orig_type,
        return result;
 }
 
-/**
- * Checks if a given expression can be used as a constant initializer.
- */
-static bool is_initializer_constant(const expression_t *expression)
-{
-       return is_constant_expression(expression) != EXPR_CLASS_VARIABLE ||
-              is_linker_constant(expression)     != EXPR_CLASS_VARIABLE;
-}
-
 /**
  * Parses an scalar initializer.
  *
@@ -1694,7 +1612,7 @@ static initializer_t *parse_scalar_initializer(type_t *type,
 
        expression_t *expression = parse_assignment_expression();
        mark_vars_read(expression, NULL);
-       if (must_be_constant && !is_initializer_constant(expression)) {
+       if (must_be_constant && !is_linker_constant(expression)) {
                errorf(&expression->base.source_position,
                       "initialisation expression '%E' is not constant",
                       expression);
@@ -1910,7 +1828,8 @@ static bool walk_designator(type_path_t *path, const designator_t *designator,
                        }
                } else {
                        expression_t *array_index = designator->array_index;
-                       assert(designator->array_index != NULL);
+                       if (is_constant_expression(array_index) != EXPR_CLASS_CONSTANT)
+                               return true;
 
                        if (!is_type_array(type)) {
                                if (is_type_valid(type)) {
@@ -2054,8 +1973,8 @@ static initializer_t *parse_sub_initializer(type_path_t *path,
                } else if (token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER && look_ahead(1)->kind == ':') {
                        /* GNU-style designator ("identifier: value") */
                        designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(designator[0]));
-                       designator->source_position = token.base.source_position;
-                       designator->symbol          = token.identifier.symbol;
+                       designator->source_position = *HERE;
+                       designator->symbol          = token.base.symbol;
                        eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
                        eat(':');
 
@@ -2084,9 +2003,7 @@ finish_designator:
                        } else {
                                if (type == NULL) {
                                        if (env->entity != NULL) {
-                                               errorf(HERE,
-                                                    "extra brace group at end of initializer for '%Y'",
-                                                    env->entity->base.symbol);
+                                               errorf(HERE, "extra brace group at end of initializer for '%N'", env->entity);
                                        } else {
                                                errorf(HERE, "extra brace group at end of initializer");
                                        }
@@ -2101,20 +2018,19 @@ finish_designator:
                                                            env);
                                rem_anchor_token('}');
 
-                               if (type != NULL) {
-                                       ascend_from_subtype(path);
-                                       expect('}', end_error);
-                               } else {
-                                       expect('}', end_error);
+                               expect('}');
+
+                               if (!type)
                                        goto error_parse_next;
-                               }
+
+                               ascend_from_subtype(path);
                        }
                } else {
                        /* must be an expression */
                        expression_t *expression = parse_assignment_expression();
                        mark_vars_read(expression, NULL);
 
-                       if (env->must_be_constant && !is_initializer_constant(expression)) {
+                       if (env->must_be_constant && !is_linker_constant(expression)) {
                                errorf(&expression->base.source_position,
                                       "Initialisation expression '%E' is not constant",
                                       expression);
@@ -2132,7 +2048,7 @@ finish_designator:
 
                                source_position_t const* const pos = &expression->base.source_position;
                                if (env->entity != NULL) {
-                                       warningf(WARN_OTHER, pos, "excess elements in initializer for '%Y'", env->entity->base.symbol);
+                                       warningf(WARN_OTHER, pos, "excess elements in initializer for '%N'", env->entity);
                                } else {
                                        warningf(WARN_OTHER, pos, "excess elements in initializer");
                                }
@@ -2140,9 +2056,7 @@ finish_designator:
                        }
 
                        /* handle { "string" } special case */
-                       if ((expression->kind == EXPR_STRING_LITERAL
-                                       || expression->kind == EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL)
-                                       && outer_type != NULL) {
+                       if (expression->kind == EXPR_STRING_LITERAL && outer_type != NULL) {
                                sub = initializer_from_expression(outer_type, expression);
                                if (sub != NULL) {
                                        next_if(',');
@@ -2194,7 +2108,9 @@ error_parse_next:
                if (token.kind == '}') {
                        break;
                }
-               expect(',', end_error);
+               add_anchor_token('}');
+               expect(',');
+               rem_anchor_token('}');
                if (token.kind == '}') {
                        break;
                }
@@ -2271,8 +2187,7 @@ static initializer_t *parse_initializer(parse_initializer_env_t *env)
                max_index = path.max_index;
                DEL_ARR_F(path.path);
 
-               expect('}', end_error);
-end_error:;
+               expect('}');
        } else {
                /* parse_scalar_initializer() also works in this case: we simply
                 * have an expression without {} around it */
@@ -2290,13 +2205,11 @@ end_error:;
                        size = max_index + 1;
                        break;
 
-               case INITIALIZER_STRING:
-                       size = result->string.string.size;
-                       break;
-
-               case INITIALIZER_WIDE_STRING:
-                       size = result->wide_string.string.size;
+               case INITIALIZER_STRING: {
+                       string_literal_expression_t const *const str = get_init_string(result);
+                       size = get_string_len(str->encoding, &str->value) + 1;
                        break;
+               }
 
                case INITIALIZER_DESIGNATOR:
                case INITIALIZER_VALUE:
@@ -2348,9 +2261,9 @@ static compound_t *parse_compound_type_specifier(bool is_struct)
        entity_kind_tag_t const kind = is_struct ? ENTITY_STRUCT : ENTITY_UNION;
        if (token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER) {
                /* the compound has a name, check if we have seen it already */
-               symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
+               symbol = token.base.symbol;
                entity = get_tag(symbol, kind);
-               next_token();
+               eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
 
                if (entity != NULL) {
                        if (entity->base.parent_scope != current_scope &&
@@ -2375,10 +2288,9 @@ static compound_t *parse_compound_type_specifier(bool is_struct)
        }
 
        if (entity == NULL) {
-               entity = allocate_entity_zero(kind, NAMESPACE_TAG, symbol);
-               entity->compound.alignment   = 1;
-               entity->base.source_position = pos;
-               entity->base.parent_scope    = current_scope;
+               entity = allocate_entity_zero(kind, NAMESPACE_TAG, symbol, &pos);
+               entity->compound.alignment = 1;
+               entity->base.parent_scope  = current_scope;
                if (symbol != NULL) {
                        environment_push(entity);
                }
@@ -2408,25 +2320,19 @@ static void parse_enum_entries(type_t *const enum_type)
 
        if (token.kind == '}') {
                errorf(HERE, "empty enum not allowed");
-               next_token();
+               eat('}');
                return;
        }
 
        add_anchor_token('}');
+       add_anchor_token(',');
        do {
-               if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-                       parse_error_expected("while parsing enum entry", T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
-                       eat_block();
-                       rem_anchor_token('}');
-                       return;
-               }
-
-               symbol_t *symbol       = token.identifier.symbol;
-               entity_t *const entity
-                       = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_ENUM_VALUE, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, symbol);
+               add_anchor_token('=');
+               source_position_t pos;
+               symbol_t *const symbol = expect_identifier("while parsing enum entry", &pos);
+               entity_t *const entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_ENUM_VALUE, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, symbol, &pos);
                entity->enum_value.enum_type = enum_type;
-               entity->base.source_position = token.base.source_position;
-               next_token();
+               rem_anchor_token('=');
 
                if (next_if('=')) {
                        expression_t *value = parse_constant_expression();
@@ -2439,12 +2345,10 @@ static void parse_enum_entries(type_t *const enum_type)
 
                record_entity(entity, false);
        } while (next_if(',') && token.kind != '}');
+       rem_anchor_token(',');
        rem_anchor_token('}');
 
-       expect('}', end_error);
-
-end_error:
-       ;
+       expect('}');
 }
 
 static type_t *parse_enum_specifier(void)
@@ -2456,9 +2360,9 @@ static type_t *parse_enum_specifier(void)
        eat(T_enum);
        switch (token.kind) {
                case T_IDENTIFIER:
-                       symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
+                       symbol = token.base.symbol;
                        entity = get_tag(symbol, ENTITY_ENUM);
-                       next_token();
+                       eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
 
                        if (entity != NULL) {
                                if (entity->base.parent_scope != current_scope &&
@@ -2485,9 +2389,8 @@ static type_t *parse_enum_specifier(void)
        }
 
        if (entity == NULL) {
-               entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_ENUM, NAMESPACE_TAG, symbol);
-               entity->base.source_position = pos;
-               entity->base.parent_scope    = current_scope;
+               entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_ENUM, NAMESPACE_TAG, symbol, &pos);
+               entity->base.parent_scope = current_scope;
        }
 
        type_t *const type     = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_ENUM);
@@ -2531,14 +2434,14 @@ static type_t *parse_typeof(void)
 
        type_t *type;
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
        add_anchor_token(')');
+       expect('(');
 
        expression_t *expression  = NULL;
 
        switch (token.kind) {
        case T_IDENTIFIER:
-               if (is_typedef_symbol(token.identifier.symbol)) {
+               if (is_typedef_symbol(token.base.symbol)) {
        DECLARATION_START
                        type = parse_typename();
                } else {
@@ -2550,15 +2453,13 @@ static type_t *parse_typeof(void)
        }
 
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       expect(')');
 
        type_t *typeof_type              = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_TYPEOF);
        typeof_type->typeoft.expression  = expression;
        typeof_type->typeoft.typeof_type = type;
 
        return typeof_type;
-end_error:
-       return NULL;
 }
 
 typedef enum specifiers_t {
@@ -2597,45 +2498,43 @@ static type_t *get_typedef_type(symbol_t *symbol)
 
 static attribute_t *parse_attribute_ms_property(attribute_t *attribute)
 {
-       expect('(', end_error);
+       attribute_property_argument_t *const property = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(*property));
 
-       attribute_property_argument_t *property
-               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(*property));
+       add_anchor_token(')');
+       add_anchor_token(',');
+       expect('(');
 
        do {
-               if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-                       parse_error_expected("while parsing property declspec",
-                                            T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
-                       goto end_error;
-               }
-
-               symbol_t **prop;
-               symbol_t  *symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
-               if (streq(symbol->string, "put")) {
-                       prop = &property->put_symbol;
-               } else if (streq(symbol->string, "get")) {
-                       prop = &property->get_symbol;
-               } else {
-                       errorf(HERE, "expected put or get in property declspec");
-                       prop = NULL;
-               }
-               eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
-               expect('=', end_error);
-               if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-                       parse_error_expected("while parsing property declspec",
-                                            T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
-                       goto end_error;
+               add_anchor_token('=');
+               source_position_t pos;
+               symbol_t *const prop_sym = expect_identifier("while parsing property declspec", &pos);
+               rem_anchor_token('=');
+
+               symbol_t **prop = NULL;
+               if (prop_sym) {
+                       if (streq(prop_sym->string, "put")) {
+                               prop = &property->put_symbol;
+                       } else if (streq(prop_sym->string, "get")) {
+                               prop = &property->get_symbol;
+                       } else {
+                               errorf(&pos, "expected put or get in property declspec, but got '%Y'", prop_sym);
+                       }
                }
+
+               add_anchor_token(T_IDENTIFIER);
+               expect('=');
+               rem_anchor_token(T_IDENTIFIER);
+
+               symbol_t *const sym = expect_identifier("while parsing property declspec", NULL);
                if (prop != NULL)
-                       *prop = token.identifier.symbol;
-               next_token();
+                       *prop = sym ? sym : sym_anonymous;
        } while (next_if(','));
+       rem_anchor_token(',');
+       rem_anchor_token(')');
 
        attribute->a.property = property;
 
-       expect(')', end_error);
-
-end_error:
+       expect(')');
        return attribute;
 }
 
@@ -2645,7 +2544,7 @@ static attribute_t *parse_microsoft_extended_decl_modifier_single(void)
        if (next_if(T_restrict)) {
                kind = ATTRIBUTE_MS_RESTRICT;
        } else if (token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               const char *name = token.identifier.symbol->string;
+               char const *const name = token.base.symbol->string;
                for (attribute_kind_t k = ATTRIBUTE_MS_FIRST; k <= ATTRIBUTE_MS_LAST;
                     ++k) {
                        const char *attribute_name = get_attribute_name(k);
@@ -2681,40 +2580,31 @@ static attribute_t *parse_microsoft_extended_decl_modifier(attribute_t *first)
 {
        eat(T__declspec);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
-
-       if (next_if(')'))
-               return NULL;
-
        add_anchor_token(')');
+       expect('(');
+       if (token.kind != ')') {
+               attribute_t **anchor = &first;
+               do {
+                       while (*anchor != NULL)
+                               anchor = &(*anchor)->next;
 
-       attribute_t **anchor = &first;
-       do {
-               while (*anchor != NULL)
-                       anchor = &(*anchor)->next;
-
-               attribute_t *attribute
-                       = parse_microsoft_extended_decl_modifier_single();
-               if (attribute == NULL)
-                       goto end_error;
-
-               *anchor = attribute;
-               anchor  = &attribute->next;
-       } while (next_if(','));
-
-       rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
-       return first;
+                       attribute_t *attribute
+                               = parse_microsoft_extended_decl_modifier_single();
+                       if (attribute == NULL)
+                               break;
 
-end_error:
+                       *anchor = attribute;
+                       anchor  = &attribute->next;
+               } while (next_if(','));
+       }
        rem_anchor_token(')');
+       expect(')');
        return first;
 }
 
 static entity_t *create_error_entity(symbol_t *symbol, entity_kind_tag_t kind)
 {
-       entity_t *const entity = allocate_entity_zero(kind, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, symbol);
-       entity->base.source_position = *HERE;
+       entity_t *const entity = allocate_entity_zero(kind, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, symbol, HERE);
        if (is_declaration(entity)) {
                entity->declaration.type     = type_error_type;
                entity->declaration.implicit = true;
@@ -2736,7 +2626,7 @@ static void parse_declaration_specifiers(declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
        bool               saw_error       = false;
 
        memset(specifiers, 0, sizeof(*specifiers));
-       specifiers->source_position = token.base.source_position;
+       specifiers->source_position = *HERE;
 
        while (true) {
                specifiers->attributes = parse_attributes(specifiers->attributes);
@@ -2751,7 +2641,7 @@ static void parse_declaration_specifiers(declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
                        specifiers->storage_class = class;                             \
                        if (specifiers->thread_local)                                  \
                                goto check_thread_storage_class;                           \
-                       next_token();                                                  \
+                       eat(token); \
                        break;
 
                MATCH_STORAGE_CLASS(T_typedef,  STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF)
@@ -2793,7 +2683,7 @@ wrong_thread_storage_class:
 #define MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(token, qualifier)                          \
                case token:                                                     \
                        qualifiers |= qualifier;                                    \
-                       next_token();                                               \
+                       eat(token); \
                        break
 
                MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_const,    TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST);
@@ -2813,7 +2703,7 @@ wrong_thread_storage_class:
                        } else {                                                    \
                                type_specifiers |= specifier;                           \
                        }                                                           \
-                       next_token();                                               \
+                       eat(token); \
                        break
 
                MATCH_SPECIFIER(T__Bool,      SPECIFIER_BOOL,      "_Bool");
@@ -2836,13 +2726,13 @@ wrong_thread_storage_class:
                MATCH_SPECIFIER(T_wchar_t,    SPECIFIER_WCHAR_T,   "wchar_t");
 
                case T_inline:
-                       next_token();
+                       eat(T_inline);
                        specifiers->is_inline = true;
                        break;
 
 #if 0
                case T__forceinline:
-                       next_token();
+                       eat(T__forceinline);
                        specifiers->modifiers |= DM_FORCEINLINE;
                        break;
 #endif
@@ -2855,7 +2745,7 @@ wrong_thread_storage_class:
                        } else {
                                type_specifiers |= SPECIFIER_LONG;
                        }
-                       next_token();
+                       eat(T_long);
                        break;
 
 #define CHECK_DOUBLE_TYPE() \
@@ -2883,7 +2773,7 @@ wrong_thread_storage_class:
                case T___builtin_va_list:
                        CHECK_DOUBLE_TYPE();
                        type = duplicate_type(type_valist);
-                       next_token();
+                       eat(T___builtin_va_list);
                        break;
 
                case T_IDENTIFIER: {
@@ -2904,7 +2794,7 @@ wrong_thread_storage_class:
                                        case '&':
                                        case '*':
                                                errorf(HERE, "discarding stray %K in declaration specifier", &token);
-                                               next_token();
+                                               eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
                                                continue;
 
                                        default:
@@ -2912,7 +2802,7 @@ wrong_thread_storage_class:
                                }
                        }
 
-                       type_t *const typedef_type = get_typedef_type(token.identifier.symbol);
+                       type_t *const typedef_type = get_typedef_type(token.base.symbol);
                        if (typedef_type == NULL) {
                                /* Be somewhat resilient to typos like 'vodi f()' at the beginning of a
                                 * declaration, so it doesn't generate 'implicit int' followed by more
@@ -2925,14 +2815,12 @@ wrong_thread_storage_class:
                                        case '*': {
                                                errorf(HERE, "%K does not name a type", &token);
 
-                                               symbol_t *symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
-                                               entity_t *entity
-                                                       = create_error_entity(symbol, ENTITY_TYPEDEF);
+                                               entity_t *const entity = create_error_entity(token.base.symbol, ENTITY_TYPEDEF);
 
                                                type = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_TYPEDEF);
                                                type->typedeft.typedefe = &entity->typedefe;
 
-                                               next_token();
+                                               eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
                                                saw_error = true;
                                                continue;
                                        }
@@ -2942,7 +2830,7 @@ wrong_thread_storage_class:
                                }
                        }
 
-                       next_token();
+                       eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
                        type = typedef_type;
                        break;
                }
@@ -3113,7 +3001,8 @@ warn_about_long_long:
                        } else {
                                errorf(pos, "multiple datatypes in declaration");
                        }
-                       goto end_error;
+                       specifiers->type = type_error_type;
+                       return;
                }
                }
 
@@ -3142,10 +3031,6 @@ warn_about_long_long:
        if (specifiers->attributes != NULL)
                type = handle_type_attributes(specifiers->attributes, type);
        specifiers->type = type;
-       return;
-
-end_error:
-       specifiers->type = type_error_type;
 }
 
 static type_qualifiers_t parse_type_qualifiers(void)
@@ -3178,10 +3063,9 @@ static void parse_identifier_list(scope_t *scope)
 {
        assert(token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER);
        do {
-               entity_t *const entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_PARAMETER, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, token.identifier.symbol);
-               entity->base.source_position = token.base.source_position;
+               entity_t *const entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_PARAMETER, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, token.base.symbol, HERE);
                /* a K&R parameter has no type, yet */
-               next_token();
+               eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
 
                if (scope != NULL)
                        append_entity(scope, entity);
@@ -3216,20 +3100,28 @@ static void semantic_parameter_incomplete(const entity_t *entity)
 static bool has_parameters(void)
 {
        /* func(void) is not a parameter */
+       if (look_ahead(1)->kind != ')')
+               return true;
        if (token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               entity_t const *const entity
-                       = get_entity(token.identifier.symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL);
+               entity_t const *const entity = get_entity(token.base.symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL);
                if (entity == NULL)
                        return true;
                if (entity->kind != ENTITY_TYPEDEF)
                        return true;
-               if (skip_typeref(entity->typedefe.type) != type_void)
+               type_t const *const type = skip_typeref(entity->typedefe.type);
+               if (!is_type_void(type))
                        return true;
+               if (c_mode & _CXX) {
+                       /* ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E) §8.3.5:2  It must be literally (void).  A typedef
+                        * is not allowed. */
+                       errorf(HERE, "empty parameter list defined with a typedef of 'void' not allowed in C++");
+               } else if (type->base.qualifiers != TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE) {
+                       /* §6.7.5.3:10  Qualification is not allowed here. */
+                       errorf(HERE, "'void' as parameter must not have type qualifiers");
+               }
        } else if (token.kind != T_void) {
                return true;
        }
-       if (look_ahead(1)->kind != ')')
-               return true;
        next_token();
        return false;
 }
@@ -3240,30 +3132,25 @@ static bool has_parameters(void)
  */
 static void parse_parameters(function_type_t *type, scope_t *scope)
 {
-       eat('(');
        add_anchor_token(')');
-       int saved_comma_state = save_and_reset_anchor_state(',');
-
-       if (token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER
-           && !is_typedef_symbol(token.identifier.symbol)) {
-               token_kind_t la1_type = (token_kind_t)look_ahead(1)->kind;
-               if (la1_type == ',' || la1_type == ')') {
-                       type->kr_style_parameters = true;
-                       parse_identifier_list(scope);
-                       goto parameters_finished;
-               }
-       }
+       eat('(');
 
-       if (token.kind == ')') {
+       if (token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER            &&
+           !is_typedef_symbol(token.base.symbol) &&
+           (look_ahead(1)->kind == ',' || look_ahead(1)->kind == ')')) {
+               type->kr_style_parameters = true;
+               parse_identifier_list(scope);
+       } else if (token.kind == ')') {
                /* ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E) §C.1.6:1 */
                if (!(c_mode & _CXX))
                        type->unspecified_parameters = true;
        } else if (has_parameters()) {
                function_parameter_t **anchor = &type->parameters;
+               add_anchor_token(',');
                do {
                        switch (token.kind) {
                        case T_DOTDOTDOT:
-                               next_token();
+                               eat(T_DOTDOTDOT);
                                type->variadic = true;
                                goto parameters_finished;
 
@@ -3296,14 +3183,12 @@ static void parse_parameters(function_type_t *type, scope_t *scope)
                                goto parameters_finished;
                        }
                } while (next_if(','));
+parameters_finished:
+               rem_anchor_token(',');
        }
 
-parameters_finished:
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
-
-end_error:
-       restore_anchor_state(',', saved_comma_state);
+       expect(')');
 }
 
 typedef enum construct_type_kind_t {
@@ -3407,7 +3292,7 @@ static construct_type_t *parse_array_declarator(void)
        expression_t *size = NULL;
        if (token.kind == '*' && look_ahead(1)->kind == ']') {
                array->is_variable = true;
-               next_token();
+               eat('*');
        } else if (token.kind != ']') {
                size = parse_assignment_expression();
 
@@ -3428,9 +3313,7 @@ static construct_type_t *parse_array_declarator(void)
                errorf(&array->base.pos, "static array parameters require a size");
 
        rem_anchor_token(']');
-       expect(']', end_error);
-
-end_error:
+       expect(']');
        return cons;
 }
 
@@ -3508,10 +3391,10 @@ ptr_operator_end: ;
                if (env->must_be_abstract) {
                        errorf(HERE, "no identifier expected in typename");
                } else {
-                       env->symbol          = token.identifier.symbol;
-                       env->source_position = token.base.source_position;
+                       env->symbol          = token.base.symbol;
+                       env->source_position = *HERE;
                }
-               next_token();
+               eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
                break;
 
        case '(': {
@@ -3519,7 +3402,7 @@ ptr_operator_end: ;
                token_t const *const la1 = look_ahead(1);
                switch (la1->kind) {
                        case T_IDENTIFIER:
-                               if (is_typedef_symbol(la1->identifier.symbol)) {
+                               if (is_typedef_symbol(la1->base.symbol)) {
                        case ')':
                                        /* §6.7.6:2 footnote 126:  Empty parentheses in a type name are
                                         * interpreted as ``function with no parameter specification'', rather
@@ -3536,7 +3419,7 @@ ptr_operator_end: ;
                        case '[':
                        case T___attribute__: /* FIXME __attribute__ might also introduce a parameter of a function declarator. */
                                        /* Paranthesized declarator. */
-                                       next_token();
+                                       eat('(');
                                        add_anchor_token(')');
                                        inner_types = parse_inner_declarator(env);
                                        if (inner_types != NULL) {
@@ -3544,7 +3427,7 @@ ptr_operator_end: ;
                                                env->must_be_abstract = true;
                                        }
                                        rem_anchor_token(')');
-                                       expect(')', end_error);
+                                       expect(')');
                                }
                                break;
                }
@@ -3593,8 +3476,6 @@ declarator_finished:
        *anchor = inner_types;
 
        return first;
-end_error:
-       return NULL;
 }
 
 static type_t *construct_declarator_type(construct_type_t *construct_list,
@@ -3768,9 +3649,8 @@ static entity_t *parse_declarator(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers,
 
        entity_t *entity;
        if (specifiers->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF) {
-               entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_TYPEDEF, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, env.symbol);
-               entity->base.source_position = env.source_position;
-               entity->typedefe.type        = orig_type;
+               entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_TYPEDEF, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, env.symbol, &env.source_position);
+               entity->typedefe.type = orig_type;
 
                if (anonymous_entity != NULL) {
                        if (is_type_compound(type)) {
@@ -3788,27 +3668,25 @@ static entity_t *parse_declarator(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers,
                }
        } else {
                /* create a declaration type entity */
+               source_position_t const *const pos = env.symbol ? &env.source_position : &specifiers->source_position;
                if (flags & DECL_CREATE_COMPOUND_MEMBER) {
-                       entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, env.symbol);
+                       entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, env.symbol, pos);
 
                        if (env.symbol != NULL) {
                                if (specifiers->is_inline && is_type_valid(type)) {
-                                       errorf(&env.source_position,
-                                                       "compound member '%Y' declared 'inline'", env.symbol);
+                                       errorf(&env.source_position, "'%N' declared 'inline'", entity);
                                }
 
                                if (specifiers->thread_local ||
                                                specifiers->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_NONE) {
-                                       errorf(&env.source_position,
-                                                       "compound member '%Y' must have no storage class",
-                                                       env.symbol);
+                                       errorf(&env.source_position, "'%N' must have no storage class", entity);
                                }
                        }
                } else if (flags & DECL_IS_PARAMETER) {
-                       entity    = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_PARAMETER, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, env.symbol);
+                       entity    = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_PARAMETER, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, env.symbol, pos);
                        orig_type = semantic_parameter(&env.source_position, orig_type, specifiers, entity);
                } else if (is_type_function(type)) {
-                       entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_FUNCTION, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, env.symbol);
+                       entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_FUNCTION, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, env.symbol, pos);
                        entity->function.is_inline      = specifiers->is_inline;
                        entity->function.elf_visibility = default_visibility;
                        entity->function.parameters     = env.parameters;
@@ -3826,7 +3704,7 @@ static entity_t *parse_declarator(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers,
                                }
                        }
                } else {
-                       entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_VARIABLE, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, env.symbol);
+                       entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_VARIABLE, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, env.symbol, pos);
                        entity->variable.elf_visibility = default_visibility;
                        entity->variable.thread_local   = specifiers->thread_local;
 
@@ -3849,12 +3727,11 @@ static entity_t *parse_declarator(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers,
                                        }
                                }
                                if (invalid_storage_class) {
-                                       errorf(&env.source_position, "invalid storage class for variable '%N'", entity);
+                                       errorf(&env.source_position, "invalid storage class for '%N'", entity);
                                }
                        }
                }
 
-               entity->base.source_position   = env.symbol != NULL ? env.source_position : specifiers->source_position;
                entity->declaration.type       = orig_type;
                entity->declaration.alignment  = get_type_alignment(orig_type);
                entity->declaration.modifiers  = env.modifiers;
@@ -3961,14 +3838,6 @@ warn_arg_count:
        }
 }
 
-/**
- * Check if a symbol is the equal to "main".
- */
-static bool is_sym_main(const symbol_t *const sym)
-{
-       return streq(sym->string, "main");
-}
-
 static void error_redefined_as_different_kind(const source_position_t *pos,
                const entity_t *old, entity_kind_t new_kind)
 {
@@ -4028,6 +3897,8 @@ static void merge_in_attributes(declaration_t *decl, attribute_t *attributes)
        }
 }
 
+static bool is_main(entity_t*);
+
 /**
  * record entities for the NAMESPACE_NORMAL, and produce error messages/warnings
  * for various problems that occur for multiple definitions
@@ -4042,6 +3913,10 @@ entity_t *record_entity(entity_t *entity, const bool is_definition)
        if (symbol == NULL)
                return entity;
 
+       assert(!entity->base.parent_scope);
+       assert(current_scope);
+       entity->base.parent_scope = current_scope;
+
        entity_t *const previous_entity = get_entity(symbol, namespc);
        /* pushing the same entity twice will break the stack structure */
        assert(previous_entity != entity);
@@ -4057,7 +3932,7 @@ entity_t *record_entity(entity_t *entity, const bool is_definition)
                        warningf(WARN_STRICT_PROTOTYPES, pos, "function declaration '%#N' is not a prototype", entity);
                }
 
-               if (current_scope == file_scope && is_sym_main(symbol)) {
+               if (is_main(entity)) {
                        check_main(entity);
                }
        }
@@ -4161,7 +4036,7 @@ entity_t *record_entity(entity_t *entity, const bool is_definition)
 
                                                case STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN:
                                                        if (is_definition) {
-                                                               if (prev_type->function.unspecified_parameters && !is_sym_main(symbol)) {
+                                                               if (prev_type->function.unspecified_parameters && !is_main(entity)) {
                                                                        warningf(WARN_MISSING_PROTOTYPES, pos, "no previous prototype for '%#N'", entity);
                                                                }
                                                        } else if (new_storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_NONE) {
@@ -4188,12 +4063,12 @@ warn_redundant_declaration: ;
                                        } else if (!is_definition        &&
                                                        is_type_valid(prev_type) &&
                                                        !pos->is_system_header) {
-                                               warningf(WARN_REDUNDANT_DECLS, pos, "redundant declaration for '%Y' (declared %P)", symbol, ppos);
+                                               warningf(WARN_REDUNDANT_DECLS, pos, "redundant declaration for '%N' (declared %P)", entity, ppos);
                                        }
                                } else if (current_function == NULL) {
                                        if (old_storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC &&
                                                        new_storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC) {
-                                               errorf(pos, "static declaration of '%Y' follows non-static declaration (declared %P)", symbol, ppos);
+                                               errorf(pos, "static declaration of '%N' follows non-static declaration (declared %P)", entity, ppos);
                                        } else if (old_storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN) {
                                                prev_decl->storage_class          = STORAGE_CLASS_NONE;
                                                prev_decl->declared_storage_class = STORAGE_CLASS_NONE;
@@ -4206,9 +4081,9 @@ warn_redundant_declaration: ;
                                } else if (is_type_valid(prev_type)) {
                                        if (old_storage_class == new_storage_class) {
 error_redeclaration:
-                                               errorf(pos, "redeclaration of '%Y' (declared %P)", symbol, ppos);
+                                               errorf(pos, "redeclaration of '%N' (declared %P)", entity, ppos);
                                        } else {
-                                               errorf(pos, "redeclaration of '%Y' with different linkage (declared %P)", symbol, ppos);
+                                               errorf(pos, "redeclaration of '%N' with different linkage (declared %P)", entity, ppos);
                                        }
                                }
                        }
@@ -4231,7 +4106,7 @@ error_redeclaration:
        if (entity->kind == ENTITY_FUNCTION) {
                if (is_definition &&
                                entity->declaration.storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC &&
-                               !is_sym_main(symbol)) {
+                               !is_main(entity)) {
                        if (is_warn_on(WARN_MISSING_PROTOTYPES)) {
                                warningf(WARN_MISSING_PROTOTYPES, pos, "no previous prototype for '%#N'", entity);
                        } else {
@@ -4248,10 +4123,6 @@ warn_missing_declaration:
        }
 
 finish:
-       assert(entity->base.parent_scope == NULL);
-       assert(current_scope != NULL);
-
-       entity->base.parent_scope = current_scope;
        environment_push(entity);
        append_entity(current_scope, entity);
 
@@ -4261,8 +4132,7 @@ finish:
 static void parser_error_multiple_definition(entity_t *entity,
                const source_position_t *source_position)
 {
-       errorf(source_position, "multiple definition of '%Y' (declared %P)",
-              entity->base.symbol, &entity->base.source_position);
+       errorf(source_position, "redefinition of '%N' (declared %P)", entity, &entity->base.source_position);
 }
 
 static bool is_declaration_specifier(const token_t *token)
@@ -4271,7 +4141,7 @@ static bool is_declaration_specifier(const token_t *token)
                DECLARATION_START
                        return true;
                case T_IDENTIFIER:
-                       return is_typedef_symbol(token->identifier.symbol);
+                       return is_typedef_symbol(token->base.symbol);
 
                default:
                        return false;
@@ -4401,12 +4271,10 @@ static void parse_declaration_rest(entity_t *ndeclaration,
                        /* ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E) §8.5.3:3  The initializer can be omitted
                         * [...] where the extern specifier is explicitly used. */
                        declaration_t *decl = &entity->declaration;
-                       if (decl->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN) {
-                               type_t *type = decl->type;
-                               if (is_type_reference(skip_typeref(type))) {
-                                       source_position_t const *const pos = &entity->base.source_position;
-                                       errorf(pos, "reference '%#N' must be initialized", entity);
-                               }
+                       if (decl->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN &&
+                           is_type_reference(skip_typeref(decl->type))) {
+                               source_position_t const *const pos = &entity->base.source_position;
+                               errorf(pos, "reference '%#N' must be initialized", entity);
                        }
                }
 
@@ -4419,12 +4287,11 @@ static void parse_declaration_rest(entity_t *ndeclaration,
                ndeclaration = parse_declarator(specifiers, flags);
                rem_anchor_token('=');
        }
-       expect(';', end_error);
+       rem_anchor_token(',');
+       rem_anchor_token(';');
+       expect(';');
 
-end_error:
        anonymous_entity = NULL;
-       rem_anchor_token(';');
-       rem_anchor_token(',');
 }
 
 static entity_t *finished_kr_declaration(entity_t *entity, bool is_definition)
@@ -4629,10 +4496,6 @@ static void check_labels(void)
        for (const goto_statement_t *goto_statement = goto_first;
            goto_statement != NULL;
            goto_statement = goto_statement->next) {
-               /* skip computed gotos */
-               if (goto_statement->expression != NULL)
-                       continue;
-
                label_t *label = goto_statement->label;
                if (label->base.source_position.input_name == NULL) {
                        print_in_function();
@@ -4704,11 +4567,7 @@ static void check_declarations(void)
 {
        if (is_warn_on(WARN_UNUSED_PARAMETER)) {
                const scope_t *scope = &current_function->parameters;
-
-               /* do not issue unused warnings for main */
-               if (!is_sym_main(current_function->base.base.symbol)) {
-                       warn_unused_entity(WARN_UNUSED_PARAMETER, scope->entities, NULL);
-               }
+               warn_unused_entity(WARN_UNUSED_PARAMETER, scope->entities, NULL);
        }
        if (is_warn_on(WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE)) {
                walk_statements(current_function->statement, check_unused_variables,
@@ -4732,10 +4591,12 @@ static bool expression_returns(expression_t const *const expr)
        switch (expr->kind) {
                case EXPR_CALL: {
                        expression_t const *const func = expr->call.function;
-                       if (func->kind == EXPR_REFERENCE) {
-                               entity_t *entity = func->reference.entity;
-                               if (entity->kind == ENTITY_FUNCTION
-                                               && entity->declaration.modifiers & DM_NORETURN)
+                       type_t       const *const type = skip_typeref(func->base.type);
+                       if (type->kind == TYPE_POINTER) {
+                               type_t const *const points_to
+                                       = skip_typeref(type->pointer.points_to);
+                               if (points_to->kind == TYPE_FUNCTION
+                                   && points_to->function.modifiers & DM_NORETURN)
                                        return false;
                        }
 
@@ -4751,10 +4612,10 @@ static bool expression_returns(expression_t const *const expr)
                }
 
                case EXPR_REFERENCE:
-               case EXPR_REFERENCE_ENUM_VALUE:
-               EXPR_LITERAL_CASES
+               case EXPR_ENUM_CONSTANT:
+               case EXPR_LITERAL_CASES:
+               case EXPR_LITERAL_CHARACTER:
                case EXPR_STRING_LITERAL:
-               case EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL:
                case EXPR_COMPOUND_LITERAL: // TODO descend into initialisers
                case EXPR_LABEL_ADDRESS:
                case EXPR_CLASSIFY_TYPE:
@@ -4805,13 +4666,13 @@ static bool expression_returns(expression_t const *const expr)
                case EXPR_VA_COPY:
                        return expression_returns(expr->va_copye.src);
 
-               EXPR_UNARY_CASES_MANDATORY
+               case EXPR_UNARY_CASES_MANDATORY:
                        return expression_returns(expr->unary.value);
 
                case EXPR_UNARY_THROW:
                        return false;
 
-               EXPR_BINARY_CASES
+               case EXPR_BINARY_CASES:
                        // TODO handle constant lhs of && and ||
                        return
                                expression_returns(expr->binary.left) &&
@@ -4839,7 +4700,6 @@ static bool initializer_returns(initializer_t const *const init)
                }
 
                case INITIALIZER_STRING:
-               case INITIALIZER_WIDE_STRING:
                case INITIALIZER_DESIGNATOR: // designators have no payload
                        return true;
        }
@@ -5010,20 +4870,21 @@ static void check_reachable(statement_t *const stmt)
 found_break_parent:
                        break;
 
-               case STATEMENT_GOTO:
-                       if (stmt->gotos.expression) {
-                               if (!expression_returns(stmt->gotos.expression))
-                                       return;
+               case STATEMENT_COMPUTED_GOTO: {
+                       if (!expression_returns(stmt->computed_goto.expression))
+                               return;
 
-                               statement_t *parent = stmt->base.parent;
-                               if (parent == NULL) /* top level goto */
-                                       return;
-                               next = parent;
-                       } else {
-                               next = stmt->gotos.label->statement;
-                               if (next == NULL) /* missing label */
-                                       return;
-                       }
+                       statement_t *parent = stmt->base.parent;
+                       if (parent == NULL) /* top level goto */
+                               return;
+                       next = parent;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               case STATEMENT_GOTO:
+                       next = stmt->gotos.label->statement;
+                       if (next == NULL) /* missing label */
+                               return;
                        break;
 
                case STATEMENT_LABEL:
@@ -5120,9 +4981,9 @@ found_break_parent:
                        type_t *const type = skip_typeref(current_function->base.type);
                        assert(is_type_function(type));
                        type_t *const ret  = skip_typeref(type->function.return_type);
-                       if (!is_type_atomic(ret, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID) &&
-                           is_type_valid(ret)                     &&
-                           !is_sym_main(current_function->base.base.symbol)) {
+                       if (!is_type_void(ret) &&
+                           is_type_valid(ret) &&
+                           !is_main(current_entity)) {
                                source_position_t const *const pos = &stmt->base.source_position;
                                warningf(WARN_RETURN_TYPE, pos, "control reaches end of non-void function");
                        }
@@ -5138,6 +4999,7 @@ found_break_parent:
                        case STATEMENT_RETURN:
                        case STATEMENT_CONTINUE:
                        case STATEMENT_BREAK:
+                       case STATEMENT_COMPUTED_GOTO:
                        case STATEMENT_GOTO:
                        case STATEMENT_LEAVE:
                                panic("invalid control flow in function");
@@ -5321,6 +5183,24 @@ warn_unreachable:
        }
 }
 
+static bool is_main(entity_t *entity)
+{
+       static symbol_t *sym_main = NULL;
+       if (sym_main == NULL) {
+               sym_main = symbol_table_insert("main");
+       }
+
+       if (entity->base.symbol != sym_main)
+               return false;
+       /* must be in outermost scope */
+       if (entity->base.parent_scope != file_scope)
+               return false;
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+static void prepare_main_collect2(entity_t*);
+
 static void parse_external_declaration(void)
 {
        /* function-definitions and declarations both start with declaration
@@ -5414,8 +5294,6 @@ static void parse_external_declaration(void)
        if (ndeclaration != entity) {
                function->parameters = ndeclaration->function.parameters;
        }
-       assert(is_declaration(entity));
-       type = skip_typeref(entity->declaration.type);
 
        PUSH_SCOPE(&function->parameters);
 
@@ -5441,9 +5319,8 @@ static void parse_external_declaration(void)
                /* parse function body */
                int         label_stack_top      = label_top();
                function_t *old_current_function = current_function;
-               entity_t   *old_current_entity   = current_entity;
                current_function                 = function;
-               current_entity                   = entity;
+               PUSH_CURRENT_ENTITY(entity);
                PUSH_PARENT(NULL);
 
                goto_first   = NULL;
@@ -5470,10 +5347,23 @@ static void parse_external_declaration(void)
                        }
                }
 
+               if (is_main(entity)) {
+                       /* Force main to C linkage. */
+                       type_t *const type = entity->declaration.type;
+                       assert(is_type_function(type));
+                       if (type->function.linkage != LINKAGE_C) {
+                               type_t *new_type           = duplicate_type(type);
+                               new_type->function.linkage = LINKAGE_C;
+                               entity->declaration.type   = identify_new_type(new_type);
+                       }
+
+                       if (enable_main_collect2_hack)
+                               prepare_main_collect2(entity);
+               }
+
+               POP_CURRENT_ENTITY();
                POP_PARENT();
                assert(current_function == function);
-               assert(current_entity   == entity);
-               current_entity   = old_current_entity;
                current_function = old_current_function;
                label_pop_to(label_stack_top);
        }
@@ -5574,8 +5464,7 @@ static expression_t *find_create_select(const source_position_t *pos,
                symbol_t *iter_symbol = iter->base.symbol;
                if (iter_symbol == NULL) {
                        type_t *type = iter->declaration.type;
-                       if (type->kind != TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT
-                                       && type->kind != TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION)
+                       if (!is_type_compound(type))
                                continue;
 
                        compound_t *sub_compound = type->compound.compound;
@@ -5644,15 +5533,15 @@ static void parse_bitfield_member(entity_t *entity)
 static void parse_compound_declarators(compound_t *compound,
                const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
 {
+       add_anchor_token(';');
+       add_anchor_token(',');
        do {
                entity_t *entity;
 
                if (token.kind == ':') {
                        /* anonymous bitfield */
                        type_t *type = specifiers->type;
-                       entity_t *entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER,
-                                                               NAMESPACE_NORMAL, NULL);
-                       entity->base.source_position               = *HERE;
+                       entity_t *const entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_COMPOUND_MEMBER, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, NULL, HERE);
                        entity->declaration.declared_storage_class = STORAGE_CLASS_NONE;
                        entity->declaration.storage_class          = STORAGE_CLASS_NONE;
                        entity->declaration.type                   = type;
@@ -5685,7 +5574,7 @@ static void parse_compound_declarators(compound_t *compound,
                                        entity_t *prev = find_compound_entry(compound, symbol);
                                        if (prev != NULL) {
                                                source_position_t const *const ppos = &prev->base.source_position;
-                                               errorf(pos, "multiple declarations of symbol '%Y' (declared %P)", symbol, ppos);
+                                               errorf(pos, "multiple declarations of '%N' (declared %P)", entity, ppos);
                                        }
                                }
 
@@ -5705,6 +5594,8 @@ static void parse_compound_declarators(compound_t *compound,
                                                                token.kind          != ';' ||
                                                                look_ahead(1)->kind != '}') {
                                                        errorf(pos, "'%N' has incomplete type '%T'", entity, orig_type);
+                                               } else if (compound->members.entities == NULL) {
+                                                       errorf(pos, "flexible array member in otherwise empty struct");
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
@@ -5713,9 +5604,10 @@ static void parse_compound_declarators(compound_t *compound,
                        }
                }
        } while (next_if(','));
-       expect(';', end_error);
+       rem_anchor_token(',');
+       rem_anchor_token(';');
+       expect(';');
 
-end_error:
        anonymous_entity = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -5739,8 +5631,7 @@ static void parse_compound_type_entries(compound_t *compound)
 
                        default:
                                rem_anchor_token('}');
-                               expect('}', end_error);
-end_error:
+                               expect('}');
                                /* §6.7.2.1:7 */
                                compound->complete = true;
                                return;
@@ -5780,28 +5671,14 @@ struct expression_parser_function_t {
 
 static expression_parser_function_t expression_parsers[T_LAST_TOKEN];
 
-/**
- * Prints an error message if an expression was expected but not read
- */
-static expression_t *expected_expression_error(void)
+static type_t *get_string_type(string_encoding_t const enc)
 {
-       /* skip the error message if the error token was read */
-       if (token.kind != T_ERROR) {
-               errorf(HERE, "expected expression, got token %K", &token);
+       bool const warn = is_warn_on(WARN_WRITE_STRINGS);
+       switch (enc) {
+       case STRING_ENCODING_CHAR: return warn ? type_const_char_ptr    : type_char_ptr;
+       case STRING_ENCODING_WIDE: return warn ? type_const_wchar_t_ptr : type_wchar_t_ptr;
        }
-       next_token();
-
-       return create_error_expression();
-}
-
-static type_t *get_string_type(void)
-{
-       return is_warn_on(WARN_WRITE_STRINGS) ? type_const_char_ptr : type_char_ptr;
-}
-
-static type_t *get_wide_string_type(void)
-{
-       return is_warn_on(WARN_WRITE_STRINGS) ? type_const_wchar_t_ptr : type_wchar_t_ptr;
+       panic("invalid string encoding");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5809,31 +5686,10 @@ static type_t *get_wide_string_type(void)
  */
 static expression_t *parse_string_literal(void)
 {
-       source_position_t begin   = token.base.source_position;
-       string_t          res     = token.string.string;
-       bool              is_wide = (token.kind == T_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL);
-
-       next_token();
-       while (token.kind == T_STRING_LITERAL
-                       || token.kind == T_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL) {
-               warn_string_concat(&token.base.source_position);
-               res = concat_strings(&res, &token.string.string);
-               next_token();
-               is_wide |= token.kind == T_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL;
-       }
-
-       expression_t *literal;
-       if (is_wide) {
-               literal = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL);
-               literal->base.type = get_wide_string_type();
-       } else {
-               literal = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_STRING_LITERAL);
-               literal->base.type = get_string_type();
-       }
-       literal->base.source_position = begin;
-       literal->literal.value        = res;
-
-       return literal;
+       expression_t *const expr = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_STRING_LITERAL);
+       expr->string_literal.value = concat_string_literals(&expr->string_literal.encoding);
+       expr->base.type            = get_string_type(expr->string_literal.encoding);
+       return expr;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5846,7 +5702,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_boolean_literal(bool value)
        literal->literal.value.begin = value ? "true" : "false";
        literal->literal.value.size  = value ? 4 : 5;
 
-       next_token();
+       eat(value ? T_true : T_false);
        return literal;
 }
 
@@ -5887,8 +5743,7 @@ static void check_integer_suffix(void)
                }
        }
        if (*c != '\0') {
-               errorf(&token.base.source_position,
-                      "invalid suffix '%S' on integer constant", suffix);
+               errorf(HERE, "invalid suffix '%S' on integer constant", suffix);
        } else if (not_traditional) {
                warn_traditional_suffix();
        }
@@ -5911,8 +5766,7 @@ static type_t *check_floatingpoint_suffix(void)
                type = type_long_double;
        }
        if (*c != '\0') {
-               errorf(&token.base.source_position,
-                      "invalid suffix '%S' on floatingpoint constant", suffix);
+               errorf(HERE, "invalid suffix '%S' on floatingpoint constant", suffix);
        } else if (not_traditional) {
                warn_traditional_suffix();
        }
@@ -5934,24 +5788,12 @@ static expression_t *parse_number_literal(void)
                check_integer_suffix();
                type = type_int;
                break;
-       case T_INTEGER_OCTAL:
-               kind = EXPR_LITERAL_INTEGER_OCTAL;
-               check_integer_suffix();
-               type = type_int;
-               break;
-       case T_INTEGER_HEXADECIMAL:
-               kind = EXPR_LITERAL_INTEGER_HEXADECIMAL;
-               check_integer_suffix();
-               type = type_int;
-               break;
+
        case T_FLOATINGPOINT:
                kind = EXPR_LITERAL_FLOATINGPOINT;
                type = check_floatingpoint_suffix();
                break;
-       case T_FLOATINGPOINT_HEXADECIMAL:
-               kind = EXPR_LITERAL_FLOATINGPOINT_HEXADECIMAL;
-               type = check_floatingpoint_suffix();
-               break;
+
        default:
                panic("unexpected token type in parse_number_literal");
        }
@@ -5975,44 +5817,37 @@ static expression_t *parse_number_literal(void)
  */
 static expression_t *parse_character_constant(void)
 {
-       expression_t *literal = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_LITERAL_CHARACTER);
-       literal->base.type     = c_mode & _CXX ? type_char : type_int;
-       literal->literal.value = token.string.string;
+       expression_t *const literal = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_LITERAL_CHARACTER);
+       literal->string_literal.encoding = token.string.encoding;
+       literal->string_literal.value    = token.string.string;
+
+       size_t const size = get_string_len(token.string.encoding, &token.string.string);
+       switch (token.string.encoding) {
+       case STRING_ENCODING_CHAR:
+               literal->base.type = c_mode & _CXX ? type_char : type_int;
+               if (size > 1) {
+                       if (!GNU_MODE && !(c_mode & _C99)) {
+                               errorf(HERE, "more than 1 character in character constant");
+                       } else {
+                               literal->base.type = type_int;
+                               warningf(WARN_MULTICHAR, HERE, "multi-character character constant");
+                       }
+               }
+               break;
 
-       size_t len = literal->literal.value.size;
-       if (len > 1) {
-               if (!GNU_MODE && !(c_mode & _C99)) {
-                       errorf(HERE, "more than 1 character in character constant");
-               } else {
-                       literal->base.type = type_int;
+       case STRING_ENCODING_WIDE:
+               literal->base.type = type_int;
+               if (size > 1) {
                        warningf(WARN_MULTICHAR, HERE, "multi-character character constant");
                }
+               break;
        }
 
-       next_token();
-       return literal;
-}
-
-/**
- * Parse a wide character constant.
- */
-static expression_t *parse_wide_character_constant(void)
-{
-       expression_t *literal = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_LITERAL_WIDE_CHARACTER);
-       literal->base.type     = type_int;
-       literal->literal.value = token.string.string;
-
-       size_t len = wstrlen(&literal->literal.value);
-       if (len > 1) {
-               warningf(WARN_MULTICHAR, HERE, "multi-character character constant");
-       }
-
-       next_token();
+       eat(T_CHARACTER_CONSTANT);
        return literal;
 }
 
-static entity_t *create_implicit_function(symbol_t *symbol,
-               const source_position_t *source_position)
+static entity_t *create_implicit_function(symbol_t *symbol, source_position_t const *const pos)
 {
        type_t *ntype                          = allocate_type_zero(TYPE_FUNCTION);
        ntype->function.return_type            = type_int;
@@ -6020,12 +5855,11 @@ static entity_t *create_implicit_function(symbol_t *symbol,
        ntype->function.linkage                = LINKAGE_C;
        type_t *type                           = identify_new_type(ntype);
 
-       entity_t *const entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_FUNCTION, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, symbol);
+       entity_t *const entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_FUNCTION, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, symbol, pos);
        entity->declaration.storage_class          = STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN;
        entity->declaration.declared_storage_class = STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN;
        entity->declaration.type                   = type;
        entity->declaration.implicit               = true;
-       entity->base.source_position               = *source_position;
 
        if (current_scope != NULL)
                record_entity(entity, false);
@@ -6098,13 +5932,9 @@ type_t *revert_automatic_type_conversion(const expression_t *expression)
        }
 
        case EXPR_STRING_LITERAL: {
-               size_t size = expression->string_literal.value.size;
-               return make_array_type(type_char, size, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
-       }
-
-       case EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL: {
-               size_t size = wstrlen(&expression->string_literal.value);
-               return make_array_type(type_wchar_t, size, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
+               size_t  const size = get_string_len(expression->string_literal.encoding, &expression->string_literal.value) + 1;
+               type_t *const elem = get_unqualified_type(expression->base.type->pointer.points_to);
+               return make_array_type(elem, size, TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE);
        }
 
        case EXPR_COMPOUND_LITERAL:
@@ -6151,13 +5981,9 @@ static entity_t *parse_qualified_identifier(void)
 
        entity_t *entity;
        while (true) {
-               if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-                       parse_error_expected("while parsing identifier", T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
+               symbol = expect_identifier("while parsing identifier", &pos);
+               if (!symbol)
                        return create_error_entity(sym_anonymous, ENTITY_VARIABLE);
-               }
-               symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
-               pos    = *HERE;
-               next_token();
 
                /* lookup entity */
                entity = lookup_entity(lookup_scope, symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL);
@@ -6188,9 +6014,8 @@ static entity_t *parse_qualified_identifier(void)
        if (entity == NULL) {
                if (!strict_mode && token.kind == '(') {
                        /* an implicitly declared function */
-                       warningf(WARN_IMPLICIT_FUNCTION_DECLARATION, &pos,
-                                "implicit declaration of function '%Y'", symbol);
                        entity = create_implicit_function(symbol, &pos);
+                       warningf(WARN_IMPLICIT_FUNCTION_DECLARATION, &pos, "implicit declaration of '%N'", entity);
                } else {
                        errorf(&pos, "unknown identifier '%Y' found.", symbol);
                        entity = create_error_entity(symbol, ENTITY_VARIABLE);
@@ -6202,7 +6027,7 @@ static entity_t *parse_qualified_identifier(void)
 
 static expression_t *parse_reference(void)
 {
-       source_position_t const pos    = token.base.source_position;
+       source_position_t const pos    = *HERE;
        entity_t         *const entity = parse_qualified_identifier();
 
        type_t *orig_type;
@@ -6220,7 +6045,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_reference(void)
 
        expression_kind_t kind = EXPR_REFERENCE;
        if (entity->kind == ENTITY_ENUM_VALUE)
-               kind = EXPR_REFERENCE_ENUM_VALUE;
+               kind = EXPR_ENUM_CONSTANT;
 
        expression_t *expression         = allocate_expression_zero(kind);
        expression->base.source_position = pos;
@@ -6236,12 +6061,8 @@ static expression_t *parse_reference(void)
                && (current_function != NULL
                        && entity->base.parent_scope->depth < current_function->parameters.depth)
                && (entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE || entity->kind == ENTITY_PARAMETER)) {
-               if (entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE) {
-                       /* access of a variable from an outer function */
-                       entity->variable.address_taken = true;
-               } else if (entity->kind == ENTITY_PARAMETER) {
-                       entity->parameter.address_taken = true;
-               }
+               /* access of a variable from an outer function */
+               entity->variable.address_taken = true;
                current_function->need_closure = true;
        }
 
@@ -6260,7 +6081,7 @@ static bool semantic_cast(expression_t *cast)
        source_position_t const *pos             = &cast->base.source_position;
 
        /* §6.5.4 A (void) cast is explicitly permitted, more for documentation than for utility. */
-       if (dst_type == type_void)
+       if (is_type_void(dst_type))
                return true;
 
        /* only integer and pointer can be casted to pointer */
@@ -6326,7 +6147,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_cast(void)
        type_t *type = parse_typename();
 
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       expect(')');
 
        if (token.kind == '{') {
                return parse_compound_literal(&pos, type);
@@ -6344,8 +6165,6 @@ static expression_t *parse_cast(void)
        }
 
        return cast;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_expression();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6379,9 +6198,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_statement_expression(void)
        expression->base.type = type;
 
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
-
-end_error:
+       expect(')');
        return expression;
 }
 
@@ -6397,7 +6214,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_parenthesized_expression(void)
                return parse_statement_expression();
 
        case T_IDENTIFIER:
-               if (is_typedef_symbol(la1->identifier.symbol)) {
+               if (is_typedef_symbol(la1->base.symbol)) {
        DECLARATION_START
                        return parse_cast();
                }
@@ -6408,99 +6225,40 @@ static expression_t *parse_parenthesized_expression(void)
        expression_t *result = parse_expression();
        result->base.parenthesized = true;
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       expect(')');
 
-end_error:
        return result;
 }
 
-static expression_t *parse_function_keyword(void)
+static expression_t *parse_function_keyword(funcname_kind_t const kind)
 {
-       /* TODO */
-
        if (current_function == NULL) {
-               errorf(HERE, "'__func__' used outside of a function");
+               errorf(HERE, "'%K' used outside of a function", &token);
        }
 
        expression_t *expression  = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_FUNCNAME);
        expression->base.type     = type_char_ptr;
-       expression->funcname.kind = FUNCNAME_FUNCTION;
+       expression->funcname.kind = kind;
 
        next_token();
 
        return expression;
 }
 
-static expression_t *parse_pretty_function_keyword(void)
-{
-       if (current_function == NULL) {
-               errorf(HERE, "'__PRETTY_FUNCTION__' used outside of a function");
-       }
-
-       expression_t *expression  = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_FUNCNAME);
-       expression->base.type     = type_char_ptr;
-       expression->funcname.kind = FUNCNAME_PRETTY_FUNCTION;
-
-       eat(T___PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
-
-       return expression;
-}
-
-static expression_t *parse_funcsig_keyword(void)
-{
-       if (current_function == NULL) {
-               errorf(HERE, "'__FUNCSIG__' used outside of a function");
-       }
-
-       expression_t *expression  = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_FUNCNAME);
-       expression->base.type     = type_char_ptr;
-       expression->funcname.kind = FUNCNAME_FUNCSIG;
-
-       eat(T___FUNCSIG__);
-
-       return expression;
-}
-
-static expression_t *parse_funcdname_keyword(void)
-{
-       if (current_function == NULL) {
-               errorf(HERE, "'__FUNCDNAME__' used outside of a function");
-       }
-
-       expression_t *expression  = allocate_expression_zero(EXPR_FUNCNAME);
-       expression->base.type     = type_char_ptr;
-       expression->funcname.kind = FUNCNAME_FUNCDNAME;
-
-       eat(T___FUNCDNAME__);
-
-       return expression;
-}
-
 static designator_t *parse_designator(void)
 {
-       designator_t *result    = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
-       result->source_position = *HERE;
-
-       if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               parse_error_expected("while parsing member designator",
-                                    T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
+       designator_t *const result = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
+       result->symbol = expect_identifier("while parsing member designator", &result->source_position);
+       if (!result->symbol)
                return NULL;
-       }
-       result->symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
-       next_token();
 
        designator_t *last_designator = result;
        while (true) {
                if (next_if('.')) {
-                       if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-                               parse_error_expected("while parsing member designator",
-                                                    T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
+                       designator_t *const designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
+                       designator->symbol = expect_identifier("while parsing member designator", &designator->source_position);
+                       if (!designator->symbol)
                                return NULL;
-                       }
-                       designator_t *designator    = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
-                       designator->source_position = *HERE;
-                       designator->symbol          = token.identifier.symbol;
-                       next_token();
 
                        last_designator->next = designator;
                        last_designator       = designator;
@@ -6512,7 +6270,7 @@ static designator_t *parse_designator(void)
                        designator->source_position = *HERE;
                        designator->array_index     = parse_expression();
                        rem_anchor_token(']');
-                       expect(']', end_error);
+                       expect(']');
                        if (designator->array_index == NULL) {
                                return NULL;
                        }
@@ -6525,8 +6283,6 @@ static designator_t *parse_designator(void)
        }
 
        return result;
-end_error:
-       return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6539,15 +6295,15 @@ static expression_t *parse_offsetof(void)
 
        eat(T___builtin_offsetof);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
+       add_anchor_token(')');
        add_anchor_token(',');
+       expect('(');
        type_t *type = parse_typename();
        rem_anchor_token(',');
-       expect(',', end_error);
-       add_anchor_token(')');
+       expect(',');
        designator_t *designator = parse_designator();
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       expect(')');
 
        expression->offsetofe.type       = type;
        expression->offsetofe.designator = designator;
@@ -6566,12 +6322,27 @@ static expression_t *parse_offsetof(void)
        DEL_ARR_F(path.path);
 
        return expression;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_expression();
+}
+
+static bool is_last_parameter(expression_t *const param)
+{
+       if (param->kind == EXPR_REFERENCE) {
+               entity_t *const entity = param->reference.entity;
+               if (entity->kind == ENTITY_PARAMETER &&
+                   !entity->base.next               &&
+                   entity->base.parent_scope == &current_function->parameters) {
+                       return true;
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (!is_type_valid(skip_typeref(param->base.type)))
+               return true;
+
+       return false;
 }
 
 /**
- * Parses a _builtin_va_start() expression.
+ * Parses a __builtin_va_start() expression.
  */
 static expression_t *parse_va_start(void)
 {
@@ -6579,31 +6350,26 @@ static expression_t *parse_va_start(void)
 
        eat(T___builtin_va_start);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
+       add_anchor_token(')');
        add_anchor_token(',');
+       expect('(');
        expression->va_starte.ap = parse_assignment_expression();
        rem_anchor_token(',');
-       expect(',', end_error);
-       expression_t *const expr = parse_assignment_expression();
-       if (expr->kind == EXPR_REFERENCE) {
-               entity_t *const entity = expr->reference.entity;
-               if (!current_function->base.type->function.variadic) {
-                       errorf(&expr->base.source_position,
-                                       "'va_start' used in non-variadic function");
-               } else if (entity->base.parent_scope != &current_function->parameters ||
-                               entity->base.next != NULL ||
-                               entity->kind != ENTITY_PARAMETER) {
-                       errorf(&expr->base.source_position,
-                              "second argument of 'va_start' must be last parameter of the current function");
-               } else {
-                       expression->va_starte.parameter = &entity->variable;
-               }
-               expect(')', end_error);
-               return expression;
+       expect(',');
+       expression_t *const param = parse_assignment_expression();
+       expression->va_starte.parameter = param;
+       rem_anchor_token(')');
+       expect(')');
+
+       if (!current_function) {
+               errorf(&expression->base.source_position, "'va_start' used outside of function");
+       } else if (!current_function->base.type->function.variadic) {
+               errorf(&expression->base.source_position, "'va_start' used in non-variadic function");
+       } else if (!is_last_parameter(param)) {
+               errorf(&param->base.source_position, "second argument of 'va_start' must be last parameter of the current function");
        }
-       expect(')', end_error);
-end_error:
-       return create_error_expression();
+
+       return expression;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6615,19 +6381,21 @@ static expression_t *parse_va_arg(void)
 
        eat(T___builtin_va_arg);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
+       add_anchor_token(')');
+       add_anchor_token(',');
+       expect('(');
        call_argument_t ap;
        ap.expression = parse_assignment_expression();
        expression->va_arge.ap = ap.expression;
        check_call_argument(type_valist, &ap, 1);
 
-       expect(',', end_error);
+       rem_anchor_token(',');
+       expect(',');
        expression->base.type = parse_typename();
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       rem_anchor_token(')');
+       expect(')');
 
        return expression;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_expression();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6639,24 +6407,26 @@ static expression_t *parse_va_copy(void)
 
        eat(T___builtin_va_copy);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
+       add_anchor_token(')');
+       add_anchor_token(',');
+       expect('(');
        expression_t *dst = parse_assignment_expression();
        assign_error_t error = semantic_assign(type_valist, dst);
        report_assign_error(error, type_valist, dst, "call argument 1",
                            &dst->base.source_position);
        expression->va_copye.dst = dst;
 
-       expect(',', end_error);
+       rem_anchor_token(',');
+       expect(',');
 
        call_argument_t src;
        src.expression = parse_assignment_expression();
        check_call_argument(type_valist, &src, 2);
        expression->va_copye.src = src.expression;
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       rem_anchor_token(')');
+       expect(')');
 
        return expression;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_expression();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6668,16 +6438,14 @@ static expression_t *parse_builtin_constant(void)
 
        eat(T___builtin_constant_p);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
        add_anchor_token(')');
+       expect('(');
        expression->builtin_constant.value = parse_assignment_expression();
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       expect(')');
        expression->base.type = type_int;
 
        return expression;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_expression();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6689,20 +6457,18 @@ static expression_t *parse_builtin_types_compatible(void)
 
        eat(T___builtin_types_compatible_p);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
        add_anchor_token(')');
        add_anchor_token(',');
+       expect('(');
        expression->builtin_types_compatible.left = parse_typename();
        rem_anchor_token(',');
-       expect(',', end_error);
+       expect(',');
        expression->builtin_types_compatible.right = parse_typename();
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       expect(')');
        expression->base.type = type_int;
 
        return expression;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_expression();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6710,38 +6476,28 @@ end_error:
  */
 static expression_t *parse_compare_builtin(void)
 {
-       expression_t *expression;
-
+       expression_kind_t kind;
        switch (token.kind) {
-       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:
-               internal_errorf(HERE, "invalid compare builtin found");
-       }
-       expression->base.source_position = *HERE;
+       case T___builtin_isgreater:      kind = EXPR_BINARY_ISGREATER;      break;
+       case T___builtin_isgreaterequal: kind = EXPR_BINARY_ISGREATEREQUAL; break;
+       case T___builtin_isless:         kind = EXPR_BINARY_ISLESS;         break;
+       case T___builtin_islessequal:    kind = EXPR_BINARY_ISLESSEQUAL;    break;
+       case T___builtin_islessgreater:  kind = EXPR_BINARY_ISLESSGREATER;  break;
+       case T___builtin_isunordered:    kind = EXPR_BINARY_ISUNORDERED;    break;
+       default: internal_errorf(HERE, "invalid compare builtin found");
+       }
+       expression_t *const expression = allocate_expression_zero(kind);
        next_token();
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
+       add_anchor_token(')');
+       add_anchor_token(',');
+       expect('(');
        expression->binary.left = parse_assignment_expression();
-       expect(',', end_error);
+       rem_anchor_token(',');
+       expect(',');
        expression->binary.right = parse_assignment_expression();
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       rem_anchor_token(')');
+       expect(')');
 
        type_t *const orig_type_left  = expression->binary.left->base.type;
        type_t *const orig_type_right = expression->binary.right->base.type;
@@ -6758,8 +6514,6 @@ static expression_t *parse_compare_builtin(void)
        }
 
        return expression;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_expression();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6771,27 +6525,28 @@ static expression_t *parse_assume(void)
 
        eat(T__assume);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
        add_anchor_token(')');
+       expect('(');
        expression->unary.value = parse_assignment_expression();
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       expect(')');
 
        expression->base.type = type_void;
        return expression;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_expression();
 }
 
 /**
  * Return the label for the current symbol or create a new one.
  */
-static label_t *get_label(void)
+static label_t *get_label(char const *const context)
 {
-       assert(token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER);
        assert(current_function != NULL);
 
-       entity_t *label = get_entity(token.identifier.symbol, NAMESPACE_LABEL);
+       symbol_t *const sym = expect_identifier(context, NULL);
+       if (!sym)
+               return NULL;
+
+       entity_t *label = get_entity(sym, NAMESPACE_LABEL);
        /* If we find a local label, we already created the declaration. */
        if (label != NULL && label->kind == ENTITY_LOCAL_LABEL) {
                if (label->base.parent_scope != current_scope) {
@@ -6800,11 +6555,11 @@ static label_t *get_label(void)
                }
        } else if (label == NULL || label->base.parent_scope != &current_function->parameters) {
                /* There is no matching label in the same function, so create a new one. */
-               label = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_LABEL, NAMESPACE_LABEL, token.identifier.symbol);
+               source_position_t const nowhere = { NULL, 0, 0, false };
+               label = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_LABEL, NAMESPACE_LABEL, sym, &nowhere);
                label_push(label);
        }
 
-       eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
        return &label->label;
 }
 
@@ -6813,14 +6568,13 @@ static label_t *get_label(void)
  */
 static expression_t *parse_label_address(void)
 {
-       source_position_t source_position = token.base.source_position;
+       source_position_t const source_position = *HERE;
        eat(T_ANDAND);
-       if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               parse_error_expected("while parsing label address", T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
+
+       label_t *const label = get_label("while parsing label address");
+       if (!label)
                return create_error_expression();
-       }
 
-       label_t *const label = get_label();
        label->used          = true;
        label->address_taken = true;
 
@@ -6855,12 +6609,12 @@ static expression_t *parse_noop_expression(void)
                if (token.kind != ')') do {
                        (void)parse_assignment_expression();
                } while (next_if(','));
+
+               rem_anchor_token(',');
+               rem_anchor_token(')');
        }
-       rem_anchor_token(',');
-       rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       expect(')');
 
-end_error:
        return literal;
 }
 
@@ -6873,19 +6627,13 @@ static expression_t *parse_primary_expression(void)
        case T_false:                        return parse_boolean_literal(false);
        case T_true:                         return parse_boolean_literal(true);
        case T_INTEGER:
-       case T_INTEGER_OCTAL:
-       case T_INTEGER_HEXADECIMAL:
-       case T_FLOATINGPOINT:
-       case T_FLOATINGPOINT_HEXADECIMAL:    return parse_number_literal();
+       case T_FLOATINGPOINT:                return parse_number_literal();
        case T_CHARACTER_CONSTANT:           return parse_character_constant();
-       case T_WIDE_CHARACTER_CONSTANT:      return parse_wide_character_constant();
-       case T_STRING_LITERAL:
-       case T_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL:          return parse_string_literal();
-       case T___FUNCTION__:
-       case T___func__:                     return parse_function_keyword();
-       case T___PRETTY_FUNCTION__:          return parse_pretty_function_keyword();
-       case T___FUNCSIG__:                  return parse_funcsig_keyword();
-       case T___FUNCDNAME__:                return parse_funcdname_keyword();
+       case T_STRING_LITERAL:               return parse_string_literal();
+       case T___func__:                     return parse_function_keyword(FUNCNAME_FUNCTION);
+       case T___PRETTY_FUNCTION__:          return parse_function_keyword(FUNCNAME_PRETTY_FUNCTION);
+       case T___FUNCSIG__:                  return parse_function_keyword(FUNCNAME_FUNCSIG);
+       case T___FUNCDNAME__:                return parse_function_keyword(FUNCNAME_FUNCDNAME);
        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();
@@ -6911,7 +6659,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_primary_expression(void)
        case T_COLONCOLON:
                return parse_reference();
        case T_IDENTIFIER:
-               if (!is_typedef_symbol(token.identifier.symbol)) {
+               if (!is_typedef_symbol(token.base.symbol)) {
                        return parse_reference();
                }
                /* FALLTHROUGH */
@@ -6984,8 +6732,7 @@ check_idx:
        arr->base.type = res_type;
 
        rem_anchor_token(']');
-       expect(']', end_error);
-end_error:
+       expect(']');
        return expr;
 }
 
@@ -7006,11 +6753,11 @@ static expression_t *parse_typeprop(expression_kind_t const kind)
        expression_t *expression;
        if (token.kind == '(' && is_declaration_specifier(look_ahead(1))) {
                source_position_t const pos = *HERE;
-               next_token();
+               eat('(');
                add_anchor_token(')');
                orig_type = parse_typename();
                rem_anchor_token(')');
-               expect(')', end_error);
+               expect(')');
 
                if (token.kind == '{') {
                        /* It was not sizeof(type) after all.  It is sizeof of an expression
@@ -7038,7 +6785,7 @@ typeprop_expression:
        type_t const* const type       = skip_typeref(orig_type);
        char   const*       wrong_type = NULL;
        if (is_type_incomplete(type)) {
-               if (!is_type_atomic(type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID) || !GNU_MODE)
+               if (!is_type_void(type) || !GNU_MODE)
                        wrong_type = "incomplete";
        } else if (type->kind == TYPE_FUNCTION) {
                if (GNU_MODE) {
@@ -7058,7 +6805,6 @@ typeprop_expression:
                                what, wrong_type, orig_type);
        }
 
-end_error:
        return tp_expression;
 }
 
@@ -7079,12 +6825,9 @@ static expression_t *parse_select_expression(expression_t *addr)
        source_position_t const pos = *HERE;
        next_token();
 
-       if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               parse_error_expected("while parsing select", T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
+       symbol_t *const symbol = expect_identifier("while parsing select", NULL);
+       if (!symbol)
                return create_error_expression();
-       }
-       symbol_t *symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
-       next_token();
 
        type_t *const orig_type = addr->base.type;
        type_t *const type      = skip_typeref(orig_type);
@@ -7107,9 +6850,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_select_expression(expression_t *addr)
                type_left = type;
        }
 
-       if (type_left->kind != TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT &&
-           type_left->kind != TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION) {
-
+       if (!is_type_compound(type_left)) {
                if (is_type_valid(type_left) && !saw_error) {
                        errorf(&pos,
                               "request for member '%Y' in something not a struct or union, but '%T'",
@@ -7304,7 +7045,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_call_expression(expression_t *expression)
        }
        rem_anchor_token(',');
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       expect(')');
 
        if (function_type == NULL)
                return result;
@@ -7353,7 +7094,6 @@ static expression_t *parse_call_expression(expression_t *expression)
                        handle_builtin_argument_restrictions(call);
        }
 
-end_error:
        return result;
 }
 
@@ -7455,8 +7195,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_conditional_expression(expression_t *expression)
                true_expression = parse_expression();
        }
        rem_anchor_token(':');
-       expect(':', end_error);
-end_error:;
+       expect(':');
        expression_t *false_expression =
                parse_subexpression(c_mode & _CXX ? PREC_ASSIGNMENT : PREC_CONDITIONAL);
 
@@ -7468,16 +7207,14 @@ end_error:;
        /* 6.5.15.3 */
        source_position_t const *const pos = &conditional->base.source_position;
        type_t                        *result_type;
-       if (is_type_atomic(true_type,  ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID) ||
-                       is_type_atomic(false_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+       if (is_type_void(true_type) || is_type_void(false_type)) {
                /* ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E) §5.16:2 */
                if (true_expression->kind == EXPR_UNARY_THROW) {
                        result_type = false_type;
                } else if (false_expression->kind == EXPR_UNARY_THROW) {
                        result_type = true_type;
                } else {
-                       if (!is_type_atomic(true_type,  ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID) ||
-                           !is_type_atomic(false_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+                       if (!is_type_void(true_type) || !is_type_void(false_type)) {
                                warningf(WARN_OTHER, pos, "ISO C forbids conditional expression with only one void side");
                        }
                        result_type = type_void;
@@ -7510,8 +7247,7 @@ end_error:;
                        type_t *to2 = skip_typeref(other_type->pointer.points_to);
 
                        type_t *to;
-                       if (is_type_atomic(to1, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID) ||
-                           is_type_atomic(to2, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+                       if (is_type_void(to1) || is_type_void(to2)) {
                                to = type_void;
                        } else if (types_compatible(get_unqualified_type(to1),
                                                    get_unqualified_type(to2))) {
@@ -7567,16 +7303,14 @@ static expression_t *parse_builtin_classify_type(void)
 
        eat(T___builtin_classify_type);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
        add_anchor_token(')');
+       expect('(');
        expression_t *expression = parse_expression();
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
+       expect(')');
        result->classify_type.type_expression = expression;
 
        return result;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_expression();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -7592,8 +7326,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_delete(void)
 
        if (next_if('[')) {
                result->kind = EXPR_UNARY_DELETE_ARRAY;
-               expect(']', end_error);
-end_error:;
+               expect(']');
        }
 
        expression_t *const value = parse_subexpression(PREC_CAST);
@@ -7605,7 +7338,7 @@ end_error:;
                        errorf(&value->base.source_position,
                                        "operand of delete must have pointer type");
                }
-       } else if (is_type_atomic(skip_typeref(type->pointer.points_to), ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+       } else if (is_type_void(skip_typeref(type->pointer.points_to))) {
                source_position_t const *const pos = &value->base.source_position;
                warningf(WARN_OTHER, pos, "deleting 'void*' is undefined");
        }
@@ -7636,8 +7369,7 @@ static expression_t *parse_throw(void)
                                                "cannot throw object of incomplete type '%T'", orig_type);
                        } else if (is_type_pointer(type)) {
                                type_t *const points_to = skip_typeref(type->pointer.points_to);
-                               if (is_type_incomplete(points_to) &&
-                                               !is_type_atomic(points_to, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+                               if (is_type_incomplete(points_to) && !is_type_void(points_to)) {
                                        errorf(&value->base.source_position,
                                                        "cannot throw pointer to incomplete type '%T'", orig_type);
                                }
@@ -7660,7 +7392,7 @@ static bool check_pointer_arithmetic(const source_position_t *source_position,
        points_to = skip_typeref(points_to);
 
        if (is_type_incomplete(points_to)) {
-               if (!GNU_MODE || !is_type_atomic(points_to, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+               if (!GNU_MODE || !is_type_void(points_to)) {
                        errorf(source_position,
                               "arithmetic with pointer to incomplete type '%T' not allowed",
                               orig_pointer_type);
@@ -7820,12 +7552,7 @@ static void set_address_taken(expression_t *expression, bool may_be_register)
                errorf(pos, "address of register '%N' requested", entity);
        }
 
-       if (entity->kind == ENTITY_VARIABLE) {
-               entity->variable.address_taken = true;
-       } else {
-               assert(entity->kind == ENTITY_PARAMETER);
-               entity->parameter.address_taken = true;
-       }
+       entity->variable.address_taken = true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -8174,7 +7901,7 @@ static void semantic_sub(binary_expression_t *expression)
                               "subtracting pointers to incompatible types '%T' and '%T'",
                               orig_type_left, orig_type_right);
                } else if (!is_type_object(unqual_left)) {
-                       if (!is_type_atomic(unqual_left, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+                       if (!is_type_void(unqual_left)) {
                                errorf(pos, "subtracting pointers to non-object types '%T'",
                                       orig_type_left);
                        } else {
@@ -8197,8 +7924,7 @@ static void warn_string_literal_address(expression_t const* expr)
                expr = expr->unary.value;
        }
 
-       if (expr->kind == EXPR_STRING_LITERAL
-                       || expr->kind == EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL) {
+       if (expr->kind == EXPR_STRING_LITERAL) {
                source_position_t const *const pos = &expr->base.source_position;
                warningf(WARN_ADDRESS, pos, "comparison with string literal results in unspecified behaviour");
        }
@@ -8529,21 +8255,16 @@ static bool expression_has_effect(const expression_t *const expr)
        switch (expr->kind) {
                case EXPR_ERROR:                      return true; /* do NOT warn */
                case EXPR_REFERENCE:                  return false;
-               case EXPR_REFERENCE_ENUM_VALUE:       return false;
+               case EXPR_ENUM_CONSTANT:              return false;
                case EXPR_LABEL_ADDRESS:              return false;
 
                /* suppress the warning for microsoft __noop operations */
                case EXPR_LITERAL_MS_NOOP:            return true;
                case EXPR_LITERAL_BOOLEAN:
                case EXPR_LITERAL_CHARACTER:
-               case EXPR_LITERAL_WIDE_CHARACTER:
                case EXPR_LITERAL_INTEGER:
-               case EXPR_LITERAL_INTEGER_OCTAL:
-               case EXPR_LITERAL_INTEGER_HEXADECIMAL:
                case EXPR_LITERAL_FLOATINGPOINT:
-               case EXPR_LITERAL_FLOATINGPOINT_HEXADECIMAL: return false;
                case EXPR_STRING_LITERAL:             return false;
-               case EXPR_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL:        return false;
 
                case EXPR_CALL: {
                        const call_expression_t *const call = &expr->call;
@@ -8597,7 +8318,7 @@ static bool expression_has_effect(const expression_t *const expr)
                 * suppress the warning */
                case EXPR_UNARY_CAST: {
                        type_t *const type = skip_typeref(expr->base.type);
-                       return is_type_atomic(type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID);
+                       return is_type_void(type);
                }
 
                case EXPR_UNARY_ASSUME:               return true;
@@ -8716,10 +8437,6 @@ CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(',',                    EXPR_BINARY_COMMA,              PR
 
 static expression_t *parse_subexpression(precedence_t precedence)
 {
-       if (token.kind < 0) {
-               return expected_expression_error();
-       }
-
        expression_parser_function_t *parser
                = &expression_parsers[token.kind];
        expression_t                 *left;
@@ -8732,10 +8449,6 @@ static expression_t *parse_subexpression(precedence_t precedence)
        assert(left != NULL);
 
        while (true) {
-               if (token.kind < 0) {
-                       return expected_expression_error();
-               }
-
                parser = &expression_parsers[token.kind];
                if (parser->infix_parser == NULL)
                        break;
@@ -8769,10 +8482,7 @@ static void register_expression_parser(parse_expression_function parser,
 {
        expression_parser_function_t *entry = &expression_parsers[token_kind];
 
-       if (entry->parser != NULL) {
-               diagnosticf("for token '%k'\n", (token_kind_t)token_kind);
-               panic("trying to register multiple expression parsers for a token");
-       }
+       assert(!entry->parser);
        entry->parser = parser;
 }
 
@@ -8788,11 +8498,7 @@ static void register_infix_parser(parse_expression_infix_function parser,
 {
        expression_parser_function_t *entry = &expression_parsers[token_kind];
 
-       if (entry->infix_parser != NULL) {
-               diagnosticf("for token '%k'\n", (token_kind_t)token_kind);
-               panic("trying to register multiple infix expression parsers for a "
-                     "token");
-       }
+       assert(!entry->infix_parser);
        entry->infix_parser     = parser;
        entry->infix_precedence = precedence;
 }
@@ -8868,22 +8574,19 @@ static asm_argument_t *parse_asm_arguments(bool is_out)
 
        while (token.kind == T_STRING_LITERAL || token.kind == '[') {
                asm_argument_t *argument = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(argument[0]));
-               memset(argument, 0, sizeof(argument[0]));
 
                if (next_if('[')) {
-                       if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-                               parse_error_expected("while parsing asm argument",
-                                                    T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
+                       add_anchor_token(']');
+                       argument->symbol = expect_identifier("while parsing asm argument", NULL);
+                       rem_anchor_token(']');
+                       expect(']');
+                       if (!argument->symbol)
                                return NULL;
-                       }
-                       argument->symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
-
-                       expect(']', end_error);
                }
 
-               argument->constraints = parse_string_literals();
-               expect('(', end_error);
+               argument->constraints = parse_string_literals("asm argument");
                add_anchor_token(')');
+               expect('(');
                expression_t *expression = parse_expression();
                rem_anchor_token(')');
                if (is_out) {
@@ -8944,7 +8647,7 @@ static asm_argument_t *parse_asm_arguments(bool is_out)
                        mark_vars_read(expression, NULL);
                }
                argument->expression = expression;
-               expect(')', end_error);
+               expect(')');
 
                set_address_taken(expression, true);
 
@@ -8956,8 +8659,6 @@ static asm_argument_t *parse_asm_arguments(bool is_out)
        }
 
        return result;
-end_error:
-       return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -8970,7 +8671,7 @@ static asm_clobber_t *parse_asm_clobbers(void)
 
        while (token.kind == T_STRING_LITERAL) {
                asm_clobber_t *clobber = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(clobber[0]));
-               clobber->clobber       = parse_string_literals();
+               clobber->clobber       = parse_string_literals(NULL);
 
                *anchor = clobber;
                anchor  = &clobber->next;
@@ -8991,43 +8692,30 @@ static statement_t *parse_asm_statement(void)
        asm_statement_t *asm_statement = &statement->asms;
 
        eat(T_asm);
+       add_anchor_token(')');
+       add_anchor_token(':');
+       add_anchor_token(T_STRING_LITERAL);
 
        if (next_if(T_volatile))
                asm_statement->is_volatile = true;
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
-       add_anchor_token(')');
-       if (token.kind != T_STRING_LITERAL) {
-               parse_error_expected("after asm(", T_STRING_LITERAL, NULL);
-               goto end_of_asm;
-       }
-       asm_statement->asm_text = parse_string_literals();
+       expect('(');
+       rem_anchor_token(T_STRING_LITERAL);
+       asm_statement->asm_text = parse_string_literals("asm statement");
 
-       add_anchor_token(':');
-       if (!next_if(':')) {
-               rem_anchor_token(':');
-               goto end_of_asm;
-       }
+       if (next_if(':'))
+               asm_statement->outputs = parse_asm_arguments(true);
 
-       asm_statement->outputs = parse_asm_arguments(true);
-       if (!next_if(':')) {
-               rem_anchor_token(':');
-               goto end_of_asm;
-       }
+       if (next_if(':'))
+               asm_statement->inputs = parse_asm_arguments(false);
 
-       asm_statement->inputs = parse_asm_arguments(false);
-       if (!next_if(':')) {
-               rem_anchor_token(':');
-               goto end_of_asm;
-       }
        rem_anchor_token(':');
+       if (next_if(':'))
+               asm_statement->clobbers = parse_asm_clobbers();
 
-       asm_statement->clobbers = parse_asm_clobbers();
-
-end_of_asm:
        rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
-       expect(';', end_error);
+       expect(')');
+       expect(';');
 
        if (asm_statement->outputs == NULL) {
                /* GCC: An 'asm' instruction without any output operands will be treated
@@ -9036,8 +8724,6 @@ end_of_asm:
        }
 
        return statement;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_statement();
 }
 
 static statement_t *parse_label_inner_statement(statement_t const *const label, char const *const label_kind)
@@ -9055,7 +8741,7 @@ static statement_t *parse_label_inner_statement(statement_t const *const label,
                                 * statement after a label.  label:; is commonly used to have a label
                                 * before a closing brace. */
                                inner_stmt = create_empty_statement();
-                               next_token();
+                               eat(';');
                                break;
                        }
                        /* FALLTHROUGH */
@@ -9081,8 +8767,24 @@ static statement_t *parse_case_statement(void)
        source_position_t *const pos       = &statement->base.source_position;
 
        eat(T_case);
+       add_anchor_token(':');
+
+       expression_t *expression = parse_expression();
+       type_t *expression_type = expression->base.type;
+       type_t *skipped         = skip_typeref(expression_type);
+       if (!is_type_integer(skipped) && is_type_valid(skipped)) {
+               errorf(pos, "case expression '%E' must have integer type but has type '%T'",
+                      expression, expression_type);
+       }
+
+       type_t *type = expression_type;
+       if (current_switch != NULL) {
+               type_t *switch_type = current_switch->expression->base.type;
+               if (is_type_valid(switch_type)) {
+                       expression = create_implicit_cast(expression, switch_type);
+               }
+       }
 
-       expression_t *const expression   = parse_expression();
        statement->case_label.expression = expression;
        expression_classification_t const expr_class = is_constant_expression(expression);
        if (expr_class != EXPR_CLASS_CONSTANT) {
@@ -9098,7 +8800,15 @@ static statement_t *parse_case_statement(void)
 
        if (GNU_MODE) {
                if (next_if(T_DOTDOTDOT)) {
-                       expression_t *const end_range   = parse_expression();
+                       expression_t *end_range = parse_expression();
+                       expression_type = expression->base.type;
+                       skipped         = skip_typeref(expression_type);
+                       if (!is_type_integer(skipped) && is_type_valid(skipped)) {
+                               errorf(pos, "case expression '%E' must have integer type but has type '%T'",
+                                          expression, expression_type);
+                       }
+
+                       end_range = create_implicit_cast(end_range, type);
                        statement->case_label.end_range = end_range;
                        expression_classification_t const end_class = is_constant_expression(end_range);
                        if (end_class != EXPR_CLASS_CONSTANT) {
@@ -9120,8 +8830,8 @@ static statement_t *parse_case_statement(void)
 
        PUSH_PARENT(statement);
 
-       expect(':', end_error);
-end_error:
+       rem_anchor_token(':');
+       expect(':');
 
        if (current_switch != NULL) {
                if (! statement->case_label.is_bad) {
@@ -9167,8 +8877,7 @@ static statement_t *parse_default_statement(void)
 
        PUSH_PARENT(statement);
 
-       expect(':', end_error);
-end_error:
+       expect(':');
 
        if (current_switch != NULL) {
                const case_label_statement_t *def_label = current_switch->default_label;
@@ -9202,7 +8911,7 @@ end_error:
 static statement_t *parse_label_statement(void)
 {
        statement_t *const statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_LABEL);
-       label_t     *const label     = get_label();
+       label_t     *const label     = get_label(NULL /* Cannot fail, token is T_IDENTIFIER. */);
        statement->label.label = label;
 
        PUSH_PARENT(statement);
@@ -9245,6 +8954,20 @@ static statement_t *parse_inner_statement(void)
        return stmt;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse an expression in parentheses and mark its variables as read.
+ */
+static expression_t *parse_condition(void)
+{
+       add_anchor_token(')');
+       expect('(');
+       expression_t *const expr = parse_expression();
+       mark_vars_read(expr, NULL);
+       rem_anchor_token(')');
+       expect(')');
+       return expr;
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse an if statement.
  */
@@ -9255,24 +8978,16 @@ static statement_t *parse_if(void)
        eat(T_if);
 
        PUSH_PARENT(statement);
+       PUSH_SCOPE_STATEMENT(&statement->ifs.scope);
 
-       add_anchor_token('{');
+       add_anchor_token(T_else);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
-       add_anchor_token(')');
-       expression_t *const expr = parse_expression();
+       expression_t *const expr = parse_condition();
        statement->ifs.condition = expr;
        /* §6.8.4.1:1  The controlling expression of an if statement shall have
         *             scalar type. */
        semantic_condition(expr, "condition of 'if'-statment");
-       mark_vars_read(expr, NULL);
-       rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
 
-end_error:
-       rem_anchor_token('{');
-
-       add_anchor_token(T_else);
        statement_t *const true_stmt = parse_inner_statement();
        statement->ifs.true_statement = true_stmt;
        rem_anchor_token(T_else);
@@ -9295,6 +9010,7 @@ end_error:
                warningf(WARN_PARENTHESES, pos, "suggest explicit braces to avoid ambiguous 'else'");
        }
 
+       POP_SCOPE();
        POP_PARENT();
        return statement;
 }
@@ -9352,11 +9068,9 @@ static statement_t *parse_switch(void)
        eat(T_switch);
 
        PUSH_PARENT(statement);
+       PUSH_SCOPE_STATEMENT(&statement->switchs.scope);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
-       add_anchor_token(')');
-       expression_t *const expr = parse_expression();
-       mark_vars_read(expr, NULL);
+       expression_t *const expr = parse_condition();
        type_t       *      type = skip_typeref(expr->base.type);
        if (is_type_integer(type)) {
                type = promote_integer(type);
@@ -9369,8 +9083,6 @@ static statement_t *parse_switch(void)
                type = type_error_type;
        }
        statement->switchs.expression = create_implicit_cast(expr, type);
-       expect(')', end_error);
-       rem_anchor_token(')');
 
        switch_statement_t *rem = current_switch;
        current_switch          = &statement->switchs;
@@ -9382,11 +9094,9 @@ static statement_t *parse_switch(void)
        }
        check_enum_cases(&statement->switchs);
 
+       POP_SCOPE();
        POP_PARENT();
        return statement;
-end_error:
-       POP_PARENT();
-       return create_error_statement();
 }
 
 static statement_t *parse_loop_body(statement_t *const loop)
@@ -9410,25 +9120,19 @@ static statement_t *parse_while(void)
        eat(T_while);
 
        PUSH_PARENT(statement);
+       PUSH_SCOPE_STATEMENT(&statement->whiles.scope);
 
-       expect('(', end_error);
-       add_anchor_token(')');
-       expression_t *const cond = parse_expression();
+       expression_t *const cond = parse_condition();
        statement->whiles.condition = cond;
        /* §6.8.5:2    The controlling expression of an iteration statement shall
         *             have scalar type. */
        semantic_condition(cond, "condition of 'while'-statement");
-       mark_vars_read(cond, NULL);
-       rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
 
        statement->whiles.body = parse_loop_body(statement);
 
+       POP_SCOPE();
        POP_PARENT();
        return statement;
-end_error:
-       POP_PARENT();
-       return create_error_statement();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -9441,29 +9145,23 @@ static statement_t *parse_do(void)
        eat(T_do);
 
        PUSH_PARENT(statement);
+       PUSH_SCOPE_STATEMENT(&statement->do_while.scope);
 
        add_anchor_token(T_while);
        statement->do_while.body = parse_loop_body(statement);
        rem_anchor_token(T_while);
 
-       expect(T_while, end_error);
-       expect('(', end_error);
-       add_anchor_token(')');
-       expression_t *const cond = parse_expression();
+       expect(T_while);
+       expression_t *const cond = parse_condition();
        statement->do_while.condition = cond;
        /* §6.8.5:2    The controlling expression of an iteration statement shall
         *             have scalar type. */
        semantic_condition(cond, "condition of 'do-while'-statement");
-       mark_vars_read(cond, NULL);
-       rem_anchor_token(')');
-       expect(')', end_error);
-       expect(';', end_error);
+       expect(';');
 
+       POP_SCOPE();
        POP_PARENT();
        return statement;
-end_error:
-       POP_PARENT();
-       return create_error_statement();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -9475,11 +9173,11 @@ static statement_t *parse_for(void)
 
        eat(T_for);
 
-       expect('(', end_error1);
-       add_anchor_token(')');
-
        PUSH_PARENT(statement);
-       PUSH_SCOPE(&statement->fors.scope);
+       PUSH_SCOPE_STATEMENT(&statement->fors.scope);
+
+       add_anchor_token(')');
+       expect('(');
 
        PUSH_EXTENSION();
 
@@ -9495,7 +9193,7 @@ static statement_t *parse_for(void)
                        warningf(WARN_UNUSED_VALUE, &init->base.source_position, "initialisation of 'for'-statement has no effect");
                }
                rem_anchor_token(';');
-               expect(';', end_error2);
+               expect(';');
        }
 
        POP_EXTENSION();
@@ -9510,7 +9208,7 @@ static statement_t *parse_for(void)
                mark_vars_read(cond, NULL);
                rem_anchor_token(';');
        }
-       expect(';', end_error2);
+       expect(';');
        if (token.kind != ')') {
                expression_t *const step = parse_expression();
                statement->fors.step = step;
@@ -9519,22 +9217,13 @@ static statement_t *parse_for(void)
                        warningf(WARN_UNUSED_VALUE, &step->base.source_position, "step of 'for'-statement has no effect");
                }
        }
-       expect(')', end_error2);
        rem_anchor_token(')');
+       expect(')');
        statement->fors.body = parse_loop_body(statement);
 
        POP_SCOPE();
        POP_PARENT();
        return statement;
-
-end_error2:
-       POP_PARENT();
-       rem_anchor_token(')');
-       POP_SCOPE();
-       /* fallthrough */
-
-end_error1:
-       return create_error_statement();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -9542,10 +9231,12 @@ end_error1:
  */
 static statement_t *parse_goto(void)
 {
-       statement_t *statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_GOTO);
-       eat(T_goto);
+       statement_t *statement;
+       if (GNU_MODE && look_ahead(1)->kind == '*') {
+               statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_COMPUTED_GOTO);
+               eat(T_goto);
+               eat('*');
 
-       if (GNU_MODE && next_if('*')) {
                expression_t *expression = parse_expression();
                mark_vars_read(expression, NULL);
 
@@ -9563,27 +9254,25 @@ static statement_t *parse_goto(void)
                        expression = create_implicit_cast(expression, type_void_ptr);
                }
 
-               statement->gotos.expression = expression;
-       } else if (token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               label_t *const label = get_label();
-               label->used            = true;
-               statement->gotos.label = label;
+               statement->computed_goto.expression = expression;
        } else {
-               if (GNU_MODE)
-                       parse_error_expected("while parsing goto", T_IDENTIFIER, '*', NULL);
-               else
-                       parse_error_expected("while parsing goto", T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
-               eat_until_anchor();
-               return create_error_statement();
-       }
+               statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_GOTO);
+               eat(T_goto);
 
-       /* remember the goto's in a list for later checking */
-       *goto_anchor = &statement->gotos;
-       goto_anchor  = &statement->gotos.next;
+               label_t *const label = get_label("while parsing goto");
+               if (label) {
+                       label->used            = true;
+                       statement->gotos.label = label;
 
-       expect(';', end_error);
+                       /* remember the goto's in a list for later checking */
+                       *goto_anchor = &statement->gotos;
+                       goto_anchor  = &statement->gotos.next;
+               } else {
+                       statement->gotos.label = &allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_LABEL, NAMESPACE_LABEL, sym_anonymous, &builtin_source_position)->label;
+               }
+       }
 
-end_error:
+       expect(';');
        return statement;
 }
 
@@ -9599,9 +9288,7 @@ static statement_t *parse_continue(void)
        statement_t *statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_CONTINUE);
 
        eat(T_continue);
-       expect(';', end_error);
-
-end_error:
+       expect(';');
        return statement;
 }
 
@@ -9617,9 +9304,7 @@ static statement_t *parse_break(void)
        statement_t *statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_BREAK);
 
        eat(T_break);
-       expect(';', end_error);
-
-end_error:
+       expect(';');
        return statement;
 }
 
@@ -9635,9 +9320,7 @@ static statement_t *parse_leave_statement(void)
        statement_t *statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_LEAVE);
 
        eat(T___leave);
-       expect(';', end_error);
-
-end_error:
+       expect(';');
        return statement;
 }
 
@@ -9676,20 +9359,13 @@ static bool expression_is_local_variable(const expression_t *expression)
        return is_local_variable(entity);
 }
 
-/**
- * Check if a given expression represents a local variable and
- * return its declaration then, else return NULL.
- */
-entity_t *expression_is_variable(const expression_t *expression)
+static void err_or_warn(source_position_t const *const pos, char const *const msg)
 {
-       if (expression->base.kind != EXPR_REFERENCE) {
-               return NULL;
+       if (c_mode & _CXX || strict_mode) {
+               errorf(pos, msg);
+       } else {
+               warningf(WARN_OTHER, pos, msg);
        }
-       entity_t *entity = expression->reference.entity;
-       if (entity->kind != ENTITY_VARIABLE)
-               return NULL;
-
-       return entity;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -9714,24 +9390,14 @@ static statement_t *parse_return(void)
        if (return_value != NULL) {
                type_t *return_value_type = skip_typeref(return_value->base.type);
 
-               if (is_type_atomic(return_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
-                       if (is_type_atomic(return_value_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+               if (is_type_void(return_type)) {
+                       if (!is_type_void(return_value_type)) {
                                /* ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E) §6.6.3:2 */
                                /* Only warn in C mode, because GCC does the same */
-                               if (c_mode & _CXX || strict_mode) {
-                                       errorf(pos,
-                                                       "'return' with a value, in function returning 'void'");
-                               } else {
-                                       warningf(WARN_OTHER, pos, "'return' with a value, in function returning 'void'");
-                               }
+                               err_or_warn(pos, "'return' with a value, in function returning 'void'");
                        } else if (!(c_mode & _CXX)) { /* ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E) §6.6.3:3 */
                                /* Only warn in C mode, because GCC does the same */
-                               if (strict_mode) {
-                                       errorf(pos,
-                                                       "'return' with expression in function returning 'void'");
-                               } else {
-                                       warningf(WARN_OTHER, pos, "'return' with expression in function returning 'void'");
-                               }
+                               err_or_warn(pos, "'return' with expression in function returning 'void'");
                        }
                } else {
                        assign_error_t error = semantic_assign(return_type, return_value);
@@ -9746,20 +9412,13 @@ static statement_t *parse_return(void)
                                warningf(WARN_OTHER, pos, "function returns address of local variable");
                        }
                }
-       } else if (!is_type_atomic(return_type, ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID)) {
+       } else if (!is_type_void(return_type)) {
                /* ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E) §6.6.3:3 */
-               if (c_mode & _CXX || strict_mode) {
-                       errorf(pos,
-                              "'return' without value, in function returning non-void");
-               } else {
-                       warningf(WARN_OTHER, pos, "'return' without value, in function returning non-void");
-               }
+               err_or_warn(pos, "'return' without value, in function returning non-void");
        }
        statement->returns.value = return_value;
 
-       expect(';', end_error);
-
-end_error:
+       expect(';');
        return statement;
 }
 
@@ -9797,9 +9456,7 @@ static statement_t *parse_expression_statement(void)
        statement->expression.expression = expr;
        mark_vars_read(expr, ENT_ANY);
 
-       expect(';', end_error);
-
-end_error:
+       expect(';');
        return statement;
 }
 
@@ -9822,10 +9479,7 @@ static statement_t *parse_ms_try_statment(void)
        POP_PARENT();
 
        if (next_if(T___except)) {
-               expect('(', end_error);
-               add_anchor_token(')');
-               expression_t *const expr = parse_expression();
-               mark_vars_read(expr, NULL);
+               expression_t *const expr = parse_condition();
                type_t       *      type = skip_typeref(expr->base.type);
                if (is_type_integer(type)) {
                        type = promote_integer(type);
@@ -9835,18 +9489,11 @@ static statement_t *parse_ms_try_statment(void)
                        type = type_error_type;
                }
                statement->ms_try.except_expression = create_implicit_cast(expr, type);
-               rem_anchor_token(')');
-               expect(')', end_error);
-               statement->ms_try.final_statement = parse_compound_statement(false);
-       } else if (next_if(T__finally)) {
-               statement->ms_try.final_statement = parse_compound_statement(false);
-       } else {
+       } else if (!next_if(T__finally)) {
                parse_error_expected("while parsing __try statement", T___except, T___finally, NULL);
-               return create_error_statement();
        }
+       statement->ms_try.final_statement = parse_compound_statement(false);
        return statement;
-end_error:
-       return create_error_statement();
 }
 
 static statement_t *parse_empty_statement(void)
@@ -9866,32 +9513,31 @@ static statement_t *parse_local_label_declaration(void)
        entity_t *begin   = NULL;
        entity_t *end     = NULL;
        entity_t **anchor = &begin;
+       add_anchor_token(';');
+       add_anchor_token(',');
        do {
-               if (token.kind != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-                       parse_error_expected("while parsing local label declaration",
-                               T_IDENTIFIER, NULL);
-                       goto end_error;
-               }
-               symbol_t *symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
-               entity_t *entity = get_entity(symbol, NAMESPACE_LABEL);
-               if (entity != NULL && entity->base.parent_scope == current_scope) {
-                       source_position_t const *const ppos = &entity->base.source_position;
-                       errorf(HERE, "multiple definitions of '%N' (previous definition %P)", entity, ppos);
-               } else {
-                       entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_LOCAL_LABEL, NAMESPACE_LABEL, symbol);
-                       entity->base.parent_scope    = current_scope;
-                       entity->base.source_position = token.base.source_position;
+               source_position_t pos;
+               symbol_t *const symbol = expect_identifier("while parsing local label declaration", &pos);
+               if (symbol) {
+                       entity_t *entity = get_entity(symbol, NAMESPACE_LABEL);
+                       if (entity != NULL && entity->base.parent_scope == current_scope) {
+                               source_position_t const *const ppos = &entity->base.source_position;
+                               errorf(&pos, "multiple definitions of '%N' (previous definition %P)", entity, ppos);
+                       } else {
+                               entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_LOCAL_LABEL, NAMESPACE_LABEL, symbol, &pos);
+                               entity->base.parent_scope = current_scope;
 
-                       *anchor = entity;
-                       anchor  = &entity->base.next;
-                       end     = entity;
+                               *anchor = entity;
+                               anchor  = &entity->base.next;
+                               end     = entity;
 
-                       environment_push(entity);
+                               environment_push(entity);
+                       }
                }
-               next_token();
        } while (next_if(','));
-       expect(';', end_error);
-end_error:
+       rem_anchor_token(',');
+       rem_anchor_token(';');
+       expect(';');
        statement->declaration.declarations_begin = begin;
        statement->declaration.declarations_end   = end;
        return statement;
@@ -9905,25 +9551,20 @@ static void parse_namespace_definition(void)
        symbol_t *symbol = NULL;
 
        if (token.kind == T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               symbol = token.identifier.symbol;
-               next_token();
-
+               symbol = token.base.symbol;
                entity = get_entity(symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL);
-               if (entity != NULL
-                               && entity->kind != ENTITY_NAMESPACE
-                               && entity->base.parent_scope == current_scope) {
-                       if (is_entity_valid(entity)) {
-                               error_redefined_as_different_kind(&token.base.source_position,
-                                               entity, ENTITY_NAMESPACE);
-                       }
+               if (entity && entity->kind != ENTITY_NAMESPACE) {
                        entity = NULL;
+                       if (entity->base.parent_scope == current_scope && is_entity_valid(entity)) {
+                               error_redefined_as_different_kind(HERE, entity, ENTITY_NAMESPACE);
+                       }
                }
+               eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
        }
 
        if (entity == NULL) {
-               entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_NAMESPACE, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, symbol);
-               entity->base.source_position = token.base.source_position;
-               entity->base.parent_scope    = current_scope;
+               entity = allocate_entity_zero(ENTITY_NAMESPACE, NAMESPACE_NORMAL, symbol, HERE);
+               entity->base.parent_scope = current_scope;
        }
 
        if (token.kind == '=') {
@@ -9935,17 +9576,15 @@ static void parse_namespace_definition(void)
        append_entity(current_scope, entity);
 
        PUSH_SCOPE(&entity->namespacee.members);
+       PUSH_CURRENT_ENTITY(entity);
 
-       entity_t     *old_current_entity = current_entity;
-       current_entity = entity;
-
-       expect('{', end_error);
+       add_anchor_token('}');
+       expect('{');
        parse_externals();
-       expect('}', end_error);
+       rem_anchor_token('}');
+       expect('}');
 
-end_error:
-       assert(current_entity == entity);
-       current_entity = old_current_entity;
+       POP_CURRENT_ENTITY();
        POP_SCOPE();
 }
 
@@ -9956,16 +9595,14 @@ end_error:
  */
 static statement_t *intern_parse_statement(void)
 {
-       statement_t *statement = NULL;
-
        /* declaration or statement */
-       add_anchor_token(';');
+       statement_t *statement;
        switch (token.kind) {
        case T_IDENTIFIER: {
                token_kind_t la1_type = (token_kind_t)look_ahead(1)->kind;
                if (la1_type == ':') {
                        statement = parse_label_statement();
-               } else if (is_typedef_symbol(token.identifier.symbol)) {
+               } else if (is_typedef_symbol(token.base.symbol)) {
                        statement = parse_declaration_statement();
                } else {
                        /* it's an identifier, the grammar says this must be an
@@ -9975,7 +9612,7 @@ static statement_t *intern_parse_statement(void)
                        switch (la1_type) {
                        case '&':
                        case '*':
-                               if (get_entity(token.identifier.symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL) != NULL) {
+                               if (get_entity(token.base.symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL) != NULL) {
                        default:
                                        statement = parse_expression_statement();
                                } else {
@@ -10030,14 +9667,9 @@ static statement_t *intern_parse_statement(void)
        default:
                errorf(HERE, "unexpected token %K while parsing statement", &token);
                statement = create_error_statement();
-               if (!at_anchor())
-                       next_token();
+               eat_until_anchor();
                break;
        }
-       rem_anchor_token(';');
-
-       assert(statement != NULL
-                       && statement->base.source_position.input_name != NULL);
 
        return statement;
 }
@@ -10082,6 +9714,7 @@ static statement_t *parse_compound_statement(bool inside_expression_statement)
        add_anchor_token('*');
        add_anchor_token('+');
        add_anchor_token('-');
+       add_anchor_token(';');
        add_anchor_token('{');
        add_anchor_token('~');
        add_anchor_token(T_CHARACTER_CONSTANT);
@@ -10092,12 +9725,9 @@ static statement_t *parse_compound_statement(bool inside_expression_statement)
        add_anchor_token(T_MINUSMINUS);
        add_anchor_token(T_PLUSPLUS);
        add_anchor_token(T_STRING_LITERAL);
-       add_anchor_token(T_WIDE_CHARACTER_CONSTANT);
-       add_anchor_token(T_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL);
        add_anchor_token(T__Bool);
        add_anchor_token(T__Complex);
        add_anchor_token(T__Imaginary);
-       add_anchor_token(T___FUNCTION__);
        add_anchor_token(T___PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
        add_anchor_token(T___alignof__);
        add_anchor_token(T___attribute__);
@@ -10165,18 +9795,10 @@ static statement_t *parse_compound_statement(bool inside_expression_statement)
 
        statement_t **anchor            = &statement->compound.statements;
        bool          only_decls_so_far = true;
-       while (token.kind != '}') {
-               if (token.kind == T_EOF) {
-                       errorf(&statement->base.source_position,
-                              "EOF while parsing compound statement");
-                       break;
-               }
+       while (token.kind != '}' && token.kind != T_EOF) {
                statement_t *sub_statement = intern_parse_statement();
                if (sub_statement->kind == STATEMENT_ERROR) {
-                       /* an error occurred. if we are at an anchor, return */
-                       if (at_anchor())
-                               goto end_error;
-                       continue;
+                       break;
                }
 
                if (sub_statement->kind != STATEMENT_DECLARATION) {
@@ -10187,13 +9809,9 @@ static statement_t *parse_compound_statement(bool inside_expression_statement)
                }
 
                *anchor = sub_statement;
-
-               while (sub_statement->base.next != NULL)
-                       sub_statement = sub_statement->base.next;
-
-               anchor = &sub_statement->base.next;
+               anchor  = &sub_statement->base.next;
        }
-       next_token();
+       expect('}');
 
        /* look over all statements again to produce no effect warnings */
        if (is_warn_on(WARN_UNUSED_VALUE)) {
@@ -10213,7 +9831,6 @@ static statement_t *parse_compound_statement(bool inside_expression_statement)
                }
        }
 
-end_error:
        rem_anchor_token(T_while);
        rem_anchor_token(T_wchar_t);
        rem_anchor_token(T_volatile);
@@ -10278,12 +9895,9 @@ end_error:
        rem_anchor_token(T___attribute__);
        rem_anchor_token(T___alignof__);
        rem_anchor_token(T___PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
-       rem_anchor_token(T___FUNCTION__);
        rem_anchor_token(T__Imaginary);
        rem_anchor_token(T__Complex);
        rem_anchor_token(T__Bool);
-       rem_anchor_token(T_WIDE_STRING_LITERAL);
-       rem_anchor_token(T_WIDE_CHARACTER_CONSTANT);
        rem_anchor_token(T_STRING_LITERAL);
        rem_anchor_token(T_PLUSPLUS);
        rem_anchor_token(T_MINUSMINUS);
@@ -10294,6 +9908,7 @@ end_error:
        rem_anchor_token(T_CHARACTER_CONSTANT);
        rem_anchor_token('~');
        rem_anchor_token('{');
+       rem_anchor_token(';');
        rem_anchor_token('-');
        rem_anchor_token('+');
        rem_anchor_token('*');
@@ -10350,16 +9965,20 @@ static void parse_global_asm(void)
        statement_t *statement = allocate_statement_zero(STATEMENT_ASM);
 
        eat(T_asm);
-       expect('(', end_error);
+       add_anchor_token(';');
+       add_anchor_token(')');
+       add_anchor_token(T_STRING_LITERAL);
+       expect('(');
 
-       statement->asms.asm_text = parse_string_literals();
+       rem_anchor_token(T_STRING_LITERAL);
+       statement->asms.asm_text = parse_string_literals("global asm");
        statement->base.next     = unit->global_asm;
        unit->global_asm         = statement;
 
-       expect(')', end_error);
-       expect(';', end_error);
-
-end_error:;
+       rem_anchor_token(')');
+       expect(')');
+       rem_anchor_token(';');
+       expect(';');
 }
 
 static void parse_linkage_specification(void)
@@ -10367,7 +9986,7 @@ static void parse_linkage_specification(void)
        eat(T_extern);
 
        source_position_t const pos     = *HERE;
-       char const       *const linkage = parse_string_literals().begin;
+       char const       *const linkage = parse_string_literals(NULL).begin;
 
        linkage_kind_t old_linkage = current_linkage;
        linkage_kind_t new_linkage;
@@ -10383,12 +10002,11 @@ static void parse_linkage_specification(void)
 
        if (next_if('{')) {
                parse_externals();
-               expect('}', end_error);
+               expect('}');
        } else {
                parse_external();
        }
 
-end_error:
        assert(current_linkage == new_linkage);
        current_linkage = old_linkage;
 }
@@ -10425,7 +10043,7 @@ static void parse_external(void)
                case ';':
                        if (!strict_mode) {
                                warningf(WARN_STRAY_SEMICOLON, HERE, "stray ';' outside of function");
-                               next_token();
+                               eat(';');
                                return;
                        }
                        /* FALLTHROUGH */
@@ -10506,7 +10124,6 @@ void start_parsing(void)
 {
        environment_stack = NEW_ARR_F(stack_entry_t, 0);
        label_stack       = NEW_ARR_F(stack_entry_t, 0);
-       diagnostic_count  = 0;
        error_count       = 0;
        warning_count     = 0;
 
@@ -10569,8 +10186,10 @@ static void complete_incomplete_arrays(void)
        }
 }
 
-void prepare_main_collect2(entity_t *entity)
+static void prepare_main_collect2(entity_t *const entity)
 {
+       PUSH_SCOPE(&entity->function.statement->compound.scope);
+
        // create call to __main
        symbol_t *symbol         = symbol_table_insert("__main");
        entity_t *subsubmain_ent
@@ -10597,6 +10216,8 @@ void prepare_main_collect2(entity_t *entity)
 
        expr_statement->base.next = compounds->statements;
        compounds->statements     = expr_statement;
+
+       POP_SCOPE();
 }
 
 void parse(void)