&& and || accept scalar types, not only arithmetic types.
[cparser] / parser.c
index 35c734b..560fa4d 100644 (file)
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "lexer.h"
 #include "adt/error.h"
 #include "adt/array.h"
 
-#define PRINT_TOKENS
+//#define PRINT_TOKENS
+//#define ABORT_ON_ERROR
 #define MAX_LOOKAHEAD 2
+//#define STRICT_C99
 
-struct environment_entry_t {
-       symbol_t      *symbol;
+typedef struct {
        declaration_t *old_declaration;
-       const void    *old_context;
-};
+       symbol_t      *symbol;
+       unsigned short namespace;
+} stack_entry_t;
+
+static token_t         token;
+static token_t         lookahead_buffer[MAX_LOOKAHEAD];
+static int             lookahead_bufpos;
+static stack_entry_t  *environment_stack = NULL;
+static stack_entry_t  *label_stack       = NULL;
+static context_t      *global_context    = NULL;
+static context_t      *context           = NULL;
+static declaration_t  *last_declaration  = NULL;
+static declaration_t  *current_function  = NULL;
+static struct obstack  temp_obst;
+static bool            found_error;
+
+static type_t         *type_int         = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_uint        = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_long_double = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_double      = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_float       = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_const_char  = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_string      = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_void        = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_size_t      = NULL;
+static type_t         *type_ptrdiff_t   = NULL;
+
+static statement_t *parse_compound_statement(void);
+static statement_t *parse_statement(void);
+
+static expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence);
+static expression_t *parse_expression(void);
+static type_t       *parse_typename(void);
+
+#define STORAGE_CLASSES     \
+       case T_typedef:         \
+       case T_extern:          \
+       case T_static:          \
+       case T_auto:            \
+       case T_register:
+
+#define TYPE_QUALIFIERS     \
+       case T_const:           \
+       case T_restrict:        \
+       case T_volatile:        \
+       case T_inline:
+
+#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
+#define COMPLEX_SPECIFIERS  \
+       case T__Complex:
+#else
+#define COMPLEX_SPECIFIERS
+#endif
+
+#ifdef PROVIDE_IMAGINARY
+#define IMAGINARY_SPECIFIERS \
+       case T__Imaginary:
+#else
+#define IMAGINARY_SPECIFIERS
+#endif
 
-static token_t               token;
-static token_t               lookahead_buffer[MAX_LOOKAHEAD];
-static int                   lookahead_bufpos;
-static struct obstack        environment_obstack;
-static environment_entry_t **environment_stack = NULL;
-static translation_unit_t   *translation_unit  = NULL;
-static const void           *context           = NULL;
+#define TYPE_SPECIFIERS     \
+       case T_void:            \
+       case T_char:            \
+       case T_short:           \
+       case T_int:             \
+       case T_long:            \
+       case T_float:           \
+       case T_double:          \
+       case T_signed:          \
+       case T_unsigned:        \
+       case T__Bool:           \
+       case T_struct:          \
+       case T_union:           \
+       case T_enum:            \
+       case T___typeof__:      \
+       COMPLEX_SPECIFIERS      \
+       IMAGINARY_SPECIFIERS
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_compound_statement(void);
-static
-statement_t *parse_statement(void);
+#define DECLARATION_START   \
+       STORAGE_CLASSES         \
+       TYPE_QUALIFIERS         \
+       TYPE_SPECIFIERS
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence);
-static
-expression_t *parse_expression(void);
+#define TYPENAME_START      \
+       TYPE_QUALIFIERS         \
+       TYPE_SPECIFIERS
 
-static inline
-void *allocate_ast_zero(size_t size)
+static inline void *allocate_ast_zero(size_t size)
 {
        void *res = allocate_ast(size);
        memset(res, 0, size);
        return res;
 }
 
-static inline
-void *allocate_type_zero(size_t size)
+static inline void *allocate_type_zero(size_t size)
 {
        void *res = obstack_alloc(type_obst, size);
        memset(res, 0, size);
        return res;
 }
 
+static inline void free_type(void *type)
+{
+       obstack_free(type_obst, type);
+}
+
 /**
  * returns the top element of the environment stack
  */
-static inline
-size_t environment_top()
+static inline size_t environment_top(void)
 {
        return ARR_LEN(environment_stack);
 }
 
+static inline size_t label_top(void)
+{
+       return ARR_LEN(label_stack);
+}
+
 
 
-static inline
-void next_token(void)
+static inline void next_token(void)
 {
        token                              = lookahead_buffer[lookahead_bufpos];
        lookahead_buffer[lookahead_bufpos] = lexer_token;
@@ -82,43 +157,70 @@ void next_token(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline
-const token_t *la(int num)
+static inline const token_t *look_ahead(int num)
 {
        assert(num > 0 && num <= MAX_LOOKAHEAD);
-       int pos = (num-1) % MAX_LOOKAHEAD;
+       int pos = (lookahead_bufpos+num-1) % MAX_LOOKAHEAD;
        return & lookahead_buffer[pos];
 }
 
-static inline
-void eat(token_type_t type)
+#define eat(token_type)  do { assert(token.type == token_type); next_token(); } while(0)
+
+static void error(void)
 {
-       assert(token.type == type);
-       next_token();
+       found_error = true;
+#ifdef ABORT_ON_ERROR
+       abort();
+#endif
 }
 
-void parser_print_error_prefix_pos(const source_position_t source_position)
+static void parser_print_prefix_pos(const source_position_t source_position)
 {
     fputs(source_position.input_name, stderr);
     fputc(':', stderr);
     fprintf(stderr, "%d", source_position.linenr);
-    fputs(": error: ", stderr);
+    fputs(": ", stderr);
 }
 
-void parser_print_error_prefix(void)
+static void parser_print_error_prefix_pos(
+               const source_position_t source_position)
+{
+       parser_print_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fputs("error: ", stderr);
+       error();
+}
+
+static void parser_print_error_prefix(void)
 {
        parser_print_error_prefix_pos(token.source_position);
 }
 
-static
-void parse_error(const char *message)
+static void parse_error(const char *message)
 {
        parser_print_error_prefix();
        fprintf(stderr, "parse error: %s\n", message);
 }
 
-static
-void parse_error_expected(const char *message, ...)
+static void parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(
+               const source_position_t source_position)
+{
+       parser_print_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fputs("warning: ", stderr);
+}
+
+static void parse_warning_pos(const source_position_t source_position,
+                              const char *const message)
+{
+       parser_print_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "warning: %s\n", message);
+}
+
+static void parse_warning(const char *message)
+{
+       parse_warning_pos(token.source_position, message);
+}
+
+static void parse_error_expected(const char *message, ...)
 {
        va_list args;
        int first = 1;
@@ -147,21 +249,94 @@ void parse_error_expected(const char *message, ...)
        fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
-static
-void eat_until(int token_type)
+static void print_type_quoted(type_t *type)
+{
+       fputc('\'', stderr);
+       print_type(type);
+       fputc('\'', stderr);
+}
+
+static void type_error(const char *msg, const source_position_t source_position,
+                       type_t *type)
+{
+       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "%s, but found type ", msg);
+       print_type_quoted(type);
+       fputc('\n', stderr);
+}
+
+static void type_error_incompatible(const char *msg,
+               const source_position_t source_position, type_t *type1, type_t *type2)
+{
+       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "%s, incompatible types: ", msg);
+       print_type_quoted(type1);
+       fprintf(stderr, " - ");
+       print_type_quoted(type2);
+       fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+}
+
+static void eat_block(void)
 {
-       while(token.type != token_type) {
+       if(token.type == '{')
+               next_token();
+
+       while(token.type != '}') {
                if(token.type == T_EOF)
                        return;
+               if(token.type == '{') {
+                       eat_block();
+                       continue;
+               }
                next_token();
        }
-       next_token();
+       eat('}');
+}
+
+static void eat_statement(void)
+{
+       while(token.type != ';') {
+               if(token.type == T_EOF)
+                       return;
+               if(token.type == '}')
+                       return;
+               if(token.type == '{') {
+                       eat_block();
+                       continue;
+               }
+               next_token();
+       }
+       eat(';');
+}
+
+static void eat_brace(void)
+{
+       if(token.type == '(')
+               next_token();
+
+       while(token.type != ')') {
+               if(token.type == T_EOF)
+                       return;
+               if(token.type == ')' || token.type == ';' || token.type == '}') {
+                       return;
+               }
+               if(token.type == '(') {
+                       eat_brace();
+                       continue;
+               }
+               if(token.type == '{') {
+                       eat_block();
+                       continue;
+               }
+               next_token();
+       }
+       eat(')');
 }
 
 #define expect(expected)                           \
     if(UNLIKELY(token.type != (expected))) {       \
         parse_error_expected(NULL, (expected), 0); \
-        eat_until(';');                            \
+        eat_statement();                           \
         return NULL;                               \
     }                                              \
     next_token();
@@ -169,229 +344,799 @@ void eat_until(int token_type)
 #define expect_void(expected)                      \
     if(UNLIKELY(token.type != (expected))) {       \
         parse_error_expected(NULL, (expected), 0); \
-        eat_until(';');                            \
+        eat_statement();                           \
         return;                                    \
     }                                              \
     next_token();
 
+static void set_context(context_t *new_context)
+{
+       context = new_context;
+
+       last_declaration = new_context->declarations;
+       if(last_declaration != NULL) {
+               while(last_declaration->next != NULL) {
+                       last_declaration = last_declaration->next;
+               }
+       }
+}
 
 /**
- * pushs an environment_entry on the environment stack and links the
- * corresponding symbol to the new entry
+ * called when we find a 2nd declarator for an identifier we already have a
+ * declarator for
  */
-static inline
-void environment_push(declaration_t *declaration, const void *context)
+static bool is_compatible_declaration (declaration_t *declaration,
+                                      declaration_t *previous)
 {
-       environment_entry_t *entry
-               = obstack_alloc(&environment_obstack, sizeof(entry[0]));
-       memset(entry, 0, sizeof(entry[0]));
+       /* TODO: not correct yet */
+       return declaration->type == previous->type;
+}
 
-       int top = ARR_LEN(environment_stack);
-       ARR_RESIZE(environment_stack, top + 1);
-       environment_stack[top] = entry;
+static declaration_t *get_declaration(symbol_t *symbol, namespace_t namespace)
+{
+       declaration_t *declaration = symbol->declaration;
+       for( ; declaration != NULL; declaration = declaration->symbol_next) {
+               if(declaration->namespace == namespace)
+                       return declaration;
+       }
 
-       assert(declaration->source_position.input_name != NULL);
+       return NULL;
+}
 
-       symbol_t *symbol = declaration->symbol;
-       assert(declaration != symbol->declaration);
+static const char *get_namespace_prefix(namespace_t namespace)
+{
+       switch(namespace) {
+       case NAMESPACE_NORMAL:
+               return "";
+       case NAMESPACE_UNION:
+               return "union ";
+       case NAMESPACE_STRUCT:
+               return "struct ";
+       case NAMESPACE_ENUM:
+               return "enum ";
+       case NAMESPACE_LABEL:
+               return "label ";
+       }
+       panic("invalid namespace found");
+}
 
-       if(symbol->context == context) {
-               if(symbol->declaration != NULL) {
-                       assert(symbol->declaration != NULL);
+/**
+ * pushs an environment_entry on the environment stack and links the
+ * corresponding symbol to the new entry
+ */
+static declaration_t *stack_push(stack_entry_t **stack_ptr,
+                                 declaration_t *declaration,
+                                 context_t *parent_context)
+{
+       symbol_t    *symbol    = declaration->symbol;
+       namespace_t  namespace = (namespace_t)declaration->namespace;
+
+       /* a declaration should be only pushed once */
+       assert(declaration->parent_context == NULL);
+       declaration->parent_context = parent_context;
+
+       declaration_t *previous_declaration = get_declaration(symbol, namespace);
+       assert(declaration != previous_declaration);
+       if(previous_declaration != NULL
+                       && previous_declaration->parent_context == context) {
+               if(!is_compatible_declaration(declaration, previous_declaration)) {
                        parser_print_error_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
-                       fprintf(stderr, "multiple definitions for symbol '%s'.\n",
-                                       symbol->string);
-                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(symbol->declaration->source_position);
-                       fprintf(stderr, "this is the location of the previous declaration.\n");
+                       fprintf(stderr, "definition of symbol %s%s with type ",
+                                       get_namespace_prefix(namespace), symbol->string);
+                       print_type_quoted(declaration->type);
+                       fputc('\n', stderr);
+                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(
+                                       previous_declaration->source_position);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "is incompatible with previous declaration "
+                                       "of type ");
+                       print_type_quoted(previous_declaration->type);
+                       fputc('\n', stderr);
+               } else {
+                       const storage_class_t old_storage = previous_declaration->storage_class;
+                       const storage_class_t new_storage = declaration->storage_class;
+                       if (current_function == NULL) {
+                               if (old_storage != STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC &&
+                                   new_storage == STORAGE_CLASS_STATIC) {
+                                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                                       fprintf(stderr,
+                                               "static declaration of '%s' follows non-static declaration\n",
+                                               symbol->string);
+                                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(previous_declaration->source_position);
+                                       fprintf(stderr, "previous declaration of '%s' was here\n",
+                                               symbol->string);
+                               } else {
+                                       if (old_storage == STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN) {
+                                               if (new_storage == STORAGE_CLASS_NONE) {
+                                                       previous_declaration->storage_class = STORAGE_CLASS_NONE;
+                                               }
+                                       } else {
+                                               parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                                               fprintf(stderr, "redundant declaration for '%s'\n",
+                                                                               symbol->string);
+                                               parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(previous_declaration->source_position);
+                                               fprintf(stderr, "previous declaration of '%s' was here\n",
+                                                                               symbol->string);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       } else {
+                               if (old_storage == STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN &&
+                                               new_storage == STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN) {
+                                       parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                                       fprintf(stderr, "redundant extern declaration for '%s'\n",
+                                               symbol->string);
+                                       parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(previous_declaration->source_position);
+                                       fprintf(stderr, "previous declaration of '%s' was here\n",
+                                               symbol->string);
+                               } else {
+                                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                                       if (old_storage == new_storage) {
+                                               fprintf(stderr, "redeclaration of '%s'\n", symbol->string);
+                                       } else {
+                                               fprintf(stderr, "redeclaration of '%s' with different linkage\n", symbol->string);
+                                       }
+                                       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(previous_declaration->source_position);
+                                       fprintf(stderr, "previous declaration of '%s' was here\n",
+                                               symbol->string);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               return previous_declaration;
+       }
+
+       /* remember old declaration */
+       stack_entry_t entry;
+       entry.symbol          = symbol;
+       entry.old_declaration = symbol->declaration;
+       entry.namespace       = namespace;
+       ARR_APP1(stack_entry_t, *stack_ptr, entry);
+
+       /* replace/add declaration into declaration list of the symbol */
+       if(symbol->declaration == NULL) {
+               symbol->declaration = declaration;
+       } else {
+               declaration_t *iter_last = NULL;
+               declaration_t *iter      = symbol->declaration;
+               for( ; iter != NULL; iter_last = iter, iter = iter->symbol_next) {
+                       /* replace an entry? */
+                       if(iter->namespace == namespace) {
+                               if(iter_last == NULL) {
+                                       symbol->declaration = declaration;
+                               } else {
+                                       iter_last->symbol_next = declaration;
+                               }
+                               declaration->symbol_next = iter->symbol_next;
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+               if(iter == NULL) {
+                       assert(iter_last->symbol_next == NULL);
+                       iter_last->symbol_next = declaration;
                }
        }
 
-       fprintf(stderr, "Set '%s' to %p\n", symbol->string, (void*) declaration);
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static declaration_t *environment_push(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       assert(declaration->source_position.input_name != NULL);
+       return stack_push(&environment_stack, declaration, context);
+}
 
-       entry->old_declaration = symbol->declaration;
-       entry->old_context     = symbol->context;
-       entry->symbol          = symbol;
-       symbol->declaration    = declaration;
-       symbol->context        = context;
+static declaration_t *label_push(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       return stack_push(&label_stack, declaration, &current_function->context);
 }
 
 /**
  * pops symbols from the environment stack until @p new_top is the top element
  */
-static inline
-void environment_pop_to(size_t new_top)
+static void stack_pop_to(stack_entry_t **stack_ptr, size_t new_top)
 {
-       environment_entry_t *entry = NULL;
-       size_t top = ARR_LEN(environment_stack);
-       size_t i;
+       stack_entry_t *stack = *stack_ptr;
+       size_t         top   = ARR_LEN(stack);
+       size_t         i;
 
+       assert(new_top <= top);
        if(new_top == top)
                return;
 
-       assert(new_top < top);
-       i = top;
-       do {
-               entry = environment_stack[i - 1];
+       for(i = top; i > new_top; --i) {
+               stack_entry_t *entry = & stack[i - 1];
 
-               symbol_t *symbol = entry->symbol;
+               declaration_t *old_declaration = entry->old_declaration;
+               symbol_t      *symbol          = entry->symbol;
+               namespace_t    namespace       = (namespace_t)entry->namespace;
+
+               /* replace/remove declaration */
+               declaration_t *declaration = symbol->declaration;
+               assert(declaration != NULL);
+               if(declaration->namespace == namespace) {
+                       if(old_declaration == NULL) {
+                               symbol->declaration = declaration->symbol_next;
+                       } else {
+                               symbol->declaration = old_declaration;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       declaration_t *iter_last = declaration;
+                       declaration_t *iter      = declaration->symbol_next;
+                       for( ; iter != NULL; iter_last = iter, iter = iter->symbol_next) {
+                               /* replace an entry? */
+                               if(iter->namespace == namespace) {
+                                       assert(iter_last != NULL);
+                                       iter_last->symbol_next = old_declaration;
+                                       old_declaration->symbol_next = iter->symbol_next;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       assert(iter != NULL);
+               }
+       }
 
-               symbol->declaration = entry->old_declaration;
-               symbol->context     = entry->old_context;
+       ARR_SHRINKLEN(*stack_ptr, (int) new_top);
+}
 
-               --i;
-       } while(i != new_top);
-       obstack_free(&environment_obstack, entry);
+static void environment_pop_to(size_t new_top)
+{
+       stack_pop_to(&environment_stack, new_top);
+}
 
-       ARR_SHRINKLEN(environment_stack, (int) new_top);
+static void label_pop_to(size_t new_top)
+{
+       stack_pop_to(&label_stack, new_top);
 }
 
 
+static int get_rank(const type_t *type)
+{
+       /* The C-standard allows promoting to int or unsigned int (see Â§ 7.2.2
+        * and esp. footnote 108). However we can't fold constants (yet), so we
+        * can't decide wether unsigned int is possible, while int always works.
+        * (unsigned int would be preferable when possible... for stuff like
+        *  struct { enum { ... } bla : 4; } ) */
+       if(type->type == TYPE_ENUM)
+               return ATOMIC_TYPE_INT;
+
+       assert(type->type == TYPE_ATOMIC);
+       atomic_type_t      *atomic_type = (atomic_type_t*) type;
+       atomic_type_type_t  atype       = atomic_type->atype;
+       return atype;
+}
 
-static expression_t *parse_constant_expression(void)
+static type_t *promote_integer(type_t *type)
 {
-       /* TODO: not correct yet */
-       return parse_expression();
+       if(get_rank(type) < ATOMIC_TYPE_INT)
+               type = type_int;
+
+       return type;
 }
 
-static expression_t *parse_assignment_expression(void)
+static expression_t *create_cast_expression(expression_t *expression,
+                                            type_t *dest_type)
 {
-       /* TODO: not correct yet */
-       return parse_expression();
+       unary_expression_t *cast = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(cast[0]));
+
+       cast->expression.type     = EXPR_UNARY;
+       cast->type                = UNEXPR_CAST;
+       cast->value               = expression;
+       cast->expression.datatype = dest_type;
+
+       return (expression_t*) cast;
 }
 
-static compound_entry_t *parse_compound_type_entries(void);
-static void parse_declarator(declaration_t *declaration,
-                             storage_class_t storage_class, type_t *type);
-static void maybe_push_declaration(declaration_t *declaration);
+static bool is_null_expression(const expression_t *const expr)
+{
+       if (expr->type != EXPR_CONST) return false;
 
-typedef struct declaration_specifiers_t  declaration_specifiers_t;
-struct declaration_specifiers_t {
-       storage_class_t  storage_class;
-       type_t          *type;
-};
+       type_t *const type = skip_typeref(expr->datatype);
+       if (!is_type_integer(type)) return false;
 
-static type_t *parse_struct_specifier(void)
+       const const_t *const const_expr = (const const_t*)expr;
+       return const_expr->v.int_value == 0;
+}
+
+static expression_t *create_implicit_cast(expression_t *expression,
+                                          type_t *dest_type)
 {
-       eat(T_struct);
+       type_t *source_type = expression->datatype;
 
-       compound_type_t *struct_type = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(struct_type[0]));
-       struct_type->type.type       = TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT;
-       struct_type->source_position = token.source_position;
+       if(source_type == NULL)
+               return expression;
 
-       fprintf(stderr, "New struct %p\n", (void*) struct_type);
+       source_type = skip_typeref(source_type);
+       dest_type   = skip_typeref(dest_type);
 
-       int         top          = environment_top();
-       const void *last_context = context;
-       context                  = struct_type;
+       if(source_type == dest_type)
+               return expression;
 
-       if(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               next_token();
-               if(token.type == '{') {
-                       parse_compound_type_entries();
+       if(dest_type->type == TYPE_ATOMIC) {
+               if(source_type->type != TYPE_ATOMIC)
+                       panic("casting of non-atomic types not implemented yet");
+
+               if(is_type_floating(dest_type) && !is_type_scalar(source_type)) {
+                       type_error_incompatible("can't cast types",
+                                               expression->source_position,
+                                               source_type, dest_type);
+                       return expression;
                }
-               fprintf(stderr, "Finished struct %p\n",(void*)  struct_type);
-       } else if(token.type == '{') {
-               parse_compound_type_entries();
-               fprintf(stderr, "Finished struct %p\n", (void*) struct_type);
-       } else {
-               parse_error_expected("problem while parsing struct type specifiers",
-                                    T_IDENTIFIER, '{', 0);
-               struct_type = NULL;
+
+               return create_cast_expression(expression, dest_type);
        }
+       if(dest_type->type == TYPE_POINTER) {
+               pointer_type_t *pointer_type
+                       = (pointer_type_t*) dest_type;
+               switch (source_type->type) {
+                       case TYPE_ATOMIC:
+                               if (is_null_expression(expression)) {
+                                       return create_cast_expression(expression, dest_type);
+                               }
+                               break;
 
-       assert(context == struct_type);
-       context = last_context;
-       environment_pop_to(top);
+                       case TYPE_POINTER:
+                               if (pointers_compatible(source_type, dest_type)) {
+                                       return create_cast_expression(expression, dest_type);
+                               }
+                               break;
+
+                       case TYPE_ARRAY: {
+                               array_type_t *const array_type = (array_type_t*) source_type;
+                               if (types_compatible(array_type->element_type,
+                                                                                                                pointer_type->points_to)) {
+                                       return create_cast_expression(expression, dest_type);
+                               }
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       default:
+                               panic("casting of non-atomic types not implemented yet");
+               }
+
+               type_error_incompatible("can't implicitely cast types",
+                                                                                                               expression->source_position,
+                                                                                                               source_type, dest_type);
+               return expression;
+       }
 
-       return (type_t*) struct_type;
+       panic("casting of non-atomic types not implemented yet");
 }
 
-static type_t *parse_union_specifier(void)
+static void semantic_assign(type_t *orig_type_left, expression_t **right,
+                            const char *context)
 {
-       eat(T_union);
+       type_t *orig_type_right = (*right)->datatype;
 
-       compound_type_t *union_type = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(union_type[0]));
-       union_type->type.type       = TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION;
-       union_type->source_position = token.source_position;
+       if(orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
 
-       int         top          = environment_top();
-       const void *last_context = context;
-       context                  = union_type;
+       type_t *const type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *const type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
 
-       if(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               union_type->symbol = token.v.symbol;
-               next_token();
-               if(token.type == '{') {
-                       parse_compound_type_entries();
-               }
-       } else if(token.type == '{') {
-               parse_compound_type_entries();
+       if(type_left == type_right) {
+               /* fine */
+       } else if ((is_type_arithmetic(type_left) && is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) ||
+                  (type_left->type == TYPE_POINTER && is_null_expression(*right)) ||
+                  (type_left->type == TYPE_POINTER && type_right->type == TYPE_POINTER)) {
+               *right = create_implicit_cast(*right, type_left);
        } else {
-               parse_error_expected("problem while parsing union type specifiers",
-                                    T_IDENTIFIER, '{');
-               union_type = NULL;
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "incompatible types in %s\n", context);
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               print_type_quoted(type_left);
+               fputs(" <- ", stderr);
+               print_type_quoted(type_right);
+               fputs("\n", stderr);
        }
 
-       assert(context == union_type);
-       context = last_context;
-       environment_pop_to(top);
+}
 
-       return (type_t*) union_type;
+static expression_t *parse_constant_expression(void)
+{
+       /* start parsing at precedence 7 (conditional expression) */
+       return parse_sub_expression(7);
 }
 
-static void parse_enum_type_entries()
+static expression_t *parse_assignment_expression(void)
 {
-       eat('{');
+       /* start parsing at precedence 2 (assignment expression) */
+       return parse_sub_expression(2);
+}
 
-       if(token.type == '}') {
-               next_token();
-               parse_error("empty enum not allowed");
-               return;
-       }
+typedef struct declaration_specifiers_t  declaration_specifiers_t;
+struct declaration_specifiers_t {
+       storage_class_t  storage_class;
+       bool             is_inline;
+       type_t          *type;
+};
 
-       do {
-               if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-                       parse_error_expected("problem while parsing enum entry",
-                                            T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
-                       eat_until('}');
-                       return;
-               }
-               next_token();
+static void parse_compound_type_entries(void);
+static declaration_t *parse_declarator(
+               const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers, type_t *type,
+               bool may_be_abstract);
+static declaration_t *record_declaration(declaration_t *declaration);
 
-               if(token.type == '=') {
-                       parse_constant_expression();
-               }
+static const char *parse_string_literals(void)
+{
+       assert(token.type == T_STRING_LITERAL);
+       const char *result = token.v.string;
 
-               if(token.type != ',')
-                       break;
+       next_token();
+
+       while(token.type == T_STRING_LITERAL) {
+               result = concat_strings(result, token.v.string);
                next_token();
-       } while(token.type != '}');
+       }
 
-       expect_void('}');
+       return result;
 }
 
-static type_t *parse_enum_specifier(void)
+static void parse_attributes(void)
 {
-       eat(T_enum);
+       while(true) {
+               switch(token.type) {
+               case T___attribute__:
+                       next_token();
+
+                       expect_void('(');
+                       int depth = 1;
+                       while(depth > 0) {
+                               switch(token.type) {
+                               case T_EOF:
+                                       parse_error("EOF while parsing attribute");
+                                       break;
+                               case '(':
+                                       next_token();
+                                       depth++;
+                                       break;
+                               case ')':
+                                       next_token();
+                                       depth--;
+                                       break;
+                               default:
+                                       next_token();
+                               }
+                       }
+                       break;
+               case T_asm:
+                       next_token();
+                       expect_void('(');
+                       if(token.type != T_STRING_LITERAL) {
+                               parse_error_expected("while parsing assembler attribute",
+                                                    T_STRING_LITERAL);
+                               eat_brace();
+                               break;
+                       } else {
+                               parse_string_literals();
+                       }
+                       expect_void(')');
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       goto attributes_finished;
+               }
+       }
+
+attributes_finished:
+       ;
+}
+
+static designator_t *parse_designation(void)
+{
+       if(token.type != '[' && token.type != '.')
+               return NULL;
+
+       designator_t *result = NULL;
+       designator_t *last   = NULL;
+
+       while(1) {
+               designator_t *designator;
+               switch(token.type) {
+               case '[':
+                       designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(designator[0]));
+                       next_token();
+                       designator->array_access = parse_constant_expression();
+                       expect(']');
+                       break;
+               case '.':
+                       designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(designator[0]));
+                       next_token();
+                       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+                               parse_error_expected("while parsing designator",
+                                                    T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+                       designator->symbol = token.v.symbol;
+                       next_token();
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       expect('=');
+                       return result;
+               }
+
+               assert(designator != NULL);
+               if(last != NULL) {
+                       last->next = designator;
+               } else {
+                       result = designator;
+               }
+               last = designator;
+       }
+}
+
+static initializer_t *parse_initializer_list(type_t *type);
+
+static initializer_t *parse_initializer(type_t *type)
+{
+       designator_t *designator = parse_designation();
+
+       initializer_t *result;
+       if(token.type == '{') {
+               result = parse_initializer_list(type);
+       } else {
+               result          = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
+               result->type    = INITIALIZER_VALUE;
+               result->v.value = parse_assignment_expression();
+
+               if(type != NULL) {
+                       semantic_assign(type, &result->v.value, "initializer");
+               }
+       }
+       result->designator = designator;
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static initializer_t *parse_initializer_list(type_t *type)
+{
+       eat('{');
+
+       /* TODO: semantic */
+       (void) type;
+
+       initializer_t *result = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
+       result->type = INITIALIZER_LIST;
+
+       initializer_t *last = NULL;
+       while(1) {
+               initializer_t *initializer = parse_initializer(NULL);
+               if(last != NULL) {
+                       last->next = initializer;
+               } else {
+                       result->v.list = initializer;
+               }
+               last = initializer;
+
+               if(token.type == '}')
+                       break;
 
-       enum_type_t *enum_type     = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(enum_type[0]));
-       enum_type->type.type       = TYPE_ENUM;
-       enum_type->source_position = token.source_position;
+               if(token.type != ',') {
+                       parse_error_expected("while parsing initializer list", ',', '}', 0);
+                       eat_block();
+                       return result;
+               }
+               eat(',');
+
+               if(token.type == '}')
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       expect('}');
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static declaration_t *parse_compound_type_specifier(bool is_struct)
+{
+       if(is_struct) {
+               eat(T_struct);
+       } else {
+               eat(T_union);
+       }
+
+       symbol_t      *symbol      = NULL;
+       declaration_t *declaration = NULL;
 
        if(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               enum_type->symbol = token.v.symbol;
+               symbol = token.v.symbol;
                next_token();
-               if(token.type == '{') {
-                       parse_enum_type_entries();
+
+               if(is_struct) {
+                       declaration = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_STRUCT);
+               } else {
+                       declaration = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_UNION);
+               }
+       } else if(token.type != '{') {
+               if(is_struct) {
+                       parse_error_expected("while parsing struct type specifier",
+                                            T_IDENTIFIER, '{', 0);
+               } else {
+                       parse_error_expected("while parsing union type specifier",
+                                            T_IDENTIFIER, '{', 0);
+               }
+
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       if(declaration == NULL) {
+               declaration = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+
+               if(is_struct) {
+                       declaration->namespace = NAMESPACE_STRUCT;
+               } else {
+                       declaration->namespace = NAMESPACE_UNION;
+               }
+               declaration->source_position = token.source_position;
+               declaration->symbol          = symbol;
+               record_declaration(declaration);
+       }
+
+       if(token.type == '{') {
+               if(declaration->init.is_defined) {
+                       assert(symbol != NULL);
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "multiple definition of %s %s\n",
+                                       is_struct ? "struct" : "union", symbol->string);
+                       declaration->context.declarations = NULL;
+               }
+               declaration->init.is_defined = true;
+
+               int         top          = environment_top();
+               context_t  *last_context = context;
+               set_context(& declaration->context);
+
+               parse_compound_type_entries();
+               parse_attributes();
+
+               assert(context == & declaration->context);
+               set_context(last_context);
+               environment_pop_to(top);
+       }
+
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static void parse_enum_entries(void)
+{
+       eat('{');
+
+       if(token.type == '}') {
+               next_token();
+               parse_error("empty enum not allowed");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       do {
+               declaration_t *entry = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(entry[0]));
+
+               if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+                       parse_error_expected("while parsing enum entry", T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+                       eat_block();
+                       return;
+               }
+               entry->storage_class   = STORAGE_CLASS_ENUM_ENTRY;
+               entry->symbol          = token.v.symbol;
+               entry->source_position = token.source_position;
+               next_token();
+
+               if(token.type == '=') {
+                       next_token();
+                       entry->init.initializer = parse_initializer(type_int);
                }
-       } else if(token.type == '{') {
-               parse_enum_type_entries();
+
+               record_declaration(entry);
+
+               if(token.type != ',')
+                       break;
+               next_token();
+       } while(token.type != '}');
+
+       expect_void('}');
+}
+
+static declaration_t *parse_enum_specifier(void)
+{
+       eat(T_enum);
+
+       declaration_t *declaration;
+       symbol_t      *symbol;
+
+       if(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER) {
+               symbol = token.v.symbol;
+               next_token();
+
+               declaration = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_ENUM);
+       } else if(token.type != '{') {
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing enum type specifier",
+                                    T_IDENTIFIER, '{', 0);
+               return NULL;
        } else {
-               parse_error_expected("problem while parsing enum type specifiers",
-                                    T_IDENTIFIER, '{');
+               declaration = NULL;
+               symbol      = NULL;
+       }
+
+       if(declaration == NULL) {
+               declaration = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+
+               declaration->namespace       = NAMESPACE_ENUM;
+               declaration->source_position = token.source_position;
+               declaration->symbol          = symbol;
+       }
+
+       if(token.type == '{') {
+               if(declaration->init.is_defined) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "multiple definitions of enum %s\n",
+                               symbol->string);
+               }
+               record_declaration(declaration);
+               declaration->init.is_defined = 1;
+
+               parse_enum_entries();
+               parse_attributes();
+       }
+
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+/**
+ * if a symbol is a typedef to another type, return true
+ */
+static bool is_typedef_symbol(symbol_t *symbol)
+{
+       declaration_t *declaration = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL);
+       if(declaration == NULL
+                       || declaration->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF)
+               return false;
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+static type_t *parse_typeof(void)
+{
+       eat(T___typeof__);
+
+       type_t *type;
+
+       expect('(');
+
+       expression_t *expression  = NULL;
+
+restart:
+       switch(token.type) {
+       case T___extension__:
+               /* this can be a prefix to a typename or an expression */
+               /* we simply eat it now. */
+               do {
+                       next_token();
+               } while(token.type == T___extension__);
+               goto restart;
+
+       case T_IDENTIFIER:
+               if(is_typedef_symbol(token.v.symbol)) {
+                       type = parse_typename();
+               } else {
+                       expression = parse_expression();
+                       type       = expression->datatype;
+               }
+               break;
+
+       TYPENAME_START
+               type = parse_typename();
+               break;
+
+       default:
+               expression = parse_expression();
+               type       = expression->datatype;
+               break;
        }
 
-       return (type_t*) enum_type;
+       expect(')');
+
+       typeof_type_t *typeof = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(typeof[0]));
+       typeof->type.type     = TYPE_TYPEOF;
+       typeof->expression    = expression;
+       typeof->typeof_type   = type;
+
+       return (type_t*) typeof;
 }
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -414,81 +1159,39 @@ typedef enum {
 #endif
 } specifiers_t;
 
-#define STORAGE_CLASSES     \
-       case T_typedef:         \
-       case T_extern:          \
-       case T_static:          \
-       case T_auto:            \
-       case T_register:
-
-#define TYPE_QUALIFIERS     \
-       case T_const:           \
-       case T_restrict:        \
-       case T_volatile:        \
-       case T_inline:          \
-       case T___extension__:
-
-#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
-#define COMPLEX_SPECIFIERS  \
-       case T__Complex:
-#else
-#define COMPLEX_SPECIFIERS
-#endif
-
-#ifdef PROVIDE_IMAGINARY
-#define IMAGINARY_SPECIFIERS \
-       case T__Imaginary:
-#else
-#define IMAGINARY_SPECIFIERS
-#endif
-
-#define TYPE_SPECIFIERS     \
-       case T_void:            \
-       case T_char:            \
-       case T_short:           \
-       case T_int:             \
-       case T_long:            \
-       case T_float:           \
-       case T_double:          \
-       case T_signed:          \
-       case T_unsigned:        \
-       case T__Bool:           \
-       case T_struct:          \
-       case T_union:           \
-       case T_enum:            \
-       COMPLEX_SPECIFIERS      \
-       IMAGINARY_SPECIFIERS
-
-#define DECLARATION_START   \
-       STORAGE_CLASSES         \
-       TYPE_QUALIFIERS         \
-       TYPE_SPECIFIERS
-
-static
-type_t *create_builtin_type(symbol_t *symbol)
+static type_t *create_builtin_type(symbol_t *symbol)
 {
        builtin_type_t *type = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(type[0]));
        type->type.type      = TYPE_BUILTIN;
        type->symbol         = symbol;
+       /* TODO... */
+       type->real_type      = type_int;
 
-       type_t *result = typehash_insert((type_t*) type);
-       if(result != (type_t*) type) {
-               obstack_free(type_obst, type);
-       }
+       return (type_t*) type;
+}
 
-       return result;
+static type_t *get_typedef_type(symbol_t *symbol)
+{
+       declaration_t *declaration = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL);
+       if(declaration == NULL
+                       || declaration->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF)
+               return NULL;
+
+       typedef_type_t *typedef_type = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(typedef_type[0]));
+       typedef_type->type.type    = TYPE_TYPEDEF;
+       typedef_type->declaration  = declaration;
+
+       return (type_t*) typedef_type;
 }
 
-static
-void parse_declaration_specifiers(declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
+static void parse_declaration_specifiers(declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
 {
-       declaration_t *declaration;
        type_t        *type            = NULL;
        unsigned       type_qualifiers = 0;
        unsigned       type_specifiers = 0;
        int            newtype         = 0;
 
-       while(1) {
+       while(true) {
                switch(token.type) {
 
                /* storage class */
@@ -518,7 +1221,6 @@ void parse_declaration_specifiers(declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
                MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_const,    TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST);
                MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_restrict, TYPE_QUALIFIER_RESTRICT);
                MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_volatile, TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE);
-               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_inline,   TYPE_QUALIFIER_INLINE);
 
                case T___extension__:
                        /* TODO */
@@ -551,6 +1253,11 @@ void parse_declaration_specifiers(declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
 #ifdef PROVIDE_IMAGINARY
                MATCH_SPECIFIER(T__Imaginary, SPECIFIER_IMAGINARY, "_Imaginary")
 #endif
+               case T_inline:
+                       next_token();
+                       specifiers->is_inline = true;
+                       break;
+
                case T_long:
                        next_token();
                        if(type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_LONG_LONG) {
@@ -562,32 +1269,57 @@ void parse_declaration_specifiers(declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
                        }
                        break;
 
-               /* TODO: if type != NULL for the following rules issue an error */
-               case T_struct:
-                       type = parse_struct_specifier();
+               /* TODO: if type != NULL for the following rules should issue
+                * an error */
+               case T_struct: {
+                       compound_type_t *compound_type
+                               = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(compound_type[0]));
+                       compound_type->type.type = TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT;
+                       compound_type->declaration = parse_compound_type_specifier(true);
+
+                       type = (type_t*) compound_type;
+                       break;
+               }
+               case T_union: {
+                       compound_type_t *compound_type
+                               = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(compound_type[0]));
+                       compound_type->type.type = TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION;
+                       compound_type->declaration = parse_compound_type_specifier(false);
+
+                       type = (type_t*) compound_type;
                        break;
-               case T_union:
-                       type = parse_union_specifier();
+               }
+               case T_enum: {
+                       enum_type_t *enum_type = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(enum_type[0]));
+                       enum_type->type.type   = TYPE_ENUM;
+                       enum_type->declaration = parse_enum_specifier();
+
+                       type = (type_t*) enum_type;
                        break;
-               case T_enum:
-                       type = parse_enum_specifier();
+               }
+               case T___typeof__:
+                       type = parse_typeof();
                        break;
                case T___builtin_va_list:
                        type = create_builtin_type(token.v.symbol);
                        next_token();
                        break;
 
-               case T_IDENTIFIER:
-                       declaration = token.v.symbol->declaration;
-                       if(declaration == NULL ||
-                                       declaration->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF) {
+               case T___attribute__:
+                       /* TODO */
+                       parse_attributes();
+                       break;
+
+               case T_IDENTIFIER: {
+                       type_t *typedef_type = get_typedef_type(token.v.symbol);
+
+                       if(typedef_type == NULL)
                                goto finish_specifiers;
-                       }
 
-                       type = declaration->type;
-                       assert(type != NULL);
                        next_token();
+                       type = typedef_type;
                        break;
+               }
 
                /* function specifier */
                default:
@@ -692,7 +1424,13 @@ finish_specifiers:
                default:
                        /* invalid specifier combination, give an error message */
                        if(type_specifiers == 0) {
+#ifndef STRICT_C99
+                               parse_warning("no type specifiers in declaration (using int)");
+                               atomic_type = ATOMIC_TYPE_INT;
+                               break;
+#else
                                parse_error("no type specifiers given in declaration");
+#endif
                        } else if((type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_SIGNED) &&
                                  (type_specifiers & SPECIFIER_UNSIGNED)) {
                                parse_error("signed and unsigned specifiers gives");
@@ -716,32 +1454,26 @@ finish_specifiers:
                }
        }
 
-       type->qualifiers = type_qualifiers;
+       type->qualifiers = (type_qualifier_t)type_qualifiers;
 
        type_t *result = typehash_insert(type);
        if(newtype && result != (type_t*) type) {
-               obstack_free(type_obst, type);
+               free_type(type);
        }
 
        specifiers->type = result;
-
-       fprintf(stderr, "Specifiers type: ");
-       print_type(stderr, result);
-       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
-static
-unsigned parse_type_qualifiers()
+static unsigned parse_type_qualifiers(void)
 {
-       unsigned type_qualifiers = 0;
+       unsigned type_qualifiers = TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE;
 
-       while(1) {
+       while(true) {
                switch(token.type) {
                /* type qualifiers */
                MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_const,    TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST);
                MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_restrict, TYPE_QUALIFIER_RESTRICT);
                MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_volatile, TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE);
-               MATCH_TYPE_QUALIFIER(T_inline,   TYPE_QUALIFIER_INLINE);
 
                default:
                        return type_qualifiers;
@@ -749,38 +1481,12 @@ unsigned parse_type_qualifiers()
        }
 }
 
-static
-type_t *parse_pointer(type_t *type)
-{
-       while(token.type == '*') {
-               /* pointer */
-               next_token();
-
-               pointer_type_t *pointer_type
-                       = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(pointer_type[0]));
-               pointer_type->type.type = TYPE_POINTER;
-               pointer_type->points_to = type;
-
-               pointer_type->type.qualifiers = parse_type_qualifiers();
-
-               type_t *result = typehash_insert((type_t*) pointer_type);
-               if(result != (type_t*) pointer_type) {
-                       obstack_free(type_obst, pointer_type);
-               }
-
-               type = result;
-       }
-
-       return type;
-}
-
-static
-void parse_identifier_list()
+static void parse_identifier_list(void)
 {
-       while(1) {
+       while(true) {
                if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-                       parse_error_expected("problem while parsing parameter identifier "
-                                            "list", T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+                       parse_error_expected("while parsing parameter identifier list",
+                                            T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
                        return;
                }
                next_token();
@@ -790,192 +1496,462 @@ void parse_identifier_list()
        }
 }
 
-static
-void parse_parameter()
+static declaration_t *parse_parameter(void)
 {
-       if(token.type == T_DOTDOTDOT) {
-               next_token();
-               return;
-       }
-
        declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
        memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
 
        parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
-       specifiers.type = parse_pointer(specifiers.type);
 
-       if(token.type == '(' || token.type == T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
-               parse_declarator(declaration, specifiers.storage_class,
-                                specifiers.type);
-               maybe_push_declaration(declaration);
+       declaration_t *declaration
+               = parse_declarator(&specifiers, specifiers.type, true);
+
+       /* TODO check declaration constraints for parameters */
+       if(declaration->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF) {
+               parse_error("typedef not allowed in parameter list");
        }
+
+       return declaration;
 }
 
-static
-void parse_parameters()
+static declaration_t *parse_parameters(function_type_t *type)
 {
        if(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               symbol_t      *symbol      = token.v.symbol;
-               declaration_t *declaration = symbol->declaration;
-               if(declaration == NULL
-                               || declaration->storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF) {
+               symbol_t      *symbol = token.v.symbol;
+               if(!is_typedef_symbol(symbol)) {
+                       /* TODO */
                        parse_identifier_list();
-                       return;
+                       return NULL;
                }
        }
 
-       while(1) {
+       if(token.type == ')') {
+               type->unspecified_parameters = 1;
+               return NULL;
+       }
+       if(token.type == T_void && look_ahead(1)->type == ')') {
+               next_token();
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       declaration_t        *declarations = NULL;
+       declaration_t        *declaration;
+       declaration_t        *last_declaration = NULL;
+       function_parameter_t *parameter;
+       function_parameter_t *last_parameter = NULL;
+
+       while(true) {
                switch(token.type) {
                case T_DOTDOTDOT:
+                       next_token();
+                       type->variadic = 1;
+                       return declarations;
+
                case T_IDENTIFIER:
+               case T___extension__:
                DECLARATION_START
-                       parse_parameter();
+                       declaration = parse_parameter();
+
+                       parameter       = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(parameter[0]));
+                       parameter->type = declaration->type;
+
+                       if(last_parameter != NULL) {
+                               last_declaration->next = declaration;
+                               last_parameter->next   = parameter;
+                       } else {
+                               type->parameters = parameter;
+                               declarations     = declaration;
+                       }
+                       last_parameter   = parameter;
+                       last_declaration = declaration;
                        break;
+
                default:
-                       return;
+                       return declarations;
                }
                if(token.type != ',')
-                       return;
+                       return declarations;
                next_token();
        }
 }
 
-static
-void parse_attributes(void)
+typedef enum {
+       CONSTRUCT_INVALID,
+       CONSTRUCT_POINTER,
+       CONSTRUCT_FUNCTION,
+       CONSTRUCT_ARRAY
+} construct_type_type_t;
+
+typedef struct construct_type_t construct_type_t;
+struct construct_type_t {
+       construct_type_type_t  type;
+       construct_type_t      *next;
+};
+
+typedef struct parsed_pointer_t parsed_pointer_t;
+struct parsed_pointer_t {
+       construct_type_t  construct_type;
+       type_qualifier_t  type_qualifiers;
+};
+
+typedef struct construct_function_type_t construct_function_type_t;
+struct construct_function_type_t {
+       construct_type_t    construct_type;
+       function_type_t    *function_type;
+};
+
+typedef struct parsed_array_t parsed_array_t;
+struct parsed_array_t {
+       construct_type_t  construct_type;
+       type_qualifier_t  type_qualifiers;
+       bool              is_static;
+       bool              is_variable;
+       expression_t     *size;
+};
+
+typedef struct construct_base_type_t construct_base_type_t;
+struct construct_base_type_t {
+       construct_type_t  construct_type;
+       type_t           *type;
+};
+
+static construct_type_t *parse_pointer_declarator(void)
+{
+       eat('*');
+
+       parsed_pointer_t *pointer = obstack_alloc(&temp_obst, sizeof(pointer[0]));
+       memset(pointer, 0, sizeof(pointer[0]));
+       pointer->construct_type.type = CONSTRUCT_POINTER;
+       pointer->type_qualifiers     = parse_type_qualifiers();
+
+       return (construct_type_t*) pointer;
+}
+
+static construct_type_t *parse_array_declarator(void)
 {
-       while(token.type == T___attribute__) {
+       eat('[');
+
+       parsed_array_t *array = obstack_alloc(&temp_obst, sizeof(array[0]));
+       memset(array, 0, sizeof(array[0]));
+       array->construct_type.type = CONSTRUCT_ARRAY;
+
+       if(token.type == T_static) {
+               array->is_static = true;
                next_token();
-               fprintf(stderr, "TODO: __attribute__ not handled yet\n");
-
-               expect_void('(');
-               int depth = 1;
-               while(depth > 0) {
-                       switch(token.type) {
-                       case T_EOF:
-                               parse_error("EOF while parsing attribute");
-                               break;
-                       case '(':
-                               next_token();
-                               depth++;
-                               break;
-                       case ')':
-                               next_token();
-                               depth--;
-                               break;
-                       default:
-                               next_token();
-                       }
+       }
+
+       type_qualifier_t type_qualifiers = parse_type_qualifiers();
+       if(type_qualifiers != 0) {
+               if(token.type == T_static) {
+                       array->is_static = true;
+                       next_token();
                }
        }
+       array->type_qualifiers = type_qualifiers;
+
+       if(token.type == '*' && look_ahead(1)->type == ']') {
+               array->is_variable = true;
+               next_token();
+       } else if(token.type != ']') {
+               array->size = parse_assignment_expression();
+       }
+
+       expect(']');
+
+       return (construct_type_t*) array;
+}
+
+static construct_type_t *parse_function_declarator(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       eat('(');
+
+       function_type_t *type = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(type[0]));
+       type->type.type       = TYPE_FUNCTION;
+
+       declaration_t *parameters = parse_parameters(type);
+       if(declaration != NULL) {
+               declaration->context.declarations = parameters;
+       }
+
+       construct_function_type_t *construct_function_type =
+               obstack_alloc(&temp_obst, sizeof(construct_function_type[0]));
+       memset(construct_function_type, 0, sizeof(construct_function_type[0]));
+       construct_function_type->construct_type.type = CONSTRUCT_FUNCTION;
+       construct_function_type->function_type       = type;
+
+       expect(')');
+
+       return (construct_type_t*) construct_function_type;
 }
 
-static
-void parse_declarator(declaration_t *declaration, storage_class_t storage_class,
-                      type_t *type)
+static construct_type_t *parse_inner_declarator(declaration_t *declaration,
+               int may_be_abstract)
 {
-       type = parse_pointer(type);
-       declaration->storage_class = storage_class;
-       declaration->type          = type;
+       construct_type_t *result = NULL;
+       construct_type_t *last   = NULL;
+
+       while(token.type == '*') {
+               construct_type_t *type = parse_pointer_declarator();
+               if(last != NULL) {
+                       last->next = type;
+               } else {
+                       result = type;
+               }
+               last = type;
+       }
+
+       /* TODO: find out if this is correct */
+       parse_attributes();
+
+       construct_type_t *inner_types = NULL;
 
        switch(token.type) {
        case T_IDENTIFIER:
-               declaration->symbol          = token.v.symbol;
-               declaration->source_position = token.source_position;
+               if(declaration == NULL) {
+                       parse_error("no identifier expected in typename");
+               } else {
+                       declaration->symbol          = token.v.symbol;
+                       declaration->source_position = token.source_position;
+               }
                next_token();
                break;
        case '(':
                next_token();
-               parse_declarator(declaration, storage_class, type);
-               expect_void(')');
+               inner_types = parse_inner_declarator(declaration, may_be_abstract);
+               expect(')');
                break;
        default:
-               parse_error_expected("problem while parsing declarator", T_IDENTIFIER,
-                                    '(', 0);
+               if(may_be_abstract)
+                       break;
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing declarator", T_IDENTIFIER, '(', 0);
        }
 
-       while(1) {
+       while(true) {
+               construct_type_t *type;
                switch(token.type) {
                case '(':
-                       next_token();
+                       type = parse_function_declarator(declaration);
+                       break;
+               case '[':
+                       type = parse_array_declarator();
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       goto declarator_finished;
+               }
 
-                       int         top          = environment_top();
-                       const void *last_context = context;
-                       context                  = NULL;
+               if(last != NULL) {
+                       last->next = type;
+               } else {
+                       result = type;
+               }
+               last = type;
+       }
 
-                       parse_parameters();
+declarator_finished:
+       parse_attributes();
 
-                       assert(context == NULL);
-                       context = last_context;
-                       environment_pop_to(top);
+       if(inner_types != NULL) {
+               if(last != NULL) {
+                       last->next = inner_types;
+               } else {
+                       result = inner_types;
+               }
+               last = inner_types;
+       }
 
-                       expect_void(')');
-                       break;
-               case '[':
-                       next_token();
+       return result;
+}
 
-                       if(token.type == T_static) {
-                               next_token();
-                       }
+static type_t *construct_declarator_type(construct_type_t *construct_list,
+                                         type_t *type)
+{
+       construct_type_t *iter = construct_list;
+       for( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next) {
+               parsed_pointer_t          *parsed_pointer;
+               parsed_array_t            *parsed_array;
+               construct_function_type_t *construct_function_type;
+               function_type_t           *function_type;
+               pointer_type_t            *pointer_type;
+               array_type_t              *array_type;
 
-                       unsigned type_qualifiers = parse_type_qualifiers();
-                       if(type_qualifiers != 0) {
-                               if(token.type == T_static) {
-                                       next_token();
-                               }
-                       }
+               switch(iter->type) {
+               case CONSTRUCT_INVALID:
+                       panic("invalid type construction found");
+               case CONSTRUCT_FUNCTION:
+                       construct_function_type = (construct_function_type_t*) iter;
+                       function_type           = construct_function_type->function_type;
 
-                       if(token.type == '*' && la(1)->type == ']') {
-                               next_token();
-                       } else if(token.type != ']') {
-                               parse_assignment_expression();
-                       }
+                       function_type->result_type = type;
+                       type                       = (type_t*) function_type;
+                       break;
 
-                       expect_void(']');
+               case CONSTRUCT_POINTER:
+                       parsed_pointer = (parsed_pointer_t*) iter;
+                       pointer_type   = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(pointer_type[0]));
+
+                       pointer_type->type.type       = TYPE_POINTER;
+                       pointer_type->points_to       = type;
+                       pointer_type->type.qualifiers = parsed_pointer->type_qualifiers;
+                       type                          = (type_t*) pointer_type;
                        break;
-               default:
-                       goto declarator_finished;
+
+               case CONSTRUCT_ARRAY:
+                       parsed_array  = (parsed_array_t*) iter;
+                       array_type    = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(array_type[0]));
+
+                       array_type->type.type       = TYPE_ARRAY;
+                       array_type->element_type    = type;
+                       array_type->type.qualifiers = parsed_array->type_qualifiers;
+                       array_type->is_static       = parsed_array->is_static;
+                       array_type->is_variable     = parsed_array->is_variable;
+                       array_type->size            = parsed_array->size;
+                       type                        = (type_t*) array_type;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               type_t *hashed_type = typehash_insert((type_t*) type);
+               if(hashed_type != type) {
+                       free_type(type);
+                       type = hashed_type;
                }
        }
 
-declarator_finished:
-       parse_attributes();
+       return type;
 }
 
-static
-void maybe_push_declaration(declaration_t *declaration)
+static declaration_t *parse_declarator(
+               const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers,
+               type_t *type, bool may_be_abstract)
 {
-       fprintf(stderr, "Declarator '%s' type: ",
-                       declaration->symbol ? declaration->symbol->string : "");
-       print_type(stderr, declaration->type);
-       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+       declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+       declaration->storage_class = specifiers->storage_class;
+       declaration->is_inline     = specifiers->is_inline;
 
-       symbol_t *symbol = declaration->symbol;
+       construct_type_t *construct_type
+               = parse_inner_declarator(declaration, may_be_abstract);
+       declaration->type = construct_declarator_type(construct_type, type);
+
+       if(construct_type != NULL) {
+               obstack_free(&temp_obst, construct_type);
+       }
+
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static type_t *parse_abstract_declarator(type_t *base_type)
+{
+       construct_type_t *construct_type = parse_inner_declarator(NULL, 1);
 
+       type_t *result = construct_declarator_type(construct_type, base_type);
+       if(construct_type != NULL) {
+               obstack_free(&temp_obst, construct_type);
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static declaration_t *record_declaration(declaration_t *declaration)
+{
+       assert(context != NULL);
+
+       symbol_t *symbol = declaration->symbol;
        if(symbol != NULL) {
-               environment_push(declaration, context);
+               declaration_t *alias = environment_push(declaration);
+               if(alias != declaration)
+                       return alias;
+       } else {
+               declaration->parent_context = context;
+       }
+
+       if(last_declaration != NULL) {
+               last_declaration->next = declaration;
+       } else {
+               context->declarations = declaration;
        }
+       last_declaration = declaration;
+
+       return declaration;
 }
 
-static
-void parse_init_declarators(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
+static void parser_error_multiple_definition(declaration_t *previous,
+                                             declaration_t *declaration)
 {
-       while(1) {
-               declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "multiple definition of symbol '%s'\n",
+               declaration->symbol->string);
+       parser_print_error_prefix_pos(previous->source_position);
+       fprintf(stderr, "this is the location of the previous "
+               "definition.\n");
+}
+
+static void parse_init_declarators(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
+{
+       while(true) {
+               declaration_t *ndeclaration
+                       = parse_declarator(specifiers, specifiers->type, false);
+
+               declaration_t *declaration = record_declaration(ndeclaration);
+
+               type_t *type = declaration->type;
+               if(type->type != TYPE_FUNCTION && declaration->is_inline) {
+                       parser_print_warning_prefix_pos(declaration->source_position);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "variable â€˜%s’ declared â€˜inline’\n",
+                               declaration->symbol->string);
+               }
 
-               parse_declarator(declaration, specifiers->storage_class,
-                                specifiers->type);
-               maybe_push_declaration(declaration);
                if(token.type == '=') {
                        next_token();
-                       if(token.type == '{') {
-                               // TODO
-                               expect_void('}');
-                       } else {
-                               parse_assignment_expression();
+
+                       /* TODO: check that this is an allowed type (no function type) */
+
+                       if(declaration->init.initializer != NULL) {
+                               parser_error_multiple_definition(declaration, ndeclaration);
                        }
+
+                       ndeclaration->init.initializer = parse_initializer(declaration->type);
                } else if(token.type == '{') {
-                       parse_compound_statement();
+                       if(declaration->type->type != TYPE_FUNCTION) {
+                               parser_print_error_prefix();
+                               fprintf(stderr, "Declarator ");
+                               print_type_ext(declaration->type, declaration->symbol, NULL);
+                               fprintf(stderr, " has a body but is not a function type.\n");
+                               eat_block();
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       if(declaration->init.statement != NULL) {
+                               parser_error_multiple_definition(declaration, ndeclaration);
+                       }
+                       if(ndeclaration != declaration) {
+                               memcpy(&declaration->context, &ndeclaration->context,
+                                      sizeof(declaration->context));
+                       }
+
+                       int         top          = environment_top();
+                       context_t  *last_context = context;
+                       set_context(&declaration->context);
+
+                       /* push function parameters */
+                       declaration_t *parameter = declaration->context.declarations;
+                       for( ; parameter != NULL; parameter = parameter->next) {
+                               environment_push(parameter);
+                       }
+
+                       int            label_stack_top      = label_top();
+                       declaration_t *old_current_function = current_function;
+                       current_function                    = declaration;
+
+                       statement_t *statement = parse_compound_statement();
+
+                       assert(current_function == declaration);
+                       current_function = old_current_function;
+                       label_pop_to(label_stack_top);
+
+                       assert(context == &declaration->context);
+                       set_context(last_context);
+                       environment_pop_to(top);
+
+                       declaration->init.statement = statement;
                        return;
                }
 
@@ -986,28 +1962,25 @@ void parse_init_declarators(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
        expect_void(';');
 }
 
-static
-void parse_struct_declarators(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
+static void parse_struct_declarators(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
 {
        while(1) {
-               declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
-
-               compound_entry_t *entry = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(entry[0]));
-               entry->declaration = declaration;
-
                if(token.type == ':') {
                        next_token();
                        parse_constant_expression();
-                       /* TODO */
+                       /* TODO (bitfields) */
                } else {
-                       parse_declarator(declaration, specifiers->storage_class,
-                                        specifiers->type);
-                       maybe_push_declaration(declaration);
+                       declaration_t *declaration
+                               = parse_declarator(specifiers, specifiers->type, true);
+
+                       /* TODO: check constraints for struct declarations */
+                       /* TODO: check for doubled fields */
+                       record_declaration(declaration);
 
                        if(token.type == ':') {
                                next_token();
                                parse_constant_expression();
-                               /* TODO */
+                               /* TODO (bitfields) */
                        }
                }
 
@@ -1018,49 +1991,83 @@ void parse_struct_declarators(const declaration_specifiers_t *specifiers)
        expect_void(';');
 }
 
-static compound_entry_t *parse_compound_type_entries(void)
+static void parse_compound_type_entries(void)
 {
        eat('{');
 
-       compound_entry_t *entries = NULL;
-
        while(token.type != '}' && token.type != T_EOF) {
                declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
                memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
-               /* TODO not correct as this allows storage class stuff... but only
-                * specifiers and qualifiers sould be allowed here */
                parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
 
                parse_struct_declarators(&specifiers);
        }
+       if(token.type == T_EOF) {
+               parse_error("unexpected error while parsing struct");
+       }
        next_token();
-
-       return entries;
 }
 
-void parse_declaration(void)
+static void parse_declaration(void)
 {
+       source_position_t source_position = token.source_position;
+
        declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
        memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
        parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
 
        if(token.type == ';') {
+               if (specifiers.storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_NONE) {
+                       parse_warning_pos(source_position,
+                                         "useless keyword in empty declaration");
+               }
+               switch (specifiers.type->type) {
+                       case TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT:
+                       case TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION: {
+                               const compound_type_t *const comp_type =
+                                       (const compound_type_t*)specifiers.type;
+                               if (comp_type->declaration->symbol == NULL) {
+                                       parse_warning_pos(source_position,
+                                                                                                               "unnamed struct/union that defines no instances");
+                               }
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       case TYPE_ENUM: break;
+
+                       default:
+                               parse_warning_pos(source_position, "empty declaration");
+                               break;
+               }
+
                next_token();
+
+               declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+
+               declaration->type            = specifiers.type;
+               declaration->storage_class   = specifiers.storage_class;
+               declaration->source_position = source_position;
+               record_declaration(declaration);
                return;
        }
        parse_init_declarators(&specifiers);
 }
 
-type_t *parse_typename(void)
+static type_t *parse_typename(void)
 {
        declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
        memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
-       /* TODO not correct storage class elements are not allowed here */
        parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
+       if(specifiers.storage_class != STORAGE_CLASS_NONE) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message, user does probably not know what a
+                * storage class is...
+                */
+               parse_error("typename may not have a storage class");
+       }
 
-       specifiers.type = parse_pointer(specifiers.type);
+       type_t *result = parse_abstract_declarator(specifiers.type);
 
-       return specifiers.type;
+       return result;
 }
 
 
@@ -1080,286 +2087,1187 @@ struct expression_parser_function_t {
 
 expression_parser_function_t expression_parsers[T_LAST_TOKEN];
 
-static
-expression_t *expected_expression_error(void)
+static expression_t *make_invalid_expression(void)
+{
+       expression_t *expression    = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
+       expression->type            = EXPR_INVALID;
+       expression->source_position = token.source_position;
+       return expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *expected_expression_error(void)
 {
        parser_print_error_prefix();
        fprintf(stderr, "expected expression, got token ");
        print_token(stderr, & token);
        fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 
-       expression_t *expression = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
-       expression->type = EXPR_INVALID;
        next_token();
 
-       return expression;
+       return make_invalid_expression();
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_string_const(void)
+static expression_t *parse_string_const(void)
 {
        string_literal_t *cnst = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(cnst[0]));
 
-       cnst->expression.type = EXPR_STRING_LITERAL;
-       cnst->value           = token.v.string;
+       cnst->expression.type     = EXPR_STRING_LITERAL;
+       cnst->expression.datatype = type_string;
+       cnst->value               = parse_string_literals();
+
+       return (expression_t*) cnst;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_int_const(void)
+{
+       const_t *cnst = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(cnst[0]));
+
+       cnst->expression.type     = EXPR_CONST;
+       cnst->expression.datatype = type_int;
+       cnst->v.int_value         = token.v.intvalue;
 
        next_token();
 
        return (expression_t*) cnst;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_int_const(void)
+static expression_t *parse_float_const(void)
 {
        const_t *cnst = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(cnst[0]));
 
-       cnst->expression.type = EXPR_CONST;
-       cnst->value           = token.v.intvalue;
+       cnst->expression.type     = EXPR_CONST;
+       cnst->expression.datatype = type_double;
+       cnst->v.float_value       = token.v.floatvalue;
 
        next_token();
 
        return (expression_t*) cnst;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_reference(void)
+static declaration_t *create_implicit_function(symbol_t *symbol,
+               const source_position_t source_position)
+{
+       function_type_t *function_type
+               = allocate_type_zero(sizeof(function_type[0]));
+
+       function_type->type.type              = TYPE_FUNCTION;
+       function_type->result_type            = type_int;
+       function_type->unspecified_parameters = true;
+
+       type_t *type = typehash_insert((type_t*) function_type);
+       if(type != (type_t*) function_type) {
+               free_type(function_type);
+       }
+
+       declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+
+       declaration->storage_class   = STORAGE_CLASS_EXTERN;
+       declaration->type            = type;
+       declaration->symbol          = symbol;
+       declaration->source_position = source_position;
+
+       /* prepend the implicit definition to the global context
+        * this is safe since the symbol wasn't declared as anything else yet
+        */
+       assert(symbol->declaration == NULL);
+
+       context_t *last_context = context;
+       context = global_context;
+
+       environment_push(declaration);
+       declaration->next     = context->declarations;
+       context->declarations = declaration;
+
+       context = last_context;
+
+       return declaration;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_reference(void)
 {
        reference_expression_t *ref = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(ref[0]));
 
-       ref->expression.type            = EXPR_REFERENCE;
-       ref->symbol                     = token.v.symbol;
+       ref->expression.type = EXPR_REFERENCE;
+       ref->symbol          = token.v.symbol;
+
+       declaration_t *declaration = get_declaration(ref->symbol, NAMESPACE_NORMAL);
 
+       source_position_t source_position = token.source_position;
        next_token();
 
-       return (expression_t*) ref;
+       if(declaration == NULL) {
+#ifndef STRICT_C99
+               /* an implicitely defined function */
+               if(token.type == '(') {
+                       parser_print_prefix_pos(token.source_position);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "warning: implicit declaration of function '%s'\n",
+                               ref->symbol->string);
+
+                       declaration = create_implicit_function(ref->symbol,
+                                                              source_position);
+               } else
+#endif
+               {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "unknown symbol '%s' found.\n", ref->symbol->string);
+                       return (expression_t*) ref;
+               }
+       }
+
+       ref->declaration         = declaration;
+       ref->expression.datatype = declaration->type;
+
+       return (expression_t*) ref;
+}
+
+static void check_cast_allowed(expression_t *expression, type_t *dest_type)
+{
+       (void) expression;
+       (void) dest_type;
+       /* TODO check if explicit cast is allowed and issue warnings/errors */
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_cast(void)
+{
+       unary_expression_t *cast = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(cast[0]));
+
+       cast->expression.type            = EXPR_UNARY;
+       cast->type                       = UNEXPR_CAST;
+       cast->expression.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       type_t *type  = parse_typename();
+
+       expect(')');
+       expression_t *value = parse_sub_expression(20);
+
+       check_cast_allowed(value, type);
+
+       cast->expression.datatype = type;
+       cast->value               = value;
+
+       return (expression_t*) cast;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_statement_expression(void)
+{
+       statement_expression_t *expression
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
+       expression->expression.type = EXPR_STATEMENT;
+
+       statement_t *statement = parse_compound_statement();
+       expression->statement  = statement;
+       if(statement == NULL) {
+               expect(')');
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       assert(statement->type == STATEMENT_COMPOUND);
+       compound_statement_t *compound_statement
+               = (compound_statement_t*) statement;
+
+       /* find last statement and use it's type */
+       const statement_t *last_statement = NULL;
+       const statement_t *iter           = compound_statement->statements;
+       for( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next) {
+               last_statement = iter;
+       }
+
+       if(last_statement->type == STATEMENT_EXPRESSION) {
+               const expression_statement_t *expression_statement =
+                       (const expression_statement_t*) last_statement;
+               expression->expression.datatype
+                       = expression_statement->expression->datatype;
+       } else {
+               expression->expression.datatype = type_void;
+       }
+
+       expect(')');
+
+       return (expression_t*) expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_brace_expression(void)
+{
+       eat('(');
+
+       switch(token.type) {
+       case '{':
+               /* gcc extension: a stement expression */
+               return parse_statement_expression();
+
+       TYPE_QUALIFIERS
+       TYPE_SPECIFIERS
+               return parse_cast();
+       case T_IDENTIFIER:
+               if(is_typedef_symbol(token.v.symbol)) {
+                       return parse_cast();
+               }
+       }
+
+       expression_t *result = parse_expression();
+       expect(')');
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_function_keyword(void)
+{
+       eat(T___FUNCTION__);
+       /* TODO */
+
+       string_literal_t *expression = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
+       expression->expression.type     = EXPR_FUNCTION;
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_string;
+       expression->value               = "TODO: FUNCTION";
+
+       return (expression_t*) expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_pretty_function_keyword(void)
+{
+       eat(T___PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+       /* TODO */
+
+       string_literal_t *expression = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
+       expression->expression.type     = EXPR_PRETTY_FUNCTION;
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_string;
+       expression->value               = "TODO: PRETTY FUNCTION";
+
+       return (expression_t*) expression;
+}
+
+static designator_t *parse_designator(void)
+{
+       designator_t *result = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
+
+       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing member designator",
+                                    T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+               eat_brace();
+               return NULL;
+       }
+       result->symbol = token.v.symbol;
+       next_token();
+
+       designator_t *last_designator = result;
+       while(true) {
+               if(token.type == '.') {
+                       next_token();
+                       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+                               parse_error_expected("while parsing member designator",
+                                                    T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+                               eat_brace();
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+                       designator_t *designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
+                       designator->symbol       = token.v.symbol;
+                       next_token();
+
+                       last_designator->next = designator;
+                       last_designator       = designator;
+                       continue;
+               }
+               if(token.type == '[') {
+                       next_token();
+                       designator_t *designator = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(result[0]));
+                       designator->array_access = parse_expression();
+                       if(designator->array_access == NULL) {
+                               eat_brace();
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+                       expect(']');
+
+                       last_designator->next = designator;
+                       last_designator       = designator;
+                       continue;
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_offsetof(void)
+{
+       eat(T___builtin_offsetof);
+
+       offsetof_expression_t *expression
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
+       expression->expression.type     = EXPR_OFFSETOF;
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_size_t;
+
+       expect('(');
+       expression->type = parse_typename();
+       expect(',');
+       expression->designator = parse_designator();
+       expect(')');
+
+       return (expression_t*) expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_va_arg(void)
+{
+       eat(T___builtin_va_arg);
+
+       va_arg_expression_t *expression = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
+       expression->expression.type     = EXPR_VA_ARG;
+
+       expect('(');
+       expression->arg = parse_assignment_expression();
+       expect(',');
+       expression->expression.datatype = parse_typename();
+       expect(')');
+
+       return (expression_t*) expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_builtin_symbol(void)
+{
+       builtin_symbol_expression_t *expression
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(expression[0]));
+       expression->expression.type = EXPR_BUILTIN_SYMBOL;
+
+       /* TODO: set datatype */
+
+       expression->symbol = token.v.symbol;
+
+       next_token();
+
+       return (expression_t*) expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_primary_expression(void)
+{
+       switch(token.type) {
+       case T_INTEGER:
+               return parse_int_const();
+       case T_FLOATINGPOINT:
+               return parse_float_const();
+       case T_STRING_LITERAL:
+               return parse_string_const();
+       case T_IDENTIFIER:
+               return parse_reference();
+       case T___FUNCTION__:
+               return parse_function_keyword();
+       case T___PRETTY_FUNCTION__:
+               return parse_pretty_function_keyword();
+       case T___builtin_offsetof:
+               return parse_offsetof();
+       case T___builtin_va_arg:
+               return parse_va_arg();
+       case T___builtin_expect:
+       case T___builtin_va_start:
+       case T___builtin_va_end:
+               return parse_builtin_symbol();
+
+       case '(':
+               return parse_brace_expression();
+       }
+
+       parser_print_error_prefix();
+       fprintf(stderr, "unexpected token ");
+       print_token(stderr, &token);
+       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+       eat_statement();
+
+       return make_invalid_expression();
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_array_expression(unsigned precedence,
+                                            expression_t *array_ref)
+{
+       (void) precedence;
+
+       eat('[');
+
+       array_access_expression_t *array_access
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(array_access[0]));
+
+       array_access->expression.type     = EXPR_ARRAY_ACCESS;
+       array_access->array_ref           = array_ref;
+       array_access->index               = parse_expression();
+
+       type_t *type = array_ref->datatype;
+       if(type != NULL) {
+               if(type->type == TYPE_POINTER) {
+                       pointer_type_t *pointer           = (pointer_type_t*) type;
+                       array_access->expression.datatype = pointer->points_to;
+               } else if(type->type == TYPE_ARRAY) {
+                       array_type_t *array_type          = (array_type_t*) type;
+                       array_access->expression.datatype = array_type->element_type;
+               } else {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "array access on object with non-pointer type ");
+                       print_type_quoted(type);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+               }
+       }
+
+       if(token.type != ']') {
+               parse_error_expected("Problem while parsing array access", ']', 0);
+               return (expression_t*) array_access;
+       }
+       next_token();
+
+       return (expression_t*) array_access;
+}
+
+static bool is_declaration_specifier(const token_t *token,
+                                     bool only_type_specifiers)
+{
+       switch(token->type) {
+               TYPE_SPECIFIERS
+                       return 1;
+               case T_IDENTIFIER:
+                       return is_typedef_symbol(token->v.symbol);
+               STORAGE_CLASSES
+               TYPE_QUALIFIERS
+                       if(only_type_specifiers)
+                               return 0;
+                       return 1;
+
+               default:
+                       return 0;
+       }
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_sizeof(unsigned precedence)
+{
+       eat(T_sizeof);
+
+       sizeof_expression_t *sizeof_expression
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(sizeof_expression[0]));
+       sizeof_expression->expression.type     = EXPR_SIZEOF;
+       sizeof_expression->expression.datatype = type_size_t;
+
+       if(token.type == '(' && is_declaration_specifier(look_ahead(1), true)) {
+               next_token();
+               sizeof_expression->type = parse_typename();
+               expect(')');
+       } else {
+               expression_t *expression           = parse_sub_expression(precedence);
+               sizeof_expression->type            = expression->datatype;
+               sizeof_expression->size_expression = expression;
+       }
+
+       return (expression_t*) sizeof_expression;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_select_expression(unsigned precedence,
+                                             expression_t *compound)
+{
+       (void) precedence;
+       assert(token.type == '.' || token.type == T_MINUSGREATER);
+
+       bool is_pointer = (token.type == T_MINUSGREATER);
+       next_token();
+
+       select_expression_t *select = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(select[0]));
+
+       select->expression.type = EXPR_SELECT;
+       select->compound        = compound;
+
+       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing select", T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+               return (expression_t*) select;
+       }
+       symbol_t *symbol = token.v.symbol;
+       select->symbol   = symbol;
+       next_token();
+
+       type_t *type = compound->datatype;
+       if(type == NULL)
+               return make_invalid_expression();
+
+       type_t *type_left = type;
+       if(is_pointer) {
+               if(type->type != TYPE_POINTER) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "left hand side of '->' is not a pointer, but ");
+                       print_type_quoted(type);
+                       fputc('\n', stderr);
+                       return make_invalid_expression();
+               }
+               pointer_type_t *pointer_type = (pointer_type_t*) type;
+               type_left                    = pointer_type->points_to;
+       }
+       type_left = skip_typeref(type_left);
+
+       if(type_left->type != TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT
+                       && type_left->type != TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "request for member '%s' in something not a struct or "
+                       "union, but ", symbol->string);
+               print_type_quoted(type_left);
+               fputc('\n', stderr);
+               return make_invalid_expression();
+       }
+
+       compound_type_t *compound_type = (compound_type_t*) type_left;
+       declaration_t   *declaration   = compound_type->declaration;
+
+       if(!declaration->init.is_defined) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "request for member '%s' of incomplete type ",
+                       symbol->string);
+               print_type_quoted(type_left);
+               fputc('\n', stderr);
+               return make_invalid_expression();
+       }
+
+       declaration_t *iter = declaration->context.declarations;
+       for( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next) {
+               if(iter->symbol == symbol) {
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       if(iter == NULL) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               print_type_quoted(type_left);
+               fprintf(stderr, " has no memeber named '%s'\n", symbol->string);
+               return make_invalid_expression();
+       }
+
+       select->compound_entry      = iter;
+       select->expression.datatype = iter->type;
+       return (expression_t*) select;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_call_expression(unsigned precedence,
+                                           expression_t *expression)
+{
+       (void) precedence;
+       call_expression_t *call = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(call[0]));
+       call->expression.type   = EXPR_CALL;
+       call->function          = expression;
+
+       function_type_t *function_type;
+       type_t          *type = expression->datatype;
+       if(type->type != TYPE_FUNCTION) {
+               /* TODO calling pointers to functions is ok */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fputs("called object '", stderr);
+               print_expression(expression);
+               fputs("' (type ", stderr);
+               print_type_quoted(type);
+               fputs("is not a function\n", stderr);
+
+               function_type             = NULL;
+               call->expression.datatype = NULL;
+       } else {
+               function_type             = (function_type_t*) type;
+               call->expression.datatype = function_type->result_type;
+       }
+
+       /* parse arguments */
+       eat('(');
+
+       if(token.type != ')') {
+               call_argument_t *last_argument = NULL;
+
+               while(true) {
+                       call_argument_t *argument = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(argument[0]));
+
+                       argument->expression = parse_assignment_expression();
+                       if(last_argument == NULL) {
+                               call->arguments = argument;
+                       } else {
+                               last_argument->next = argument;
+                       }
+                       last_argument = argument;
+
+                       if(token.type != ',')
+                               break;
+                       next_token();
+               }
+       }
+       expect(')');
+
+       if(function_type != NULL) {
+               function_parameter_t *parameter = function_type->parameters;
+               call_argument_t      *argument  = call->arguments;
+               for( ; parameter != NULL && argument != NULL;
+                               parameter = parameter->next, argument = argument->next) {
+                       type_t *expected_type = parameter->type;
+                       /* TODO report context in error messages */
+                       argument->expression = create_implicit_cast(argument->expression,
+                                                                   expected_type);
+               }
+               /* too few parameters */
+               if(parameter != NULL) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "too few arguments to function '");
+                       print_expression(expression);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "'\n");
+               } else if(argument != NULL) {
+                       /* too many parameters */
+                       if(!function_type->variadic
+                                       && !function_type->unspecified_parameters) {
+                               parser_print_error_prefix();
+                               fprintf(stderr, "too many arguments to function '");
+                               print_expression(expression);
+                               fprintf(stderr, "'\n");
+                       } else {
+                               /* do default promotion */
+                               for( ; argument != NULL; argument = argument->next) {
+                                       type_t *type = argument->expression->datatype;
+
+                                       if(type == NULL)
+                                               continue;
+
+                                       if(is_type_integer(type)) {
+                                               type = promote_integer(type);
+                                       } else if(type == type_float) {
+                                               type = type_double;
+                                       }
+                                       argument->expression
+                                               = create_implicit_cast(argument->expression, type);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       return (expression_t*) call;
+}
+
+static type_t *get_type_after_conversion(const type_t *type1,
+                                         const type_t *type2)
+{
+       /* TODO... */
+       (void) type2;
+       return (type_t*) type1;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_conditional_expression(unsigned precedence,
+                                                  expression_t *expression)
+{
+       eat('?');
+
+       conditional_expression_t *conditional
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(conditional[0]));
+       conditional->expression.type = EXPR_CONDITIONAL;
+       conditional->condition = expression;
+
+       /* 6.5.15.2 */
+       type_t *condition_type = conditional->condition->datatype;
+       if(condition_type != NULL) {
+               if(!is_type_scalar(skip_typeref(condition_type))) {
+                       type_error("expected a scalar type", expression->source_position,
+                                  condition_type);
+               }
+       }
+
+       conditional->true_expression = parse_expression();
+       expect(':');
+       conditional->false_expression = parse_sub_expression(precedence);
+
+       type_t *true_type  = conditional->true_expression->datatype;
+       if(true_type == NULL)
+               return (expression_t*) conditional;
+       type_t *false_type = conditional->false_expression->datatype;
+       if(false_type == NULL)
+               return (expression_t*) conditional;
+
+       type_t *const skipped_true_type  = skip_typeref(true_type);
+       type_t *const skipped_false_type = skip_typeref(false_type);
+
+       /* 6.5.15.3 */
+       if (skipped_true_type == skipped_false_type) {
+               conditional->expression.datatype = skipped_true_type;
+       } else if (is_type_arithmetic(skipped_true_type) &&
+                  is_type_arithmetic(skipped_false_type)) {
+               type_t *const result = get_type_after_conversion(skipped_true_type,
+                                                                skipped_false_type);
+               /* TODO: create implicit convs if necessary */
+               conditional->expression.datatype = result;
+       } else if (skipped_true_type->type == TYPE_POINTER &&
+                  skipped_false_type->type == TYPE_POINTER &&
+                         true /* TODO compatible points_to types */) {
+               /* TODO */
+       } else if(/* (is_null_ptr_const(skipped_true_type) &&
+                     skipped_false_type->type == TYPE_POINTER)
+              || (is_null_ptr_const(skipped_false_type) &&
+                  skipped_true_type->type == TYPE_POINTER) TODO*/ false) {
+               /* TODO */
+       } else if(/* 1 is pointer to object type, other is void* */ false) {
+               /* TODO */
+       } else {
+               type_error_incompatible("while parsing conditional",
+                                       expression->source_position, true_type,
+                                       skipped_false_type);
+       }
+
+       return (expression_t*) conditional;
+}
+
+static expression_t *parse_extension(unsigned precedence)
+{
+       eat(T___extension__);
+
+       /* TODO enable extensions */
+
+       return parse_sub_expression(precedence);
+}
+
+static void semantic_incdec(unary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       type_t *orig_type = expression->value->datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+       if(!is_type_arithmetic(type) && type->type != TYPE_POINTER) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs an arithmetic or pointer type\n");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       expression->expression.datatype = orig_type;
+}
+
+static void semantic_unexpr_arithmetic(unary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       type_t *orig_type = expression->value->datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+       if(!is_type_arithmetic(type)) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs an arithmetic type\n");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       expression->expression.datatype = orig_type;
+}
+
+static void semantic_dereference(unary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       type_t *orig_type = expression->value->datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type = skip_typeref(orig_type);
+       if(type->type != TYPE_POINTER) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs a pointer type\n");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       pointer_type_t *pointer_type    = (pointer_type_t*) type;
+       expression->expression.datatype = pointer_type->points_to;
+}
+
+static void semantic_take_addr(unary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       type_t *orig_type = expression->value->datatype;
+       if(orig_type == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       expression_t *value = expression->value;
+       if(value->type == EXPR_REFERENCE) {
+               reference_expression_t *reference   = (reference_expression_t*) value;
+               declaration_t          *declaration = reference->declaration;
+               if(declaration != NULL) {
+                       declaration->address_taken = 1;
+               }
+       }
+
+       expression->expression.datatype = make_pointer_type(orig_type, 0);
+}
+
+#define CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(token_type, unexpression_type, sfunc)   \
+static expression_t *parse_##unexpression_type(unsigned precedence)            \
+{                                                                              \
+       eat(token_type);                                                           \
+                                                                               \
+       unary_expression_t *unary_expression                                       \
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(unary_expression[0]));                      \
+       unary_expression->expression.type     = EXPR_UNARY;                        \
+       unary_expression->type                = unexpression_type;                 \
+       unary_expression->value               = parse_sub_expression(precedence);  \
+                                                                                  \
+       sfunc(unary_expression);                                                   \
+                                                                               \
+       return (expression_t*) unary_expression;                                   \
+}
+
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('-', UNEXPR_NEGATE, semantic_unexpr_arithmetic)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('+', UNEXPR_PLUS,   semantic_unexpr_arithmetic)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('!', UNEXPR_NOT,    semantic_unexpr_arithmetic)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('*', UNEXPR_DEREFERENCE, semantic_dereference)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('&', UNEXPR_TAKE_ADDRESS, semantic_take_addr)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('~', UNEXPR_BITWISE_NEGATE,
+                               semantic_unexpr_arithmetic)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_PLUSPLUS,   UNEXPR_PREFIX_INCREMENT,
+                               semantic_incdec)
+CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_MINUSMINUS, UNEXPR_PREFIX_DECREMENT,
+                               semantic_incdec)
+
+#define CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(token_type, unexpression_type, \
+                                               sfunc)                         \
+static expression_t *parse_##unexpression_type(unsigned precedence,           \
+                                               expression_t *left)            \
+{                                                                             \
+       (void) precedence;                                                        \
+       eat(token_type);                                                          \
+                                                                              \
+       unary_expression_t *unary_expression                                      \
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(unary_expression[0]));                     \
+       unary_expression->expression.type     = EXPR_UNARY;                       \
+       unary_expression->type                = unexpression_type;                \
+       unary_expression->value               = left;                             \
+                                                                                 \
+       sfunc(unary_expression);                                                  \
+                                                                              \
+       return (expression_t*) unary_expression;                                  \
+}
+
+CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_PLUSPLUS,   UNEXPR_POSTFIX_INCREMENT,
+                                       semantic_incdec)
+CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_MINUSMINUS, UNEXPR_POSTFIX_DECREMENT,
+                                       semantic_incdec)
+
+static type_t *semantic_arithmetic(type_t *type_left, type_t *type_right)
+{
+       /* TODO: handle complex + imaginary types */
+
+       /* Â§ 6.3.1.8 Usual arithmetic conversions */
+       if(type_left == type_long_double || type_right == type_long_double) {
+               return type_long_double;
+       } else if(type_left == type_double || type_right == type_double) {
+               return type_double;
+       } else if(type_left == type_float || type_right == type_float) {
+               return type_float;
+       }
+
+       type_right = promote_integer(type_right);
+       type_left  = promote_integer(type_left);
+
+       if(type_left == type_right)
+               return type_left;
+
+       bool signed_left  = is_type_signed(type_left);
+       bool signed_right = is_type_signed(type_right);
+       if(get_rank(type_left) < get_rank(type_right)) {
+               if(signed_left == signed_right || !signed_right) {
+                       return type_right;
+               } else {
+                       return type_left;
+               }
+       } else {
+               if(signed_left == signed_right || !signed_left) {
+                       return type_left;
+               } else {
+                       return type_right;
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+static void semantic_binexpr_arithmetic(binary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       expression_t *left       = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right      = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->datatype;
+
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+
+       if(!is_type_arithmetic(type_left) || !is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs arithmetic types\n");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       type_t *arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+       expression->left  = create_implicit_cast(left, arithmetic_type);
+       expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+       expression->expression.datatype = arithmetic_type;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_brace_expression(void)
+static void semantic_shift_op(binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       eat('(');
+       expression_t *left       = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right      = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->datatype;
 
-       expression_t *result = parse_expression();
-       expect(')');
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
 
-       return result;
-}
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_primary_expression(void)
-{
-       switch(token.type) {
-       case T_INTEGER:
-               return parse_int_const();
-       case T_STRING_LITERAL:
-               return parse_string_const();
-       case T_IDENTIFIER:
-               return parse_reference();
-       case '(':
-               return parse_brace_expression();
+       if(!is_type_integer(type_left) || !is_type_integer(type_right)) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs integer types\n");
+               return;
        }
 
-       /* TODO: error message */
-       return NULL;
+       type_left  = promote_integer(type_left);
+       type_right = promote_integer(type_right);
+
+       expression->left  = create_implicit_cast(left, type_left);
+       expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, type_right);
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_array_expression(unsigned precedence,
-                                     expression_t *array_ref)
+static void semantic_add(binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       (void) precedence;
-
-       eat('[');
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->datatype;
 
-       array_access_expression_t *array_access
-               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(array_access[0]));
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
 
-       array_access->expression.type = EXPR_ARRAY_ACCESS;
-       array_access->array_ref       = array_ref;
-       array_access->index           = parse_expression();
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
 
-       if(token.type != ']') {
-               parse_error_expected("Problem while parsing array access", ']', 0);
-               return NULL;
+       /* Â§ 5.6.5 */
+       if(is_type_arithmetic(type_left) && is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               type_t *arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+               expression->left  = create_implicit_cast(left, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->expression.datatype = arithmetic_type;
+               return;
+       } else if(type_left->type == TYPE_POINTER && is_type_integer(type_right)) {
+               expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
+       } else if(type_right->type == TYPE_POINTER && is_type_integer(type_left)) {
+               expression->expression.datatype = type_right;
+       } else {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "invalid operands to binary + (");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+               fprintf(stderr, ", ");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_right);
+               fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
        }
-       next_token();
-
-       return (expression_t*) array_access;
 }
 
-static
-type_t *get_expression_type(const expression_t *expression)
+static void semantic_sub(binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       (void) expression;
-       /* TODO */
-       return NULL;
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->datatype;
+
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       type_t       *type_left       = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t       *type_right      = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+
+       /* Â§ 5.6.5 */
+       if(is_type_arithmetic(type_left) && is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               type_t *arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+               expression->left  = create_implicit_cast(left, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->expression.datatype = arithmetic_type;
+               return;
+       } else if(type_left->type == TYPE_POINTER && is_type_integer(type_right)) {
+               expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
+       } else if(type_left->type == TYPE_POINTER &&
+                       type_right->type == TYPE_POINTER) {
+               if(!pointers_compatible(type_left, type_right)) {
+                       parser_print_error_prefix();
+                       fprintf(stderr, "pointers to incompatible objects to binary - (");
+                       print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+                       fprintf(stderr, ", ");
+                       print_type_quoted(orig_type_right);
+                       fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+               } else {
+                       expression->expression.datatype = type_ptrdiff_t;
+               }
+       } else {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "invalid operands to binary - (");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_left);
+               fprintf(stderr, ", ");
+               print_type_quoted(orig_type_right);
+               fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+       }
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_sizeof(unsigned precedence)
+static void semantic_comparison(binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       eat(T_sizeof);
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->datatype;
 
-       sizeof_expression_t *sizeof_expression
-               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(sizeof_expression[0]));
-       sizeof_expression->expression.type = EXPR_SIZEOF;
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
 
-       if(token.type == '(' /* && LA1 is type_specifier */) {
-               next_token();
-               sizeof_expression->type = parse_typename();
-               expect(')');
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
+
+       /* TODO non-arithmetic types */
+       if(is_type_arithmetic(type_left) && is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               type_t *arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+               expression->left  = create_implicit_cast(left, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+               expression->expression.datatype = arithmetic_type;
+       } else if (type_left->type  == TYPE_POINTER &&
+                  type_right->type == TYPE_POINTER) {
+               /* TODO check compatibility */
+       } else if (type_left->type == TYPE_POINTER) {
+               expression->right = create_implicit_cast(right, type_left);
+       } else if (type_right->type == TYPE_POINTER) {
+               expression->left = create_implicit_cast(left, type_right);
        } else {
-               expression_t *expression = parse_sub_expression(precedence);
-               sizeof_expression->type  = get_expression_type(expression);
+               type_error_incompatible("invalid operands in comparison",
+                                       expression->expression.source_position,
+                                       type_left, type_right);
        }
-
-       return (expression_t*) sizeof_expression;
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_int;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_select_expression(unsigned precedence,
-                                      expression_t *compound)
+static void semantic_arithmetic_assign(binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       (void) precedence;
-
-       assert(token.type == '.' || token.type == T_SELECT);
-       next_token();
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->datatype;
 
-       select_expression_t *select = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(select[0]));
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
 
-       select->expression.type = EXPR_SELECT;
-       select->compound        = compound;
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
 
-       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
-               parse_error_expected("Problem while parsing compound select",
-                                    T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
-               return NULL;
+       if(!is_type_arithmetic(type_left) || !is_type_arithmetic(type_right)) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs arithmetic types\n");
+               return;
        }
-       select->symbol = token.v.symbol;
-       next_token();
 
-       return (expression_t*) select;
+       /* combined instructions are tricky. We can't create an implicit cast on
+        * the left side, because we need the uncasted form for the store.
+        * The ast2firm pass has to know that left_type must be right_type
+        * for the arithmeitc operation and create a cast by itself */
+       type_t *arithmetic_type = semantic_arithmetic(type_left, type_right);
+       expression->right       = create_implicit_cast(right, arithmetic_type);
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_call_expression(unsigned precedence,
-                                    expression_t *expression)
+static void semantic_logical_op(binary_expression_t *expression)
 {
-       (void) precedence;
-       call_expression_t *call = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(call[0]));
-
-       call->expression.type            = EXPR_CALL;
-       call->method                     = expression;
-
-       /* parse arguments */
-       eat('(');
+       expression_t *left            = expression->left;
+       expression_t *right           = expression->right;
+       type_t       *orig_type_left  = left->datatype;
+       type_t       *orig_type_right = right->datatype;
 
-       if(token.type != ')') {
-               call_argument_t *last_argument = NULL;
-
-               while(1) {
-                       call_argument_t *argument = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(argument[0]));
+       if(orig_type_left == NULL || orig_type_right == NULL)
+               return;
 
-                       argument->expression = parse_expression();
-                       if(last_argument == NULL) {
-                               call->arguments = argument;
-                       } else {
-                               last_argument->next = argument;
-                       }
-                       last_argument = argument;
+       type_t *type_left  = skip_typeref(orig_type_left);
+       type_t *type_right = skip_typeref(orig_type_right);
 
-                       if(token.type != ',')
-                               break;
-                       next_token();
-               }
+       if (!is_type_scalar(type_left) || !is_type_scalar(type_right)) {
+               /* TODO: improve error message */
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "operation needs scalar types\n");
+               return;
        }
-       expect(')');
 
-       return (expression_t*) call;
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_int;
 }
 
-#define CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(token_type, unexpression_type)     \
-static                                                                    \
-expression_t *parse_##unexpression_type(unsigned precedence)              \
-{                                                                         \
-       eat(token_type);                                                      \
-                                                                          \
-       unary_expression_t *unary_expression                                  \
-               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(unary_expression[0]));                 \
-       unary_expression->expression.type = EXPR_UNARY;                       \
-       unary_expression->type            = unexpression_type;                \
-       unary_expression->value           = parse_sub_expression(precedence); \
-                                                                          \
-       return (expression_t*) unary_expression;                              \
-}
-
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('-', UNEXPR_NEGATE)
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('+', UNEXPR_PLUS)
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('!', UNEXPR_NOT)
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('*', UNEXPR_DEREFERENCE)
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('&', UNEXPR_TAKE_ADDRESS)
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER('~', UNEXPR_BITWISE_NEGATE)
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_PLUSPLUS,   UNEXPR_PREFIX_INCREMENT)
-CREATE_UNARY_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_MINUSMINUS, UNEXPR_PREFIX_DECREMENT)
-
-#define CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(token_type, unexpression_type) \
-static                                                                        \
-expression_t *parse_##unexpression_type(unsigned precedence,                  \
-                                        expression_t *left)                   \
-{                                                                             \
-       (void) precedence;                                                        \
-       eat(token_type);                                                          \
-                                                                              \
-       unary_expression_t *unary_expression                                      \
-               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(unary_expression[0]));                     \
-       unary_expression->expression.type = EXPR_UNARY;                           \
-       unary_expression->type            = unexpression_type;                    \
-       unary_expression->value           = left;                                 \
-                                                                              \
-       return (expression_t*) unary_expression;                                  \
-}
+static void semantic_binexpr_assign(binary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       expression_t *left       = expression->left;
+       type_t       *type_left  = left->datatype;
+
+       if(type_left != NULL) {
+               semantic_assign(type_left, &expression->right, "assignment");
+       }
 
-CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_PLUSPLUS,   UNEXPR_POSTFIX_INCREMENT)
-CREATE_UNARY_POSTFIX_EXPRESSION_PARSER(T_MINUSMINUS, UNEXPR_POSTFIX_DECREMENT)
-
-#define CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(token_type, binexpression_type)    \
-static                                                           \
-expression_t *parse_##binexpression_type(unsigned precedence,    \
-                                         expression_t *left)     \
-{                                                                \
-       eat(token_type);                                             \
-                                                                 \
-       expression_t *right = parse_sub_expression(precedence);      \
-                                                                 \
-       binary_expression_t *binexpr                                 \
-               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(binexpr[0]));                 \
-       binexpr->expression.type            = EXPR_BINARY;           \
-       binexpr->type                       = binexpression_type;    \
-       binexpr->left                       = left;                  \
-       binexpr->right                      = right;                 \
-                                                                 \
-       return (expression_t*) binexpr;                              \
-}
-
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('*', BINEXPR_MUL)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('/', BINEXPR_DIV)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('+', BINEXPR_ADD)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('-', BINEXPR_SUB)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('<', BINEXPR_LESS)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('>', BINEXPR_GREATER)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('=', BINEXPR_ASSIGN)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_EQUALEQUAL, BINEXPR_EQUAL)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_SLASHEQUAL, BINEXPR_NOTEQUAL)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_LESSEQUAL, BINEXPR_LESSEQUAL)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_GREATEREQUAL, BINEXPR_GREATEREQUAL)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('&', BINEXPR_BITWISE_AND)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('|', BINEXPR_BITWISE_OR)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('^', BINEXPR_BITWISE_XOR)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_LESSLESS, BINEXPR_SHIFTLEFT)
-CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_GREATERGREATER, BINEXPR_SHIFTRIGHT)
-
-static
-expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence)
+       expression->expression.datatype = type_left;
+}
+
+static void semantic_comma(binary_expression_t *expression)
+{
+       expression->expression.datatype = expression->right->datatype;
+}
+
+#define CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(token_type, binexpression_type, sfunc, lr) \
+static expression_t *parse_##binexpression_type(unsigned precedence,     \
+                                                expression_t *left)      \
+{                                                                        \
+       eat(token_type);                                                     \
+                                                                         \
+       expression_t *right = parse_sub_expression(precedence + lr);         \
+                                                                         \
+       binary_expression_t *binexpr                                         \
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(binexpr[0]));                         \
+       binexpr->expression.type     = EXPR_BINARY;                          \
+       binexpr->type                = binexpression_type;                   \
+       binexpr->left                = left;                                 \
+       binexpr->right               = right;                                \
+       sfunc(binexpr);                                                      \
+                                                                         \
+       return (expression_t*) binexpr;                                      \
+}
+
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(',', BINEXPR_COMMA,          semantic_comma, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('*', BINEXPR_MUL,            semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('/', BINEXPR_DIV,            semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('%', BINEXPR_MOD,            semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('+', BINEXPR_ADD,            semantic_add, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('-', BINEXPR_SUB,            semantic_sub, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('<', BINEXPR_LESS,           semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('>', BINEXPR_GREATER,        semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('=', BINEXPR_ASSIGN,         semantic_binexpr_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_EQUALEQUAL, BINEXPR_EQUAL, semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_EXCLAMATIONMARKEQUAL, BINEXPR_NOTEQUAL,
+                      semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_LESSEQUAL, BINEXPR_LESSEQUAL, semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_GREATEREQUAL, BINEXPR_GREATEREQUAL,
+                      semantic_comparison, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('&', BINEXPR_BITWISE_AND,    semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('|', BINEXPR_BITWISE_OR,     semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER('^', BINEXPR_BITWISE_XOR,    semantic_binexpr_arithmetic, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_ANDAND, BINEXPR_LOGICAL_AND,  semantic_logical_op, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_PIPEPIPE, BINEXPR_LOGICAL_OR, semantic_logical_op, 1)
+/* TODO shift has a bit special semantic */
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_LESSLESS, BINEXPR_SHIFTLEFT,
+                      semantic_shift_op, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_GREATERGREATER, BINEXPR_SHIFTRIGHT,
+                      semantic_shift_op, 1)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_PLUSEQUAL, BINEXPR_ADD_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_MINUSEQUAL, BINEXPR_SUB_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_ASTERISKEQUAL, BINEXPR_MUL_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_SLASHEQUAL, BINEXPR_DIV_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_PERCENTEQUAL, BINEXPR_MOD_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_LESSLESSEQUAL, BINEXPR_SHIFTLEFT_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_GREATERGREATEREQUAL, BINEXPR_SHIFTRIGHT_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_ANDEQUAL, BINEXPR_BITWISE_AND_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_PIPEEQUAL, BINEXPR_BITWISE_OR_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+CREATE_BINEXPR_PARSER(T_CARETEQUAL, BINEXPR_BITWISE_XOR_ASSIGN,
+                      semantic_arithmetic_assign, 0)
+
+static expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence)
 {
        if(token.type < 0) {
                return expected_expression_error();
@@ -1375,10 +3283,10 @@ expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence)
        } else {
                left = parse_primary_expression();
        }
-       if(left != NULL)
-               left->source_position = source_position;
+       assert(left != NULL);
+       left->source_position = source_position;
 
-       while(1) {
+       while(true) {
                if(token.type < 0) {
                        return expected_expression_error();
                }
@@ -1390,23 +3298,24 @@ expression_t *parse_sub_expression(unsigned precedence)
                        break;
 
                left = parser->infix_parser(parser->infix_precedence, left);
-               if(left != NULL)
-                       left->source_position = source_position;
+
+               assert(left != NULL);
+               assert(left->type != EXPR_UNKNOWN);
+               left->source_position = source_position;
        }
 
        return left;
 }
 
-static
-expression_t *parse_expression(void)
+static expression_t *parse_expression(void)
 {
        return parse_sub_expression(1);
 }
 
 
 
-void register_expression_parser(parse_expression_function parser,
-                                int token_type, unsigned precedence)
+static void register_expression_parser(parse_expression_function parser,
+                                       int token_type, unsigned precedence)
 {
        expression_parser_function_t *entry = &expression_parsers[token_type];
 
@@ -1420,8 +3329,9 @@ void register_expression_parser(parse_expression_function parser,
        entry->precedence = precedence;
 }
 
-void register_expression_infix_parser(parse_expression_infix_function parser,
-                                      int token_type, unsigned precedence)
+static void register_expression_infix_parser(
+               parse_expression_infix_function parser, int token_type,
+               unsigned precedence)
 {
        expression_parser_function_t *entry = &expression_parsers[token_type];
 
@@ -1436,36 +3346,58 @@ void register_expression_infix_parser(parse_expression_infix_function parser,
        entry->infix_precedence = precedence;
 }
 
-static
-void init_expression_parsers(void)
+static void init_expression_parsers(void)
 {
        memset(&expression_parsers, 0, sizeof(expression_parsers));
 
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_MUL,       '*', 16);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_DIV,       '/', 16);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SHIFTLEFT,
-                                  T_LESSLESS, 16);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_MUL,         '*',        16);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_DIV,         '/',        16);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_MOD,         '%',        16);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SHIFTLEFT,   T_LESSLESS, 16);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SHIFTRIGHT,
-                                  T_GREATERGREATER, 16);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_ADD,       '+', 15);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SUB,       '-', 15);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_LESS,      '<', 14);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_GREATER,   '>', 14);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_LESSEQUAL, T_LESSEQUAL, 14);
+                                                             T_GREATERGREATER, 16);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_ADD,         '+',        15);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SUB,         '-',        15);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_LESS,        '<',        14);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_GREATER,     '>',        14);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_LESSEQUAL, T_LESSEQUAL,  14);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_GREATEREQUAL,
-                                  T_GREATEREQUAL, 14);
+                                                               T_GREATEREQUAL, 14);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_EQUAL,     T_EQUALEQUAL, 13);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_NOTEQUAL,
-                                        T_EXCLAMATIONMARKEQUAL, 13);
+                                                       T_EXCLAMATIONMARKEQUAL, 13);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_BITWISE_AND, '&',        12);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_BITWISE_XOR, '^',        11);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_BITWISE_OR,  '|',        10);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_ASSIGN,      T_EQUAL,     2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_LOGICAL_AND, T_ANDAND,    9);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_LOGICAL_OR,  T_PIPEPIPE,  8);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_conditional_expression, '?',      7);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_ASSIGN,      '=',         2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_ADD_ASSIGN, T_PLUSEQUAL,  2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SUB_ASSIGN, T_MINUSEQUAL, 2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_MUL_ASSIGN,
+                                                               T_ASTERISKEQUAL, 2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_DIV_ASSIGN, T_SLASHEQUAL, 2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_MOD_ASSIGN,
+                                                                T_PERCENTEQUAL, 2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SHIFTLEFT_ASSIGN,
+                                                               T_LESSLESSEQUAL, 2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_SHIFTRIGHT_ASSIGN,
+                                                         T_GREATERGREATEREQUAL, 2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_BITWISE_AND_ASSIGN,
+                                                                    T_ANDEQUAL, 2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_BITWISE_OR_ASSIGN,
+                                                                   T_PIPEEQUAL, 2);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_BITWISE_XOR_ASSIGN,
+                                                                  T_CARETEQUAL, 2);
+
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_BINEXPR_COMMA,       ',',         1);
 
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_array_expression,        '[',    30);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_call_expression,         '(',    30);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_select_expression,       '.',    30);
-       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_select_expression,  T_SELECT,    30);
+       register_expression_infix_parser(parse_select_expression,
+                                                               T_MINUSGREATER, 30);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_UNEXPR_POSTFIX_INCREMENT,
                                         T_PLUSPLUS, 30);
        register_expression_infix_parser(parse_UNEXPR_POSTFIX_DECREMENT,
@@ -1480,173 +3412,344 @@ void init_expression_parsers(void)
        register_expression_parser(parse_UNEXPR_PREFIX_INCREMENT, T_PLUSPLUS,   25);
        register_expression_parser(parse_UNEXPR_PREFIX_DECREMENT, T_MINUSMINUS, 25);
        register_expression_parser(parse_sizeof,                  T_sizeof,     25);
+       register_expression_parser(parse_extension,            T___extension__, 25);
 }
 
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_case_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_case_statement(void)
 {
        eat(T_case);
-       parse_expression();
+       case_label_statement_t *label = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(label[0]));
+       label->statement.type            = STATEMENT_CASE_LABEL;
+       label->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       label->expression = parse_expression();
+
        expect(':');
-       parse_statement();
+       label->statement.next = parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) label;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_default_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_default_statement(void)
 {
        eat(T_default);
+
+       case_label_statement_t *label = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(label[0]));
+       label->statement.type            = STATEMENT_CASE_LABEL;
+       label->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
        expect(':');
-       parse_statement();
+       label->statement.next = parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) label;
+}
+
+static declaration_t *get_label(symbol_t *symbol)
+{
+       declaration_t *candidate = get_declaration(symbol, NAMESPACE_LABEL);
+       assert(current_function != NULL);
+       /* if we found a label in the same function, then we already created the
+        * declaration */
+       if(candidate != NULL
+                       && candidate->parent_context == &current_function->context) {
+               return candidate;
+       }
+
+       /* otherwise we need to create a new one */
+       declaration_t *declaration = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(declaration[0]));
+       declaration->namespace     = NAMESPACE_LABEL;
+       declaration->symbol        = symbol;
+
+       label_push(declaration);
+
+       return declaration;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_label_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_label_statement(void)
 {
-       eat(T_IDENTIFIER);
+       assert(token.type == T_IDENTIFIER);
+       symbol_t *symbol = token.v.symbol;
+       next_token();
+
+       declaration_t *label = get_label(symbol);
+
+       /* if source position is already set then the label is defined twice,
+        * otherwise it was just mentioned in a goto so far */
+       if(label->source_position.input_name != NULL) {
+               parser_print_error_prefix();
+               fprintf(stderr, "duplicate label '%s'\n", symbol->string);
+               parser_print_error_prefix_pos(label->source_position);
+               fprintf(stderr, "previous definition of '%s' was here\n",
+                       symbol->string);
+       } else {
+               label->source_position = token.source_position;
+       }
+
+       label_statement_t *label_statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(label[0]));
+
+       label_statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_LABEL;
+       label_statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+       label_statement->label                     = label;
+
        expect(':');
-       parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       if(token.type == '}') {
+               parse_error("label at end of compound statement");
+               return (statement_t*) label_statement;
+       } else {
+               label_statement->label_statement = parse_statement();
+       }
+
+       return (statement_t*) label_statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_if(void)
+static statement_t *parse_if(void)
 {
        eat(T_if);
+
+       if_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_IF;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
        expect('(');
-       parse_expression();
+       statement->condition = parse_expression();
        expect(')');
 
-       parse_statement();
+       statement->true_statement = parse_statement();
        if(token.type == T_else) {
                next_token();
-               parse_statement();
+               statement->false_statement = parse_statement();
        }
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_switch(void)
+static statement_t *parse_switch(void)
 {
        eat(T_switch);
+
+       switch_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_SWITCH;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
        expect('(');
-       parse_expression();
+       statement->expression = parse_expression();
        expect(')');
-       parse_statement();
+       statement->body = parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_while(void)
+static statement_t *parse_while(void)
 {
        eat(T_while);
+
+       while_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_WHILE;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
        expect('(');
-       parse_expression();
+       statement->condition = parse_expression();
        expect(')');
-       parse_statement();
+       statement->body = parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_do(void)
+static statement_t *parse_do(void)
 {
        eat(T_do);
-       parse_statement();
+
+       do_while_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_DO_WHILE;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       statement->body = parse_statement();
        expect(T_while);
        expect('(');
-       parse_expression();
+       statement->condition = parse_expression();
        expect(')');
+       expect(';');
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_for(void)
+static statement_t *parse_for(void)
 {
        eat(T_for);
+
+       for_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_FOR;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
        expect('(');
+
+       int         top          = environment_top();
+       context_t  *last_context = context;
+       set_context(&statement->context);
+
        if(token.type != ';') {
-               /* TODO not correct... this could also be a declaration */
-               parse_expression();
+               if(is_declaration_specifier(&token, false)) {
+                       parse_declaration();
+               } else {
+                       statement->initialisation = parse_expression();
+                       expect(';');
+               }
+       } else {
+               expect(';');
        }
-       expect(';');
+
        if(token.type != ';') {
-               parse_expression();
+               statement->condition = parse_expression();
        }
        expect(';');
        if(token.type != ')') {
-               parse_expression();
+               statement->step = parse_expression();
        }
        expect(')');
-       parse_statement();
+       statement->body = parse_statement();
 
-       return NULL;
+       assert(context == &statement->context);
+       set_context(last_context);
+       environment_pop_to(top);
+
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_goto(void)
+static statement_t *parse_goto(void)
 {
        eat(T_goto);
-       expect(T_IDENTIFIER);
+
+       if(token.type != T_IDENTIFIER) {
+               parse_error_expected("while parsing goto", T_IDENTIFIER, 0);
+               eat_statement();
+               return NULL;
+       }
+       symbol_t *symbol = token.v.symbol;
+       next_token();
+
+       declaration_t *label = get_label(symbol);
+
+       goto_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_GOTO;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       statement->label = label;
+
        expect(';');
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_continue(void)
+static statement_t *parse_continue(void)
 {
        eat(T_continue);
        expect(';');
 
-       return NULL;
+       statement_t *statement     = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->type            = STATEMENT_CONTINUE;
+       statement->source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       return statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_break(void)
+static statement_t *parse_break(void)
 {
        eat(T_break);
        expect(';');
 
-       return NULL;
+       statement_t *statement     = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->type            = STATEMENT_BREAK;
+       statement->source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       return statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_return(void)
+static statement_t *parse_return(void)
 {
        eat(T_return);
-       parse_expression();
+
+       return_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_RETURN;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       assert(current_function->type->type == TYPE_FUNCTION);
+       function_type_t *function_type = (function_type_t*) current_function->type;
+       type_t          *return_type   = function_type->result_type;
+
+       expression_t *return_value;
+       if(token.type != ';') {
+               return_value = parse_expression();
+
+               if(return_type == type_void && return_value->datatype != type_void) {
+                       parse_warning("'return' with a value, in function returning void");
+                       return_value = NULL;
+               } else {
+                       if(return_type != NULL) {
+                               semantic_assign(return_type, &return_value, "'return'");
+                       }
+               }
+       } else {
+               return_value = NULL;
+               if(return_type != type_void) {
+                       parse_warning("'return' without value, in function returning "
+                                     "non-void");
+               }
+       }
+       statement->return_value = return_value;
+
        expect(';');
 
-       return NULL;
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_declaration_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_declaration_statement(void)
 {
-       parse_declaration();
-       return NULL;
+       declaration_t *before = last_declaration;
+
+       declaration_statement_t *statement
+               = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_DECLARATION;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       declaration_specifiers_t specifiers;
+       memset(&specifiers, 0, sizeof(specifiers));
+       parse_declaration_specifiers(&specifiers);
+
+       if(token.type == ';') {
+               eat(';');
+       } else {
+               parse_init_declarators(&specifiers);
+       }
+
+       if(before == NULL) {
+               statement->declarations_begin = context->declarations;
+       } else {
+               statement->declarations_begin = before->next;
+       }
+       statement->declarations_end = last_declaration;
+
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_expression_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_expression_statement(void)
 {
-       parse_expression();
-       return NULL;
+       expression_statement_t *statement = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(statement[0]));
+       statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_EXPRESSION;
+       statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
+
+       statement->expression = parse_expression();
+
+       expect(';');
+
+       return (statement_t*) statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_statement(void)
 {
-       declaration_t *declaration;
        statement_t   *statement = NULL;
 
        /* declaration or statement */
@@ -1700,18 +3803,17 @@ statement_t *parse_statement(void)
                break;
 
        case ';':
+               next_token();
                statement = NULL;
                break;
 
        case T_IDENTIFIER:
-               if(la(1)->type == ':') {
+               if(look_ahead(1)->type == ':') {
                        statement = parse_label_statement();
                        break;
                }
 
-               declaration = token.v.symbol->declaration;
-               if(declaration != NULL &&
-                               declaration->storage_class == STORAGE_CLASS_TYPEDEF) {
+               if(is_typedef_symbol(token.v.symbol)) {
                        statement = parse_declaration_statement();
                        break;
                }
@@ -1719,61 +3821,107 @@ statement_t *parse_statement(void)
                statement = parse_expression_statement();
                break;
 
+       case T___extension__:
+               /* this can be a prefix to a declaration or an expression statement */
+               /* we simply eat it now and parse the rest with tail recursion */
+               do {
+                       next_token();
+               } while(token.type == T___extension__);
+               statement = parse_statement();
+               break;
+
        DECLARATION_START
                statement = parse_declaration_statement();
                break;
+
+       default:
+               statement = parse_expression_statement();
+               break;
        }
 
+       assert(statement == NULL || statement->source_position.input_name != NULL);
+
        return statement;
 }
 
-static
-statement_t *parse_compound_statement(void)
+static statement_t *parse_compound_statement(void)
 {
-       eat('{');
-
        compound_statement_t *compound_statement
                = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(compound_statement[0]));
-       compound_statement->statement.type = STATEMENT_COMPOUND;
+       compound_statement->statement.type            = STATEMENT_COMPOUND;
+       compound_statement->statement.source_position = token.source_position;
 
-       int         top          = environment_top();
-       const void *last_context = context;
-       context                  = compound_statement;
+       eat('{');
 
-       while(token.type != '}') {
-               parse_statement();
-       }
+       int        top          = environment_top();
+       context_t *last_context = context;
+       set_context(&compound_statement->context);
 
-       assert(context == compound_statement);
-       context = last_context;
-       environment_pop_to(top);
+       statement_t *last_statement = NULL;
+
+       while(token.type != '}' && token.type != T_EOF) {
+               statement_t *statement = parse_statement();
+               if(statement == NULL)
+                       continue;
+
+               if(last_statement != NULL) {
+                       last_statement->next = statement;
+               } else {
+                       compound_statement->statements = statement;
+               }
+
+               while(statement->next != NULL)
+                       statement = statement->next;
+
+               last_statement = statement;
+       }
 
+       if(token.type != '}') {
+               parser_print_error_prefix_pos(
+                               compound_statement->statement.source_position);
+               fprintf(stderr, "end of file while looking for closing '}'\n");
+       }
        next_token();
 
-       return NULL;
+       assert(context == &compound_statement->context);
+       set_context(last_context);
+       environment_pop_to(top);
+
+       return (statement_t*) compound_statement;
 }
 
-static
-translation_unit_t *parse_translation_unit(void)
+static translation_unit_t *parse_translation_unit(void)
 {
        translation_unit_t *unit = allocate_ast_zero(sizeof(unit[0]));
 
-       assert(translation_unit == NULL);
+       assert(global_context == NULL);
+       global_context = &unit->context;
+
        assert(context == NULL);
-       translation_unit = unit;
+       set_context(&unit->context);
 
        while(token.type != T_EOF) {
                parse_declaration();
        }
 
-       translation_unit = NULL;
+       assert(context == &unit->context);
+       context          = NULL;
+       last_declaration = NULL;
+
+       assert(global_context == &unit->context);
+       global_context = NULL;
+
        return unit;
 }
 
 translation_unit_t *parse(void)
 {
-       obstack_init(&environment_obstack);
-       environment_stack = NEW_ARR_F(environment_entry_t*, 0);
+       environment_stack = NEW_ARR_F(stack_entry_t, 0);
+       label_stack       = NEW_ARR_F(stack_entry_t, 0);
+       found_error       = false;
+
+       type_set_output(stderr);
+       ast_set_output(stderr);
 
        lookahead_bufpos = 0;
        for(int i = 0; i < MAX_LOOKAHEAD + 2; ++i) {
@@ -1782,7 +3930,10 @@ translation_unit_t *parse(void)
        translation_unit_t *unit = parse_translation_unit();
 
        DEL_ARR_F(environment_stack);
-       obstack_free(&environment_obstack, NULL);
+       DEL_ARR_F(label_stack);
+
+       if(found_error)
+               return NULL;
 
        return unit;
 }
@@ -1790,8 +3941,21 @@ translation_unit_t *parse(void)
 void init_parser(void)
 {
        init_expression_parsers();
+       obstack_init(&temp_obst);
+
+       type_int         = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_INT, 0);
+       type_uint        = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_UINT, 0);
+       type_long_double = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE, 0);
+       type_double      = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE, 0);
+       type_float       = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT, 0);
+       type_size_t      = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONG, 0);
+       type_ptrdiff_t   = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG, 0);
+       type_const_char  = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR, TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST);
+       type_void        = make_atomic_type(ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID, 0);
+       type_string      = make_pointer_type(type_const_char, 0);
 }
 
 void exit_parser(void)
 {
+       obstack_free(&temp_obst, NULL);
 }