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oceani: rename Enoconst to Eruntime
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@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ structures can be used.
        ## macros
        struct parse_context;
        ## ast
+       ## ast late
        struct parse_context {
                struct token_config config;
                char *file_name;
@@ -242,9 +243,11 @@ structures can be used.
 
                parse_oceani(ss->code, &context.config, dotrace ? stderr : NULL);
 
+               resolve_consts(&context);
+               prepare_types(&context);
                if (!context.parse_error && !analyse_funcs(&context)) {
                        fprintf(stderr, "oceani: type error in program - not running.\n");
-                       context.parse_error = 1;
+                       context.parse_error += 1;
                }
 
                if (doprint) {
@@ -265,6 +268,7 @@ structures can be used.
                while (context.scope_depth > 0)
                        scope_pop(&context);
                ## free global vars
+               ## free const decls
                ## free context types
                ## free context storage
                exit(context.parse_error ? 1 : 0);
@@ -364,6 +368,7 @@ context so indicate that parsing failed.
        static void type_err(struct parse_context *c,
                             char *fmt, struct exec *loc,
                             struct type *t1, int rules, struct type *t2);
+       static void tok_err(struct parse_context *c, char *fmt, struct token *t);
 
 ###### core functions
 
@@ -392,14 +397,14 @@ context so indicate that parsing failed.
                        }
                }
                fputs("\n", stderr);
-               c->parse_error = 1;
+               c->parse_error += 1;
        }
 
        static void tok_err(struct parse_context *c, char *fmt, struct token *t)
        {
                fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:%d: %s: %.*s\n", c->file_name, t->line, t->col, fmt,
                        t->txt.len, t->txt.txt);
-               c->parse_error = 1;
+               c->parse_error += 1;
        }
 
 ## Entities: declared and predeclared.
@@ -474,12 +479,12 @@ from the `exec_types` enum.
                if (loc->type == Xbinode)
                        return __fput_loc(cast(binode,loc)->left, f) ||
                               __fput_loc(cast(binode,loc)->right, f);  // NOTEST
-               return 0;
+               return 0;       // NOTEST
        }
        static void fput_loc(struct exec *loc, FILE *f)
        {
                if (!__fput_loc(loc, f))
-                       fprintf(f, "??:??: ");
+                       fprintf(f, "??:??: ");  // NOTEST
        }
 
 Each different type of `exec` node needs a number of functions defined,
@@ -580,28 +585,27 @@ program and looking for errors.
 
 So `propagate_types` is passed an expected type (being a `struct type`
 pointer together with some `val_rules` flags) that the `exec` is
-expected to return, and returns the type that it does return, either
-of which can be `NULL` signifying "unknown".  An `ok` flag is passed
-by reference. It is set to `0` when an error is found, and `2` when
-any change is made.  If it remains unchanged at `1`, then no more
-propagation is needed.
+expected to return, and returns the type that it does return, either of
+which can be `NULL` signifying "unknown".  A `prop_err` flag set is
+passed by reference.  It has `Efail` set when an error is found, and
+`Eretry` when the type for some element is set via propagation.  If
+any expression cannot be evaluated a compile time, `Eruntime` is set.
+If the expression can be copied, `Emaycopy` is set.
 
-###### ast
+If it remains unchanged at `0`, then no more propagation is needed.
 
-       enum val_rules {Rnolabel = 1<<0, Rboolok = 1<<1, Rnoconstant = 1<<2};
+###### ast
 
-###### format cases
-       case 'r':
-               if (rules & Rnolabel)
-                       fputs(" (labels not permitted)", stderr);
-               break;
+       enum val_rules {Rboolok = 1<<1, Rnoconstant = 1<<2};
+       enum prop_err {Efail = 1<<0, Eretry = 1<<1, Eruntime = 1<<2,
+                      Emaycopy = 1<<3};
 
 ###### forward decls
-       static struct type *propagate_types(struct exec *prog, struct parse_context *c, int *ok,
+       static struct type *propagate_types(struct exec *prog, struct parse_context *c, enum prop_err *perr,
                                            struct type *type, int rules);
 ###### core functions
 
-       static struct type *__propagate_types(struct exec *prog, struct parse_context *c, int *ok,
+       static struct type *__propagate_types(struct exec *prog, struct parse_context *c, enum prop_err *perr,
                                              struct type *type, int rules)
        {
                struct type *t;
@@ -623,13 +627,14 @@ propagation is needed.
                return Tnone;
        }
 
-       static struct type *propagate_types(struct exec *prog, struct parse_context *c, int *ok,
+       static struct type *propagate_types(struct exec *prog, struct parse_context *c, enum prop_err *perr,
                                            struct type *type, int rules)
        {
-               struct type *ret = __propagate_types(prog, c, ok, type, rules);
+               int pre_err = c->parse_error;
+               struct type *ret = __propagate_types(prog, c, perr, type, rules);
 
-               if (c->parse_error)
-                       *ok = 0;
+               if (c->parse_error > pre_err)
+                       *perr |= Efail;
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -647,6 +652,9 @@ the location of a value, which can be updated, in `lval`.  Others will
 set `lval` to NULL indicating that there is a value of appropriate type
 in `rval`.
 
+###### forward decls
+       static struct value interp_exec(struct parse_context *c, struct exec *e,
+                                       struct type **typeret);
 ###### core functions
 
        struct lrval {
@@ -776,13 +784,15 @@ which might be reported in error messages.
                };
        };
 
+###### ast late
        struct type {
                struct text name;
                struct type *next;
+               struct token first_use;
                int size, align;
                int anon;
                void (*init)(struct type *type, struct value *val);
-               void (*prepare_type)(struct parse_context *c, struct type *type, int parse_time);
+               int (*prepare_type)(struct parse_context *c, struct type *type, int parse_time);
                void (*print)(struct type *type, struct value *val, FILE *f);
                void (*print_type)(struct type *type, FILE *f);
                int (*cmp_order)(struct type *t1, struct type *t2,
@@ -790,6 +800,7 @@ which might be reported in error messages.
                int (*cmp_eq)(struct type *t1, struct type *t2,
                              struct value *v1, struct value *v2);
                void (*dup)(struct type *type, struct value *vold, struct value *vnew);
+               int (*test)(struct type *type, struct value *val);
                void (*free)(struct type *type, struct value *val);
                void (*free_type)(struct type *t);
                long long (*to_int)(struct value *v);
@@ -826,7 +837,10 @@ which might be reported in error messages.
                struct type *n;
 
                n = calloc(1, sizeof(*n));
-               *n = *proto;
+               if (proto)
+                       *n = *proto;
+               else
+                       n->size = -1;
                n->name = s;
                n->anon = anon;
                n->next = c->typelist;
@@ -849,10 +863,32 @@ which might be reported in error messages.
                va_start(ap, name);
                vasprintf(&t.txt, name, ap);
                va_end(ap);
-               t.len = strlen(name);
+               t.len = strlen(t.txt);
                return _add_type(c, t, proto, 1);
        }
 
+       static struct type *find_anon_type(struct parse_context *c,
+                                          struct type *proto, char *name, ...)
+       {
+               struct type *t = c->typelist;
+               struct text nm;
+               va_list ap;
+
+               va_start(ap, name);
+               vasprintf(&nm.txt, name, ap);
+               va_end(ap);
+               nm.len = strlen(name);
+
+               while (t && (!t->anon ||
+                            text_cmp(t->name, nm) != 0))
+                               t = t->next;
+               if (t) {
+                       free(nm.txt);
+                       return t;
+               }
+               return _add_type(c, nm, proto, 1);
+       }
+
        static void free_type(struct type *t)
        {
                /* The type is always a reference to something in the
@@ -876,8 +912,10 @@ which might be reported in error messages.
                        fprintf(f, "%.*s", type->name.len, type->name.txt);
                else if (type->print_type)
                        type->print_type(type, f);
+               else if (type->name.len && type->anon)
+                       fprintf(f, "\"%.*s\"", type->name.len, type->name.txt);
                else
-                       fputs("*invalid*type*", f);
+                       fputs("*invalid*type*", f);     // NOTEST
        }
 
        static void val_init(struct type *type, struct value *val)
@@ -898,8 +936,8 @@ which might be reported in error messages.
        {
                if (tl && tl->cmp_order)
                        return tl->cmp_order(tl, tr, left, right);
-               if (tl && tl->cmp_eq)                   // NOTEST
-                       return tl->cmp_eq(tl, tr, left, right); // NOTEST
+               if (tl && tl->cmp_eq)
+                       return tl->cmp_eq(tl, tr, left, right);
                return -1;                              // NOTEST
        }
 
@@ -911,6 +949,40 @@ which might be reported in error messages.
                        fprintf(f, "*Unknown*");                // NOTEST
        }
 
+       static void prepare_types(struct parse_context *c)
+       {
+               struct type *t;
+               int retry = 1;
+               enum { none, some, cannot } progress = none;
+
+               while (retry) {
+                       retry = 0;
+
+                       for (t = c->typelist; t; t = t->next) {
+                               if (t->size < 0)
+                                       tok_err(c, "error: type used but not declared",
+                                                &t->first_use);
+                               if (t->size == 0 && t->prepare_type) {
+                                       if (t->prepare_type(c, t, 1))
+                                               progress = some;
+                                       else if (progress == cannot)
+                                               tok_err(c, "error: type has recursive definition",
+                                                       &t->first_use);
+                                       else
+                                               retry = 1;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       switch (progress) {
+                       case cannot:
+                               retry = 0; break;
+                       case none:
+                               progress = cannot; break;
+                       case some:
+                               progress = none; break;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
 ###### forward decls
 
        static void free_value(struct type *type, struct value *v);
@@ -947,12 +1019,10 @@ symbol for those.
 
        $*type
        Type -> IDENTIFIER ${
-               $0 = find_type(c, $1.txt);
+               $0 = find_type(c, $ID.txt);
                if (!$0) {
-                       tok_err(c,
-                               "error: undefined type", &$1);
-
-                       $0 = Tnone;
+                       $0 = add_type(c, $ID.txt, NULL);
+                       $0->first_use = $ID;
                }
        }$
        ## type grammar
@@ -989,8 +1059,6 @@ A separate function encoding these cases will simplify some code later.
        {
                if ((rules & Rboolok) && have == Tbool)
                        return 1;       // NOTEST
-               if ((rules & Rnolabel) && have == Tlabel)
-                       return 0;       // NOTEST
                if (!require || !have)
                        return 1;
 
@@ -1016,7 +1084,7 @@ A separate function encoding these cases will simplify some code later.
        struct text str;
        mpq_t num;
        unsigned char bool;
-       void *label;
+       int label;
 
 ###### ast functions
        static void _free_value(struct type *type, struct value *v)
@@ -1049,8 +1117,8 @@ A separate function encoding these cases will simplify some code later.
                        val->bool = 0;
                        break;
                case Vlabel:
-                       val->label = NULL;
-                       break;
+                       val->label = 0; // NOTEST
+                       break;          // NOTEST
                }
        }
 
@@ -1061,8 +1129,8 @@ A separate function encoding these cases will simplify some code later.
                case Vnone:             // NOTEST
                        break;          // NOTEST
                case Vlabel:
-                       vnew->label = vold->label;
-                       break;
+                       vnew->label = vold->label;      // NOTEST
+                       break;          // NOTEST
                case Vbool:
                        vnew->bool = vold->bool;
                        break;
@@ -1100,7 +1168,7 @@ A separate function encoding these cases will simplify some code later.
                case Vnone:                             // NOTEST
                        fprintf(f, "*no-value*"); break;        // NOTEST
                case Vlabel:                            // NOTEST
-                       fprintf(f, "*label-%p*", v->label); break; // NOTEST
+                       fprintf(f, "*label-%d*", v->label); break; // NOTEST
                case Vstr:
                        fprintf(f, "%.*s", v->str.len, v->str.txt); break;
                case Vbool:
@@ -1110,7 +1178,7 @@ A separate function encoding these cases will simplify some code later.
                        mpf_t fl;
                        mpf_init2(fl, 20);
                        mpf_set_q(fl, v->num);
-                       gmp_fprintf(f, "%Fg", fl);
+                       gmp_fprintf(f, "%.10Fg", fl);
                        mpf_clear(fl);
                        break;
                        }
@@ -1119,6 +1187,11 @@ A separate function encoding these cases will simplify some code later.
 
        static void _free_value(struct type *type, struct value *v);
 
+       static int bool_test(struct type *type, struct value *v)
+       {
+               return v->bool;
+       }
+
        static struct type base_prototype = {
                .init = _val_init,
                .print = _print_value,
@@ -1149,6 +1222,7 @@ A separate function encoding these cases will simplify some code later.
 ###### context initialization
 
        Tbool  = add_base_type(&context, "Boolean", Vbool, sizeof(char));
+       Tbool->test = bool_test;
        Tstr   = add_base_type(&context, "string", Vstr, sizeof(struct text));
        Tnum   = add_base_type(&context, "number", Vnum, sizeof(mpq_t));
        Tnone  = add_base_type(&context, "none", Vnone, 0);
@@ -1179,50 +1253,45 @@ executable.
                return v;
        }
 
-###### Grammar
-
+###### declare terminals
        $TERM True False
 
+###### Grammar
+
        $*val
        Value ->  True ${
-                       $0 = new_val(Tbool, $1);
-                       $0->val.bool = 1;
-                       }$
-               | False ${
-                       $0 = new_val(Tbool, $1);
-                       $0->val.bool = 0;
-                       }$
-               | NUMBER ${
-                       $0 = new_val(Tnum, $1);
-                       {
-                       char tail[3];
-                       if (number_parse($0->val.num, tail, $1.txt) == 0)
-                               mpq_init($0->val.num);  // UNTESTED
-                               if (tail[0])
-                                       tok_err(c, "error: unsupported number suffix",
-                                               &$1);
-                       }
-                       }$
-               | STRING ${
-                       $0 = new_val(Tstr, $1);
-                       {
-                       char tail[3];
-                       string_parse(&$1, '\\', &$0->val.str, tail);
-                       if (tail[0])
-                               tok_err(c, "error: unsupported string suffix",
-                                       &$1);
-                       }
-                       }$
-               | MULTI_STRING ${
-                       $0 = new_val(Tstr, $1);
-                       {
-                       char tail[3];
-                       string_parse(&$1, '\\', &$0->val.str, tail);
+               $0 = new_val(Tbool, $1);
+               $0->val.bool = 1;
+       }$
+       | False ${
+               $0 = new_val(Tbool, $1);
+               $0->val.bool = 0;
+       }$
+       | NUMBER ${ {
+               char tail[3];
+               $0 = new_val(Tnum, $1);
+               if (number_parse($0->val.num, tail, $1.txt) == 0)
+                       mpq_init($0->val.num);  // UNTESTED
                        if (tail[0])
-                               tok_err(c, "error: unsupported string suffix",
+                               tok_err(c, "error: unsupported number suffix",
                                        &$1);
-                       }
-                       }$
+       } }$
+       | STRING ${ {
+               char tail[3];
+               $0 = new_val(Tstr, $1);
+               string_parse(&$1, '\\', &$0->val.str, tail);
+               if (tail[0])
+                       tok_err(c, "error: unsupported string suffix",
+                               &$1);
+       } }$
+       | MULTI_STRING ${ {
+               char tail[3];
+               $0 = new_val(Tstr, $1);
+               string_parse(&$1, '\\', &$0->val.str, tail);
+               if (tail[0])
+                       tok_err(c, "error: unsupported string suffix",
+                               &$1);
+       } }$
 
 ###### print exec cases
        case Xval:
@@ -1230,6 +1299,7 @@ executable.
                struct val *v = cast(val, e);
                if (v->vtype == Tstr)
                        printf("\"");
+               // FIXME how to ensure numbers have same precision.
                print_value(v->vtype, &v->val, stdout);
                if (v->vtype == Tstr)
                        printf("\"");
@@ -1241,7 +1311,7 @@ executable.
        {
                struct val *val = cast(val, prog);
                if (!type_compat(type, val->vtype, rules))
-                       type_err(c, "error: expected %1%r found %2",
+                       type_err(c, "error: expected %1 found %2",
                                   prog, type, rules, val->vtype);
                return val->vtype;
        }
@@ -1284,6 +1354,98 @@ executable.
                return rv;
        }
 
+#### Labels
+
+Labels are a temporary concept until I implement enums.  There are an
+anonymous enum which is declared by usage.  Thet are only allowed in
+`use` statements and corresponding `case` entries.  They appear as a
+period followed by an identifier.  All identifiers that are "used" must
+have a "case".
+
+For now, we have a global list of labels, and don't check that all "use"
+match "case".
+
+###### exec type
+       Xlabel,
+
+###### ast
+       struct label {
+               struct exec;
+               struct text name;
+               int value;
+       };
+###### free exec cases
+       case Xlabel:
+               free(e);
+               break;
+###### print exec cases
+       case Xlabel: {
+               struct label *l = cast(label, e);
+               printf(".%.*s", l->name.len, l->name.txt);
+               break;
+       }
+
+###### ast
+       struct labels {
+               struct labels *next;
+               struct text name;
+               int value;
+       };
+###### parse context
+       struct labels *labels;
+       int next_label;
+###### ast functions
+       static int label_lookup(struct parse_context *c, struct text name)
+       {
+               struct labels *l, **lp = &c->labels;
+               while (*lp && text_cmp((*lp)->name, name) < 0)
+                       lp = &(*lp)->next;
+               if (*lp && text_cmp((*lp)->name, name) == 0)
+                       return (*lp)->value;
+               l = calloc(1, sizeof(*l));
+               l->next = *lp;
+               l->name = name;
+               if (c->next_label == 0)
+                       c->next_label = 2;
+               l->value = c->next_label;
+               c->next_label += 1;
+               *lp = l;
+               return l->value;
+       }
+
+###### free context storage
+       while (context.labels) {
+               struct labels *l = context.labels;
+               context.labels = l->next;
+               free(l);
+       }
+
+###### declare terminals
+       $TERM .
+###### term grammar
+       | . IDENTIFIER ${ {
+               struct label *l = new_pos(label, $ID);
+               l->name = $ID.txt;
+               $0 = l;
+       } }$
+###### propagate exec cases
+       case Xlabel: {
+               struct label *l = cast(label, prog);
+               l->value = label_lookup(c, l->name);
+               if (!type_compat(type, Tlabel, rules))
+                       type_err(c, "error: expected %1 found %2",
+                                prog, type, rules, Tlabel);
+               return Tlabel;
+       }
+###### interp exec cases
+       case Xlabel : {
+               struct label *l = cast(label, e);
+               rv.label = l->value;
+               rvtype = Tlabel;
+               break;
+       }
+
+
 ### Variables
 
 Variables are scoped named values.  We store the names in a linked list
@@ -1581,10 +1743,10 @@ need to be freed.  For this we need to be able to find it, so assume that
                while (v) {
                        struct variable *next = v->previous;
 
-                       if (v->global) {
+                       if (v->global && v->frame_pos >= 0) {
                                free_value(v->type, var_value(&context, v));
-                               if (v->depth == 0)
-                                       // This is a global constant
+                               if (v->depth == 0 && v->type->free == function_free)
+                                       // This is a function constant
                                        free_exec(v->where_decl);
                        }
                        free(v);
@@ -1761,9 +1923,6 @@ all pending-scope variables become conditionally scoped.
                                                 v->previous->scope == PendingScope)
                                                /* all previous branches used name */
                                                v->scope = PendingScope;
-                                       else if (v->type == Tlabel)
-                                               /* Labels remain pending even when not used */
-                                               v->scope = PendingScope;        // UNTESTED
                                        else
                                                v->scope = OutScope;
                                        if (ct == CloseElse) {
@@ -1794,8 +1953,6 @@ all pending-scope variables become conditionally scoped.
                                        v->scope = InScope;
                                /* fallthrough */
                        case CloseSequential:
-                               if (v->type == Tlabel)
-                                       v->scope = PendingScope;
                                switch (v->scope) {
                                case InScope:
                                        v->scope = OutScope;
@@ -1809,10 +1966,7 @@ all pending-scope variables become conditionally scoped.
                                        for (v2 = v;
                                             v2 && v2->scope == PendingScope;
                                             v2 = v2->previous)
-                                               if (v2->type == Tlabel)
-                                                       v2->scope = CondScope;
-                                               else
-                                                       v2->scope = OutScope;
+                                               v2->scope = OutScope;
                                        break;
                                case CondScope:
                                case OutScope: break;
@@ -1851,13 +2005,17 @@ tell if it was set or not later.
        short local_size;
        void *global, *local;
 
+###### forward decls
+       static struct value *global_alloc(struct parse_context *c, struct type *t,
+                                         struct variable *v, struct value *init);
+
 ###### ast functions
 
        static struct value *var_value(struct parse_context *c, struct variable *v)
        {
                if (!v->global) {
                        if (!c->local || !v->type)
-                               return NULL;                    // NOTEST
+                               return NULL;    // UNTESTED
                        if (v->frame_pos + v->type->size > c->local_size) {
                                printf("INVALID frame_pos\n");  // NOTEST
                                exit(2);                        // NOTEST
@@ -1883,7 +2041,7 @@ tell if it was set or not later.
                        t->prepare_type(c, t, 1);       // NOTEST
 
                if (c->global_size & (t->align - 1))
-                       c->global_size = (c->global_size + t->align) & ~(t->align-1);
+                       c->global_size = (c->global_size + t->align) & ~(t->align-1);   // NOTEST
                if (!v) {
                        v = &scratch;
                        v->type = t;
@@ -1895,7 +2053,7 @@ tell if it was set or not later.
                if (init)
                        memcpy(ret, init, t->size);
                else
-                       val_init(t, ret);
+                       val_init(t, ret);       // NOTEST
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -1999,7 +2157,7 @@ correctly.
                                 v->where_decl, NULL, 0, NULL);
                }
        } }$
-           | IDENTIFIER :: ${ {
+       | IDENTIFIER :: ${ {
                struct variable *v = var_decl(c, $1.txt);
                $0 = new_pos(var, $1);
                $0->var = v;
@@ -2015,7 +2173,7 @@ correctly.
                                 v->where_decl, NULL, 0, NULL);
                }
        } }$
-           | IDENTIFIER : Type ${ {
+       | IDENTIFIER : Type ${ {
                struct variable *v = var_decl(c, $1.txt);
                $0 = new_pos(var, $1);
                $0->var = v;
@@ -2033,7 +2191,7 @@ correctly.
                                 v->where_decl, NULL, 0, NULL);
                }
        } }$
-           | IDENTIFIER :: Type ${ {
+       | IDENTIFIER :: Type ${ {
                struct variable *v = var_decl(c, $1.txt);
                $0 = new_pos(var, $1);
                $0->var = v;
@@ -2058,7 +2216,11 @@ correctly.
                struct variable *v = var_ref(c, $1.txt);
                $0 = new_pos(var, $1);
                if (v == NULL) {
-                       /* This might be a label - allocate a var just in case */
+                       /* This might be a global const or a label
+                        * Allocate a var with impossible type Tnone,
+                        * which will be adjusted when we find out what it is,
+                        * or will trigger an error.
+                        */
                        v = var_decl(c, $1.txt);
                        if (v) {
                                v->type = Tnone;
@@ -2067,7 +2229,7 @@ correctly.
                        }
                }
                cast(var, $0)->var = v;
-               } }$
+       } }$
 
 ###### print exec cases
        case Xvar:
@@ -2090,7 +2252,7 @@ correctly.
                        } else
                                fputs("???", stderr);   // NOTEST
                } else
-                       fputs("NOTVAR", stderr);
+                       fputs("NOTVAR", stderr);        // NOTEST
                break;
 
 ###### propagate exec cases
@@ -2115,19 +2277,19 @@ correctly.
                        type_err(c, "error: variable used but not declared: %v",
                                 prog, NULL, 0, NULL);
                if (v->type == NULL) {
-                       if (type && *ok != 0) {
+                       if (type && !(*perr & Efail)) {
                                v->type = type;
                                v->where_set = prog;
-                               *ok = 2;
+                               *perr |= Eretry;
                        }
-                       return type;
-               }
-               if (!type_compat(type, v->type, rules)) {
-                       type_err(c, "error: expected %1%r but variable '%v' is %2", prog,
+               } else if (!type_compat(type, v->type, rules)) {
+                       type_err(c, "error: expected %1 but variable '%v' is %2", prog,
                                 type, rules, v->type);
                        type_err(c, "info: this is where '%v' was set to %1", v->where_set,
                                 v->type, rules, NULL);
                }
+               if (!v->global || v->frame_pos < 0)
+                       *perr |= Eruntime;
                if (!type)
                        return v->type;
                return type;
@@ -2177,8 +2339,8 @@ simple "Value" (to be explained later).
 ###### Grammar
        $*exec
        Term ->  Value ${ $0 = $<1; }$
-               | Variable ${ $0 = $<1; }$
-               ## term grammar
+       | Variable ${ $0 = $<1; }$
+       ## term grammar
 
 Thus far the complex types we have are arrays and structs.
 
@@ -2229,25 +2391,37 @@ with a const size by whether they are prepared at parse time or not.
 
 ###### value functions
 
-       static void array_prepare_type(struct parse_context *c, struct type *type,
+       static int array_prepare_type(struct parse_context *c, struct type *type,
                                       int parse_time)
        {
                struct value *vsize;
                mpz_t q;
-               if (!type->array.vsize || type->array.static_size)
-                       return;
-
-               vsize = var_value(c, type->array.vsize);
-               mpz_init(q);
-               mpz_tdiv_q(q, mpq_numref(vsize->num), mpq_denref(vsize->num));
-               type->array.size = mpz_get_si(q);
-               mpz_clear(q);
+               if (type->array.static_size)
+                       return 1;       // UNTESTED
+               if (type->array.unspec && parse_time)
+                       return 1;       // UNTESTED
+               if (parse_time && type->array.vsize && !type->array.vsize->global)
+                       return 1;       // UNTESTED
 
-               if (parse_time) {
-                       type->array.static_size = 1;
-                       type->size = type->array.size * type->array.member->size;
-                       type->align = type->array.member->align;
+               if (type->array.vsize) {
+                       vsize = var_value(c, type->array.vsize);
+                       if (!vsize)
+                               return 1;       // UNTESTED
+                       mpz_init(q);
+                       mpz_tdiv_q(q, mpq_numref(vsize->num), mpq_denref(vsize->num));
+                       type->array.size = mpz_get_si(q);
+                       mpz_clear(q);
                }
+               if (!parse_time)
+                       return 1;
+               if (type->array.member->size <= 0)
+                       return 0;       // UNTESTED
+
+               type->array.static_size = 1;
+               type->size = type->array.size * type->array.member->size;
+               type->align = type->array.member->align;
+
+               return 1;
        }
 
        static void array_init(struct type *type, struct value *val)
@@ -2362,9 +2536,6 @@ with a const size by whether they are prepared at parse time or not.
                t->array.size = elements;
                t->array.member = $<4;
                t->array.vsize = NULL;
-               t->array.static_size = 1;
-               t->size = t->array.size * t->array.member->size;
-               t->align = t->array.member->align;
        } }$
 
        | [ IDENTIFIER ] Type ${ {
@@ -2428,8 +2599,8 @@ with a const size by whether they are prepared at parse time or not.
                /* left must be an array, right must be a number,
                 * result is the member type of the array
                 */
-               propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, Tnum, 0);
-               t = propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, NULL, rules & Rnoconstant);
+               propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, Tnum, 0);
+               t = propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, NULL, rules & Rnoconstant);
                if (!t || t->compat != array_compat) {
                        type_err(c, "error: %1 cannot be indexed", prog, t, 0, NULL);
                        return NULL;
@@ -2518,11 +2689,18 @@ function will be needed.
                        struct type *type;
                        struct value *init;
                        int offset;
-               } *fields;
+               } *fields; // This is created when field_list is analysed.
+               struct fieldlist {
+                       struct fieldlist *prev;
+                       struct field f;
+                       struct exec *init;
+               } *field_list; // This is created during parsing
        } structure;
 
 ###### type functions
        void (*print_type_decl)(struct type *type, FILE *f);
+       struct type *(*fieldref)(struct type *t, struct parse_context *c,
+                                struct fieldref *f, struct value **vp);
 
 ###### value functions
 
@@ -2553,6 +2731,15 @@ function will be needed.
                }
        }
 
+       static void free_fieldlist(struct fieldlist *f)
+       {
+               if (!f)
+                       return;
+               free_fieldlist(f->prev);
+               free_exec(f->init);
+               free(f);
+       }
+
        static void structure_free_type(struct type *t)
        {
                int i;
@@ -2562,6 +2749,88 @@ function will be needed.
                                           t->structure.fields[i].init);
                        }
                free(t->structure.fields);
+               free_fieldlist(t->structure.field_list);
+       }
+
+       static int structure_prepare_type(struct parse_context *c,
+                                         struct type *t, int parse_time)
+       {
+               int cnt = 0;
+               struct fieldlist *f;
+
+               if (!parse_time || t->structure.fields)
+                       return 1;
+
+               for (f = t->structure.field_list; f; f=f->prev) {
+                       enum prop_err perr;
+                       cnt += 1;
+
+                       if (f->f.type->size <= 0)
+                               return 0;
+                       if (f->f.type->prepare_type)
+                               f->f.type->prepare_type(c, f->f.type, parse_time);
+
+                       if (f->init == NULL)
+                               continue;
+                       do {
+                               perr = 0;
+                               propagate_types(f->init, c, &perr, f->f.type, 0);
+                       } while (perr & Eretry);
+                       if (perr & Efail)
+                               c->parse_error += 1;    // NOTEST
+               }
+
+               t->structure.nfields = cnt;
+               t->structure.fields = calloc(cnt, sizeof(struct field));
+               f = t->structure.field_list;
+               while (cnt > 0) {
+                       int a = f->f.type->align;
+                       cnt -= 1;
+                       t->structure.fields[cnt] = f->f;
+                       if (t->size & (a-1))
+                               t->size = (t->size | (a-1)) + 1;
+                       t->structure.fields[cnt].offset = t->size;
+                       t->size += ((f->f.type->size - 1) | (a-1)) + 1;
+                       if (a > t->align)
+                               t->align = a;
+
+                       if (f->init && !c->parse_error) {
+                               struct value vl = interp_exec(c, f->init, NULL);
+                               t->structure.fields[cnt].init =
+                                       global_alloc(c, f->f.type, NULL, &vl);
+                       }
+
+                       f = f->prev;
+               }
+               return 1;
+       }
+
+       static int find_struct_index(struct type *type, struct text field)
+       {
+               int i;
+               for (i = 0; i < type->structure.nfields; i++)
+                       if (text_cmp(type->structure.fields[i].name, field) == 0)
+                               return i;
+               return IndexInvalid;
+       }
+
+       static struct type *structure_fieldref(struct type *t, struct parse_context *c,
+                                              struct fieldref *f, struct value **vp)
+       {
+               if (f->index == IndexUnknown) {
+                       f->index = find_struct_index(t, f->name);
+                       if (f->index < 0)
+                               type_err(c, "error: cannot find requested field in %1",
+                                        f->left, t, 0, NULL);
+               }
+               if (f->index < 0)
+                       return NULL;
+               if (vp) {
+                       struct value *v = *vp;
+                       v = (void*)v->ptr + t->structure.fields[f->index].offset;
+                       *vp = v;
+               }
+               return t->structure.fields[f->index].type;
        }
 
        static struct type structure_prototype = {
@@ -2569,6 +2838,8 @@ function will be needed.
                .free = structure_free,
                .free_type = structure_free_type,
                .print_type_decl = structure_print_type,
+               .prepare_type = structure_prepare_type,
+               .fieldref = structure_fieldref,
        };
 
 ###### exec type
@@ -2581,6 +2852,7 @@ function will be needed.
                int index;
                struct text name;
        };
+       enum { IndexUnknown = -1, IndexInvalid = -2 };
 
 ###### free exec cases
        case Xfieldref:
@@ -2589,7 +2861,7 @@ function will be needed.
                break;
 
 ###### declare terminals
-       $TERM struct .
+       $TERM struct
 
 ###### term grammar
 
@@ -2597,7 +2869,7 @@ function will be needed.
                struct fieldref *fr = new_pos(fieldref, $2);
                fr->left = $<1;
                fr->name = $3.txt;
-               fr->index = -2;
+               fr->index = IndexUnknown;
                $0 = fr;
        } }$
 
@@ -2611,41 +2883,22 @@ function will be needed.
                break;
        }
 
-###### ast functions
-       static int find_struct_index(struct type *type, struct text field)
-       {
-               int i;
-               for (i = 0; i < type->structure.nfields; i++)
-                       if (text_cmp(type->structure.fields[i].name, field) == 0)
-                               return i;
-               return -1;
-       }
-
 ###### propagate exec cases
 
        case Xfieldref:
        {
                struct fieldref *f = cast(fieldref, prog);
-               struct type *st = propagate_types(f->left, c, ok, NULL, 0);
+               struct type *st = propagate_types(f->left, c, perr, NULL, 0);
 
-               if (!st)
-                       type_err(c, "error: unknown type for field access", f->left,    // UNTESTED
-                                NULL, 0, NULL);
-               else if (st->init != structure_init)
-                       type_err(c, "error: field reference attempted on %1, not a struct",
+               if (!st || !st->fieldref)
+                       type_err(c, "error: field reference on %1 is not supported",
                                 f->left, st, 0, NULL);
-               else if (f->index == -2) {
-                       f->index = find_struct_index(st, f->name);
-                       if (f->index < 0)
-                               type_err(c, "error: cannot find requested field in %1",
-                                        f->left, st, 0, NULL);
-               }
-               if (f->index >= 0) {
-                       struct type *ft = st->structure.fields[f->index].type;
-                       if (!type_compat(type, ft, rules))
+               else {
+                       t = st->fieldref(st, c, f, NULL);
+                       if (t && !type_compat(type, t, rules))
                                type_err(c, "error: have %1 but need %2", prog,
-                                        ft, rules, type);
-                       return ft;
+                                        t, rules, type);
+                       return t;
                }
                break;
        }
@@ -2656,105 +2909,66 @@ function will be needed.
                struct fieldref *f = cast(fieldref, e);
                struct type *ltype;
                struct value *lleft = linterp_exec(c, f->left, &ltype);
-               lrv = (void*)lleft->ptr + ltype->structure.fields[f->index].offset;
-               rvtype = ltype->structure.fields[f->index].type;
+               lrv = lleft;
+               rvtype = ltype->fieldref(ltype, c, f, &lrv);
                break;
        }
 
-###### ast
-       struct fieldlist {
-               struct fieldlist *prev;
-               struct field f;
-       };
-
-###### ast functions
-       static void free_fieldlist(struct fieldlist *f)
-       {
-               if (!f)
-                       return;
-               free_fieldlist(f->prev);
-               if (f->f.init) {
-                       free_value(f->f.type, f->f.init);       // UNTESTED
-                       free(f->f.init);        // UNTESTED
-               }
-               free(f);
-       }
-
 ###### top level grammar
        DeclareStruct -> struct IDENTIFIER FieldBlock Newlines ${ {
-                       struct type *t =
-                               add_type(c, $2.txt, &structure_prototype);
-                       int cnt = 0;
-                       struct fieldlist *f;
-
-                       for (f = $3; f; f=f->prev)
-                               cnt += 1;
-
-                       t->structure.nfields = cnt;
-                       t->structure.fields = calloc(cnt, sizeof(struct field));
-                       f = $3;
-                       while (cnt > 0) {
-                               int a = f->f.type->align;
-                               cnt -= 1;
-                               t->structure.fields[cnt] = f->f;
-                               if (t->size & (a-1))
-                                       t->size = (t->size | (a-1)) + 1;
-                               t->structure.fields[cnt].offset = t->size;
-                               t->size += ((f->f.type->size - 1) | (a-1)) + 1;
-                               if (a > t->align)
-                                       t->align = a;
-                               f->f.init = NULL;
-                               f = f->prev;
-                       }
-               } }$
+               struct type *t;
+               t = find_type(c, $ID.txt);
+               if (!t)
+                       t = add_type(c, $ID.txt, &structure_prototype);
+               else if (t->size >= 0) {
+                       tok_err(c, "error: type already declared", &$ID);
+                       tok_err(c, "info: this is location of declartion", &t->first_use);
+                       /* Create a new one - duplicate */
+                       t = add_type(c, $ID.txt, &structure_prototype);
+               } else {
+                       struct type tmp = *t;
+                       *t = structure_prototype;
+                       t->name = tmp.name;
+                       t->next = tmp.next;
+               }
+               t->structure.field_list = $<FB;
+               t->first_use = $ID;
+       } }$
 
        $*fieldlist
        FieldBlock -> { IN OptNL FieldLines OUT OptNL } ${ $0 = $<FL; }$
-               | { SimpleFieldList } ${ $0 = $<SFL; }$
-               | IN OptNL FieldLines OUT ${ $0 = $<FL; }$
-               | SimpleFieldList EOL ${ $0 = $<SFL; }$
+       | { SimpleFieldList } ${ $0 = $<SFL; }$
+       | IN OptNL FieldLines OUT ${ $0 = $<FL; }$
+       | SimpleFieldList EOL ${ $0 = $<SFL; }$
 
        FieldLines -> SimpleFieldList Newlines ${ $0 = $<SFL; }$
-               | FieldLines SimpleFieldList Newlines ${
-                       $SFL->prev = $<FL;
-                       $0 = $<SFL;
-               }$
+       | FieldLines SimpleFieldList Newlines ${
+               $SFL->prev = $<FL;
+               $0 = $<SFL;
+       }$
 
        SimpleFieldList -> Field ${ $0 = $<F; }$
-               | SimpleFieldList ; Field ${
-                       $F->prev = $<SFL;
-                       $0 = $<F;
-               }$
-               | SimpleFieldList ; ${
-                       $0 = $<SFL;
-               }$
-               | ERROR ${ tok_err(c, "Syntax error in struct field", &$1); }$
+       | SimpleFieldList ; Field ${
+               $F->prev = $<SFL;
+               $0 = $<F;
+       }$
+       | SimpleFieldList ; ${
+               $0 = $<SFL;
+       }$
+       | ERROR ${ tok_err(c, "Syntax error in struct field", &$1); }$
 
        Field -> IDENTIFIER : Type = Expression ${ {
-                       int ok;
-
-                       $0 = calloc(1, sizeof(struct fieldlist));
-                       $0->f.name = $1.txt;
-                       $0->f.type = $<3;
-                       $0->f.init = NULL;
-                       do {
-                               ok = 1;
-                               propagate_types($<5, c, &ok, $3, 0);
-                       } while (ok == 2);
-                       if (!ok)
-                               c->parse_error = 1;     // UNTESTED
-                       else {
-                               struct value vl = interp_exec(c, $5, NULL);
-                               $0->f.init = global_alloc(c, $0->f.type, NULL, &vl);
-                       }
-               } }$
-               | IDENTIFIER : Type ${
-                       $0 = calloc(1, sizeof(struct fieldlist));
-                       $0->f.name = $1.txt;
-                       $0->f.type = $<3;
-                       if ($0->f.type->prepare_type)
-                               $0->f.type->prepare_type(c, $0->f.type, 1);
-               }$
+               $0 = calloc(1, sizeof(struct fieldlist));
+               $0->f.name = $ID.txt;
+               $0->f.type = $<Type;
+               $0->f.init = NULL;
+               $0->init = $<Expr;
+       } }$
+       | IDENTIFIER : Type ${
+               $0 = calloc(1, sizeof(struct fieldlist));
+               $0->f.name = $ID.txt;
+               $0->f.type = $<Type;
+       }$
 
 ###### forward decls
        static void structure_print_type(struct type *t, FILE *f);
@@ -2806,64 +3020,394 @@ function will be needed.
                }
        }
 
-#### Functions
+#### References
 
-A function is a chunk of code which can be passed parameters and can
-return results.  Each function has a type which includes the set of
-parameters and the return value.  As yet these types cannot be declared
-separately from the function itself.
+References, or pointers, are values that refer to another value.  They
+can only refer to a `struct`, though as a struct can embed anything they
+can effectively refer to anything.
 
-The parameters can be specified either in parentheses as a ';' separated
-list, such as
+References are potentially dangerous as they might refer to some
+variable which no longer exists - either because a stack frame
+containing it has been discarded or because the value was allocated on
+the heap and has now been free.  Ocean does not yet provide any
+protection against these problems.  It will in due course.
 
-##### Example: function 1
+With references comes the opportunity and the need to explicitly
+allocate values on the "heap" and to free them.  We currently provide
+fairly basic support for this.
 
-       func main(av:[ac::number]string; env:[envc::number]string)
-               code block
+Reference make use of the `@` symbol in various ways.  A type that starts
+with `@` is a reference to whatever follows.  A reference value
+followed by an `@` acts as the referred value, though the `@` is often
+not needed.  Finally, an expression that starts with `@` is a special
+reference related expression.  Some examples might help.
 
-or as an indented list of one parameter per line (though each line can
-be a ';' separated list)
+##### Example: Reference examples
 
-##### Example: function 2
+       struct foo
+               a: number
+               b: string
+       ref: @foo
+       bar: foo
+       bar.number = 23; bar.string = "hello"
+       baz: foo
+       ref = bar
+       baz = @ref
+       baz.a = ref.a * 2
+
+       ref = @new()
+       ref@ = baz
+       @free = ref
+       ref = @nil
+
+Obviously this is very contrived.  `ref` is a reference to a `foo` which
+is initially set to refer to the value stored in `bar` - no extra syntax
+is needed to "Take the address of" `bar` - the fact that `ref` is a
+reference means that only the address make sense.
+
+When `ref.a` is accessed, that is whatever value is stored in `bar.a`.
+The same syntax is used for accessing fields both in structs and in
+references to structs.  It would be correct to use `ref@.a`, but not
+necessary.
+
+`@new()` creates an object of whatever type is needed for the program
+to by type-correct.  In future iterations of Ocean, arguments a
+constructor will access arguments, so the the syntax now looks like a
+function call.  `@free` can be assigned any reference that was returned
+by `@new()`, and it will be freed.  `@nil` is a value of whatever
+reference type is appropriate, and is stable and never the address of
+anything in the heap or on the stack.  A reference can be assigned
+`@nil` or compared against that value.
 
-       func main
-               argv:[argc::number]string
-               env:[envc::number]string
-       do
-               code block
+###### declare terminals
+       $TERM @
 
-In the first case a return type can follow the parentheses after a colon,
-in the second it is given on a line starting with the word `return`.
+###### type union fields
 
-##### Example: functions that return
+       struct {
+               struct type *referent;
+       } reference;
 
-       func add(a:number; b:number): number
-               code block
+###### value union fields
+       struct value *ref;
 
-       func catenate
-               a: string
-               b: string
-       return string
-       do
-               code block
+###### value functions
 
-Rather than returning a type, the function can specify a set of local
-variables to return as a struct.  The values of these variables when the
-function exits will be provided to the caller.  For this the return type
-is replaced with a block of result declarations, either in parentheses
-or bracketed by `return` and `do`.
+       static void reference_print_type(struct type *t, FILE *f)
+       {
+               fprintf(f, "@");
+               type_print(t->reference.referent, f);
+       }
 
-##### Example: functions returning multiple variables
+       static int reference_cmp(struct type *tl, struct type *tr,
+                                struct value *left, struct value *right)
+       {
+               return left->ref == right->ref ? 0 : 1;
+       }
 
-       func to_cartesian(rho:number; theta:number):(x:number; y:number)
-               x = .....
-               y = .....
+       static void reference_dup(struct type *t,
+                                 struct value *vold, struct value *vnew)
+       {
+               vnew->ref = vold->ref;
+       }
 
-       func to_polar
-               x:number; y:number
-       return
-               rho:number
-               theta:number
+       static void reference_free(struct type *t, struct value *v)
+       {
+               /* Nothing to do here */
+       }
+
+       static int reference_compat(struct type *require, struct type *have)
+       {
+               if (have->compat != require->compat)
+                       return 0;
+               if (have->reference.referent != require->reference.referent)
+                       return 0;
+               return 1;
+       }
+
+       static int reference_test(struct type *type, struct value *val)
+       {
+               return val->ref != NULL;
+       }
+
+       static struct type *reference_fieldref(struct type *t, struct parse_context *c,
+                                              struct fieldref *f, struct value **vp)
+       {
+               struct type *rt = t->reference.referent;
+
+               if (rt->fieldref) {
+                       if (vp)
+                               *vp = (*vp)->ref;
+                       return rt->fieldref(rt, c, f, vp);
+               }
+               type_err(c, "error: field reference on %1 is not supported",
+                                f->left, rt, 0, NULL);
+               return Tnone;
+       }
+
+
+       static struct type reference_prototype = {
+               .print_type = reference_print_type,
+               .cmp_eq = reference_cmp,
+               .dup = reference_dup,
+               .test = reference_test,
+               .free = reference_free,
+               .compat = reference_compat,
+               .fieldref = reference_fieldref,
+               .size = sizeof(void*),
+               .align = sizeof(void*),
+       };
+
+###### type grammar
+
+       | @ IDENTIFIER ${ {
+               struct type *t = find_type(c, $ID.txt);
+               if (!t) {
+                       t = add_type(c, $ID.txt, NULL);
+                       t->first_use = $ID;
+               }
+               $0 = find_anon_type(c, &reference_prototype, "@%.*s",
+                                   $ID.txt.len, $ID.txt.txt);
+               $0->reference.referent = t;
+       } }$
+
+###### core functions
+       static int text_is(struct text t, char *s)
+       {
+               return (strlen(s) == t.len &&
+                       strncmp(s, t.txt, t.len) == 0);
+       }
+
+###### exec type
+       Xref,
+
+###### ast
+       struct ref {
+               struct exec;
+               enum ref_func { RefNew, RefFree, RefNil } action;
+               struct type *reftype;
+               struct exec *right;
+       };
+
+###### SimpleStatement Grammar
+
+       | @ IDENTIFIER = Expression ${ {
+               struct ref *r = new_pos(ref, $ID);
+               // Must be "free"
+               if (!text_is($ID.txt, "free"))
+                       tok_err(c, "error: only \"@free\" makes sense here",
+                               &$ID);
+
+               $0 = r;
+               r->action = RefFree;
+               r->right = $<Exp;
+       } }$
+
+###### expression grammar
+       | @ IDENTIFIER ( ) ${
+               // Only 'new' valid here
+               if (!text_is($ID.txt, "new")) {
+                       tok_err(c, "error: Only reference function is \"@new()\"",
+                               &$ID);
+               } else {
+                       struct ref *r = new_pos(ref,$ID);
+                       $0 = r;
+                       r->action = RefNew;
+               }
+       }$
+       | @ IDENTIFIER ${
+               // Only 'nil' valid here
+               if (!text_is($ID.txt, "nil")) {
+                       tok_err(c, "error: Only reference value is \"@nil\"",
+                               &$ID);
+               } else {
+                       struct ref *r = new_pos(ref,$ID);
+                       $0 = r;
+                       r->action = RefNil;
+               }
+       }$
+
+###### print exec cases
+       case Xref: {
+               struct ref *r = cast(ref, e);
+               switch (r->action) {
+               case RefNew:
+                       printf("@new()"); break;
+               case RefNil:
+                       printf("@nil"); break;
+               case RefFree:
+                       do_indent(indent, "@free = ");
+                       print_exec(r->right, indent, bracket);
+                       break;
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+###### propagate exec cases
+       case Xref: {
+               struct ref *r = cast(ref, prog);
+               switch (r->action) {
+               case RefNew:
+                       if (type && type->free != reference_free) {
+                               type_err(c, "error: @new() can only be used with references, not %1",
+                                        prog, type, 0, NULL);
+                               return NULL;
+                       }
+                       if (type && !r->reftype) {
+                               r->reftype = type;
+                               *perr |= Eretry;
+                       }
+                       return type;
+               case RefNil:
+                       if (type && type->free != reference_free)
+                               type_err(c, "error: @nil can only be used with reference, not %1",
+                                        prog, type, 0, NULL);
+                       if (type && !r->reftype) {
+                               r->reftype = type;
+                               *perr |= Eretry;
+                       }
+                       return type;
+               case RefFree:
+                       t = propagate_types(r->right, c, perr, NULL, 0);
+                       if (t && t->free != reference_free)
+                               type_err(c, "error: @free can only be assigned a reference, not %1",
+                                        prog, t, 0, NULL);
+                       r->reftype = Tnone;
+                       return Tnone;
+               }
+               break;  // NOTEST
+       }
+
+
+###### interp exec cases
+       case Xref: {
+               struct ref *r = cast(ref, e);
+               switch (r->action) {
+               case RefNew:
+                       if (r->reftype)
+                               rv.ref = calloc(1, r->reftype->reference.referent->size);
+                       rvtype = r->reftype;
+                       break;
+               case RefNil:
+                       rv.ref = NULL;
+                       rvtype = r->reftype;
+                       break;
+               case RefFree:
+                       rv = interp_exec(c, r->right, &rvtype);
+                       free_value(rvtype->reference.referent, rv.ref);
+                       free(rv.ref);
+                       rvtype = Tnone;
+                       break;
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+###### free exec cases
+       case Xref: {
+               struct ref *r = cast(ref, e);
+               free_exec(r->right);
+               free(r);
+               break;
+       }
+
+###### Expressions: dereference
+
+###### Binode types
+       Deref,
+
+###### term grammar
+
+       | Term @ ${ {
+               struct binode *b = new(binode);
+               b->op = Deref;
+               b->left = $<Trm;
+               $0 = b;
+       } }$
+
+###### print binode cases
+       case Deref:
+               print_exec(b->left, -1, bracket);
+               printf("@");
+               break;
+
+###### propagate binode cases
+       case Deref:
+               /* left must be a reference, and we return what it refers to */
+               /* FIXME how can I pass the expected type down? */
+               t = propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, NULL, 0);
+               if (!t || t->free != reference_free)
+                       type_err(c, "error: Cannot dereference %1", b, t, 0, NULL);
+               else
+                       return t->reference.referent;
+               break;
+
+###### interp binode cases
+       case Deref: {
+               left = interp_exec(c, b->left, &ltype);
+               lrv = left.ref;
+               rvtype = ltype->reference.referent;
+               break;
+       }
+
+
+#### Functions
+
+A function is a chunk of code which can be passed parameters and can
+return results.  Each function has a type which includes the set of
+parameters and the return value.  As yet these types cannot be declared
+separately from the function itself.
+
+The parameters can be specified either in parentheses as a ';' separated
+list, such as
+
+##### Example: function 1
+
+       func main(av:[ac::number]string; env:[envc::number]string)
+               code block
+
+or as an indented list of one parameter per line (though each line can
+be a ';' separated list)
+
+##### Example: function 2
+
+       func main
+               argv:[argc::number]string
+               env:[envc::number]string
+       do
+               code block
+
+In the first case a return type can follow the parentheses after a colon,
+in the second it is given on a line starting with the word `return`.
+
+##### Example: functions that return
+
+       func add(a:number; b:number): number
+               code block
+
+       func catenate
+               a: string
+               b: string
+       return string
+       do
+               code block
+
+Rather than returning a type, the function can specify a set of local
+variables to return as a struct.  The values of these variables when the
+function exits will be provided to the caller.  For this the return type
+is replaced with a block of result declarations, either in parentheses
+or bracketed by `return` and `do`.
+
+##### Example: functions returning multiple variables
+
+       func to_cartesian(rho:number; theta:number):(x:number; y:number)
+               x = .....
+               y = .....
+
+       func to_polar
+               x:number; y:number
+       return
+               rho:number
+               theta:number
        do
                rho = ....
                theta = ....
@@ -2885,7 +3429,7 @@ further detailed when Expression Lists are introduced.
        struct exec *function;
 
 ###### type functions
-       void (*check_args)(struct parse_context *c, int *ok,
+       void (*check_args)(struct parse_context *c, enum prop_err *perr,
                           struct type *require, struct exec *args);
 
 ###### value functions
@@ -2902,7 +3446,7 @@ further detailed when Expression Lists are introduced.
                return 0;
        }
 
-       static void function_check_args(struct parse_context *c, int *ok,
+       static void function_check_args(struct parse_context *c, enum prop_err *perr,
                                        struct type *require, struct exec *args)
        {
                /* This should be 'compat', but we don't have a 'tuple' type to
@@ -2918,8 +3462,8 @@ further detailed when Expression Lists are introduced.
                                         args, NULL, 0, NULL);
                                break;
                        }
-                       *ok = 1;
-                       propagate_types(arg->left, c, ok, pv->var->type, 0);
+                       *perr = 0;
+                       propagate_types(arg->left, c, perr, pv->var->type, 0);
                        param = cast(binode, param->right);
                        arg = cast(binode, arg->right);
                }
@@ -2993,56 +3537,59 @@ further detailed when Expression Lists are introduced.
 
        $*variable
        FuncName -> IDENTIFIER ${ {
-                       struct variable *v = var_decl(c, $1.txt);
-                       struct var *e = new_pos(var, $1);
+               struct variable *v = var_decl(c, $1.txt);
+               struct var *e = new_pos(var, $1);
+               e->var = v;
+               if (v) {
+                       v->where_decl = e;
+                       v->where_set = e;
+                       $0 = v;
+               } else {
+                       v = var_ref(c, $1.txt);
                        e->var = v;
-                       if (v) {
-                               v->where_decl = e;
-                               $0 = v;
-                       } else {
-                               v = var_ref(c, $1.txt);
-                               e->var = v;
-                               type_err(c, "error: function '%v' redeclared",
-                                       e, NULL, 0, NULL);
-                               type_err(c, "info: this is where '%v' was first declared",
-                                       v->where_decl, NULL, 0, NULL);
-                               free_exec(e);
-                       }
-               } }$
+                       type_err(c, "error: function '%v' redeclared",
+                               e, NULL, 0, NULL);
+                       type_err(c, "info: this is where '%v' was first declared",
+                               v->where_decl, NULL, 0, NULL);
+                       free_exec(e);
+               }
+       } }$
 
        $*binode
        Args -> ArgsLine NEWLINE ${ $0 = $<AL; }$
-               | Args ArgsLine NEWLINE ${ {
-                       struct binode *b = $<AL;
-                       struct binode **bp = &b;
-                       while (*bp)
-                               bp = (struct binode **)&(*bp)->left;
-                       *bp = $<A;
-                       $0 = b;
-               } }$
+       | Args ArgsLine NEWLINE ${ {
+               struct binode *b = $<AL;
+               struct binode **bp = &b;
+               while (*bp)
+                       bp = (struct binode **)&(*bp)->left;
+               *bp = $<A;
+               $0 = b;
+       } }$
 
        ArgsLine -> ${ $0 = NULL; }$
-               | Varlist ${ $0 = $<1; }$
-               | Varlist ; ${ $0 = $<1; }$
+       | Varlist ${ $0 = $<1; }$
+       | Varlist ; ${ $0 = $<1; }$
 
        Varlist -> Varlist ; ArgDecl ${
-                       $0 = new(binode);
-                       $0->op = List;
-                       $0->left = $<Vl;
-                       $0->right = $<AD;
-               }$
-               | ArgDecl ${
-                       $0 = new(binode);
-                       $0->op = List;
-                       $0->left = NULL;
-                       $0->right = $<AD;
-               }$
+               $0 = new_pos(binode, $2);
+               $0->op = List;
+               $0->left = $<Vl;
+               $0->right = $<AD;
+       }$
+       | ArgDecl ${
+               $0 = new(binode);
+               $0->op = List;
+               $0->left = NULL;
+               $0->right = $<AD;
+       }$
 
        $*var
        ArgDecl -> IDENTIFIER : FormalType ${ {
-               struct variable *v = var_decl(c, $1.txt);
-               $0 = new(var);
+               struct variable *v = var_decl(c, $ID.txt);
+               $0 = new_pos(var, $ID);
                $0->var = v;
+               v->where_decl = $0;
+               v->where_set = $0;
                v->type = $<FT;
        } }$
 
@@ -3118,7 +3665,10 @@ it in the "SimpleStatement Grammar" which will be described later.
                                 prog, NULL, 0, NULL);
                        return NULL;
                }
-               v->var->type->check_args(c, ok, v->var->type, args);
+               *perr |= Eruntime;
+               v->var->type->check_args(c, perr, v->var->type, args);
+               if (v->var->type->function.inline_result)
+                       *perr |= Emaycopy;
                return v->var->type->function.return_type;
        }
 
@@ -3173,7 +3723,7 @@ Term - others will follow.
 
        $*exec
        Expression -> Term ${ $0 = $<Term; }$
-               ## expression grammar
+       ## expression grammar
 
 ### Expressions: Conditional
 
@@ -3231,9 +3781,9 @@ there.
                struct binode *b2 = cast(binode, b->right);
                struct type *t2;
 
-               propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, Tbool, 0);
-               t = propagate_types(b2->left, c, ok, type, Rnolabel);
-               t2 = propagate_types(b2->right, c, ok, type ?: t, Rnolabel);
+               propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, Tbool, 0);
+               t = propagate_types(b2->left, c, perr, type, 0);
+               t2 = propagate_types(b2->right, c, perr, type ?: t, 0);
                return t ?: t2;
        }
 
@@ -3288,17 +3838,17 @@ lists.  In that case a separate function is used to print them.
 
        $*binode
        ExpressionList -> ExpressionList , Expression ${
-                       $0 = new(binode);
-                       $0->op = List;
-                       $0->left = $<1;
-                       $0->right = $<3;
-               }$
-               | Expression ${
-                       $0 = new(binode);
-                       $0->op = List;
-                       $0->left = NULL;
-                       $0->right = $<1;
-               }$
+               $0 = new(binode);
+               $0->op = List;
+               $0->left = $<1;
+               $0->right = $<3;
+       }$
+       | Expression ${
+               $0 = new(binode);
+               $0->op = List;
+               $0->left = NULL;
+               $0->right = $<1;
+       }$
 
 ### Expressions: Boolean
 
@@ -3320,42 +3870,42 @@ evaluate the second expression if not necessary.
        $LEFT not
 
 ###### expression grammar
-               | Expression or Expression ${ {
-                       struct binode *b = new(binode);
-                       b->op = Or;
-                       b->left = $<1;
-                       b->right = $<3;
-                       $0 = b;
-               } }$
-               | Expression or else Expression ${ {
-                       struct binode *b = new(binode);
-                       b->op = OrElse;
-                       b->left = $<1;
-                       b->right = $<4;
-                       $0 = b;
-               } }$
+       | Expression or Expression ${ {
+               struct binode *b = new(binode);
+               b->op = Or;
+               b->left = $<1;
+               b->right = $<3;
+               $0 = b;
+       } }$
+       | Expression or else Expression ${ {
+               struct binode *b = new(binode);
+               b->op = OrElse;
+               b->left = $<1;
+               b->right = $<4;
+               $0 = b;
+       } }$
 
-               | Expression and Expression ${ {
-                       struct binode *b = new(binode);
-                       b->op = And;
-                       b->left = $<1;
-                       b->right = $<3;
-                       $0 = b;
-               } }$
-               | Expression and then Expression ${ {
-                       struct binode *b = new(binode);
-                       b->op = AndThen;
-                       b->left = $<1;
-                       b->right = $<4;
-                       $0 = b;
-               } }$
+       | Expression and Expression ${ {
+               struct binode *b = new(binode);
+               b->op = And;
+               b->left = $<1;
+               b->right = $<3;
+               $0 = b;
+       } }$
+       | Expression and then Expression ${ {
+               struct binode *b = new(binode);
+               b->op = AndThen;
+               b->left = $<1;
+               b->right = $<4;
+               $0 = b;
+       } }$
 
-               | not Expression ${ {
-                       struct binode *b = new(binode);
-                       b->op = Not;
-                       b->right = $<2;
-                       $0 = b;
-               } }$
+       | not Expression ${ {
+               struct binode *b = new(binode);
+               b->op = Not;
+               b->right = $<2;
+               $0 = b;
+       } }$
 
 ###### print binode cases
        case And:
@@ -3400,8 +3950,8 @@ evaluate the second expression if not necessary.
        case OrElse:
        case Not:
                /* both must be Tbool, result is Tbool */
-               propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, Tbool, 0);
-               propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, Tbool, 0);
+               propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, Tbool, 0);
+               propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, Tbool, 0);
                if (type && type != Tbool)
                        type_err(c, "error: %1 operation found where %2 expected", prog,
                                   Tbool, 0, type);
@@ -3477,12 +4027,12 @@ expression operator, and the `CMPop` non-terminal will match one of them.
 ###### Grammar
 
        $eop
-       CMPop ->   < ${ $0.op = Less; }$
-               |  > ${ $0.op = Gtr; }$
-               |  <= ${ $0.op = LessEq; }$
-               |  >= ${ $0.op = GtrEq; }$
-               |  == ${ $0.op = Eql; }$
-               |  != ${ $0.op = NEql; }$
+       CMPop ->  < ${ $0.op = Less; }$
+       |         > ${ $0.op = Gtr; }$
+       |         <= ${ $0.op = LessEq; }$
+       |         >= ${ $0.op = GtrEq; }$
+       |         == ${ $0.op = Eql; }$
+       |         != ${ $0.op = NEql; }$
 
 ###### print binode cases
 
@@ -3515,13 +4065,13 @@ expression operator, and the `CMPop` non-terminal will match one of them.
        case Eql:
        case NEql:
                /* Both must match but not be labels, result is Tbool */
-               t = propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, NULL, Rnolabel);
+               t = propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, NULL, 0);
                if (t)
-                       propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, t, 0);
+                       propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, t, 0);
                else {
-                       t = propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, NULL, Rnolabel);   // UNTESTED
+                       t = propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, NULL, 0);        // UNTESTED
                        if (t)  // UNTESTED
-                               t = propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, t, 0);      // UNTESTED
+                               t = propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, t, 0);    // UNTESTED
                }
                if (!type_compat(type, Tbool, 0))
                        type_err(c, "error: Comparison returns %1 but %2 expected", prog,
@@ -3556,10 +4106,17 @@ expression operator, and the `CMPop` non-terminal will match one of them.
 ### Expressions: Arithmetic etc.
 
 The remaining expressions with the highest precedence are arithmetic,
-string concatenation, and string conversion.  String concatenation
+string concatenation, string conversion, and testing.  String concatenation
 (`++`) has the same precedence as multiplication and division, but lower
 than the uniary.
 
+Testing comes in two forms.  A single question mark (`?`) is a uniary
+operator which converts come types into Boolean.  The general meaning is
+"is this a value value" and there will be more uses as the language
+develops.  A double questionmark (`??`) is a binary operator (Choose),
+with same precedence as multiplication, which returns the LHS if it
+tests successfully, else returns the RHS.
+
 String conversion is a temporary feature until I get a better type
 system.  `$` is a prefix operator which expects a string and returns
 a number.
@@ -3575,15 +4132,15 @@ parentheses around an expression converts it into a Term,
 ###### Binode types
        Plus, Minus,
        Times, Divide, Rem,
-       Concat,
-       Absolute, Negate,
+       Concat, Choose,
+       Absolute, Negate, Test,
        StringConv,
        Bracket,
 
 ###### declare terminals
        $LEFT + - Eop
-       $LEFT * / % ++ Top
-       $LEFT Uop $
+       $LEFT * / % ++ ?? Top
+       $LEFT Uop $ ?
        $TERM ( )
 
 ###### expression grammar
@@ -3622,17 +4179,19 @@ parentheses around an expression converts it into a Term,
 ###### Grammar
 
        $eop
-       Eop ->    + ${ $0.op = Plus; }$
-               | - ${ $0.op = Minus; }$
+       Eop ->   + ${ $0.op = Plus; }$
+       |        - ${ $0.op = Minus; }$
 
-       Uop ->    + ${ $0.op = Absolute; }$
-               | - ${ $0.op = Negate; }$
-               | $ ${ $0.op = StringConv; }$
+       Uop ->   + ${ $0.op = Absolute; }$
+       |        - ${ $0.op = Negate; }$
+       |        $ ${ $0.op = StringConv; }$
+       |        ? ${ $0.op = Test; }$
 
-       Top ->    * ${ $0.op = Times; }$
-               | / ${ $0.op = Divide; }$
-               | % ${ $0.op = Rem; }$
-               | ++ ${ $0.op = Concat; }$
+       Top ->   * ${ $0.op = Times; }$
+       |        / ${ $0.op = Divide; }$
+       |        % ${ $0.op = Rem; }$
+       |        ++ ${ $0.op = Concat; }$
+       |        ?? ${ $0.op = Choose; }$
 
 ###### print binode cases
        case Plus:
@@ -3641,6 +4200,7 @@ parentheses around an expression converts it into a Term,
        case Divide:
        case Concat:
        case Rem:
+       case Choose:
                if (bracket) printf("(");
                print_exec(b->left, indent, bracket);
                switch(b->op) {
@@ -3650,6 +4210,7 @@ parentheses around an expression converts it into a Term,
                case Divide: fputs(" / ", stdout); break;
                case Rem:    fputs(" % ", stdout); break;
                case Concat: fputs(" ++ ", stdout); break;
+               case Choose: fputs(" ?? ", stdout); break;
                default: abort();       // NOTEST
                }                       // NOTEST
                print_exec(b->right, indent, bracket);
@@ -3658,11 +4219,13 @@ parentheses around an expression converts it into a Term,
        case Absolute:
        case Negate:
        case StringConv:
+       case Test:
                if (bracket) printf("(");
                switch (b->op) {
                case Absolute:   fputs("+", stdout); break;
                case Negate:     fputs("-", stdout); break;
                case StringConv: fputs("$", stdout); break;
+               case Test:       fputs("?", stdout); break;
                default: abort();       // NOTEST
                }                       // NOTEST
                print_exec(b->right, indent, bracket);
@@ -3685,8 +4248,8 @@ parentheses around an expression converts it into a Term,
        case Negate:
                /* as propagate_types ignores a NULL,
                 * unary ops fit here too */
-               propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, Tnum, 0);
-               propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, Tnum, 0);
+               propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, Tnum, 0);
+               propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, Tnum, 0);
                if (!type_compat(type, Tnum, 0))
                        type_err(c, "error: Arithmetic returns %1 but %2 expected", prog,
                                   Tnum, rules, type);
@@ -3694,8 +4257,8 @@ parentheses around an expression converts it into a Term,
 
        case Concat:
                /* both must be Tstr, result is Tstr */
-               propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, Tstr, 0);
-               propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, Tstr, 0);
+               propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, Tstr, 0);
+               propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, Tstr, 0);
                if (!type_compat(type, Tstr, 0))
                        type_err(c, "error: Concat returns %1 but %2 expected", prog,
                                   Tstr, rules, type);
@@ -3703,15 +4266,34 @@ parentheses around an expression converts it into a Term,
 
        case StringConv:
                /* op must be string, result is number */
-               propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, Tstr, 0);
+               propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, Tstr, 0);
                if (!type_compat(type, Tnum, 0))
                        type_err(c,     // UNTESTED
                          "error: Can only convert string to number, not %1",
                                prog, type, 0, NULL);
                return Tnum;
 
+       case Test:
+               /* LHS must support ->test, result is Tbool */
+               t = propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, NULL, 0);
+               if (!t || !t->test)
+                       type_err(c, "error: '?' requires a testable value, not %1",
+                                prog, t, 0, NULL);
+               return Tbool;
+
+       case Choose:
+               /* LHS and RHS must match and are returned. Must support
+                * ->test
+                */
+               t = propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, type, rules);
+               t = propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, t, rules);
+               if (t && t->test == NULL)
+                       type_err(c, "error: \"??\" requires a testable value, not %1",
+                                prog, t, 0, NULL);
+               return t;
+
        case Bracket:
-               return propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, type, 0);
+               return propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, type, 0);
 
 ###### interp binode cases
 
@@ -3788,6 +4370,20 @@ parentheses around an expression converts it into a Term,
                        printf("Unsupported suffix: %.*s\n", tx.len, tx.txt);   // UNTESTED
 
                break;
+       case Test:
+               right = interp_exec(c, b->right, &rtype);
+               rvtype = Tbool;
+               rv.bool = !!rtype->test(rtype, &right);
+               break;
+       case Choose:
+               left = interp_exec(c, b->left, &ltype);
+               if (ltype->test(ltype, &left)) {
+                       rv = left;
+                       rvtype = ltype;
+                       ltype = NULL;
+               } else
+                       rv = interp_exec(c, b->right, &rvtype);
+               break;
 
 ###### value functions
 
@@ -3869,78 +4465,78 @@ the common header for all reductions to use.
 
        $*binode
        Block -> { IN OptNL Statementlist OUT OptNL } ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
-               | { SimpleStatements } ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
-               | SimpleStatements ; ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
-               | SimpleStatements EOL ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
-               | IN OptNL Statementlist OUT ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
+       |        { SimpleStatements } ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
+       |        SimpleStatements ; ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
+       |        SimpleStatements EOL ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
+       |        IN OptNL Statementlist OUT ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
 
        OpenBlock -> OpenScope { IN OptNL Statementlist OUT OptNL } ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
-               | OpenScope { SimpleStatements } ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
-               | OpenScope SimpleStatements ; ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
-               | OpenScope SimpleStatements EOL ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
-               | IN OpenScope OptNL Statementlist OUT ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
+       |        OpenScope { SimpleStatements } ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
+       |        OpenScope SimpleStatements ; ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
+       |        OpenScope SimpleStatements EOL ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
+       |        IN OpenScope OptNL Statementlist OUT ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
 
        UseBlock -> { OpenScope IN OptNL Statementlist OUT OptNL } ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
-               | { OpenScope SimpleStatements } ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
-               | IN OpenScope OptNL Statementlist OUT ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
+       |        { OpenScope SimpleStatements } ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
+       |        IN OpenScope OptNL Statementlist OUT ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
 
        ColonBlock -> { IN OptNL Statementlist OUT OptNL } ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
-               | { SimpleStatements } ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
-               | : SimpleStatements ; ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
-               | : SimpleStatements EOL ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
-               | : IN OptNL Statementlist OUT ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
+       |        { SimpleStatements } ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
+       |        : SimpleStatements ; ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
+       |        : SimpleStatements EOL ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS); }$
+       |        : IN OptNL Statementlist OUT ${ $0 = $<Sl; }$
 
        Statementlist -> ComplexStatements ${ $0 = reorder_bilist($<CS); }$
 
        ComplexStatements -> ComplexStatements ComplexStatement ${
-                       if ($2 == NULL) {
-                               $0 = $<1;
-                       } else {
-                               $0 = new(binode);
-                               $0->op = Block;
-                               $0->left = $<1;
-                               $0->right = $<2;
-                       }
-               }$
-               | ComplexStatement ${
-                       if ($1 == NULL) {
-                               $0 = NULL;
-                       } else {
-                               $0 = new(binode);
-                               $0->op = Block;
-                               $0->left = NULL;
-                               $0->right = $<1;
-                       }
-               }$
-
-       $*exec
-       ComplexStatement -> SimpleStatements Newlines ${
-                       $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS);
-                       }$
-               |  SimpleStatements ; Newlines ${
-                       $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS);
-                       }$
-               ## ComplexStatement Grammar
-
-       $*binode
-       SimpleStatements -> SimpleStatements ; SimpleStatement ${
+               if ($2 == NULL) {
+                       $0 = $<1;
+               } else {
                        $0 = new(binode);
                        $0->op = Block;
                        $0->left = $<1;
-                       $0->right = $<3;
-                       }$
-               | SimpleStatement ${
+                       $0->right = $<2;
+               }
+       }$
+       | ComplexStatement ${
+               if ($1 == NULL) {
+                       $0 = NULL;
+               } else {
                        $0 = new(binode);
                        $0->op = Block;
                        $0->left = NULL;
                        $0->right = $<1;
-                       }$
+               }
+       }$
+
+       $*exec
+       ComplexStatement -> SimpleStatements Newlines ${
+               $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS);
+       }$
+       |  SimpleStatements ; Newlines ${
+               $0 = reorder_bilist($<SS);
+       }$
+       ## ComplexStatement Grammar
+
+       $*binode
+       SimpleStatements -> SimpleStatements ; SimpleStatement ${
+               $0 = new(binode);
+               $0->op = Block;
+               $0->left = $<1;
+               $0->right = $<3;
+       }$
+       | SimpleStatement ${
+               $0 = new(binode);
+               $0->op = Block;
+               $0->left = NULL;
+               $0->right = $<1;
+       }$
 
        $TERM pass
        $*exec
        SimpleStatement -> pass ${ $0 = NULL; }$
-               | ERROR ${ tok_err(c, "Syntax error in statement", &$1); }$
-               ## SimpleStatement Grammar
+       | ERROR ${ tok_err(c, "Syntax error in statement", &$1); }$
+       ## SimpleStatement Grammar
 
 ###### print binode cases
        case Block:
@@ -3978,7 +4574,7 @@ the common header for all reductions to use.
                struct binode *e;
 
                for (e = b; e; e = cast(binode, e->right)) {
-                       t = propagate_types(e->left, c, ok, NULL, rules);
+                       t = propagate_types(e->left, c, perr, NULL, rules);
                        if ((rules & Rboolok) && (t == Tbool || t == Tnone))
                                t = NULL;
                        if (t == Tnone && e->right)
@@ -3990,7 +4586,7 @@ the common header for all reductions to use.
                                if (!type)
                                        type = t;
                                else if (t != type)
-                                       type_err(c, "error: expected %1%r, found %2",
+                                       type_err(c, "error: expected %1, found %2",
                                                 e->left, type, rules, t);
                        }
                }
@@ -4027,19 +4623,19 @@ printed.
 ###### SimpleStatement Grammar
 
        | print ExpressionList ${
-               $0 = b = new(binode);
+               $0 = b = new_pos(binode, $1);
                b->op = Print;
                b->right = NULL;
                b->left = reorder_bilist($<EL);
        }$
        | print ExpressionList , ${ {
-               $0 = b = new(binode);
+               $0 = b = new_pos(binode, $1);
                b->op = Print;
                b->right = reorder_bilist($<EL);
                b->left = NULL;
        } }$
        | print ${
-               $0 = b = new(binode);
+               $0 = b = new_pos(binode, $1);
                b->op = Print;
                b->left = NULL;
                b->right = NULL;
@@ -4067,7 +4663,7 @@ printed.
                else
                        b = cast(binode, b->right);
                while (b) {
-                       propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, NULL, Rnolabel);
+                       propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, NULL, 0);
                        b = cast(binode, b->right);
                }
                break;
@@ -4098,9 +4694,9 @@ An assignment will assign a value to a variable, providing it hasn't
 been declared as a constant.  The analysis phase ensures that the type
 will be correct so the interpreter just needs to perform the
 calculation.  There is a form of assignment which declares a new
-variable as well as assigning a value.  If a name is assigned before
-it is declared, and error will be raised as the name is created as
-`Tlabel` and it is illegal to assign to such names.
+variable as well as assigning a value.  If a name is used before
+it is declared, it is assumed to be a global constant which are allowed to
+be declared at any time.
 
 ###### Binode types
        Assign,
@@ -4111,39 +4707,39 @@ it is declared, and error will be raised as the name is created as
 
 ###### SimpleStatement Grammar
        | Term = Expression ${
-                       $0 = b= new(binode);
-                       b->op = Assign;
-                       b->left = $<1;
-                       b->right = $<3;
-               }$
+               $0 = b= new(binode);
+               b->op = Assign;
+               b->left = $<1;
+               b->right = $<3;
+       }$
        | VariableDecl = Expression ${
-                       $0 = b= new(binode);
-                       b->op = Declare;
-                       b->left = $<1;
-                       b->right =$<3;
-               }$
+               $0 = b= new(binode);
+               b->op = Declare;
+               b->left = $<1;
+               b->right =$<3;
+       }$
 
        | VariableDecl ${
-                       if ($1->var->where_set == NULL) {
-                               type_err(c,
-                                        "Variable declared with no type or value: %v",
-                                        $1, NULL, 0, NULL);
-                               free_var($1);
-                       } else {
-                               $0 = b = new(binode);
-                               b->op = Declare;
-                               b->left = $<1;
-                               b->right = NULL;
-                       }
-               }$
+               if ($1->var->where_set == NULL) {
+                       type_err(c,
+                                "Variable declared with no type or value: %v",
+                                $1, NULL, 0, NULL);
+                       free_var($1);
+               } else {
+                       $0 = b = new(binode);
+                       b->op = Declare;
+                       b->left = $<1;
+                       b->right = NULL;
+               }
+       }$
 
 ###### print binode cases
 
        case Assign:
                do_indent(indent, "");
-               print_exec(b->left, indent, bracket);
+               print_exec(b->left, -1, bracket);
                printf(" = ");
-               print_exec(b->right, indent, bracket);
+               print_exec(b->right, -1, bracket);
                if (indent >= 0)
                        printf("\n");
                break;
@@ -4152,7 +4748,7 @@ it is declared, and error will be raised as the name is created as
                {
                struct variable *v = cast(var, b->left)->var;
                do_indent(indent, "");
-               print_exec(b->left, indent, bracket);
+               print_exec(b->left, -1, bracket);
                if (cast(var, b->left)->var->constant) {
                        printf("::");
                        if (v->explicit_type) {
@@ -4168,7 +4764,7 @@ it is declared, and error will be raised as the name is created as
                }
                if (b->right) {
                        printf("= ");
-                       print_exec(b->right, indent, bracket);
+                       print_exec(b->right, -1, bracket);
                }
                if (indent >= 0)
                        printf("\n");
@@ -4184,23 +4780,23 @@ it is declared, and error will be raised as the name is created as
                 * For Assign, left must not be constant.
                 * result is Tnone
                 */
-               t = propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, NULL,
-                                   Rnolabel | (b->op == Assign ? Rnoconstant : 0));
+               t = propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, NULL,
+                                   (b->op == Assign ? Rnoconstant : 0));
                if (!b->right)
                        return Tnone;
 
                if (t) {
-                       if (propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, t, 0) != t)
+                       if (propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, t, 0) != t)
                                if (b->left->type == Xvar)
                                        type_err(c, "info: variable '%v' was set as %1 here.",
                                                 cast(var, b->left)->var->where_set, t, rules, NULL);
                } else {
-                       t = propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, NULL, Rnolabel);
+                       t = propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, NULL, 0);
                        if (t)
-                               propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, t,
+                               propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, t,
                                                (b->op == Assign ? Rnoconstant : 0));
                }
-               if (t && t->dup == NULL && t->name.txt[0] != ' ') // HACK
+               if (t && t->dup == NULL && !(*perr & Emaycopy))
                        type_err(c, "error: cannot assign value of type %1", b, t, 0, NULL);
                return Tnone;
 
@@ -4248,17 +4844,6 @@ function which has a return type, and the "condition" code blocks in
                $0 = b = new_pos(binode, $1);
                b->op = Use;
                b->right = $<2;
-               if (b->right->type == Xvar) {
-                       struct var *v = cast(var, b->right);
-                       if (v->var->type == Tnone) {
-                               /* Convert this to a label */
-                               struct value *val;
-
-                               v->var->type = Tlabel;
-                               val = global_alloc(c, Tlabel, v->var, NULL);
-                               val->label = val;
-                       }
-               }
        }$
 
 ###### print binode cases
@@ -4274,7 +4859,7 @@ function which has a return type, and the "condition" code blocks in
 
        case Use:
                /* result matches value */
-               return propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, type, 0);
+               return propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, type, 0);
 
 ###### interp binode cases
 
@@ -4420,136 +5005,136 @@ casepart` to track a list of case parts.
        // ForPart, SwitchPart, and IfPart open scopes, o we have to close
        // them.  WhilePart opens and closes its own scope.
        CondStatement -> ForPart OptNL ThenPart OptNL WhilePart CondSuffix ${
-                       $0 = $<CS;
-                       $0->forpart = $<FP;
-                       $0->thenpart = $<TP;
-                       $0->looppart = $<WP;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
-                       }$
-               | ForPart OptNL WhilePart CondSuffix ${
-                       $0 = $<CS;
-                       $0->forpart = $<FP;
-                       $0->looppart = $<WP;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
-                       }$
-               | WhilePart CondSuffix ${
-                       $0 = $<CS;
-                       $0->looppart = $<WP;
-                       }$
-               | SwitchPart OptNL CasePart CondSuffix ${
-                       $0 = $<CS;
-                       $0->condpart = $<SP;
-                       $CP->next = $0->casepart;
-                       $0->casepart = $<CP;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
-                       }$
-               | SwitchPart : IN OptNL CasePart CondSuffix OUT Newlines ${
-                       $0 = $<CS;
-                       $0->condpart = $<SP;
-                       $CP->next = $0->casepart;
-                       $0->casepart = $<CP;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
-                       }$
-               | IfPart IfSuffix ${
-                       $0 = $<IS;
-                       $0->condpart = $IP.condpart; $IP.condpart = NULL;
-                       $0->thenpart = $IP.thenpart; $IP.thenpart = NULL;
-                       // This is where we close an "if" statement
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
-                       }$
+               $0 = $<CS;
+               $0->forpart = $<FP;
+               $0->thenpart = $<TP;
+               $0->looppart = $<WP;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
+       }$
+       | ForPart OptNL WhilePart CondSuffix ${
+               $0 = $<CS;
+               $0->forpart = $<FP;
+               $0->looppart = $<WP;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
+       }$
+       | WhilePart CondSuffix ${
+               $0 = $<CS;
+               $0->looppart = $<WP;
+       }$
+       | SwitchPart OptNL CasePart CondSuffix ${
+               $0 = $<CS;
+               $0->condpart = $<SP;
+               $CP->next = $0->casepart;
+               $0->casepart = $<CP;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
+       }$
+       | SwitchPart : IN OptNL CasePart CondSuffix OUT Newlines ${
+               $0 = $<CS;
+               $0->condpart = $<SP;
+               $CP->next = $0->casepart;
+               $0->casepart = $<CP;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
+       }$
+       | IfPart IfSuffix ${
+               $0 = $<IS;
+               $0->condpart = $IP.condpart; $IP.condpart = NULL;
+               $0->thenpart = $IP.thenpart; $IP.thenpart = NULL;
+               // This is where we close an "if" statement
+               var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
+       }$
 
        CondSuffix -> IfSuffix ${
-                       $0 = $<1;
-               }$
-               | Newlines CasePart CondSuffix ${
-                       $0 = $<CS;
-                       $CP->next = $0->casepart;
-                       $0->casepart = $<CP;
-               }$
-               | CasePart CondSuffix ${
-                       $0 = $<CS;
-                       $CP->next = $0->casepart;
-                       $0->casepart = $<CP;
-               }$
+               $0 = $<1;
+       }$
+       | Newlines CasePart CondSuffix ${
+               $0 = $<CS;
+               $CP->next = $0->casepart;
+               $0->casepart = $<CP;
+       }$
+       | CasePart CondSuffix ${
+               $0 = $<CS;
+               $CP->next = $0->casepart;
+               $0->casepart = $<CP;
+       }$
 
        IfSuffix -> Newlines ${ $0 = new(cond_statement); }$
-               | Newlines ElsePart ${ $0 = $<EP; }$
-               | ElsePart ${$0 = $<EP; }$
+       | Newlines ElsePart ${ $0 = $<EP; }$
+       | ElsePart ${$0 = $<EP; }$
 
        ElsePart -> else OpenBlock Newlines ${
-                       $0 = new(cond_statement);
-                       $0->elsepart = $<OB;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseElse, $0->elsepart);
-               }$
-               | else OpenScope CondStatement ${
-                       $0 = new(cond_statement);
-                       $0->elsepart = $<CS;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseElse, $0->elsepart);
-               }$
+               $0 = new(cond_statement);
+               $0->elsepart = $<OB;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseElse, $0->elsepart);
+       }$
+       | else OpenScope CondStatement ${
+               $0 = new(cond_statement);
+               $0->elsepart = $<CS;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseElse, $0->elsepart);
+       }$
 
        $*casepart
        CasePart -> case Expression OpenScope ColonBlock ${
-                       $0 = calloc(1,sizeof(struct casepart));
-                       $0->value = $<Ex;
-                       $0->action = $<Bl;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseParallel, $0->action);
-               }$
+               $0 = calloc(1,sizeof(struct casepart));
+               $0->value = $<Ex;
+               $0->action = $<Bl;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseParallel, $0->action);
+       }$
 
        $*exec
        // These scopes are closed in CondStatement
        ForPart -> for OpenBlock ${
-                       $0 = $<Bl;
-               }$
+               $0 = $<Bl;
+       }$
 
        ThenPart -> then OpenBlock ${
-                       $0 = $<OB;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
-               }$
+               $0 = $<OB;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
+       }$
 
        $*binode
        // This scope is closed in CondStatement
        WhilePart -> while UseBlock OptNL do OpenBlock ${
-                       $0 = new(binode);
-                       $0->op = Loop;
-                       $0->left = $<UB;
-                       $0->right = $<OB;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0->right);
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
-               }$
-               | while OpenScope Expression OpenScope ColonBlock ${
-                       $0 = new(binode);
-                       $0->op = Loop;
-                       $0->left = $<Exp;
-                       $0->right = $<CB;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0->right);
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
-               }$
+               $0 = new(binode);
+               $0->op = Loop;
+               $0->left = $<UB;
+               $0->right = $<OB;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0->right);
+               var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
+       }$
+       | while OpenScope Expression OpenScope ColonBlock ${
+               $0 = new(binode);
+               $0->op = Loop;
+               $0->left = $<Exp;
+               $0->right = $<CB;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0->right);
+               var_block_close(c, CloseSequential, $0);
+       }$
 
        $cond_statement
        IfPart -> if UseBlock OptNL then OpenBlock ${
-                       $0.condpart = $<UB;
-                       $0.thenpart = $<OB;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseParallel, $0.thenpart);
-               }$
-               | if OpenScope Expression OpenScope ColonBlock ${
-                       $0.condpart = $<Ex;
-                       $0.thenpart = $<CB;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseParallel, $0.thenpart);
-               }$
-               | if OpenScope Expression OpenScope OptNL then Block ${
-                       $0.condpart = $<Ex;
-                       $0.thenpart = $<Bl;
-                       var_block_close(c, CloseParallel, $0.thenpart);
-               }$
+               $0.condpart = $<UB;
+               $0.thenpart = $<OB;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseParallel, $0.thenpart);
+       }$
+       | if OpenScope Expression OpenScope ColonBlock ${
+               $0.condpart = $<Ex;
+               $0.thenpart = $<CB;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseParallel, $0.thenpart);
+       }$
+       | if OpenScope Expression OpenScope OptNL then Block ${
+               $0.condpart = $<Ex;
+               $0.thenpart = $<Bl;
+               var_block_close(c, CloseParallel, $0.thenpart);
+       }$
 
        $*exec
        // This scope is closed in CondStatement
        SwitchPart -> switch OpenScope Expression ${
-                       $0 = $<Ex;
-               }$
-               | switch UseBlock ${
-                       $0 = $<Bl;
-               }$
+               $0 = $<Ex;
+       }$
+       | switch UseBlock ${
+               $0 = $<Bl;
+       }$
 
 ###### print binode cases
        case Loop:
@@ -4661,10 +5246,10 @@ casepart` to track a list of case parts.
 
 ###### propagate binode cases
        case Loop:
-               t = propagate_types(b->right, c, ok, Tnone, 0);
+               t = propagate_types(b->right, c, perr, Tnone, 0);
                if (!type_compat(Tnone, t, 0))
-                       *ok = 0;        // UNTESTED
-               return propagate_types(b->left, c, ok, type, rules);
+                       *perr |= Efail; // UNTESTED
+               return propagate_types(b->left, c, perr, type, rules);
 
 ###### propagate exec cases
        case Xcond_statement:
@@ -4682,51 +5267,51 @@ casepart` to track a list of case parts.
                struct cond_statement *cs = cast(cond_statement, prog);
                struct casepart *cp;
 
-               t = propagate_types(cs->forpart, c, ok, Tnone, 0);
+               t = propagate_types(cs->forpart, c, perr, Tnone, 0);
                if (!type_compat(Tnone, t, 0))
-                       *ok = 0;        // UNTESTED
+                       *perr |= Efail; // UNTESTED
 
                if (cs->looppart) {
-                       t = propagate_types(cs->thenpart, c, ok, Tnone, 0);
+                       t = propagate_types(cs->thenpart, c, perr, Tnone, 0);
                        if (!type_compat(Tnone, t, 0))
-                               *ok = 0;        // UNTESTED
+                               *perr |= Efail; // UNTESTED
                }
                if (cs->casepart == NULL) {
-                       propagate_types(cs->condpart, c, ok, Tbool, 0);
-                       propagate_types(cs->looppart, c, ok, Tbool, 0);
+                       propagate_types(cs->condpart, c, perr, Tbool, 0);
+                       propagate_types(cs->looppart, c, perr, Tbool, 0);
                } else {
                        /* Condpart must match case values, with bool permitted */
                        t = NULL;
                        for (cp = cs->casepart;
                             cp && !t; cp = cp->next)
-                               t = propagate_types(cp->value, c, ok, NULL, 0);
+                               t = propagate_types(cp->value, c, perr, NULL, 0);
                        if (!t && cs->condpart)
-                               t = propagate_types(cs->condpart, c, ok, NULL, Rboolok);        // UNTESTED
+                               t = propagate_types(cs->condpart, c, perr, NULL, Rboolok);      // UNTESTED
                        if (!t && cs->looppart)
-                               t = propagate_types(cs->looppart, c, ok, NULL, Rboolok);        // UNTESTED
+                               t = propagate_types(cs->looppart, c, perr, NULL, Rboolok);      // UNTESTED
                        // Now we have a type (I hope) push it down
                        if (t) {
                                for (cp = cs->casepart; cp; cp = cp->next)
-                                       propagate_types(cp->value, c, ok, t, 0);
-                               propagate_types(cs->condpart, c, ok, t, Rboolok);
-                               propagate_types(cs->looppart, c, ok, t, Rboolok);
+                                       propagate_types(cp->value, c, perr, t, 0);
+                               propagate_types(cs->condpart, c, perr, t, Rboolok);
+                               propagate_types(cs->looppart, c, perr, t, Rboolok);
                        }
                }
                // (if)then, else, and case parts must return expected type.
                if (!cs->looppart && !type)
-                       type = propagate_types(cs->thenpart, c, ok, NULL, rules);
+                       type = propagate_types(cs->thenpart, c, perr, NULL, rules);
                if (!type)
-                       type = propagate_types(cs->elsepart, c, ok, NULL, rules);
+                       type = propagate_types(cs->elsepart, c, perr, NULL, rules);
                for (cp = cs->casepart;
                     cp && !type;
                     cp = cp->next)     // UNTESTED
-                       type = propagate_types(cp->action, c, ok, NULL, rules); // UNTESTED
+                       type = propagate_types(cp->action, c, perr, NULL, rules);       // UNTESTED
                if (type) {
                        if (!cs->looppart)
-                               propagate_types(cs->thenpart, c, ok, type, rules);
-                       propagate_types(cs->elsepart, c, ok, type, rules);
+                               propagate_types(cs->thenpart, c, perr, type, rules);
+                       propagate_types(cs->elsepart, c, perr, type, rules);
                        for (cp = cs->casepart; cp ; cp = cp->next)
-                               propagate_types(cp->action, c, ok, type, rules);
+                               propagate_types(cp->action, c, perr, type, rules);
                        return type;
                } else
                        return NULL;
@@ -4809,20 +5394,21 @@ various declarations in the parse context.
        ## declare terminals
 
        OptNL ->
-               | OptNL NEWLINE
+       | OptNL NEWLINE
+
        Newlines -> NEWLINE
-               | Newlines NEWLINE
+       | Newlines NEWLINE
 
        DeclarationList -> Declaration
-               | DeclarationList Declaration
+       | DeclarationList Declaration
 
        Declaration -> ERROR Newlines ${
-                       tok_err(c,      // UNTESTED
-                               "error: unhandled parse error", &$1);
-               }$
-               | DeclareConstant
-               | DeclareFunction
-               | DeclareStruct
+               tok_err(c,      // UNTESTED
+                       "error: unhandled parse error", &$1);
+       }$
+       | DeclareConstant
+       | DeclareFunction
+       | DeclareStruct
 
        ## top level grammar
 
@@ -4830,13 +5416,15 @@ various declarations in the parse context.
 
 ### The `const` section
 
-As well as being defined in with the code that uses them, constants
-can be declared at the top level.  These have full-file scope, so they
-are always `InScope`.  The value of a top level constant can be given
-as an expression, and this is evaluated immediately rather than in the
-later interpretation stage.  Once we add functions to the language, we
-will need rules concern which, if any, can be used to define a top
-level constant.
+As well as being defined in with the code that uses them, constants can
+be declared at the top level.  These have full-file scope, so they are
+always `InScope`, even before(!) they have been declared.  The value of
+a top level constant can be given as an expression, and this is
+evaluated after parsing and before execution.
+
+A function call can be used to evaluate a constant, but it will not have
+access to any program state, once such statement becomes meaningful.
+e.g.  arguments and filesystem will not be visible.
 
 Constants are defined in a section that starts with the reserved word
 `const` and then has a block with a list of assignment statements.
@@ -4845,97 +5433,147 @@ make it clear that they are constants.  Type can also be given: if
 not, the type will be determined during analysis, as with other
 constants.
 
-As the types constants are inserted at the head of a list, printing
-them in the same order that they were read is not straight forward.
-We take a quadratic approach here and count the number of constants
-(variables of depth 0), then count down from there, each time
-searching through for the Nth constant for decreasing N.
+###### parse context
+       struct binode *constlist;
 
 ###### top level grammar
 
        $TERM const
 
        DeclareConstant -> const { IN OptNL ConstList OUT OptNL } Newlines
-               | const { SimpleConstList } Newlines
-               | const IN OptNL ConstList OUT Newlines
-               | const SimpleConstList Newlines
+       | const { SimpleConstList } Newlines
+       | const IN OptNL ConstList OUT Newlines
+       | const SimpleConstList Newlines
 
        ConstList -> ConstList SimpleConstLine
-               | SimpleConstLine
+       | SimpleConstLine
+
        SimpleConstList -> SimpleConstList ; Const
-               | Const
-               | SimpleConstList ;
+       | Const
+       | SimpleConstList ;
+
        SimpleConstLine -> SimpleConstList Newlines
-               | ERROR Newlines ${ tok_err(c, "Syntax error in constant", &$1); }$
+       | ERROR Newlines ${ tok_err(c, "Syntax error in constant", &$1); }$
 
        $*type
        CType -> Type   ${ $0 = $<1; }$
-               |       ${ $0 = NULL; }$
+       |               ${ $0 = NULL; }$
+
        $void
        Const -> IDENTIFIER :: CType = Expression ${ {
-               int ok;
                struct variable *v;
+               struct binode *bl, *bv;
+               struct var *var = new_pos(var, $ID);
 
-               v = var_decl(c, $1.txt);
+               v = var_decl(c, $ID.txt);
                if (v) {
-                       struct var *var = new_pos(var, $1);
                        v->where_decl = var;
                        v->where_set = var;
-                       var->var = v;
+                       v->type = $<CT;
                        v->constant = 1;
                        v->global = 1;
                } else {
-                       struct variable *vorig = var_ref(c, $1.txt);
-                       tok_err(c, "error: name already declared", &$1);
-                       type_err(c, "info: this is where '%v' was first declared",
-                                vorig->where_decl, NULL, 0, NULL);
-               }
-               do {
-                       ok = 1;
-                       propagate_types($5, c, &ok, $3, 0);
-               } while (ok == 2);
-               if (!ok)
-                       c->parse_error = 1;
-               else if (v) {
-                       struct value res = interp_exec(c, $5, &v->type);
-                       global_alloc(c, v->type, v, &res);
+                       v = var_ref(c, $1.txt);
+                       if (v->type == Tnone) {
+                               v->where_decl = var;
+                               v->where_set = var;
+                               v->type = $<CT;
+                               v->constant = 1;
+                               v->global = 1;
+                       } else {
+                               tok_err(c, "error: name already declared", &$1);
+                               type_err(c, "info: this is where '%v' was first declared",
+                                        v->where_decl, NULL, 0, NULL);
+                       }
                }
+               var->var = v;
+
+               bv = new(binode);
+               bv->op = Declare;
+               bv->left = var;
+               bv->right= $<Exp;
+
+               bl = new(binode);
+               bl->op = List;
+               bl->left = c->constlist;
+               bl->right = bv;
+               c->constlist = bl;
        } }$
 
-###### print const decls
+###### core functions
+       static void resolve_consts(struct parse_context *c)
        {
-               struct variable *v;
-               int target = -1;
-
-               while (target != 0) {
-                       int i = 0;
-                       for (v = context.in_scope; v; v=v->in_scope)
-                               if (v->depth == 0 && v->constant) {
-                                       i += 1;
-                                       if (i == target)
-                                               break;
+               struct binode *b;
+               int retry = 1;
+               enum { none, some, cannot } progress = none;
+
+               c->constlist = reorder_bilist(c->constlist);
+               while (retry) {
+                       retry = 0;
+                       for (b = cast(binode, c->constlist); b;
+                            b = cast(binode, b->right)) {
+                               enum prop_err perr;
+                               struct binode *vb = cast(binode, b->left);
+                               struct var *v = cast(var, vb->left);
+                               if (v->var->frame_pos >= 0)
+                                       continue;
+                               do {
+                                       perr = 0;
+                                       propagate_types(vb->right, c, &perr,
+                                                       v->var->type, 0);
+                               } while (perr & Eretry);
+                               if (perr & Efail)
+                                       c->parse_error += 1;
+                               else if (!(perr & Eruntime)) {
+                                       progress = some;
+                                       struct value res = interp_exec(
+                                               c, vb->right, &v->var->type);
+                                       global_alloc(c, v->var->type, v->var, &res);
+                               } else {
+                                       if (progress == cannot)
+                                               type_err(c, "error: const %v cannot be resolved.",
+                                                        v, NULL, 0, NULL);
+                                       else
+                                               retry = 1;
                                }
-
-                       if (target == -1) {
-                               if (i)
-                                       printf("const\n");
-                               target = i;
-                       } else {
-                               struct value *val = var_value(&context, v);
-                               printf("    %.*s :: ", v->name->name.len, v->name->name.txt);
-                               type_print(v->type, stdout);
-                               printf(" = ");
-                               if (v->type == Tstr)
-                                       printf("\"");
-                               print_value(v->type, val, stdout);
-                               if (v->type == Tstr)
-                                       printf("\"");
-                               printf("\n");
-                               target -= 1;
                        }
+                       switch (progress) {
+                       case cannot:
+                               retry = 0; break;
+                       case none:
+                               progress = cannot; break;
+                       case some:
+                               progress = none; break;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+###### print const decls
+       {
+               struct binode *b;
+               int first = 1;
+
+               for (b = cast(binode, context.constlist); b;
+                    b = cast(binode, b->right)) {
+                       struct binode *vb = cast(binode, b->left);
+                       struct var *vr = cast(var, vb->left);
+                       struct variable *v = vr->var;
+
+                       if (first)
+                               printf("const\n");
+                       first = 0;
+
+                       printf("    %.*s :: ", v->name->name.len, v->name->name.txt);
+                       type_print(v->type, stdout);
+                       printf(" = ");
+                       print_exec(vb->right, -1, 0);
+                       printf("\n");
                }
        }
 
+###### free const decls
+       free_binode(context.constlist);
+
 ### Function declarations
 
 The code in an Ocean program is all stored in function declarations.
@@ -4956,7 +5594,7 @@ is a bit more interesting at this level.
                 * is a list for 'struct var'
                 */
                struct type *t = add_anon_type(c, &structure_prototype,
-                                              " function result");
+                                              "function result");
                int cnt = 0;
                struct binode *b;
 
@@ -5024,32 +5662,32 @@ is a bit more interesting at this level.
 
        $*variable
        DeclareFunction -> func FuncName ( OpenScope ArgsLine ) Block Newlines ${
-                       $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<Ar, Tnone, NULL, $<Bl);
-               }$
-               | func FuncName IN OpenScope Args OUT OptNL do Block Newlines ${
-                       $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<Ar, Tnone, NULL, $<Bl);
-               }$
-               | func FuncName NEWLINE OpenScope OptNL do Block Newlines ${
-                       $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, NULL, Tnone, NULL, $<Bl);
-               }$
-               | func FuncName ( OpenScope ArgsLine ) : Type Block Newlines ${
-                       $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<Ar, $<Ty, NULL, $<Bl);
-               }$
-               | func FuncName ( OpenScope ArgsLine ) : ( ArgsLine ) Block Newlines ${
-                       $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<AL, NULL, $<AL2, $<Bl);
-               }$
-               | func FuncName IN OpenScope Args OUT OptNL return Type Newlines do Block Newlines ${
-                       $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<Ar, $<Ty, NULL, $<Bl);
-               }$
-               | func FuncName NEWLINE OpenScope return Type Newlines do Block Newlines ${
-                       $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, NULL, $<Ty, NULL, $<Bl);
-               }$
-               | func FuncName IN OpenScope Args OUT OptNL return IN Args OUT OptNL do Block Newlines ${
-                       $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<Ar, NULL, $<Ar2, $<Bl);
-               }$
-               | func FuncName NEWLINE OpenScope return IN Args OUT OptNL do Block Newlines ${
-                       $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, NULL, NULL, $<Ar, $<Bl);
-               }$
+               $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<Ar, Tnone, NULL, $<Bl);
+       }$
+       | func FuncName IN OpenScope Args OUT OptNL do Block Newlines ${
+               $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<Ar, Tnone, NULL, $<Bl);
+       }$
+       | func FuncName NEWLINE OpenScope OptNL do Block Newlines ${
+               $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, NULL, Tnone, NULL, $<Bl);
+       }$
+       | func FuncName ( OpenScope ArgsLine ) : Type Block Newlines ${
+               $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<Ar, $<Ty, NULL, $<Bl);
+       }$
+       | func FuncName ( OpenScope ArgsLine ) : ( ArgsLine ) Block Newlines ${
+               $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<AL, NULL, $<AL2, $<Bl);
+       }$
+       | func FuncName IN OpenScope Args OUT OptNL return Type Newlines do Block Newlines ${
+               $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<Ar, $<Ty, NULL, $<Bl);
+       }$
+       | func FuncName NEWLINE OpenScope return Type Newlines do Block Newlines ${
+               $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, NULL, $<Ty, NULL, $<Bl);
+       }$
+       | func FuncName IN OpenScope Args OUT OptNL return IN Args OUT OptNL do Block Newlines ${
+               $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, $<Ar, NULL, $<Ar2, $<Bl);
+       }$
+       | func FuncName NEWLINE OpenScope return IN Args OUT OptNL do Block Newlines ${
+               $0 = declare_function(c, $<FN, NULL, NULL, $<Ar, $<Bl);
+       }$
 
 ###### print func decls
        {
@@ -5090,20 +5728,20 @@ is a bit more interesting at this level.
                for (v = c->in_scope; v; v = v->in_scope) {
                        struct value *val;
                        struct type *ret;
-                       int ok = 1;
+                       enum prop_err perr;
                        if (v->depth != 0 || !v->type || !v->type->check_args)
                                continue;
                        ret = v->type->function.inline_result ?
                                Tnone : v->type->function.return_type;
                        val = var_value(c, v);
                        do {
-                               ok = 1;
-                               propagate_types(val->function, c, &ok, ret, 0);
-                       } while (ok == 2);
-                       if (ok)
+                               perr = 0;
+                               propagate_types(val->function, c, &perr, ret, 0);
+                       } while (!(perr & Efail) && (perr & Eretry));
+                       if (!(perr & Efail))
                                /* Make sure everything is still consistent */
-                               propagate_types(val->function, c, &ok, ret, 0);
-                       if (!ok)
+                               propagate_types(val->function, c, &perr, ret, 0);
+                       if (perr & Efail)
                                all_ok = 0;
                        if (!v->type->function.inline_result &&
                            !v->type->function.return_type->dup) {
@@ -5120,7 +5758,7 @@ is a bit more interesting at this level.
        {
                struct binode *bp = type->function.params;
                struct binode *b;
-               int ok = 1;
+               enum prop_err perr;
                int arg = 0;
                struct type *argv_type;
 
@@ -5129,16 +5767,16 @@ is a bit more interesting at this level.
                argv_type->array.unspec = 1;
 
                for (b = bp; b; b = cast(binode, b->right)) {
-                       ok = 1;
+                       perr = 0;
                        switch (arg++) {
                        case 0: /* argv */
-                               propagate_types(b->left, c, &ok, argv_type, 0);
+                               propagate_types(b->left, c, &perr, argv_type, 0);
                                break;
                        default: /* invalid */  // NOTEST
-                               propagate_types(b->left, c, &ok, Tnone, 0);     // NOTEST
+                               propagate_types(b->left, c, &perr, Tnone, 0);   // NOTEST
                        }
-                       if (!ok)
-                               c->parse_error = 1;
+                       if (perr & Efail)
+                               c->parse_error += 1;
                }
 
                return !c->parse_error;
@@ -5159,12 +5797,12 @@ is a bit more interesting at this level.
                        progp = var_value(c, mainv);
                if (!progp || !progp->function) {
                        fprintf(stderr, "oceani: no main function found.\n");
-                       c->parse_error = 1;
+                       c->parse_error += 1;
                        return;
                }
                if (!analyse_main(mainv->type, c)) {
                        fprintf(stderr, "oceani: main has wrong type.\n");
-                       c->parse_error = 1;
+                       c->parse_error += 1;
                        return;
                }
                al = mainv->type->function.params;
@@ -5297,19 +5935,19 @@ things which will likely grow as the languages grows.
                while
                        mid := (lo + hi) / 2
                        if mid == target:
-                               use Found
+                               use .Found
                        if mid < target:
                                lo = mid
                        else
                                hi = mid
                        if hi - lo < 1:
                                lo = mid
-                               use GiveUp
+                               use .GiveUp
                        use True
                do pass
-               case Found:
+               case .Found:
                        print "Yay, I found", target
-               case GiveUp:
+               case .GiveUp:
                        print "Closest I found was", lo
 
                size::= 10