diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/util/ASTPrinter.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/util/ASTPrinter.java
index b765ea999f0..18fe10f1301 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/util/ASTPrinter.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/util/ASTPrinter.java
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.util;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.DOMException;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTArrayDeclarator;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTArrayModifier;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTComment;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTName;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTNode;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTPointerOperator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTPreprocessorStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTProblem;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTTranslationUnit;
@@ -195,6 +199,22 @@ public class ASTPrinter {
 					System.out.println("Exception while resolving binding: " + name);
 				}
 			}
+		} else if(n instanceof IASTDeclarator) {
+			IASTDeclarator declarator = (IASTDeclarator) n;
+		
+			IASTPointerOperator[] pointers = declarator.getPointerOperators();
+			if(pointers != null && pointers.length > 0)
+				out.println();
+			for (IASTPointerOperator pointer : pointers) {
+				print(out, indentLevel+1, pointer);
+			}
+			if (declarator instanceof IASTArrayDeclarator) {
+				IASTArrayDeclarator decl = (IASTArrayDeclarator)declarator;
+				org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTArrayModifier[] modifiers = decl.getArrayModifiers();
+				for (IASTArrayModifier modifier : modifiers) {
+					print(out, indentLevel+1, modifier);
+				}
+			}
 		} else if (n instanceof ICASTPointer) {
 			ICASTPointer pointer = (ICASTPointer) n;
 			if (pointer.isConst())
diff --git a/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/lrparser/tests/LRTests.java b/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/lrparser/tests/LRTests.java
index de0fe373b1d..c0f1525beee 100644
--- a/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/lrparser/tests/LRTests.java
+++ b/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/lrparser/tests/LRTests.java
@@ -284,4 +284,31 @@ public class LRTests extends AST2Tests {
 		} catch(Throwable _) { }
 	}
 	
+	@Override
+	public void	testScalabilityOfLargeTrivialInitializer_Bug253690() {
+		// LPG holds on to all the tokens as you parse, so I don't think
+		// it would be easy to fix this bug.
+		try {
+			super.testScalabilityOfLargeTrivialInitializer_Bug253690();
+			fail();
+		} catch(Throwable _) { }
+	}
+	
+	
+	@Override
+	public void	testCompoundLiterals_Bug258496() { // GCC extension
+		try {
+			super.testCompoundLiterals_Bug258496();
+			fail();
+		} catch(Throwable _) { }
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void	testThreadLocalVariables_Bug260387() { // GCC extension
+		try {
+			super.testThreadLocalVariables_Bug260387();
+			fail();
+		} catch(Throwable _) { }
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/lrparser/action/cpp/CPPBuildASTParserAction.java b/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/lrparser/action/cpp/CPPBuildASTParserAction.java
index ae521380e66..d61ce29b5a4 100644
--- a/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/lrparser/action/cpp/CPPBuildASTParserAction.java
+++ b/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/lrparser/action/cpp/CPPBuildASTParserAction.java
@@ -645,9 +645,6 @@ public class CPPBuildASTParserAction extends BuildASTParserAction {
   		ICPPASTQualifiedName qualifiedName = nodeFactory.newQualifiedName();
   		qualifiedName.addName(name);
   		qualifiedName.setFullyQualified(true);
-  		if(qualifiedName instanceof CPPASTQualifiedName)
-  			((CPPASTQualifiedName)qualifiedName).setSignature("::" + name.toString()); //$NON-NLS-1$
-  		
   		setOffsetAndLength(qualifiedName);
   		astStack.push(qualifiedName);