diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/GCCErrorParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/GCCErrorParser.java
index 8127e4d6f94..7b649370040 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/GCCErrorParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/GCCErrorParser.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class GCCErrorParser extends AbstractErrorParser {
 		new ErrorPattern(Messages.GCCErrorParser_skip_note),
 		new ErrorPattern(Messages.GCCErrorParser_sikp_instantiatedFromHere),
 		// The following are not...
-		new ErrorPattern(Messages.GCCErrorParser_Warnings, 1, 2, 4, 0, 0) {
+		new ErrorPattern(Messages.GCCErrorParser_Warnings, 1, 2, 5, 0, 0) {
 			public String getVarName(Matcher matcher) {
 				String desc = getDesc(matcher);
 				Matcher varMatcher = null;
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ public class GCCErrorParser extends AbstractErrorParser {
 				return varMatcher != null ? varMatcher.group(1) : null;
 			}
 			public int getSeverity(Matcher matcher) {
-				String warningGroup = matcher.group(5);
-				if (warningGroup != null)
+				String warningGroup = matcher.group(4);
+				if (warningGroup == null || warningGroup.contains("arning"))
 					return IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_WARNING;
 				else
 					return IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/GLDErrorParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/GLDErrorParser.java
index e9df1cb75ae..fd09a40b86a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/GLDErrorParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/GLDErrorParser.java
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.errorparsers;
 
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.IMarkerGenerator;
 
 public class GLDErrorParser extends AbstractErrorParser {
@@ -21,15 +19,7 @@ public class GLDErrorParser extends AbstractErrorParser {
 	private static final ErrorPattern[] patterns = {
 		new ErrorPattern(Messages.GLDErrorParser_error_text, 1, 0, 2, 0, IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE), //$NON-NLS-1
 		new ErrorPattern(Messages.GLDErrorParser_warning_general, 2, IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_WARNING), //$NON-NLS-1
-		new ErrorPattern(Messages.GLDErrorParser_error_general, 0, IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE) { //$NON-NLS-1
-			public String getDesc(Matcher matcher) {
-				// add in the name of the link command to give it some context
-				StringBuffer buff = new StringBuffer();
-				buff.append("ld: "); //$NON-NLS-1$
-				buff.append(matcher.group(2));
-				return buff.toString();
-			}
-		}
+		new ErrorPattern(Messages.GLDErrorParser_error_general, 2, IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE) //$NON-NLS-1
 	};
 	
 	public GLDErrorParser() {
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/messages.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/messages.properties
index a3bb6a1888e..203f1bfad8d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/messages.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/messages.properties
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ GCCErrorParser_skip_UndeclaredOnlyOnce=\\(Each undeclared identifier is reported
 GCCErrorParser_skip_forEachFunction=for each function it appears in.\\)
 GCCErrorParser_skip_note=: note:
 GCCErrorParser_sikp_instantiatedFromHere=instantiated from here
-GCCErrorParser_Warnings=(.*?):([0-9]+):([0-9]+:)? ((.*?[Ww]arning)?.*)
+GCCErrorParser_Warnings=(.*?):([0-9]+):([0-9]+:)?(.*?[([Ww]arning)([Ee]rror)]:?)? (.*)
 GLDErrorParser_error_text=(.*)\\(\\.text\\+.*\\): (.*)
-GLDErrorParser_warning_general=ld(\\.exe)?: ([Ww]arning .*)
+GLDErrorParser_warning_general=ld(\\.exe)?: [Ww]arning:? (.*)
 GLDErrorParser_error_general=ld(\\.exe)?: (.*)
 MakeErrorParser_error_entering=make\\[(.*)\\]: Entering directory `(.*)'
 MakeErrorParser_error_leaving=make\\[.*\\]: Leaving directory