diff --git a/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp b/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp
index d62a6b08..45a16896 100644
--- a/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp
+++ b/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 TParseContext::TParseContext(TSymbolTable& symt, TIntermediate& interm, int v, EProfile p, EShLanguage L, TInfoSink& is,                             
                              bool fc, EShMessages m) : 
             intermediate(interm), symbolTable(symt), infoSink(is), language(L), treeRoot(0),
-            recoveredFromError(false), numErrors(0), lexAfterType(false), loopNestingLevel(0),
+            numErrors(0), lexAfterType(false), loopNestingLevel(0),
             inTypeParen(false),
             version(v), profile(p), forwardCompatible(fc), messages(m),
             contextPragma(true, false)
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ const char* TParseContext::getPreamble()
 // Look at a '.' field selector string and change it into offsets
 // for a vector.
 //
+// Returns true if there is no error.
+//
 bool TParseContext::parseVectorFields(const TString& compString, int vecSize, TVectorFields& fields, int line)
 {
     fields.num = (int) compString.size();
@@ -192,15 +194,7 @@ bool TParseContext::parseVectorFields(const TString& compString, int vecSize, TV
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 //
-// Track whether errors have occurred.
-//
-void TParseContext::recover()
-{
-    recoveredFromError = true;
-}
-
-//
-// Used by flex/bison to output all syntax and parsing errors.
+// Used to output syntax, parsing, and semantic errors.
 //
 void C_DECL TParseContext::error(TSourceLoc nLine, const char *szReason, const char *szToken, 
                                  const char *szExtraInfoFormat, ...)
@@ -242,10 +236,8 @@ TIntermTyped* TParseContext::handleVariable(int line, TSymbol* symbol, TString*
         // The symbol table search was done in the lexical phase, but
         // if this is a new symbol, it wouldn't have found it.
         const TVariable* variable = symbol ? symbol->getAsVariable() : 0;
-        if (symbol && ! variable) {
+        if (symbol && ! variable)
             error(line, "variable name expected", string->c_str(), "");
-            recover();
-        }
 
         if (! variable)
             variable = new TVariable(string, TType(EbtVoid));
@@ -299,7 +291,7 @@ void TParseContext::binaryOpError(int line, const char* op, TString left, TStrin
 // it was not found as a variable in the symbol table.  If so, give the error
 // message and insert a dummy variable in the symbol table to prevent future errors.
 //
-void TParseContext::variableErrorCheck(TIntermTyped*& nodePtr) 
+void TParseContext::variableCheck(TIntermTyped*& nodePtr) 
 {
     TIntermSymbol* symbol = nodePtr->getAsSymbolNode();
     if (! symbol)
@@ -307,7 +299,6 @@ void TParseContext::variableErrorCheck(TIntermTyped*& nodePtr)
 
     if (symbol->getType().getBasicType() == EbtVoid) {
         error(symbol->getLine(), "undeclared identifier", symbol->getSymbol().c_str(), "");
-        recover();
 
         // Add to symbol table to prevent future error messages on the same name
             
@@ -437,48 +428,32 @@ bool TParseContext::lValueErrorCheck(int line, const char* op, TIntermTyped* nod
 // Both test, and if necessary spit out an error, to see if the node is really
 // a constant.
 //
-// Returns true if the was an error.
-//
-bool TParseContext::constErrorCheck(TIntermTyped* node)
+void TParseContext::constCheck(TIntermTyped* node)
 {
-    if (node->getQualifier().storage == EvqConst)
-        return false;
-
-    error(node->getLine(), "constant expression required", "", "");
-
-    return true;
+    if (node->getQualifier().storage != EvqConst)
+        error(node->getLine(), "constant expression required", "", "");
 }
 
 //
 // Both test, and if necessary spit out an error, to see if the node is really
 // an integer.
 //
-// Returns true if the was an error.
-//
-bool TParseContext::integerErrorCheck(TIntermTyped* node, const char* token)
+void TParseContext::integerCheck(TIntermTyped* node, const char* token)
 {
     if ((node->getBasicType() == EbtInt || node->getBasicType() == EbtUint) && node->isScalar() && ! node->isArray())
-        return false;
+        return;
 
     error(node->getLine(), "scalar integer expression required", token, "");
-
-    return true;
 }
 
 //
 // Both test, and if necessary spit out an error, to see if we are currently
 // globally scoped.
 //
-// Returns true if the was an error.
-//
-bool TParseContext::globalErrorCheck(int line, bool global, const char* token)
+void TParseContext::globalCheck(int line, bool global, const char* token)
 {
-    if (global)
-        return false;
-
-    error(line, "only allowed at global scope", token, "");
-
-    return true;
+    if (! global)
+        error(line, "only allowed at global scope", token, "");
 }
 
 //
@@ -486,8 +461,6 @@ bool TParseContext::globalErrorCheck(int line, bool global, const char* token)
 // of scope.  Except, if the symbol table is at the built-in push-level,
 // which is when we are parsing built-ins.
 //
-// Returns true if there was an error.
-//
 bool TParseContext::reservedErrorCheck(int line, const TString& identifier)
 {
     if (!symbolTable.atBuiltInLevel()) {
@@ -513,7 +486,7 @@ bool TParseContext::reservedErrorCheck(int line, const TString& identifier)
 //
 // Returns true if there was an error in construction.
 //
-bool TParseContext::constructorErrorCheck(int line, TIntermNode* node, TFunction& function, TOperator op, TType* type)
+bool TParseContext::constructorError(int line, TIntermNode* node, TFunction& function, TOperator op, TType* type)
 {
     *type = function.getReturnType();
 
@@ -640,32 +613,18 @@ bool TParseContext::voidErrorCheck(int line, const TString& identifier, const TP
     return false;
 }
 
-// This function checks to see if the node (for the expression) contains a scalar boolean expression or not
-//
-// returns true in case of an error
-//
-bool TParseContext::boolErrorCheck(int line, const TIntermTyped* type)
+// Checks to see if the node (for the expression) contains a scalar boolean expression or not
+void TParseContext::boolCheck(int line, const TIntermTyped* type)
 {
-    if (type->getBasicType() != EbtBool || type->isArray() || type->isMatrix() || type->isVector()) {
+    if (type->getBasicType() != EbtBool || type->isArray() || type->isMatrix() || type->isVector())
         error(line, "boolean expression expected", "", "");
-        return true;
-    } 
-
-    return false;
 }
 
 // This function checks to see if the node (for the expression) contains a scalar boolean expression or not
-//
-// returns true in case of an error
-//
-bool TParseContext::boolErrorCheck(int line, const TPublicType& pType)
+void TParseContext::boolCheck(int line, const TPublicType& pType)
 {
-    if (pType.basicType != EbtBool || pType.arraySizes || pType.matrixCols > 1 || (pType.vectorSize > 1)) {
+    if (pType.basicType != EbtBool || pType.arraySizes || pType.matrixCols > 1 || (pType.vectorSize > 1))
         error(line, "boolean expression expected", "", "");
-        return true;
-    } 
-
-    return false;
 }
 
 bool TParseContext::samplerErrorCheck(int line, const TPublicType& pType, const char* reason)
@@ -687,10 +646,10 @@ bool TParseContext::samplerErrorCheck(int line, const TPublicType& pType, const
     return false;
 }
 
-bool TParseContext::globalQualifierFixAndErrorCheck(int line, TQualifier& qualifier, const TPublicType& publicType)
+void TParseContext::globalQualifierFix(int line, TQualifier& qualifier, const TPublicType& publicType)
 {
     if (! symbolTable.atGlobalLevel())
-        return false;
+        return;
 
     // First, move from parameter qualifiers to shader in/out qualifiers
 
@@ -712,7 +671,7 @@ bool TParseContext::globalQualifierFixAndErrorCheck(int line, TQualifier& qualif
         qualifier.storage = EvqVaryingIn;
         error(line, "cannot use 'inout' at global scope", "", "");
 
-        return true;
+        return;
     default:
         break;
     }
@@ -720,22 +679,24 @@ bool TParseContext::globalQualifierFixAndErrorCheck(int line, TQualifier& qualif
     // Do non-in/out error checks
 
     if (qualifier.storage != EvqUniform && samplerErrorCheck(line, publicType, "samplers and images must be uniform"))
-        return true;
+        return;
 
     if (qualifier.storage != EvqVaryingIn && qualifier.storage != EvqVaryingOut)
-        return false;
+        return;
 
     // now, knowing it is a shader in/out, do all the in/out semantic checks
 
     if (publicType.basicType == EbtBool) {
         error(line, "cannot be bool",  getStorageQualifierString(qualifier.storage), "");
-        return true;
+
+        return;
     }
 
     if (language == EShLangVertex && qualifier.storage == EvqVaryingIn) {
         if (publicType.basicType == EbtStruct) {
             error(line, "cannot be a structure or array",  getStorageQualifierString(qualifier.storage), "");
-            return true;
+
+            return;
         }
         if (publicType.arraySizes) {
             requireProfile(line, (EProfileMask)~EEsProfileMask, "vertex input arrays");
@@ -747,7 +708,8 @@ bool TParseContext::globalQualifierFixAndErrorCheck(int line, TQualifier& qualif
         profileRequires(line, EEsProfile, 300, 0, "fragment shader output");
         if (publicType.basicType == EbtStruct) {
             error(line, "cannot be a structure",  getStorageQualifierString(qualifier.storage), "");
-            return true;
+
+            return;
         }
     }
 
@@ -757,7 +719,7 @@ bool TParseContext::globalQualifierFixAndErrorCheck(int line, TQualifier& qualif
             language != EShLangFragment && qualifier.storage == EvqVaryingOut && ! qualifier.flat) {
             error(line, "must be qualified as 'flat'", getStorageQualifierString(qualifier.storage), TType::getBasicString(publicType.basicType));
          
-            return true;
+            return;
         }
     }
 
@@ -765,10 +727,8 @@ bool TParseContext::globalQualifierFixAndErrorCheck(int line, TQualifier& qualif
         (qualifier.isAuxillary() || qualifier.isInterpolation() || qualifier.isMemory() || qualifier.invariant)) {
         error(line, "vertex input cannot be further qualified", "", "");
 
-        return true;
+        return;
     }
-
-    return false;
 }
 
 //
@@ -776,9 +736,7 @@ bool TParseContext::globalQualifierFixAndErrorCheck(int line, TQualifier& qualif
 // If there is duplication, issue error messages, unless 'force'
 // is specified, which means to just override default settings.
 // 
-// Return true if there was an error.
-//
-bool TParseContext::mergeQualifiersErrorCheck(int line, TPublicType& dst, const TPublicType& src, bool force)
+void TParseContext::mergeQualifiers(int line, TPublicType& dst, const TPublicType& src, bool force)
 {
     bool bad = false;
 
@@ -825,8 +783,6 @@ bool TParseContext::mergeQualifiersErrorCheck(int line, TPublicType& dst, const
 
     if (bad)
         error(line, "replicated qualifiers", "", "");
-
-    return bad;
 }
 
 void TParseContext::setDefaultPrecision(int line, TPublicType& publicType, TPrecisionQualifier qualifier)
@@ -844,18 +800,12 @@ void TParseContext::setDefaultPrecision(int line, TPublicType& publicType, TPrec
     }
 
     error(line, "cannot apply precision statement to this type; use 'float', 'int' or a sampler type", TType::getBasicString(basicType), "");
-    recover();
 }
 
-bool TParseContext::parameterSamplerErrorCheck(int line, TStorageQualifier qualifier, const TType& type)
+void TParseContext::parameterSamplerCheck(int line, TStorageQualifier qualifier, const TType& type)
 {
-    if ((qualifier == EvqOut || qualifier == EvqInOut) && 
-             type.getBasicType() != EbtStruct && type.getBasicType() == EbtSampler) {
+    if ((qualifier == EvqOut || qualifier == EvqInOut) && type.getBasicType() != EbtStruct && type.getBasicType() == EbtSampler)
         error(line, "samplers cannot be output parameters", type.getCompleteTypeString().c_str(), "");
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
 }
 
 bool TParseContext::containsSampler(const TType& type)
@@ -904,15 +854,14 @@ bool TParseContext::insertBuiltInArrayAtGlobalLevel()
 //
 // Do size checking for an array type's size.
 //
-// Returns true if there was an error.
-//
-bool TParseContext::arraySizeErrorCheck(int line, TIntermTyped* expr, int& size)
+void TParseContext::arraySizeCheck(int line, TIntermTyped* expr, int& size)
 {
     TIntermConstantUnion* constant = expr->getAsConstantUnion();
     if (constant == 0 || (constant->getBasicType() != EbtInt && constant->getBasicType() != EbtUint)) {
         error(line, "array size must be a constant integer expression", "", "");
         size = 1;
-        return true;
+
+        return;
     }
 
     size = constant->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst();
@@ -920,10 +869,9 @@ bool TParseContext::arraySizeErrorCheck(int line, TIntermTyped* expr, int& size)
     if (size <= 0) {
         error(line, "array size must be a positive integer", "", "");
         size = 1;
-        return true;
-    }
 
-    return false;
+        return;
+    }
 }
 
 //
@@ -931,7 +879,7 @@ bool TParseContext::arraySizeErrorCheck(int line, TIntermTyped* expr, int& size)
 //
 // Returns true if there is an error.
 //
-bool TParseContext::arrayQualifierErrorCheck(int line, const TPublicType& type)
+bool TParseContext::arrayQualifierError(int line, const TPublicType& type)
 {
     if (type.qualifier.storage == EvqConst)
         profileRequires(line, ENoProfile, 120, "GL_3DL_array_objects", "const array");
@@ -947,18 +895,12 @@ bool TParseContext::arrayQualifierErrorCheck(int line, const TPublicType& type)
 //
 // Require array to have size
 //
-// Returns true if there is an error.
-//
-bool TParseContext::arraySizeRequiredErrorCheck(int line, int& size)
+void TParseContext::arraySizeRequiredCheck(int line, int& size)
 {
     if (size == 0) {
         error(line, "array size required", "", "");
         size = 1;
-
-        return true;
     }
-
-    return false;
 }
 
 //
@@ -967,9 +909,7 @@ bool TParseContext::arraySizeRequiredErrorCheck(int line, int& size)
 //
 // size == 0 means no specified size.
 //
-// Returns true if there was an error.
-//
-bool TParseContext::arrayErrorCheck(int line, TString& identifier, const TPublicType& type, TVariable*& variable)
+void TParseContext::arrayCheck(int line, TString& identifier, const TPublicType& type, TVariable*& variable)
 {
     //
     // Don't check for reserved word use until after we know it's not in the symbol table,
@@ -980,42 +920,43 @@ bool TParseContext::arrayErrorCheck(int line, TString& identifier, const TPublic
     TSymbol* symbol = symbolTable.find(identifier, 0, &sameScope);
     if (symbol == 0 || !sameScope) {
         if (reservedErrorCheck(line, identifier))
-            return true;
+            return;
         
         variable = new TVariable(&identifier, TType(type));
 
         if (! symbolTable.insert(*variable)) {
             delete variable;
             error(line, "INTERNAL ERROR inserting new symbol", identifier.c_str(), "");
-            return true;
+
+            return;
         }
     } else {
         variable = symbol->getAsVariable();
 
         if (! variable) {
             error(line, "array variable name expected", identifier.c_str(), "");
-            return true;
+            return;
         }
 
         if (! variable->getType().isArray()) {
             error(line, "redeclaring non-array as array", identifier.c_str(), "");
-            return true;
+            return;
         }
         if (variable->getType().getArraySize() > 0) {
             error(line, "redeclaration of array with size", identifier.c_str(), "");
-            return true;
+            return;
         }
         
         if (! variable->getType().sameElementType(TType(type))) {
             error(line, "redeclaration of array with a different type", identifier.c_str(), "");
-            return true;
+            return;
         }
 
         TType* t = variable->getArrayInformationType();
         while (t != 0) {
             if (t->getMaxArraySize() > type.arraySizes->front()) {
                 error(line, "higher index value already used for the array", identifier.c_str(), "");
-                return true;
+                return;
             }
             t->setArraySizes(type.arraySizes);
             t = t->getArrayInformationType();
@@ -1024,10 +965,7 @@ bool TParseContext::arrayErrorCheck(int line, TString& identifier, const TPublic
         variable->getType().setArraySizes(type.arraySizes);
     } 
 
-    if (voidErrorCheck(line, identifier, type))
-        return true;
-
-    return false;
+    voidErrorCheck(line, identifier, type);
 }
 
 bool TParseContext::arraySetMaxSize(TIntermSymbol *node, TType* type, int size, bool updateFlag, TSourceLoc line)
@@ -1084,9 +1022,7 @@ bool TParseContext::arraySetMaxSize(TIntermSymbol *node, TType* type, int size,
 //
 // Enforce non-initializer type/qualifier rules.
 //
-// Returns true if there was an error.
-//
-bool TParseContext::nonInitConstErrorCheck(int line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& type)
+void TParseContext::nonInitConstCheck(int line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& type)
 {
     //
     // Make the qualifier make sense.
@@ -1094,56 +1030,45 @@ bool TParseContext::nonInitConstErrorCheck(int line, TString& identifier, TPubli
     if (type.qualifier.storage  == EvqConst) {
         type.qualifier.storage = EvqTemporary;
         error(line, "variables with qualifier 'const' must be initialized", identifier.c_str(), "");
-        return true;
     }
-
-    return false;
 }
 
 //
 // Do semantic checking for a variable declaration that has no initializer,
 // and update the symbol table.
 //
-// Returns true if there was an error.
-//
-bool TParseContext::nonInitErrorCheck(int line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& type)
+void TParseContext::nonInitCheck(int line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& type)
 {
-    if (reservedErrorCheck(line, identifier))
-        recover();
+    reservedErrorCheck(line, identifier);
 
     TVariable* variable = new TVariable(&identifier, TType(type));
 
     if (! symbolTable.insert(*variable)) {
         error(line, "redefinition", variable->getName().c_str(), "");
         delete variable;
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    if (voidErrorCheck(line, identifier, type))
-        return true;
-
-    return false;
+    } else
+        voidErrorCheck(line, identifier, type);
 }
 
-bool TParseContext::paramErrorCheck(int line, TStorageQualifier qualifier, TType* type)
+void TParseContext::paramCheck(int line, TStorageQualifier qualifier, TType* type)
 {
     switch (qualifier) {
     case EvqConst:
     case EvqConstReadOnly:
         type->getQualifier().storage = EvqConstReadOnly;
-        return false;
+        break;
     case EvqIn:
     case EvqOut:
     case EvqInOut:
         type->getQualifier().storage = qualifier;
-        return false;
+        break;
     case EvqTemporary:
         type->getQualifier().storage = EvqIn;
-        return false;
+        break;
     default:
         type->getQualifier().storage = EvqIn;
         error(line, "qualifier not allowed on function parameter", getStorageQualifierString(qualifier), "");
-        return true;
+        break;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1242,8 +1167,8 @@ const TFunction* TParseContext::findFunction(int line, TFunction* call, bool *bu
 // Initializers show up in several places in the grammar.  Have one set of
 // code to handle them here.
 //
-bool TParseContext::executeInitializer(TSourceLoc line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& pType, 
-                                       TIntermTyped* initializer, TIntermNode*& intermNode, TVariable* variable)
+bool TParseContext::executeInitializerError(TSourceLoc line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& pType, 
+                                            TIntermTyped* initializer, TIntermNode*& intermNode, TVariable* variable)
 {
     TType type(pType);
 
@@ -1482,7 +1407,6 @@ TIntermTyped* TParseContext::constructBuiltIn(const TType& type, TOperator op, T
 
     default:
         error(line, "unsupported construction", "", "");
-        recover();
 
         return 0;
     }
@@ -1515,8 +1439,7 @@ TIntermTyped* TParseContext::constructStruct(TIntermNode* node, const TType& typ
     if (! converted || converted->getType() != type) {
         error(line, "", "constructor", "cannot convert parameter %d from '%s' to '%s'", paramCount,
                 node->getAsTyped()->getType().getCompleteTypeString().c_str(), type.getCompleteTypeString().c_str());
-        recover();
-
+        
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -1530,19 +1453,14 @@ void TParseContext::addBlock(int line, TPublicType& publicType, const TString& b
 {
     // First, error checks
 
-    if (reservedErrorCheck(line, blockName)) {
-        recover();
-
+    if (reservedErrorCheck(line, blockName))
         return;
-    }
-    if (instanceName && reservedErrorCheck(line, *instanceName)) {
-        recover();
 
+    if (instanceName && reservedErrorCheck(line, *instanceName))
         return;
-    }
+
     if (publicType.basicType != EbtVoid) {
         error(line, "interface blocks cannot be declared with a type", blockName.c_str(), "");
-        recover();
 
         return;
     }
@@ -1551,7 +1469,6 @@ void TParseContext::addBlock(int line, TPublicType& publicType, const TString& b
         profileRequires(line, EEsProfile, 300, 0, "uniform block");
     } else {
         error(line, "only uniform interface blocks are supported", blockName.c_str(), "");
-        recover();
 
         return;
     }
@@ -1559,23 +1476,14 @@ void TParseContext::addBlock(int line, TPublicType& publicType, const TString& b
     // check for qualifiers and types that don't belong within a block
     for (unsigned int member = 0; member < typeList.size(); ++member) {
         TQualifier memberQualifier = typeList[member].type->getQualifier();
-        if (memberQualifier.storage != EvqTemporary && memberQualifier.storage != EvqGlobal &&
-            memberQualifier.storage != publicType.qualifier.storage) {
+        if (memberQualifier.storage != EvqTemporary && memberQualifier.storage != EvqGlobal && memberQualifier.storage != publicType.qualifier.storage)
             error(line, "member storage qualifier cannot contradict block storage qualifier", typeList[member].type->getFieldName().c_str(), "");
-            recover();
-        }
-        if (publicType.qualifier.storage == EvqUniform) {
-            if (memberQualifier.isInterpolation() || memberQualifier.isAuxillary()) {
-                error(line, "member of uniform block cannot have an auxillary or interpolation qualifier", typeList[member].type->getFieldName().c_str(), "");
-                recover();
-            }
-        }
+        if (publicType.qualifier.storage == EvqUniform && memberQualifier.isInterpolation() || memberQualifier.isAuxillary())
+            error(line, "member of uniform block cannot have an auxillary or interpolation qualifier", typeList[member].type->getFieldName().c_str(), "");
 
         TBasicType basicType = typeList[member].type->getBasicType();
-        if (basicType == EbtSampler) {
+        if (basicType == EbtSampler)
             error(line, "member of block cannot be a sampler type", typeList[member].type->getFieldName().c_str(), "");
-            recover();
-        }
     }
 
     // Make default block qualification, and adjust the member qualifications
@@ -1597,7 +1505,6 @@ void TParseContext::addBlock(int line, TPublicType& publicType, const TString& b
     TVariable* userTypeDef = new TVariable(&blockName, blockType, true);
     if (! symbolTable.insert(*userTypeDef)) {
         error(line, "redefinition", blockName.c_str(), "block name");
-        recover();
 
         return;
     }
@@ -1614,7 +1521,6 @@ void TParseContext::addBlock(int line, TPublicType& publicType, const TString& b
             error(line, "nameless block contains a member that already has a name at global scope", blockName.c_str(), "");
         else
             error(line, "block instance name redefinition", variable->getName().c_str(), "");
-        recover();
 
         return;
     }
@@ -1631,10 +1537,8 @@ void TParseContext::wrapupSwitchSubsequence(TIntermAggregate* statements, TInter
     TIntermSequence* switchSequence = switchSequenceStack.back();
 
     if (statements) {
-        if (switchSequence->size() == 0) {
+        if (switchSequence->size() == 0)
             error(statements->getLine(), "cannot have statements before first case/default label", "switch", "");
-            recover();
-        }
         statements->setOperator(EOpSequence);
         switchSequence->push_back(statements);
     }
@@ -1657,10 +1561,8 @@ TIntermNode* TParseContext::addSwitch(int line, TIntermTyped* expression, TInter
 
     if (expression == 0 || 
         expression->getBasicType() != EbtInt && expression->getBasicType() != EbtUint ||
-        expression->getType().isArray() || expression->getType().isMatrix() || expression->getType().isVector()) {
+        expression->getType().isArray() || expression->getType().isMatrix() || expression->getType().isVector())
             error(line, "condition must be a scalar integer expression", "switch", "");
-            recover();
-    }
 
     // If there is nothing to do, drop the switch but still execute the expression
     TIntermSequence* switchSequence = switchSequenceStack.back();
@@ -1669,7 +1571,6 @@ TIntermNode* TParseContext::addSwitch(int line, TIntermTyped* expression, TInter
 
     if (lastStatements == 0) {
         error(line, "last case/default label must be followed by statements", "switch", "");
-        recover();
 
         return expression;
     }
@@ -1708,10 +1609,8 @@ void TParseContext::updateDefaults(int line, const TPublicType& publicType, cons
         }
     }
 
-    if (cantHaveId && id) {
+    if (cantHaveId && id)
         error(line, "cannot set global layout qualifiers on uniform variable, use just 'uniform' or a block", id->c_str(), "");
-        recover();
-    }
 }
 
 //
@@ -1732,13 +1631,11 @@ TIntermTyped* TParseContext::addConstVectorNode(TVectorFields& fields, TIntermTy
 
         if (!unionArray) {  // this error message should never be raised
             infoSink.info.message(EPrefixInternalError, "constUnion not initialized in addConstVectorNode function", line);
-            recover();
 
             return node;
         }
     } else { // The node has to be either a symbol node or an aggregate node or a tempConstant node, else, its an error
         error(line, "Cannot offset into the vector", "Error", "");
-        recover();
 
         return 0;
     }
@@ -1748,14 +1645,13 @@ TIntermTyped* TParseContext::addConstVectorNode(TVectorFields& fields, TIntermTy
     for (int i = 0; i < fields.num; i++) {
         if (fields.offsets[i] >= node->getType().getObjectSize()) {
             error(line, "", "[", "vector index out of range '%d'", fields.offsets[i]);
-            recover();
             fields.offsets[i] = 0;
         }
         
         constArray[i] = unionArray[fields.offsets[i]];
-
     } 
     typedNode = intermediate.addConstantUnion(constArray, node->getType(), line);
+
     return typedNode;
 }
 
@@ -1772,7 +1668,6 @@ TIntermTyped* TParseContext::addConstMatrixNode(int index, TIntermTyped* node, T
 
     if (index >= node->getType().getMatrixCols()) {
         error(line, "", "[", "matrix field selection out of range '%d'", index);
-        recover();
         index = 0;
     }
 
@@ -1783,7 +1678,6 @@ TIntermTyped* TParseContext::addConstMatrixNode(int index, TIntermTyped* node, T
          typedNode = intermediate.addConstantUnion(&unionArray[size*index], tempConstantNode->getType(), line);
     } else {
         error(line, "Cannot offset into the matrix", "Error", "");
-        recover();
 
         return 0;
     }
@@ -1808,7 +1702,6 @@ TIntermTyped* TParseContext::addConstArrayNode(int index, TIntermTyped* node, TS
 
     if (index >= node->getType().getArraySize() || index < 0) {
         error(line, "", "[", "array index '%d' out of range", index);
-        recover();
         index = 0;
     }
 
@@ -1819,7 +1712,6 @@ TIntermTyped* TParseContext::addConstArrayNode(int index, TIntermTyped* node, TS
          typedNode = intermediate.addConstantUnion(&unionArray[arrayElementSize * index], tempConstantNode->getType(), line);
     } else {
         error(line, "Cannot offset into the array", "Error", "");
-        recover();
 
         return 0;
     }
@@ -1855,7 +1747,6 @@ TIntermTyped* TParseContext::addConstStruct(TString& identifier, TIntermTyped* n
          typedNode = intermediate.addConstantUnion(constArray+instanceSize, tempConstantNode->getType(), line); // type will be changed in the calling function
     } else {
         error(line, "Cannot offset into the structure", "Error", "");
-        recover();
 
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.h b/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.h
index 07ebc960..b5370a57 100644
--- a/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.h
+++ b/glslang/MachineIndependent/ParseHelper.h
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ struct TParseContext {
     TInfoSink& infoSink;
     EShLanguage language;        // vertex or fragment language
     TIntermNode* treeRoot;       // root of parse tree being created
-    bool recoveredFromError;     // true if a parse error has occurred, but we continue to parse
-    int numErrors;
+    int numErrors;               // number of compile-time errors encountered
     bool lexAfterType;           // true if we've recognized a type, so can only be looking for an identifier
     int loopNestingLevel;        // 0 if outside all loops
     TList<TIntermSequence*> switchSequenceStack;  // case, node, case, case, node, ...; ensure only one node between cases;   stack of them for nesting
@@ -101,45 +100,44 @@ struct TParseContext {
     void C_DECL error(TSourceLoc, const char *szReason, const char *szToken,
                       const char *szExtraInfoFormat, ...);
     bool reservedErrorCheck(int line, const TString& identifier);
-    void recover();
 
     TIntermTyped* handleVariable(int line, TSymbol* symbol, TString* string);
     bool parseVectorFields(const TString&, int vecSize, TVectorFields&, int line);
     void assignError(int line, const char* op, TString left, TString right);
     void unaryOpError(int line, const char* op, TString operand);
     void binaryOpError(int line, const char* op, TString left, TString right);
-    void variableErrorCheck(TIntermTyped*& nodePtr);
+    void variableCheck(TIntermTyped*& nodePtr);
     bool lValueErrorCheck(int line, const char* op, TIntermTyped*);
-    bool constErrorCheck(TIntermTyped* node);
-    bool integerErrorCheck(TIntermTyped* node, const char* token);
-    bool globalErrorCheck(int line, bool global, const char* token);
-    bool constructorErrorCheck(int line, TIntermNode*, TFunction&, TOperator, TType*);
-    bool arraySizeErrorCheck(int line, TIntermTyped* expr, int& size);
-    bool arrayQualifierErrorCheck(int line, const TPublicType&);
-    bool arraySizeRequiredErrorCheck(int line, int& size);
-    bool arrayErrorCheck(int line, TString& identifier, const TPublicType&, TVariable*& variable);
+    void constCheck(TIntermTyped* node);
+    void integerCheck(TIntermTyped* node, const char* token);
+    void globalCheck(int line, bool global, const char* token);
+    bool constructorError(int line, TIntermNode*, TFunction&, TOperator, TType*);
+    void arraySizeCheck(int line, TIntermTyped* expr, int& size);
+    bool arrayQualifierError(int line, const TPublicType&);
+    void arraySizeRequiredCheck(int line, int& size);
+    void arrayCheck(int line, TString& identifier, const TPublicType&, TVariable*& variable);
     bool insertBuiltInArrayAtGlobalLevel();
     bool voidErrorCheck(int, const TString&, const TPublicType&);
-    bool boolErrorCheck(int, const TIntermTyped*);
-    bool boolErrorCheck(int, const TPublicType&);
+    void boolCheck(int, const TIntermTyped*);
+    void boolCheck(int, const TPublicType&);
     bool samplerErrorCheck(int line, const TPublicType& pType, const char* reason);
-    bool globalQualifierFixAndErrorCheck(int line, TQualifier&, const TPublicType&);
+    void globalQualifierFix(int line, TQualifier&, const TPublicType&);
     bool structQualifierErrorCheck(int line, const TPublicType& pType);
-    bool mergeQualifiersErrorCheck(int line, TPublicType& dst, const TPublicType& src, bool force);
+    void mergeQualifiers(int line, TPublicType& dst, const TPublicType& src, bool force);
     void setDefaultPrecision(int line, TPublicType&, TPrecisionQualifier);
-    bool parameterSamplerErrorCheck(int line, TStorageQualifier qualifier, const TType& type);
+    void parameterSamplerCheck(int line, TStorageQualifier qualifier, const TType& type);
     bool containsSampler(const TType& type);
-    bool nonInitConstErrorCheck(int line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& type);
-    bool nonInitErrorCheck(int line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& type);
-    bool paramErrorCheck(int line, TStorageQualifier qualifier, TType* type);
+    void nonInitConstCheck(int line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& type);
+    void nonInitCheck(int line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& type);
+    void paramCheck(int line, TStorageQualifier qualifier, TType* type);
 
     void setLayoutQualifier(int line, TPublicType&, TString&);
     void setLayoutQualifier(int line, TPublicType&, TString&, int);
     void mergeLayoutQualifiers(int line, TQualifier& dest, const TQualifier& src);
 
     const TFunction* findFunction(int line, TFunction* pfnCall, bool *builtIn = 0);
-    bool executeInitializer(TSourceLoc line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& pType,
-                            TIntermTyped* initializer, TIntermNode*& intermNode, TVariable* variable = 0);
+    bool executeInitializerError(TSourceLoc line, TString& identifier, TPublicType& pType,
+                                 TIntermTyped* initializer, TIntermNode*& intermNode, TVariable* variable = 0);
     TIntermTyped* addConstructor(TIntermNode*, const TType&, TOperator, TFunction*, TSourceLoc);
     TIntermTyped* constructStruct(TIntermNode*, const TType&, int, TSourceLoc);
     TIntermTyped* constructBuiltIn(const TType&, TOperator, TIntermNode*, TSourceLoc, bool subset);
@@ -153,6 +151,7 @@ struct TParseContext {
     TIntermTyped* addConstStruct(TString& , TIntermTyped*, TSourceLoc);
 
     bool arraySetMaxSize(TIntermSymbol*, TType*, int, bool, TSourceLoc);
+
     void requireProfile(int line, EProfileMask profileMask, const char *featureDesc);
     void requireStage(int line, EShLanguageMask languageMask, const char *featureDesc);
     void profileRequires(int line, EProfile callingProfile, int minVersion, int numExtensions, const char* extensions[], const char *featureDesc);
diff --git a/glslang/MachineIndependent/Versions.cpp b/glslang/MachineIndependent/Versions.cpp
index 3ea068a3..9bb38b4c 100644
--- a/glslang/MachineIndependent/Versions.cpp
+++ b/glslang/MachineIndependent/Versions.cpp
@@ -66,10 +66,8 @@ const char* ProfileName[EProfileCount] = {
 //
 void TParseContext::requireProfile(int line, EProfileMask profileMask, const char *featureDesc)
 {
-    if (((1 << profile) & profileMask) == 0) {
+    if (((1 << profile) & profileMask) == 0)
         error(line, "not supported with this profile:", featureDesc, ProfileName[profile]);
-        recover();
-    }
 }
 
 //
@@ -79,10 +77,8 @@ void TParseContext::requireProfile(int line, EProfileMask profileMask, const cha
 //
 void TParseContext::requireStage(int line, EShLanguageMask languageMask, const char *featureDesc)
 {
-    if (((1 << language) & languageMask) == 0) {
+    if (((1 << language) & languageMask) == 0)
         error(line, "not supported in this stage:", featureDesc, StageName[language]);
-        recover();
-    }
 }
 
 //
@@ -112,10 +108,8 @@ void TParseContext::profileRequires(int line, EProfile callingProfile, int minVe
             }
         }
 
-        if (! okay) {
+        if (! okay)
             error(line, "not supported for this version or the enabled extensions", featureDesc, "");
-            recover();
-        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -133,13 +127,11 @@ void TParseContext::checkDeprecated(int line, EProfile callingProfile, int depVe
 {
     if (profile == callingProfile) {
         if (version >= depVersion) {
-            if (forwardCompatible) {
+            if (forwardCompatible)
                 error(line, "deprecated, may be removed in future release", featureDesc, "");
-                recover();
-            } else if (! (messages & EShMsgSuppressWarnings)) {
+            else if (! (messages & EShMsgSuppressWarnings))
                 infoSink.info.message(EPrefixWarning, (TString(featureDesc) + " deprecated in version " +
                                                        String(depVersion) + "; may be removed in future release").c_str(), line);
-            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -156,7 +148,6 @@ void TParseContext::requireNotRemoved(int line, EProfile callingProfile, int rem
             char buf[maxSize];
             snprintf(buf, maxSize, "%s profile; removed in version %d", ProfileName[profile], removedVersion);
             error(line, "no longer supported in", featureDesc, buf);
-            recover();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/glslang/MachineIndependent/glslang.l b/glslang/MachineIndependent/glslang.l
index bfb33c0a..60a2dbad 100644
--- a/glslang/MachineIndependent/glslang.l
+++ b/glslang/MachineIndependent/glslang.l
@@ -536,12 +536,12 @@ int yy_input(char* buf, int max_size);
 
 0[xX]{H}+         { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; pyylval->lex.i = strtoul(yytext, 0, 0); return INTCONSTANT; }
 0{O}+             { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; pyylval->lex.i = strtoul(yytext, 0, 0); return INTCONSTANT; }
-0{D}+             { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; parseContext.error(yylineno, "Invalid Octal number.", yytext, "", ""); parseContext.recover(); return 0;}
+0{D}+             { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; parseContext.error(yylineno, "Invalid Octal number.", yytext, "", ""); return 0;}
 {D}+              { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; pyylval->lex.i = strtoul(yytext, 0, 0); return INTCONSTANT; }
 
 0[xX]{H}+{U}      { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; pyylval->lex.u = strtoul(yytext, 0, 0); return UINTCONSTANT; }
 0{O}+{U}          { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; pyylval->lex.u = strtoul(yytext, 0, 0); return UINTCONSTANT; }
-0{D}+{U}          { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; parseContext.error(yylineno, "Invalid Octal number.", yytext, "", ""); parseContext.recover(); return 0;}
+0{D}+{U}          { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; parseContext.error(yylineno, "Invalid Octal number.", yytext, "", ""); return 0;}
 {D}+{U}           { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; pyylval->lex.u = strtoul(yytext, 0, 0); return UINTCONSTANT; }
 
 {D}+{F}               { pyylval->lex.line = yylineno; pyylval->lex.d = atof(yytext); return FLOATCONSTANT; }
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ int PaParseStrings(char* argv[], int strLen[], int argc, TParseContext& parseCon
     for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
         if (! argv[i]) {
             parseContextLocal.error(0, "Null shader source string", "", "");
-            parseContextLocal.recover();
+
             return 1;
         }
     }
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ int PaParseStrings(char* argv[], int strLen[], int argc, TParseContext& parseCon
             ret = yyparse((void*)(&parseContextLocal));
         #endif
         delete writeablePreamble;
-        if (cpp->CompileError == 1 || parseContextLocal.recoveredFromError || parseContextLocal.numErrors > 0)
+        if (cpp->CompileError == 1 || parseContextLocal.numErrors > 0)
              return 1;
         else
              return 0;
@@ -725,20 +725,15 @@ void yyerror(const char *s)
     TParseContext& pc = *((TParseContext *)cpp->pC);
 
     if (pc.AfterEOF) {
-        if (cpp->tokensBeforeEOF == 1) {
+        if (cpp->tokensBeforeEOF == 1)
             GlobalParseContext->error(yylineno, "", "pre-mature EOF", s, "");
-            GlobalParseContext->recover();
-        }
-    } else {
+    } else
         GlobalParseContext->error(yylineno, "", yytext, s, "");
-        GlobalParseContext->recover();
-    }
 }
 
 void PaReservedWord()
 {
     GlobalParseContext->error(yylineno, "Reserved word.", yytext, "", "");
-    GlobalParseContext->recover();
 }
 
 int PaIdentOrType(const char* yytext, TParseContext& parseContextLocal, YYSTYPE* pyylval)
@@ -907,6 +902,7 @@ int Pa2ndGenerationImage(TParseContext& pc, int line, const char* text, YYSTYPE*
     return PaIdentOrType(text, pc, pyylval);
 }
 
+// TODO: CPP: is this dead code?  Combine with other comment parsers.
 int PaParseComment(int& lineno, TParseContext& parseContextLocal)
 {
     int transitionFlag = 0;
@@ -926,14 +922,14 @@ int PaParseComment(int& lineno, TParseContext& parseContextLocal)
             }
             break;
         case EOF :
-            /* Raise error message here */
             parseContextLocal.error(yylineno, "End of shader found before end of comment.", "", "", "");
-            GlobalParseContext->recover();
+
             return YY_NULL;
         default :  /* Any other character will be a part of the comment */
             transitionFlag = 0;
         }
     }
+
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -959,7 +955,6 @@ void ShPpErrorToInfoLog(const char *msg)
     TParseContext& pc = *((TParseContext *)cpp->pC);
 
     pc.error(yylineno, "", "Preprocessor", msg, "");
-    GlobalParseContext->recover();
 }
 
 // return 1 if error
diff --git a/glslang/MachineIndependent/glslang.y b/glslang/MachineIndependent/glslang.y
index 3a10d122..12e6ab92 100644
--- a/glslang/MachineIndependent/glslang.y
+++ b/glslang/MachineIndependent/glslang.y
@@ -263,13 +263,12 @@ postfix_expression
         $$ = $1;
     }
     | postfix_expression LEFT_BRACKET integer_expression RIGHT_BRACKET {
-        parseContext.variableErrorCheck($1);
+        parseContext.variableCheck($1);
         if (!$1->isArray() && !$1->isMatrix() && !$1->isVector()) {
             if ($1->getAsSymbolNode())
                 parseContext.error($2.line, " left of '[' is not of type array, matrix, or vector ", $1->getAsSymbolNode()->getSymbol().c_str(), "");
             else
                 parseContext.error($2.line, " left of '[' is not of type array, matrix, or vector ", "expression", "");
-            parseContext.recover();
         }
         if ($1->getType().getQualifier().storage == EvqConst && $3->getQualifier().storage == EvqConst) {
             if ($1->isArray()) { // constant folding for arrays
@@ -286,32 +285,24 @@ postfix_expression
             if ($3->getQualifier().storage == EvqConst) {
                 int index = $3->getAsConstantUnion()->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst();
                 if (! $1->isArray() && ($1->isVector() && $1->getType().getVectorSize() <= index ||
-                                        $1->isMatrix() && $1->getType().getMatrixCols() <= index)) {
+                                        $1->isMatrix() && $1->getType().getMatrixCols() <= index))
                     parseContext.error($2.line, "", "[", "index out of range '%d'", $3->getAsConstantUnion()->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst());
-                    parseContext.recover();
-                } else {
+                else {
                     if ($1->isArray()) {
                         if ($1->getType().getArraySize() == 0) {
-                            if ($1->getType().getMaxArraySize() <= $3->getAsConstantUnion()->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst()) {
-                                if (parseContext.arraySetMaxSize($1->getAsSymbolNode(), $1->getTypePointer(), $3->getAsConstantUnion()->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst(), true, $2.line))
-                                    parseContext.recover();
-                            } else {
-                                if (parseContext.arraySetMaxSize($1->getAsSymbolNode(), $1->getTypePointer(), 0, false, $2.line))
-                                    parseContext.recover();
-                            }
+                            if ($1->getType().getMaxArraySize() <= $3->getAsConstantUnion()->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst())
+                                parseContext.arraySetMaxSize($1->getAsSymbolNode(), $1->getTypePointer(), $3->getAsConstantUnion()->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst(), true, $2.line);
+                            else
+                                parseContext.arraySetMaxSize($1->getAsSymbolNode(), $1->getTypePointer(), 0, false, $2.line);
                         } else if ( $3->getAsConstantUnion()->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst() >= $1->getType().getArraySize() ||
-                                    $3->getAsConstantUnion()->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst() < 0) {
+                                    $3->getAsConstantUnion()->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst() < 0)
                             parseContext.error($2.line, "", "[", "array index out of range '%d'", $3->getAsConstantUnion()->getUnionArrayPointer()->getIConst());
-                            parseContext.recover();
-                        }
                     }
                     $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addIndex(EOpIndexDirect, $1, $3, $2.line);
                 }
             } else {
-                if ($1->isArray() && $1->getType().getArraySize() == 0) {
+                if ($1->isArray() && $1->getType().getArraySize() == 0)
                     parseContext.error($2.line, "", "[", "array must be redeclared with a size before being indexed with a variable");
-                    parseContext.recover();
-                }
                 if ($1->getBasicType() == EbtBlock)
                     parseContext.requireProfile($1->getLine(), static_cast<EProfileMask>(~EEsProfileMask), "variable indexing block array");
 
@@ -334,7 +325,7 @@ postfix_expression
         $$ = $1;
     }
     | postfix_expression DOT FIELD_SELECTION {
-        parseContext.variableErrorCheck($1);
+        parseContext.variableCheck($1);
         if ($1->isArray()) {
             //
             // It can only be a method (e.g., length), which can't be resolved until
@@ -348,7 +339,6 @@ postfix_expression
                 $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addMethod($1, TType(EbtInt), $3.string, $2.line);
             } else {
                 parseContext.error($3.line, "only the length method is supported for array", $3.string->c_str(), "");
-                parseContext.recover();
                 $$ = $1;
             }
         } else if ($1->isVector()) {
@@ -356,15 +346,12 @@ postfix_expression
             if (! parseContext.parseVectorFields(*$3.string, $1->getVectorSize(), fields, $3.line)) {
                 fields.num = 1;
                 fields.offsets[0] = 0;
-                parseContext.recover();
             }
 
             if ($1->getType().getQualifier().storage == EvqConst) { // constant folding for vector fields
                 $$ = parseContext.addConstVectorNode(fields, $1, $3.line);
-                if ($$ == 0) {
-                    parseContext.recover();
+                if ($$ == 0)
                     $$ = $1;
-                }
                 else
                     $$->setType(TType($1->getBasicType(), EvqConst, (int) (*$3.string).size()));
             } else {
@@ -381,15 +368,13 @@ postfix_expression
                     $$->setType(TType($1->getBasicType(), EvqTemporary, $1->getType().getQualifier().precision, (int) vectorString.size()));
                 }
             }
-        } else if ($1->isMatrix()) {
+        } else if ($1->isMatrix())
             parseContext.error($2.line, "field selection not allowed on matrix", ".", "");
-            parseContext.recover();
-        } else if ($1->getBasicType() == EbtStruct || $1->getBasicType() == EbtBlock) {
+        else if ($1->getBasicType() == EbtStruct || $1->getBasicType() == EbtBlock) {
             bool fieldFound = false;
             TTypeList* fields = $1->getType().getStruct();
             if (fields == 0) {
                 parseContext.error($2.line, "structure has no fields", "Internal Error", "");
-                parseContext.recover();
                 $$ = $1;
             } else {
                 unsigned int i;
@@ -402,10 +387,9 @@ postfix_expression
                 if (fieldFound) {
                     if ($1->getType().getQualifier().storage == EvqConst) {
                         $$ = parseContext.addConstStruct(*$3.string, $1, $2.line);
-                        if ($$ == 0) {
-                            parseContext.recover();
+                        if ($$ == 0)
                             $$ = $1;
-                        } else {
+                        else {
                             $$->setType(*(*fields)[i].type);
                             // change the qualifier of the return type, not of the structure field
                             // as the structure definition is shared between various structures.
@@ -420,36 +404,30 @@ postfix_expression
                     }
                 } else {
                     parseContext.error($2.line, " no such field in structure", $3.string->c_str(), "");
-                    parseContext.recover();
                     $$ = $1;
                 }
             }
         } else {
             parseContext.error($2.line, " dot operator requires structure, array, vector, or matrix on left hand side", $3.string->c_str(), "");
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
         // don't delete $3.string, it's from the pool
     }
     | postfix_expression INC_OP {
-        parseContext.variableErrorCheck($1);
-        if (parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($2.line, "++", $1))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.variableCheck($1);
+        parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($2.line, "++", $1);
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addUnaryMath(EOpPostIncrement, $1, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.unaryOpError($2.line, "++", $1->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
     | postfix_expression DEC_OP {
-        parseContext.variableErrorCheck($1);
-        if (parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($2.line, "--", $1))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.variableCheck($1);
+        parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($2.line, "--", $1);
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addUnaryMath(EOpPostDecrement, $1, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.unaryOpError($2.line, "--", $1->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -457,8 +435,7 @@ postfix_expression
 
 integer_expression
     : expression {
-        if (parseContext.integerErrorCheck($1, "[]"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.integerCheck($1, "[]");
         $$ = $1;
     }
     ;
@@ -472,7 +449,6 @@ function_call
             int length;
             if ($1.intermNode->getAsTyped() == 0 || ! $1.intermNode->getAsTyped()->getType().isArray() || $1.intermNode->getAsTyped()->getType().getArraySize() == 0) {
                 parseContext.error($1.line, "", fnCall->getName().c_str(), "array must be declared with a size before using this method");
-                parseContext.recover();
                 length = 1;
             } else
                 length = $1.intermNode->getAsTyped()->getType().getArraySize();
@@ -487,19 +463,19 @@ function_call
             // Their parameters will be verified algorithmically.
             //
             TType type(EbtVoid);  // use this to get the type back
-            if (parseContext.constructorErrorCheck($1.line, $1.intermNode, *fnCall, op, &type)) {
+            if (parseContext.constructorError($1.line, $1.intermNode, *fnCall, op, &type)) {
                 $$ = 0;
             } else {
                 //
                 // It's a constructor, of type 'type'.
                 //
                 $$ = parseContext.addConstructor($1.intermNode, type, op, fnCall, $1.line);
+                if ($$ == 0)
+                    parseContext.error($1.line, "cannot construct with these arguments", type.getCompleteString().c_str(), "");
             }
 
-            if ($$ == 0) {
-                parseContext.recover();
+            if ($$ == 0)
                 $$ = parseContext.intermediate.setAggregateOperator(0, op, type, $1.line);
-            }
         } else {
             //
             // Not a constructor.  Find it in the symbol table.
@@ -538,10 +514,8 @@ function_call
                     for (int i = 0; i < fnCandidate->getParamCount(); ++i) {
                         qual = (*fnCandidate)[i].type->getQualifier().storage;
                         if (qual == EvqOut || qual == EvqInOut) {
-                            if (parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($$->getLine(), "assign", $$->getAsAggregate()->getSequence()[i]->getAsTyped())) {
+                            if (parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($$->getLine(), "assign", $$->getAsAggregate()->getSequence()[i]->getAsTyped()))
                                 parseContext.error($1.intermNode->getLine(), "Constant value cannot be passed for 'out' or 'inout' parameters.", "Error", "");
-                                parseContext.recover();
-                            }
                         }
                         qualifierList.push_back(qual);
                     }
@@ -557,7 +531,6 @@ function_call
                 constUnion *unionArray = new constUnion[1];
                 unionArray->setDConst(0.0);
                 $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addConstantUnion(unionArray, TType(EbtFloat, EvqConst), $1.line);
-                parseContext.recover();
             }
         }
         delete fnCall;
@@ -743,7 +716,6 @@ function_identifier
             }
             if (op == EOpNull) {
                 parseContext.error($1.line, "cannot construct this type", TType::getBasicString($1.basicType), "");
-                parseContext.recover();
                 $1.basicType = EbtFloat;
                 op = EOpConstructFloat;
             }
@@ -765,21 +737,16 @@ function_identifier
             if (method->getObject()->isArray()) {
                 $$.function = new TFunction(&method->getMethodName(), TType(EbtInt), EOpArrayLength);
                 $$.intermNode = method->getObject();
-            } else {
+            } else
                 parseContext.error(method->getLine(), "only arrays have methods", "", "");
-                parseContext.recover();
-            }
         } else {
             TIntermSymbol* symbol = $1->getAsSymbolNode();
             if (symbol) {
-                if (parseContext.reservedErrorCheck(symbol->getLine(), symbol->getSymbol()))
-                    parseContext.recover();
+                parseContext.reservedErrorCheck(symbol->getLine(), symbol->getSymbol());
                 TFunction *function = new TFunction(&symbol->getSymbol(), TType(EbtVoid));
                 $$.function = function;
-            } else {
+            } else
                 parseContext.error($1->getLine(), "function call, method or subroutine call expected", "", "");
-                parseContext.recover();
-            }
         }
 
         if ($$.function == 0) {
@@ -792,26 +759,22 @@ function_identifier
 
 unary_expression
     : postfix_expression {
-        parseContext.variableErrorCheck($1);
+        parseContext.variableCheck($1);
         $$ = $1;
     }
     | INC_OP unary_expression {
-        if (parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($1.line, "++", $2))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($1.line, "++", $2);
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addUnaryMath(EOpPreIncrement, $2, $1.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.unaryOpError($1.line, "++", $2->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $2;
         }
     }
     | DEC_OP unary_expression {
-        if (parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($1.line, "--", $2))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($1.line, "--", $2);
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addUnaryMath(EOpPreDecrement, $2, $1.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.unaryOpError($1.line, "--", $2->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $2;
         }
     }
@@ -827,7 +790,6 @@ unary_expression
                 default: break; // some compilers want this
                 }
                 parseContext.unaryOpError($1.line, errorOp, $2->getCompleteString());
-                parseContext.recover();
                 $$ = $2;
             }
         } else
@@ -850,7 +812,6 @@ multiplicative_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpMul, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "*", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -858,7 +819,6 @@ multiplicative_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpDiv, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "/", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -866,7 +826,6 @@ multiplicative_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpMod, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "%", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -878,7 +837,6 @@ additive_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpAdd, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "+", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -886,7 +844,6 @@ additive_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpSub, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "-", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -899,7 +856,6 @@ shift_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpLeftShift, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "<<", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -908,7 +864,6 @@ shift_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpRightShift, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, ">>", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -920,7 +875,6 @@ relational_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpLessThan, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "<", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             constUnion *unionArray = new constUnion[1];
             unionArray->setBConst(false);
             $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addConstantUnion(unionArray, TType(EbtBool, EvqConst), $2.line);
@@ -930,7 +884,6 @@ relational_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpGreaterThan, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, ">", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             constUnion *unionArray = new constUnion[1];
             unionArray->setBConst(false);
             $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addConstantUnion(unionArray, TType(EbtBool, EvqConst), $2.line);
@@ -940,7 +893,6 @@ relational_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpLessThanEqual, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "<=", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             constUnion *unionArray = new constUnion[1];
             unionArray->setBConst(false);
             $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addConstantUnion(unionArray, TType(EbtBool, EvqConst), $2.line);
@@ -950,7 +902,6 @@ relational_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpGreaterThanEqual, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, ">=", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             constUnion *unionArray = new constUnion[1];
             unionArray->setBConst(false);
             $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addConstantUnion(unionArray, TType(EbtBool, EvqConst), $2.line);
@@ -964,7 +915,6 @@ equality_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpEqual, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "==", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             constUnion *unionArray = new constUnion[1];
             unionArray->setBConst(false);
             $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addConstantUnion(unionArray, TType(EbtBool, EvqConst), $2.line);
@@ -975,7 +925,6 @@ equality_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpNotEqual, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "!=", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             constUnion *unionArray = new constUnion[1];
             unionArray->setBConst(false);
             $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addConstantUnion(unionArray, TType(EbtBool, EvqConst), $2.line);
@@ -991,7 +940,6 @@ and_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpAnd, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "&", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -1004,7 +952,6 @@ exclusive_or_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpExclusiveOr, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "^", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -1017,7 +964,6 @@ inclusive_or_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpInclusiveOr, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "|", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         }
     }
@@ -1029,7 +975,6 @@ logical_and_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpLogicalAnd, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "&&", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             constUnion *unionArray = new constUnion[1];
             unionArray->setBConst(false);
             $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addConstantUnion(unionArray, TType(EbtBool, EvqConst), $2.line);
@@ -1043,7 +988,6 @@ logical_xor_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpLogicalXor, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "^^", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             constUnion *unionArray = new constUnion[1];
             unionArray->setBConst(false);
             $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addConstantUnion(unionArray, TType(EbtBool, EvqConst), $2.line);
@@ -1057,7 +1001,6 @@ logical_or_expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBinaryMath(EOpLogicalOr, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, "||", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             constUnion *unionArray = new constUnion[1];
             unionArray->setBConst(false);
             $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addConstantUnion(unionArray, TType(EbtBool, EvqConst), $2.line);
@@ -1068,13 +1011,11 @@ logical_or_expression
 conditional_expression
     : logical_or_expression { $$ = $1; }
     | logical_or_expression QUESTION expression COLON assignment_expression {
-       if (parseContext.boolErrorCheck($2.line, $1))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.boolCheck($2.line, $1);
 
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addSelection($1, $3, $5, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, ":", $3->getCompleteString(), $5->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $5;
         }
     }
@@ -1083,12 +1024,10 @@ conditional_expression
 assignment_expression
     : conditional_expression { $$ = $1; }
     | unary_expression assignment_operator assignment_expression {
-        if (parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($2.line, "assign", $1))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.lValueErrorCheck($2.line, "assign", $1);
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addAssign($2.op, $1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.assignError($2.line, "assign", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $1;
         } else if (($1->isArray() || $3->isArray()))
             parseContext.profileRequires($2.line, ENoProfile, 120, "GL_3DL_array_objects", "=");
@@ -1132,7 +1071,6 @@ expression
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addComma($1, $3, $2.line);
         if ($$ == 0) {
             parseContext.binaryOpError($2.line, ",", $1->getCompleteString(), $3->getCompleteString());
-            parseContext.recover();
             $$ = $3;
         }
     }
@@ -1140,8 +1078,7 @@ expression
 
 constant_expression
     : conditional_expression {
-        if (parseContext.constErrorCheck($1))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.constCheck($1);
         $$ = $1;
     }
     ;
@@ -1224,14 +1161,10 @@ function_prototype
         if (prevDec) {
             if (prevDec->getReturnType() != $1->getReturnType()) {
                 parseContext.error($2.line, "overloaded functions must have the same return type", $1->getReturnType().getCompleteTypeString().c_str(), "");
-                parseContext.recover();
             }
             for (int i = 0; i < prevDec->getParamCount(); ++i) {
-                if ((*prevDec)[i].type->getQualifier().storage != (*$1)[i].type->getQualifier().storage) {
-                    parseContext.error($2.line, "overloaded functions must have the same parameter qualifiers",
-                                       (*$1)[i].type->getStorageQualifierString(), "");
-                    parseContext.recover();
-                }
+                if ((*prevDec)[i].type->getQualifier().storage != (*$1)[i].type->getQualifier().storage)
+                    parseContext.error($2.line, "overloaded functions must have the same parameter qualifiers", (*$1)[i].type->getStorageQualifierString(), "");
             }
         }
 
@@ -1243,10 +1176,8 @@ function_prototype
         $$.function = $1;
         $$.line = $2.line;
 
-        if (! parseContext.symbolTable.insert(*$$.function)) {
+        if (! parseContext.symbolTable.insert(*$$.function))
             parseContext.error($2.line, "illegal redeclaration", $$.function->getName().c_str(), "");
-            parseContext.recover();
-        }
     }
     ;
 
@@ -1279,7 +1210,6 @@ function_header_with_parameters
             // This parameter > first is void
             //
             parseContext.error($2.line, "cannot be an argument type except for '(void)'", "void", "");
-            parseContext.recover();
             delete $3.param.type;
         } else {
             // Add the parameter
@@ -1294,7 +1224,6 @@ function_header
         if ($1.qualifier.storage != EvqGlobal && $1.qualifier.storage != EvqTemporary) {
             parseContext.error($2.line, "no qualifiers allowed for function return",
                                getStorageQualifierString($1.qualifier.storage), "");
-            parseContext.recover();
         }
 
         // Add the function as a prototype after parsing it (we do not support recursion)
@@ -1314,10 +1243,8 @@ parameter_declarator
         }
         if ($1.basicType == EbtVoid) {
             parseContext.error($2.line, "illegal use of type 'void'", $2.string->c_str(), "");
-            parseContext.recover();
         }
-        if (parseContext.reservedErrorCheck($2.line, *$2.string))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.reservedErrorCheck($2.line, *$2.string);
 
         TParameter param = {$2.string, new TType($1)};
         $$.line = $2.line;
@@ -1329,11 +1256,8 @@ parameter_declarator
             parseContext.profileRequires($1.line, EEsProfile, 300, 0, "arrayed type");
         }
 
-        if (parseContext.arraySizeRequiredErrorCheck($3.line, $3.arraySizes->front()))
-            parseContext.recover();
-
-        if (parseContext.reservedErrorCheck($2.line, *$2.string))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.arraySizeRequiredCheck($3.line, $3.arraySizes->front());
+        parseContext.reservedErrorCheck($2.line, *$2.string);
 
         $1.arraySizes = $3.arraySizes;
 
@@ -1352,18 +1276,14 @@ parameter_declaration
         if ($1.qualifier.precision != EpqNone)
             $$.param.type->getQualifier().precision = $1.qualifier.precision;
 
-        if (parseContext.parameterSamplerErrorCheck($2.line, $1.qualifier.storage, *$$.param.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
-        if (parseContext.paramErrorCheck($1.line, $1.qualifier.storage, $$.param.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.parameterSamplerCheck($2.line, $1.qualifier.storage, *$$.param.type);
+        parseContext.paramCheck($1.line, $1.qualifier.storage, $$.param.type);
     }
     | parameter_declarator {
         $$ = $1;
 
-        if (parseContext.parameterSamplerErrorCheck($1.line, EvqIn, *$1.param.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
-        if (parseContext.paramErrorCheck($1.line, EvqTemporary, $$.param.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.parameterSamplerCheck($1.line, EvqIn, *$1.param.type);
+        parseContext.paramCheck($1.line, EvqTemporary, $$.param.type);
     }
     //
     // Without name
@@ -1373,18 +1293,14 @@ parameter_declaration
         if ($1.qualifier.precision != EpqNone)
             $$.param.type->getQualifier().precision = $1.qualifier.precision;
 
-        if (parseContext.parameterSamplerErrorCheck($2.line, $1.qualifier.storage, *$$.param.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
-        if (parseContext.paramErrorCheck($1.line, $1.qualifier.storage, $$.param.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.parameterSamplerCheck($2.line, $1.qualifier.storage, *$$.param.type);
+        parseContext.paramCheck($1.line, $1.qualifier.storage, $$.param.type);
     }
     | parameter_type_specifier {
         $$ = $1;
 
-        if (parseContext.parameterSamplerErrorCheck($1.line, EvqIn, *$1.param.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
-        if (parseContext.paramErrorCheck($1.line, EvqTemporary, $$.param.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.parameterSamplerCheck($1.line, EvqIn, *$1.param.type);
+        parseContext.paramCheck($1.line, EvqTemporary, $$.param.type);
     }
     ;
 
@@ -1401,43 +1317,33 @@ init_declarator_list
     }
     | init_declarator_list COMMA IDENTIFIER {
         $$ = $1;
-        if (parseContext.nonInitConstErrorCheck($3.line, *$3.string, $$.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
-
-        if (parseContext.nonInitErrorCheck($3.line, *$3.string, $$.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.nonInitConstCheck($3.line, *$3.string, $$.type);
+        parseContext.nonInitCheck($3.line, *$3.string, $$.type);
     }
     | init_declarator_list COMMA IDENTIFIER array_specifier {
-        if (parseContext.nonInitConstErrorCheck($3.line, *$3.string, $1.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.nonInitConstCheck($3.line, *$3.string, $1.type);
 
         $$ = $1;
 
-        if (parseContext.arrayQualifierErrorCheck($4.line, $1.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
-        else {
+        if (! parseContext.arrayQualifierError($4.line, $1.type)) {
             $1.type.arraySizes = $4.arraySizes;
             TVariable* variable;
-            if (parseContext.arrayErrorCheck($4.line, *$3.string, $1.type, variable))
-                parseContext.recover();
+            parseContext.arrayCheck($4.line, *$3.string, $1.type, variable);
         }
     }
     | init_declarator_list COMMA IDENTIFIER array_specifier EQUAL initializer {
         $$ = $1;
 
         TVariable* variable = 0;
-        if (parseContext.arrayQualifierErrorCheck($4.line, $1.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
-        else {
+        if (! parseContext.arrayQualifierError($4.line, $1.type)) {
             $1.type.arraySizes = $4.arraySizes;
-            if (parseContext.arrayErrorCheck($4.line, *$3.string, $1.type, variable))
-                parseContext.recover();
+            parseContext.arrayCheck($4.line, *$3.string, $1.type, variable);
         }
 
         parseContext.profileRequires($5.line, ENoProfile, 120, "GL_3DL_array_objects", "initializer");
 
         TIntermNode* intermNode;
-        if (!parseContext.executeInitializer($3.line, *$3.string, $1.type, $6, intermNode, variable)) {
+        if (! parseContext.executeInitializerError($3.line, *$3.string, $1.type, $6, intermNode, variable)) {
             //
             // build the intermediate representation
             //
@@ -1445,16 +1351,14 @@ init_declarator_list
                 $$.intermAggregate = parseContext.intermediate.growAggregate($1.intermNode, intermNode, $5.line);
             else
                 $$.intermAggregate = $1.intermAggregate;
-        } else {
-            parseContext.recover();
+        } else
             $$.intermAggregate = 0;
-        }
     }
     | init_declarator_list COMMA IDENTIFIER EQUAL initializer {
         $$ = $1;
 
         TIntermNode* intermNode;
-        if (!parseContext.executeInitializer($3.line, *$3.string, $1.type, $5, intermNode)) {
+        if (!parseContext.executeInitializerError($3.line, *$3.string, $1.type, $5, intermNode)) {
             //
             // build the intermediate representation
             //
@@ -1462,10 +1366,8 @@ init_declarator_list
                 $$.intermAggregate = parseContext.intermediate.growAggregate($1.intermNode, intermNode, $4.line);
             else
                 $$.intermAggregate = $1.intermAggregate;
-        } else {
-            parseContext.recover();
+        } else
             $$.intermAggregate = 0;
-        }
     }
     ;
 
@@ -1479,28 +1381,21 @@ single_declaration
         $$.intermAggregate = 0;
         $$.type = $1;
 
-        if (parseContext.nonInitConstErrorCheck($2.line, *$2.string, $$.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
-
-        if (parseContext.nonInitErrorCheck($2.line, *$2.string, $$.type))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.nonInitConstCheck($2.line, *$2.string, $$.type);
+        parseContext.nonInitCheck($2.line, *$2.string, $$.type);
         
         parseContext.updateDefaults($2.line, $$.type, $2.string);
     }
     | fully_specified_type IDENTIFIER array_specifier {
         $$.intermAggregate = 0;
-        if (parseContext.nonInitConstErrorCheck($2.line, *$2.string, $1))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.nonInitConstCheck($2.line, *$2.string, $1);
 
         $$.type = $1;
 
-        if (parseContext.arrayQualifierErrorCheck($3.line, $1))
-            parseContext.recover();
-        else {
+        if (! parseContext.arrayQualifierError($3.line, $1)) {
             $1.arraySizes = $3.arraySizes;
             TVariable* variable;
-            if (parseContext.arrayErrorCheck($3.line, *$2.string, $1, variable))
-                parseContext.recover();
+            parseContext.arrayCheck($3.line, *$2.string, $1, variable);
         }
         parseContext.updateDefaults($2.line, $$.type, $2.string);
     }
@@ -1509,18 +1404,15 @@ single_declaration
         $$.type = $1;
 
         TVariable* variable = 0;
-        if (parseContext.arrayQualifierErrorCheck($3.line, $1))
-            parseContext.recover();
-        else {
+        if (! parseContext.arrayQualifierError($3.line, $1)) {
             $1.arraySizes = $3.arraySizes;
-            if (parseContext.arrayErrorCheck($3.line, *$2.string, $1, variable))
-                parseContext.recover();
+            parseContext.arrayCheck($3.line, *$2.string, $1, variable);
         }
 
         parseContext.profileRequires($4.line, ENoProfile, 120, "GL_3DL_array_objects", "initializer");
 
         TIntermNode* intermNode;
-        if (!parseContext.executeInitializer($2.line, *$2.string, $1, $5, intermNode, variable)) {
+        if (!parseContext.executeInitializerError($2.line, *$2.string, $1, $5, intermNode, variable)) {
             //
             // Build intermediate representation
             //
@@ -1528,16 +1420,14 @@ single_declaration
                 $$.intermAggregate = parseContext.intermediate.makeAggregate(intermNode, $4.line);
             else
                 $$.intermAggregate = 0;
-        } else {
-            parseContext.recover();
+        } else
             $$.intermAggregate = 0;
-        }
     }
     | fully_specified_type IDENTIFIER EQUAL initializer {
         $$.type = $1;
 
         TIntermNode* intermNode;
-        if (!parseContext.executeInitializer($2.line, *$2.string, $1, $4, intermNode)) {
+        if (!parseContext.executeInitializerError($2.line, *$2.string, $1, $4, intermNode)) {
             //
             // Build intermediate representation
             //
@@ -1545,10 +1435,8 @@ single_declaration
                 $$.intermAggregate = parseContext.intermediate.makeAggregate(intermNode, $3.line);
             else
                 $$.intermAggregate = 0;
-        } else {
-            parseContext.recover();
+        } else
             $$.intermAggregate = 0;
-        }
     }
 
 // Grammar Note:  No 'enum', or 'typedef'.
@@ -1563,21 +1451,17 @@ fully_specified_type
         }
     }
     | type_qualifier type_specifier  {
-        if (parseContext.globalQualifierFixAndErrorCheck($1.line, $1.qualifier, $2))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalQualifierFix($1.line, $1.qualifier, $2);
 
         if ($2.arraySizes) {
             parseContext.profileRequires($2.line, ENoProfile, 120, "GL_3DL_array_objects", "arrayed type");
             parseContext.profileRequires($2.line, EEsProfile, 300, 0, "arrayed type");
         }
 
-        if ($2.arraySizes && parseContext.arrayQualifierErrorCheck($2.line, $1)) {
-            parseContext.recover();
+        if ($2.arraySizes && parseContext.arrayQualifierError($2.line, $1))
             $2.arraySizes = 0;
-        }
         
-        if (parseContext.mergeQualifiersErrorCheck($2.line, $2, $1, true))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.mergeQualifiers($2.line, $2, $1, true);
 
         $$ = $2;
 
@@ -1596,24 +1480,21 @@ invariant_qualifier
 
 interpolation_qualifier
     : SMOOTH {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "smooth"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "smooth");
         parseContext.profileRequires($1.line, ENoProfile, 130, 0, "smooth");
         parseContext.profileRequires($1.line, EEsProfile, 300, 0, "smooth");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.smooth = true;
     }
     | FLAT {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "flat"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "flat");
         parseContext.profileRequires($1.line, ENoProfile, 130, 0, "flat");
         parseContext.profileRequires($1.line, EEsProfile, 300, 0, "flat");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.flat = true;
     }
     | NOPERSPECTIVE {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "noperspective"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "noperspective");
         parseContext.requireProfile($1.line, static_cast<EProfileMask>(~EEsProfileMask), "noperspective");
         parseContext.profileRequires($1.line, ENoProfile, 130, 0, "noperspective");
         $$.init($1.line);
@@ -1667,8 +1548,7 @@ type_qualifier
         if ($$.basicType == EbtVoid)
             $$.basicType = $2.basicType;
 
-        if (parseContext.mergeQualifiersErrorCheck($$.line, $$, $2, false))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.mergeQualifiers($$.line, $$, $2, false);
     }
     ;
 
@@ -1708,8 +1588,7 @@ storage_qualifier
         parseContext.requireNotRemoved($1.line, ECoreProfile, 420, "attribute");
         parseContext.requireNotRemoved($1.line, EEsProfile, 300, "attribute");
 
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "attribute"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "attribute");
 
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.storage = EvqVaryingIn;
@@ -1720,8 +1599,7 @@ storage_qualifier
         parseContext.requireNotRemoved($1.line, ECoreProfile, 420, "varying");
         parseContext.requireNotRemoved($1.line, EEsProfile, 300, "varying");
 
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "varying"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "varying");
 
         $$.init($1.line);
         if (parseContext.language == EShLangVertex)
@@ -1730,52 +1608,44 @@ storage_qualifier
             $$.qualifier.storage = EvqVaryingIn;
     }
     | INOUT {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "out"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "out");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.storage = EvqInOut;
     }
     | IN {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "in"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "in");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.storage = EvqIn;
     }
     | OUT {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "out"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "out");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.storage = EvqOut;
     }
     | CENTROID {
         parseContext.profileRequires($1.line, ENoProfile, 120, 0, "centroid");
         parseContext.profileRequires($1.line, EEsProfile, 300, 0, "centroid");
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "centroid"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "centroid");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.centroid = true;
     }
     | PATCH {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "patch"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "patch");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.patch = true;
     }
     | SAMPLE {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "sample"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "sample");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.sample = true;
     }
     | UNIFORM {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "uniform"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "uniform");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.storage = EvqUniform;
     }
     | BUFFER {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "buffer"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "buffer");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.storage = EvqUniform; // TODO: 4.0 functionality: implement BUFFER
     }
@@ -1807,14 +1677,12 @@ storage_qualifier
         $$.qualifier.writeonly = true;
     }
     | SUBROUTINE {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "subroutine"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "subroutine");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.storage = EvqUniform;
     }
     | SUBROUTINE LEFT_PAREN type_name_list RIGHT_PAREN {
-        if (parseContext.globalErrorCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "subroutine"))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.globalCheck($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel(), "subroutine");
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.qualifier.storage = EvqUniform;
         // TODO: 4.0 semantics: subroutines
@@ -1854,8 +1722,7 @@ array_specifier
         $$.arraySizes = NewPoolTArraySizes();
 
         int size;
-        if (parseContext.arraySizeErrorCheck($2->getLine(), $2, size))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.arraySizeCheck($2->getLine(), $2, size);
         $$.arraySizes->push_back(size);
     }
     | array_specifier LEFT_BRACKET RIGHT_BRACKET {
@@ -1866,8 +1733,7 @@ array_specifier
         $$ = $1;
 
         int size;
-        if (parseContext.arraySizeErrorCheck($3->getLine(), $3, size))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.arraySizeCheck($3->getLine(), $3, size);
         $$.arraySizes->push_back(size);
     }
     ;
@@ -2504,10 +2370,8 @@ type_specifier_nonarray
             $$.init($1.line, parseContext.symbolTable.atGlobalLevel());
             $$.basicType = EbtStruct;
             $$.userDef = &structure;
-        } else {
+        } else
             parseContext.error($1.line, "expected type name", $1.string->c_str(), "");
-            parseContext.recover();
-        }
     }
     ;
 
@@ -2541,10 +2405,8 @@ struct_specifier
 
         TType* structure = new TType($4, *$2.string);
         TVariable* userTypeDef = new TVariable($2.string, *structure, true);
-        if (! parseContext.symbolTable.insert(*userTypeDef)) {
+        if (! parseContext.symbolTable.insert(*userTypeDef))
             parseContext.error($2.line, "redefinition", $2.string->c_str(), "struct");
-            parseContext.recover();
-        }
         $$.init($1.line);
         $$.basicType = EbtStruct;
         $$.userDef = structure;
@@ -2565,10 +2427,8 @@ struct_declaration_list
         $$ = $1;
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < $2->size(); ++i) {
             for (unsigned int j = 0; j < $$->size(); ++j) {
-                if ((*$$)[j].type->getFieldName() == (*$2)[i].type->getFieldName()) {
+                if ((*$$)[j].type->getFieldName() == (*$2)[i].type->getFieldName())
                     parseContext.error((*$2)[i].line, "duplicate member name:", "", (*$2)[i].type->getFieldName().c_str());
-                    parseContext.recover();
-                }
             }
             $$->push_back((*$2)[i]);
         }
@@ -2584,9 +2444,8 @@ struct_declaration
 
         $$ = $2;
 
-        if (parseContext.voidErrorCheck($1.line, (*$2)[0].type->getFieldName(), $1)) {
-            parseContext.recover();
-        }
+        parseContext.voidErrorCheck($1.line, (*$2)[0].type->getFieldName(), $1);
+
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < $$->size(); ++i)
             (*$$)[i].type->mergeType($1);
     }
@@ -2598,10 +2457,9 @@ struct_declaration
 
         $$ = $3;
 
-        if (parseContext.voidErrorCheck($2.line, (*$3)[0].type->getFieldName(), $2))
-            parseContext.recover();
-        if (parseContext.mergeQualifiersErrorCheck($2.line, $2, $1, true))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.voidErrorCheck($2.line, (*$3)[0].type->getFieldName(), $2);
+        parseContext.mergeQualifiers($2.line, $2, $1, true);
+
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < $$->size(); ++i)
             (*$$)[i].type->mergeType($2);
     }
@@ -2728,8 +2586,7 @@ expression_statement
 
 selection_statement
     : IF LEFT_PAREN expression RIGHT_PAREN selection_rest_statement {
-        if (parseContext.boolErrorCheck($1.line, $3))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.boolCheck($1.line, $3);
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addSelection($3, $5, $1.line);
     }
     ;
@@ -2749,20 +2606,16 @@ condition
     // In 1996 c++ draft, conditions can include single declarations
     : expression {
         $$ = $1;
-        if (parseContext.boolErrorCheck($1->getLine(), $1))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.boolCheck($1->getLine(), $1);
     }
     | fully_specified_type IDENTIFIER EQUAL initializer {
         TIntermNode* intermNode;
-        if (parseContext.boolErrorCheck($2.line, $1))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.boolCheck($2.line, $1);
 
-        if (!parseContext.executeInitializer($2.line, *$2.string, $1, $4, intermNode))
-            $$ = $4;
-        else {
-            parseContext.recover();
+        if (parseContext.executeInitializerError($2.line, *$2.string, $1, $4, intermNode))
             $$ = 0;
-        }
+        else
+            $$ = $4;
     }
     ;
 
@@ -2807,8 +2660,7 @@ iteration_statement
         --parseContext.loopNestingLevel;
     }
     | DO { ++parseContext.loopNestingLevel; } statement WHILE LEFT_PAREN expression RIGHT_PAREN SEMICOLON {
-        if (parseContext.boolErrorCheck($8.line, $6))
-            parseContext.recover();
+        parseContext.boolCheck($8.line, $6);
 
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addLoop($3, $6, 0, false, $4.line);
         --parseContext.loopNestingLevel;
@@ -2860,36 +2712,27 @@ for_rest_statement
 
 jump_statement
     : CONTINUE SEMICOLON {
-        if (parseContext.loopNestingLevel <= 0) {
+        if (parseContext.loopNestingLevel <= 0)
             parseContext.error($1.line, "continue statement only allowed in loops", "", "");
-            parseContext.recover();
-        }
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBranch(EOpContinue, $1.line);
     }
     | BREAK SEMICOLON {
-        if (parseContext.loopNestingLevel + parseContext.switchSequenceStack.size() <= 0) {
+        if (parseContext.loopNestingLevel + parseContext.switchSequenceStack.size() <= 0)
             parseContext.error($1.line, "break statement only allowed in switch and loops", "", "");
-            parseContext.recover();
-        }
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBranch(EOpBreak, $1.line);
     }
     | RETURN SEMICOLON {
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBranch(EOpReturn, $1.line);
-        if (parseContext.currentFunctionType->getBasicType() != EbtVoid) {
+        if (parseContext.currentFunctionType->getBasicType() != EbtVoid)
             parseContext.error($1.line, "non-void function must return a value", "return", "");
-            parseContext.recover();
-        }
     }
     | RETURN expression SEMICOLON {
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.addBranch(EOpReturn, $2, $1.line);
         parseContext.functionReturnsValue = true;
-        if (parseContext.currentFunctionType->getBasicType() == EbtVoid) {
+        if (parseContext.currentFunctionType->getBasicType() == EbtVoid)
             parseContext.error($1.line, "void function cannot return a value", "return", "");
-            parseContext.recover();
-        } else if (*(parseContext.currentFunctionType) != $2->getType()) {
+        else if (*(parseContext.currentFunctionType) != $2->getType())
             parseContext.error($1.line, "function return is not matching type:", "return", "");
-            parseContext.recover();
-        }
     }
     | DISCARD SEMICOLON {
         parseContext.requireStage($1.line, EShLangFragmentMask, "discard");
@@ -2925,10 +2768,8 @@ function_definition
         TSymbol* symbol = parseContext.symbolTable.find(function.getMangledName());
         TFunction* prevDec = symbol ? symbol->getAsFunction() : 0;
 
-        if (! prevDec) {
+        if (! prevDec)
             parseContext.error($1.line, "can't find function name", function.getName().c_str(), "");
-            parseContext.recover();
-        }
 
         //
         // Note:  'prevDec' could be 'function' if this is the first time we've seen function
@@ -2940,7 +2781,6 @@ function_definition
             // Then this function already has a body.
             //
             parseContext.error($1.line, "function already has a body", function.getName().c_str(), "");
-            parseContext.recover();
         }
         if (prevDec) {
             prevDec->setDefined();
@@ -2956,14 +2796,10 @@ function_definition
         // Raise error message if main function takes any parameters or return anything other than void
         //
         if (function.getName() == "main") {
-            if (function.getParamCount() > 0) {
+            if (function.getParamCount() > 0)
                 parseContext.error($1.line, "function cannot take any parameter(s)", function.getName().c_str(), "");
-                parseContext.recover();
-            }
-            if (function.getReturnType().getBasicType() != EbtVoid) {
+            if (function.getReturnType().getBasicType() != EbtVoid)
                 parseContext.error($1.line, "", function.getReturnType().getCompleteTypeString().c_str(), "main function cannot return a value");
-                parseContext.recover();
-            }
         }
 
         //
@@ -2989,7 +2825,6 @@ function_definition
                 //
                 if (! parseContext.symbolTable.insert(*variable)) {
                     parseContext.error($1.line, "redefinition", variable->getName().c_str(), "");
-                    parseContext.recover();
                     delete variable;
                 }
                 //
@@ -3016,10 +2851,8 @@ function_definition
     }
     compound_statement_no_new_scope {
         //   May be best done as post process phase on intermediate code
-        if (parseContext.currentFunctionType->getBasicType() != EbtVoid && ! parseContext.functionReturnsValue) {
+        if (parseContext.currentFunctionType->getBasicType() != EbtVoid && ! parseContext.functionReturnsValue)
             parseContext.error($1.line, "function does not return a value:", "", $1.function->getName().c_str());
-            parseContext.recover();
-        }
         parseContext.symbolTable.pop(&parseContext.defaultPrecision[0]);
         $$ = parseContext.intermediate.growAggregate($1.intermAggregate, $3, 0);
         parseContext.intermediate.setAggregateOperator($$, EOpFunction, $1.function->getReturnType(), $1.line);