diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index b7403fa..c38b1c6 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ struct _C99
 	/* parsing */
 	Token * token;
 	int in_switch;
+	unsigned int error_cnt;
+	unsigned int warning_cnt;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index 3a221aa..ff2e744 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -115,8 +115,13 @@ static int _parse_check(C99 * c99, TokenCode code)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if(!_parse_is_code(c99, code))
+	{
 		ret = _parse_error(c99, "Expected \"%s\"",
 				code_get_string(code));
+		while(c99_scan(c99) == 0
+				&& c99->token != NULL
+				&& !_parse_is_code(c99, code));
+	}
 	ret |= c99_scan(c99);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ static int _parse_error(C99 * c99, char const * format, ...)
 	Token * token = c99->token;
 	va_list ap;
 
+	c99->error_cnt++;
 	if(token == NULL) /* XXX not very elegant */
 		fputs(PACKAGE ": near end of file: error: ", stderr);
 	else
@@ -705,6 +711,7 @@ static int _parameter_declaration(C99 * c99)
 	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s()\n", __func__);
 #endif
 	ret = _declaration_specifiers(c99);
+	/* FIXME ambiguity between declarator and abstract declarator */
 	if(token_in_set(c99->token, c99set_abstract_declarator))
 		ret |= _abstract_declarator(c99);
 	else if(token_in_set(c99->token, c99set_declarator))
@@ -1669,7 +1676,14 @@ int c99_parse(C99 * c99)
 	if(c99->flags & C99PREFS_E)
 		return _parse_E(c99);
 	if((ret = _translation_unit(c99)) != 0)
+	{
 		unlink(c99->outfile);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s%s%s%u%s%u%s", PACKAGE ": ",
+				cpp_get_filename(c99->cpp),
+				": Compilation failed with ", c99->error_cnt,
+				" error(s) and ", c99->warning_cnt,
+				" warning(s)\n");
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scanner.c b/src/scanner.c
index 8fa6571..931091e 100644
--- a/src/scanner.c
+++ b/src/scanner.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ char const * code_get_string(TokenCode code)
 /* useful */
 /* c99_scan */
 static int _scan_skip_meta(C99 * c99);
+static void _meta_error(C99 * c99, TokenCode code);
 
 int c99_scan(C99 * c99)
 {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ int c99_scan(C99 * c99)
 static int _scan_skip_meta(C99 * c99)
 {
 	int ret;
-	int code;
+	TokenCode code;
 
 	while((ret = cpp_scan(c99->cpp, &c99->token)) == 0)
 	{
@@ -115,13 +116,21 @@ static int _scan_skip_meta(C99 * c99)
 					|| code > C99_CODE_META_LAST))
 			break;
 		if(code == C99_CODE_META_ERROR || code == C99_CODE_META_WARNING)
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s%s%s%u%s%s%s%s\n", PACKAGE ": ",
-					token_get_filename(c99->token), ":",
-					token_get_line(c99->token), ": ",
-					(code == C99_CODE_META_ERROR)
-					? "error" : "warning", ": ",
-					token_get_string(c99->token));
+			_meta_error(c99, code);
 		token_delete(c99->token);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
+
+static void _meta_error(C99 * c99, TokenCode code)
+{
+	if(code == C99_CODE_META_ERROR)
+		c99->error_cnt++;
+	else
+		c99->warning_cnt++;
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s%s%s%u%s%s%s%s\n", PACKAGE ": ",
+			token_get_filename(c99->token), ":",
+			token_get_line(c99->token), ": ",
+			(code == C99_CODE_META_ERROR) ? "error" : "warning",
+			": ", token_get_string(c99->token));
+}