diff --git a/nimterop/cimport.nim b/nimterop/cimport.nim
index 114ab80..cedd903 100644
--- a/nimterop/cimport.nim
+++ b/nimterop/cimport.nim
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ proc getToast(fullpaths: seq[string], recurse: bool = false, dynlib: string = ""
 
     var
       (output, ret) = execAction(cmd, die = false)
-    doAssert ret == 0, result.readFile() & output
+    doAssert ret == 0, "\n\n" & (if result.fileExists(): result.readFile() else: "") & output
 
 macro cOverride*(body): untyped =
   ## When the wrapper code generated by nimterop is missing certain symbols or not
diff --git a/nimterop/toastlib/ast2.nim b/nimterop/toastlib/ast2.nim
index fb2b55f..083d4b2 100644
--- a/nimterop/toastlib/ast2.nim
+++ b/nimterop/toastlib/ast2.nim
@@ -523,7 +523,8 @@ proc newIdentDef(gState: State, name: string, node: TSNode, tname: string, tinfo
         result.add pident
 
       let
-        count = node[offset].getPtrCount()
+        # Could be parenthesized
+        count = node[offset].getAtom().tsNodeParent().getPtrCount(reverse = true)
       if count > 0:
         result.add gState.newPtrTree(count, tident)
       else:
diff --git a/nimterop/toastlib/getters.nim b/nimterop/toastlib/getters.nim
index df930bb..1e70d59 100644
--- a/nimterop/toastlib/getters.nim
+++ b/nimterop/toastlib/getters.nim
@@ -167,13 +167,15 @@ proc checkIdentifier(name, kind, parent, origName: string) =
 
   if name.nBl:
     let
-      origStr = if name != origName: &", originally '{origName}' before 'cPlugin:onSymbol()', still" else: ""
-      errmsg = &"Identifier '{parentStr}{name}' ({kind}){origStr} contains $1 " &
+      origStr = if name != origName: &", originally '{origName}' before 'cPlugin:onSymbol()'," else: ""
+      errmsg = &"Identifier '{parentStr}{name}' ({kind}){origStr} $1 " &
         "which Nim does not allow. Use toast flag '$2' or 'cPlugin()' to modify."
 
-    doAssert name[0] != '_' and name[^1] != '_', errmsg % ["leading/trailing underscores '_'", "--prefix or --suffix"]
+    doAssert name[0] != '_' and name[^1] != '_', errmsg % ["has leading/trailing underscores '_'", "--prefix or --suffix"]
 
-    doAssert (not name.contains("__")): errmsg % ["consecutive underscores '_'", "--replace"]
+    doAssert (not name.contains("__")): errmsg % ["has consecutive underscores '_'", "--replace"]
+
+    doAssert not name[0].isDigit(), errmsg % [&"starts with a digit '{name[0]}'", "--prefix"]
 
   # Cannot blank out symbols which are fields or params
   #
@@ -381,7 +383,8 @@ proc loadPlugin*(gState: State, sourcePath: string) =
       # Compile plugin as library with `markAndSweep` GC
       cmd = &"{gState.nim} c --app:lib --gc:markAndSweep {flags} {outflags} {sourcePath.sanitizePath}"
 
-    discard execAction(cmd)
+      (output, ret) = execAction(cmd, die = false)
+    doAssert ret == 0, output & "\nFailed to compile cPlugin()\n\ncmd: " & cmd
   doAssert fileExists(pdll), "No plugin binary generated for " & sourcePath
 
   let lib = loadLib(pdll)
diff --git a/nimterop/toastlib/tshelp.nim b/nimterop/toastlib/tshelp.nim
index bbe029f..81c8d0d 100644
--- a/nimterop/toastlib/tshelp.nim
+++ b/nimterop/toastlib/tshelp.nim
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ proc getXCount*(node: TSNode, ntype: string, reverse = false): int =
           break
 
 proc getPtrCount*(node: TSNode, reverse = false): int =
-  node.getXCount("pointer_declarator")
+  node.getXCount("pointer_declarator", reverse)
 
 proc getArrayCount*(node: TSNode, reverse = false): int =
   node.getXCount("array_declarator")
diff --git a/tests/include/tast2.h b/tests/include/tast2.h
index f9e0017..38c5f18 100644
--- a/tests/include/tast2.h
+++ b/tests/include/tast2.h
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ enum {
     SG_MAX_TEXTUREARRAY_LAYERS = 128
 };
 
+struct parenpoin {
+  void (*gtk_reserved1);
+};
 
 
 // DUPLICATES
@@ -588,6 +591,10 @@ enum {
     SG_MAX_TEXTUREARRAY_LAYERS = 128
 };
 
+struct parenpoin {
+  void (*__gtk_reserved1);
+};
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/tests/tast2.nim b/tests/tast2.nim
index ade5dff..17edfb0 100644
--- a/tests/tast2.nim
+++ b/tests/tast2.nim
@@ -515,4 +515,8 @@ when not defined(NOHEADER):
 
 # #236
 assert SG_MAX_MIPMAPS is cint
-assert SG_MAX_MIPMAPS == 16
\ No newline at end of file
+assert SG_MAX_MIPMAPS == 16
+
+assert parenpoin is object
+var pp: parenpoin
+assert pp.gtk_reserved1 is pointer
\ No newline at end of file