diff --git a/source/compiler/sc.h b/source/compiler/sc.h
index 1a517a4..e6e5a26 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc.h
+++ b/source/compiler/sc.h
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ SC_FUNC void setlinedirect(int line);
 SC_FUNC void setlineconst(int line);
 SC_FUNC void setlabel(int index);
 SC_FUNC void markexpr(optmark type,const char *name,cell offset);
-SC_FUNC void startfunc(char *fname);
+SC_FUNC void startfunc(char *fname,int generateproc);
 SC_FUNC void endfunc(void);
 SC_FUNC void alignframe(int numbytes);
 SC_FUNC void rvalue(value *lval);
diff --git a/source/compiler/sc1.c b/source/compiler/sc1.c
index 54878fc..116a65e 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc1.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc1.c
@@ -3150,8 +3150,7 @@ SC_FUNC symbol *fetchfunc(char *name,int tag)
     sym=addsym(name,code_idx,iFUNCTN,sGLOBAL,tag,0);
     assert(sym!=NULL);          /* fatal error 103 must be given on error */
     /* assume no arguments */
-    sym->dim.arglist=(arginfo*)malloc(1*sizeof(arginfo));
-    sym->dim.arglist[0].ident=0;
+    sym->dim.arglist=(arginfo*)calloc(1,sizeof(arginfo));
     /* set library ID to NULL (only for native functions) */
     sym->x.lib=NULL;
     /* set the required stack size to zero (only for non-native functions) */
@@ -3799,7 +3798,7 @@ static int newfunc(char *firstname,int firsttag,int fpublic,int fstatic,int stoc
       ptr=ptr->next;
     } /* while */
   } /* if */
-  startfunc(sym->name); /* creates stack frame */
+  startfunc(sym->name,(sym->flags & flagNAKED)==0); /* creates stack frame */
   insert_dbgline(funcline);
   setline(FALSE);
   if (sc_alignnext) {
@@ -4224,8 +4223,12 @@ static void doarg(char *name,int ident,int offset,int tags[],int numtags,
     assert(numtags>0);
     argsym=addvariable(name,offset,ident,sLOCAL,tags[0],
                        arg->dim,arg->numdim,arg->idxtag,0);
-    if (fpublic)
+    if (fpublic) {
       argsym->usage|=uREAD;     /* arguments of public functions are always "used" */
+      if(argsym->ident==iREFARRAY || argsym->ident==iREFERENCE)
+        argsym->usage|=uWRITTEN;
+    }
+      
     if (fconst)
       argsym->usage|=uCONST;
   } /* if */
@@ -4904,9 +4907,20 @@ static int testsymbols(symbol *root,int level,int testlabs,int testconst)
         error(204,sym->name);       /* value assigned to symbol is never used */
         errorset(sSETPOS,-1);
       } else if ((sym->usage & (uWRITTEN | uPUBLIC | uCONST))==0 && sym->ident==iREFARRAY) {
-        errorset(sSETPOS,sym->lnumber);
-        error(214,sym->name);       /* make array argument "const" */
-        errorset(sSETPOS,-1);
+        int warn = 1;
+        symbol* depend = finddepend(sym);
+        while (depend != NULL) {
+          if ((depend->usage & (uWRITTEN | uPUBLIC | uCONST)) != 0) {
+            warn = 0;
+            break;
+          }
+          depend = finddepend(depend);
+        } /* while */
+        if (warn) {
+          errorset(sSETPOS, sym->lnumber);
+          error(214, sym->name);       /* make array argument "const" */
+          errorset(sSETPOS, -1);
+        } /* if */
       } /* if */
       /* also mark the variable (local or global) to the debug information */
       if ((sym->usage & (uWRITTEN | uREAD))!=0 && (sym->usage & uNATIVE)==0)
diff --git a/source/compiler/sc2.c b/source/compiler/sc2.c
index 7a123f8..ef9151e 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc2.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc2.c
@@ -396,8 +396,11 @@ static void readline(unsigned char *line)
       *line='\0';     /* delete line */
       cont=FALSE;
     } else {
-      /* check whether to erase leading whitespace after '\\' on next line */
+      /* check whether to erase leading spaces */
       if (cont) {
+        unsigned char *ptr=line;
+        while (*ptr<=' ' && *ptr!='\0')
+          ptr++;
         if (ptr!=line)
           memmove(line,ptr,strlen((char*)ptr)+1);
       } /* if */
@@ -414,6 +417,10 @@ static void readline(unsigned char *line)
           ptr--;        /* skip trailing whitespace */
         if (*ptr=='\\') {
           cont=TRUE;
+          /* set '\a' at the position of '\\' to make it possible to check
+           * for a line continuation in a single line comment (error 49)
+           */
+          *ptr++='\a';
           *ptr='\0';    /* erase '\n' (and any trailing whitespace) */
         } /* if */
       } /* if */
@@ -441,6 +448,7 @@ static void readline(unsigned char *line)
 static void stripcomment(unsigned char *line)
 {
   char c;
+  char* continuation;
   #if !defined SC_LIGHT
     #define COMMENT_LIMIT 100
     #define COMMENT_MARGIN 40   /* length of the longest word */
@@ -512,6 +520,24 @@ static void stripcomment(unsigned char *line)
         if (icomment==2)
           *line++=' ';
       } else if (*line=='/' && *(line+1)=='/'){  /* comment to end of line */
+        continuation=(char*)line;
+        while ((continuation=strchr(continuation,'\a'))!=NULL){
+          /* don't give the error if the next line is also commented out.
+             it is quite annoying to get an error for commenting out a define using:
+             
+             // 
+             // #define LONG_MACRO\
+             //             did span \
+             //             multiple lines
+             // 
+          */
+          while (*continuation<=' ' && *continuation!='\0')
+            continuation++;             /* skip whitespace */
+          if (*continuation!='/' || *(continuation+1)!='/') {
+            error(49);    /* invalid line continuation */
+            break;
+          }
+        }
         #if !defined SC_LIGHT
           if (*(line+2)=='/' && *(line+3)<=' ') {
             /* documentation comment */
@@ -903,6 +929,23 @@ static const unsigned char *getstring(unsigned char *dest,int max,const unsigned
   return line;
 }
 
+/*  strdupwithouta
+ *
+ *  Duplicate a string, stripping out `\a`s.
+ */
+static char* strdupwithouta(const char* sourcestring)
+{
+  char* result=strdup(sourcestring);
+  char* a=result;
+  if (result==NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  while ((a=strchr(a,'\a'))!=NULL) {
+    *a=' ';
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
 enum {
   CMD_NONE,
   CMD_TERM,
@@ -1115,7 +1158,7 @@ static int command(void)
           /* remove leading whitespace */
           while (*lptr<=' ' && *lptr!='\0')
             lptr++;
-          pc_deprecate=strdup((const char *)lptr);
+          pc_deprecate=strdupwithouta((const char *)lptr);
           if (pc_deprecate!=NULL) {
             char *ptr=pc_deprecate+strlen(pc_deprecate)-1;
             /* remove trailing whitespace */
@@ -1499,7 +1542,7 @@ static int command(void)
     while (*lptr<=' ' && *lptr!='\0')
       lptr++;
     if (!SKIPPING) {
-      char *usermsg=strdup((const char *)lptr);
+      char *usermsg=strdupwithouta((const char *)lptr);
       if (usermsg!=NULL) {
         char *ptr=usermsg+strlen(usermsg)-1;
         /* remove trailing whitespace and newlines */
@@ -1893,6 +1936,10 @@ static const unsigned char *unpackedstring(const unsigned char *lptr,int *flags)
     while (*lptr==' ' || *lptr=='\t')     /* this is as defines with parameters may add them */
       lptr++;                             /* when you use a space after , in a match pattern */
   while (*lptr!='\0') {
+    if (*lptr=='\a') {
+      lptr++;
+      continue;
+    } /* if */
     if (!instring) {
       if (*lptr=='\"') {
         instring=1;
@@ -1963,6 +2010,10 @@ static const unsigned char *packedstring(const unsigned char *lptr,int *flags)
   i=sizeof(ucell)-(sCHARBITS/8); /* start at most significant byte */
   val=0;
   while (*lptr!='\0') {
+    if (*lptr=='\a') {          /* ignore '\a' (which was inserted at a line concatenation) */
+      lptr++;
+      continue;
+    } /* if */
     if (!instring) {
       if (*lptr=='\"') {
         instring=1;
@@ -2028,7 +2079,7 @@ static const unsigned char *packedstring(const unsigned char *lptr,int *flags)
 
   if (*lptr==',' || *lptr==')' || *lptr=='}' || *lptr==';' ||
       *lptr==':' || *lptr=='\n' || *lptr=='\r')
-    lptr=stringize;						/* backtrack to end of last string for closing " */
+    lptr=stringize;     /* backtrack to end of last string for closing " */
   return lptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/compiler/sc3.c b/source/compiler/sc3.c
index 5895db9..719d054 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc3.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc3.c
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ static int nesting=0;
             if (arg[argidx].numdim!=1) {
               error(48);        /* array dimensions must match */
             } else {
-              if (lval.sym==NULL && (arg[argidx].usage & uCONST)==0)
+              if (lval.sym==NULL && (arg[argidx].usage & uCONST)==0 && (sym->usage & uNATIVE)==0)
                     error(239);
               if (arg[argidx].dim[0]!=0) {
                 assert(arg[argidx].dim[0]>0);
diff --git a/source/compiler/sc4.c b/source/compiler/sc4.c
index f2dd349..576c16b 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc4.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc4.c
@@ -343,9 +343,12 @@ SC_FUNC void markexpr(optmark type,const char *name,cell offset)
  *
  *  Global references: funcstatus  (referred to only)
  */
-SC_FUNC void startfunc(char *fname)
+SC_FUNC void startfunc(char *fname,int generateproc)
 {
-  stgwrite("\tproc");
+  if (generateproc) {
+    stgwrite("\tproc");
+    code_idx+=opcodes(1);
+  } /* if */
   if (sc_asmfile) {
     char symname[2*sNAMEMAX+16];
     funcdisplayname(symname,fname);
@@ -353,7 +356,6 @@ SC_FUNC void startfunc(char *fname)
     stgwrite(symname);
   } /* if */
   stgwrite("\n");
-  code_idx+=opcodes(1);
 }
 
 /*  endfunc
diff --git a/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index bad72be..2cf5a31 100644
--- a/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/compiler/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ endfunction()
 # doesn't match the expected pattern.
 
 add_compiler_test(gh_217 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gh_217.pwn)
-set_tests_properties(gh_217 PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION ".*\\.pwn\\(11\\) : warning 237: user warning: this is    warning 1
-.*\\.pwn\\(13\\) : warning 237: user warning: this iswarning 2
-.*\\.pwn\\(15\\) : warning 237: user warning: this is warning 3
-.*\\.pwn\\(17\\) : warning 237: user warning: this is     warning 4
-.*\\.pwn\\(27\\) : warning 234: function is deprecated \\(symbol \"f\"\\) don't    use this     functionplease
-.*\\.pwn\\(32\\) : warning 234: function is deprecated \\(symbol \"f\"\\) don't    use this     functionplease
+set_tests_properties(gh_217 PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION ".*\\.pwn\\(11\\) : warning 237: user warning: this is warning 1
+.*\\.pwn\\(13\\) : warning 237: user warning: this is warning 2
+.*\\.pwn\\(15\\) : warning 237: user warning: this is  warning 3
+.*\\.pwn\\(17\\) : warning 237: user warning: this is  warning 4
+.*\\.pwn\\(28\\) : warning 234: function is deprecated \\(symbol \"f\"\\) don't use  this  function please
+.*\\.pwn\\(33\\) : warning 234: function is deprecated \\(symbol \"f\"\\) don't use  this  function please
 ")
 
 add_compiler_test(reset_errline_gh_230 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/reset_errline_gh_230.pwn)
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ set_tests_properties(constexpr_result_prop_gh_308 PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRES
 .*\\.pwn\\(14\\) : warning 237: user warning: \\\"Test passed.\\\"
 ")
 
+add_compiler_test(const_array_args_and_literals_gh_276 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/const_array_args_and_literals_gh_276.pwn)
+set_tests_properties(const_array_args_and_literals_gh_276 PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION
+".*\\.pwn\\(13\\) : warning 214: possibly a \\\"const\\\" array argument was intended: \\\"arr\\\"
+.*\\.pwn\\(18\\) : warning 214: possibly a \\\"const\\\" array argument was intended: \\\"arr\\\"
+.*\\.pwn\\(30\\) : warning 214: possibly a \\\"const\\\" array argument was intended: \\\"arr\\\"
+.*\\.pwn\\(39\\) : warning 239: literal array/string passed to a non-const parameter
+.*\\.pwn\\(40\\) : warning 239: literal array/string passed to a non-const parameter
+.*\\.pwn\\(41\\) : warning 239: literal array/string passed to a non-const parameter
+")
+
 # Crashers
 #
 # These tests simply check that the compiler doesn't crash.
diff --git a/source/compiler/tests/const_array_args_and_literals_gh_276.pwn b/source/compiler/tests/const_array_args_and_literals_gh_276.pwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdc990d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/compiler/tests/const_array_args_and_literals_gh_276.pwn
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+forward OnDialogResponse(playerid, dialogid, response, listitem, inputtext[]);
+
+native SetTimer(funcname[], interval, repeating);
+public OnDialogResponse(playerid, dialogid, response, listitem, inputtext[])
+{
+
+}
+
+f0(arr[]) {
+	#pragma unused arr
+}
+
+f1(arr[]) { // line 13
+ 	new a = arr[0];
+ 	#pragma unused a
+}
+
+f2(arr[5]) {// line 18
+	new a = arr[0];
+    #pragma unused a
+}
+f3(const arr[]) {
+    new a = arr[0];
+    #pragma unused a
+}
+f4(const arr[5]) {
+    new a = arr[0];
+    #pragma unused a
+}
+f5(arr[][]) { // line 30
+	new a = arr[0][0];
+	#pragma unused a
+}
+f6(arr[][]) {
+	arr[0][0] = 0;
+}
+
+main () {
+	f0("test"); // line 39
+	f1("test"); // line 40
+	f2("test"); // line 41
+	f3("test");
+	f4("test");
+
+	new arr[5];
+	f1(arr);
+	f2(arr);
+	f3(arr);
+	f4(arr);
+
+	f1(arr[0]);
+	//f2(arr[0]); - array size must match
+	f3(arr[0]);
+	//f4(arr[0]); - array size must match
+
+	new arr2[1][1];
+	f5(arr2);
+	f6(arr2);
+
+	SetTimer("test", 0, 0);
+}
diff --git a/source/compiler/tests/gh_217.pwn b/source/compiler/tests/gh_217.pwn
index 2d2d24c..c84af2c 100644
--- a/source/compiler/tests/gh_217.pwn
+++ b/source/compiler/tests/gh_217.pwn
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ warning 3
     warning 4
 
 // single-line comments can span \
-multiple lines if you really want it
+//multiple lines if you really want it
+// no they can't, only with more //s.
 
 #pragma deprecated don't\
     use \