diff --git a/src/acme.c b/src/acme.c
index 4a8ef3f..ce719ed 100644
--- a/src/acme.c
+++ b/src/acme.c
@@ -343,12 +343,12 @@ static void perform_pass(void)
 	encoding_passinit();	// set default encoding
 	section_passinit();	// set initial zone (untitled)
 	// init variables
-	pass.undefined_count = 0;
-	//pass.needvalue_count = 0;	FIXME - use
-	pass.changed_count = 0;
-	pass.error_count = 0;
-	pass.warning_count = 0;
-	// Process toplevel files
+	pass.counters.undefineds = 0;
+	//pass.counters.needvalue = 0;	FIXME - use
+	pass.counters.symbolchanges = 0;
+	pass.counters.errors = 0;
+	pass.counters.warnings = 0;
+	// process toplevel files
 	for (ii = 0; ii < toplevel_src_count; ++ii) {
 		fd = fopen(toplevel_sources_plat[ii], FILE_READBINARY);
 		if (fd) {
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static void perform_pass(void)
 			fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot open toplevel file \"%s\".\n", toplevel_sources_plat[ii]);
 			if (toplevel_sources_plat[ii][0] == '-')
 				fprintf(stderr, "Options (starting with '-') must be given _before_ source files!\n");
- 			++pass.error_count;
+ 			++pass.counters.errors;
 		}
 	}
 	output_endofpass();	// make sure last code segment is closed
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ static void perform_pass(void)
 	// in the future to two general expressions, this is the point where
 	// they would need to be evaluated.
 	if (config.process_verbosity >= 8)
-		printf("Undefined expressions: %d. Symbol updates: %d.\n", pass.undefined_count, pass.changed_count);
-	if (pass.error_count)
+		printf("Undefined expressions: %d. Symbol updates: %d.\n", pass.counters.undefineds, pass.counters.symbolchanges);
+	if (pass.counters.errors)
 		exit(ACME_finalize(EXIT_FAILURE));
 	// now increment pass number
 	// this must be done _after_ the pass because assignments done via
@@ -396,11 +396,11 @@ static void do_actual_work(void)
 	perform_pass();	// first pass
 	pass.flags.do_segment_checks = FALSE;	// FIXME - do in _last_ pass instead!
 	// pretend there has been a previous pass, with one more undefined result
-	undefs_before = pass.undefined_count + 1;
+	undefs_before = pass.counters.undefineds + 1;
 	// keep doing passes as long as the number of undefined results keeps decreasing.
-	// stop on zero (FIXME - zero-check pass.needvalue_count instead!)
-	while ((pass.undefined_count && (pass.undefined_count < undefs_before)) || pass.changed_count) {
-		undefs_before = pass.undefined_count;
+	// stop on zero (FIXME - zero-check pass.counters.needvalue instead!)
+	while ((pass.counters.undefineds && (pass.counters.undefineds < undefs_before)) || pass.counters.symbolchanges) {
+		undefs_before = pass.counters.undefineds;
 		perform_pass();
 		if (--sanity.passes_left < 0) {
 			// FIXME - exit with error
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static void do_actual_work(void)
 		}
 	}
 	// any errors left?
-	if (pass.undefined_count == 0) {	// FIXME - use pass.needvalue_count instead!
+	if (pass.counters.undefineds == 0) {	// FIXME - use pass.counters.needvalue instead!
 		// if listing report is wanted and there were no errors,
 		// do another pass to generate listing report
 		if (config.report_filename) {
diff --git a/src/alu.c b/src/alu.c
index 3d27658..bdf1895 100644
--- a/src/alu.c
+++ b/src/alu.c
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ static int parse_expression(struct expression *expression)
 			// not empty. undefined?
 			if (!(result->type->is_defined(result))) {
 				// then count (in all passes)
-				++pass.undefined_count;
+				++pass.counters.undefineds;
 			}
 		}
 		// do some checks depending on int/float
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index bff9c2e..eddb3b5 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -533,15 +533,15 @@ void throw_message(enum debuglevel level, const char msg[], struct location *opt
 		// (assembly stops, for example if outbuffer overruns).
 		PLATFORM_SERIOUS(msg);
 		throw_msg(msg, "\033[1m\033[31m", "Serious error", opt_alt_loc);	// bold + red
-		//++pass.error_count;	// FIXME - needed when problem below is solved
+		//++pass.counters.errors;	// FIXME - needed when problem below is solved
 		exit(ACME_finalize(EXIT_FAILURE)); // FIXME - this inhibits output of macro call stack
 	case DEBUGLEVEL_ERROR:
 		// output an error
 		// (something is wrong, no output file will be generated).
 		PLATFORM_ERROR(msg);
 		throw_msg(msg, "\033[31m", "Error", opt_alt_loc);	// red
-		++pass.error_count;
-		if (pass.error_count >= config.max_errors)
+		++pass.counters.errors;
+		if (pass.counters.errors >= config.max_errors)
 			exit(ACME_finalize(EXIT_FAILURE));
 		break;
 	case DEBUGLEVEL_WARNING:
@@ -552,11 +552,11 @@ void throw_message(enum debuglevel level, const char msg[], struct location *opt
 			break;
 		PLATFORM_WARNING(msg);
 		throw_msg(msg, "\033[33m", "Warning", opt_alt_loc);	// yellow
-		++pass.warning_count;
+		++pass.counters.warnings;
 		// then check if warnings should be handled like errors:
 		if (config.all_warnings_are_errors) {
-			++pass.error_count;
-			if (pass.error_count >= config.max_errors)
+			++pass.counters.errors;
+			if (pass.counters.errors >= config.max_errors)
 				exit(ACME_finalize(EXIT_FAILURE));
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index f2774d1..ee4a1b9 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -106,11 +106,17 @@ extern struct config	config;
 
 struct pass {
 	int	number;	// counts up from one
-	int	undefined_count;	// counts undefined expression results (if this stops decreasing, next pass must list them as errors)
-	//int	needvalue_count;	// counts undefined expression results actually needed for output (when this hits zero, we're done)	FIXME - use
-	int	changed_count;	// count symbol changes (if nonzero, another pass is needed)
-	int	error_count;
-	int	warning_count;
+	struct {
+		int	undefineds;	// counts undefined expression results (if this stops decreasing, next pass must list them as errors)
+		//int	needvalue;	// counts undefined expression results actually needed for output (when this hits zero, we're done)	FIXME - use
+		int	symbolchanges;	// count symbol changes (if nonzero, another pass is needed)
+		int	errors;
+		int	warnings;
+		// FIXME - add a counter for "errors not reported because pass flags
+		// said so", because then we can read the value after all symbol changes
+		// have finally settled and know if the next pass is a victory lap or an
+		// error output pass.
+	} counters;
 	struct {
 		char	complain_about_undefined;	// will be FALSE until error pass is needed
 		char	do_segment_checks;	// atm only used in pass 1, should be used in _last_ pass!
diff --git a/src/macro.c b/src/macro.c
index 4057371..d5f4383 100644
--- a/src/macro.c
+++ b/src/macro.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void macro_parse_call(void)	// Now GotByte = first char of macro name
 		inputchange_new_ram(&icb);
 		inputchange_macro1_params(&actual_macro->definition, actual_macro->parameter_list);
 
-		outer_msg_sum = pass.warning_count + pass.error_count;	// remember for call stack decision
+		outer_msg_sum = pass.counters.warnings + pass.counters.errors;	// remember for call stack decision
 
 		// remember old section
 		outer_section = section_now;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void macro_parse_call(void)	// Now GotByte = first char of macro name
 		inputchange_back(&icb);
 
 		// if needed, dump call stack
-		if (outer_msg_sum != pass.warning_count + pass.error_count)
+		if (outer_msg_sum != pass.counters.warnings + pass.counters.errors)
 			Throw_warning("...called from here.");
 
 		parser_ensure_EOS();
diff --git a/src/output.c b/src/output.c
index 2919f21..9381871 100644
--- a/src/output.c
+++ b/src/output.c
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ void output_newdefault(void)
 {
 	// init memory
 	fill_completely(config.mem_init_value);
-	// enforce another pass
-	if (pass.undefined_count == 0)
-		pass.undefined_count = 1;
-	//if (pass.needvalue_count == 0)	FIXME - use? instead or additionally?
-	//	pass.needvalue_count = 1;
+	// enforce another pass (FIXME - no, just do a separate output pass anyway!)
+	if (pass.counters.undefineds == 0)
+		pass.counters.undefineds = 1;
+	//if (pass.counters.needvalue == 0)	FIXME - use? instead or additionally?
+	//	pass.counters.needvalue = 1;
 // enforcing another pass is not needed if there hasn't been any
 // output yet. But that's tricky to detect without too much overhead.
 // The old solution was to add &&(out->lowest_written < out->highest_written+1) to "if" above
diff --git a/src/pseudoopcodes.c b/src/pseudoopcodes.c
index 80bf556..b5992a6 100644
--- a/src/pseudoopcodes.c
+++ b/src/pseudoopcodes.c
@@ -571,8 +571,8 @@ static enum eos po_binary(void)
 	// check whether including is a waste of time
 	// FIXME - future changes ("several-projects-at-once")
 	// may be incompatible with this!
-	if ((size.val.intval >= 0) && (pass.undefined_count || pass.error_count)) {
-	//if ((size.val.intval >= 0) && (pass.needvalue_count || pass.error_count)) {	FIXME - use!
+	if ((size.val.intval >= 0) && (pass.counters.undefineds || pass.counters.errors)) {
+	//if ((size.val.intval >= 0) && (pass.counters.needvalue || pass.counters.errors)) {	FIXME - use!
 		output_skip(size.val.intval);	// really including is useless anyway
 	} else {
 		// really insert file
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index c4583fa..418563d 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #define RELEASE		"0.97"		// update before release	FIXME
 #define CODENAME	"Zem"		// update before release
-#define CHANGE_DATE	"1 Aug"	// update before release	FIXME
+#define CHANGE_DATE	"2 Aug"	// update before release	FIXME
 #define CHANGE_YEAR	"2024"		// update before release
 //#define HOME_PAGE	"http://home.pages.de/~mac_bacon/smorbrod/acme/"
 #define HOME_PAGE	"http://sourceforge.net/p/acme-crossass/"	// FIXME