diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/builtin-clear-padding-3.c b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/builtin-clear-padding-3.c
index d16cc6aad05f..a4f49f26db14 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/builtin-clear-padding-3.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/builtin-clear-padding-3.c
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 /* { dg-do compile } */
 /* { dg-options "" } */
 
-union U { int a; char b[] __attribute__((aligned (2 * sizeof (int)))); };	/* { dg-error "flexible array member in union" } */
+union U { int a; char b[] __attribute__((aligned (2 * sizeof (int)))); };
 struct V { int a; union U b; };
-struct W { int a; union U b; int c; };
 
 void
-foo (union U *u, struct V *v, struct W *w)
+foo (union U *u, struct V *v)
 {
-  __builtin_clear_padding (u);
-  __builtin_clear_padding (v);
-  __builtin_clear_padding (w);
+  __builtin_clear_padding (u); /* { dg-error "flexible array member" "does not have well defined padding bits" } */
+  __builtin_clear_padding (v); /* { dg-error "flexible array member" "does not have well defined padding bits" } */
 }
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary12.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary12.C
index b0964948731d..6ba4b6417135 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary12.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary12.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // { dg-options "-Wno-pedantic" }
 
 struct A {
-  int a [];  // { dg-error "flexible array member .A::a. in an otherwise empty .struct A." }
+  int a [];
 };
 
 void f1 ()
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void f2 ()
 }
 
 struct D {
-  int a [];  // { dg-error "flexible array member .D::a. in an otherwise empty .struct D." }
+  int a [];
   D ();
 };
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ D::D ():    // { dg-error "initializer for flexible array member" }
 
 template <class T>
 struct C {
-  T a [];  // { dg-error "flexible array member" }
+  T a [];
 };
 
 void f3 ()
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary19.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary19.C
index abfbc43028af..9a06f9ca758f 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary19.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary19.C
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct S1
   // The following declares a named data member of an unnamed struct
   // (i.e., it is not an anonymous struct).
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } s;
 };
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct S2
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } s[1];
 };
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct S3
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } s[];
 };
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct S4
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } s[2];
 };
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct S5
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } s[1][2];
 };
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct S6
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } s[][2];
 };
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct S7
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } *s;
 };
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct S8
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } **s;
 };
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct S9
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } *s[1];
 };
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct S10
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } *s[];
 };
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ struct S11
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } **s[1];
 };
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct S12
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } **s[];
 };
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct S13
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } **s[2];
 };
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ struct S14
   int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } &s;
 };
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ struct S15
   int i;
 
   typedef struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } T15;
 };
 
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ struct S17
 {
   int i;
 
-  union {           // anonymous union
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "flexible array member in union" }
+  union {           // { dg-warning "invalid use" } 
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "flexible array member in union" }
   };
 };
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ struct S22
   struct S22S {
     static int i;
 
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } s;
 };
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ struct S23
   struct {          // { dg-warning "10:ISO C\\+\\+ prohibits anonymous struct" }
     static int i;   // { dg-error "static data member" }
 
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   };
 };
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ struct S24
   static int i;
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } s;
 };
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ struct S26
   };
 
   struct {
-    int a[];        // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int a[];        // { dg-warning "in an otherwise empty" }
   } s;
 };
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary2.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary2.C
index c0253777a1e9..7095a3b0fb2d 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary2.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary2.C
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct A {
 
 struct B {
   B() {}
-  A a[];   // { dg-error "extension|flexible array .* in an otherwise empty" }
+  A a[];
 };
 
 struct C {
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary3.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary3.C
index 8344b42dd163..7785c9b190a4 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary3.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary3.C
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // { dg-options "" }
 
 struct s {
-    char c[];   // { dg-error "flexible array member .* in an otherwise empty" }
+    char c[];
 };
 
 int main()
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary36.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary36.C
index 5bb827cfd0e0..87d6fb092100 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary36.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary36.C
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct {
 
 
 union {
-  int a[];          // { dg-error "flexible array member in union" }
+  int a[];
   int b;
 } du = { 1 };
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary4.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary4.C
index bd28cf55de2b..a87b7e71edb6 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary4.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary4.C
@@ -11,79 +11,79 @@
 #include "flexary.h"
 
 struct Sx {
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
 };
 
 // Verify that non-data members or static data members either before
 // or after a flexible array member in an otherwise empty struct don't
 // suppress the diagnostic.
 struct Sx2 {
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
   typedef int I;
 };
 
 struct Sx3 {
   typedef int I;
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
 };
 
 struct Sx4 {
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
   enum E { e };
 };
 
 struct Sx5 {
   enum E { e };
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
 };
 
 struct Sx6 {
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
   static int i;
 };
 
 struct Sx7 {
   static int i;
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
 };
 
 struct Sx8 {
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
   Sx8 () { }
 };
 
 struct Sx9 {
   Sx9 () { }
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
 };
 
 struct Sx10 {
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
   virtual ~Sx10 () { }
 };
 
 struct Sx11 {
   virtual ~Sx11 () { }
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
 };
 
 struct Sx12 {
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
   virtual void foo () = 0;
 };
 
 struct Sx13 {
   virtual void foo () = 0;
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[];
 };
 
 struct Sx14 {
-  int a[][1];               // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a[][1];
 };
 
 struct Sx15 {
   typedef int A[];
-  A a;                      // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  A a;
 };
 
 // Verify also that a zero-size array doesn't suppress the diagnostic.
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct Sx16 {
   // a_0 below is diagnosed with -Wpedantic only and emits
   // warning: ISO C++ forbids zero-size arrays
   int a_0 [0];
-  int a_x [];               // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a_x [];
 };
 
 struct Sx17 {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ struct Sx19 {
 // so doesn't contribute its member to that of the enclosing struct.
 struct Sx20 {
   struct S { int i; };
-  int a_x [];               // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+  int a_x [];
 };
 
 struct Sx21 {
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ struct Sx24 {
 
 struct Sx25 {
   struct S { };
-  S a_x [];                 // { dg-error "flexible array member" }
+  S a_x [];
 };
 
 struct Sx26 {
   struct { }
-    a_x [];                   // { dg-error "flexible array member" }
+    a_x [];
 };
 
 struct Sx27 {
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ struct Sx32 {
 ASSERT_AT_END (Sx32, a);
 
 struct Sx33 {
-  int a [];                 // { dg-error "otherwise empty" }
+  int a [];
   friend int foo ();
 };
 
 struct Sx34 {
   friend int foo ();
-  int a [];                 // { dg-error "otherwise empty" }
+  int a [];
 };
 
 // Verify that intervening non-field declarations of members other
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ ASSERT_AT_END (Sx44, a);
 struct S_S_S_x {
   struct A {
     struct B {
-      int a[];              // { dg-error "flexible array member" }
+      int a[];
     } b;
   } a;
 };
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ struct NotAnon1 {
   // The following is not an anonymous struct -- the type is unnamed
   // but the object has a name.
   struct {
-    int bad[];              // { dg-error "otherwise empty" }
+    int bad[];
   } name;
 };
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ ASSERT_AT_END (Anon3, good);
 
 struct Anon4 {
   struct {
-    int in_empty_struct[];  // { dg-error "in an otherwise empty" }
+    int in_empty_struct[];
   };
 };
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ struct Six {
 ASSERT_AT_END (Six, a);
 
 class Cx {
-  int a[];                  // { dg-error "flexible array member" }
+  int a[];
 };
 
 class Cix {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ struct S0i {
 
 struct S_a0_ax {
   int a0[0];
-  int ax[];                 // { dg-error "flexible array member" }
+  int ax[];
 };
 
 struct S_a0_i_ax {
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ struct Si_ax_a0 {
 
 struct S_u0_ax {
   union { } u[0];
-  int ax[];                 // { dg-error "flexible array member" }
+  int ax[];
 };
 
 struct S_a1_s2 {
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary5.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary5.C
index d5ec13204966..3fb88c0e8a2c 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary5.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary5.C
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct S_no_diag: T {
 
 template <class T>
 struct STx_1: T {
-  char a[];   // { dg-error "flexible array member" }
+  char a[];
 };
 
 template <class T, int I>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct E1: E<0>, E<1> { };
 struct E2: E<2>, E<3> { };
 struct D1: E1, E2
 {
-    char a[];   // { dg-error "flexible array member" }
+    char a[];
 };
 
 struct NE { size_t i; };
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary8.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary8.C
index 7a1811deaff2..a0477f0fa410 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary8.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/flexary8.C
@@ -4,26 +4,26 @@
 
 union U_i_ax {
     int i;
-    int a[];                  // { dg-error "flexible array member in union" }
+    int a[];
 };
 
 struct SU1 {
   union {
-    int a[];                  // { dg-error "flexible array member in union" }
+    int a[];
   };
 };
 
 struct SU2 {
   int n;
   union {
-    int a[];                  // { dg-error "flexible array member in union" }
+    int a[];
   };
 };
 
 struct SU3 {
   union {
     int n;
-    int a[];                  // { dg-error "flexible array member in union" }
+    int a[];
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/torture/pr64280.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/torture/pr64280.C
index 5c569e864b4c..1ea70c4e766e 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/torture/pr64280.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/torture/pr64280.C
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
 typedef int jmp_buf[];
 struct C
 {
-  jmp_buf cond_;   // { dg-error "flexible array member" }
+  jmp_buf cond_;
 };
 class F
 {
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/20050620-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/20050620-1.c
index befdd9636500..0a9e1d478454 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/20050620-1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/20050620-1.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 void
 foo (void)
 {
-  struct { int i[]; } u;	/* { dg-error "flexible array member" } */
+  struct { int i[]; } u;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/940510-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/940510-1.c
index 46183831d096..9bcd7881f715 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/940510-1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/940510-1.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile } */
 /* { dg-options "-std=c89 -pedantic" } */
 struct { int a[]; } x = { 0 };	/* { dg-warning "ISO C90 does not support flexible array members" } */
-/* { dg-error "flexible array member in a struct with no named members"  "" { target *-*-* }  .-1 } */
-
+/* { dg-warning "flexible array member in a struct with no named members is a GCC extension"  "" { target *-*-* }  .-1 } */
+/* { dg-warning "initialization of a flexible array member"  "" { target *-*-* }  .-2 } */
