diff -r 484beb3b1dcb -r 2c59c2b8fca4 absyntax_utils/search_var_instance_decl.cc
--- a/absyntax_utils/search_var_instance_decl.cc	Sat Sep 07 22:08:09 2013 +0100
+++ b/absyntax_utils/search_var_instance_decl.cc	Wed Dec 18 18:41:05 2013 +0000
@@ -136,11 +136,8 @@
 bool search_var_instance_decl_c::type_is_complex(symbol_c *symbol) {
   symbol_c *decl;
   
-  decl = this->get_decl(symbol);
+  decl = symbol->datatype;
   if (NULL == decl) ERROR;
-  decl = search_base_type_c::get_basetype_decl(decl);
-  if (NULL == decl) ERROR;
-  
   return ((typeid( *(decl) ) == typeid( array_specification_c                )) ||
 //        (typeid( *(decl) ) == typeid( array_spec_init_c                    )) ||  /* does not seem to be necessary */
           (typeid( *(decl) ) == typeid( structure_type_declaration_c         )) ||