if p.trace {
		defer un(trace(p, "PointerType"))
	}

	star := p.expect(token.MUL)
	base := p.parseType()

	return &ast.StarExpr{star, base}
}

func (p *parser) tryVarType(isParam bool) ast.Expr {
	if isParam && p.tok == token.ELLIPSIS {
		pos := p.pos
		p.next()
		typ := p.tryIdentOrType(isParam) // don't use parseType so we can provide better error message
		if typ == nil {