diff --git a/backends.py b/backends.py
index 5fa6e89ac..a631f3324 100755
--- a/backends.py
+++ b/backends.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ class NinjaBackend(Backend):
              ninja_quote(self.environment.get_build_command()),
              ninja_quote(self.environment.get_source_dir()),
              ninja_quote(self.environment.get_build_dir()))
-        outfile.write(" command = '%s' %s' '%s' '%s' --backend ninja\n" % c)
+        outfile.write(" command = '%s' '%s' '%s' '%s' --backend ninja\n" % c)
         outfile.write(' description = Regenerating build files\n')
         outfile.write(' generator = 1\n\n')
 
diff --git a/interpreter.py b/interpreter.py
index a9027fc52..878b4609d 100755
--- a/interpreter.py
+++ b/interpreter.py
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ class Interpreter():
             return self.builtin[varname]
         if varname in self.variables:
             return self.variables[varname]
-        raise InvalidCode('Line %d: unknown variable "%s".' % varname)
+        raise InvalidCode('Unknown variable "%s".' % varname)
 
     def set_variable(self, varname, variable):
         if varname in self.builtin:
diff --git a/mparser.py b/mparser.py
index 75ab035a4..8954a9f1d 100644
--- a/mparser.py
+++ b/mparser.py
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ def p_statement_array(t):
 def p_statement_array2(t):
     '''statement : LBRACKET args EOL RBRACKET
                  | LBRACKET EOL args EOL RBRACKET'''
+    if len(t) == 5:
+        t[0] = nodes.ArrayStatement(t[2], t.lineno(1))
+    else:
+        t[0] = nodes.ArrayStatement(t[3], t.lineno(1))
 
 def p_statement_func_call(t):
     'statement : expression LPAREN args RPAREN'