-#define SPEC_NOUN(x) x->select.s.noun
-#define SPEC_LONG(x) x->select.s._long
-#define SPEC_USIGN(x) x->select.s._unsigned
-#define SPEC_SCLS(x) x->select.s.sclass
-#define SPEC_ENUM(x) x->select.s._isenum
-#define SPEC_OCLS(x) x->select.s.oclass
-#define SPEC_STAT(x) x->select.s._static
-#define SPEC_EXTR(x) x->select.s._extern
-#define SPEC_CODE(x) x->select.s._codesg
-#define SPEC_ABSA(x) x->select.s._absadr
-#define SPEC_BANK(x) x->select.s._regbank
-#define SPEC_ADDR(x) x->select.s._addr
-#define SPEC_STAK(x) x->select.s._stack
-#define SPEC_CVAL(x) x->select.s.const_val
-#define SPEC_BSTR(x) x->select.s._bitStart
-#define SPEC_BLEN(x) x->select.s._bitLength
-
-/* Sleaze: SPEC_ISR_SAVED_BANKS is only used on
+#define SPEC_NOUN(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_NOUN", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.noun
+#define SPEC_LONG(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_LONG", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.b_long
+#define SPEC_SHORT(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_LONG", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.b_short
+#define SPEC_USIGN(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_USIGN", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.b_unsigned
+#define SPEC_SCLS(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_SCLS", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.sclass
+#define SPEC_ENUM(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_ENUM", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.b_isenum
+#define SPEC_OCLS(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_OCLS", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.oclass
+#define SPEC_STAT(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_STAT", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.b_static
+#define SPEC_EXTR(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_EXTR", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.b_extern
+#define SPEC_CODE(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_CODE", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s._codesg
+#define SPEC_ABSA(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_ABSA", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.b_absadr
+#define SPEC_BANK(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_BANK", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s._regbank
+#define SPEC_ADDR(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_ADDR", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s._addr
+#define SPEC_STAK(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_STAK", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s._stack
+#define SPEC_CVAL(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_CVAL", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s.const_val
+#define SPEC_BSTR(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_BSTR", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s._bitStart
+#define SPEC_BLEN(x) validateLink(x, "SPEC_BLEN", #x, SPECIFIER, __FILE__, __LINE__)->select.s._bitLength
+
+/* Sleaze: SPEC_ISR_SAVED_BANKS is only used on