diff -r 9d17f29fe16a -r 23a804fa1d3e src/SemanticAnalysis.cpp
--- a/src/SemanticAnalysis.cpp	Sun Sep 16 22:49:54 2012 -0700
+++ b/src/SemanticAnalysis.cpp	Sun Sep 16 23:15:13 2012 -0700
@@ -1760,7 +1760,16 @@
         if (!type)
             return;
 
-        if (type->isPrimitive() && type->primitive() == PrimitiveType_Char) {
+        if (field->dimensions()) {
+            type = buildArrayType(type, field->dimensions(), false);
+            if (!type)
+                return;
+
+            if (!ArrayMap::Attach(zone_, type))
+                return;
+        }
+
+        if (IsScalarString(type)) {
             cc_.reportError(field->pos(), Message_CannotDeclareStringCell);
             return;
         }