Index: src/CodeGen/CodeGenerator.cc
===================================================================
--- src/CodeGen/CodeGenerator.cc	(revision 803deb12902ca2c3780803d39417a86c02b8ba33)
+++ src/CodeGen/CodeGenerator.cc	(revision 771b3c3dfe6a09993aeba85147d0fa2016fe0c18)
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 // Created On       : Mon May 18 07:44:20 2015
 // Last Modified By : Rob Schluntz
-// Last Modified On : Wed Jan 20 12:54:50 2016
-// Update Count     : 241
+// Last Modified On : Wed Jan 20 12:59:17 2016
+// Update Count     : 254
 //
 
@@ -258,7 +258,17 @@
 
 				  case OT_CALL:
-					// there are no intrinsic definitions of the function call operator
+					// there are no intrinsic definitions of the function call operator or constructors or destructors
 					assert( false );
 					break;
+
+				  case OT_CTOR:
+				  // intrinsic constructors should never be called directly - they should be transformed back into Initializer nodes
+				  assert(false);
+				  break;
+
+				  case OT_DTOR:
+				  // intrinsic destructors do nothing - don't generate any code
+				  output << " // " << dynamic_cast<VariableExpr*>(applicationExpr->get_function())->get_var()->get_name() << endl;
+				  break;
 
 				  case OT_PREFIX:
@@ -277,4 +287,5 @@
 					output << opInfo.symbol;
 					break;
+
 
 				  case OT_INFIX:
@@ -323,4 +334,9 @@
 				  case OT_CALL:
 					assert( false );
+
+					case OT_CTOR:
+					case OT_DTOR:
+					// intrinsic constructors should never be called
+					// intrinsic destructors do nothing
 					break;
 
Index: src/CodeGen/OperatorTable.cc
===================================================================
--- src/CodeGen/OperatorTable.cc	(revision 803deb12902ca2c3780803d39417a86c02b8ba33)
+++ src/CodeGen/OperatorTable.cc	(revision 771b3c3dfe6a09993aeba85147d0fa2016fe0c18)
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // Author           : Richard C. Bilson
 // Created On       : Mon May 18 07:44:20 2015
-// Last Modified By : Peter A. Buhr
-// Last Modified On : Tue Jun 23 17:41:14 2015
-// Update Count     : 5
+// Last Modified By : Rob Schluntz
+// Last Modified On : Tue Oct 06 15:26:34 2015
+// Update Count     : 9
 //
 
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@
 		const OperatorInfo tableValues[] = {
 			{	"?[?]",		"",		"_operator_index",				OT_INDEX			},
+			{	"?{}",		"",		"_constructor",					OT_CTOR				},
+			{	"^?{}",		"",		"_destructor",					OT_DTOR				}, // ~?{}, -?{}, !?{}, $?{}, ??{}, ^?{}, ?destroy, ?delete
 			{	"?()",		"",		"_operator_call",				OT_CALL				},
 			{	"?++",		"++",	"_operator_postincr",			OT_POSTFIXASSIGN	},
Index: src/CodeGen/OperatorTable.h
===================================================================
--- src/CodeGen/OperatorTable.h	(revision 803deb12902ca2c3780803d39417a86c02b8ba33)
+++ src/CodeGen/OperatorTable.h	(revision 771b3c3dfe6a09993aeba85147d0fa2016fe0c18)
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // Author           : Richard C. Bilson
 // Created On       : Mon May 18 07:44:20 2015
-// Last Modified By : Peter A. Buhr
-// Last Modified On : Tue Jun 23 16:09:27 2015
-// Update Count     : 3
+// Last Modified By : Rob Schluntz
+// Last Modified On : Wed Jun 24 16:17:57 2015
+// Update Count     : 5
 //
 
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@
 	enum OperatorType {
 		OT_INDEX,
+		OT_CTOR,
+		OT_DTOR,
 		OT_CALL,
 		OT_PREFIX,