diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GCCErrorParserTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GCCErrorParserTests.java
index 569f28b6413..80607f4a2cf 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GCCErrorParserTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GCCErrorParserTests.java
@@ -126,4 +126,17 @@ public class GCCErrorParserTests extends GenericErrorParserTests {
 		runParserTest(GCC_ERROR_STREAM5, GCC_ERROR_STREAM5_ERRORS, GCC_ERROR_STREAM5_WARNINGS, GCC_ERROR_STREAM5_FILENAMES,
 				null, new String[]{GCC_ERROR_PARSER_ID});
 	}
+	
+	public void testGccErrorMessages_Colon_bug263987() throws IOException {
+		runParserTest(
+				new String[] {"foo.cc:11:20: error: value with length 0 violates the length restriction: length (1 .. infinity)",},
+				1, // errors
+				0, // warnings
+				new String[] {"foo.cc"},
+				new String[] {"value with length 0 violates the length restriction: length (1 .. infinity)"},
+				new String[] {GCC_ERROR_PARSER_ID}
+			);
+	}
+	
+
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GenericErrorParserTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GenericErrorParserTests.java
index 15c64cc9651..cf27a20fb32 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GenericErrorParserTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/misc/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/errorparsers/tests/GenericErrorParserTests.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public abstract class GenericErrorParserTests extends TestCase {
 		if (expectedDescriptions != null) {
 			assertNotNull(markerGenerator.lastDescription);
 			for (int i = 0; i < expectedDescriptions.length; i++) {
-				assertTrue(markerGenerator.lastDescription.matches(expectedDescriptions[i]));
+				assertEquals(expectedDescriptions[i],markerGenerator.lastDescription);
 			}
 		}
 	}