gc:destructors: make system/repr compile

lib/system.nim

@@ -3383,7 +3383,7 @@ when not defined(JS): #and not defined(nimscript):
   when not defined(nimscript) and hasAlloc:
     when not defined(gcDestructors):
       include "system/assign"
-      include "system/repr"
+    include "system/repr"
 
   when hostOS != "standalone" and not defined(nimscript):
     proc getCurrentException*(): ref Exception {.compilerRtl, inl, benign.} =

lib/system/repr.nim

@@ -160,6 +160,21 @@ when not defined(useNimRtl):
       reprAux(result, cast[pointer](cast[ByteAddress](p) + i*bs), typ.base, cl)
     add result, "]"
 
+  when defined(gcDestructors):
+    type
+      GenericSeq = object
+        len: int
+        p: pointer
+      PGenericSeq = ptr GenericSeq
+    const payloadOffset = sizeof(int) + sizeof(pointer)
+      # see seqs.nim:    cap: int
+      #                  region: Allocator
+
+    template payloadPtr(x: untyped): untyped = cast[PGenericSeq](x).p
+  else:
+    const payloadOffset = GenericSeqSize
+    template payloadPtr(x: untyped): untyped = x
+
   proc reprSequence(result: var string, p: pointer, typ: PNimType,
                     cl: var ReprClosure) =
     if p == nil:
@@ -170,7 +185,7 @@ when not defined(useNimRtl):
     var bs = typ.base.size
     for i in 0..cast[PGenericSeq](p).len-1:
       if i > 0: add result, ", "
-      reprAux(result, cast[pointer](cast[ByteAddress](p) + GenericSeqSize + i*bs),
+      reprAux(result, cast[pointer](cast[ByteAddress](payloadPtr(p)) + payloadOffset + i*bs),
               typ.base, cl)
     add result, "]"