fixes #4462

compiler/vmgen.nim

@@ -518,9 +518,9 @@ proc genCall(c: PCtx; n: PNode; dest: var TDest) =
   # varargs need 'opcSetType' for the FFI support:
   let fntyp = skipTypes(n.sons[0].typ, abstractInst)
   for i in 0.. <n.len:
-    if i > 0 and i < sonsLen(fntyp):
-      let paramType = fntyp.n.sons[i]
-      if paramType.typ.isCompileTimeOnly: continue
+    #if i > 0 and i < sonsLen(fntyp):
+    #  let paramType = fntyp.n.sons[i]
+    #  if paramType.typ.isCompileTimeOnly: continue
     var r: TRegister = x+i
     c.gen(n.sons[i], r)
     if i >= fntyp.len:
@@ -1797,6 +1797,8 @@ proc gen(c: PCtx; n: PNode; dest: var TDest; flags: TGenFlags = {}) =
       genConv(c, n, n.sons[1], dest, opcCast)
     else:
       globalError(n.info, errGenerated, "VM is not allowed to 'cast'")
+  of nkTypeOfExpr:
+    genTypeLit(c, n.typ, dest)
   else:
     globalError(n.info, errGenerated, "cannot generate VM code for " & $n)
 

tests/vm/tvmmisc.nim

@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 
-# 4412
+
+# bug #4462
+import macros
+
+proc foo(t: typedesc) {.compileTime.} =
+  echo getType(t).treeRepr
+
+static:
+  foo(int)
+
+# #4412
 proc default[T](t: typedesc[T]): T {.inline.} = discard
 
 static: