diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 6c76795780..a8a16672d6 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -1819,6 +1819,10 @@ proc semExport(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   c.module.ast.add x
   result = n
 
+proc setGenericParams(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
+  for i in 1 .. <n.len:
+    n[i].typ = semTypeNode(c, n[i], nil)
+
 proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode = 
   result = n
   if gCmd == cmdIdeTools: suggestExpr(c, n)
@@ -1924,10 +1928,12 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
       else:
         #liMessage(n.info, warnUser, renderTree(n));
         result = semIndirectOp(c, n, flags)
-    elif isSymChoice(n.sons[0]) or n[0].kind == nkBracketExpr and 
-        isSymChoice(n[0][0]):
+    elif n[0].kind == nkBracketExpr and isSymChoice(n[0][0]):
+      # indirectOp can deal with explicit instantiations; the fixes
+      # the 'newSeq[T](x)' bug
+      setGenericParams(c, n.sons[0])
       result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
-    elif nfDelegate in n.flags:
+    elif isSymChoice(n.sons[0]) or nfDelegate in n.flags:
       result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
     else:
       result = semIndirectOp(c, n, flags)
diff --git a/compiler/semgnrc.nim b/compiler/semgnrc.nim
index 89a167b960..b21d851c95 100644
--- a/compiler/semgnrc.nim
+++ b/compiler/semgnrc.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 #           The Nimrod Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2012 Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2014 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
@@ -215,8 +215,7 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
       if (a.kind != nkIdentDefs) and (a.kind != nkVarTuple): illFormedAst(a)
       checkMinSonsLen(a, 3)
       var L = sonsLen(a)
-      a.sons[L-2] = semGenericStmt(c, a.sons[L-2], flags+{withinTypeDesc}, 
-                                   ctx)
+      a.sons[L-2] = semGenericStmt(c, a.sons[L-2], flags+{withinTypeDesc}, ctx)
       a.sons[L-1] = semGenericStmt(c, a.sons[L-1], flags, ctx)
       for j in countup(0, L-3):
         addPrelimDecl(c, newSymS(skUnknown, getIdentNode(a.sons[j]), c))
@@ -226,8 +225,7 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
       if (a.kind != nkIdentDefs): illFormedAst(a)
       checkMinSonsLen(a, 3)
       var L = sonsLen(a)
-      a.sons[L-2] = semGenericStmt(c, a.sons[L-2], flags+{withinTypeDesc}, 
-                                   ctx) 
+      a.sons[L-2] = semGenericStmt(c, a.sons[L-2], flags+{withinTypeDesc}, ctx) 
       # do not perform symbol lookup for default expressions 
       for j in countup(0, L-3): 
         addPrelimDecl(c, newSymS(skUnknown, getIdentNode(a.sons[j]), c))
@@ -281,8 +279,7 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
       if (a.kind != nkIdentDefs): illFormedAst(a)
       checkMinSonsLen(a, 3)
       var L = sonsLen(a)
-      a.sons[L-2] = semGenericStmt(c, a.sons[L-2], flags+{withinTypeDesc}, 
-                                   ctx)
+      a.sons[L-2] = semGenericStmt(c, a.sons[L-2], flags+{withinTypeDesc}, ctx)
       a.sons[L-1] = semGenericStmt(c, a.sons[L-1], flags, ctx)
       for j in countup(0, L-3): 
         addPrelimDecl(c, newSymS(skUnknown, getIdentNode(a.sons[j]), c))
diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index f9200ea0c3..335ceafeb2 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ proc initCandidate*(ctx: PContext, c: var TCandidate, callee: PSym,
       var bound = binding[i].typ
       if bound != nil and formalTypeParam.kind != tyTypeDesc:
         bound = bound.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+      assert bound != nil
       put(c.bindings, formalTypeParam, bound)
 
 proc newCandidate*(ctx: PContext, callee: PSym,
diff --git a/doc/manual.txt b/doc/manual.txt
index 520e4f62e9..16e025ee0e 100644
--- a/doc/manual.txt
+++ b/doc/manual.txt
@@ -2931,7 +2931,7 @@ parameters of an outer factory proc:
         yield x
         inc x
 
-  let foo = mycount 1, 4
+  let foo = mycount(1, 4)
 
   for f in foo():
     echo f
diff --git a/tests/generics/tgenericrefs.nim b/tests/generics/tgenericrefs.nim
index ef931dfa78..a44b96af9b 100644
--- a/tests/generics/tgenericrefs.nim
+++ b/tests/generics/tgenericrefs.nim
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ var a: PA[string]
 new(a)
 a.field = "some string"
 
+
+proc someOther[T](len: string): seq[T] = discard
+proc someOther[T](len: int): seq[T] = echo "we"
+
+proc foo[T](x: T) =
+  var s = someOther[T](34)
+  #newSeq[T](34)
+
+foo 23
+
+
+
 when false:
   # Compiles unless you use var a: PA[string]
   type