Caught in https://github.com/metagn/applicates, I'm not sure which
commit causes this but it's also in the 2.0 branch (but not 2.0.2), so
it's not any recent PRs.
If a proc has a static parameter with type `static Foo[T]`, then another
parameter with type `static Bar[T, U]`, the generic instantiation for
`Bar` doesn't match `U` which has type `tyGenericParam`, but matches `T`
since it has type `tyTypeDesc`. The reason is that `concreteType`
returns the type itself for `tyTypeDesc` if `c.isNoCall` (i.e. matching
a generic invocation), but returns `nil` for `tyGenericParam`. I'm
guessing `tyGenericParam` is received here because of #22618, but that
doesn't explain why `T` is still `tyTypeDesc`. I'm not sure.
Regardless, we can just copy the behavior for `tyTypeDesc` to
`tyGenericParam` and also return the type itself when `c.isNoCall`. This
feels like it defeats the purpose of `concreteType` but the way it's
used doesn't make sense without it (generic param can't match another
generic param?). Alternatively we could loosen the `if concrete == nil:
return isNone` checks in some places for specific conditions, whether
`c.isNoCall` or `c.inGenericContext == 0` (though this would need
(cherry picked from commit 24e5b21c90)
fixes#13979
Fixes templates in generics that use identifiers that aren't defined
yet, giving an early `undeclared identifier` error, by just marking
template bodies as in a mixin context in `semgnrc`.
(cherry picked from commit bf865fa75a)
fixes#19848
Not sure why this wasn't the case already. The `if cl.allowMetaTypes:
return` line below for `tyFromExpr` [was added 10 years
ago](d5798b43de).
Hopefully it was just negligence?
(cherry picked from commit 1befb8d4a3)
fixes#19819, fixes#23339
Since #22029 `tyFromExpr` does not match anything in overloading, so
generic bodies can know which call expressions to delay until the type
can be evaluated. However generic type invocations also run overloading
to check for generic constraints even in generic bodies. To prevent them
from failing early from the overload not matching, pretend that
`tyFromExpr` matches. This mirrors the behavior of the compiler in more
basic cases like:
```nim
type
Foo[T: int] = object
x: T
Bar[T] = object
y: Foo[T]
```
Unfortunately this case doesn't respect the constraint (#21181, some
other bugs) but `tyFromExpr` should easily use the same principle when
it does.
(cherry picked from commit 31ee75f10e)
alternative to #24101
enabled in the context of the generic/template declarations capturing
the symbols, not the context of the instantiation of the
generics/templates. This was to be in line with where the compiler gives
the warnings and changes behavior in a potentially breaking way.
However `results` [depends on the old
behavior](71d404b314/results.nim (L1428)),
so that the callers of the macros provided by results always take
advantage of the opensym behavior. To accomodate this, we change the
behavior of the old experimental option that `results` uses,
`genericsOpenSym`, so that ignores the information of whether or not
symbols are intentionally opened and always gives the opensym behavior
as long as it's enabled at instantiation time. This should keep
`results` working as is. However this differs from the normal opensym
switch in that it doesn't generate `nnkOpenSym`.
Before it was just a generics-only version of `openSym` along with
`templateOpenSym` which was only for templates. So `templateOpenSym` is
removed along with this change, but no one appears to have used it.
(cherry picked from commit 0c3573e4a0)
fixes#15314, fixes#24002
The OpenSym behavior first added to generics in #23091 now also applies
to templates, since templates can also capture symbols that are meant to
be replaced by local symbols if the context imports symbols with the
same name, as in the issue #24002. The experimental switch
`templateOpenSym` is added to enable this behavior for templates only,
and the experimental switch `openSym` is added to enable it for both
templates and generics, and the documentation now mainly mentions this
switch.
Additionally the logic for `nkOpenSymChoice` nodes that were previously
wrapped in `nkOpenSym` now apply to all `nkOpenSymChoice` nodes, and so
these nodes aren't wrapped in `nkOpenSym` anymore. This means
`nkOpenSym` can only have children of kind `nkSym` again, so it is more
in line with the structure of symchoice nodes. As for why they aren't
merged with `nkOpenSymChoice` nodes yet, we need some way to signal that
the node shouldn't become ambiguous if other options exist at
instantiation time, we already captured a symbol at the beginning and
another symbol can only replace it if it's closer in scope and
unambiguous.
(cherry picked from commit 770f8d5513)
Close#22826
I am not sure why this code skips generic insts, so letting CI tell me.
Update: It has told me nothing. Maybe someone knows during review.
Issue itself seems to be that the generic instance is skipped thus it
ends up being just `float` which makes it use the wrong generic instance
of the proc because it matches the one in cache
---------
Co-authored-by: SirOlaf <>
(cherry picked from commit c13c48500b)
fixes#23977
The problem is that for *any* body of a generic declaration,
[semstmts](2e4d344b43/compiler/semstmts.nim (L1610-L1611))
sets the sym of its value to the generic type name, and
[semtypes](2e4d344b43/compiler/semtypes.nim (L2143))
just directly gives the referenced type *specifically* when the
expression is a generic body. I'm blaming `semtypes` here because it's
responsible for the type given but the exact opposite behavior
specifically written in makes me think generating an alias type here
maybe breaks something.
(cherry picked from commit 58813a3b2e)
fixes#23853
Since #22610 generics turns the `Name` in the `GT.Name` expression in
the test code into a sym choice. The problem is when the compiler tries
to instantiate `GT.Name` it also instantiates the sym choice symbols.
`Name` has type `template (E: type ExtensionField)` which contains the
unresolved generic type `ExtensionField`, which the compiler mistakes as
an uninstantiated node, when it's just part of the type of the template.
The compilation of the node itself and hence overloading will handle the
instantiation of the proc, so we avoid instantiating it in `semtypinst`,
similar to how the first nodes of call nodes aren't instantiated.
(cherry picked from commit 97f5474545)
refs https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/23873#discussion_r1687995060,
fixes#23386, fixes#23385, supersedes #23572
Turns the `nfOpenSym` node flag implemented in #23091 and extended in
containing either `nkSym` or `nkOpenSymChoice`. Since this affects
macros working on generic proc AST, the node kind is now only generated
when the experimental switch `genericsOpenSym` is enabled, and a new
node flag `nfDisabledOpenSym` is set to the `nkSym` or `nkOpenSymChoice`
when the switch is not enabled so that we can give a warning.
Now that the experimental switch has more reasonable semantics, we
define `nimHasGenericsOpenSym2`.
(cherry picked from commit 0c890ff9a7)
actually fixes#23865 following up #23873
In the handling of `nkIdent` in `semExpr`, the compiler looks for the
closest symbol with the name and [checks the symbol
kind](6126a0bf46/compiler/semexprs.nim (L3171))
to also consider the overloads if the symbol kind is overloadable. But
it treats the normally overloadable template/macro/module sym kinds the
same as non-overloadable symbols, just calling `semSym` on it. We need
to mirror this behavior in `semOpenSym`; we treat the captured symchoice
as a fresh identifier, so if the symbol we find is a
template/macro/module, we use that symbol immediately as opposed to
waiting for overloads.
(cherry picked from commit a64aa51fe9)
fixes#23865
The node flag `nfOpenSym` implemented in #23091 for sym nodes is now
also implemented for open symchoices. This means the intended behavior
is still achieved when multiple overloads are in scope to be captured,
so the issue is fixed. The code for the flag is documented and moved
into a helper proc and the experimental switch is now enabled for the
compiler test suite.
(cherry picked from commit 469a6044c0)
fixes#23730
Since #23188 the compiler errors when matching a type variable to an
uninstantiated static value. However sometimes an uninstantiated static
value is given even when only a type match is being performed to the
base type of the static type, in the given issue this case is:
```nim
proc foo[T: SomeInteger](x: T): int = int(x)
proc bar(x: static int): array[foo(x), int] = discard
discard bar(123)
```
To deal with this issue we only error when matching against a type
variable constrained to `static`.
Not sure if the `q.typ.kind == tyGenericParam and
q.typ.genericConstraint == tyStatic` check is necessary, the code above
for deciding whether the variable becomes `skConst` doesn't use it.
(cherry picked from commit 128090c593)
fixes#23568, fixes#23310
In #23091 `semFinishOperands` was changed to not be called for `mArrGet`
and `mArrPut`, presumably in preparation for #23188 (not sure why it was
needed in #23091, maybe they got mixed together), since the compiler
handles these later and needs the first argument to not be completely
"typed" since brackets can serve as explicit generic instantiations in
which case the first argument would have to be an unresolved generic
proc (not accepted by `finishOperand`).
In this PR we just make it so `mArrGet` and `mArrPut` specifically skip
calling `finishOperand` on the first argument. This way the generic
arguments in the explicit instantiation get typed, but not the
unresolved generic proc.
(cherry picked from commit 09bd9d0b19)
refs #23091, especially post merge comments
Unsure if `experimental` and `bind` are the perfect constructs to use
but they seem to get the job done here. Symbol nodes do not get marked
`nfOpenSym` if the `bind` statement is used for their symbol, and
`nfOpenSym` nodes do not get replaced by new local symbols if the
experimental switch is not enabled in the local context (meaning it also
works with `push experimental`). However this incurs a warning as the
fact that the node is marked `nfOpenSym` means we did not `bind` it, so
we might want to do that or turn on the experimental switch if we didn't
intend to bind it.
The experimental switch name is arbitrary and could be changed.
---------
Co-authored-by: Andreas Rumpf <rumpf_a@web.de>
(cherry picked from commit 4b1a841707)
fixes#23186
As explained in #23186, generics can transform `genericProc[int]` into a
call `` `[]`(genericProc, int) `` which causes a problem when
`genericProc` is resemmed, since it is not a resolved generic proc. `[]`
needs unresolved generic procs since `mArrGet` also handles explicit
generic instantiations, so delay the resolved generic proc check to
`semFinishOperands` which is intentionally not called for `mArrGet`.
The root issue for
[t6137](https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/devel/tests/generics/t6137.nim)
is also fixed (because this change breaks it otherwise), the compiler
doesn't consider the possibility that an assigned generic param can be
an unresolved static value (note the line `if t.kind == tyStatic: s.ast
= t.n` below the change in sigmatch), now it properly errors that it
couldn't instantiate it as it would for a type param. ~~The change in
semtypinst is just for symmetry with the code above it which also gives
a `cannot instantiate` error, it may or may not be necessary/correct.~~
Now removed, I don't think it was correct.
Still possible that this has unintended consequences.
(cherry picked from commit e8092a5470)
fixes#22605, separated from #22744
This marks symbol captures in macro calls in generic contexts as
`nfOpenSym`, which means if there is a new symbol in the local
instantiatied body during instantiation time, this symbol replaces the
captured symbol. We have to be careful not to consider symbols outside
of the instantiation body during instantiation, because this will leak
symbols from the instantiation context scope rather than the original
declaration scope. This is done by checking if the local context owner
(maybe should be the symbol of the proc currently getting instantiated
instead? not sure how to get this) is the same as or a parent owner of
the owner of the replacement candidate symbol.
This solution is distinct from the symchoice mechanisms which we
originally assumed had to be related, if this assumption was wrong it
would explain why this solution took so long to arrive at.
(cherry picked from commit 941659581a)
Close#22826
I am not sure why this code skips generic insts, so letting CI tell me.
Update: It has told me nothing. Maybe someone knows during review.
Issue itself seems to be that the generic instance is skipped thus it
ends up being just `float` which makes it use the wrong generic instance
of the proc because it matches the one in cache
---------
Co-authored-by: SirOlaf <>
(cherry picked from commit c13c48500b)
Close#21742
Checking if there's any side-effects and if just changing typeRel is
adequate for this issue before trying to look into related ones.
`skipBoth` is also not that great, it can lead to code that works
sometimes but fails when the proc is instantiated with branching
aliases. This is mostly an issue with error clarity though.
---------
Co-authored-by: SirOlaf <unknown>
Co-authored-by: SirOlaf <>
(cherry picked from commit 2a8c759df0)
fixes#22639 for the third time
Nodes generated by `getType` for `tyGenericInst` types, instead of
having the original `tyGenericInst` type, will have the type of the last
child (due to the `mapTypeToAst` calls which set the type to the given
argument). This will cause subsequent `getType` calls to lose
information and think it's OK to use the sym of the instantiated type
rather than fully expand the generic instantiation.
To prevent this, update the type of the node from the `mapTypeToAst`
calls to the full generic instantiation type.
(cherry picked from commit ed9e3cba07)
* Remove call-specific replaceTypeVarsN
* Run for all call kinds and ignore typedesc
* Testcase
---------
Co-authored-by: SirOlaf <>
(cherry picked from commit baf350493b)
* fix#12938 nim compiler assertion fail when literal integer is passed as template argument for array size
* use new flag tfImplicitStatic
* fix
* fix#14193
* correct tfUnresolved add condition
* clean test
(cherry picked from commit d53a89e453)
fixes#22753
## Future work
We should turn all the error nodes into nodes of a nkError kind, which
could be a industrious task. But perhaps we can add a special treatment
for error nodes to make the transition smooth.
(cherry picked from commit 642ac0c1c3)
Co-authored-by: ringabout <43030857+ringabout@users.noreply.github.com>
Close#17509
Current knowledge:
- delaying cache fixes the issue
- changing return of `if inst.len < key.len:` in `searchInstTypes` to
`continue` fixes the issue. With return the broken types are also cached
over and over
Related issues are completely unaffected as of now, so there must be
something deeper.
I am also still trying to find the true cause, so feel free to ignore
for now
---------
Co-authored-by: SirOlaf <>
(cherry picked from commit ee4a219012)
* test case haul for old generic/template/macro issues
closes#12582, closes#19552, closes#2465, closes#4596, closes#15246,
closes#12683, closes#7889, closes#4547, closes#12415, closes#2002,
closes#1771, closes#5121
The test for #5648 is also moved into its own test
from `types/tissues_types` due to not being joinable.
* fix template gensym test
(cherry picked from commit c19fd69b69)
* Add test case
* Add in a bounds check when accessing generic types
Removes idnex out of bounds exception when comparing a generic that isn't fully instantiated
(cherry picked from commit 3efabd3ec6)
* sacrifice "tgenericshardcases" for working statics
* legacy switch for CI, maybe experimental later
* convert to experimental
* apparently untyped needs the experimental switch
* try special case call semcheck
* try fix
* fix compilation
* final cleanup, not experimental, make `when` work
* remove last needed use of untyped
* fix unused warning in test
* remove untyped feature
* clean up some test categories
* mention exact slice issue
* magics into system
* move trangechecks into overflow
* move tmemory to system
* try fix CI
* try fix CI
* final CI fix
* always force open generic dot field symbols?
fixes#21724 but might break code
* alternative, should fix CI
* other alternative, add test for previous CI failure
* not needed
* make sure call doesn't compile too
* ok actual second test
* ok final actual correct test
* apply performance idea
* don't make fromDotExpr static
