Merge branch 'devel' into pr_nodecl_type

.github/workflows/bisects.yml

@@ -15,16 +15,9 @@ jobs:
     name: ${{ matrix.platform }}-bisects
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install OpenSSL (Windows)
-        if: |
-          runner.os == 'Windows'
-        run: choco install openssl.light --version=1.1.1.0  # OpenSSL 3.x removed SSL_library_init
-        shell: 'powershell'
-
-      # v2 wont work here, because uses "hardcoded" nim versions, action "dynamically" finds version with bug.
-      - uses: jiro4989/setup-nim-action@v1  
+      - uses: jiro4989/setup-nim-action@v1
         with:
           nim-version: 'devel'
 

.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           - target: windows
             os: windows-latest
           - target: osx
-            os: macos-15
+            os: macos-13
 
     name: ${{ matrix.target }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}

.gitignore

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ testament.db
 /csources
 /csources_v1
 /csources_v2
-/csources_v3
 
 /dist/
 # /lib/fusion # fusion is now unbundled; `git status` should reveal if it's there so users can act on it

azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ jobs:
 #         # g++-multilib : Depends: gcc-multilib (>= 4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1) but it is not going to be installed
 #         vmImage: 'ubuntu-18.04'
 #         CPU: i386
-      OSX_arm64:
-        vmImage: 'macos-15'
-        CPU: arm64
-      OSX_arm64_cpp:
-        vmImage: 'macos-15'
-        CPU: arm64
+      OSX_amd64:
+        vmImage: 'macOS-13'
+        CPU: amd64
+      OSX_amd64_cpp:
+        vmImage: 'macOS-13'
+        CPU: amd64
         NIM_COMPILE_TO_CPP: true
       Windows_amd64_batch0_3:
         vmImage: 'windows-2025'

changelog.md

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ errors.
 
 - With `-d:nimPreviewAsmSemSymbol`, backticked symbols are type checked in the `asm/emit` statements.
 
+- `importc` no longer implies `nodecl` for imported types. Use `header` or `nodecl` pragmas so that it doesn't generate a declaration for the type symbol.
+
 - The bare `except:` now panics on `Defect`. Use `except Exception:` or `except Defect:` to catch `Defect`. `--legacy:noPanicOnExcept` is provided for a transition period.
 
 - With `-d:nimPreviewCStringComparisons`, comparsions (`<`, `>`, `<=`, `>=`) between cstrings switch from reference semantics to value semantics like `==` and `!=`.
@@ -27,7 +29,6 @@ errors.
 
 - With `-d:nimPreviewDuplicateModuleError`, importing two modules that share the same name becomes a compile-time error. This includes importing the same module more than once. Use `import foo as foo1` (or other aliases) to avoid collisions.
 
-- Adds the switch `--mangle:nim|cpp`, which selects `nim` or `cpp` style name mangling when used with `debuginfo` on, defaults to `nim`. The default is changed from `cpp` to `nim`.
 
 ## Standard library additions and changes
 

compiler/astalgo.nim

@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ template mdbg*: bool {.deprecated.} =
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 proc lookupInRecord*(n: PNode, field: PIdent): PSym
+proc mustRehash*(length, counter: int): bool
+proc nextTry*(h, maxHash: Hash): Hash {.inline.}
 
 # ------------- table[int, int] ---------------------------------------------
 const
@@ -214,6 +216,10 @@ proc getNamedParamFromList*(list: PNode, ident: PIdent): PSym =
 proc hashNode(p: RootRef): Hash =
   result = hash(cast[pointer](p))
 
+proc mustRehash(length, counter: int): bool =
+  assert(length > counter)
+  result = (length * 2 < counter * 3) or (length - counter < 4)
+
 import std/tables
 
 const backrefStyle = "\e[90m"
@@ -478,6 +484,12 @@ proc debug(n: PNode; conf: ConfigRef) =
   this.value(n)
   echo($this.res)
 
+proc nextTry(h, maxHash: Hash): Hash {.inline.} =
+  result = ((5 * h) + 1) and maxHash
+  # For any initial h in range(maxHash), repeating that maxHash times
+  # generates each int in range(maxHash) exactly once (see any text on
+  # random-number generation for proof).
+
 proc objectSetContains*(t: TObjectSet, obj: RootRef): bool =
   # returns true whether n is in t
   var h: Hash = hashNode(obj) and high(t.data) # start with real hash value
@@ -525,6 +537,95 @@ proc objectSetContainsOrIncl*(t: var TObjectSet, obj: RootRef): bool =
   inc(t.counter)
   result = false
 
+proc strTableContains*(t: TStrTable, n: PSym): bool =
+  var h: Hash = n.name.h and high(t.data) # start with real hash value
+  while t.data[h] != nil:
+    if (t.data[h] == n):
+      return true
+    h = nextTry(h, high(t.data))
+  result = false
+
+proc strTableRawInsert(data: var seq[PSym], n: PSym) =
+  var h: Hash = n.name.h and high(data)
+  while data[h] != nil:
+    if data[h] == n:
+      # allowed for 'export' feature:
+      #InternalError(n.info, "StrTableRawInsert: " & n.name.s)
+      return
+    h = nextTry(h, high(data))
+  assert(data[h] == nil)
+  data[h] = n
+
+proc symTabReplaceRaw(data: var seq[PSym], prevSym: PSym, newSym: PSym) =
+  assert prevSym.name.h == newSym.name.h
+  var h: Hash = prevSym.name.h and high(data)
+  while data[h] != nil:
+    if data[h] == prevSym:
+      data[h] = newSym
+      return
+    h = nextTry(h, high(data))
+  assert false
+
+proc symTabReplace*(t: var TStrTable, prevSym: PSym, newSym: PSym) =
+  symTabReplaceRaw(t.data, prevSym, newSym)
+
+proc strTableEnlarge(t: var TStrTable) =
+  var n: seq[PSym]
+  newSeq(n, t.data.len * GrowthFactor)
+  for i in 0..high(t.data):
+    if t.data[i] != nil: strTableRawInsert(n, t.data[i])
+  swap(t.data, n)
+
+proc strTableAdd*(t: var TStrTable, n: PSym) =
+  if mustRehash(t.data.len, t.counter): strTableEnlarge(t)
+  strTableRawInsert(t.data, n)
+  inc(t.counter)
+
+proc strTableInclReportConflict*(t: var TStrTable, n: PSym;
+                                 onConflictKeepOld = false): PSym =
+  # if `t` has a conflicting symbol (same identifier as `n`), return it
+  # otherwise return `nil`. Incl `n` to `t` unless `onConflictKeepOld = true`
+  # and a conflict was found.
+  assert n.name != nil
+  var h: Hash = n.name.h and high(t.data)
+  var replaceSlot = -1
+  while true:
+    var it = t.data[h]
+    if it == nil: break
+    # Semantic checking can happen multiple times thanks to templates
+    # and overloading: (var x=@[]; x).mapIt(it).
+    # So it is possible the very same sym is added multiple
+    # times to the symbol table which we allow here with the 'it == n' check.
+    if it.name.id == n.name.id:
+      if it == n: return nil
+      replaceSlot = h
+    h = nextTry(h, high(t.data))
+  if replaceSlot >= 0:
+    result = t.data[replaceSlot] # found it
+    if not onConflictKeepOld:
+      t.data[replaceSlot] = n # overwrite it with newer definition!
+    return result # but return the old one
+  elif mustRehash(t.data.len, t.counter):
+    strTableEnlarge(t)
+    strTableRawInsert(t.data, n)
+  else:
+    assert(t.data[h] == nil)
+    t.data[h] = n
+  inc(t.counter)
+  result = nil
+
+proc strTableIncl*(t: var TStrTable, n: PSym;
+                   onConflictKeepOld = false): bool {.discardable.} =
+  result = strTableInclReportConflict(t, n, onConflictKeepOld) != nil
+
+proc strTableGet*(t: TStrTable, name: PIdent): PSym =
+  var h: Hash = name.h and high(t.data)
+  while true:
+    result = t.data[h]
+    if result == nil: break
+    if result.name.id == name.id: break
+    h = nextTry(h, high(t.data))
+
 
 type
   TIdentIter* = object # iterator over all syms with same identifier

compiler/ccgcalls.nim

@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ proc genArg(p: BProc, n: PNode, param: PSym; call: PNode; result: var Builder; n
     # variable. Thus, we create a temporary pointer variable instead.
     let needsIndirect = mapType(p.config, n[0].typ, mapTypeChooser(n[0]) == skParam) != ctArray
     if needsIndirect:
-      n.typ = n.typ.exactReplica
-      n.typ.incl tfVarIsPtr
+      n.typ() = n.typ.exactReplica
+      n.typ.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
     a = initLocExprSingleUse(p, n)
     a = withTmpIfNeeded(p, a, needsTmp)
     if needsIndirect: a.flags.incl lfIndirect
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ proc genClosureCall(p: BProc, le, ri: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
       else:
         cCall(p, params, e)
     cIfExpr(e,
-      eCall,
+      eCall, 
       cCall(cCast(pTyp, p), params))
 
   template callIter(rp, params: Snippet): Snippet =

compiler/ccgexprs.nim

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ proc canMove(p: BProc, n: PNode; dest: TLoc): bool =
 template simpleAsgn(builder: var Builder, dest, src: TLoc) =
   let rd = rdLoc(dest)
   let rs = rdLoc(src)
-  builder.addAssignment(rd, rs)
+  builder.addAssignment(rd, rs) 
 
 proc genRefAssign(p: BProc, dest, src: TLoc) =
   if (dest.storage == OnStack and p.config.selectedGC != gcGo) or not usesWriteBarrier(p.config):
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ proc binaryArithOverflow(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, m: TMagic) =
       if e[2].kind in {nkIntLit..nkInt64Lit}:
         needsOverflowCheck = e[2].intVal == -1
       if canBeZero:
-        # remove extra paren from `==` op here to avoid Wparentheses-equality:
+        # remove extra paren from `==` op here to avoid Wparentheses-equality: 
         p.s(cpsStmts).addSingleIfStmt(removeSinglePar(cOp(Equal, rdLoc(b), cIntValue(0)))):
           p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "raiseDivByZero"))
           raiseInstr(p, p.s(cpsStmts))
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ proc unaryArithOverflow(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, m: TMagic) =
   let ra = rdLoc(a)
   if optOverflowCheck in p.options:
     let first = cIntLiteral(firstOrd(p.config, t))
-    # remove extra paren from `==` op here to avoid Wparentheses-equality:
+    # remove extra paren from `==` op here to avoid Wparentheses-equality: 
     p.s(cpsStmts).addSingleIfStmt(removeSinglePar(cOp(Equal, ra, first))):
       p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "raiseOverflow"))
       raiseInstr(p, p.s(cpsStmts))
@@ -919,10 +919,6 @@ proc genDeref(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
       return
     else:
       a = initLocExprSingleUse(p, e[0])
-
-    if e.typ != nil and e.typ.kind == tyObject:
-      # bug #23453 #25265
-      discard getTypeDesc(p.module, e.typ)
     if d.k == locNone:
       # dest = *a;  <-- We do not know that 'dest' is on the heap!
       # It is completely wrong to set 'd.storage' here, unless it's not yet
@@ -1006,7 +1002,7 @@ proc genTupleElem(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
   var
     i: int = 0
   var a: TLoc = initLocExpr(p, e[0])
-  let tupType = a.t.skipTypes(abstractInst+{tyVar}+tyUserTypeClasses) # ref #25227
+  let tupType = a.t.skipTypes(abstractInst+{tyVar})
   assert tupType.kind == tyTuple
   d.inheritLocation(a)
   discard getTypeDesc(p.module, a.t) # fill the record's fields.loc
@@ -1916,7 +1912,7 @@ proc genSeqConstr(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
 proc genArrToSeq(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
   var elem, arr: TLoc
   if n[1].kind == nkBracket:
-    n[1].typ = n.typ
+    n[1].typ() = n.typ
     genSeqConstr(p, n[1], d)
     return
   if d.k == locNone:
@@ -3363,9 +3359,8 @@ proc genConstSetup(p: BProc; sym: PSym): bool =
   useHeader(m, sym)
   if sym.loc.k == locNone:
     fillBackendName(p.module, sym)
-    ensureMutable sym
-    fillLoc(sym.locImpl, locData, sym.astdef, OnStatic)
-  if m.hcrOn: incl(sym, lfIndirect)
+    fillLoc(sym.loc, locData, sym.astdef, OnStatic)
+  if m.hcrOn: incl(sym.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
   result = lfNoDecl notin sym.loc.flags
 
 proc genConstHeader(m, q: BModule; p: BProc, sym: PSym) =
@@ -3435,7 +3430,7 @@ proc genConstDefinition(q: BModule; p: BProc; sym: PSym) =
 
 proc genConstStmt(p: BProc, n: PNode) =
   # This code is only used in the new DCE implementation.
-  assert delayedCodegen(p.module)
+  assert useAliveDataFromDce in p.module.flags
   let m = p.module
   for it in n:
     if it[0].kind == nkSym:
@@ -3453,7 +3448,7 @@ proc expr(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
     var sym = n.sym
     case sym.kind
     of skMethod:
-      if delayedCodegen(p.module) or {sfDispatcher, sfForward} * sym.flags != {}:
+      if useAliveDataFromDce in p.module.flags or {sfDispatcher, sfForward} * sym.flags != {}:
         # we cannot produce code for the dispatcher yet:
         fillProcLoc(p.module, n)
         genProcPrototype(p.module, sym)
@@ -3466,15 +3461,11 @@ proc expr(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
       if sfCompileTime in sym.flags:
         localError(p.config, n.info, "request to generate code for .compileTime proc: " &
            sym.name.s)
-      if delayedCodegen(p.module) and sym.typ.callConv != ccInline:
+      if useAliveDataFromDce in p.module.flags and sym.typ.callConv != ccInline:
         fillProcLoc(p.module, n)
         genProcPrototype(p.module, sym)
       else:
         genProc(p.module, sym)
-        # For cross-module inline procs with optCompress, ensure prototype is emitted
-        if sym.typ.callConv == ccInline and optCompress in p.config.globalOptions and
-           sym.itemId.module != p.module.module.position:
-          genProcPrototype(p.module, sym)
       if sym.loc.snippet == "" or sym.loc.lode == nil:
         internalError(p.config, n.info, "expr: proc not init " & sym.name.s)
       putLocIntoDest(p, d, sym.loc)
@@ -3483,13 +3474,7 @@ proc expr(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
         var lit = newBuilder("")
         genLiteral(p, sym.astdef, sym.typ, lit)
         putIntoDest(p, d, n, extract(lit), OnStatic)
-      elif optCompress in p.config.globalOptions:
-        # With delayed codegen, we need to ensure the definition is generated
-        # not just the extern header declaration
-        requestConstImpl(p, sym)
-        assert((sym.loc.snippet != "") and (sym.loc.t != nil))
-        putLocIntoDest(p, d, sym.loc)
-      elif delayedCodegen(p.module):
+      elif useAliveDataFromDce in p.module.flags:
         genConstHeader(p.module, p.module, p, sym)
         assert((sym.loc.snippet != "") and (sym.loc.t != nil))
         putLocIntoDest(p, d, sym.loc)
@@ -3621,7 +3606,7 @@ proc expr(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
   of nkWhileStmt: genWhileStmt(p, n)
   of nkVarSection, nkLetSection: genVarStmt(p, n)
   of nkConstSection:
-    if delayedCodegen(p.module):
+    if useAliveDataFromDce in p.module.flags:
       genConstStmt(p, n)
     else: # enforce addressable consts for exportc
       let m = p.module
@@ -3687,10 +3672,7 @@ proc expr(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
   of nkProcDef, nkFuncDef, nkMethodDef, nkConverterDef:
     if n[genericParamsPos].kind == nkEmpty:
       var prc = n[namePos].sym
-      if optCompress in p.config.globalOptions:
-        if prc.magic in generatedMagics:
-          genProc(p.module, prc)
-      elif delayedCodegen(p.module):
+      if useAliveDataFromDce in p.module.flags:
         if p.module.alive.contains(prc.itemId.item) and
             prc.magic in generatedMagics:
           genProc(p.module, prc)

compiler/ccgliterals.nim

@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 ## implementation.
 
 template detectVersion(field, corename) =
-  if m.g.config.selectedGC in {gcArc, gcOrc, gcAtomicArc, gcHooks}:
-    result = 2
-  else:
-    result = 1
+  if m.g.field == 0:
+    let core = getCompilerProc(m.g.graph, corename)
+    if core == nil or core.kind != skConst:
+      m.g.field = 1
+    else:
+      m.g.field = toInt(ast.getInt(core.astdef))
+  result = m.g.field
 
 proc detectStrVersion(m: BModule): int =
   detectVersion(strVersion, "nimStrVersion")

compiler/ccgstmts.nim

@@ -126,10 +126,9 @@ proc genVarTuple(p: BProc, n: PNode) =
     let vn = n[i]
     let v = vn.sym
     if sfCompileTime in v.flags: continue
-    ensureMutable v
     if sfGlobal in v.flags:
       assignGlobalVar(p, vn, "")
-      genObjectInit(p, cpsInit, v.typ, v.locImpl, constructObj)
+      genObjectInit(p, cpsInit, v.typ, v.loc, constructObj)
       registerTraverseProc(p, v)
     else:
       assignLocalVar(p, vn)
@@ -143,9 +142,9 @@ proc genVarTuple(p: BProc, n: PNode) =
         if t.n[i].kind != nkSym: internalError(p.config, n.info, "genVarTuple")
         mangleRecFieldName(p.module, t.n[i].sym)
     field.snippet = dotField(rtup, fieldName)
-    putLocIntoDest(p, v.locImpl, field)
+    putLocIntoDest(p, v.loc, field)
     if forHcr or isGlobalInBlock:
-      hcrGlobals.add((loc: v.locImpl, tp: CNil))
+      hcrGlobals.add((loc: v.loc, tp: CNil))
 
   if forHcr:
     # end the block where the tuple gets initialized
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ proc genState(p: BProc, n: PNode) =
   elif n0.kind == nkStrLit:
     p.s(cpsStmts).addLabel(n0.strVal)
 
-proc blockLeaveActions(p: BProc, howManyTrys, howManyExcepts: int, isReturnStmt = false) =
+proc blockLeaveActions(p: BProc, howManyTrys, howManyExcepts: int) =
   # Called by return and break stmts.
   # Deals with issues faced when jumping out of try/except/finally stmts.
 
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ proc blockLeaveActions(p: BProc, howManyTrys, howManyExcepts: int, isReturnStmt
 
   # Pop exceptions that was handled by the
   # except-blocks we are in
-  if noSafePoints notin p.flags and not (isReturnStmt and isClosureIterator(p.prc.typ)):
+  if noSafePoints notin p.flags:
     for i in countdown(howManyExcepts-1, 0):
       p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "popCurrentException"))
 
@@ -366,7 +365,6 @@ proc genSingleVar(p: BProc, v: PSym; vn, value: PNode) =
     if v.flags * {sfImportc, sfExportc} == {sfImportc} and
         value.kind == nkEmpty and
         v.loc.flags * {lfHeader, lfNoDecl} != {}:
-      # IC XXX: this is bad, we should set v.loc regardless here
       return
     if sfPure in v.flags:
       # v.owner.kind != skModule:
@@ -462,8 +460,7 @@ proc genSingleVar(p: BProc, v: PSym; vn, value: PNode) =
   if value.kind != nkEmpty and valueAsRope.len == 0:
     genLineDir(targetProc, vn)
     if not isCppCtorCall:
-      backendEnsureMutable v
-      loadInto(targetProc, vn, value, v.locImpl)
+      loadInto(targetProc, vn, value, v.loc)
   if forHcr:
     endBlockWith(targetProc):
       finishBranch(p.s(cpsStmts), hcrInit)
@@ -557,8 +554,7 @@ proc genReturnStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) =
   if (t[0].kind != nkEmpty): genStmts(p, t[0])
   blockLeaveActions(p,
     howManyTrys    = p.nestedTryStmts.len,
-    howManyExcepts = p.inExceptBlockLen,
-    isReturnStmt = true)
+    howManyExcepts = p.inExceptBlockLen)
   if (p.finallySafePoints.len > 0) and noSafePoints notin p.flags:
     # If we're in a finally block, and we came here by exception
     # consume it before we return.
@@ -740,8 +736,7 @@ proc genBlock(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
       # named block?
       assert(n[0].kind == nkSym)
       var sym = n[0].sym
-      ensureMutable sym
-      sym.locImpl.k = locOther
+      sym.loc.k = locOther
       sym.position = p.breakIdx+1
     expr(p, n[1], d)
     endSimpleBlock(p, scope)
@@ -1255,8 +1250,7 @@ proc genTryCpp(p: BProc, t: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
           initElifBranch(p.s(cpsStmts), ifStmt, orExpr)
         if exvar != nil:
           fillLocalName(p, exvar.sym)
-          ensureMutable exvar.sym
-          fillLoc(exvar.sym.locImpl, locTemp, exvar, OnStack)
+          fillLoc(exvar.sym.loc, locTemp, exvar, OnStack)
           linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 $2 = T$3_;$n", [getTypeDesc(p.module, exvar.sym.typ),
             rdLoc(exvar.sym.loc), rope(etmp+1)])
         # we handled the error:
@@ -1304,8 +1298,7 @@ proc genTryCpp(p: BProc, t: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
             if isImportedException(typeNode.typ, p.config):
               let exvar = t[i][j][2] # ex1 in `except ExceptType as ex1:`
               fillLocalName(p, exvar.sym)
-              ensureMutable exvar.sym
-              fillLoc(exvar.sym.locImpl, locTemp, exvar, OnStack)
+              fillLoc(exvar.sym.loc, locTemp, exvar, OnStack)
               startBlockWith(p):
                 lineCg(p, cpsStmts, "catch ($1& $2) {$n", [getTypeDesc(p.module, typeNode.typ), rdLoc(exvar.sym.loc)])
               genExceptBranchBody(t[i][^1])  # exception handler body will duplicated for every type
@@ -1396,8 +1389,7 @@ proc genTryCppOld(p: BProc, t: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
         if t[i][j].isInfixAs():
           let exvar = t[i][j][2] # ex1 in `except ExceptType as ex1:`
           fillLocalName(p, exvar.sym)
-          ensureMutable exvar.sym
-          fillLoc(exvar.sym.locImpl, locTemp, exvar, OnUnknown)
+          fillLoc(exvar.sym.loc, locTemp, exvar, OnUnknown)
           startBlockWith(p):
             lineCg(p, cpsStmts, "catch ($1& $2) {$n", [getTypeDesc(p.module, t[i][j][1].typ), rdLoc(exvar.sym.loc)])
         else:

compiler/ccgtypes.nim

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ proc mangleProc(m: BModule; s: PSym; makeUnique: bool): string =
 proc fillBackendName(m: BModule; s: PSym) =
   if s.loc.snippet == "":
     var result: Rope
-    if s.kind in routineKinds and {optCDebug, optItaniumMangle} * m.g.config.globalOptions == {optCDebug, optItaniumMangle} and
+    if not m.compileToCpp and s.kind in routineKinds and optCDebug in m.g.config.globalOptions and
       m.g.config.symbolFiles == disabledSf:
       result = mangleProc(m, s, false).rope
     else:
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ proc fillBackendName(m: BModule; s: PSym) =
     if m.hcrOn:
       result.add '_'
       result.add(idOrSig(s, m.module.name.s.mangle, m.sigConflicts, m.config))
-    backendEnsureMutable s
-    s.locImpl.snippet = result
+    s.loc.snippet = result
 
 proc fillParamName(m: BModule; s: PSym) =
   if s.loc.snippet == "":
@@ -108,8 +107,7 @@ proc fillParamName(m: BModule; s: PSym) =
     # and a function called in main or proxy uses `socket` as a parameter name.
     # That would lead to either needing to reload `proxy` or to overwrite the
     # executable file for the main module, which is running (or both!) -> error.
-    backendEnsureMutable s
-    s.locImpl.snippet = res.rope
+    s.loc.snippet = res.rope
 
 proc fillLocalName(p: BProc; s: PSym) =
   assert s.kind in skLocalVars+{skTemp}
@@ -124,8 +122,7 @@ proc fillLocalName(p: BProc; s: PSym) =
     elif s.kind != skResult:
       result.add "_" & rope(counter+1)
     p.sigConflicts.inc(key)
-    ensureMutable s
-    s.locImpl.snippet = result
+    s.loc.snippet = result
 
 proc scopeMangledParam(p: BProc; param: PSym) =
   ## parameter generation only takes BModule, not a BProc, so we have to
@@ -159,9 +156,8 @@ proc getTypeName(m: BModule; typ: PType; sig: SigHash): Rope =
       break
   let typ = if typ.kind in {tyAlias, tySink, tyOwned}: typ.elementType else: typ
   if typ.loc.snippet == "":
-    backendEnsureMutable typ
-    typ.typeName(typ.locImpl.snippet)
-    typ.locImpl.snippet.add $sig
+    typ.typeName(typ.loc.snippet)
+    typ.loc.snippet.add $sig
   else:
     when defined(debugSigHashes):
       # check consistency:
@@ -242,6 +238,9 @@ proc mapReturnType(conf: ConfigRef; typ: PType): TCTypeKind =
 proc isImportedType(t: PType): bool =
   result = t.sym != nil and sfImportc in t.sym.flags
 
+proc isNoDeclType(t: PType): bool =
+  result = t.sym != nil and {lfNoDecl, lfHeader} * t.sym.loc.flags != {}
+
 proc isImportedCppType(t: PType): bool =
   let x = t.skipTypes(irrelevantForBackend)
   result = (t.sym != nil and sfInfixCall in t.sym.flags) or
@@ -251,7 +250,6 @@ proc isOrHasImportedCppType(typ: PType): bool =
   searchTypeFor(typ.skipTypes({tyRef}), isImportedCppType)
 
 proc hasNoInit(t: PType): bool =
-  let t = skipTypes(t, {tyGenericInst})
   result = t.sym != nil and sfNoInit in t.sym.flags
 
 proc getTypeDescAux(m: BModule; origTyp: PType, check: var IntSet; kind: TypeDescKind): Rope
@@ -304,13 +302,12 @@ proc addAbiCheck(m: BModule; t: PType, name: Rope) =
 
 
 proc fillResult(conf: ConfigRef; param: PNode, proctype: PType) =
-  ensureMutable param.sym
-  fillLoc(param.sym.locImpl, locParam, param, "Result",
+  fillLoc(param.sym.loc, locParam, param, "Result",
           OnStack)
   let t = param.sym.typ
   if mapReturnType(conf, t) != ctArray and isInvalidReturnType(conf, proctype):
-    incl(param.sym.locImpl.flags, lfIndirect)
-    param.sym.locImpl.storage = OnUnknown
+    incl(param.sym.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
+    param.sym.loc.storage = OnUnknown
 
 proc typeNameOrLiteral(m: BModule; t: PType, literal: string): Rope =
   if t.sym != nil and sfImportc in t.sym.flags and t.sym.magic == mNone:
@@ -396,7 +393,7 @@ proc getTypeForward(m: BModule; typ: PType; sig: SigHash): Rope =
   of tySequence, tyTuple, tyObject:
     result = getTypeName(m, typ, sig)
     m.forwTypeCache[sig] = result
-    if not isImportedType(concrete):
+    if not isNoDeclType(concrete):
       addForwardStructFormat(m, structOrUnion(typ), result)
     else:
       pushType(m, concrete)
@@ -529,15 +526,14 @@ proc genMemberProcParams(m: BModule; prc: PSym, superCall, rettype, name, params
   var types, names, args: seq[string] = @[]
   if not isCtor:
     var this = t.n[1].sym
-    ensureMutable this
     fillParamName(m, this)
-    fillLoc(this.locImpl, locParam, t.n[1],
+    fillLoc(this.loc, locParam, t.n[1],
             this.paramStorageLoc)
     if this.typ.kind == tyPtr:
-      this.locImpl.snippet = "this"
+      this.loc.snippet = "this"
     else:
-      this.locImpl.snippet = "(*this)"
-    names.add this.locImpl.snippet
+      this.loc.snippet = "(*this)"
+    names.add this.loc.snippet
     types.add getTypeDescWeak(m, this.typ, check, dkParam)
 
   let firstParam = if isCtor: 1 else: 2
@@ -551,14 +547,13 @@ proc genMemberProcParams(m: BModule; prc: PSym, superCall, rettype, name, params
       else:
         descKind = dkRefParam
     var typ, name: string
-    ensureMutable param
     fillParamName(m, param)
-    fillLoc(param.locImpl, locParam, t.n[i],
+    fillLoc(param.loc, locParam, t.n[i],
             param.paramStorageLoc)
     if ccgIntroducedPtr(m.config, param, t.returnType) and descKind == dkParam:
       typ = getTypeDescWeak(m, param.typ, check, descKind) & "*"
-      incl(param.locImpl.flags, lfIndirect)
-      param.locImpl.storage = OnUnknown
+      incl(param.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
+      param.loc.storage = OnUnknown
     elif weakDep:
       typ = getTypeDescWeak(m, param.typ, check, descKind)
     else:
@@ -566,7 +561,7 @@ proc genMemberProcParams(m: BModule; prc: PSym, superCall, rettype, name, params
     if sfNoalias in param.flags:
       typ.add("NIM_NOALIAS ")
 
-    name = param.locImpl.snippet
+    name = param.loc.snippet
     types.add typ
     names.add name
     if sfCodegenDecl notin param.flags:
@@ -608,15 +603,14 @@ proc genProcParams(m: BModule; t: PType, rettype: var Rope, params: var Builder,
         else:
           descKind = dkRefParam
       if isCompileTimeOnly(param.typ): continue
-      backendEnsureMutable param
       fillParamName(m, param)
-      fillLoc(param.locImpl, locParam, t.n[i],
+      fillLoc(param.loc, locParam, t.n[i],
               param.paramStorageLoc)
       var typ: Rope
       if ccgIntroducedPtr(m.config, param, t.returnType) and descKind == dkParam:
         typ = ptrType(getTypeDescWeak(m, param.typ, check, descKind))
-        incl(param.locImpl.flags, lfIndirect)
-        param.locImpl.storage = OnUnknown
+        incl(param.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
+        param.loc.storage = OnUnknown
       elif weakDep:
         typ = (getTypeDescWeak(m, param.typ, check, descKind))
       else:
@@ -628,9 +622,9 @@ proc genProcParams(m: BModule; t: PType, rettype: var Rope, params: var Builder,
       var j = 0
       while arr.kind in {tyOpenArray, tyVarargs}:
         # this fixes the 'sort' bug:
-        if param.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}: param.locImpl.storage = OnUnknown
+        if param.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}: param.loc.storage = OnUnknown
         # need to pass hidden parameter:
-        params.addParam(paramBuilder, name = param.locImpl.snippet & "Len_" & $j, typ = NimInt)
+        params.addParam(paramBuilder, name = param.loc.snippet & "Len_" & $j, typ = NimInt)
         inc(j)
         arr = arr[0].skipTypes({tySink})
     if t.returnType != nil and isInvalidReturnType(m.config, t):
@@ -715,13 +709,12 @@ proc genRecordFieldsAux(m: BModule; n: PNode,
     if field.typ.kind == tyVoid: return
     #assert(field.ast == nil)
     let sname = mangleRecFieldName(m, field)
-    backendEnsureMutable field
-    fillLoc(field.locImpl, locField, n, unionPrefix & sname, OnUnknown)
+    fillLoc(field.loc, locField, n, unionPrefix & sname, OnUnknown)
     # for importcpp'ed objects, we only need to set field.loc, but don't
     # have to recurse via 'getTypeDescAux'. And not doing so prevents problems
     # with heavily templatized C++ code:
     if not isImportedCppType(rectype):
-      let fieldType = field.loc.t.skipTypes(abstractInst)
+      let fieldType = field.loc.lode.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)
       var typ: Rope = ""
       var isFlexArray = false
       var initializer = ""
@@ -1055,14 +1048,14 @@ proc getTypeDescAux(m: BModule; origTyp: PType, check: var IntSet; kind: TypeDes
       if result == "":
         result = getTypeName(m, origTyp, sig)
         m.forwTypeCache[sig] = result
-        if not isImportedType(t):
+        if not isNoDeclType(t):
           addForwardStructFormat(m, structOrUnion(t), result)
         assert m.forwTypeCache[sig] == result
       m.typeCache[sig] = result # always call for sideeffects:
       if not incompleteType(t):
         let recdesc = if t.kind != tyTuple: getRecordDesc(m, t, result, check)
                       else: getTupleDesc(m, t, result, check)
-        if not isImportedType(t):
+        if not isImportedType(t) and not isNoDeclType(t):
           m.s[cfsTypes].add(recdesc)
         elif tfIncompleteStruct notin t.flags:
           discard # addAbiCheck(m, t, result) # already handled elsewhere
@@ -1164,8 +1157,7 @@ proc genMemberProcHeader(m: BModule; prc: PSym; result: var Builder; asPtr: bool
   let isCtor = sfConstructor in prc.flags
   var check = initIntSet()
   fillBackendName(m, prc)
-  ensureMutable prc
-  fillLoc(prc.locImpl, locProc, prc.ast[namePos], OnUnknown)
+  fillLoc(prc.loc, locProc, prc.ast[namePos], OnUnknown)
   var memberOp = "#." #only virtual
   var typ: PType
   if isCtor:
@@ -1197,7 +1189,7 @@ proc genMemberProcHeader(m: BModule; prc: PSym; result: var Builder; asPtr: bool
     superCall = ""
   else:
     if not isCtor:
-      prc.locImpl.snippet = "$1$2(@)" % [memberOp, name]
+      prc.loc.snippet = "$1$2(@)" % [memberOp, name]
     elif superCall != "":
       superCall = " : " & superCall
 
@@ -1212,15 +1204,14 @@ proc genProcHeader(m: BModule; prc: PSym; result: var Builder; visibility: var D
   # using static is needed for inline procs
   var check = initIntSet()
   fillBackendName(m, prc)
-  backendEnsureMutable prc
-  fillLoc(prc.locImpl, locProc, prc.ast[namePos], OnUnknown)
+  fillLoc(prc.loc, locProc, prc.ast[namePos], OnUnknown)
   var rettype: Snippet = ""
   var desc = newBuilder("")
   genProcParams(m, prc.typ, rettype, desc, check, true, false)
   let params = extract(desc)
   # handle the 2 options for hotcodereloading codegen - function pointer
   # (instead of forward declaration) or header for function body with "_actual" postfix
-  var name = prc.locImpl.snippet
+  var name = prc.loc.snippet
   if not asPtr and isReloadable(m, prc):
     name.add("_actual")
   # careful here! don't access ``prc.ast`` as that could reload large parts of
@@ -1460,7 +1451,7 @@ proc genObjectInfo(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo
   var t = typ.baseClass
   while t != nil:
     t = t.skipTypes(skipPtrs)
-    t.incl tfObjHasKids
+    t.flags.incl tfObjHasKids
     t = t.baseClass
 
 proc genTupleInfo(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
@@ -1656,8 +1647,8 @@ proc generateRttiDestructor(g: ModuleGraph; typ: PType; owner: PSym; kind: TType
   n[bodyPos] = body
   result.ast = n
 
-  incl result.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric
-  incl result.flagsImpl, sfGeneratedOp
+  incl result.flags, sfFromGeneric
+  incl result.flags, sfGeneratedOp
 
 proc genHook(m: BModule; t: PType; info: TLineInfo; op: TTypeAttachedOp; result: var Builder) =
   let theProc = getAttachedOp(m.g.graph, t, op)
@@ -2054,21 +2045,17 @@ proc genTypeInfo*(config: ConfigRef, m: BModule; t: PType; info: TLineInfo): Rop
   else:
     result = genTypeInfoV1(m, t, info)
 
-proc retrieveSym(n: PNode): PSym =
-  case n.kind
-  of nkPostfix: result = retrieveSym(n[1])
-  of nkPragmaExpr, nkTypeDef: result = retrieveSym(n[0])
-  of nkSym: result = n.sym
-  else: result = nil
-
 proc genTypeSection(m: BModule, n: PNode) =
   var intSet = initIntSet()
-  let compress = optCompress in m.config.globalOptions
-  for typedef in n:
-    let s = retrieveSym(typedef)
-    if s != nil and ({sfExportc, sfCompilerProc} * s.flags == {sfExportc} or compress) and s.typ != nil and
-        not containsGenericType(s.typ) and
-        s.typ.kind notin {tyVoid, tyNot, tyAnything, tyOr, tyAnd, tyUntyped, tyTyped, tyNone, tyNil, tySink}:
-      discard getTypeDescAux(m, s.typ, intSet, descKindFromSymKind(s.kind))
-      if m.g.generatedHeader != nil:
-        discard getTypeDescAux(m.g.generatedHeader, s.typ, intSet, descKindFromSymKind(s.kind))
+  for i in 0..<n.len:
+    if len(n[i]) == 0: continue
+    if n[i][0].kind != nkPragmaExpr: continue
+    for p in 0..<n[i][0].len:
+      if (n[i][0][p].kind notin {nkSym, nkPostfix}): continue
+      var s = n[i][0][p]
+      if s.kind == nkPostfix:
+        s = n[i][0][p][1]
+      if {sfExportc, sfCompilerProc} * s.sym.flags == {sfExportc}:
+        discard getTypeDescAux(m, s.typ, intSet, descKindFromSymKind(s.sym.kind))
+        if m.g.generatedHeader != nil:
+          discard getTypeDescAux(m.g.generatedHeader, s.typ, intSet, descKindFromSymKind(s.sym.kind))

compiler/cgen.nim

@@ -61,18 +61,14 @@ proc hcrOn(p: BProc): bool = p.module.config.hcrOn
 proc addForwardedProc(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
   m.g.forwardedProcs.add(prc)
 
-proc newModule*(g: BModuleList; module: PSym; conf: ConfigRef): BModule
-
 proc findPendingModule(m: BModule, s: PSym): BModule =
   # TODO fixme
-  if m.config.symbolFiles == v2Sf or optCompress in m.config.globalOptions:
+  if m.config.symbolFiles == v2Sf:
     let ms = s.itemId.module  #getModule(s)
     result = m.g.modules[ms]
   else:
     var ms = getModule(s)
     result = m.g.modules[ms.position]
-    if result == nil:
-      result = newModule(m.g, ms, m.config)
 
 proc initLoc(k: TLocKind, lode: PNode, s: TStorageLoc, flags: TLocFlags = {}): TLoc =
   result = TLoc(k: k, storage: s, lode: lode,
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ proc t(a: TLoc): PType {.inline.} =
 
 proc lodeTyp(t: PType): PNode =
   result = newNode(nkEmpty)
-  result.typ = t
+  result.typ() = t
 
 proc isSimpleConst(typ: PType): bool =
   let t = skipTypes(typ, abstractVar)
@@ -510,7 +506,7 @@ include ccgreset
 proc resetLoc(p: BProc, loc: var TLoc) =
   let containsGcRef = optSeqDestructors notin p.config.globalOptions and containsGarbageCollectedRef(loc.t)
   let typ = skipTypes(loc.t, abstractVarRange)
-  if isImportedCppType(typ):
+  if isImportedCppType(typ): 
     var didGenTemp = false
     let rl = rdLoc(loc)
     let init = genCppInitializer(p.module, p, typ, didGenTemp)
@@ -604,8 +600,7 @@ proc initLocalVar(p: BProc, v: PSym, immediateAsgn: bool) =
     # ``var v = X()`` gets transformed into ``X(&v)``.
     # Nowadays the logic in ccgcalls deals with this case however.
     if not immediateAsgn:
-      backendEnsureMutable v
-      constructLoc(p, v.locImpl)
+      constructLoc(p, v.loc)
 
 proc getTemp(p: BProc, t: PType, needsInit=false): TLoc =
   inc(p.labels)
@@ -651,9 +646,8 @@ proc localVarDecl(res: var Builder, p: BProc; n: PNode,
   let s = n.sym
   if s.loc.k == locNone:
     fillLocalName(p, s)
-    ensureMutable s
-    fillLoc(s.locImpl, locLocalVar, n, OnStack)
-    if s.kind == skLet: incl(s, lfNoDeepCopy)
+    fillLoc(s.loc, locLocalVar, n, OnStack)
+    if s.kind == skLet: incl(s.loc.flags, lfNoDeepCopy)
 
   genCLineDir(res, p, n.info, p.config)
 
@@ -713,17 +707,15 @@ proc assignGlobalVar(p: BProc, n: PNode; value: Rope) =
   let s = n.sym
   if s.loc.k == locNone:
     fillBackendName(p.module, s)
-    ensureMutable s
-    fillLoc(s.locImpl, locGlobalVar, n, OnHeap)
-    if treatGlobalDifferentlyForHCR(p.module, s): incl(s, lfIndirect)
+    fillLoc(s.loc, locGlobalVar, n, OnHeap)
+    if treatGlobalDifferentlyForHCR(p.module, s): incl(s.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
 
   if lfDynamicLib in s.loc.flags:
     var q = findPendingModule(p.module, s)
     if q != nil and not containsOrIncl(q.declaredThings, s.id):
       varInDynamicLib(q, s)
     else:
-      ensureMutable s
-      s.locImpl.snippet = mangleDynLibProc(s)
+      s.loc.snippet = mangleDynLibProc(s)
     if value != "":
       internalError(p.config, n.info, ".dynlib variables cannot have a value")
     return
@@ -763,14 +755,12 @@ proc assignGlobalVar(p: BProc, n: PNode; value: Rope) =
       genGlobalVarDecl(p.module.s[cfsVars], p, n, td, initializer = initializer)
   if p.withinLoop > 0 and value == "":
     # fixes tests/run/tzeroarray:
-    ensureMutable s
-    resetLoc(p, s.locImpl)
+    resetLoc(p, s.loc)
 
 proc callGlobalVarCppCtor(p: BProc; v: PSym; vn, value: PNode; didGenTemp: var bool) =
   let s = vn.sym
   fillBackendName(p.module, s)
-  ensureMutable s
-  fillLoc(s.locImpl, locGlobalVar, vn, OnHeap)
+  fillLoc(s.loc, locGlobalVar, vn, OnHeap)
   let td = getTypeDesc(p.module, vn.sym.typ, dkVar)
   var val = genCppParamsForCtor(p, value, didGenTemp)
   if didGenTemp:  return # generated in the caller
@@ -789,8 +779,7 @@ proc fillProcLoc(m: BModule; n: PNode) =
   let sym = n.sym
   if sym.loc.k == locNone:
     fillBackendName(m, sym)
-    backendEnsureMutable sym
-    fillLoc(sym.locImpl, locProc, n, OnStack)
+    fillLoc(sym.loc, locProc, n, OnStack)
 
 proc getLabel(p: BProc): TLabel =
   inc(p.labels)
@@ -959,8 +948,7 @@ proc symInDynamicLib(m: BModule, sym: PSym) =
   var extname = sym.loc.snippet
   if not isCall: loadDynamicLib(m, lib)
   var tmp = mangleDynLibProc(sym)
-  ensureMutable sym
-  sym.locImpl.snippet = tmp             # from now on we only need the internal name
+  sym.loc.snippet = tmp             # from now on we only need the internal name
   sym.typ.sym = nil           # generate a new name
   inc(m.labels, 2)
   if isCall:
@@ -1002,10 +990,9 @@ proc varInDynamicLib(m: BModule, sym: PSym) =
   var lib = sym.annex
   var extname = sym.loc.snippet
   loadDynamicLib(m, lib)
-  incl(sym, lfIndirect)
+  incl(sym.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
   var tmp = mangleDynLibProc(sym)
-  ensureMutable sym
-  sym.locImpl.snippet = tmp             # from now on we only need the internal name
+  sym.loc.snippet = tmp             # from now on we only need the internal name
   inc(m.labels, 2)
   let t = ptrType(getTypeDesc(m, sym.typ, dkVar))
   # cgsym has side effects, do it first:
@@ -1018,8 +1005,7 @@ proc varInDynamicLib(m: BModule, sym: PSym) =
   m.s[cfsVars].addVar(name = sym.loc.snippet, typ = t)
 
 proc symInDynamicLibPartial(m: BModule, sym: PSym) =
-  ensureMutable sym
-  sym.locImpl.snippet = mangleDynLibProc(sym)
+  sym.loc.snippet = mangleDynLibProc(sym)
   sym.typ.sym = nil           # generate a new name
 
 proc cgsymImpl(m: BModule; sym: PSym) {.inline.} =
@@ -1289,7 +1275,7 @@ proc genProcBody(p: BProc; procBody: PNode) =
     p.blocks[0].sections[cpsInit].addAssignmentWithValue("nimErr_"):
       p.blocks[0].sections[cpsInit].addCall(cgsymValue(p.module, "nimErrorFlag"))
 
-proc genProcLvl3*(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
+proc genProcAux*(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
   var p = newProc(prc, m)
   var header = newBuilder("")
   let isCppMember = m.config.backend == backendCpp and sfCppMember * prc.flags != {}
@@ -1314,7 +1300,7 @@ proc genProcLvl3*(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
     let resNode = prc.ast[resultPos]
     let res = resNode.sym # get result symbol
     if not isInvalidReturnType(m.config, prc.typ) and sfConstructor notin prc.flags:
-      if sfNoInit in prc.flags: incl(res, sfNoInit)
+      if sfNoInit in prc.flags: incl(res.flags, sfNoInit)
       if sfNoInit in prc.flags and p.module.compileToCpp and (let val = easyResultAsgn(procBody); val != nil):
         var a: TLoc = initLocExprSingleUse(p, val)
         let ra = rdLoc(a)
@@ -1335,11 +1321,9 @@ proc genProcLvl3*(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
       returnBuilder.addReturn(rres)
       returnStmt = extract(returnBuilder)
     elif sfConstructor in prc.flags:
-      resNode.sym.incl lfIndirect
-      ensureMutable resNode.sym
-      fillLoc(resNode.sym.locImpl, locParam, resNode, "this", OnHeap)
-      ensureMutable prc
-      prc.locImpl.snippet = getTypeDesc(m, resNode.sym.locImpl.t, dkVar)
+      resNode.sym.loc.flags.incl lfIndirect
+      fillLoc(resNode.sym.loc, locParam, resNode, "this", OnHeap)
+      prc.loc.snippet = getTypeDesc(m, resNode.sym.loc.t, dkVar)
     else:
       fillResult(p.config, resNode, prc.typ)
       assignParam(p, res, prc.typ.returnType)
@@ -1352,12 +1336,10 @@ proc genProcLvl3*(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
       if sfNoInit in prc.flags: discard
       elif allPathsAsgnResult(p, procBody) == InitSkippable: discard
       else:
-        ensureMutable res
-        resetLoc(p, res.locImpl)
+        resetLoc(p, res.loc)
       if skipTypes(res.typ, abstractInst).kind == tyArray:
         #incl(res.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
-        ensureMutable res
-        res.locImpl.storage = OnUnknown
+        res.loc.storage = OnUnknown
 
   for i in 1..<prc.typ.n.len:
     let param = prc.typ.n[i].sym
@@ -1366,8 +1348,7 @@ proc genProcLvl3*(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
   closureSetup(p, prc)
   genProcBody(p, procBody)
 
-  # IC: spurious write, seems fine for now:
-  prc.infoImpl = tmpInfo
+  prc.info = tmpInfo
 
   var generatedProc = newBuilder("")
   generatedProc.genCLineDir prc.info, m.config
@@ -1450,8 +1431,6 @@ proc genProcPrototype(m: BModule, sym: PSym) =
               getModuleDllPath(m, sym),
               '"' & name & '"')
   elif not containsOrIncl(m.declaredProtos, sym.id):
-    if optCompress in m.config.globalOptions:
-      m.queue.add(sym)
     let asPtr = isReloadable(m, sym)
     var header = newBuilder("")
     var visibility: DeclVisibility = None
@@ -1471,9 +1450,8 @@ proc genProcPrototype(m: BModule, sym: PSym) =
           m.s[cfsProcHeaders].add(extract(header))
           m.s[cfsProcHeaders].finishProcHeaderAsProto()
 
-include inliner
-
-proc genProcLvl2(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
+# TODO: figure out how to rename this - it DOES generate a forward declaration
+proc genProcNoForward(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
   if lfImportCompilerProc in prc.loc.flags:
     fillProcLoc(m, prc.ast[namePos])
     useHeader(m, prc)
@@ -1510,22 +1488,16 @@ proc genProcLvl2(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
       #if prc.loc.k == locNone:
       # mangle the inline proc based on the module where it is defined -
       # not on the first module that uses it
-      if m.module.itemId.module != prc.itemId.module and optCompress in m.config.globalOptions:
-        let prcCopy = prc # copyInlineProc(prc, m.idgen)
-        fillProcLoc(m, prcCopy.ast[namePos])
-        genProcPrototype(m, prcCopy)
-        genProcLvl3(m, prcCopy)
-      else:
-        let m2 = if m.config.symbolFiles != disabledSf: m
-                else: findPendingModule(m, prc)
-        fillProcLoc(m2, prc.ast[namePos])
-        #elif {sfExportc, sfImportc} * prc.flags == {}:
-        #  # reset name to restore consistency in case of hashing collisions:
-        #  #echo "resetting ", prc.id, " by ", m.module.name.s
-        #  #prc.loc.snippet = nil
-        #  #prc.loc.snippet = mangleName(m, prc)
-        genProcPrototype(m, prc)
-        genProcLvl3(m, prc)
+      let m2 = if m.config.symbolFiles != disabledSf: m
+               else: findPendingModule(m, prc)
+      fillProcLoc(m2, prc.ast[namePos])
+      #elif {sfExportc, sfImportc} * prc.flags == {}:
+      #  # reset name to restore consistency in case of hashing collisions:
+      #  echo "resetting ", prc.id, " by ", m.module.name.s
+      #  prc.loc.snippet = nil
+      #  prc.loc.snippet = mangleName(m, prc)
+      genProcPrototype(m, prc)
+      genProcAux(m, prc)
   elif sfImportc notin prc.flags:
     var q = findPendingModule(m, prc)
     fillProcLoc(q, prc.ast[namePos])
@@ -1546,7 +1518,7 @@ proc genProcLvl2(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
       # which will actually become a function pointer
       if isReloadable(m, prc):
         genProcPrototype(q, prc)
-      genProcLvl3(q, prc)
+      genProcAux(q, prc)
   else:
     fillProcLoc(m, prc.ast[namePos])
     useHeader(m, prc)
@@ -1572,22 +1544,21 @@ proc genProc(m: BModule, prc: PSym) =
     addForwardedProc(m, prc)
     fillProcLoc(m, prc.ast[namePos])
   else:
-    genProcLvl2(m, prc)
+    genProcNoForward(m, prc)
     if {sfExportc, sfCompilerProc} * prc.flags == {sfExportc} and
         m.g.generatedHeader != nil and lfNoDecl notin prc.loc.flags:
       genProcPrototype(m.g.generatedHeader, prc)
       if prc.typ.callConv == ccInline:
         if not containsOrIncl(m.g.generatedHeader.declaredThings, prc.id):
-          genProcLvl3(m.g.generatedHeader, prc)
+          genProcAux(m.g.generatedHeader, prc)
 
 proc genVarPrototype(m: BModule, n: PNode) =
   #assert(sfGlobal in sym.flags)
   let sym = n.sym
   useHeader(m, sym)
   fillBackendName(m, sym)
-  backendEnsureMutable sym
-  fillLoc(sym.locImpl, locGlobalVar, n, OnHeap)
-  if treatGlobalDifferentlyForHCR(m, sym): incl(sym, lfIndirect)
+  fillLoc(sym.loc, locGlobalVar, n, OnHeap)
+  if treatGlobalDifferentlyForHCR(m, sym): incl(sym.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
 
   if (lfNoDecl in sym.loc.flags) or contains(m.declaredThings, sym.id):
     return
@@ -2103,8 +2074,7 @@ proc hcrGetProcLoadCode(builder: var Builder, m: BModule, sym, prefix, handle, g
 
   var extname = prefix & sym
   var tmp = mangleDynLibProc(prc)
-  ensureMutable prc
-  prc.locImpl.snippet = tmp
+  prc.loc.snippet = tmp
   prc.typ.sym = nil
 
   if not containsOrIncl(m.declaredThings, prc.id):
@@ -2372,7 +2342,7 @@ proc rawNewModule(g: BModuleList; module: PSym, filename: AbsoluteFile): BModule
 proc rawNewModule(g: BModuleList; module: PSym; conf: ConfigRef): BModule =
   result = rawNewModule(g, module, AbsoluteFile toFullPath(conf, module.position.FileIndex))
 
-proc newModule(g: BModuleList; module: PSym; conf: ConfigRef): BModule =
+proc newModule*(g: BModuleList; module: PSym; conf: ConfigRef): BModule =
   # we should create only one cgen module for each module sym
   result = rawNewModule(g, module, conf)
   if module.position >= g.modules.len:
@@ -2463,10 +2433,7 @@ proc handleProcGlobals(m: BModule) =
 
     # fixes recursive calls #24997
     swap stmts, m.preInitProc.s(cpsStmts)
-    var transformedN = procGlobals[i]
-    if sfInjectDestructors in m.module.flags:
-      transformedN = injectDestructorCalls(m.g.graph, m.idgen, m.module, transformedN)
-    genStmts(m.preInitProc, transformedN)
+    genStmts(m.preInitProc, procGlobals[i])
     swap stmts, m.preInitProc.s(cpsStmts)
 
     handleProcGlobals(m)
@@ -2523,11 +2490,6 @@ proc writeModule(m: BModule, pending: bool) =
   let cfile = getCFile(m)
   if moduleHasChanged(m.g.graph, m.module):
     genInitCode(m)
-
-    while m.queue.len > 0:
-      let sym = m.queue.pop()
-      genProcLvl2(m, sym)
-
     finishTypeDescriptions(m)
     if sfMainModule in m.module.flags:
       # generate main file:
@@ -2562,11 +2524,10 @@ proc generateLibraryDestroyGlobals(graph: ModuleGraph; m: BModule; body: PNode;
   result = newSym(skProc, procname, m.idgen, m.module.owner, m.module.info)
   result.typ = newProcType(m.module.info, m.idgen, m.module.owner)
   result.typ.callConv = ccCDecl
-  ensureMutable result
-  incl result.flagsImpl, sfExportc
-  result.locImpl.snippet = prefixedName
+  incl result.flags, sfExportc
+  result.loc.snippet = prefixedName
   if isDynlib:
-    incl(result.locImpl.flags, lfExportLib)
+    incl(result.loc.flags, lfExportLib)
 
   let theProc = newNodeI(nkProcDef, m.module.info, bodyPos+1)
   for i in 0..<theProc.len: theProc[i] = newNodeI(nkEmpty, m.module.info)
@@ -2591,7 +2552,7 @@ proc finalCodegenActions*(graph: ModuleGraph; m: BModule; n: PNode) =
         body.add graph.globalDestructors[i]
       body.flags.incl nfTransf # should not be further transformed
       let dtor = generateLibraryDestroyGlobals(graph, m, body, optGenDynLib in m.config.globalOptions)
-      genProcLvl3(m, dtor)
+      genProcAux(m, dtor)
   if pipelineutils.skipCodegen(m.config, n): return
   if moduleHasChanged(graph, m.module):
     # if the module is cached, we don't regenerate the main proc
@@ -2644,7 +2605,7 @@ proc finalCodegenActions*(graph: ModuleGraph; m: BModule; n: PNode) =
 proc genForwardedProcs(g: BModuleList) =
   # Forward declared proc:s lack bodies when first encountered, so they're given
   # a second pass here
-  # Note: ``genProcLvl2`` may add to ``forwardedProcs``
+  # Note: ``genProcNoForward`` may add to ``forwardedProcs``
   while g.forwardedProcs.len > 0:
     let
       prc = g.forwardedProcs.pop()
@@ -2652,7 +2613,7 @@ proc genForwardedProcs(g: BModuleList) =
     if sfForward in prc.flags:
       internalError(m.config, prc.info, "still forwarded: " & prc.name.s)
 
-    genProcLvl2(m, prc)
+    genProcNoForward(m, prc)
 
 proc cgenWriteModules*(backend: RootRef, config: ConfigRef) =
   let g = BModuleList(backend)

compiler/cgendata.nim

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ type
     mapping*: Rope             # the generated mapping file (if requested)
     modules*: seq[BModule]     # list of all compiled modules
     modulesClosed*: seq[BModule] # list of the same compiled modules, but in the order they were closed
-    forwardedProcs*: seq[PSym] # procs that did not yet have a body
+    forwardedProcs*: seq[PSym] # proc:s that did not yet have a body
     generatedHeader*: BModule
     typeInfoMarker*: TypeCacheWithOwner
     typeInfoMarkerV2*: TypeCacheWithOwner
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ type
     forwTypeCache*: TypeCache # cache for forward declarations of types
     declaredThings*: IntSet   # things we have declared in this .c file
     declaredProtos*: IntSet   # prototypes we have declared in this .c file
-    queue*: seq[PSym]         # queue of procs to generate
     alive*: IntSet            # symbol IDs of alive data as computed by `dce.nim`
     headerFiles*: seq[string] # needed headers to include
     typeInfoMarker*: TypeCache # needed for generating type information
@@ -179,9 +178,6 @@ template config*(m: BModule): ConfigRef = m.g.config
 template config*(p: BProc): ConfigRef = p.module.g.config
 template vccAndC*(p: BProc): bool = p.module.config.cCompiler == ccVcc and p.module.config.backend == backendC
 
-proc delayedCodegen*(m: BModule): bool {.inline.} =
-  useAliveDataFromDce in m.flags or m.config.globalOptions.contains(optCompress)
-
 proc includeHeader*(this: BModule; header: string) =
   if not this.headerFiles.contains header:
     this.headerFiles.add header

compiler/cgmeth.nim

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ proc methodCall*(n: PNode; conf: ConfigRef): PNode =
   # replace ordinary method by dispatcher method:
   let disp = getDispatcher(result[0].sym)
   if disp != nil:
-    result[0].typ = disp.typ
+    result[0].typ() = disp.typ
     result[0].sym = disp
     # change the arguments to up/downcasts to fit the dispatcher's parameters:
     for i in 1..<result.len:
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ proc attachDispatcher(s: PSym, dispatcher: PNode) =
 
 proc createDispatcher(s: PSym; g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator): PSym =
   var disp = copySym(s, idgen)
-  incl(disp, sfDispatcher)
-  excl(disp, sfExported)
+  incl(disp.flags, sfDispatcher)
+  excl(disp.flags, sfExported)
   let old = disp.typ
   disp.typ = copyType(disp.typ, idgen, disp.typ.owner)
   copyTypeProps(g, idgen.module, disp.typ, old)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ proc createDispatcher(s: PSym; g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator): PSym =
   if disp.typ.callConv == ccInline: disp.typ.callConv = ccNimCall
   disp.ast = copyTree(s.ast)
   disp.ast[bodyPos] = newNodeI(nkEmpty, s.info)
-  disp.locImpl.snippet = ""
+  disp.loc.snippet = ""
   if s.typ.returnType != nil:
     if disp.ast.len > resultPos:
       disp.ast[resultPos].sym = copySym(s.ast[resultPos].sym, idgen)

compiler/closureiters.nim

@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@
 #    the target state is `except` block. For all states in `except` block
 #    the target state is `finally` block. For all other states there is no
 #    target state (0, as the first state can never be except nor finally).
-#  - env var :curExc is created, where "current" exception within the iterator is stored,
-#    also finallies use it to decide their exit logic
+#  - env var :curExcLevel is created, finallies use it to decide their exit logic
 #  - if there are finallies, env var :finallyPath is created. It contains exit state labels
 #    for every finally level, and is changed in runtime in try, except, break, and return
 #    nodes to control finally exit behavior.
@@ -112,6 +111,7 @@
 #   :state = 2              # And we continue to our finally
 #   break :stateLoop
 # of 1: # Except
+#   inc(:curExcLevel, -1)    # Exception is caught
 #   yield 1
 #   :tmpResult = 3           # Return
 #   :finalyPath[LEVEL] = 0   # Configure finally path.
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 # of 2: # Finally
 #   yield 2
 #   if :finallyPath[LEVEL] == 0: # This node is created by `newEndFinallyNode`
-#     if :curExc == nil:
+#     if :curExcLevel == 0:
 #       :state = -1
 #       return result = :tmpResult
 #     else:
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ type
     fn: PSym
     tmpResultSym: PSym # Used when we return, but finally has to interfere
     finallyPathSym: PSym
-    curExcSym: PSym # Current exception
-    externExcSym: PSym # Extern exception: what would getCurrentException() return outside of closure iter
+    curExcLevelSym: PSym # Current exception level (because exceptions are stacked)
 
     states: seq[State] # The resulting states. Label is int literal.
     finallyPathStack: seq[FinallyTarget] # Stack of split blocks, whiles and finallies
@@ -179,9 +178,6 @@ type
     varStates: Table[ItemId, int] # Used to detect if local variable belongs to multiple states
     finallyPathLen: PNode # int literal
 
-    nullifyCurExc: PNode # Empty node, if no yields in tries
-    restoreExternExc: PNode # Empty node, id no yields in tries
-
 const
   nkSkip = {nkEmpty..nkNilLit, nkTemplateDef, nkTypeSection, nkStaticStmt,
             nkCommentStmt, nkMixinStmt, nkBindStmt, nkTypeOfExpr} + procDefs
@@ -200,7 +196,7 @@ proc newStateAssgn(ctx: var Ctx, toValue: PNode): PNode =
 proc newEnvVar(ctx: var Ctx, name: string, typ: PType): PSym =
   result = newSym(skVar, getIdent(ctx.g.cache, name), ctx.idgen, ctx.fn, ctx.fn.info)
   result.typ = typ
-  result.flagsImpl.incl sfNoInit
+  result.flags.incl sfNoInit
   assert(not typ.isNil, "Env var needs a type")
 
   let envParam = getEnvParam(ctx.fn)
@@ -246,11 +242,10 @@ proc newFinallyPathAssign(ctx: var Ctx, level: int, label: PNode, info: TLineInf
   let fp = newFinallyPathAccess(ctx, level, info)
   result = newTree(nkAsgn, fp, label)
 
-proc newCurExcAccess(ctx: var Ctx): PNode =
-  if ctx.curExcSym.isNil:
-    let getCurExc = ctx.g.callCodegenProc("getCurrentException")
-    ctx.curExcSym = ctx.newEnvVar(":curExc", getCurExc.typ)
-  ctx.newEnvVarAccess(ctx.curExcSym)
+proc newCurExcLevelAccess(ctx: var Ctx): PNode =
+  if ctx.curExcLevelSym.isNil:
+    ctx.curExcLevelSym = ctx.newEnvVar(":curExcLevel", ctx.g.getSysType(ctx.fn.info, tyInt16))
+  ctx.newEnvVarAccess(ctx.curExcLevelSym)
 
 proc newStateLabel(ctx: Ctx): PNode =
   ctx.g.newIntLit(TLineInfo(), 0)
@@ -289,15 +284,6 @@ proc newTempVar(ctx: var Ctx, typ: PType, parent: PNode, initialValue: PNode = n
   assert(not typ.isNil, "Temp var needs a type")
   parent.add(ctx.newTempVarDef(result, initialValue))
 
-proc newExternExcAccess(ctx: var Ctx): PNode =
-  if ctx.externExcSym == nil:
-    ctx.externExcSym = newSym(skVar, getIdent(ctx.g.cache, ":externExc"), ctx.idgen, ctx.fn, ctx.fn.info)
-    ctx.externExcSym.typ = ctx.curExcSym.typ
-  newSymNode(ctx.externExcSym, ctx.fn.info)
-
-proc newRestoreExternException(ctx: var Ctx): PNode =
-  ctx.g.callCodegenProc("closureIterSetExc", ctx.fn.info, ctx.newExternExcAccess())
-
 proc hasYields(n: PNode): bool =
   # TODO: This is very inefficient. It traverses the node, looking for nkYieldStmt.
   case n.kind
@@ -312,13 +298,21 @@ proc hasYields(n: PNode): bool =
         result = true
         break
 
-proc newNullifyCurExc(ctx: var Ctx, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
-  # :curExc = nil
-  let curExc = ctx.newCurExcAccess()
+proc newNullifyCurExcLevel(ctx: var Ctx, info: TLineInfo, decrement = false): PNode =
+  # :curEcx = 0
+  let curExc = ctx.newCurExcLevelAccess()
   curExc.info = info
-  let nilnode = newNodeIT(nkNilLit, info, getSysType(ctx.g, info, tyNil))
+  let nilnode = ctx.g.newIntLit(info, 0)
   result = newTree(nkAsgn, curExc, nilnode)
 
+proc newChangeCurExcLevel(ctx: var Ctx, info: TLineInfo, by: int): PNode =
+  # inc(:curEcxLevel, by)
+  let curExc = ctx.newCurExcLevelAccess()
+  curExc.info = info
+  result = newTreeIT(nkCall, info, ctx.g.getSysType(info, tyVoid),
+                     newSymNode(ctx.g.getSysMagic(info, "inc", mInc)), curExc,
+                     ctx.g.newIntLit(info, by))
+
 proc newOr(g: ModuleGraph, a, b: PNode): PNode {.inline.} =
   result = newTreeIT(nkCall, a.info, g.getSysType(a.info, tyBool),
                      newSymNode(g.getSysMagic(a.info, "or", mOr)), a, b)
@@ -350,7 +344,7 @@ proc collectExceptState(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode {.inline.} =
         else:
           ifBranch = newNodeI(nkElse, c.info)
 
-      ifBranch.add(c[^1])
+      ifBranch.add(newTreeI(nkStmtList, c.info, ctx.newChangeCurExcLevel(c.info, -1), c[^1]))
       ifStmt.add(ifBranch)
 
   if ifStmt.len != 0:
@@ -358,10 +352,9 @@ proc collectExceptState(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode {.inline.} =
   else:
     result = ctx.g.emptyNode
 
-proc addElseToExcept(ctx: var Ctx, n, gotoOut: PNode): PNode =
+proc addElseToExcept(ctx: var Ctx, n, gotoOut: PNode) =
   # We should adjust finallyPath to gotoOut if exception is handled
   # if there is no finally node next to this except, gotoOut must be nil
-  result = n
   if n.kind == nkStmtList:
     if n[0].kind == nkIfStmt and n[0][^1].kind != nkElse:
       # Not all cases are covered, which means exception is not handled
@@ -384,7 +377,6 @@ proc addElseToExcept(ctx: var Ctx, n, gotoOut: PNode): PNode =
     # raised one.
     n.add newTree(nkCall,
       newSymNode(ctx.g.getCompilerProc("popCurrentException")))
-    n.add ctx.newNullifyCurExc(n.info)
     if gotoOut != nil:
       # We have a finally node following this except block, and exception is handled
       # Configure its path to continue normally
@@ -458,7 +450,7 @@ proc newNotCall(g: ModuleGraph; e: PNode): PNode =
 
 proc boolLit(g: ModuleGraph; info: TLineInfo; value: bool): PNode =
   result = newIntLit(g, info, ord value)
-  result.typ = getSysType(g, info, tyBool)
+  result.typ() = getSysType(g, info, tyBool)
 
 proc captureVar(c: var Ctx, s: PSym) =
   if c.varStates.getOrDefault(s.itemId) != localRequiresLifting:
@@ -819,7 +811,7 @@ proc lowerStmtListExprs(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode, needsSplit: var bool): PNode =
       result = newNodeIT(nkStmtListExpr, n.info, n.typ)
       let (st, ex) = exprToStmtList(n[1])
       n.transitionSonsKind(nkBlockStmt)
-      n.typ = nil
+      n.typ() = nil
       n[1] = st
       result.add(n)
       result.add(ex)
@@ -831,7 +823,7 @@ proc lowerStmtListExprs(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode, needsSplit: var bool): PNode =
 proc newEndFinallyNode(ctx: var Ctx, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   # Generate the following code:
   # if :finallyPath[FINALLY_LEVEL] == 0:
-  #   if :curExc == nil:
+  #   if :curExcLevel == 0:
   #     :state = -1
   #     return result = :tmpResult
   #   else:
@@ -845,9 +837,9 @@ proc newEndFinallyNode(ctx: var Ctx, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
 
   let excNilCmp = newTreeIT(nkCall,
                       info, ctx.g.getSysType(info, tyBool),
-                      newSymNode(ctx.g.getSysMagic(info, "==", mEqRef), info),
-                      ctx.newCurExcAccess(),
-                      newNodeIT(nkNilLit, info, getSysType(ctx.g, info, tyNil)))
+                      newSymNode(ctx.g.getSysMagic(info, "==", mEqI), info),
+                      ctx.newCurExcLevelAccess(),
+                      ctx.g.newIntLit(info, 0))
 
   let retStmt =
     block:
@@ -864,7 +856,7 @@ proc newEndFinallyNode(ctx: var Ctx, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   retStmt.flags.incl(nfNoRewrite)
 
   let ifBody = newTree(nkIfStmt,
-                       newTree(nkElifBranch, excNilCmp, newTree(nkStmtList, ctx.newRestoreExternException(), retStmt)),
+                       newTree(nkElifBranch, excNilCmp, retStmt),
                        newTree(nkElse,
                            newTree(nkStmtList,
                                    newTreeI(nkRaiseStmt, info, ctx.g.emptyNode))))
@@ -919,15 +911,14 @@ proc transformBreakStmt(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode =
     result = n
 
 proc transformReturnStmt(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode =
-  # "Returning" involves jumping along all the current finally path.
+  # "Returning" involves jumping along all the cureent finally path.
   # The last finally should exit to state 0 which is a special case for last exit
   # (either return or propagating exception to the caller).
   # It is eccounted for in newEndFinallyNode.
   result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
 
   # Returns prevent exception propagation
-  result.add(ctx.nullifyCurExc)
-
+  result.add(ctx.newNullifyCurExcLevel(n.info))
 
   var finallyChain = newSeq[PNode]()
 
@@ -951,7 +942,6 @@ proc transformReturnStmt(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode =
     result.add(ctx.newJumpAlongFinallyChain(finallyChain, n.info))
   else:
     # There are no (split) finallies on the path, so we can return right away
-    result.add(ctx.restoreExternExc)
     result.add(n)
 
 proc transformBreaksAndReturns(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode =
@@ -962,7 +952,7 @@ proc transformBreaksAndReturns(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode =
   # of nkContinueStmt: # By this point all relevant continues should be
   # lowered to breaks in transf.nim.
   of nkReturnStmt:
-    if nfNoRewrite notin n.flags:
+    if ctx.curFinallyLevel > 0 and nfNoRewrite notin n.flags:
       result = ctx.transformReturnStmt(n)
   else:
     for i in 0..<n.len:
@@ -996,7 +986,6 @@ proc transformClosureIteratorBody(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode, gotoOut: PNode): PNode
 
   of nkYieldStmt:
     result = addGotoOut(result, gotoOut)
-    result = newTree(nkStmtList, ctx.restoreExternExc, result)
 
   of nkElse, nkElseExpr:
     result[0] = addGotoOut(result[0], gotoOut)
@@ -1066,7 +1055,7 @@ proc transformClosureIteratorBody(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode, gotoOut: PNode): PNode
     result.add(tryLabel)
     var tryBody = toStmtList(n[0])
 
-    var exceptBody = ctx.collectExceptState(n)
+    let exceptBody = ctx.collectExceptState(n)
     var finallyBody = ctx.getFinallyNode(n)
     var exceptLabel, finallyLabel = ctx.g.emptyNode
 
@@ -1105,7 +1094,8 @@ proc transformClosureIteratorBody(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode, gotoOut: PNode): PNode
         inc ctx.curFinallyLevel
         ctx.finallyPathStack.add(FinallyTarget(n: n[^1], label: finallyLabel))
 
-      tryBody = ctx.transformClosureIteratorBody(tryBody, tryOut)
+      if ctx.transformClosureIteratorBody(tryBody, tryOut) != tryBody:
+        internalError(ctx.g.config, "transformClosureIteratorBody != tryBody")
 
       if exceptBody.kind != nkEmpty:
         ctx.curExcLandingState = if finallyBody.kind != nkEmpty: finallyLabel
@@ -1113,9 +1103,10 @@ proc transformClosureIteratorBody(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode, gotoOut: PNode): PNode
         discard ctx.newState(exceptBody, false, exceptLabel)
 
         let normalOut = if finallyBody.kind != nkEmpty: gotoOut else: nil
-        exceptBody = ctx.addElseToExcept(exceptBody, normalOut)
+        ctx.addElseToExcept(exceptBody, normalOut)
         # echo "EXCEPT: ", renderTree(exceptBody)
-        exceptBody = ctx.transformClosureIteratorBody(exceptBody, tryOut)
+        if ctx.transformClosureIteratorBody(exceptBody, tryOut) != exceptBody:
+          internalError(ctx.g.config, "transformClosureIteratorBody != exceptBody")
 
       ctx.curExcLandingState = oldExcLandingState
 
@@ -1123,7 +1114,8 @@ proc transformClosureIteratorBody(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode, gotoOut: PNode): PNode
         discard ctx.finallyPathStack.pop()
         discard ctx.newState(finallyBody, false, finallyLabel)
         let finallyExit = newTree(nkGotoState, ctx.newFinallyPathAccess(ctx.curFinallyLevel - 1, finallyBody.info))
-        finallyBody = ctx.transformClosureIteratorBody(finallyBody, finallyExit)
+        if ctx.transformClosureIteratorBody(finallyBody, finallyExit) != finallyBody:
+          internalError(ctx.g.config, "transformClosureIteratorBody != finallyBody")
         dec ctx.curFinallyLevel
 
   of nkGotoState, nkForStmt:
@@ -1209,6 +1201,34 @@ proc createExceptionTable(ctx: var Ctx): PNode {.inline.} =
   for i in 0 .. ctx.states.high:
     result.add(ctx.states[i].excLandingState)
 
+proc newExceptBody(ctx: var Ctx, info: TLineInfo): PNode {.inline.} =
+  # Generates code:
+  #   :state = exceptionTable[:state]
+  #   if :state == 0:
+  #     raise
+  result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, info)
+
+  let intTyp = ctx.g.getSysType(info, tyInt)
+  let boolTyp = ctx.g.getSysType(info, tyBool)
+
+  # :state = exceptionTable[:state]
+  result.add ctx.newStateAssgn(
+    newTreeIT(nkBracketExpr, info, intTyp,
+              ctx.createExceptionTable(),
+              ctx.newStateAccess()))
+
+  # if :state == 0: raise
+  block:
+    let cond = newTreeIT(nkCall, info, boolTyp,
+      ctx.g.getSysMagic(info, "==", mEqI).newSymNode(),
+      ctx.newStateAccess(),
+      newIntTypeNode(0, intTyp))
+
+    let raiseStmt = newTree(nkRaiseStmt, ctx.g.emptyNode)
+    let ifBranch = newTree(nkElifBranch, cond, raiseStmt)
+    let ifStmt = newTree(nkIfStmt, ifBranch)
+    result.add(ifStmt)
+
 proc wrapIntoTryExcept(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode {.inline.} =
   # Generates code:
   # var :tmp = nil
@@ -1216,45 +1236,24 @@ proc wrapIntoTryExcept(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode {.inline.} =
   #   body
   # except:
   #   :state = exceptionTable[:state]
-  #   :curExc = getCurrentException()
-  # if :state == 0:
-  #   closureIterSetExc(:externExc)
-  #   raise
+  #   if :state == 0:
+  #     raise
+  #   :tmp = getCurrentException()
   #
-  # pushCurrentException(:curExc)
+  # pushCurrentException(:tmp)
 
-  let info = ctx.fn.info
-  let getCurExc = ctx.g.callCodegenProc("getCurrentException")
-  let exceptBody = newTreeI(nkStmtList, info,
-                            ctx.newStateAssgn(
-                              newTreeIT(nkBracketExpr, info, ctx.g.getSysType(info, tyInt),
-                                        ctx.createExceptionTable(),
-                                        ctx.newStateAccess())),
-                            newTreeI(nkFastAsgn, info, ctx.newCurExcAccess(), getCurExc))
+  let tryBody = newTree(nkStmtList, n)
+  let exceptBody = ctx.newExceptBody(ctx.fn.info)
+  let exceptBranch = newTree(nkExceptBranch, exceptBody)
 
   result = newTree(nkStmtList)
-  result.add newTree(nkTryStmt,
-                     newTree(nkStmtList, n),
-                     newTree(nkExceptBranch, exceptBody))
+  let getCurExc = ctx.g.callCodegenProc("getCurrentException")
+  let tempExc = ctx.newTempVar(getCurExc.typ, result)
+  result.add newTree(nkTryStmt, tryBody, exceptBranch)
+  exceptBody.add ctx.newTempVarAsgn(tempExc, getCurExc)
 
-  # if :state == 0:
-  #   closureIterSetExc(:externExc)
-  #   raise
-  block:
-    let boolTyp = ctx.g.getSysType(info, tyBool)
-    let intTyp = ctx.g.getSysType(info, tyInt)
-    let cond = newTreeIT(nkCall, info, boolTyp,
-      ctx.g.getSysMagic(info, "==", mEqI).newSymNode(),
-      ctx.newStateAccess(),
-      newIntTypeNode(0, intTyp))
-
-    let raiseStmt = newTree(nkRaiseStmt, ctx.newCurExcAccess())
-    let ifBody = newTree(nkStmtList, ctx.newRestoreExternException(), raiseStmt)
-    let ifBranch = newTree(nkElifBranch, cond, ifBody)
-    let ifStmt = newTree(nkIfStmt, ifBranch)
-    result.add(ifStmt)
-
-  result.add newTree(nkCall, newSymNode(ctx.g.getCompilerProc("pushCurrentException")), ctx.newCurExcAccess())
+  result.add newTree(nkCall, newSymNode(ctx.g.getCompilerProc("pushCurrentException")), ctx.newTempVarAccess(tempExc))
+  result.add ctx.newChangeCurExcLevel(n.info, 1)
 
 proc wrapIntoStateLoop(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode =
   # while true:
@@ -1277,19 +1276,6 @@ proc wrapIntoStateLoop(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode =
   blockStmt.add(blockBody)
   loopBody.add(blockStmt)
 
-  if ctx.hasExceptions:
-    # Since we have yields in tries, we must switch current exception
-    # between the iter and "outer world"
-    # var :externExc = getCurrentException()
-    # closureIterSetExc(:curExc)
-    let getCurExc = ctx.g.callCodegenProc("getCurrentException")
-    discard ctx.newExternExcAccess()
-    let setCurExc = ctx.g.callCodegenProc("closureIterSetExc", n.info, ctx.newCurExcAccess())
-    result = newTreeI(nkStmtList, n.info,
-                      ctx.newTempVarDef(ctx.externExcSym, getCurExc),
-                      setCurExc,
-                      result)
-
 proc countStateOccurences(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode, stateOccurences: var openArray[int]) =
   ## Find all nkGotoState(stateIdx) nodes that do not follow nkYield.
   ## For every such node increment stateOccurences[stateIdx]
@@ -1307,15 +1293,16 @@ proc countStateOccurences(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode, stateOccurences: var openArray
 
 proc replaceDeletedStates(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = n
-  if n.kind == nkIntLit:
-    let idx = n.intVal
-    if idx >= 0 and idx < ctx.states.len and ctx.states[idx].label == n and ctx.states[idx].deletable:
-      let gt = ctx.replaceDeletedStates(skipStmtList(ctx.states[idx].body))
-      assert(gt.kind == nkGotoState)
-      result = gt[0]
-  else:
-    for i in 0 ..< n.safeLen:
-      n[i] = ctx.replaceDeletedStates(n[i])
+  for i in 0 ..< n.safeLen:
+    let c = n[i]
+    if c.kind == nkIntLit:
+      let idx = c.intVal
+      if idx >= 0 and idx < ctx.states.len and ctx.states[idx].label == c and ctx.states[idx].deletable:
+        let gt = ctx.replaceDeletedStates(skipStmtList(ctx.states[idx].body))
+        assert(gt.kind == nkGotoState)
+        n[i] = gt[0]
+    else:
+      n[i] = ctx.replaceDeletedStates(c)
 
 proc replaceInlinedStates(ctx: var Ctx, n: PNode): PNode =
   ## Find all nkGotoState(stateIdx) nodes that do not follow nkYield.
@@ -1346,7 +1333,6 @@ proc optimizeStates(ctx: var Ctx) =
   # Replace deletable state labels to labels of respective non-empty states
   for i in 0 .. ctx.states.high:
     ctx.states[i].body = ctx.replaceDeletedStates(ctx.states[i].body)
-    ctx.states[i].excLandingState = ctx.replaceDeletedStates(ctx.states[i].excLandingState)
 
   # Remove deletable states
   var i = 0
@@ -1395,7 +1381,7 @@ proc detectCapturedVars(c: var Ctx, n: PNode, stateIdx: int) =
   case n.kind
   of nkSym:
     let s = n.sym
-    if s.kind in {skResult, skVar, skLet, skForVar, skTemp} and sfGlobal notin s.flags and s.owner == c.fn and s != c.externExcSym:
+    if s.kind in {skResult, skVar, skLet, skForVar, skTemp} and sfGlobal notin s.flags and s.owner == c.fn:
       let vs = c.varStates.getOrDefault(s.itemId, localNotSeen)
       if vs == localNotSeen: # First seing this variable
         c.varStates[s.itemId] = stateIdx
@@ -1468,16 +1454,10 @@ proc transformClosureIterator*(g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator; fn: PSym, n:
 
   ctx.curExcLandingState = ctx.newStateLabel()
   ctx.stateLoopLabel = newSym(skLabel, getIdent(ctx.g.cache, ":stateLoop"), idgen, fn, fn.info)
-
-
-  ctx.nullifyCurExc = newTree(nkStmtList)
-  ctx.restoreExternExc = newTree(nkStmtList)
-
   var n = n.toStmtList
   # echo "transformed into ", n
 
   discard ctx.newState(n, false, nil)
-
   let gotoOut = newTree(nkGotoState, g.newIntLit(n.info, -1))
 
   var ns = false
@@ -1490,10 +1470,6 @@ proc transformClosureIterator*(g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator; fn: PSym, n:
   # Splitting transformation
   discard ctx.transformClosureIteratorBody(n, gotoOut)
 
-  if ctx.hasExceptions:
-    ctx.nullifyCurExc.add(ctx.newNullifyCurExc(fn.info))
-    ctx.restoreExternExc.add(ctx.newRestoreExternException())
-
   # Assign state label indexes
   for i in 0 .. ctx.states.high:
     ctx.states[i].label.intVal = i
@@ -1511,9 +1487,7 @@ proc transformClosureIterator*(g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator; fn: PSym, n:
     let body = ctx.transformStateAssignments(s.body)
     caseDispatcher.add newTreeI(nkOfBranch, body.info, s.label, body)
 
-  caseDispatcher.add newTreeI(nkElse, n.info,
-                              newTree(nkStmtList, ctx.restoreExternExc,
-                                      newTreeI(nkReturnStmt, n.info, g.emptyNode)))
+  caseDispatcher.add newTreeI(nkElse, n.info, newTreeI(nkReturnStmt, n.info, g.emptyNode))
 
   result = wrapIntoStateLoop(ctx, caseDispatcher)
   result = liftLocals(ctx, result)

compiler/commands.nim

@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ proc testCompileOption*(conf: ConfigRef; switch: string, info: TLineInfo): bool
     result = false
   of "panics": result = contains(conf.globalOptions, optPanics)
   of "jsbigint64": result = contains(conf.globalOptions, optJsBigInt64)
-  of "mangle": result = contains(conf.globalOptions, optItaniumMangle)
   else:
     result = false
     invalidCmdLineOption(conf, passCmd1, switch, info)
@@ -498,8 +497,6 @@ proc parseCommand*(command: string): Command =
   of "secret": cmdInteractive
   of "nop", "help": cmdNop
   of "jsonscript": cmdJsonscript
-  of "nifc": cmdNifC  # generate C from NIF files
-  of "deps": cmdDeps  # generate .build.nif for nifmake
   else: cmdUnknown
 
 proc setCmd*(conf: ConfigRef, cmd: Command) =
@@ -512,11 +509,6 @@ proc setCmd*(conf: ConfigRef, cmd: Command) =
   of cmdCompileToOC: conf.backend = backendObjc
   of cmdCompileToJS: conf.backend = backendJs
   of cmdCompileToNif: conf.backend = backendNif
-  of cmdNifC:
-    conf.backend = backendC  # NIF to C compilation
-  of cmdM:
-    # cmdM requires optCompress for proper IC handling (include files, etc.)
-    conf.globalOptions.incl optCompress
   else: discard
 
 proc setCommandEarly*(conf: ConfigRef, command: string) =
@@ -770,16 +762,6 @@ proc processSwitch*(switch, arg: string, pass: TCmdLinePass, info: TLineInfo;
       conf.globalOptions.excl optCDebug
     else:
       localError(conf, info, "expected native|gdb|on|off but found " & arg)
-  of "mangle":
-    case arg.normalize
-    of "nim":
-      conf.globalOptions.excl optItaniumMangle
-    of "cpp":
-      conf.globalOptions.incl optItaniumMangle
-    else:
-      localError(conf, info, "expected nim|cpp but found " & arg)
-  of "compress":
-    conf.globalOptions.incl optCompress
   of "g": # alias for --debugger:native
     conf.globalOptions.incl optCDebug
     conf.options.incl optLineDir
@@ -902,19 +884,11 @@ proc processSwitch*(switch, arg: string, pass: TCmdLinePass, info: TLineInfo;
   of "import":
     expectArg(conf, switch, arg, pass, info)
     if pass in {passCmd2, passPP}:
-      let m = findModule(conf, arg, toFullPath(conf, info)).string
-      if m.len == 0:
-        localError(conf, info, "Cannot resolve filename: " & arg)
-      else:
-        conf.implicitImports.add m
+      conf.implicitImports.add findModule(conf, arg, toFullPath(conf, info)).string
   of "include":
     expectArg(conf, switch, arg, pass, info)
     if pass in {passCmd2, passPP}:
-      let m = findModule(conf, arg, toFullPath(conf, info)).string
-      if m.len == 0:
-        localError(conf, info, "Cannot resolve filename: " & arg)
-      else:
-        conf.implicitIncludes.add m
+      conf.implicitIncludes.add findModule(conf, arg, toFullPath(conf, info)).string
   of "listcmd":
     processOnOffSwitchG(conf, {optListCmd}, arg, pass, info)
   of "asm":

compiler/concepts.nim

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ proc declareSelf(c: PContext; info: TLineInfo) =
   let ow = getCurrOwner(c)
   let s = newSym(skType, getIdent(c.cache, "Self"), c.idgen, ow, info)
   s.typ = newType(tyTypeDesc, c.idgen, ow)
-  s.typ.incl {tfUnresolved, tfPacked}
+  s.typ.flags.incl {tfUnresolved, tfPacked}
   s.typ.add newType(tyEmpty, c.idgen, ow)
   addDecl(c, s, info)
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ proc bindParam(c: PContext, m: var MatchCon; key, v: PType): bool {. discardable
     # check previously bound value
     if not matchType(c, old, value, m):
       return false
-  elif key.hasElementType and not key.elementType.isNil and key.elementType.kind != tyNone:
+  elif key.hasElementType and key.elementType.kind != tyNone:
     # check constaint
     if matchType(c, unrollGenericParam(key), value, m) == false:
       return false
@@ -263,22 +263,6 @@ proc conceptsMatch(c: PContext, fc, ac: PType; m: var MatchCon): MatchKind =
       return mkNoMatch
   return mkSubset
 
-proc isObjectSubtype(f, a: PType): bool =
-  var t = a
-  result = false
-  while t != nil:
-    t = t.baseClass
-    if t == nil:
-      break
-    t = t.skipTypes({tyPtr,tyRef})
-    if t == nil:
-      break
-    if t.kind != tyObject:
-      break
-    if sameObjectTypes(f, t):
-      result = true
-      break
-
 proc matchType(c: PContext; fo, ao: PType; m: var MatchCon): bool =
   ## The heart of the concept matching process. 'f' is the formal parameter of some
   ## routine inside the concept that we're looking for. 'a' is the formal parameter
@@ -343,8 +327,6 @@ proc matchType(c: PContext; fo, ao: PType; m: var MatchCon): bool =
         result = a.base.sym == f.sym
       else:
         result = sameType(f, a)
-      if not result and f.kind == tyObject and a.kind == tyObject:
-        result = isObjectSubtype(f, a)
   of tyEmpty, tyString, tyCstring, tyPointer, tyNil, tyUntyped, tyTyped, tyVoid:
     result = a.skipTypes(ignorableForArgType).kind == f.kind
   of tyBool, tyChar, tyInt..tyUInt64:
@@ -376,14 +358,6 @@ proc matchType(c: PContext; fo, ao: PType; m: var MatchCon): bool =
           if not matchType(c, f[i], ea[i], m):
             result = false
             break
-    elif f.kind == tyGenericInvocation:
-      # bind potential generic constraints into body
-      let body = f.base
-      for i in 1 ..< len(f):
-        bindParam(c,m,body[i-1], f[i])
-      result = matchType(c, body, a, m)
-    else: # tyGenericInst
-      result = matchType(c, f.last, a, m)
   of tyOrdinal:
     result = isOrdinalType(a, allowEnumWithHoles = false) or a.kind == tyGenericParam
   of tyStatic:

compiler/deps.nim

@@ -1,340 +0,0 @@
-#
-#
-#           The Nim Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2025 Andreas Rumpf
-#
-#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
-#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
-#
-
-## Generate a .build.nif file for nifmake from a Nim project.
-## This enables incremental and parallel compilation using the `m` switch.
-
-import std / [os, tables, sets, times, osproc, strutils]
-import options, msgs, pathutils, lineinfos
-
-import "../dist/nimony/src/lib" / [nifstreams, nifcursors, bitabs, nifreader, nifbuilder]
-import "../dist/nimony/src/gear2" / modnames
-
-type
-  FilePair = object
-    nimFile: string
-    modname: string
-
-  Node = ref object
-    files: seq[FilePair]  # main file + includes
-    deps: seq[int]        # indices into DepContext.nodes
-    id: int
-
-  DepContext = object
-    config: ConfigRef
-    nifler: string
-    nodes: seq[Node]
-    processedModules: Table[string, int]  # modname -> node index
-    includeStack: seq[string]
-
-proc toPair(c: DepContext; f: string): FilePair =
-  FilePair(nimFile: f, modname: moduleSuffix(f, cast[seq[string]](c.config.searchPaths)))
-
-proc depsFile(c: DepContext; f: FilePair): string =
-  getNimcacheDir(c.config).string / f.modname & ".deps.nif"
-
-proc parsedFile(c: DepContext; f: FilePair): string =
-  getNimcacheDir(c.config).string / f.modname & ".p.nif"
-
-proc semmedFile(c: DepContext; f: FilePair): string =
-  getNimcacheDir(c.config).string / f.modname & ".nif"
-
-proc findNifler(): string =
-  # Look for nifler in common locations
-  result = findExe("nifler")
-  if result.len == 0:
-    # Try relative to nim executable
-    let nimDir = getAppDir()
-    result = nimDir / "nifler"
-    if not fileExists(result):
-      result = nimDir / ".." / "nimony" / "bin" / "nifler"
-      if not fileExists(result):
-        result = ""
-
-proc runNifler(c: DepContext; nimFile: string): bool =
-  ## Run nifler deps on a file if needed. Returns true on success.
-  let pair = c.toPair(nimFile)
-  let depsPath = c.depsFile(pair)
-
-  # Check if deps file is up-to-date
-  if fileExists(depsPath) and fileExists(nimFile):
-    if getLastModificationTime(depsPath) > getLastModificationTime(nimFile):
-      return true  # Already up-to-date
-
-  # Create output directory if needed
-  createDir(parentDir(depsPath))
-
-  # Run nifler deps
-  let cmd = quoteShell(c.nifler) & " deps " & quoteShell(nimFile) & " " & quoteShell(depsPath)
-  let exitCode = execShellCmd(cmd)
-  result = exitCode == 0
-
-proc resolveFile(c: DepContext; origin, toResolve: string): string =
-  ## Resolve an import path relative to origin file
-  # Handle std/ prefix
-  var path = toResolve
-  if path.startsWith("std/"):
-    path = path.substr(4)
-
-  # Try relative to origin first
-  let originDir = parentDir(origin)
-  result = originDir / path.addFileExt("nim")
-  if fileExists(result):
-    return result
-
-  # Try search paths
-  for searchPath in c.config.searchPaths:
-    result = searchPath.string / path.addFileExt("nim")
-    if fileExists(result):
-      return result
-
-  result = ""
-
-proc traverseDeps(c: var DepContext; pair: FilePair; current: Node)
-
-proc processInclude(c: var DepContext; includePath: string; current: Node) =
-  let resolved = resolveFile(c, current.files[current.files.len - 1].nimFile, includePath)
-  if resolved.len == 0 or not fileExists(resolved):
-    return
-
-  # Check for recursive includes
-  for s in c.includeStack:
-    if s == resolved:
-      return  # Skip recursive include
-
-  c.includeStack.add resolved
-  current.files.add c.toPair(resolved)
-  traverseDeps(c, c.toPair(resolved), current)
-  discard c.includeStack.pop()
-
-proc processImport(c: var DepContext; importPath: string; current: Node) =
-  let resolved = resolveFile(c, current.files[0].nimFile, importPath)
-  if resolved.len == 0 or not fileExists(resolved):
-    return
-
-  let pair = c.toPair(resolved)
-  let existingIdx = c.processedModules.getOrDefault(pair.modname, -1)
-
-  if existingIdx == -1:
-    # New module - create node and process it
-    let newNode = Node(files: @[pair], id: c.nodes.len)
-    current.deps.add newNode.id
-    c.processedModules[pair.modname] = newNode.id
-    c.nodes.add newNode
-    traverseDeps(c, pair, newNode)
-  else:
-    # Already processed - just add dependency
-    if existingIdx notin current.deps:
-      current.deps.add existingIdx
-
-proc readDepsFile(c: var DepContext; pair: FilePair; current: Node) =
-  ## Read a .deps.nif file and process imports/includes
-  let depsPath = c.depsFile(pair)
-  if not fileExists(depsPath):
-    return
-
-  var s = nifstreams.open(depsPath)
-  defer: nifstreams.close(s)
-  discard processDirectives(s.r)
-
-  var t = next(s)
-  if t.kind != ParLe:
-    return
-
-  # Skip to content (past stmts tag)
-  t = next(s)
-
-  while t.kind != EofToken:
-    if t.kind == ParLe:
-      let tag = pool.tags[t.tagId]
-      case tag
-      of "import", "fromimport":
-        # Read import path
-        t = next(s)
-        # Check for "when" marker (conditional import)
-        if t.kind == Ident and pool.strings[t.litId] == "when":
-          t = next(s)  # skip it, still process the import
-        # Handle path expression (could be ident, string, or infix like std/foo)
-        var importPath = ""
-        if t.kind == Ident:
-          importPath = pool.strings[t.litId]
-        elif t.kind == StringLit:
-          importPath = pool.strings[t.litId]
-        elif t.kind == ParLe and pool.tags[t.tagId] == "infix":
-          # Handle std / foo style imports
-          t = next(s)  # skip infix tag
-          if t.kind == Ident:  # operator (/)
-            t = next(s)
-          if t.kind == Ident:  # first part (std)
-            importPath = pool.strings[t.litId]
-            t = next(s)
-          if t.kind == Ident:  # second part (foo)
-            importPath = importPath & "/" & pool.strings[t.litId]
-        if importPath.len > 0:
-          processImport(c, importPath, current)
-        # Skip to end of import node
-        var depth = 1
-        while depth > 0:
-          t = next(s)
-          if t.kind == ParLe: inc depth
-          elif t.kind == ParRi: dec depth
-      of "include":
-        # Read include path
-        t = next(s)
-        if t.kind == Ident and pool.strings[t.litId] == "when":
-          t = next(s)  # skip conditional marker
-        var includePath = ""
-        if t.kind == Ident:
-          includePath = pool.strings[t.litId]
-        elif t.kind == StringLit:
-          includePath = pool.strings[t.litId]
-        if includePath.len > 0:
-          processInclude(c, includePath, current)
-        # Skip to end
-        var depth = 1
-        while depth > 0:
-          t = next(s)
-          if t.kind == ParLe: inc depth
-          elif t.kind == ParRi: dec depth
-      else:
-        # Skip unknown node
-        var depth = 1
-        while depth > 0:
-          t = next(s)
-          if t.kind == ParLe: inc depth
-          elif t.kind == ParRi: dec depth
-    t = next(s)
-
-proc traverseDeps(c: var DepContext; pair: FilePair; current: Node) =
-  ## Process a module: run nifler and read deps
-  if not runNifler(c, pair.nimFile):
-    rawMessage(c.config, errGenerated, "nifler failed for: " & pair.nimFile)
-    return
-  readDepsFile(c, pair, current)
-
-proc generateBuildFile(c: DepContext): string =
-  ## Generate the .build.nif file for nifmake
-  result = getNimcacheDir(c.config).string / c.nodes[0].files[0].modname & ".build.nif"
-
-  var b = nifbuilder.open(result)
-  defer: b.close()
-
-  b.addHeader("nim deps", "nifmake")
-  b.addTree "stmts"
-
-  # Define nifler command
-  b.addTree "cmd"
-  b.addSymbolDef "nifler"
-  b.addStrLit c.nifler
-  b.addStrLit "parse"
-  b.addStrLit "--deps"
-  b.addTree "input"
-  b.endTree()
-  b.addTree "output"
-  b.endTree()
-  b.endTree()
-
-  # Define nim m command
-  b.addTree "cmd"
-  b.addSymbolDef "nim_m"
-  b.addStrLit getAppFilename()
-  b.addStrLit "m"
-  # Add search paths
-  for p in c.config.searchPaths:
-    b.addStrLit "--path:" & p.string
-  b.addTree "input"
-  b.addIntLit 0
-  b.endTree()
-  b.endTree()
-
-  # Build rules for parsing (nifler)
-  var seenFiles = initHashSet[string]()
-  for node in c.nodes:
-    for pair in node.files:
-      let parsed = c.parsedFile(pair)
-      if not seenFiles.containsOrIncl(parsed):
-        b.addTree "do"
-        b.addIdent "nifler"
-        b.addTree "input"
-        b.addStrLit pair.nimFile
-        b.endTree()
-        b.addTree "output"
-        b.addStrLit parsed
-        b.endTree()
-        b.addTree "output"
-        b.addStrLit c.depsFile(pair)
-        b.endTree()
-        b.endTree()
-
-  # Build rules for semantic checking (nim m)
-  for i in countdown(c.nodes.len - 1, 0):
-    let node = c.nodes[i]
-    let pair = node.files[0]
-    b.addTree "do"
-    b.addIdent "nim_m"
-    # Input: all parsed files for this module
-    for f in node.files:
-      b.addTree "input"
-      b.addStrLit c.parsedFile(f)
-      b.endTree()
-    # Also depend on semmed files of dependencies
-    for depIdx in node.deps:
-      b.addTree "input"
-      b.addStrLit c.semmedFile(c.nodes[depIdx].files[0])
-      b.endTree()
-    # Output: semmed file
-    b.addTree "output"
-    b.addStrLit c.semmedFile(pair)
-    b.endTree()
-    b.addTree "args"
-    b.addStrLit pair.nimFile
-    b.endTree()
-    b.endTree()
-
-  b.endTree()  # stmts
-
-proc commandDeps*(conf: ConfigRef) =
-  ## Main entry point for `nim deps`
-  when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-    let nifler = findNifler()
-    if nifler.len == 0:
-      rawMessage(conf, errGenerated, "nifler tool not found. Install nimony or add nifler to PATH.")
-      return
-
-    let projectFile = conf.projectFull.string
-    if not fileExists(projectFile):
-      rawMessage(conf, errGenerated, "project file not found: " & projectFile)
-      return
-
-    # Create nimcache directory
-    createDir(getNimcacheDir(conf).string)
-
-    var c = DepContext(
-      config: conf,
-      nifler: nifler,
-      nodes: @[],
-      processedModules: initTable[string, int](),
-      includeStack: @[]
-    )
-
-    # Create root node for main project file
-    let rootPair = c.toPair(projectFile)
-    let rootNode = Node(files: @[rootPair], id: 0)
-    c.nodes.add rootNode
-    c.processedModules[rootPair.modname] = 0
-
-    # Process dependencies
-    traverseDeps(c, rootPair, rootNode)
-
-    # Generate build file
-    let buildFile = generateBuildFile(c)
-    rawMessage(conf, hintSuccess, "generated: " & buildFile)
-    rawMessage(conf, hintSuccess, "run: nifmake run " & buildFile)
-  else:
-    rawMessage(conf, errGenerated, "nim deps not available in bootstrap build")

compiler/docgen.nim

@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ proc documentEffect(cache: IdentCache; n, x: PNode, effectType: TSpecialWord, id
       if t.startsWith("ref "): t = substr(t, 4)
       effects[i] = newIdentNode(getIdent(cache, t), n.info)
       # set the type so that the following analysis doesn't screw up:
-      effects[i].typ = real[i].typ
+      effects[i].typ() = real[i].typ
 
     result = newTreeI(nkExprColonExpr, n.info,
       newIdentNode(getIdent(cache, $effectType), n.info), effects)

compiler/enumtostr.nim

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ proc genEnumToStrProc*(t: PType; info: TLineInfo; g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGener
   n[bodyPos] = body
   n[resultPos] = newSymNode(res)
   result.ast = n
-  incl result.flagsImpl, {sfFromGeneric, sfNeverRaises}
+  incl result.flags, sfFromGeneric
+  incl result.flags, sfNeverRaises
 
 proc searchObjCaseImpl(obj: PNode; field: PSym): PNode =
   case obj.kind
@@ -109,4 +110,5 @@ proc genCaseObjDiscMapping*(t: PType; field: PSym; info: TLineInfo; g: ModuleGra
   n[bodyPos] = body
   n[resultPos] = newSymNode(res)
   result.ast = n
-  incl result.flagsImpl, {sfFromGeneric, sfNeverRaises}
+  incl result.flags, sfFromGeneric
+  incl result.flags, sfNeverRaises

compiler/evalffi.nim

@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ proc unpackObject(conf: ConfigRef, x: pointer, typ: PType, n: PNode): PNode =
   # the nkPar node:
   if n.isNil:
     result = newNode(nkTupleConstr)
-    result.typ = typ
+    result.typ() = typ
     if typ.n.isNil:
       internalError(conf, "cannot unpack unnamed tuple")
     unpackObjectAdd(conf, x, typ.n, result)
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ proc unpackObject(conf: ConfigRef, x: pointer, typ: PType, n: PNode): PNode =
 proc unpackArray(conf: ConfigRef, x: pointer, typ: PType, n: PNode): PNode =
   if n.isNil:
     result = newNode(nkBracket)
-    result.typ = typ
+    result.typ() = typ
     newSeq(result.sons, lengthOrd(conf, typ).toInt)
   else:
     result = n
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ proc unpack(conf: ConfigRef, x: pointer, typ: PType, n: PNode): PNode =
   template aw(k, v, field: untyped): untyped =
     if n.isNil:
       result = newNode(k)
-      result.typ = typ
+      result.typ() = typ
     else:
       # check we have the right field:
       result = n
@@ -333,12 +333,12 @@ proc unpack(conf: ConfigRef, x: pointer, typ: PType, n: PNode): PNode =
   template setNil() =
     if n.isNil:
       result = newNode(nkNilLit)
-      result.typ = typ
+      result.typ() = typ
     else:
       reset n[]
       result = n
       result[] = TNode(kind: nkNilLit)
-      result.typ = typ
+      result.typ() = typ
 
   template awi(kind, v: untyped): untyped = aw(kind, v, intVal)
   template awf(kind, v: untyped): untyped = aw(kind, v, floatVal)
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ proc fficast*(conf: ConfigRef, x: PNode, destTyp: PType): PNode =
     # cast through a pointer needs a new inner object:
     let y = if x.kind == nkRefTy: newNodeI(nkRefTy, x.info, 1)
             else: x.copyTree
-    y.typ = x.typ
+    y.typ() = x.typ
     result = unpack(conf, a, destTyp, y)
     dealloc a
 
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ proc callForeignFunction*(conf: ConfigRef, fn: PNode, fntyp: PType,
     if aTyp.isNil:
       internalAssert conf, i+1 < fntyp.len
       aTyp = fntyp[i+1]
-      args[i+start].typ = aTyp
+      args[i+start].typ() = aTyp
     sig[i] = mapType(conf, aTyp)
     if sig[i].isNil: globalError(conf, info, "cannot map FFI type")
 

compiler/evaltempl.nim

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ proc wrapInComesFrom*(info: TLineInfo; sym: PSym; res: PNode): PNode =
     d.add newSymNode(sym, info)
     result.add d
     result.add res
-    result.typ = res.typ
+    result.typ() = res.typ
 
 proc evalTemplate*(n: PNode, tmpl, genSymOwner: PSym;
                    conf: ConfigRef;

compiler/guards.nim

@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ proc settype(n: PNode): PType =
 
 proc buildOf(it, loc: PNode; o: Operators): PNode =
   var s = newNodeI(nkCurly, it.info, it.len-1)
-  s.typ = settype(loc)
+  s.typ() = settype(loc)
   for i in 0..<it.len-1: s[i] = it[i]
   result = newNodeI(nkCall, it.info, 3)
   result[0] = newSymNode(o.opContains)
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ proc buildProperFieldCheck(access, check: PNode; o: Operators): PNode =
       # set field name to discriminator field name
       a[1] = check[2]
       # set discriminator field type: important for `neg`
-      a.typ = check[2].typ
+      a.typ() = check[2].typ
       result[2] = a
       # 'access.kind != nkDotExpr' can happen for object constructors
       # which we don't check yet

compiler/hlo.nim

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # This include implements the high level optimization pass.
 # included from sem.nim
 
-proc hlo(c: PContext, n: PNode, loopDetector: int): PNode
+proc hlo(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode
 
 proc evalPattern(c: PContext, n, orig: PNode): PNode =
   internalAssert c.config, n.kind == nkCall and n[0].kind == nkSym
@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@ proc applyPatterns(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
         # activate this pattern again:
         c.patterns[i] = pattern
 
-proc hlo(c: PContext, n: PNode, loopDetector: int): PNode =
+proc hlo(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+  inc(c.hloLoopDetector)
   # simply stop and do not perform any further transformations:
-  if loopDetector > 300:
-    message(c.config, n.info, warnUser, "term rewrite macro instantiation too nested")
-    return n
+  if c.hloLoopDetector > 300: return n
   case n.kind
   of nkMacroDef, nkTemplateDef, procDefs:
     # already processed (special cases in semstmts.nim)
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ proc hlo(c: PContext, n: PNode, loopDetector: int): PNode =
       # no optimization applied, try subtrees:
       for i in 0..<result.safeLen:
         let a = result[i]
-        let h = hlo(c, a, loopDetector)
+        let h = hlo(c, a)
         if h != a: result[i] = h
     else:
       # perform type checking, so that the replacement still fits:
@@ -91,15 +90,17 @@ proc hlo(c: PContext, n: PNode, loopDetector: int): PNode =
         result = fitNode(c, n.typ, result, n.info)
       # optimization has been applied so check again:
       result = commonOptimizations(c.graph, c.idgen, c.module, result)
-      result = hlo(c, result, loopDetector + 1)
+      result = hlo(c, result)
       result = commonOptimizations(c.graph, c.idgen, c.module, result)
 
 proc hloBody(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   # fast exit:
   if c.patterns.len == 0 or optTrMacros notin c.config.options: return n
-  result = hlo(c, n, 0)
+  c.hloLoopDetector = 0
+  result = hlo(c, n)
 
 proc hloStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   # fast exit:
   if c.patterns.len == 0 or optTrMacros notin c.config.options: return n
-  result = hlo(c, n, 0)
+  c.hloLoopDetector = 0
+  result = hlo(c, n)

compiler/ic/cbackend.nim

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ proc generateCodeForModule(g: ModuleGraph; m: var LoadedModule; alive: var Alive
 
   finalCodegenActions(g, bmod, newNodeI(nkStmtList, m.module.info))
   for disp in getDispatchers(g):
-    genProcLvl3(bmod, disp)
+    genProcAux(bmod, disp)
   m.fromDisk.backendFlags = cgen.whichInitProcs(bmod)
 
 proc replayTypeInfo(g: ModuleGraph; m: var LoadedModule; origin: FileIndex) =

compiler/ic/ic.nim

@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ proc loadNodes*(c: var PackedDecoder; g: var PackedModuleGraph; thisModule: int;
   of nkSym:
     result.sym = loadSym(c, g, thisModule, PackedItemId(module: LitId(0), item: tree[n].soperand))
     if result.typ == nil:
-      result.typ = result.sym.typ
+      result.typ() = result.sym.typ
   of externIntLit:
     result.intVal = g[thisModule].fromDisk.numbers[n.litId]
   of nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit:
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ proc loadNodes*(c: var PackedDecoder; g: var PackedModuleGraph; thisModule: int;
     transitionNoneToSym(result)
     result.sym = loadSym(c, g, thisModule, PackedItemId(module: n1.litId, item: tree[n2].soperand))
     if result.typ == nil:
-      result.typ = result.sym.typ
+      result.typ() = result.sym.typ
   else:
     for n0 in sonsReadonly(tree, n):
       result.addAllowNil loadNodes(c, g, thisModule, tree, n0)
@@ -899,11 +899,11 @@ proc moduleIndex*(c: var PackedDecoder; g: var PackedModuleGraph; thisModule: in
 proc symHeaderFromPacked(c: var PackedDecoder; g: var PackedModuleGraph;
                          s: PackedSym; si, item: int32): PSym =
   result = PSym(itemId: ItemId(module: si, item: item),
-    kindImpl: s.kind, magicImpl: s.magic, flagsImpl: s.flags,
-    infoImpl: translateLineInfo(c, g, si, s.info),
-    optionsImpl: s.options,
-    positionImpl: if s.kind in {skForVar, skVar, skLet, skTemp}: 0 else: s.position,
-    offsetImpl: if s.kind in routineKinds: defaultOffset else: s.offset,
+    kind: s.kind, magic: s.magic, flags: s.flags,
+    info: translateLineInfo(c, g, si, s.info),
+    options: s.options,
+    position: if s.kind in {skForVar, skVar, skLet, skTemp}: 0 else: s.position,
+    offset: if s.kind in routineKinds: defaultOffset else: s.offset,
     disamb: s.disamb,
     name: getIdent(c.cache, g[si].fromDisk.strings[s.name])
   )
@@ -945,8 +945,8 @@ proc symBodyFromPacked(c: var PackedDecoder; g: var PackedModuleGraph;
   setOwner(result, loadSym(c, g, si, s.owner))
   let externalName = g[si].fromDisk.strings[s.externalName]
   if externalName != "":
-    result.locImpl.snippet = externalName
-  result.locImpl.flags = s.locFlags
+    result.loc.snippet = externalName
+  result.loc.flags = s.locFlags
   result.instantiatedFrom = loadSym(c, g, si, s.instantiatedFrom)
 
 proc needsRecompile(g: var PackedModuleGraph; conf: ConfigRef; cache: IdentCache;
@@ -990,10 +990,10 @@ proc loadSym(c: var PackedDecoder; g: var PackedModuleGraph; thisModule: int; s:
 proc typeHeaderFromPacked(c: var PackedDecoder; g: var PackedModuleGraph;
                           t: PackedType; si, item: int32): PType =
   result = PType(itemId: ItemId(module: si, item: t.nonUniqueId), kind: t.kind,
-                flagsImpl: t.flags, sizeImpl: t.size, alignImpl: t.align,
-                paddingAtEndImpl: t.paddingAtEnd,
+                flags: t.flags, size: t.size, align: t.align,
+                paddingAtEnd: t.paddingAtEnd,
                 uniqueId: ItemId(module: si, item: item),
-                callConvImpl: t.callConv)
+                callConv: t.callConv)
 
 proc typeBodyFromPacked(c: var PackedDecoder; g: var PackedModuleGraph;
                         t: PackedType; si, item: int32; result: PType) =
@@ -1058,12 +1058,12 @@ proc setupLookupTables(g: var PackedModuleGraph; conf: ConfigRef; cache: IdentCa
   let filename = AbsoluteFile toFullPath(conf, fileIdx)
   # We cannot call ``newSym`` here, because we have to circumvent the ID
   # mechanism, which we do in order to assign each module a persistent ID.
-  m.module = PSym(kindImpl: skModule, itemId: ItemId(module: int32(fileIdx), item: 0'i32),
+  m.module = PSym(kind: skModule, itemId: ItemId(module: int32(fileIdx), item: 0'i32),
                   name: getIdent(cache, splitFile(filename).name),
-                  infoImpl: newLineInfo(fileIdx, 1, 1),
-                  positionImpl: int(fileIdx))
+                  info: newLineInfo(fileIdx, 1, 1),
+                  position: int(fileIdx))
   setOwner(m.module, getPackage(conf, cache, fileIdx))
-  m.module.flagsImpl = m.fromDisk.moduleFlags
+  m.module.flags = m.fromDisk.moduleFlags
 
 proc loadToReplayNodes(g: var PackedModuleGraph; conf: ConfigRef; cache: IdentCache;
                        fileIdx: FileIndex; m: var LoadedModule) =

compiler/importer.nim

@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ proc importModuleAs(c: PContext; n: PNode, realModule: PSym, importHidden, track
     # avoids modifying `realModule`, see D20201209T194412 for `import {.all.}`
     result = createModuleAliasImpl(realModule.name)
   if importHidden:
-    ensureMutable result
-    result.optionsImpl.incl optImportHidden
+    result.options.incl optImportHidden
   let moduleIdent = if n.kind in {nkInfix, nkImportAs}: n[^1] else: n
   result.info = moduleIdent.info
   if trackUnusedImport:

compiler/injectdestructors.nim

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ proc genMarkCyclic(c: var Con; result, dest: PNode) =
         result.add callCodegenProc(c.graph, "nimMarkCyclic", dest.info, dest)
       else:
         let xenv = genBuiltin(c.graph, c.idgen, mAccessEnv, "accessEnv", dest)
-        xenv.typ = getSysType(c.graph, dest.info, tyPointer)
+        xenv.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, dest.info, tyPointer)
         result.add callCodegenProc(c.graph, "nimMarkCyclic", dest.info, xenv)
 
 proc genCopyNoCheck(c: var Con; dest, ri: PNode; a: TTypeAttachedOp): PNode =
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ proc genWasMoved(c: var Con, n: PNode): PNode =
 proc genDefaultCall(t: PType; c: Con; info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkCall, info)
   result.add(newSymNode(createMagic(c.graph, c.idgen, "default", mDefault)))
-  result.typ = t
+  result.typ() = t
 
 proc destructiveMoveVar(n: PNode; c: var Con; s: var Scope): PNode =
   # generate: (let tmp = v; reset(v); tmp)
@@ -825,9 +825,9 @@ proc p(n: PNode; c: var Con; s: var Scope; mode: ProcessMode; tmpFlags = {sfSing
           n[1].typ.skipTypes(abstractInst-{tyOwned}).kind == tyOwned:
         # allow conversions from owned to unowned via this little hack:
         let nTyp = n[1].typ
-        n[1].typ = n.typ
+        n[1].typ() = n.typ
         result[1] = p(n[1], c, s, sinkArg)
-        result[1].typ = nTyp
+        result[1].typ() = nTyp
       else:
         result[1] = p(n[1], c, s, sinkArg)
     elif n.kind in {nkObjDownConv, nkObjUpConv}:
@@ -964,14 +964,14 @@ proc p(n: PNode; c: var Con; s: var Scope; mode: ProcessMode; tmpFlags = {sfSing
               s.locals.add v.sym
               pVarTopLevel(v, c, s, result)
             if ri.kind != nkEmpty:
-              let isGlobalPragma = v.kind == nkSym and
+              let isGlobalPragma = v.kind == nkSym and 
                       {sfPure, sfGlobal} <= v.sym.flags and
                       isInProc
 
+              let value = moveOrCopy(v, ri, c, s, if v.kind == nkSym: {IsDecl} else: {})
               if isGlobalPragma:
-                c.graph.procGlobals.add n
+                c.graph.procGlobals.add value
               else:
-                let value = moveOrCopy(v, ri, c, s, if v.kind == nkSym: {IsDecl} else: {})
                 result.add value
             elif ri.kind == nkEmpty and c.inLoop > 0:
               let skipInit = v.kind == nkDotExpr and # Closure var
@@ -1036,9 +1036,9 @@ proc p(n: PNode; c: var Con; s: var Scope; mode: ProcessMode; tmpFlags = {sfSing
           n[1].typ.skipTypes(abstractInst-{tyOwned}).kind == tyOwned:
         # allow conversions from owned to unowned via this little hack:
         let nTyp = n[1].typ
-        n[1].typ = n.typ
+        n[1].typ() = n.typ
         result[1] = p(n[1], c, s, mode)
-        result[1].typ = nTyp
+        result[1].typ() = nTyp
       else:
         result[1] = p(n[1], c, s, mode)
 
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ proc ownsData(c: var Con; s: var Scope; orig: PNode; flags: set[MoveOrCopyFlag])
   if n.kind in nkCallKinds and n.typ != nil and hasDestructor(c, n.typ):
     result = newNodeIT(nkStmtListExpr, orig.info, orig.typ)
     let tmp = c.getTemp(s, n.typ, n.info)
-    tmp.sym.flagsImpl.incl sfSingleUsedTemp
+    tmp.sym.flags.incl sfSingleUsedTemp
     result.add newTree(nkFastAsgn, tmp, copyTree(n))
     s.final.add c.genDestroy(tmp)
     n[] = tmp[]
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ proc addSinkCopy(c: var Con; s: var Scope; sinkParams: seq[PSym]; n: PNode): PNo
   for param in sinkParams:
     if param.id in mutatedSet:
       let newSym = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(c.graph.cache, "sinkCopy"), c.idgen, param.owner, n.info)
-      newSym.flagsImpl.incl sfFromGeneric
+      newSym.flags.incl sfFromGeneric
       newSym.typ = param.typ.elementType
       mapping[param.id] = newSym
       let v = newNodeI(nkVarSection, n.info)

compiler/inliner.nim

@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-
-proc copySymdef(n: PNode; locals: var Table[int, PSym]; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym): PNode =
-  case n.kind
-  of nkEmpty..pred(nkSym), succ(nkSym)..nkNilLit:
-    result = n
-  of nkSym:
-    let oldSym = n.sym
-    let newSym = copySym(oldSym, idgen)
-    setOwner(newSym, owner)
-    locals[oldSym.id] = newSym
-    result = newSymNode(newSym, oldSym.info)
-  else:
-    result = shallowCopy(n)
-    for i in 0..<n.len:
-      result[i] = copySymdef(n[i], locals, idgen, owner)
-
-proc copyInlineProcBody(n: PNode; locals: var Table[int, PSym]; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym): PNode =
-  case n.kind
-  of nkEmpty..pred(nkSym), succ(nkSym)..nkNilLit:
-    result = n
-  of nkSym:
-    let sym = locals.getOrDefault(n.sym.id)
-    if sym != nil:
-      result = newSymNode(sym, n.info)
-    else:
-      result = n
-  of nkLetSection, nkVarSection:
-    result = shallowCopy(n)
-    for i in 0..<n.len:
-      let it = n[i]
-      if it.kind == nkCommentStmt:
-        result[i] = it
-      elif it.kind in {nkIdentDefs, nkConstDef}:
-        result[i] = shallowCopy(it)
-        for j in 0..<it.len-2:
-          result[i][j] = copySymdef(it[j], locals, idgen, owner)
-        for j in it.len-2..<it.len:
-          result[i][j] = copyInlineProcBody(it[j], locals, idgen, owner)
-      else:
-        assert it.kind == nkVarTuple
-        result[i] = shallowCopy(it)
-        for j in 0..<it.len-2:
-          assert it[j].kind == nkSym
-          let oldSym = it[j].sym
-          let newSym = copySym(oldSym, idgen)
-          setOwner(newSym, owner)
-          locals[oldSym.id] = newSym
-          result[i][j] = newSymNode(newSym, oldSym.info)
-        for j in it.len-2..<it.len:
-          result[i][j] = copyInlineProcBody(it[j], locals, idgen, owner)
-
-  of nkForStmt, nkParForStmt:
-    result = shallowCopy(n)
-    for i in 0..<n.len-2:
-      assert n[i].kind == nkSym
-      let oldSym = n[i].sym
-      let newSym = copySym(oldSym, idgen)
-      setOwner(newSym, owner)
-      locals[oldSym.id] = newSym
-      result[i] = newSymNode(newSym, oldSym.info)
-    result[n.len-2] = copyInlineProcBody(n[n.len-2], locals, idgen, owner)
-    result[n.len-1] = copyInlineProcBody(n[n.len-1], locals, idgen, owner)
-  of routineDefs, nkTypeSection, nkTypeOfExpr, nkMixinStmt, nkBindStmt, nkConstSection:
-    result = n
-  else:
-    result = shallowCopy(n)
-    for i in 0..<n.len:
-      result[i] = copyInlineProcBody(n[i], locals, idgen, owner)
-
-proc copyParams(n: PNode; locals: var Table[int, PSym]; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym): PNode =
-  result = shallowCopy(n)
-  result[0] = n[0] # return type
-  for i in 1..<n.len:
-    let it = n[i]
-    assert it.kind == nkIdentDefs
-    result[i] = shallowCopy(it)
-    for j in 0..<it.len-2:
-      assert it[j].kind == nkSym
-      let oldSym = it[j].sym
-      let newSym = copySym(oldSym, idgen)
-      setOwner(newSym, owner)
-      locals[oldSym.id] = newSym
-      result[i][j] = newSymNode(newSym, oldSym.info)
-      owner.typ.addParam newSym
-    for j in it.len-2..<it.len:
-      result[i][j] = copyInlineProcBody(it[j], locals, idgen, owner)
-
-proc copyInlineProc(prc: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator): PSym =
-  result = copySym(prc, idgen)
-  var locals = initTable[int, PSym]()
-
-  var a = shallowCopy(prc.ast)
-  if resultPos < prc.ast.len and prc.ast[resultPos].kind == nkSym:
-    let oldRes = prc.ast[resultPos].sym
-    let newRes = copySym(oldRes, idgen)
-    setOwner(newRes, result)
-    locals[oldRes.id] = newRes
-    a[resultPos] = newSymNode(newRes, oldRes.info)
-
-  result.typ = copyType(prc.typ, idgen, result)
-  result.typ.n = newNodeI(prc.typ.n.kind, prc.typ.n.info)
-  if prc.typ.n.len > 0:
-    result.typ.n.add copyNode(prc.typ.n[0])
-    for i in 1..<prc.typ.n.len:
-      let it = prc.typ.n[i]
-      assert it.kind == nkSym
-      let oldSym = it.sym
-      let newSym = copySym(oldSym, idgen)
-      setOwner(newSym, result)
-      locals[oldSym.id] = newSym
-      result.typ.addParam newSym
-
-  for i in 0..<prc.ast.len:
-    if i == paramsPos:
-      a[i] = copyTree(prc.ast[i])
-    elif i == resultPos and prc.ast[i].kind == nkSym:
-      discard "handled above"
-    else:
-      a[i] = copyInlineProcBody(prc.ast[i], locals, idgen, result)
-  result.ast = a
-
-  #echo "Produced: ", renderTree(result.ast, {renderIds})

compiler/jsgen.nim

@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ proc mangleName(m: BModule, s: PSym): Rope =
       else:
         result.add("_")
         result.add(rope(s.id))
-    ensureMutable s
-    s.locImpl.snippet = result
+    s.loc.snippet = result
 
 proc escapeJSString(s: string): string =
   result = newStringOfCap(s.len + s.len shr 2)
@@ -1003,8 +1002,7 @@ proc genTry(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
       # If some branch requires a local alias introduce it here. This is needed
       # since JS cannot do ``catch x as y``.
       if excAlias != nil:
-        ensureMutable excAlias.sym
-        excAlias.sym.locImpl.snippet = mangleName(p.module, excAlias.sym)
+        excAlias.sym.loc.snippet = mangleName(p.module, excAlias.sym)
         lineF(p, "var $1 = lastJSError;$n", excAlias.sym.loc.snippet)
       gen(p, n[i][^1], a)
       moveInto(p, a, r)
@@ -1137,8 +1135,7 @@ proc genBlock(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
     # named block?
     if (n[0].kind != nkSym): internalError(p.config, n.info, "genBlock")
     var sym = n[0].sym
-    ensureMutable sym
-    sym.locImpl.k = locOther
+    sym.loc.k = locOther
     sym.position = idx+1
   let labl = p.unique
   lineF(p, "Label$1: {$n", [labl.rope])
@@ -1237,8 +1234,7 @@ proc generateHeader(p: PProc, prc: PSym): Rope =
       # to keep it simple
       let env = prc.ast[paramsPos].lastSon
       assert env.kind == nkSym, "env is missing"
-      ensureMutable env.sym
-      env.sym.locImpl.snippet = "this"
+      env.sym.loc.snippet = "this"
 
   for i in 1..<typ.n.len:
     assert(typ.n[i].kind == nkSym)
@@ -1375,15 +1371,12 @@ proc genFieldAddr(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
   r.typ = etyBaseIndex
   let b = if n.kind == nkHiddenAddr: n[0] else: n
   gen(p, b[0], a)
-  if skipTypes(b[0].typ, abstractVarRange + tyTypeClasses).kind == tyTuple:
-    # ref #25227 about `+ tyTypeClasses`
+  if skipTypes(b[0].typ, abstractVarRange).kind == tyTuple:
     r.res = makeJSString("Field" & $getFieldPosition(p, b[1]))
   else:
     if b[1].kind != nkSym: internalError(p.config, b[1].info, "genFieldAddr")
     var f = b[1].sym
-    if f.loc.snippet == "": 
-      ensureMutable f
-      f.locImpl.snippet = mangleName(p.module, f)
+    if f.loc.snippet == "": f.loc.snippet = mangleName(p.module, f)
     r.res = makeJSString($f.loc.snippet)
   internalAssert p.config, a.typ != etyBaseIndex
   r.address = a.res
@@ -1411,9 +1404,7 @@ proc genFieldAccess(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
   else:
     if n[1].kind != nkSym: internalError(p.config, n[1].info, "genFieldAccess")
     var f = n[1].sym
-    if f.loc.snippet == "": 
-      ensureMutable f
-      f.locImpl.snippet = mangleName(p.module, f)
+    if f.loc.snippet == "": f.loc.snippet = mangleName(p.module, f)
     r.res = "$1.$2" % [r.res, f.loc.snippet]
     mkTemp(1)
   r.kind = resExpr
@@ -1434,15 +1425,11 @@ proc genCheckedFieldOp(p: PProc, n: PNode, addrTyp: PType, r: var TCompRes) =
   # Field symbol
   var field = accessExpr[1].sym
   internalAssert p.config, field.kind == skField
-  if field.loc.snippet == "": 
-    ensureMutable field
-    field.locImpl.snippet = mangleName(p.module, field)
+  if field.loc.snippet == "": field.loc.snippet = mangleName(p.module, field)
   # Discriminant symbol
   let disc = checkExpr[2].sym
   internalAssert p.config, disc.kind == skField
-  if disc.loc.snippet == "": 
-    ensureMutable disc
-    disc.locImpl.snippet = mangleName(p.module, disc)
+  if disc.loc.snippet == "": disc.loc.snippet = mangleName(p.module, disc)
 
   var setx: TCompRes = default(TCompRes)
   gen(p, checkExpr[1], setx)
@@ -1599,11 +1586,7 @@ proc genAddr(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
     of nkObjDownConv:
       gen(p, n[0], r)
     of nkHiddenDeref, nkDerefExpr:
-      if n.kind in {nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr}:
-        # addr ( deref ( x )) --> x
-        gen(p, n[0][0], r)
-      else:
-        gen(p, n[0], r)
+      gen(p, n[0], r)
     of nkHiddenAddr:
       gen(p, n[0], r)
     of nkConv:
@@ -1854,9 +1837,7 @@ proc genPatternCall(p: PProc; n: PNode; pat: string; typ: PType;
 proc genInfixCall(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
   # don't call '$' here for efficiency:
   let f = n[0].sym
-  if f.loc.snippet == "": 
-    ensureMutable f
-    f.locImpl.snippet = mangleName(p.module, f)
+  if f.loc.snippet == "": f.loc.snippet = mangleName(p.module, f)
   if sfInfixCall in f.flags:
     let pat = $n[0].sym.loc.snippet
     internalAssert p.config, pat.len > 0
@@ -2348,8 +2329,8 @@ proc genMagic(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
       r.res = "if (null != $1) { if (null == $2) $2 = $3; else $2 += $3; }" %
         [b, lhs.rdLoc, tmp]
     else:
-      useMagic(p, "nimAddStrStr")
-      r.res = "nimAddStrStr($1, $2);" % [lhs.rdLoc, rhs.rdLoc]
+      let (a, tmp) = maybeMakeTemp(p, n[1], lhs)
+      r.res = "$1.push.apply($3, $2);" % [a, rhs.rdLoc, tmp]
     r.kind = resExpr
   of mAppendSeqElem:
     var x, y: TCompRes = default(TCompRes)
@@ -2592,9 +2573,7 @@ proc genObjConstr(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
     let val = it[1]
     gen(p, val, a)
     var f = it[0].sym
-    if f.loc.snippet == "": 
-      ensureMutable f
-      f.locImpl.snippet = mangleName(p.module, f)
+    if f.loc.snippet == "": f.loc.snippet = mangleName(p.module, f)
     fieldIDs.incl(lookupFieldAgain(n.typ.skipTypes({tyDistinct}), f).id)
 
     let typ = val.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)
@@ -2896,8 +2875,6 @@ proc genCast(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
   elif dest.kind in tyFloat..tyFloat64:
     if src.kind in {tyInt64, tyUInt64} and optJsBigInt64 in p.config.globalOptions:
       r.res = "Number($1)" % [r.res]
-  elif dest.kind == tyChar and (fromInt or fromUint):
-    r.res = "($1 & 255)" % [r.res]
   elif (src.kind == tyPtr and mapType(p, src) == etyObject) and dest.kind == tyPointer:
     r.address = r.res
     r.res = "null"

compiler/lambdalifting.nim

@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ template isIterator*(owner: PSym): bool =
 
 proc createEnvObj(g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym; info: TLineInfo): PType =
   result = createObj(g, idgen, owner, info, final=false)
-  result.incl tfFinal
   if owner.isIterator:
     rawAddField(result, createStateField(g, owner, idgen))
 
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ proc getClosureIterResult*(g: ModuleGraph; iter: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator): PSym
     # XXX a bit hacky:
     result = newSym(skResult, getIdent(g.cache, ":result"), idgen, iter, iter.info, {})
     result.typ = iter.typ.returnType
-    incl(result.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+    incl(result.flags, sfUsed)
     iter.ast.add newSymNode(result)
 
 proc addHiddenParam(routine: PSym, param: PSym) =
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ proc makeClosure*(g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator; prc: PSym; env: PNode; inf
   #if isClosureIterator(result.typ):
   createTypeBoundOps(g, nil, result.typ, info, idgen)
   if tfHasAsgn in result.typ.flags or optSeqDestructors in g.config.globalOptions:
-    prc.incl sfInjectDestructors
+    prc.flags.incl sfInjectDestructors
 
 template liftingHarmful(conf: ConfigRef; owner: PSym): bool =
   ## lambda lifting can be harmful for JS-like code generators.
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ proc createTypeBoundOpsLL(g: ModuleGraph; refType: PType; info: TLineInfo; idgen
     createTypeBoundOps(g, nil, refType.elementType, info, idgen)
     createTypeBoundOps(g, nil, refType, info, idgen)
     if tfHasAsgn in refType.flags or optSeqDestructors in g.config.globalOptions:
-      owner.incl sfInjectDestructors
+      owner.flags.incl sfInjectDestructors
 
 proc genCreateEnv(env: PNode): PNode =
   var c = newNodeIT(nkObjConstr, env.info, env.typ)
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ proc markAsClosure(g: ModuleGraph; owner: PSym; n: PNode) =
   elif not (owner.typ.isClosure or owner.isNimcall and not owner.isExplicitCallConv or isEnv):
     localError(g.config, n.info, "illegal capture '$1' because '$2' has the calling convention: <$3>" %
       [s.name.s, owner.name.s, $owner.typ.callConv])
-  incl(owner.typ, tfCapturesEnv)
+  incl(owner.typ.flags, tfCapturesEnv)
   if not isEnv:
     owner.typ.callConv = ccClosure
 
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ proc asOwnedRef(c: var DetectionPass; t: PType): PType =
   if optOwnedRefs in c.graph.config.globalOptions:
     assert t.kind == tyRef
     result = newType(tyOwned, c.idgen, t.owner)
-    result.incl tfHasOwned
+    result.flags.incl tfHasOwned
     result.rawAddSon t
   else:
     result = t
@@ -414,7 +413,7 @@ proc addClosureParam(c: var DetectionPass; fn: PSym; info: TLineInfo) =
   let t = c.getEnvTypeForOwner(owner, info)
   if cp == nil:
     cp = newSym(skParam, getIdent(c.graph.cache, paramName), c.idgen, fn, fn.info)
-    incl(cp.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+    incl(cp.flags, sfFromGeneric)
     cp.typ = t
     addHiddenParam(fn, cp)
   elif cp.typ != t and fn.kind != skIterator:
@@ -610,7 +609,7 @@ proc rawClosureCreation(owner: PSym;
       let unowned = c.unownedEnvVars[owner.id]
       assert unowned != nil
       let env2 = copyTree(env)
-      env2.typ = unowned.typ
+      env2.typ() = unowned.typ
       result.add newAsgnStmt(unowned, env2, env.info)
       createTypeBoundOpsLL(d.graph, unowned.typ, env.info, d.idgen, owner)
 
@@ -624,7 +623,7 @@ proc rawClosureCreation(owner: PSym;
         if owner.kind != skMacro:
           createTypeBoundOps(d.graph, nil, fieldAccess.typ, env.info, d.idgen)
         if tfHasAsgn in fieldAccess.typ.flags or optSeqDestructors in d.graph.config.globalOptions:
-          owner.incl sfInjectDestructors
+          owner.flags.incl sfInjectDestructors
 
   let upField = lookupInRecord(env.typ.skipTypes({tyOwned, tyRef, tyPtr}).n, getIdent(d.graph.cache, upName))
   if upField != nil:
@@ -666,7 +665,7 @@ proc closureCreationForIter(owner: PSym, iter: PNode;
   result = newNodeIT(nkStmtListExpr, iter.info, iter.sym.typ)
   let iterOwner = iter.sym.skipGenericOwner
   var v = newSym(skVar, getIdent(d.graph.cache, envName), d.idgen, iterOwner, iter.info)
-  incl(v.flagsImpl, sfShadowed)
+  incl(v.flags, sfShadowed)
   v.typ = asOwnedRef(d, getHiddenParam(d.graph, iter.sym).typ)
   var vnode: PNode
   if iterOwner.isIterator:
@@ -787,7 +786,7 @@ proc liftCapturedVars(n: PNode; owner: PSym; d: var DetectionPass;
       let oldInContainer = c.inContainer
       c.inContainer = 0
       let m = newSymNode(n[namePos].sym)
-      m.typ = n.typ
+      m.typ() = n.typ
       result = liftCapturedVars(m, owner, d, c)
       c.inContainer = oldInContainer
   of nkHiddenStdConv:
@@ -975,20 +974,6 @@ proc liftForLoop*(g: ModuleGraph; body: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym):
       for i in 0..<op.len-1:
         result.add op[i]
 
-  elif op.kind != nkSym: # might have side effects
-    # bug #25046
-    # create a temp for the closure
-    # var :closureTemp
-    # :closureTemp = ...
-    let tempSym = newSym(skLet, getIdent(g.cache, ":closureTemp"), idgen, owner, body.info)
-    tempSym.typ = call[0].typ
-    let temp = newSymNode(tempSym)
-    var v = newNodeI(nkVarSection, body.info)
-    addVar(v, temp)
-    result.add(v)
-    result.add newAsgnStmt(temp, call[0], body.info)
-    call[0] = temp
-
   var loopBody = newNodeI(nkStmtList, body.info, 3)
   var whileLoop = newNodeI(nkWhileStmt, body.info, 2)
   whileLoop[0] = newIntTypeNode(1, getSysType(g, body.info, tyBool))

compiler/liftdestructors.nim

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ proc at(a, i: PNode, elemType: PType): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkBracketExpr, a.info, 2)
   result[0] = a
   result[1] = i
-  result.typ = elemType
+  result.typ() = elemType
 
 proc destructorOverridden(g: ModuleGraph; t: PType): bool =
   let op = getAttachedOp(g, t, attachedDestructor)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ proc dotField(x: PNode, f: PSym): PNode =
   else:
     result[0] = x
   result[1] = newSymNode(f, x.info)
-  result.typ = f.typ
+  result.typ() = f.typ
 
 proc newAsgnStmt(le, ri: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkAsgn, le.info, 2)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ proc defaultOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   elif c.kind == attachedDestructor and c.addMemReset:
     let call = genBuiltin(c, mDefault, "default", x)
-    call.typ = t
+    call.typ() = t
     body.add newAsgnStmt(x, call)
   elif c.kind == attachedWasMoved:
     body.add genBuiltin(c, mWasMoved, "wasMoved", x)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ proc genWhileLoop(c: var TLiftCtx; i, dest: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkWhileStmt, c.info, 2)
   let cmp = genBuiltin(c, mLtI, "<", i)
   cmp.add genLen(c.g, dest)
-  cmp.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyBool)
+  cmp.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyBool)
   result[0] = cmp
   result[1] = newNodeI(nkStmtList, c.info)
 
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ proc genContainerOf(c: var TLiftCtx; objType: PType, field, x: PSym): PNode =
   dotExpr.add newSymNode(field)
 
   let offsetOf = genBuiltin(c, mOffsetOf, "offsetof", dotExpr)
-  offsetOf.typ = intType
+  offsetOf.typ() = intType
 
   let minusExpr = genBuiltin(c, mSubI, "-", castExpr1)
-  minusExpr.typ = intType
+  minusExpr.typ() = intType
   minusExpr.add offsetOf
 
   let objPtr = makePtrType(objType.owner, objType, c.idgen)
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ proc fillBodyObjT(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType, body, x, y: PNode) =
       # because the wasMoved(dest) call would zero out src, if dest aliases src.
       var cond = newTree(nkCall, newSymNode(c.g.getSysMagic(c.info, "==", mEqRef)),
         newTreeIT(nkAddr, c.info, makePtrType(c.fn, x.typ, c.idgen), x), newTreeIT(nkAddr, c.info, makePtrType(c.fn, y.typ, c.idgen), y))
-      cond.typ = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyBool)
+      cond.typ() = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyBool)
       body.add genIf(c, cond, newTreeI(nkReturnStmt, c.info, newNodeI(nkEmpty, c.info)))
     var temp = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(c.g.cache, lowerings.genPrefix), c.idgen, c.fn, c.info)
     temp.typ = x.typ
-    incl(temp, sfFromGeneric)
+    incl(temp.flags, sfFromGeneric)
     var v = newNodeI(nkVarSection, c.info)
     let blob = newSymNode(temp)
     v.addVar(blob, x)
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ proc fillBodyObjT(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType, body, x, y: PNode) =
 
 proc boolLit*(g: ModuleGraph; info: TLineInfo; value: bool): PNode =
   result = newIntLit(g, info, ord value)
-  result.typ = getSysType(g, info, tyBool)
+  result.typ() = getSysType(g, info, tyBool)
 
 proc getCycleParam(c: TLiftCtx): PNode =
   assert c.kind in {attachedAsgn, attachedDup}
@@ -380,10 +380,6 @@ proc requiresDestructor(c: TLiftCtx; t: PType): bool {.inline.} =
 proc instantiateGeneric(c: var TLiftCtx; op: PSym; t, typeInst: PType): PSym =
   if c.c != nil and typeInst != nil:
     result = c.c.instTypeBoundOp(c.c, op, typeInst, c.info, attachedAsgn, 1)
-  elif typeInst != nil and getAttachedOp(c.g, typeInst, c.kind) != nil:
-    # c.c == nil in lambdalifting
-    # hooks are already insted
-    result = getAttachedOp(c.g, typeInst, c.kind)
   else:
     localError(c.g.config, c.info,
       "cannot generate destructor for generic type: " & typeToString(t))
@@ -397,8 +393,7 @@ proc considerAsgnOrSink(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode;
     if op != nil and op != c.fn and
         (sfOverridden in op.flags or destructorOverridden):
       if sfError in op.flags:
-        ensureMutable c.fn
-        incl c.fn.flagsImpl, sfError
+        incl c.fn.flags, sfError
       #else:
       #  markUsed(c.g.config, c.info, op, c.g.usageSym)
       onUse(c.info, op)
@@ -424,8 +419,7 @@ proc considerAsgnOrSink(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode;
       if op == nil:
         op = produceSym(c.g, c.c, t, c.kind, c.info, c.idgen)
     if sfError in op.flags:
-      ensureMutable c.fn
-      incl c.fn.flagsImpl, sfError
+      incl c.fn.flags, sfError
     #else:
     #  markUsed(c.g.config, c.info, op, c.g.usageSym)
     onUse(c.info, op)
@@ -541,7 +535,7 @@ proc considerUserDefinedOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode): bool =
 proc declareCounter(c: var TLiftCtx; body: PNode; first: BiggestInt): PNode =
   var temp = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(c.g.cache, lowerings.genPrefix), c.idgen, c.fn, c.info)
   temp.typ = getSysType(c.g, body.info, tyInt)
-  incl(temp.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(temp.flags, sfFromGeneric)
 
   var v = newNodeI(nkVarSection, c.info)
   result = newSymNode(temp)
@@ -551,7 +545,7 @@ proc declareCounter(c: var TLiftCtx; body: PNode; first: BiggestInt): PNode =
 proc declareTempOf(c: var TLiftCtx; body: PNode; value: PNode): PNode =
   var temp = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(c.g.cache, lowerings.genPrefix), c.idgen, c.fn, c.info)
   temp.typ = value.typ
-  incl(temp.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(temp.flags, sfFromGeneric)
 
   var v = newNodeI(nkVarSection, c.info)
   result = newSymNode(temp)
@@ -567,18 +561,18 @@ proc newSeqCall(c: var TLiftCtx; x, y: PNode): PNode =
   # don't call genAddr(c, x) here:
   result = genBuiltin(c, mNewSeq, "newSeq", x)
   let lenCall = genBuiltin(c, mLengthSeq, "len", y)
-  lenCall.typ = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyInt)
+  lenCall.typ() = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyInt)
   result.add lenCall
 
 proc setLenStrCall(c: var TLiftCtx; x, y: PNode): PNode =
   let lenCall = genBuiltin(c, mLengthStr, "len", y)
-  lenCall.typ = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyInt)
+  lenCall.typ() = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyInt)
   result = genBuiltin(c, mSetLengthStr, "setLen", x) # genAddr(g, x))
   result.add lenCall
 
 proc setLenSeqCall(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; x, y: PNode): PNode =
   let lenCall = genBuiltin(c, mLengthSeq, "len", y)
-  lenCall.typ = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyInt)
+  lenCall.typ() = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyInt)
   var op = getSysMagic(c.g, x.info, "setLen", mSetLengthSeq)
   op = instantiateGeneric(c, op, t, t)
   result = newTree(nkCall, newSymNode(op, x.info), x, lenCall)
@@ -601,7 +595,7 @@ proc checkSelfAssignment(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
       newTreeIT(nkAddr, c.info, makePtrType(c.fn, x.typ, c.idgen), x),
       newTreeIT(nkAddr, c.info, makePtrType(c.fn, y.typ, c.idgen), y)
       )
-  cond.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyBool)
+  cond.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyBool)
   body.add genIf(c, cond, newTreeI(nkReturnStmt, c.info, newNodeI(nkEmpty, c.info)))
 
 proc fillSeqOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
@@ -742,7 +736,7 @@ proc atomicRefOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
   if isFinal(elemType):
     addDestructorCall(c, elemType, actions, genDeref(tmp, nkDerefExpr))
     var alignOf = genBuiltin(c, mAlignOf, "alignof", newNodeIT(nkType, c.info, elemType))
-    alignOf.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyInt)
+    alignOf.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyInt)
     actions.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimRawDispose", c.info, tmp, alignOf)
   else:
     addDestructorCall(c, elemType, newNodeI(nkStmtList, c.info), genDeref(tmp, nkDerefExpr))
@@ -752,7 +746,7 @@ proc atomicRefOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
   if isCyclic:
     if isFinal(elemType):
       let typInfo = genBuiltin(c, mGetTypeInfoV2, "getTypeInfoV2", newNodeIT(nkType, x.info, elemType))
-      typInfo.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+      typInfo.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
       cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDecRefIsLastCyclicStatic", c.info, tmp, typInfo)
     else:
       cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDecRefIsLastCyclicDyn", c.info, tmp)
@@ -760,7 +754,7 @@ proc atomicRefOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDecRefIsLastDyn", c.info, x)
   else:
     cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDecRefIsLast", c.info, x)
-  cond.typ = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyBool)
+  cond.typ() = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyBool)
 
   case c.kind
   of attachedSink:
@@ -787,7 +781,7 @@ proc atomicRefOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     if isCyclic:
       if isFinal(elemType):
         let typInfo = genBuiltin(c, mGetTypeInfoV2, "getTypeInfoV2", newNodeIT(nkType, x.info, elemType))
-        typInfo.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+        typInfo.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
         body.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimTraceRef", c.info, genAddrOf(x, c.idgen), typInfo, y)
       else:
         # If the ref is polymorphic we have to account for this
@@ -808,7 +802,7 @@ proc atomicClosureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
   ## Closures are really like refs except they always use a virtual destructor
   ## and we need to do the refcounting only on the ref field which we call 'xenv':
   let xenv = genBuiltin(c, mAccessEnv, "accessEnv", x)
-  xenv.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+  xenv.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
 
   let isCyclic = c.g.config.selectedGC == gcOrc
   let tmp =
@@ -824,7 +818,7 @@ proc atomicClosureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     if isCyclic: "nimDecRefIsLastCyclicDyn"
     else: "nimDecRefIsLast"
   let cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, decRefProc, c.info, tmp)
-  cond.typ = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyBool)
+  cond.typ() = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyBool)
 
   case c.kind
   of attachedSink:
@@ -836,7 +830,7 @@ proc atomicClosureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
       body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   of attachedAsgn:
     let yenv = genBuiltin(c, mAccessEnv, "accessEnv", y)
-    yenv.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+    yenv.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
     if isCyclic:
       body.add genIf(c, yenv, callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimIncRefCyclic", c.info, yenv, getCycleParam(c)))
       body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
@@ -848,7 +842,7 @@ proc atomicClosureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
       body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   of attachedDup:
     let yenv = genBuiltin(c, mAccessEnv, "accessEnv", y)
-    yenv.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+    yenv.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
     if isCyclic:
       body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
       body.add genIf(c, yenv, callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimIncRefCyclic", c.info, yenv, getCycleParam(c)))
@@ -900,7 +894,7 @@ proc ownedRefOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
   if isFinal(elemType):
     addDestructorCall(c, elemType, actions, genDeref(x, nkDerefExpr))
     var alignOf = genBuiltin(c, mAlignOf, "alignof", newNodeIT(nkType, c.info, elemType))
-    alignOf.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyInt)
+    alignOf.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyInt)
     actions.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimRawDispose", c.info, x, alignOf)
   else:
     addDestructorCall(c, elemType, newNodeI(nkStmtList, c.info), genDeref(x, nkDerefExpr))
@@ -923,14 +917,14 @@ proc closureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     # a big problem is that we don't know the environment's type here, so we
     # have to go through some indirection; we delegate this to the codegen:
     let call = newNodeI(nkCall, c.info, 2)
-    call.typ = t
+    call.typ() = t
     call[0] = newSymNode(createMagic(c.g, c.idgen, "deepCopy", mDeepCopy))
     call[1] = y
     body.add newAsgnStmt(x, call)
   elif (optOwnedRefs in c.g.config.globalOptions and
       optRefCheck in c.g.config.options) or c.g.config.selectedGC in {gcArc, gcAtomicArc, gcOrc}:
     let xx = genBuiltin(c, mAccessEnv, "accessEnv", x)
-    xx.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+    xx.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
     case c.kind
     of attachedSink:
       # we 'nil' y out afterwards so we *need* to take over its reference
@@ -939,13 +933,13 @@ proc closureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
       body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
     of attachedAsgn:
       let yy = genBuiltin(c, mAccessEnv, "accessEnv", y)
-      yy.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+      yy.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
       body.add genIf(c, yy, callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimIncRef", c.info, yy))
       body.add genIf(c, xx, callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDecWeakRef", c.info, xx))
       body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
     of attachedDup:
       let yy = genBuiltin(c, mAccessEnv, "accessEnv", y)
-      yy.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+      yy.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
       body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
       body.add genIf(c, yy, callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimIncRef", c.info, yy))
     of attachedDestructor:
@@ -960,7 +954,7 @@ proc closureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
 
 proc ownedClosureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
   let xx = genBuiltin(c, mAccessEnv, "accessEnv", x)
-  xx.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+  xx.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
   var actions = newNodeI(nkStmtList, c.info)
   #discard addDestructorCall(c, elemType, newNodeI(nkStmtList, c.info), genDeref(xx))
   actions.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDestroyAndDispose", c.info, xx)
@@ -1050,8 +1044,6 @@ proc fillBody(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
           body.add genBuiltin(c, mWasMoved, "wasMoved", x)
         else:
           fillBodyObjT(c, t, body, x, y)
-      elif tfUnion in t.flags: # bug #25236
-        defaultOp(c, t, body, x, y)
       else:
         if c.kind == attachedDup:
           var op2 = getAttachedOp(c.g, t, attachedAsgn)
@@ -1126,7 +1118,8 @@ proc symDupPrototype(g: ModuleGraph; typ: PType; owner: PSym; kind: TTypeAttache
   n[bodyPos] = newNodeI(nkStmtList, info)
   n[resultPos] = newSymNode(res)
   result.ast = n
-  incl result.flagsImpl, {sfFromGeneric, sfGeneratedOp}
+  incl result.flags, sfFromGeneric
+  incl result.flags, sfGeneratedOp
 
 proc symPrototype(g: ModuleGraph; typ: PType; owner: PSym; kind: TTypeAttachedOp;
               info: TLineInfo; idgen: IdGenerator; isDiscriminant = false): PSym =
@@ -1168,17 +1161,17 @@ proc symPrototype(g: ModuleGraph; typ: PType; owner: PSym; kind: TTypeAttachedOp
   n[paramsPos] = result.typ.n
   n[bodyPos] = newNodeI(nkStmtList, info)
   result.ast = n
-  incl result.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric
-  incl result.flagsImpl, sfGeneratedOp
+  incl result.flags, sfFromGeneric
+  incl result.flags, sfGeneratedOp
   if kind == attachedWasMoved:
-    incl result.flagsImpl, sfNoSideEffect
-    incl result.typ, tfNoSideEffect
+    incl result.flags, sfNoSideEffect
+    incl result.typ.flags, tfNoSideEffect
 
 proc genTypeFieldCopy(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
   let xx = genBuiltin(c, mAccessTypeField, "accessTypeField", x)
   let yy = genBuiltin(c, mAccessTypeField, "accessTypeField", y)
-  xx.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
-  yy.typ = xx.typ
+  xx.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+  yy.typ() = xx.typ
   body.add newAsgnStmt(xx, yy)
 
 proc produceSym(g: ModuleGraph; c: PContext; typ: PType; kind: TTypeAttachedOp;
@@ -1205,17 +1198,14 @@ proc produceSym(g: ModuleGraph; c: PContext; typ: PType; kind: TTypeAttachedOp;
 
   if kind == attachedSink and destructorOverridden(g, typ):
     ## compiler can use a combination of `=destroy` and memCopy for sink op
-    ensureMutable dest
-    dest.flagsImpl.incl sfCursor
+    dest.flags.incl sfCursor
     let op = getAttachedOp(g, typ, attachedDestructor)
     result.ast[bodyPos].add newOpCall(a, op, if op.typ.firstParamType.kind == tyVar: d[0] else: d)
     result.ast[bodyPos].add newAsgnStmt(d, src)
   else:
     var tk: TTypeKind
-    var skipped: PType = nil
     if g.config.selectedGC in {gcArc, gcOrc, gcHooks, gcAtomicArc}:
-      skipped = skipTypes(typ, {tyOrdinal, tyRange, tyInferred, tyGenericInst, tyStatic, tyAlias, tySink})
-      tk = skipped.kind
+      tk = skipTypes(typ, {tyOrdinal, tyRange, tyInferred, tyGenericInst, tyStatic, tyAlias, tySink}).kind
     else:
       tk = tyNone # no special casing for strings and seqs
     case tk
@@ -1225,20 +1215,18 @@ proc produceSym(g: ModuleGraph; c: PContext; typ: PType; kind: TTypeAttachedOp;
       fillStrOp(a, typ, result.ast[bodyPos], d, src)
     else:
       fillBody(a, typ, result.ast[bodyPos], d, src)
-      if tk == tyObject and a.kind in {attachedAsgn, attachedSink, attachedDeepCopy, attachedDup} and not isObjLackingTypeField(skipped):
+      if tk == tyObject and a.kind in {attachedAsgn, attachedSink, attachedDeepCopy, attachedDup} and not isObjLackingTypeField(typ):
         # bug #19205: Do not forget to also copy the hidden type field:
         genTypeFieldCopy(a, typ, result.ast[bodyPos], d, src)
 
   if not a.canRaise:
-    ensureMutable result
-    incl result.flagsImpl, sfNeverRaises
+    incl result.flags, sfNeverRaises
     result.ast[pragmasPos] = newNodeI(nkPragma, info)
     result.ast[pragmasPos].add newTree(nkExprColonExpr,
         newIdentNode(g.cache.getIdent("raises"),  info), newNodeI(nkBracket, info))
 
   if kind == attachedDestructor:
-    ensureMutable result
-    incl result.optionsImpl, optQuirky
+    incl result.options, optQuirky
   completePartialOp(g, idgen.module, typ, kind, result)
 
 
@@ -1263,9 +1251,7 @@ proc produceDestructorForDiscriminator*(g: ModuleGraph; typ: PType; field: PSym,
   result.ast[bodyPos].add v
   let placeHolder = newNodeIT(nkSym, info, getSysType(g, info, tyPointer))
   fillBody(a, typ, result.ast[bodyPos], d, placeHolder)
-  if not a.canRaise:
-    ensureMutable result
-    incl result.flagsImpl, sfNeverRaises
+  if not a.canRaise: incl result.flags, sfNeverRaises
 
 
 template liftTypeBoundOps*(c: PContext; typ: PType; info: TLineInfo) =
@@ -1309,13 +1295,11 @@ proc createTypeBoundOps(g: ModuleGraph; c: PContext; orig: PType; info: TLineInf
   ## to ensure we lift assignment, destructors and moves properly.
   ## The later 'injectdestructors' pass depends on it.
   if orig == nil or {tfCheckedForDestructor, tfHasMeta} * orig.flags != {}: return
-  # IC: review this solution again later
-  incl orig.flagsImpl, tfCheckedForDestructor
+  incl orig.flags, tfCheckedForDestructor
   # for user defined generic destructors:
   let origRoot = genericRoot(orig)
   if origRoot != nil:
-    # IC: review this solution again later
-    incl origRoot.flagsImpl, tfGenericHasDestructor
+    incl origRoot.flags, tfGenericHasDestructor
 
   let skipped = orig.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})
   if isEmptyContainer(skipped) or skipped.kind == tyStatic: return
@@ -1341,7 +1325,7 @@ proc createTypeBoundOps(g: ModuleGraph; c: PContext; orig: PType; info: TLineInf
   # bug #15122: We need to produce all prototypes before entering the
   # mind boggling recursion. Hacks like these imply we should rewrite
   # this module.
-  var generics = default(array[attachedWasMoved..attachedTrace, bool])
+  var generics: array[attachedWasMoved..attachedTrace, bool] = default(array[attachedWasMoved..attachedTrace, bool])
   for k in attachedWasMoved..lastAttached:
     generics[k] = getAttachedOp(g, canon, k) != nil
     if not generics[k]:
@@ -1360,6 +1344,5 @@ proc createTypeBoundOps(g: ModuleGraph; c: PContext; orig: PType; info: TLineInf
   if not isTrivial(getAttachedOp(g, orig, attachedDestructor)):
     #or not isTrivial(orig.assignment) or
     # not isTrivial(orig.sink):
-    # IC: review this solution again later
-    orig.flagsImpl.incl tfHasAsgn
+    orig.flags.incl tfHasAsgn
     # ^ XXX Breaks IC!

compiler/liftlocals.nim

@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ proc interestingVar(s: PSym): bool {.inline.} =
 proc lookupOrAdd(c: var Ctx; s: PSym; info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   let field = addUniqueField(c.objType, s, c.cache, c.idgen)
   var deref = newNodeI(nkHiddenDeref, info)
-  deref.typ = c.objType
+  deref.typ() = c.objType
   deref.add(newSymNode(c.partialParam, info))
   result = newNodeI(nkDotExpr, info)
   result.add(deref)
   result.add(newSymNode(field))
-  result.typ = field.typ
+  result.typ() = field.typ
 
 proc liftLocals(n: PNode; i: int; c: var Ctx) =
   let it = n[i]

compiler/lineinfos.nim

@@ -273,10 +273,6 @@ const
   errFloatToString* = "cannot convert '$1' to '$2'"
 
 type
-  FileInfoKind* = enum
-    fikSource,      ## A real source file path
-    fikNifModule    ## A NIF module suffix (not a real path)
-
   TFileInfo* = object
     fullPath*: AbsoluteFile    # This is a canonical full filesystem path
     projPath*: RelativeFile    # This is relative to the project's root
@@ -295,7 +291,6 @@ type
                                # for 'nimsuggest'
     hash*: string              # the checksum of the file
     dirty*: bool               # for 'nimpretty' like tooling
-    kind*: FileInfoKind        # distinguishes real files from NIF suffixes
     when defined(nimpretty):
       fullContent*: string
   FileIndex* = distinct int32

compiler/lookups.nim

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ proc errorSym*(c: PContext, ident: PIdent, info: TLineInfo): PSym =
   ## creates an error symbol to avoid cascading errors (for IDE support)
   result = newSym(skError, ident, c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), info, {})
   result.typ = errorType(c)
-  incl(result.flagsImpl, sfDiscardable)
+  incl(result.flags, sfDiscardable)
   # pretend it's from the top level scope to prevent cascading errors:
   if c.config.cmd != cmdInteractive and c.compilesContextId == 0:
     c.moduleScope.addSym(result)

compiler/lowerings.nim

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ proc lowerTupleUnpacking*(g: ModuleGraph; n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: P
     var temp = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(g.cache, genPrefix), idgen,
                   owner, value.info, g.config.options)
     temp.typ = skipTypes(value.typ, abstractInst)
-    incl(temp.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+    incl(temp.flags, sfFromGeneric)
     tempAsNode = newSymNode(temp)
 
   var v = newNodeI(nkVarSection, value.info)
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ proc evalOnce*(g: ModuleGraph; value: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym): P
   var temp = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(g.cache, genPrefix), idgen,
                     owner, value.info, g.config.options)
   temp.typ = skipTypes(value.typ, abstractInst)
-  incl(temp.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(temp.flags, sfFromGeneric)
 
   var v = newNodeI(nkLetSection, value.info)
   let tempAsNode = newSymNode(temp)
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ proc lowerSwap*(g: ModuleGraph; n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym): PNod
   # note: cannot use 'skTemp' here cause we really need the copy for the VM :-(
   var temp = newSym(skVar, getIdent(g.cache, genPrefix), idgen, owner, n.info, owner.options)
   temp.typ = n[1].typ
-  incl(temp.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
-  incl(temp.flagsImpl, sfGenSym)
+  incl(temp.flags, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(temp.flags, sfGenSym)
 
   var v = newNodeI(nkVarSection, n.info)
   let tempAsNode = newSymNode(temp)
@@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ proc createObj*(g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym, info: TLineInfo
   result = newType(tyObject, idgen, owner)
   if final:
     rawAddSon(result, nil)
-    incl result, tfFinal
+    incl result.flags, tfFinal
   else:
     rawAddSon(result, getCompilerProc(g, "RootObj").typ)
   result.n = newNodeI(nkRecList, info)
   let s = newSym(skType, getIdent(g.cache, "Env_" & toFilename(g.config, info) & "_" & $owner.name.s),
                   idgen, owner, info, owner.options)
-  incl s.flagsImpl, sfAnon
+  incl s.flags, sfAnon
   s.typ = result
   result.sym = s
 
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ proc rawIndirectAccess*(a: PNode; field: PSym; info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   # returns a[].field as a node
   assert field.kind == skField
   var deref = newNodeI(nkHiddenDeref, info)
-  deref.typ = a.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)[0]
+  deref.typ() = a.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)[0]
   deref.add a
   result = newNodeI(nkDotExpr, info)
   result.add deref
   result.add newSymNode(field)
-  result.typ = field.typ
+  result.typ() = field.typ
 
 proc rawDirectAccess*(obj, field: PSym): PNode =
   # returns a.field as a node
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ proc rawDirectAccess*(obj, field: PSym): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkDotExpr, field.info)
   result.add newSymNode(obj)
   result.add newSymNode(field)
-  result.typ = field.typ
+  result.typ() = field.typ
 
 proc lookupInRecord(n: PNode, id: ItemId): PSym =
   result = nil
@@ -250,12 +250,12 @@ proc newDotExpr*(obj, b: PSym): PNode =
   assert field != nil, b.name.s
   result.add newSymNode(obj)
   result.add newSymNode(field)
-  result.typ = field.typ
+  result.typ() = field.typ
 
 proc indirectAccess*(a: PNode, b: ItemId, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   # returns a[].b as a node
   var deref = newNodeI(nkHiddenDeref, info)
-  deref.typ = a.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).elementType
+  deref.typ() = a.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).elementType
   var t = deref.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)
   var field: PSym
   while true:
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ proc indirectAccess*(a: PNode, b: ItemId, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkDotExpr, info)
   result.add deref
   result.add newSymNode(field)
-  result.typ = field.typ
+  result.typ() = field.typ
 
 proc indirectAccess*(a: PNode, b: string, info: TLineInfo; cache: IdentCache): PNode =
   # returns a[].b as a node
   var deref = newNodeI(nkHiddenDeref, info)
-  deref.typ = a.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).elementType
+  deref.typ() = a.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).elementType
   var t = deref.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)
   var field: PSym
   let bb = getIdent(cache, b)
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ proc indirectAccess*(a: PNode, b: string, info: TLineInfo; cache: IdentCache): P
   result = newNodeI(nkDotExpr, info)
   result.add deref
   result.add newSymNode(field)
-  result.typ = field.typ
+  result.typ() = field.typ
 
 proc getFieldFromObj*(t: PType; v: PSym): PSym =
   assert v.kind != skField
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ proc indirectAccess*(a, b: PSym, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
 proc genAddrOf*(n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; typeKind = tyPtr): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkAddr, n.info, 1)
   result[0] = n
-  result.typ = newType(typeKind, idgen, n.typ.owner)
+  result.typ() = newType(typeKind, idgen, n.typ.owner)
   result.typ.rawAddSon(n.typ)
 
 proc genDeref*(n: PNode; k = nkHiddenDeref): PNode =
@@ -344,18 +344,18 @@ proc callCodegenProc*(g: ModuleGraph; name: string;
     if optionalArgs != nil:
       for i in 1..<optionalArgs.len-2:
         result.add optionalArgs[i]
-    result.typ = sym.typ.returnType
+    result.typ() = sym.typ.returnType
 
 proc newIntLit*(g: ModuleGraph; info: TLineInfo; value: BiggestInt): PNode =
   result = nkIntLit.newIntNode(value)
-  result.typ = getSysType(g, info, tyInt)
+  result.typ() = getSysType(g, info, tyInt)
 
 proc genHigh*(g: ModuleGraph; n: PNode): PNode =
   if skipTypes(n.typ, abstractVar).kind == tyArray:
     result = newIntLit(g, n.info, toInt64(lastOrd(g.config, skipTypes(n.typ, abstractVar))))
   else:
     result = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info, 2)
-    result.typ = getSysType(g, n.info, tyInt)
+    result.typ() = getSysType(g, n.info, tyInt)
     result[0] = newSymNode(getSysMagic(g, n.info, "high", mHigh))
     result[1] = n
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ proc genLen*(g: ModuleGraph; n: PNode): PNode =
     result = newIntLit(g, n.info, toInt64(lastOrd(g.config, skipTypes(n.typ, abstractVar)) + 1))
   else:
     result = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info, 2)
-    result.typ = getSysType(g, n.info, tyInt)
+    result.typ() = getSysType(g, n.info, tyInt)
     result[0] = newSymNode(getSysMagic(g, n.info, "len", mLengthSeq))
     result[1] = n
 

compiler/magicsys.nim

@@ -166,4 +166,4 @@ proc makeAddr*(n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator): PNode =
     result = n
   else:
     result = newTree(nkHiddenAddr, n)
-    result.typ = makePtrType(n.typ.skipTypes({tySink}), idgen)
+    result.typ() = makePtrType(n.typ.skipTypes({tySink}), idgen)

compiler/main.nim

@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ import ../dist/checksums/src/checksums/sha1
 
 import pipelines
 
-when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-  import nifbackend
-  import deps
-
 when not defined(leanCompiler):
   import docgen
 
@@ -137,22 +133,6 @@ proc commandCompileToNif(graph: ModuleGraph) =
   setPipeLinePass(graph, NifgenPass)
   compilePipelineProject(graph)
 
-proc commandNifC(graph: ModuleGraph) =
-  ## Generate C code from precompiled NIF files.
-  ## This is the new IC approach: compile modules to NIF first with `nim m`,
-  ## then generate C code from the entry.nif file with whole-program DCE.
-  when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-    let conf = graph.config
-    extccomp.initVars(conf)
-
-    if not extccomp.ccHasSaneOverflow(conf):
-      conf.symbols.defineSymbol("nimEmulateOverflowChecks")
-
-    # Use the NIF backend to generate C code
-    nifbackend.generateCode(graph, conf.projectMainIdx)
-  else:
-    rawMessage(graph.config, errGenerated, "NIF backend not available during bootstrap build")
-
 proc commandCompileToC(graph: ModuleGraph) =
   let conf = graph.config
   extccomp.initVars(conf)
@@ -220,7 +200,7 @@ proc commandInteractive(graph: ModuleGraph) =
     discard graph.compilePipelineModule(fileInfoIdx(graph.config, graph.config.projectFull), {})
   else:
     var m = graph.makeStdinModule()
-    incl(m, sfMainModule)
+    incl(m.flags, sfMainModule)
     var idgen = IdGenerator(module: m.itemId.module, symId: m.itemId.item, typeId: 0)
     let s = llStreamOpenStdIn(onPrompt = proc() = flushDot(graph.config))
     discard processPipelineModule(graph, m, idgen, s)
@@ -440,22 +420,9 @@ proc mainCommand*(graph: ModuleGraph) =
   of cmdCheck:
     commandCheck(graph)
   of cmdM:
-    # cmdM uses NIF files, not ROD files
-    graph.config.symbolFiles = disabledSf
-    setUseIc(false)
+    graph.config.symbolFiles = v2Sf
+    setUseIc(graph.config.symbolFiles != disabledSf)
     commandCheck(graph)
-  of cmdNifC:
-    # Generate C code from NIF files
-    wantMainModule(conf)
-    setOutFile(conf)
-    commandNifC(graph)
-  of cmdDeps:
-    # Generate .build.nif for nifmake
-    wantMainModule(conf)
-    when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-      commandDeps(conf)
-    else:
-      rawMessage(conf, errGenerated, "nim deps not available in bootstrap build")
   of cmdParse:
     wantMainModule(conf)
     discard parseFile(conf.projectMainIdx, cache, conf)

compiler/modulegraphs.nim

@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ import ../dist/checksums/src/checksums/md5
 import ast, astalgo, options, lineinfos,idents, btrees, ropes, msgs, pathutils, packages, suggestsymdb
 import ic / [packed_ast, ic]
 
-when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-  import ast2nif
-  import "../dist/nimony/src/lib" / [nifstreams, bitabs]
 
 when defined(nimPreviewSlimSystem):
   import std/assertions
@@ -141,7 +138,6 @@ type
     cachedFiles*: StringTableRef
 
     procGlobals*: seq[PNode]
-    nifReplayActions*: Table[int32, seq[PNode]]  # module position -> replay actions for NIF
 
   TPassContext* = object of RootObj # the pass's context
     idgen*: IdGenerator
@@ -368,10 +364,6 @@ proc setAttachedOp*(g: ModuleGraph; module: int; t: PType; op: TTypeAttachedOp;
   ## we also need to record this to the packed module.
   g.attachedOps[op][t.itemId] = LazySym(sym: value)
 
-proc setAttachedOp*(g: ModuleGraph; module: int; typeId: ItemId; op: TTypeAttachedOp; value: PSym) =
-  ## Overload that takes ItemId directly, useful for registering hooks from NIF index.
-  g.attachedOps[op][typeId] = LazySym(sym: value)
-
 proc setAttachedOpPartial*(g: ModuleGraph; module: int; t: PType; op: TTypeAttachedOp; value: PSym) =
   ## we also need to record this to the packed module.
   g.attachedOps[op][t.itemId] = LazySym(sym: value)
@@ -399,10 +391,6 @@ proc setMethodsPerType*(g: ModuleGraph; id: ItemId, methods: seq[LazySym]) =
   # TODO: add it for packed modules
   g.methodsPerType[id] = methods
 
-proc addNifReplayAction*(g: ModuleGraph; module: int32; n: PNode) =
-  ## Stores a replay action for NIF-based incremental compilation.
-  g.nifReplayActions.mgetOrPut(module, @[]).add n
-
 iterator getMethodsPerType*(g: ModuleGraph; t: PType): PSym =
   if g.methodsPerType.contains(t.itemId):
     for it in mitems g.methodsPerType[t.itemId]:
@@ -435,30 +423,7 @@ proc copyTypeProps*(g: ModuleGraph; module: int; dest, src: PType) =
 
 proc loadCompilerProc*(g: ModuleGraph; name: string): PSym =
   result = nil
-  if g.config.symbolFiles == disabledSf:
-    # For NIF-based compilation, search in loaded NIF modules
-    when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-      # Only try to resolve from NIF if we're actually using NIF files (cmdNifC)
-      if g.config.cmd == cmdNifC:
-        # First try system module (most compilerprocs are there)
-        let systemFileIdx = g.config.m.systemFileIdx
-        if systemFileIdx != InvalidFileIdx:
-          result = tryResolveCompilerProc(ast.program, name, systemFileIdx)
-          if result != nil:
-            strTableAdd(g.compilerprocs, result)
-            return result
-
-        # Try threadpool module (some compilerprocs like FlowVar are there)
-        # Find threadpool module by searching loaded modules
-        for moduleIdx in 0..<g.ifaces.len:
-          let module = g.ifaces[moduleIdx].module
-          if module != nil and module.name.s == "threadpool":
-            let threadpoolFileIdx = module.position.FileIndex
-            result = tryResolveCompilerProc(ast.program, name, threadpoolFileIdx)
-            if result != nil:
-              strTableAdd(g.compilerprocs, result)
-              return result
-    return nil
+  if g.config.symbolFiles == disabledSf: return nil
 
   # slow, linear search, but the results are cached:
   for module in 0..<len(g.packed):
@@ -621,7 +586,6 @@ proc newModuleGraph*(cache: IdentCache; config: ConfigRef): ModuleGraph =
   result.config = config
   result.cache = cache
   initModuleGraphFields(result)
-  ast.setupProgram(config, cache)
 
 proc resetAllModules*(g: ModuleGraph) =
   g.packageSyms = initStrTable()
@@ -717,13 +681,13 @@ proc markDirty*(g: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex) =
   if m != nil:
     g.suggestSymbols.del(fileIdx)
     g.suggestErrors.del(fileIdx)
-    incl m.flagsImpl, sfDirty
+    incl m.flags, sfDirty
 
 proc unmarkAllDirty*(g: ModuleGraph) =
   for i in 0i32..<g.ifaces.len.int32:
     let m = g.ifaces[i].module
     if m != nil:
-      m.flagsImpl.excl sfDirty
+      m.flags.excl sfDirty
 
 proc isDirty*(g: ModuleGraph; m: PSym): bool =
   result = g.suggestMode and sfDirty in m.flags
@@ -776,64 +740,6 @@ proc moduleFromRodFile*(g: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex;
   else:
     result = nil
 
-when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-  proc moduleFromNifFile*(g: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex;
-                          cachedModules: var seq[FileIndex];
-                          loadFullAst: bool = false): PSym =
-    ## Returns 'nil' if the module needs to be recompiled.
-    ## Loads module from NIF file when optCompress is enabled.
-    ## When loadFullAst is true, loads the complete module AST for code generation.
-
-    if not fileExists(toNifFilename(g.config, fileIdx)):
-      return nil
-
-    # Create module symbol
-    let filename = AbsoluteFile toFullPath(g.config, fileIdx)
-    result = PSym(
-      kindImpl: skModule,
-      itemId: ItemId(module: int32(fileIdx), item: 0'i32),
-      name: getIdent(g.cache, splitFile(filename).name),
-      infoImpl: newLineInfo(fileIdx, 1, 1),
-      positionImpl: int(fileIdx),
-    )
-    setOwner(result, getPackage(g.config, g.cache, fileIdx))
-
-    # Register module in graph
-    registerModule(g, result)
-    var hooks = initTable[nifstreams.SymId, HooksPerType]()
-    var converters: seq[(string, string)] = @[]
-    var classes: seq[ClassIndexEntry] = @[]
-    result.astImpl = loadNifModule(ast.program, fileIdx, g.ifaces[fileIdx.int].interf,
-                                   g.ifaces[fileIdx.int].interfHidden, hooks, converters, classes, loadFullAst)
-    # Register hooks from NIF index with the module graph
-    for typSymId, hooksPerType in hooks:
-      let typeItemId = parseTypeSymIdToItemId(ast.program, typSymId)
-      if typeItemId.module >= 0:
-        for op in AttachedOp:
-          let (hookSymId, isGeneric) = hooksPerType.a[op]
-          if hookSymId != nifstreams.SymId(0):
-            let hookSym = resolveHookSym(ast.program, hookSymId)
-            if hookSym != nil:
-              setAttachedOp(g, int(fileIdx), typeItemId, toTTypeAttachedOp(op), hookSym)
-    # Register converters from NIF index with the module's interface
-    for (destType, convSym) in converters:
-      let symId = pool.syms.getOrIncl(convSym)
-      let convPSym = resolveHookSym(ast.program, symId)  # reuse hook resolution
-      if convPSym != nil:
-        g.ifaces[fileIdx.int].converters.add LazySym(sym: convPSym)
-    # Register methods per type from NIF index
-    for classEntry in classes:
-      let typeItemId = parseTypeSymIdToItemId(ast.program, classEntry.cls)
-      if typeItemId.module >= 0:
-        var methodSyms: seq[LazySym] = @[]
-        for methodEntry in classEntry.methods:
-          let methodSym = resolveHookSym(ast.program, methodEntry.fn)
-          if methodSym != nil:
-            methodSyms.add LazySym(sym: methodSym)
-        if methodSyms.len > 0:
-          setMethodsPerType(g, typeItemId, methodSyms)
-    cachedModules.add fileIdx
-
 proc configComplete*(g: ModuleGraph) =
   rememberStartupConfig(g.startupPackedConfig, g.config)
 
@@ -858,7 +764,7 @@ proc getPackage*(graph: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex): PSym =
     result = pkgSym
     graph.packageSyms.strTableAdd(pkgSym)
 
-proc belongsToStdlib*(graph: ModuleGraph, sym: PSym): bool =
+func belongsToStdlib*(graph: ModuleGraph, sym: PSym): bool =
   ## Check if symbol belongs to the 'stdlib' package.
   sym.getPackageSymbol.getPackageId == graph.systemModule.getPackageId
 

compiler/modules.nim

@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ proc newModule*(graph: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex): PSym =
   let filename = AbsoluteFile toFullPath(graph.config, fileIdx)
   # We cannot call ``newSym`` here, because we have to circumvent the ID
   # mechanism, which we do in order to assign each module a persistent ID.
-  result = PSym(kindImpl: skModule, itemId: ItemId(module: int32(fileIdx), item: 0'i32),
+  result = PSym(kind: skModule, itemId: ItemId(module: int32(fileIdx), item: 0'i32),
                 name: getModuleIdent(graph, filename),
-                infoImpl: newLineInfo(fileIdx, 1, 1))
+                info: newLineInfo(fileIdx, 1, 1))
   if not isNimIdentifier(result.name.s):
     rawMessage(graph.config, errGenerated, "invalid module name: '" & result.name.s &
               "'; a module name must be a valid Nim identifier.")

compiler/msgs.nim

@@ -60,12 +60,11 @@ proc makeCString*(s: string): Rope =
     toCChar(s[i], result)
   result.add('\"')
 
-proc newFileInfo(fullPath: AbsoluteFile, projPath: RelativeFile; kind = fikSource): TFileInfo =
+proc newFileInfo(fullPath: AbsoluteFile, projPath: RelativeFile): TFileInfo =
   result = TFileInfo(fullPath: fullPath, projPath: projPath,
                     shortName: fullPath.extractFilename,
                     quotedFullName: fullPath.string.makeCString,
-                    lines: @[],
-                    kind: kind
+                    lines: @[]
   )
   result.quotedName = result.shortName.makeCString
   when defined(nimpretty):
@@ -134,23 +133,6 @@ proc fileInfoIdx*(conf: ConfigRef; filename: RelativeFile): FileIndex =
   var dummy: bool = false
   fileInfoIdx(conf, AbsoluteFile expandFilename(filename.string), dummy)
 
-proc registerNifSuffix*(conf: ConfigRef; suffix: string; isKnownFile: var bool): FileIndex =
-  result = conf.m.filenameToIndexTbl.getOrDefault(suffix, InvalidFileIdx)
-  if result == InvalidFileIdx:
-    isKnownFile = false
-    result = conf.m.fileInfos.len.FileIndex
-    conf.m.fileInfos.add(newFileInfo(AbsoluteFile suffix, RelativeFile suffix, fikNifModule))
-    conf.m.filenameToIndexTbl[suffix] = result
-  else:
-    isKnownFile = true
-
-proc fileInfoKind*(conf: ConfigRef; fileIdx: FileIndex): FileInfoKind =
-  ## Returns the kind of a FileIndex (source file or NIF module suffix).
-  if fileIdx.int >= 0 and fileIdx.int < conf.m.fileInfos.len:
-    result = conf.m.fileInfos[fileIdx.int].kind
-  else:
-    result = fikSource  # Default to source for unknown indices
-
 proc newLineInfo*(fileInfoIdx: FileIndex, line, col: int): TLineInfo =
   result = TLineInfo(fileIndex: fileInfoIdx)
   if line < int high(uint16):

compiler/nifbackend.nim

@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-#
-#
-#           The Nim Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2025 Andreas Rumpf
-#
-#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
-#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
-#
-
-## NIF-based C/C++ code generator backend.
-##
-## This module implements C code generation from precompiled NIF files.
-## It traverses the module dependency graph starting from the main module
-## and generates C code for all reachable modules.
-##
-## Usage:
-##   1. Compile modules to NIF: nim m mymodule.nim
-##   2. Generate C from NIF: nim nifc myproject.nim
-
-import std/[intsets, tables, sets, os]
-
-when defined(nimPreviewSlimSystem):
-  import std/assertions
-
-import ast, options, lineinfos, modulegraphs, cgendata, cgen,
-  pathutils, extccomp, msgs, modulepaths, idents, types, ast2nif
-
-proc loadModuleDependencies(g: ModuleGraph; mainFileIdx: FileIndex): seq[PSym] =
-  ## Traverse the module dependency graph using a stack.
-  ## Returns all modules that need code generation, in dependency order.
-  var visited = initIntSet()
-  var stack: seq[FileIndex] = @[mainFileIdx]
-  result = @[]
-  var cachedModules: seq[FileIndex] = @[]
-
-  while stack.len > 0:
-    let fileIdx = stack.pop()
-
-    if not visited.containsOrIncl(int(fileIdx)):
-      # Only load full AST for main module; others are loaded lazily by codegen
-      let isMainModule = fileIdx == mainFileIdx
-      let module = moduleFromNifFile(g, fileIdx, cachedModules, loadFullAst=isMainModule)
-      if module != nil:
-        result.add module
-        # Add dependencies to stack (they come from cachedModules)
-        for dep in cachedModules:
-          if not visited.contains(int(dep)):
-            stack.add dep
-        cachedModules.setLen(0)
-
-proc setupNifBackendModule(g: ModuleGraph; module: PSym): BModule =
-  ## Set up a BModule for code generation from a NIF module.
-  if g.backend == nil:
-    g.backend = cgendata.newModuleList(g)
-  result = cgen.newModule(BModuleList(g.backend), module, g.config)
-
-proc generateCodeForModule(g: ModuleGraph; module: PSym) =
-  ## Generate C code for a single module.
-  let moduleId = module.position
-  var bmod = BModuleList(g.backend).modules[moduleId]
-  if bmod == nil:
-    bmod = setupNifBackendModule(g, module)
-
-  # Generate code for the module's top-level statements
-  if module.ast != nil:
-    cgen.genTopLevelStmt(bmod, module.ast)
-
-  # Finalize the module (this adds it to modulesClosed)
-  # Create an empty stmt list as the init body - genInitCode in writeModule will set it up properly
-  let initStmt = newNodeI(nkStmtList, module.info)
-  finalCodegenActions(g, bmod, initStmt)
-
-  # Generate dispatcher methods
-  for disp in getDispatchers(g):
-    genProcLvl3(bmod, disp)
-
-proc generateCode*(g: ModuleGraph; mainFileIdx: FileIndex) =
-  ## Main entry point for NIF-based C code generation.
-  ## Traverses the module dependency graph and generates C code.
-
-  # Reset backend state
-  resetForBackend(g)
-  let mainModule = g.getModule(mainFileIdx)
-
-  # Also ensure system module is set up and generated if it exists
-  if g.systemModule != nil and g.systemModule != mainModule:
-    let systemBmod = BModuleList(g.backend).modules[g.systemModule.position]
-    if systemBmod == nil:
-      discard setupNifBackendModule(g, g.systemModule)
-      generateCodeForModule(g, g.systemModule)
-
-  # Load all modules in dependency order using stack traversal
-  let modules = loadModuleDependencies(g, mainFileIdx)
-  if modules.len == 0:
-    rawMessage(g.config, errGenerated,
-      "Cannot load NIF file for main module: " & toFullPath(g.config, mainFileIdx))
-    return
-
-  # Set up backend modules for all modules that need code generation
-  for module in modules:
-    discard setupNifBackendModule(g, module)
-
-  # Generate code for all modules except main (main goes last)
-  # This ensures all modules are added to modulesClosed
-  for module in modules:
-    if module != mainModule:
-      generateCodeForModule(g, module)
-
-  # Generate main module last (so all init procs are registered)
-  if mainModule != nil:
-    generateCodeForModule(g, mainModule)
-
-  # Write C files
-  if g.backend != nil:
-    cgenWriteModules(g.backend, g.config)
-
-  # Run C compiler
-  if g.config.cmd != cmdTcc:
-    extccomp.callCCompiler(g.config)
-    if not g.config.hcrOn:
-      extccomp.writeJsonBuildInstructions(g.config, g.cachedFiles)

compiler/nilcheck.nim

@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ proc infix(ctx: NilCheckerContext, l: PNode, r: PNode, magic: TMagic): PNode =
     newSymNode(op, r.info),
     l,
     r)
-  result.typ = newType(tyBool, ctx.idgen, nil)
+  result.typ() = newType(tyBool, ctx.idgen, nil)
 
 proc prefixNot(ctx: NilCheckerContext, node: PNode): PNode =
   var cache = newIdentCache()
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ proc prefixNot(ctx: NilCheckerContext, node: PNode): PNode =
   result = nkPrefix.newTree(
     newSymNode(op, node.info),
     node)
-  result.typ = newType(tyBool, ctx.idgen, nil)
+  result.typ() = newType(tyBool, ctx.idgen, nil)
 
 proc infixEq(ctx: NilCheckerContext, l: PNode, r: PNode): PNode =
   infix(ctx, l, r, mEqRef)

compiler/nim.nim

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ proc handleCmdLine(cache: IdentCache; conf: ConfigRef) =
   if conf.selectedGC == gcUnselected:
     if conf.backend in {backendC, backendCpp, backendObjc} or
         (conf.cmd in cmdDocLike and conf.backend != backendJs) or
-        conf.cmd in {cmdGendepend, cmdNifC, cmdDeps, cmdM}:
+        conf.cmd == cmdGendepend:
       initOrcDefines(conf)
 
   mainCommand(graph)

compiler/nimconf.nim

@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ proc parseAssignment(L: var Lexer, tok: var Token;
       checkSymbol(L, tok)
       val.add($tok)
       confTok(L, tok, config, condStack)
+  config.currentConfigDir = parentDir(filename.string)
   if percent:
     processSwitch(s, strtabs.`%`(val, config.configVars,
                                 {useEnvironment, useEmpty}), passPP, info, config)
@@ -248,8 +249,6 @@ proc loadConfigs*(cfg: RelativeFile; cache: IdentCache; conf: ConfigRef; idgen:
   setDefaultLibpath(conf)
   template readConfigFile(path) =
     let configPath = path
-    conf.currentConfigDir = configPath.splitFile.dir.string
-    setConfigVar(conf, "selfDir", conf.currentConfigDir)
     if readConfigFile(configPath, cache, conf):
       conf.configFiles.add(configPath)
 

compiler/nimeval.nim

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ proc createInterpreter*(scriptName: string;
     if conf.libpath.isEmpty: conf.libpath = AbsoluteDir p
 
   var m = graph.makeModule(scriptName)
-  incl(m, sfMainModule)
+  incl(m.flags, sfMainModule)
   var idgen = idGeneratorFromModule(m)
   var vm = newCtx(m, cache, graph, idgen)
   vm.mode = emRepl
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ proc runRepl*(r: TLLRepl;
   if supportNimscript: defineSymbol(conf.symbols, "nimconfig")
   when hasFFI: defineSymbol(graph.config.symbols, "nimffi")
   var m = graph.makeStdinModule()
-  incl(m, sfMainModule)
+  incl(m.flags, sfMainModule)
   var idgen = idGeneratorFromModule(m)
 
   if supportNimscript: graph.vm = setupVM(m, cache, "stdin", graph, idgen)

compiler/nimsets.nim

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ proc toTreeSet*(conf: ConfigRef; s: TBitSet, settype: PType, info: TLineInfo): P
   elemType = settype[0]
   first = firstOrd(conf, elemType).toInt64
   result = newNodeI(nkCurly, info)
-  result.typ = settype
+  result.typ() = settype
   result.info = info
   e = 0
   while e < s.len * ElemSize:
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ proc toTreeSet*(conf: ConfigRef; s: TBitSet, settype: PType, info: TLineInfo): P
         result.add aa
       else:
         n = newNodeI(nkRange, info)
-        n.typ = elemType
+        n.typ() = elemType
         n.add aa
         let bb = newIntTypeNode(b + first, elemType)
         bb.info = info

compiler/options.nim

@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ type                          # please make sure we have under 32 options
     optEnableDeepCopy         # ORC specific: enable 'deepcopy' for all types.
     optShowNonExportedFields  # for documentation: show fields that are not exported
     optJsBigInt64             # use bigints for 64-bit integers in JS
-    optItaniumMangle          # mangling follows the Itanium spec
-    optCompress               # turn on AST compression by converting it to NIF
 
   TGlobalOptions* = set[TGlobalOption]
 
@@ -175,8 +173,6 @@ type
     cmdJsonscript # compile a .json build file
     # old unused: cmdInterpret, cmdDef: def feature (find definition for IDEs)
     cmdCompileToNif
-    cmdNifC  # generate C code from NIF files
-    cmdDeps  # generate .build.nif for nifmake
 
 const
   cmdBackends* = {cmdCompileToC, cmdCompileToCpp, cmdCompileToOC,

compiler/packages.nim

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ proc getPackage*(conf: ConfigRef; cache: IdentCache; fileIdx: FileIndex): PSym =
     pkgIdent = getIdent(cache, pkgName)
   newSym(skPackage, pkgIdent, idGeneratorForPackage(int32(fileIdx)), nil, info)
 
-proc getPackageSymbol*(sym: PSym): PSym =
+func getPackageSymbol*(sym: PSym): PSym =
   ## Return the owning package symbol.
   assert sym != nil
   result = sym
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ proc getPackageSymbol*(sym: PSym): PSym =
     result = result.owner
     assert result != nil, repr(sym.info)
 
-proc getPackageId*(sym: PSym): int =
+func getPackageId*(sym: PSym): int =
   ## Return the owning package ID.
   sym.getPackageSymbol.id
 
-proc belongsToProjectPackage*(conf: ConfigRef, sym: PSym): bool =
+func belongsToProjectPackage*(conf: ConfigRef, sym: PSym): bool =
   ## Return whether the symbol belongs to the project's package.
   ##
   ## See Also:
   ## * `modulegraphs.belongsToStdlib`
   conf.mainPackageId == sym.getPackageId
 
-proc belongsToProjectPackageMaybeNil*(conf: ConfigRef, sym: PSym): bool =
+func belongsToProjectPackageMaybeNil*(conf: ConfigRef, sym: PSym): bool =
   ## Return whether the symbol belongs to the project's package.
   ## Returns `false` if `sym` is nil.
   ##

compiler/passes.nim

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ proc compileModule*(graph: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex; flags: TSymFlags, fr
     let filename = AbsoluteFile toFullPath(graph.config, fileIdx)
     if result == nil:
       result = newModule(graph, fileIdx)
-      result.incl flags
+      result.flags.incl flags
       registerModule(graph, result)
       processModuleAux("import")
     else:
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ proc compileModule*(graph: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex; flags: TSymFlags, fr
       replayStateChanges(graph.packed.pm[m.int].module, graph)
       replayGenericCacheInformation(graph, m.int)
   elif graph.isDirty(result):
-    result.excl sfDirty
+    result.flags.excl sfDirty
     # reset module fields:
     initStrTables(graph, result)
     result.ast = nil

compiler/pipelines.nim

@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 import sem, cgen, modulegraphs, ast, llstream, parser, msgs,
        lineinfos, reorder, options, semdata, cgendata, modules, pathutils,
-       packages, syntaxes, depends, vm, vmdef, pragmas, idents, lookups, wordrecg,
+       packages, syntaxes, depends, vm, pragmas, idents, lookups, wordrecg,
        liftdestructors, nifgen
 
-when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-  import ast2nif
-  import "../dist/nimony/src/lib" / [nifstreams, bitabs]
-
 import pipelineutils
 
 import ../dist/checksums/src/checksums/sha1
@@ -39,12 +35,7 @@ proc processPipeline(graph: ModuleGraph; semNode: PNode; bModule: PPassContext):
   of GenDependPass:
     result = addDotDependency(bModule, semNode)
   of SemPass:
-    # Return the semantic node for cmdM (NIF generation needs it)
-    # For regular check, we don't need the result
-    if graph.config.cmd == cmdM:
-      result = semNode
-    else:
-      result = graph.emptyNode
+    result = graph.emptyNode
   of Docgen2Pass, Docgen2TexPass:
     when not defined(leanCompiler):
       result = processNode(bModule, semNode)
@@ -61,8 +52,7 @@ proc processPipeline(graph: ModuleGraph; semNode: PNode; bModule: PPassContext):
     raiseAssert "use setPipeLinePass to set a proper PipelinePass"
 
 proc processImplicitImports*(graph: ModuleGraph; implicits: seq[string], nodeKind: TNodeKind,
-                             m: PSym, ctx: PContext, bModule: PPassContext, idgen: IdGenerator;
-                             topLevelStmts: PNode) =
+                             m: PSym, ctx: PContext, bModule: PPassContext, idgen: IdGenerator) =
   # XXX fixme this should actually be relative to the config file!
   let relativeTo = toFullPath(graph.config, m.info)
   for module in items(implicits):
@@ -74,13 +64,8 @@ proc processImplicitImports*(graph: ModuleGraph; implicits: seq[string], nodeKin
       importStmt.add str
       message(graph.config, importStmt.info, hintProcessingStmt, $idgen[])
       let semNode = semWithPContext(ctx, importStmt)
-      if semNode == nil:
+      if semNode == nil or processPipeline(graph, semNode, bModule) == nil:
         break
-      let top = processPipeline(graph, semNode, bModule)
-      if top == nil:
-        break
-      if topLevelStmts != nil:
-        topLevelStmts.add top
 
 proc prePass*(c: PContext; n: PNode) =
   for son in n:
@@ -102,7 +87,7 @@ proc prePass*(c: PContext; n: PNode) =
                 let feature = parseEnum[Feature](name.strVal)
                 if feature == codeReordering:
                   c.features.incl feature
-                  c.module.incl sfReorder
+                  c.module.flags.incl sfReorder
               except ValueError:
                 discard
             else:
@@ -165,11 +150,6 @@ proc processPipelineModule*(graph: ModuleGraph; module: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator
   else:
     s = stream
     graph.interactive = stream.kind == llsStdIn
-  var topLevelStmts =
-    if optCompress in graph.config.globalOptions or graph.config.cmd == cmdM:
-      newNodeI(nkStmtList, module.info)
-    else:
-      nil
   while true:
     syntaxes.openParser(p, fileIdx, s, graph.cache, graph.config)
 
@@ -179,8 +159,8 @@ proc processPipelineModule*(graph: ModuleGraph; module: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator
       # in ROD files. I think we should enable this feature only
       # for the interactive mode.
       if module.name.s != "nimscriptapi":
-        processImplicitImports graph, graph.config.implicitImports, nkImportStmt, module, ctx, bModule, idgen, topLevelStmts
-        processImplicitImports graph, graph.config.implicitIncludes, nkIncludeStmt, module, ctx, bModule, idgen, topLevelStmts
+        processImplicitImports graph, graph.config.implicitImports, nkImportStmt, module, ctx, bModule, idgen
+        processImplicitImports graph, graph.config.implicitIncludes, nkIncludeStmt, module, ctx, bModule, idgen
 
     checkFirstLineIndentation(p)
     block processCode:
@@ -201,9 +181,7 @@ proc processPipelineModule*(graph: ModuleGraph; module: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator
       if graph.pipelinePass != EvalPass:
         message(graph.config, sl.info, hintProcessingStmt, $idgen[])
       var semNode = semWithPContext(ctx, sl)
-      let top = processPipeline(graph, semNode, bModule)
-      if top != nil and topLevelStmts != nil:
-        topLevelStmts.add top
+      discard processPipeline(graph, semNode, bModule)
 
     closeParser(p)
     if s.kind != llsStdIn: break
@@ -220,7 +198,7 @@ proc processPipelineModule*(graph: ModuleGraph; module: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator
           if retTyp != nil:
             # TODO: properly semcheck the code of dispatcher?
             createTypeBoundOps(graph, ctx, retTyp, disp.ast.info, idgen)
-          genProcLvl3(m, disp)
+          genProcAux(m, disp)
         discard closePContext(graph, ctx, nil)
   of JSgenPass:
     when not defined(leanCompiler):
@@ -240,61 +218,10 @@ proc processPipelineModule*(graph: ModuleGraph; module: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator
   of NonePass:
     raiseAssert "use setPipeLinePass to set a proper PipelinePass"
 
-  when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-    if (optCompress in graph.config.globalOptions or graph.config.cmd == cmdM) and
-       not graph.config.isDefined("nimscript"):
-      topLevelStmts.add finalNode
-      # Collect replay actions from both pragma computations and VM state diff
-      var replayActions: seq[PNode] = @[]
-      # Get pragma-recorded replay actions (compile, link, passC, passL, etc.)
-      if graph.nifReplayActions.hasKey(module.position.int32):
-        replayActions.add graph.nifReplayActions[module.position.int32]
-      # Also get VM state diff (macro cache operations)
-      if graph.vm != nil:
-        for (m, n) in PCtx(graph.vm).vmstateDiff:
-          if m == module:
-            replayActions.add n
-      # Collect hooks from the module graph for the current module
-      var hooks = default array[AttachedOp, seq[HookIndexEntry]]
-      for op in TTypeAttachedOp:
-        if op == attachedDeepCopy: continue  # Not supported in nimony
-        let nimonyOp = toAttachedOp(op)
-        for typeId, lazySym in graph.attachedOps[op]:
-          if typeId.module == module.position.int32:
-            let sym = lazySym.sym
-            if sym != nil:
-              hooks[nimonyOp].add toHookIndexEntry(graph.config, typeId, sym)
-      # Collect converters from the module's interface
-      var converters: seq[(nifstreams.SymId, nifstreams.SymId)] = @[]
-      for lazySym in graph.ifaces[module.position].converters:
-        let sym = lazySym.sym
-        if sym != nil:
-          let entry = toConverterIndexEntry(graph.config, sym)
-          if entry[0] != nifstreams.SymId(0):
-            converters.add entry
-      # Collect methods per type for classes
-      var classes: seq[ClassIndexEntry] = @[]
-      for typeId, methodList in graph.methodsPerType:
-        if typeId.module == module.position.int32:
-          var methods: seq[MethodIndexEntry] = @[]
-          for lazySym in methodList:
-            let sym = lazySym.sym
-            if sym != nil:
-              # Generate a method signature (simplified - name and param count)
-              let sig = sym.name.s & "/" & $sym.typImpl.sonsImpl.len
-              methods.add toMethodIndexEntry(graph.config, sym, sig)
-          if methods.len > 0:
-            classes.add ClassIndexEntry(
-              cls: toClassSymId(graph.config, typeId),
-              methods: methods
-            )
-      writeNifModule(graph.config, module.position.int32, topLevelStmts, hooks, converters, classes, replayActions)
-
-  if graph.config.backend notin {backendC, backendCpp, backendObjc} and graph.config.cmd != cmdM:
+  if graph.config.backend notin {backendC, backendCpp, backendObjc}:
     # We only write rod files here if no C-like backend is active.
     # The C-like backends have been patched to support the IC mechanism.
     # They are responsible for closing the rod files. See `cbackend.nim`.
-    # cmdM uses NIF files only, not ROD files.
     closeRodFile(graph, module)
   result = true
 
@@ -312,23 +239,7 @@ proc compilePipelineModule*(graph: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex; flags: TSymF
     discard processPipelineModule(graph, result, idGeneratorFromModule(result), s)
   if result == nil:
     var cachedModules: seq[FileIndex] = @[]
-    when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-      # For cmdM: load imports from NIF files (but compile the main module from source)
-      # Skip when withinSystem is true (compiling system.nim itself)
-      if graph.config.cmd == cmdM and
-         sfMainModule notin flags and
-         not graph.withinSystem and
-         not graph.config.isDefined("nimscript"):
-        result = moduleFromNifFile(graph, fileIdx, cachedModules)
-        if result == nil:
-          let nifPath = toNifFilename(graph.config, fileIdx)
-          localError(graph.config, unknownLineInfo,
-            "nim m requires precompiled NIF for import: " & toFullPath(graph.config, fileIdx) &
-            " (expected: " & nifPath & ")")
-          return nil  # Don't fall through to compile from source
-    if result == nil and graph.config.cmd != cmdM:
-      # Fall back to ROD file loading (not used for cmdM which uses NIF only)
-      result = moduleFromRodFile(graph, fileIdx, cachedModules)
+    result = moduleFromRodFile(graph, fileIdx, cachedModules)
     let path = toFullPath(graph.config, fileIdx)
     let filename = AbsoluteFile path
     # it could be a stdinfile/cmdfile
@@ -336,29 +247,26 @@ proc compilePipelineModule*(graph: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex; flags: TSymF
       graph.cachedFiles[path] = $secureHashFile(path)
     if result == nil:
       result = newModule(graph, fileIdx)
-      result.incl flags
+      result.flags.incl flags
       registerModule(graph, result)
       processModuleAux("import")
     else:
       if sfSystemModule in flags:
         graph.systemModule = result
       if sfMainModule in flags and graph.config.cmd == cmdM:
-        result.incl flags
+        result.flags.incl flags
         registerModule(graph, result)
         processModuleAux("import")
       partialInitModule(result, graph, fileIdx, filename)
     for m in cachedModules:
       registerModuleById(graph, m)
-      if graph.config.cmd == cmdM:
-        # cmdM uses NIF files - replay from module AST loaded by loadNifModule
-        let module = graph.getModule(m)
-        if module != nil and module.ast != nil:
-          replayStateChanges(module, graph)
+      if sfMainModule in flags and graph.config.cmd == cmdM:
+        discard
       else:
         replayStateChanges(graph.packed.pm[m.int].module, graph)
         replayGenericCacheInformation(graph, m.int)
   elif graph.isDirty(result):
-    result.excl sfDirty
+    result.flags.excl sfDirty
     # reset module fields:
     initStrTables(graph, result)
     result.ast = nil
@@ -386,12 +294,10 @@ proc connectPipelineCallbacks*(graph: ModuleGraph) =
 
 proc compilePipelineSystemModule*(graph: ModuleGraph) =
   if graph.systemModule == nil:
-    graph.withinSystem = true
     connectPipelineCallbacks(graph)
     graph.config.m.systemFileIdx = fileInfoIdx(graph.config,
         graph.config.libpath / RelativeFile"system.nim")
     discard graph.compilePipelineModule(graph.config.m.systemFileIdx, {sfSystemModule})
-    graph.withinSystem = false
 
 proc compilePipelineProject*(graph: ModuleGraph; projectFileIdx = InvalidFileIdx) =
   connectPipelineCallbacks(graph)
@@ -408,23 +314,7 @@ proc compilePipelineProject*(graph: ModuleGraph; projectFileIdx = InvalidFileIdx
   graph.importStack.add projectFile
 
   if projectFile == systemFileIdx:
-    graph.withinSystem = true
     discard graph.compilePipelineModule(projectFile, {sfMainModule, sfSystemModule})
-    graph.withinSystem = false
-  elif graph.config.cmd == cmdM:
-    # For cmdM: load system.nim from NIF first, then compile the main module
-    connectPipelineCallbacks(graph)
-    graph.config.m.systemFileIdx = fileInfoIdx(graph.config,
-        graph.config.libpath / RelativeFile"system.nim")
-    var cachedModules: seq[FileIndex] = @[]
-    when not defined(nimKochBootstrap):
-      graph.systemModule = moduleFromNifFile(graph, graph.config.m.systemFileIdx, cachedModules)
-      if graph.systemModule == nil:
-        let nifPath = toNifFilename(graph.config, graph.config.m.systemFileIdx)
-        localError(graph.config, unknownLineInfo,
-          "nim m requires precompiled NIF for system module (expected: " & nifPath & ")")
-        return
-    discard graph.compilePipelineModule(projectFile, {sfMainModule})
   else:
     graph.compilePipelineSystemModule()
     discard graph.compilePipelineModule(projectFile, {sfMainModule})

compiler/plugins/itersgen.nim

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ proc iterToProcImpl*(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
 
   let prc = newSym(skProc, n[3].ident, c.idgen, iter.sym.owner, iter.sym.info)
   prc.typ = copyType(iter.sym.typ, c.idgen, prc)
-  excl prc.typ, tfCapturesEnv
+  excl prc.typ.flags, tfCapturesEnv
   prc.typ.n.add newSymNode(getEnvParam(iter.sym))
   prc.typ.rawAddSon t
   let orig = iter.sym.ast

compiler/pragmas.nim

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ proc pragmaEnsures(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
     if o.kind in routineKinds and o.typ != nil and o.typ.returnType != nil:
       var s = newSym(skResult, getIdent(c.cache, "result"), c.idgen, o, n.info)
       s.typ = o.typ.returnType
-      incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+      incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
       addDecl(c, s)
     n[1] = c.semExpr(c, n[1])
     closeScope(c)
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ proc pragmaEnsures(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
 proc setExternName(c: PContext; s: PSym, extname: string, info: TLineInfo) =
   # special cases to improve performance:
   if extname == "$1":
-    s.setSnippet(rope(s.name.s))
+    s.loc.snippet = rope(s.name.s)
   elif '$' notin extname:
-    s.setSnippet(rope(extname))
+    s.loc.snippet = rope(extname)
   else:
     try:
-      s.setSnippet(rope(extname % s.name.s))
+      s.loc.snippet = rope(extname % s.name.s)
     except ValueError:
       localError(c.config, info, "invalid extern name: '" & extname & "'. (Forgot to escape '$'?)")
   when hasFFI:
@@ -170,36 +170,36 @@ proc setExternName(c: PContext; s: PSym, extname: string, info: TLineInfo) =
 
 proc makeExternImport(c: PContext; s: PSym, extname: string, info: TLineInfo) =
   setExternName(c, s, extname, info)
-  s.incl(sfImportc)
-  s.excl(sfForward)
+  incl(s.flags, sfImportc)
+  excl(s.flags, sfForward)
 
 proc makeExternExport(c: PContext; s: PSym, extname: string, info: TLineInfo) =
   setExternName(c, s, extname, info)
-  s.incl(sfExportc)
+  incl(s.flags, sfExportc)
 
 proc processImportCompilerProc(c: PContext; s: PSym, extname: string, info: TLineInfo) =
   setExternName(c, s, extname, info)
-  s.incl(sfImportc)
-  s.excl(sfForward)
-  incl(s.locImpl.flags, lfImportCompilerProc)
+  incl(s.flags, sfImportc)
+  excl(s.flags, sfForward)
+  incl(s.loc.flags, lfImportCompilerProc)
 
 proc processImportCpp(c: PContext; s: PSym, extname: string, info: TLineInfo) =
   setExternName(c, s, extname, info)
-  s.incl(sfImportc)
-  incl(s.flagsImpl, sfInfixCall)
-  excl(s.flagsImpl, sfForward)
+  incl(s.flags, sfImportc)
+  incl(s.flags, sfInfixCall)
+  excl(s.flags, sfForward)
   if c.config.backend == backendC:
     let m = s.getModule()
-    incl(m.flagsImpl, sfCompileToCpp)
+    incl(m.flags, sfCompileToCpp)
   incl c.config.globalOptions, optMixedMode
 
 proc processImportObjC(c: PContext; s: PSym, extname: string, info: TLineInfo) =
   setExternName(c, s, extname, info)
-  s.incl(sfImportc)
-  incl(s.flagsImpl, sfNamedParamCall)
-  excl(s.flagsImpl, sfForward)
+  incl(s.flags, sfImportc)
+  incl(s.flags, sfNamedParamCall)
+  excl(s.flags, sfForward)
   let m = s.getModule()
-  m.incl(sfCompileToObjc)
+  incl(m.flags, sfCompileToObjc)
 
 proc newEmptyStrNode(c: PContext; n: PNode, strVal: string = ""): PNode {.noinline.} =
   result = newNodeIT(nkStrLit, n.info, getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyString))
@@ -239,14 +239,14 @@ proc getOptionalStr(c: PContext, n: PNode, defaultStr: string): string =
 proc processVirtual(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flag: TSymFlag) =
   s.constraint = newEmptyStrNode(c, n, getOptionalStr(c, n, "$1"))
   s.constraint.strVal = s.constraint.strVal % s.name.s
-  s.flagsImpl.incl {flag, sfInfixCall, sfExportc, sfMangleCpp}
+  s.flags.incl {flag, sfInfixCall, sfExportc, sfMangleCpp}
 
   s.typ.callConv = ccMember
   incl c.config.globalOptions, optMixedMode
 
 proc processCodegenDecl(c: PContext, n: PNode, sym: PSym) =
   sym.constraint = getStrLitNode(c, n)
-  sym.flagsImpl.incl sfCodegenDecl
+  sym.flags.incl sfCodegenDecl
 
 proc processMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym) =
   #if sfSystemModule notin c.module.flags:
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ proc onOff(c: PContext, n: PNode, op: TOptions, resOptions: var TOptions) =
 
 proc pragmaNoForward*(c: PContext, n: PNode; flag=sfNoForward) =
   if isTurnedOn(c, n):
-    incl(c.module.flagsImpl, flag)
+    incl(c.module.flags, flag)
     c.features.incl codeReordering
   else:
-    excl(c.module.flagsImpl, flag)
+    excl(c.module.flags, flag)
     # c.features.excl codeReordering
 
   # deprecated as of 0.18.1
@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ proc processDynLib(c: PContext, n: PNode, sym: PSym) =
       var lib = getLib(c, libDynamic, expectDynlibNode(c, n))
       if not lib.isOverridden:
         addToLib(lib, sym)
-        sym.incl(lfDynamicLib)
+        incl(sym.loc.flags, lfDynamicLib)
     else:
-      sym.incl(lfExportLib)
+      incl(sym.loc.flags, lfExportLib)
     # since we'll be loading the dynlib symbols dynamically, we must use
     # a calling convention that doesn't introduce custom name mangling
     # cdecl is the default - the user can override this explicitly
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ proc processExperimental(c: PContext; n: PNode) =
           if not isTopLevel(c):
               localError(c.config, n.info,
                          "Code reordering experimental pragma only valid at toplevel")
-          c.module.flagsImpl.incl sfReorder
+          c.module.flags.incl sfReorder
       except ValueError:
         localError(c.config, n[1].info, "unknown experimental feature")
     else:
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ proc semAsmOrEmit*(con: PContext, n: PNode, marker: char): PNode =
         var e = searchInScopes(con, getIdent(con.cache, sub), amb)
         # XXX what to do here if 'amb' is true?
         if e != nil:
-          incl(e.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+          incl(e.flags, sfUsed)
           if isDefined(con.config, "nimPreviewAsmSemSymbol"):
             result.add con.semExprWithType(con, newSymNode(e), {efTypeAllowed})
           else:
@@ -725,12 +725,12 @@ proc processPragma(c: PContext, n: PNode, i: int) =
 proc pragmaRaisesOrTags(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
   proc processExc(c: PContext, x: PNode) =
     if c.hasUnresolvedArgs(c, x):
-      x.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, x)
+      x.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, x)
     else:
       var t = skipTypes(c.semTypeNode(c, x, nil), skipPtrs)
       if t.kind notin {tyObject, tyOr}:
         localError(c.config, x.info, errGenerated, "invalid type for raises/tags list")
-      x.typ = t
+      x.typ() = t
 
   if n.kind in nkPragmaCallKinds and n.len == 2:
     let it = n[1]
@@ -757,15 +757,15 @@ proc typeBorrow(c: PContext; sym: PSym, n: PNode) =
     let it = n[1]
     if it.kind != nkAccQuoted:
       localError(c.config, n.info, "a type can only borrow `.` for now")
-  incl(sym.typ, tfBorrowDot)
+  incl(sym.typ.flags, tfBorrowDot)
 
 proc markCompilerProc(c: PContext; s: PSym) =
   # minor hack ahead: FlowVar is the only generic .compilerproc type which
   # should not have an external name set:
   if s.kind != skType or s.name.s != "FlowVar":
     makeExternExport(c, s, "$1", s.info)
-  incl(s, sfCompilerProc)
-  incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+  incl(s.flags, sfCompilerProc)
+  incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
   registerCompilerProc(c.graph, s)
   if c.config.symbolFiles != disabledSf:
     addCompilerProc(c.encoder, c.packedRepr, s)
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ proc markCompilerProc(c: PContext; s: PSym) =
 proc deprecatedStmt(c: PContext; outerPragma: PNode) =
   let pragma = outerPragma[1]
   if pragma.kind in {nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit}:
-    incl(c.module, sfDeprecated)
+    incl(c.module.flags, sfDeprecated)
     c.module.constraint = getStrLitNode(c, outerPragma)
     return
   if pragma.kind != nkBracket:
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ proc processEffectsOf(c: PContext, n: PNode; owner: PSym) =
     let r = c.semExpr(c, n)
     if r.kind == nkSym and r.sym.kind == skParam:
       if r.sym.owner == owner:
-        incl r.sym, sfEffectsDelayed
+        incl r.sym.flags, sfEffectsDelayed
       else:
         localError(c.config, n.info, errGenerated, "parameter cannot be declared as .effectsOf")
     else:
@@ -907,8 +907,8 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
           if c.config.backend != backendCpp:
             localError(c.config, it.info, "exportcpp requires `cpp` backend, got: " & $c.config.backend)
           else:
-            incl(sym, sfMangleCpp)
-        incl(sym.flagsImpl, sfUsed) # avoid wrong hints
+            incl(sym.flags, sfMangleCpp)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfUsed) # avoid wrong hints
       of wImportc:
         let name = getOptionalStr(c, it, "$1")
         cppDefine(c.config, name)
@@ -921,24 +921,24 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
         processImportCompilerProc(c, sym, name, it.info)
       of wExtern: setExternName(c, sym, expectStrLit(c, it), it.info)
       of wDirty:
-        if sym.kind == skTemplate: incl(sym, sfDirty)
+        if sym.kind == skTemplate: incl(sym.flags, sfDirty)
         else: invalidPragma(c, it)
       of wRedefine:
-        if sym.kind == skTemplate: incl(sym, sfTemplateRedefinition)
+        if sym.kind == skTemplate: incl(sym.flags, sfTemplateRedefinition)
         else: invalidPragma(c, it)
       of wCallsite:
-        if sym.kind == skTemplate: incl(sym, sfCallsite)
+        if sym.kind == skTemplate: incl(sym.flags, sfCallsite)
         else: invalidPragma(c, it)
       of wImportCpp:
         processImportCpp(c, sym, getOptionalStr(c, it, "$1"), it.info)
       of wCppNonPod:
-        incl(sym, sfCppNonPod)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfCppNonPod)
       of wImportJs:
         if c.config.backend != backendJs:
           localError(c.config, it.info, "`importjs` pragma requires the JavaScript target")
         let name = getOptionalStr(c, it, "$1")
-        incl(sym, sfImportc)
-        incl(sym.flagsImpl, sfInfixCall)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfImportc)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfInfixCall)
         if sym.kind in skProcKinds and {'(', '#', '@'} notin name:
           localError(c.config, n.info, "`importjs` for routines requires a pattern")
         setExternName(c, sym, name, it.info)
@@ -968,29 +968,29 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
           localError(c.config, it.info, "power of two expected")
       of wNodecl:
         noVal(c, it)
-        sym.incl(lfNoDecl)
+        incl(sym.loc.flags, lfNoDecl)
       of wPure, wAsmNoStackFrame:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym != nil:
           if k == wPure and sym.kind in routineKinds: invalidPragma(c, it)
-          else: incl(sym, sfPure)
+          else: incl(sym.flags, sfPure)
       of wVolatile:
         noVal(c, it)
-        incl(sym, sfVolatile)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfVolatile)
       of wCursor:
         noVal(c, it)
-        incl(sym, sfCursor)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfCursor)
       of wRegister:
         noVal(c, it)
-        incl(sym, sfRegister)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfRegister)
       of wNoalias:
         noVal(c, it)
-        incl(sym, sfNoalias)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfNoalias)
       of wEffectsOf:
         processEffectsOf(c, it, sym)
       of wThreadVar:
         noVal(c, it)
-        incl(sym, {sfThread, sfGlobal})
+        incl(sym.flags, {sfThread, sfGlobal})
       of wDeadCodeElimUnused:
         warningDeprecated(c.config, n.info, "'{.deadcodeelim: on.}' is deprecated, now a noop")  # deprecated, dead code elim always on
       of wNoForward: pragmaNoForward(c, it)
@@ -1000,50 +1000,51 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
         noVal(c, it)
         if comesFromPush:
           if sym.kind in {skProc, skFunc}:
-            incl(sym, sfCompileTime)
+            incl(sym.flags, sfCompileTime)
         else:
-          incl(sym, sfCompileTime)
+          incl(sym.flags, sfCompileTime)
         #incl(sym.loc.flags, lfNoDecl)
       of wGlobal:
         noVal(c, it)
-        incl(sym, {sfGlobal, sfPure})
+        incl(sym.flags, sfGlobal)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfPure)
       of wConstructor:
-        incl(sym, sfConstructor)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfConstructor)
         if sfImportc notin sym.flags:
           sym.constraint = newEmptyStrNode(c, it, getOptionalStr(c, it, ""))
           sym.constraint.strVal = sym.constraint.strVal
-          sym.flagsImpl.incl {sfExportc, sfMangleCpp}
+          sym.flags.incl {sfExportc, sfMangleCpp}
           sym.typ.callConv = ccNoConvention
       of wHeader:
         var lib = getLib(c, libHeader, getStrLitNode(c, it))
         addToLib(lib, sym)
-        incl(sym, sfImportc)
-        incl(sym.locImpl.flags, lfHeader)
-        incl(sym.locImpl.flags, lfNoDecl)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfImportc)
+        incl(sym.loc.flags, lfHeader)
+        incl(sym.loc.flags, lfNoDecl)
         # implies nodecl, because otherwise header would not make sense
-        if sym.locImpl.snippet == "": sym.locImpl.snippet = rope(sym.name.s)
+        if sym.loc.snippet == "": sym.loc.snippet = rope(sym.name.s)
       of wNoSideEffect:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym != nil:
-          incl(sym, sfNoSideEffect)
-          if sym.typ != nil: incl(sym.typ, tfNoSideEffect)
+          incl(sym.flags, sfNoSideEffect)
+          if sym.typ != nil: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfNoSideEffect)
       of wSideEffect:
         noVal(c, it)
-        incl(sym, sfSideEffect)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfSideEffect)
       of wNoreturn:
         noVal(c, it)
         # Disable the 'noreturn' annotation when in the "Quirky Exceptions" mode!
         if c.config.exc != excQuirky:
-          incl(sym, sfNoReturn)
+          incl(sym.flags, sfNoReturn)
         if sym.typ.returnType != nil:
           localError(c.config, sym.ast[paramsPos][0].info,
             ".noreturn with return type not allowed")
       of wNoDestroy:
         noVal(c, it)
-        incl(sym, sfGeneratedOp)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfGeneratedOp)
       of wNosinks:
         noVal(c, it)
-        incl(sym, sfWasForwarded)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfWasForwarded)
       of wDynlib:
         processDynLib(c, it, sym)
       of wCompilerProc, wCore:
@@ -1052,79 +1053,79 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
         recordPragma(c, it, "cppdefine", sym.name.s)
         if sfFromGeneric notin sym.flags: markCompilerProc(c, sym)
       of wNonReloadable:
-        sym.incl sfNonReloadable
+        sym.flags.incl sfNonReloadable
       of wProcVar:
         # old procvar annotation, no longer needed
         noVal(c, it)
       of wExplain:
-        sym.incl sfExplain
+        sym.flags.incl sfExplain
       of wDeprecated:
         if sym != nil and sym.kind in routineKinds + {skType, skVar, skLet, skConst}:
           if it.kind in nkPragmaCallKinds: discard getStrLitNode(c, it)
-          incl(sym, sfDeprecated)
+          incl(sym.flags, sfDeprecated)
         elif sym != nil and sym.kind != skModule:
           # We don't support the extra annotation field
           if it.kind in nkPragmaCallKinds:
             localError(c.config, it.info, "annotation to deprecated not supported here")
-          incl(sym, sfDeprecated)
+          incl(sym.flags, sfDeprecated)
         # At this point we're quite sure this is a statement and applies to the
         # whole module
         elif it.kind in nkPragmaCallKinds: deprecatedStmt(c, it)
-        else: incl(c.module, sfDeprecated)
+        else: incl(c.module.flags, sfDeprecated)
       of wVarargs:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: incl(sym.typ, tfVarargs)
+        else: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfVarargs)
       of wBorrow:
         if sym.kind == skType:
           typeBorrow(c, sym, it)
         else:
           noVal(c, it)
-          incl(sym, sfBorrow)
+          incl(sym.flags, sfBorrow)
       of wFinal:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: incl(sym.typ, tfFinal)
+        else: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfFinal)
       of wInheritable:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.typ == nil or tfFinal in sym.typ.flags: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: incl(sym.typ, tfInheritable)
+        else: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfInheritable)
       of wPackage:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: incl(sym, sfForward)
+        else: incl(sym.flags, sfForward)
       of wAcyclic:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: incl(sym.typ, tfAcyclic)
+        else: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfAcyclic)
       of wShallow:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: incl(sym.typ, tfShallow)
+        else: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfShallow)
       of wThread:
         noVal(c, it)
-        incl(sym, sfThread)
+        incl(sym.flags, sfThread)
         if sym.typ != nil:
-          incl(sym.typ, tfThread)
+          incl(sym.typ.flags, tfThread)
           if sym.typ.callConv == ccClosure: sym.typ.callConv = ccNimCall
       of wSendable:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym != nil and sym.typ != nil:
-          incl(sym.typ, tfSendable)
+          incl(sym.typ.flags, tfSendable)
         else:
           invalidPragma(c, it)
       of wGcSafe:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym != nil:
-          if sym.kind != skType: incl(sym, sfThread)
-          if sym.typ != nil: incl(sym.typ, tfGcSafe)
+          if sym.kind != skType: incl(sym.flags, sfThread)
+          if sym.typ != nil: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfGcSafe)
           else: invalidPragma(c, it)
         else:
           discard "no checking if used as a code block"
       of wPacked:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: incl(sym.typ, tfPacked)
+        else: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfPacked)
       of wHint:
         let s = expectStrLit(c, it)
         recordPragma(c, it, "hint", s)
@@ -1140,8 +1141,8 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
           # distinguish properly between
           # ``proc p() {.error}`` and ``proc p() = {.error: "msg".}``
           if it.kind in nkPragmaCallKinds: discard getStrLitNode(c, it)
-          incl(sym, sfError)
-          excl(sym, sfForward)
+          incl(sym.flags, sfError)
+          excl(sym.flags, sfForward)
         else:
           let s = expectStrLit(c, it)
           recordPragma(c, it, "error", s)
@@ -1151,18 +1152,18 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
       of wUndef: processUndef(c, it)
       of wCompile:
         let m = sym.getModule()
-        incl(m.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+        incl(m.flags, sfUsed)
         processCompile(c, it)
       of wLink: processLink(c, it)
       of wPassl:
         let m = sym.getModule()
-        incl(m.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+        incl(m.flags, sfUsed)
         let s = expectStrLit(c, it)
         extccomp.addLinkOption(c.config, s)
         recordPragma(c, it, "passl", s)
       of wPassc:
         let m = sym.getModule()
-        incl(m.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+        incl(m.flags, sfUsed)
         let s = expectStrLit(c, it)
         extccomp.addCompileOption(c.config, s)
         recordPragma(c, it, "passc", s)
@@ -1180,16 +1181,16 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
         result = true
       of wPragma:
         if not sym.isNil and sym.kind == skTemplate:
-          sym.incl sfCustomPragma
+          sym.flags.incl sfCustomPragma
         else:
           processPragma(c, n, i)
           result = true
       of wDiscardable:
         noVal(c, it)
-        if sym != nil: incl(sym, sfDiscardable)
+        if sym != nil: incl(sym.flags, sfDiscardable)
       of wNoInit:
         noVal(c, it)
-        if sym != nil: incl(sym, sfNoInit)
+        if sym != nil: incl(sym.flags, sfNoInit)
       of wCodegenDecl: processCodegenDecl(c, it, sym)
       of wChecks, wObjChecks, wFieldChecks, wRangeChecks, wBoundChecks,
          wOverflowChecks, wNilChecks, wAssertions, wWarnings, wHints,
@@ -1199,8 +1200,7 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
         processOption(c, it, c.config.options)
       of wStackTrace, wLineTrace:
         if sym.kind in {skProc, skMethod, skConverter}:
-          ensureMutable sym
-          processOption(c, it, sym.optionsImpl)
+          processOption(c, it, sym.options)
         else:
           processOption(c, it, c.config.options)
       of FirstCallConv..LastCallConv:
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
         if sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
         else:
           sym.typ.callConv = wordToCallConv(k)
-          sym.typ.incl tfExplicitCallConv
+          sym.typ.flags.incl tfExplicitCallConv
       of wEmit: pragmaEmit(c, it)
       of wUnroll: pragmaUnroll(c, it)
       of wLinearScanEnd, wComputedGoto: noVal(c, it)
@@ -1218,11 +1218,11 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
       of wIncompleteStruct:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: incl(sym.typ, tfIncompleteStruct)
+        else: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfIncompleteStruct)
       of wCompleteStruct:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: incl(sym.typ, tfCompleteStruct)
+        else: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfCompleteStruct)
       of wUnchecked:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.typ == nil or sym.typ.kind notin {tyArray, tyUncheckedArray}:
@@ -1235,35 +1235,34 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
         else:
           noVal(c, it)
           if sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-          else: incl(sym.typ, tfUnion)
+          else: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfUnion)
       of wRequiresInit:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.kind == skField:
-          sym.incl sfRequiresInit
+          sym.flags.incl sfRequiresInit
         elif sym.typ != nil:
-          incl(sym.typ, tfNeedsFullInit)
+          incl(sym.typ.flags, tfNeedsFullInit)
         else:
           invalidPragma(c, it)
       of wByRef:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym != nil and sym.kind == skParam:
-          ensureMutable sym
-          sym.optionsImpl.incl optByRef
+          sym.options.incl optByRef
         elif sym == nil or sym.typ == nil:
           processOption(c, it, c.config.options)
         else:
-          incl(sym.typ, tfByRef)
+          incl(sym.typ.flags, tfByRef)
       of wByCopy:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.kind == skParam:
-          incl(sym, sfByCopy)
+          incl(sym.flags, sfByCopy)
         elif sym.kind != skType or sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: incl(sym.typ, tfByCopy)
+        else: incl(sym.typ.flags, tfByCopy)
       of wPartial:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym.kind != skType or sym.typ == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
         else:
-          incl(sym.typ, tfPartial)
+          incl(sym.typ.flags, tfPartial)
       of wInject, wGensym:
         # We check for errors, but do nothing with these pragmas otherwise
         # as they are handled directly in 'evalTemplate'.
@@ -1291,7 +1290,7 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
         if sym == nil or sym.kind notin {skVar, skLet}:
           invalidPragma(c, it)
         else:
-          sym.incl sfGoto
+          sym.flags.incl sfGoto
       of wExportNims:
         if sym == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
         else: magicsys.registerNimScriptSymbol(c.graph, sym)
@@ -1306,7 +1305,7 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
         noVal(c, it)
       of wBase:
         noVal(c, it)
-        sym.incl sfBase
+        sym.flags.incl sfBase
       of wIntDefine:
         processDefineConst(c, n, sym, mIntDefine)
       of wStrDefine:
@@ -1316,22 +1315,21 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: var int,
       of wUsed:
         noVal(c, it)
         if sym == nil: invalidPragma(c, it)
-        else: sym.incl sfUsed
+        else: sym.flags.incl sfUsed
       of wLiftLocals:
-        sym.incl(sfForceLift)
+        sym.flags.incl(sfForceLift)
       of wRequires, wInvariant, wAssume, wAssert:
         pragmaProposition(c, it)
       of wEnsures:
         pragmaEnsures(c, it)
       of wEnforceNoRaises:
-        sym.incl sfNeverRaises
+        sym.flags.incl sfNeverRaises
       of wQuirky:
-        sym.incl sfNeverRaises
+        sym.flags.incl sfNeverRaises
         if sym.kind in {skProc, skMethod, skConverter, skFunc, skIterator}:
-          ensureMutable sym
-          sym.optionsImpl.incl optQuirky
+          sym.options.incl optQuirky
       of wSystemRaisesDefect:
-        sym.incl sfSystemRaisesDefect
+        sym.flags.incl sfSystemRaisesDefect
       of wVirtual:
         processVirtual(c, it, sym, sfVirtual)
       of wMember:
@@ -1388,9 +1386,9 @@ proc implicitPragmas*(c: PContext, sym: PSym, info: TLineInfo,
     var lib = c.optionStack[^1].dynlib
     if {lfDynamicLib, lfHeader} * sym.loc.flags == {} and
         sfImportc in sym.flags and lib != nil:
-      incl(sym, lfDynamicLib)
+      incl(sym.loc.flags, lfDynamicLib)
       addToLib(lib, sym)
-      if sym.locImpl.snippet == "": sym.locImpl.snippet = rope(sym.name.s)
+      if sym.loc.snippet == "": sym.loc.snippet = rope(sym.name.s)
 
 proc hasPragma*(n: PNode, pragma: TSpecialWord): bool =
   if n == nil: return false

compiler/renderer.nim

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type
   TRenderFlags* = set[TRenderFlag]
   TRenderTok* = object
     kind*: TokType
-    length*: int32
+    length*: int16
     sym*: PSym
 
   Section = enum
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ proc initSrcGen(renderFlags: TRenderFlags; config: ConfigRef): TSrcGen =
                    )
 
 proc addTok(g: var TSrcGen, kind: TokType, s: string; sym: PSym = nil) =
-  g.tokens.add TRenderTok(kind: kind, length: int32(s.len), sym: sym)
+  g.tokens.add TRenderTok(kind: kind, length: int16(s.len), sym: sym)
   g.buf.add(s)
   if kind != tkSpaces:
     inc g.col, s.len
@@ -327,10 +327,6 @@ proc pushCom(g: var TSrcGen, n: PNode) =
   setLen(g.comStack, g.comStack.len + 1)
   g.comStack[^1] = n
 
-proc popCom(g: var TSrcGen): PNode =
-  result = g.comStack[^1]
-  setLen(g.comStack, g.comStack.len - 1)
-
 proc popAllComs(g: var TSrcGen) =
   setLen(g.comStack, 0)
 
@@ -1357,10 +1353,6 @@ proc gsub(g: var TSrcGen, n: PNode, c: TContext, fromStmtList = false) =
       if not n[0].isExported() and renderNonExportedFields notin g.flags:
         # Skip if this is a property in a type and its not exported
         # (While also not allowing rendering of non exported fields)
-        if shouldRenderComment(g, n):
-          # `shouldRenderComment` indicts that we have comments to render
-          # but it's a non-exported field, so we just pop without rendering any comment
-          discard popCom(g)
         return
       # render postfix for object fields:
       exclFlags = g.flags * {renderNoPostfix}

compiler/scriptconfig.nim

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ proc runNimScript*(cache: IdentCache; scriptName: AbsoluteFile;
   conf.selectedGC = gcUnselected
 
   var m = graph.makeModule(scriptName)
-  incl(m, sfMainModule)
+  incl(m.flags, sfMainModule)
   var vm = setupVM(m, cache, scriptName.string, graph, idgen)
   graph.vm = vm
 

compiler/sem.nim

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ proc fitNode(c: PContext, formal: PType, arg: PNode; info: TLineInfo): PNode =
                renderTree(arg, {renderNoComments}))
     # error correction:
     result = copyTree(arg)
-    result.typ = formal
+    result.typ() = formal
   elif arg.kind in nkSymChoices and formal.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind == tyEnum:
     # Pick the right 'sym' from the sym choice by looking at 'formal' type:
     result = nil
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ proc fitNode(c: PContext, formal: PType, arg: PNode; info: TLineInfo): PNode =
       typeMismatch(c.config, info, formal, arg.typ, arg)
       # error correction:
       result = copyTree(arg)
-      result.typ = formal
+      result.typ() = formal
     else:
       result = fitNodePostMatch(c, formal, result)
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ proc fitNodeConsiderViewType(c: PContext, formal: PType, arg: PNode; info: TLine
     #classifyViewType(formal) != noView:
     result = newNodeIT(nkHiddenAddr, a.info, formal)
     result.add a
-    formal.incl tfVarIsPtr
+    formal.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
   else:
    result = a
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ proc newSymG*(kind: TSymKind, n: PNode, c: PContext): PSym =
   else:
     result = newSym(kind, considerQuotedIdent(c, n), c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), n.info)
     if find(result.name.s, '`') >= 0:
-      result.flagsImpl.incl sfWasGenSym
+      result.flags.incl sfWasGenSym
   #if kind in {skForVar, skLet, skVar} and result.owner.kind == skModule:
   #  incl(result.flags, sfGlobal)
   when defined(nimsuggest):
@@ -346,19 +346,6 @@ proc fixupTypeAfterEval(c: PContext, evaluated, eOrig: PNode; producedClosure: v
          isArrayConstr(arg):
         arg.typ = eOrig.typ
 
-proc resetEvalPosition(n: PNode) =
-  # resets the eval position of variables because `tryConstExpr` may be
-  # called multiple times on the same node
-  case n.kind
-  of {nkNone..nkNilLit}-{nkSym}:
-    discard
-  of nkSym:
-    if n.sym.kind in {skVar, skLet} and sfGlobal notin n.sym.flags:
-      n.sym.position = 0
-  else:
-    for i in 0..<n.safeLen:
-      resetEvalPosition(n[i])
-
 proc tryConstExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   var e = semExprWithType(c, n, expectedType = expectedType)
   if e == nil: return
@@ -395,8 +382,6 @@ proc tryConstExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
     # Restore the error hook
     c.graph.config.structuredErrorHook = tempHook
 
-  resetEvalPosition(n)
-
   c.config.errorCounter = oldErrorCount
   c.config.errorMax = oldErrorMax
   c.config.m.errorOutputs = oldErrorOutputs
@@ -491,7 +476,7 @@ proc semAfterMacroCall(c: PContext, call, macroResult: PNode,
                    renderTree(result, {renderNoComments}))
         result = newSymNode(errorSym(c, result))
       else:
-        result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
+        result.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
       #result = symNodeFromType(c, typ, n.info)
     else:
       if s.ast[genericParamsPos] != nil and retType.isMetaType:
@@ -650,7 +635,7 @@ proc defaultFieldsForTuple(c: PContext, recNode: PNode, hasDefault: var bool, ch
                       newNodeIT(nkType, recNode.info, asgnType)
                     )
       asgnExpr.flags.incl nfSkipFieldChecking
-      asgnExpr.typ = recNode.typ
+      asgnExpr.typ() = recNode.typ
       result.add newTree(nkExprColonExpr, recNode, asgnExpr)
   else:
     raiseAssert "unreachable"
@@ -672,7 +657,7 @@ proc defaultFieldsForTheUninitialized(c: PContext, recNode: PNode, checkDefault:
       if checkDefault: # don't add defaults when checking whether a case branch has default fields
         return
       defaultValue = newIntNode(nkIntLit#[c.graph]#, 0)
-      defaultValue.typ = discriminator.typ
+      defaultValue.typ() = discriminator.typ
     selectedBranch = recNode.pickCaseBranchIndex defaultValue
     defaultValue.flags.incl nfSkipFieldChecking
     result.add newTree(nkExprColonExpr, discriminator, defaultValue)
@@ -685,7 +670,7 @@ proc defaultFieldsForTheUninitialized(c: PContext, recNode: PNode, checkDefault:
     elif recType.kind in {tyObject, tyArray, tyTuple}:
       let asgnExpr = defaultNodeField(c, recNode, recNode.typ, checkDefault)
       if asgnExpr != nil:
-        asgnExpr.typ = recNode.typ
+        asgnExpr.typ() = recNode.typ
         asgnExpr.flags.incl nfSkipFieldChecking
         result.add newTree(nkExprColonExpr, recNode, asgnExpr)
   else:
@@ -698,7 +683,7 @@ proc defaultNodeField(c: PContext, a: PNode, aTyp: PType, checkDefault: bool): P
     let child = defaultFieldsForTheUninitialized(c, aTypSkip.n, checkDefault)
     if child.len > 0:
       var asgnExpr = newTree(nkObjConstr, newNodeIT(nkType, a.info, aTyp))
-      asgnExpr.typ = aTyp
+      asgnExpr.typ() = aTyp
       asgnExpr.sons.add child
       result = semExpr(c, asgnExpr)
     else:
@@ -710,11 +695,11 @@ proc defaultNodeField(c: PContext, a: PNode, aTyp: PType, checkDefault: bool): P
       let node = newNode(nkIntLit)
       node.intVal = toInt64(lengthOrd(c.graph.config, aTypSkip))
       let typeNode = newNode(nkType)
-      typeNode.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, aTypSkip[1])
+      typeNode.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, aTypSkip[1])
       result = semExpr(c, newTree(nkCall, newTree(nkBracketExpr, newSymNode(getSysSym(c.graph, a.info, "arrayWithDefault"), a.info), typeNode),
               node
                 ))
-      result.typ = aTyp
+      result.typ() = aTyp
     else:
       result = nil
   of tyTuple:
@@ -723,7 +708,7 @@ proc defaultNodeField(c: PContext, a: PNode, aTyp: PType, checkDefault: bool): P
       let children = defaultFieldsForTuple(c, aTypSkip.n, hasDefault, checkDefault)
       if hasDefault and children.len > 0:
         result = newNodeI(nkTupleConstr, a.info)
-        result.typ = aTyp
+        result.typ() = aTyp
         result.sons.add children
         result = semExpr(c, result)
       else:

compiler/semcall.nim

@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ proc instGenericConvertersArg*(c: PContext, a: PNode, x: TCandidate) =
         internalError(c.config, a.info, "generic converter failed rematch")
       let finalCallee = generateInstance(c, s, convMatch.bindings, a.info)
       a[0].sym = finalCallee
-      a[0].typ = finalCallee.typ
+      a[0].typ() = finalCallee.typ
       #a.typ = finalCallee.typ.returnType
 
 proc instGenericConvertersSons*(c: PContext, n: PNode, x: TCandidate) =
@@ -730,13 +730,13 @@ proc inferWithMetatype(c: PContext, formal: PType,
     # This almost exactly replicates the steps taken by the compiler during
     # param matching. It performs an embarrassing amount of back-and-forth
     # type jugling, but it's the price to pay for consistency and correctness
-    result.typ = generateTypeInstance(c, m.bindings, arg.info,
+    result.typ() = generateTypeInstance(c, m.bindings, arg.info,
                                       formal.skipTypes({tyCompositeTypeClass}))
   else:
     typeMismatch(c.config, arg.info, formal, arg.typ, arg)
     # error correction:
     result = copyTree(arg)
-    result.typ = formal
+    result.typ() = formal
 
 proc updateDefaultParams(c: PContext, call: PNode) =
   # In generic procs, the default parameter may be unique for each
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ proc updateDefaultParams(c: PContext, call: PNode) =
         pushInfoContext(c.config, call.info, call[0].sym.detailedInfo)
         typeMismatch(c.config, def.info, formal.typ, def.typ, formal.ast)
         popInfoContext(c.config)
-        def.typ = errorType(c)
+        def.typ() = errorType(c)
       call[i] = def
 
 proc getCallLineInfo(n: PNode): TLineInfo =
@@ -846,8 +846,8 @@ proc semResolvedCall(c: PContext, x: var TCandidate,
     result = x.call
     result[0] = newSymNode(finalCallee, getCallLineInfo(result[0]))
     if containsGenericType(result.typ):
-      result.typ = newTypeS(tyError, c)
-      incl result.typ, tfCheckedForDestructor
+      result.typ() = newTypeS(tyError, c)
+      incl result.typ.flags, tfCheckedForDestructor
     return
   let gp = finalCallee.ast[genericParamsPos]
   if gp.isGenericParams:
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ proc semResolvedCall(c: PContext, x: var TCandidate,
           # this node will be used in template substitution,
           # pretend this is an untyped node and let regular sem handle the type
           # to prevent problems where a generic parameter is treated as a value
-          tn.typ = nil
+          tn.typ() = nil
           x.call.add tn
         else:
           internalAssert c.config, false
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ proc semResolvedCall(c: PContext, x: var TCandidate,
   markConvertersUsed(c, result)
   result[0] = newSymNode(finalCallee, getCallLineInfo(result[0]))
   if finalCallee.magic notin {mArrGet, mArrPut}:
-    result.typ = finalCallee.typ.returnType
+    result.typ() = finalCallee.typ.returnType
   updateDefaultParams(c, result)
 
 proc canDeref(n: PNode): bool {.inline.} =
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ proc canDeref(n: PNode): bool {.inline.} =
 
 proc tryDeref(n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkHiddenDeref, n.info)
-  result.typ = n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)[0]
+  result.typ() = n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)[0]
   result.add n
 
 proc semOverloadedCall(c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode,
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ proc semOverloadedCall(c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode,
   else:
     if c.inGenericContext > 0 and c.matchedConcept == nil:
       result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
-      result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+      result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
     elif efNoUndeclared in flags:
       result = nil
     elif efExplain notin flags:
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ proc explicitGenericSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, errors: var CandidateErr
         diagnostics: m.diagnostics))
     return nil
   var newInst = generateInstance(c, s, m.bindings, n.info)
-  newInst.typ.excl tfUnresolved
+  newInst.typ.flags.excl tfUnresolved
   let info = getCallLineInfo(n)
   markUsed(c, info, s, isGenericInstance = false)
   onUse(info, s, isGenericInstance = false)
@@ -964,9 +964,9 @@ proc setGenericParams(c: PContext, n, expectedParams: PNode) =
           nil
       e = semExprWithType(c, n[i], expectedType = constraint)
     if e.typ == nil:
-      n[i].typ = errorType(c)
+      n[i].typ() = errorType(c)
     else:
-      n[i].typ = e.typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+      n[i].typ() = e.typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
 
 proc explicitGenericInstantiation(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, doError: bool): PNode =
   assert n.kind == nkBracketExpr
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ proc explicitGenericInstantiation(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, doError: bool)
         # same as in semOverloadedCall, make expression untyped,
         # may have failed match due to unresolved types
         result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
-        result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+        result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
       elif doError:
         notFoundError(c, n, errors)
   elif a.kind in {nkClosedSymChoice, nkOpenSymChoice}:
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ proc explicitGenericInstantiation(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, doError: bool)
           # any failing match stops building the symchoice for correctness,
           # can also make it untyped from the start
           result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
-          result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+          result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
           return
     # get rid of nkClosedSymChoice if not ambiguous:
     if result.len == 0:

compiler/semdata.nim

@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ type
     generics*: seq[TInstantiationPair] # pending list of instantiated generics to compile
     topStmts*: int # counts the number of encountered top level statements
     lastGenericIdx*: int      # used for the generics stack
+    hloLoopDetector*: int     # used to prevent endless loops in the HLO
     inParallelStmt*: int
     instTypeBoundOp*: proc (c: PContext; dc: PSym; t: PType; info: TLineInfo;
                             op: TTypeAttachedOp; col: int): PSym {.nimcall.}
@@ -201,29 +202,29 @@ proc getIntLitType*(c: PContext; literal: PNode): PType =
 proc setIntLitType*(c: PContext; result: PNode) =
   let i = result.intVal
   case c.config.target.intSize
-  of 8: result.typ = getIntLitType(c, result)
+  of 8: result.typ() = getIntLitType(c, result)
   of 4:
     if i >= low(int32) and i <= high(int32):
-      result.typ = getIntLitType(c, result)
+      result.typ() = getIntLitType(c, result)
     else:
-      result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt64)
+      result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt64)
   of 2:
     if i >= low(int16) and i <= high(int16):
-      result.typ = getIntLitType(c, result)
+      result.typ() = getIntLitType(c, result)
     elif i >= low(int32) and i <= high(int32):
-      result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt32)
+      result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt32)
     else:
-      result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt64)
+      result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt64)
   of 1:
     # 8 bit CPUs are insane ...
     if i >= low(int8) and i <= high(int8):
-      result.typ = getIntLitType(c, result)
+      result.typ() = getIntLitType(c, result)
     elif i >= low(int16) and i <= high(int16):
-      result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt16)
+      result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt16)
     elif i >= low(int32) and i <= high(int32):
-      result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt32)
+      result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt32)
     else:
-      result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt64)
+      result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, result.info, tyInt64)
   else:
     internalError(c.config, result.info, "invalid int size")
 
@@ -358,9 +359,6 @@ proc addImportFileDep*(c: PContext; f: FileIndex) =
 proc addPragmaComputation*(c: PContext; n: PNode) =
   if c.config.symbolFiles != disabledSf:
     addPragmaComputation(c.encoder, c.packedRepr, n)
-  # Also store for NIF-based IC (cmdM mode or optCompress)
-  if optCompress in c.config.globalOptions or c.config.cmd == cmdM:
-    addNifReplayAction(c.graph, c.module.position.int32, n)
 
 proc inclSym(sq: var seq[PSym], s: PSym): bool =
   for i in 0..<sq.len:
@@ -436,7 +434,7 @@ proc makeVarType*(c: PContext, baseType: PType; kind = tyVar): PType =
 
 proc makeTypeSymNode*(c: PContext, typ: PType, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   let typedesc = newTypeS(tyTypeDesc, c)
-  incl typedesc.flagsImpl, tfCheckedForDestructor
+  incl typedesc.flags, tfCheckedForDestructor
   internalAssert(c.config, typ != nil)
   typedesc.addSonSkipIntLit(typ, c.idgen)
   let sym = newSym(skType, c.cache.idAnon, c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), info,
@@ -460,7 +458,7 @@ when false:
 proc makeStaticExpr*(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkStaticExpr, n.info)
   result.sons = @[n]
-  result.typ = if n.typ != nil and n.typ.kind == tyStatic: n.typ
+  result.typ() = if n.typ != nil and n.typ.kind == tyStatic: n.typ
                else: newTypeS(tyStatic, c, n.typ)
 
 proc makeAndType*(c: PContext, t1, t2: PType): PType =
@@ -469,8 +467,8 @@ proc makeAndType*(c: PContext, t1, t2: PType): PType =
   result.rawAddSon t2
   propagateToOwner(result, t1)
   propagateToOwner(result, t2)
-  result.flagsImpl.incl((t1.flags + t2.flags) * {tfHasStatic})
-  result.flagsImpl.incl tfHasMeta
+  result.flags.incl((t1.flags + t2.flags) * {tfHasStatic})
+  result.flags.incl tfHasMeta
 
 proc makeOrType*(c: PContext, t1, t2: PType): PType =
   if t1.kind != tyOr and t2.kind != tyOr:
@@ -488,14 +486,14 @@ proc makeOrType*(c: PContext, t1, t2: PType): PType =
     addOr(t2)
   propagateToOwner(result, t1)
   propagateToOwner(result, t2)
-  result.incl((t1.flags + t2.flags) * {tfHasStatic})
-  result.incl tfHasMeta
+  result.flags.incl((t1.flags + t2.flags) * {tfHasStatic})
+  result.flags.incl tfHasMeta
 
 proc makeNotType*(c: PContext, t1: PType): PType =
   result = newTypeS(tyNot, c, son = t1)
   propagateToOwner(result, t1)
-  result.flagsImpl.incl(t1.flags * {tfHasStatic})
-  result.flagsImpl.incl tfHasMeta
+  result.flags.incl(t1.flags * {tfHasStatic})
+  result.flags.incl tfHasMeta
 
 proc nMinusOne(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newTreeI(nkCall, n.info, newSymNode(getSysMagic(c.graph, n.info, "pred", mPred)), n)
@@ -505,7 +503,7 @@ proc makeRangeWithStaticExpr*(c: PContext, n: PNode): PType =
   let intType = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
   result = newTypeS(tyRange, c, son = intType)
   if n.typ != nil and n.typ.n == nil:
-    result.incl tfUnresolved
+    result.flags.incl tfUnresolved
   result.n = newTreeI(nkRange, n.info, newIntTypeNode(0, intType),
     makeStaticExpr(c, nMinusOne(c, n)))
 
@@ -515,11 +513,11 @@ template rangeHasUnresolvedStatic*(t: PType): bool =
 proc errorType*(c: PContext): PType =
   ## creates a type representing an error state
   result = newTypeS(tyError, c)
-  result.flagsImpl.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
+  result.flags.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
 
 proc errorNode*(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkEmpty, n.info)
-  result.typ = errorType(c)
+  result.typ() = errorType(c)
 
 # These mimic localError
 template localErrorNode*(c: PContext, n: PNode, info: TLineInfo, msg: TMsgKind, arg: string): PNode =
@@ -565,21 +563,21 @@ proc makeTypeDesc*(c: PContext, typ: PType): PType =
     result = typ
   else:
     result = newTypeS(tyTypeDesc, c, skipIntLit(typ, c.idgen))
-    incl result, tfCheckedForDestructor
+    incl result.flags, tfCheckedForDestructor
 
 proc symFromType*(c: PContext; t: PType, info: TLineInfo): PSym =
   if t.sym != nil: return t.sym
   result = newSym(skType, getIdent(c.cache, "AnonType"), c.idgen, t.owner, info)
-  result.flagsImpl.incl sfAnon
+  result.flags.incl sfAnon
   result.typ = t
 
 proc symNodeFromType*(c: PContext, t: PType, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   result = newSymNode(symFromType(c, t, info), info)
-  result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, t)
+  result.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, t)
 
 proc markIndirect*(c: PContext, s: PSym) {.inline.} =
   if s.kind in {skProc, skFunc, skConverter, skMethod, skIterator}:
-    incl(s.flagsImpl, sfAddrTaken)
+    incl(s.flags, sfAddrTaken)
     # XXX add to 'c' for global analysis
 
 proc illFormedAst*(n: PNode; conf: ConfigRef) =
@@ -687,7 +685,7 @@ proc analyseIfAddressTaken(c: PContext, n: PNode, isOutParam: bool): PNode =
     # n.sym.typ can be nil in 'check' mode ...
     if n.sym.typ != nil and
         skipTypes(n.sym.typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind notin {tyVar, tyLent}:
-      incl(n.sym.flagsImpl, sfAddrTaken)
+      incl(n.sym.flags, sfAddrTaken)
       result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n, isOutParam)
   of nkDotExpr:
     checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
@@ -695,12 +693,12 @@ proc analyseIfAddressTaken(c: PContext, n: PNode, isOutParam: bool): PNode =
       internalError(c.config, n.info, "analyseIfAddressTaken")
       return
     if skipTypes(n[1].sym.typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind notin {tyVar, tyLent}:
-      incl(n[1].sym.flagsImpl, sfAddrTaken)
+      incl(n[1].sym.flags, sfAddrTaken)
       result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n, isOutParam)
   of nkBracketExpr:
     checkMinSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
     if skipTypes(n[0].typ, abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind notin {tyVar, tyLent}:
-      if n[0].kind == nkSym: incl(n[0].sym.flagsImpl, sfAddrTaken)
+      if n[0].kind == nkSym: incl(n[0].sym.flags, sfAddrTaken)
       result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n, isOutParam)
   else:
     result = newHiddenAddrTaken(c, n, isOutParam)
@@ -789,7 +787,7 @@ proc replaceHookMagic*(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TTypeAttachedOp): PNode =
       result[0] = newSymNode(op)
       if op.typ.len == 3:
         let boolLit = newIntLit(c.graph, n.info, 1)
-        boolLit.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
+        boolLit.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
         result.add boolLit
   of attachedWasMoved:
     result = n

compiler/semexprs.nim

@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ proc semOperand(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
   if result.typ != nil:
     if result.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}: result = newDeref(result)
   elif {efWantStmt, efAllowStmt} * flags != {}:
-    result.typ = newTypeS(tyVoid, c)
+    result.typ() = newTypeS(tyVoid, c)
   else:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errExprXHasNoType %
                renderTree(result, {renderNoComments}))
-    result.typ = errorType(c)
+    result.typ() = errorType(c)
 
 proc semExprCheck(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   rejectEmptyNode(n)
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ proc semExprCheck(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags, expectedType: PType
 proc semExprWithType(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   result = semExprCheck(c, n, flags-{efTypeAllowed}, expectedType)
   if result.typ == nil and efInTypeof in flags:
-    result.typ = c.voidType
+    result.typ() = c.voidType
   elif result.typ == nil or result.typ == c.enforceVoidContext:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errExprXHasNoType %
                 renderTree(result, {renderNoComments}))
-    result.typ = errorType(c)
+    result.typ() = errorType(c)
   elif result.typ.kind == tyError:
     # associates the type error to the current owner
-    result.typ = errorType(c)
+    result.typ() = errorType(c)
   elif efTypeAllowed in flags and result.typ.kind == tyProc and
       hasUnresolvedParams(result, {}):
     # mirrored with semOperand but only on efTypeAllowed
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ proc semExprWithType(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType
       else:
         errProcHasNoConcreteType % n.renderTree
     localError(c.config, n.info, err)
-    result.typ = errorType(c)
+    result.typ() = errorType(c)
   else:
     if result.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}: result = newDeref(result)
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ proc semExprNoDeref(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
   if result.typ == nil:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errExprXHasNoType %
                renderTree(result, {renderNoComments}))
-    result.typ = errorType(c)
+    result.typ() = errorType(c)
 
 proc semSymGenericInstantiation(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode =
   result = symChoice(c, n, s, scClosed)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ proc semOpenSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags, expectedType: PType,
     result = nil
     if not isSym:
       # set symchoice node type back to None
-      n.typ = newTypeS(tyNone, c)
+      n.typ() = newTypeS(tyNone, c)
 
 proc semSymChoice(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   if n.kind == nkOpenSymChoice:
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ proc semSymChoice(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: P
       err.add "  " & candidate.owner.name.s & "." & candidate.name.s
       err.add ": " & typeToString(candidate.typ) & "\n"
     localError(c.config, n.info, err)
-    n.typ = errorType(c)
+    n.typ() = errorType(c)
     result = n
   if result.kind == nkSym:
     result = semSym(c, result, result.sym, flags)
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ proc inlineConst(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode {.inline.} =
     localError(c.config, n.info, "constant of type '" & typeToString(s.typ) & "' has no value")
     result = newSymNode(s)
   else:
-    result.typ = s.typ
+    result.typ() = s.typ
     result.info = n.info
 
 type
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ proc semConv(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType
     var evaluated = semStaticExpr(c, n[1], expectedType)
     if evaluated.kind == nkType or evaluated.typ.kind == tyTypeDesc:
       result = n
-      result.typ = c.makeTypeDesc semStaticType(c, evaluated, nil)
+      result.typ() = c.makeTypeDesc semStaticType(c, evaluated, nil)
       return
     elif targetType.base.kind == tyNone:
       return evaluated
@@ -412,9 +412,9 @@ proc semConv(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType
     let baseType = semTypeNode(c, n[1], nil).skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
     let t = newTypeS(targetType.kind, c, baseType)
     if targetType.kind == tyOwned:
-      t.incl tfHasOwned
+      t.flags.incl tfHasOwned
     result = newNodeI(nkType, n.info)
-    result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, t)
+    result.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, t)
     return
 
   result.add copyTree(n[0])
@@ -430,10 +430,10 @@ proc semConv(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType
   if targetType.kind != tyGenericParam and targetType.isMetaType:
     let final = inferWithMetatype(c, targetType, op, true)
     result.add final
-    result.typ = final.typ
+    result.typ() = final.typ
     return
 
-  result.typ = targetType
+  result.typ() = targetType
   # XXX op is overwritten later on, this is likely added too early
   # here or needs to be overwritten too then.
   result.add op
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ proc semConv(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType
   if targetType.kind == tyGenericParam or
       (op.typ != nil and op.typ.kind == tyFromExpr and c.inGenericContext > 0):
     # expression is compiled early in a generic body
-    result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
+    result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
     return result
 
   if not isSymChoice(op):
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ proc semCast(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   if not isCastable(c, targetType, castedExpr.typ, n.info):
     localError(c.config, n.info, "expression cannot be cast to '$1'" % $targetType)
   result = newNodeI(nkCast, n.info)
-  result.typ = targetType
+  result.typ() = targetType
   result.add copyTree(n[0])
   result.add castedExpr
 
@@ -505,18 +505,18 @@ proc semLowHigh(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: TMagic): PNode =
     var typ = skipTypes(n[1].typ, abstractVarRange + {tyTypeDesc, tyUserTypeClassInst})
     case typ.kind
     of tySequence, tyString, tyCstring, tyOpenArray, tyVarargs:
-      n.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
+      n.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
     of tyArray:
-      n.typ = typ.indexType
+      n.typ() = typ.indexType
       if n.typ.kind == tyRange and emptyRange(n.typ.n[0], n.typ.n[1]): #Invalid range
-        n.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
+        n.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
     of tyInt..tyInt64, tyChar, tyBool, tyEnum, tyUInt..tyUInt64, tyFloat..tyFloat64:
-      n.typ = n[1].typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+      n.typ() = n[1].typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
     of tyGenericParam:
       # prepare this for resolving in semtypinst:
       # we must use copyTree here in order to avoid creating a cycle
       # that could easily turn into an infinite recursion in semtypinst
-      n.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, n.copyTree)
+      n.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, n.copyTree)
     else:
       localError(c.config, n.info, "invalid argument for: " & opToStr[m])
   result = n
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ proc fixupStaticType(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
   # apply this measure only in code that is enlightened to work
   # with static types.
   if n.typ.kind != tyStatic:
-    n.typ = newTypeS(tyStatic, c, n.typ)
+    n.typ() = newTypeS(tyStatic, c, n.typ)
     n.typ.n = n # XXX: cycles like the one here look dangerous.
                 # Consider using `n.copyTree`
 
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ proc isOpImpl(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     # `res = sameType(t1, t2)` would be wrong, e.g. for `int is (int|float)`
 
   result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, ord(res))
-  result.typ = n.typ
+  result.typ() = n.typ
 
 proc semIs(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   if n.len != 3 or n[2].kind == nkEmpty:
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ proc semIs(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
 
   let boolType = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
   result = n
-  n.typ = boolType
+  n.typ() = boolType
   var liftLhs = true
 
   n[1] = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efDetermineType, efWantIterator})
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ proc semIs(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
         n[1] = evaluated
       else:
         result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, 0)
-        result.typ = boolType
+        result.typ() = boolType
         return
     elif t2.kind == tyTypeDesc and
         (t2.base.kind == tyNone or tfExplicit in t2.flags):
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ proc semOpAux(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
       let info = a[0].info
       a[0] = newIdentNode(considerQuotedIdent(c, a[0], a), info)
       a[1] = semExprWithType(c, a[1], flags)
-      a.typ = a[1].typ
+      a.typ() = a[1].typ
     else:
       n[i] = semExprWithType(c, a, flags)
 
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ proc changeType(c: PContext; n: PNode, newType: PType, check: bool) =
         localError(c.config, n.info, "cannot convert '" & n.sym.name.s &
                                          "' to '" & typeNameAndDesc(newType) & "'")
   else: discard
-  n.typ = newType
+  n.typ() = newType
 
 proc arrayConstrType(c: PContext, n: PNode): PType =
   var typ = newTypeS(tyArray, c)
@@ -730,12 +730,12 @@ proc semArrayConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PTyp
   var expectedElementType, expectedIndexType: PType = nil
   var expectedBase: PType = nil
   if constructType:
-    result.typ = newTypeS(tyArray, c)
+    result.typ() = newTypeS(tyArray, c)
     rawAddSon(result.typ, nil)     # index type
     if expectedType != nil:
       expectedBase = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct})
   else:
-    result.typ = n.typ
+    result.typ() = n.typ
     expectedBase = n.typ.skipTypes(abstractRange) # include tyDistinct this time
   if expectedBase != nil:
     case expectedBase.kind
@@ -815,9 +815,9 @@ proc semArrayConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PTyp
       for i in 0..<result.len:
         if isIntLit(result[i].typ):
           # generic instantiation strips int lit type which makes conversions fail
-          result[i].typ = nil
-      result.typ = nil # current result.typ is invalid, index type is nil
-      result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+          result[i].typ() = nil
+      result.typ() = nil # current result.typ is invalid, index type is nil
+      result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
       return
     if constructType:
       addSonSkipIntLit(result.typ, typ, c.idgen)
@@ -918,8 +918,8 @@ proc evalAtCompileTime(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
         if n[i].typ.isNil or n[i].typ.kind != tyStatic or
             tfUnresolved notin n[i].typ.flags:
           break maybeLabelAsStatic
-      n.typ = newTypeS(tyStatic, c, n.typ)
-      n.typ.incl tfUnresolved
+      n.typ() = newTypeS(tyStatic, c, n.typ)
+      n.typ.flags.incl tfUnresolved
 
   # optimization pass: not necessary for correctness of the semantic pass
   if (callee.kind == skConst or
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ proc semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c: PContext, n: PNode, nOrig: PNode,
         if efWantIterable in flags:
           let typ = newTypeS(tyIterable, c)
           rawAddSon(typ, result.typ)
-          result.typ = typ
+          result.typ() = typ
 
 proc resolveIndirectCall(c: PContext; n, nOrig: PNode;
                          t: PType): TCandidate =
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType
     elif n0.typ.kind == tyFromExpr and c.inGenericContext > 0:
       # don't make assumptions, entire expression needs to be tyFromExpr
       result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
-      result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+      result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
       return
     else:
       n[0] = n0
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ proc semSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, sym: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     of tyStatic:
       if typ.n != nil:
         result = typ.n
-        result.typ = typ.base
+        result.typ() = typ.base
       else:
         result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
     else:
@@ -1407,11 +1407,11 @@ proc semSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, sym: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     onUse(n.info, s)
     if s.typ.kind == tyStatic:
       result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
-      result.typ = s.typ
+      result.typ() = s.typ
     elif s.ast != nil:
       result = semExpr(c, s.ast)
     else:
-      n.typ = s.typ
+      n.typ() = s.typ
       return n
   of skType:
     if n.kind != nkDotExpr: # dotExpr is already checked by builtinFieldAccess
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ proc semSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, sym: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     if s.typ.kind == tyStatic and s.typ.base.kind != tyNone and s.typ.n != nil:
       return s.typ.n
     result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
-    result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, s.typ)
+    result.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, s.typ)
   of skField:
     # old code, not sure if it's live code:
     markUsed(c, n.info, s)
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ proc tryReadingGenericParam(c: PContext, n: PNode, i: PIdent, t: PType): PNode =
     if result == c.graph.emptyNode:
       if c.inGenericContext > 0:
         result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
-        result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+        result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
       else:
         result = nil
   of tyUserTypeClasses:
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ proc tryReadingGenericParam(c: PContext, n: PNode, i: PIdent, t: PType): PNode =
       result = readTypeParameter(c, t, i, n.info)
     elif c.inGenericContext > 0:
       result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
-      result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
+      result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
     else:
       result = nil
   of tyGenericBody, tyCompositeTypeClass:
@@ -1465,12 +1465,12 @@ proc tryReadingGenericParam(c: PContext, n: PNode, i: PIdent, t: PType): PNode =
       if result != nil:
         # generic parameter exists, stop here but delay until instantiation
         result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
-        result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
+        result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
     else:
       result = nil
   elif c.inGenericContext > 0 and t.containsUnresolvedType:
     result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
-    result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
+    result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
   else:
     result = nil
 
@@ -1488,14 +1488,14 @@ proc tryReadingTypeField(c: PContext, n: PNode, i: PIdent, ty: PType): PNode =
     if f != nil:
       result = newSymNode(f)
       result.info = n.info
-      result.typ = ty
+      result.typ() = ty
       markUsed(c, n.info, f)
       onUse(n.info, f)
   of tyObject, tyTuple:
     if ty.n != nil and ty.n.kind == nkRecList:
       let field = lookupInRecord(ty.n, i)
       if field != nil:
-        n.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, field.typ)
+        n.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, field.typ)
         result = n
   of tyGenericInst:
     result = tryReadingTypeField(c, n, i, ty.skipModifier)
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ proc builtinFieldAccess(c: PContext; n: PNode; flags: var TExprFlags): PNode =
       # tyFromExpr, but when this happen in a macro this is not a built-in
       # field access and we leave the compiler to compile a normal call:
       if getCurrOwner(c).kind != skMacro:
-        n.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, n.copyTree)
+        n.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, n.copyTree)
         flags.incl efCannotBeDotCall
         return n
       else:
@@ -1582,12 +1582,12 @@ proc builtinFieldAccess(c: PContext; n: PNode; flags: var TExprFlags): PNode =
         n[0] = makeDeref(n[0])
         n[1] = newSymNode(f) # we now have the correct field
         n[1].info = info # preserve the original info
-        n.typ = f.typ
+        n.typ() = f.typ
         if check == nil:
           result = n
         else:
           check[0] = n
-          check.typ = n.typ
+          check.typ() = n.typ
           result = check
   elif ty.kind == tyTuple and ty.n != nil:
     f = getSymFromList(ty.n, i)
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ proc builtinFieldAccess(c: PContext; n: PNode; flags: var TExprFlags): PNode =
       onUse(n[1].info, f)
       n[0] = makeDeref(n[0])
       n[1] = newSymNode(f)
-      n.typ = f.typ
+      n.typ() = f.typ
       result = n
 
   # we didn't find any field, let's look for a generic param
@@ -1662,9 +1662,9 @@ proc semDeref(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   result = n
   var t = skipTypes(n[0].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyAlias, tySink, tyOwned})
   case t.kind
-  of tyRef, tyPtr: n.typ = t.elementType
+  of tyRef, tyPtr: n.typ() = t.elementType
   of tyMetaTypes, tyFromExpr:
-    n.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, n.copyTree)
+    n.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, n.copyTree)
   else: result = nil
   #GlobalError(n[0].info, errCircumNeedsPointer)
 
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ proc semSubscript(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags, afterOverloading = f
   if arr.kind == tyStatic:
     if arr.base.kind == tyNone:
       result = n
-      result.typ = semStaticType(c, n[1], nil)
+      result.typ() = semStaticType(c, n[1], nil)
       return
     elif arr.n != nil:
       return semSubscript(c, arr.n, flags, afterOverloading)
@@ -1719,18 +1719,18 @@ proc semSubscript(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags, afterOverloading = f
       if arg != nil:
         n[1] = arg
         result = n
-        result.typ = elemType(arr)
+        result.typ() = elemType(arr)
     # Other types have a bit more of leeway
     elif n[1].typ.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct}).kind in
         {tyInt..tyInt64, tyUInt..tyUInt64}:
       result = n
-      result.typ = elemType(arr)
+      result.typ() = elemType(arr)
   of tyTypeDesc:
     # The result so far is a tyTypeDesc bound
     # a tyGenericBody. The line below will substitute
     # it with the instantiated type.
     result = n
-    result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, semTypeNode(c, n, nil))
+    result.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, semTypeNode(c, n, nil))
     #result = symNodeFromType(c, semTypeNode(c, n, nil), n.info)
   of tyTuple:
     if n.len != 2: return nil
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ proc semSubscript(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags, afterOverloading = f
     if skipTypes(n[1].typ, {tyGenericInst, tyRange, tyOrdinal, tyAlias, tySink}).kind in
         {tyInt..tyInt64}:
       let idx = getOrdValue(n[1])
-      if idx >= 0 and idx < arr.len: n.typ = arr[toInt(idx)]
+      if idx >= 0 and idx < arr.len: n.typ() = arr[toInt(idx)]
       else:
         localError(c.config, n.info,
           "invalid index $1 in subscript for tuple of length $2" %
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ proc takeImplicitAddr(c: PContext, n: PNode; isLent: bool): PNode =
       localError(c.config, n.info, errExprHasNoAddress)
   result = newNodeIT(nkHiddenAddr, n.info, if n.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}: n.typ else: makePtrType(c, n.typ))
   if n.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}:
-    n.typ = n.typ.elementType
+    n.typ() = n.typ.elementType
   result.add(n)
 
 proc asgnToResultVar(c: PContext, n, le, ri: PNode) {.inline.} =
@@ -1847,10 +1847,10 @@ proc asgnToResultVar(c: PContext, n, le, ri: PNode) {.inline.} =
       if x.sym.kind == skResult and (x.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent} or classifyViewType(x.typ) != noView):
         n[0] = x # 'result[]' --> 'result'
         n[1] = takeImplicitAddr(c, ri, x.typ.kind == tyLent)
-        x.typ.incl tfVarIsPtr
+        x.typ.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
         #echo x.info, " setting it for this type ", typeToString(x.typ), " ", n.info
       elif sfGlobal in x.sym.flags:
-        x.typ.incl tfVarIsPtr
+        x.typ.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
 
 proc borrowCheck(c: PContext, n, le, ri: PNode) =
   const
@@ -1920,7 +1920,7 @@ proc makeTupleAssignments(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
 
   let temp = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(c.cache, "tmpTupleAsgn"), c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), n.info)
   temp.typ = value.typ
-  temp.flagsImpl.incl(sfGenSym)
+  temp.flags.incl(sfGenSym)
   var v = newNodeI(nkLetSection, value.info)
   let tempNode = newSymNode(temp) #newIdentNode(getIdent(genPrefix & $temp.id), value.info)
   var vpart = newNodeI(nkIdentDefs, v.info, 3)
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ proc makeTupleAssignments(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
       # generate `let _ = temp[i]` which should generate a destructor
       let utemp = newSym(skLet, lhs[i].ident, c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), lhs[i].info)
       utemp.typ = value.typ[i]
-      temp.flagsImpl.incl(sfGenSym)
+      temp.flags.incl(sfGenSym)
       var uv = newNodeI(nkLetSection, lhs[i].info)
       let utempNode = newSymNode(utemp)
       var uvpart = newNodeI(nkIdentDefs, v.info, 3)
@@ -2031,7 +2031,7 @@ proc semAsgn(c: PContext, n: PNode; mode=asgnNormal): PNode =
     let lhs = n[0]
     let rhs = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efTypeAllowed}, le)
     if lhs.kind == nkSym and lhs.sym.kind == skResult:
-      n.typ = c.enforceVoidContext
+      n.typ() = c.enforceVoidContext
       if c.p.owner.kind != skMacro and resultTypeIsInferrable(lhs.sym.typ):
         var rhsTyp = rhs.typ
         if rhsTyp.kind in tyUserTypeClasses and rhsTyp.isResolvedUserTypeClass:
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ proc semAsgn(c: PContext, n: PNode; mode=asgnNormal): PNode =
           internalAssert c.config, c.p.resultSym != nil
           # Make sure the type is valid for the result variable
           typeAllowedCheck(c, n.info, rhsTyp, skResult)
-          lhs.typ = rhsTyp
+          lhs.typ() = rhsTyp
           c.p.resultSym.typ = rhsTyp
           c.p.owner.typ.setReturnType rhsTyp
         else:
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ proc semProcBody(c: PContext, n: PNode; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
     if result.kind == nkNilLit:
       # or ImplicitlyDiscardable(result):
       # new semantic: 'result = x' triggers the void context
-      result.typ = nil
+      result.typ() = nil
     elif result.kind == nkStmtListExpr and result.typ.kind == tyNil:
       # to keep backwards compatibility bodies like:
       #   nil
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ proc semYieldVarResult(c: PContext, n: PNode, restype: PType) =
   var t = skipTypes(restype, {tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})
   case t.kind
   of tyVar, tyLent:
-    t.incl tfVarIsPtr # bugfix for #4048, #4910, #6892
+    t.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr # bugfix for #4048, #4910, #6892
     if n[0].kind in {nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv}:
       n[0] = n[0][1]
     n[0] = takeImplicitAddr(c, n[0], t.kind == tyLent)
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ proc semYieldVarResult(c: PContext, n: PNode, restype: PType) =
     for i in 0..<t.len:
       let e = skipTypes(t[i], {tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})
       if e.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}:
-        e.incl tfVarIsPtr # bugfix for #4048, #4910, #6892
+        e.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr # bugfix for #4048, #4910, #6892
         let tupleConstr = if n[0].kind in {nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv}: n[0][1] else: n[0]
         if tupleConstr.kind in {nkPar, nkTupleConstr}:
           if tupleConstr[i].kind == nkExprColonExpr:
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ proc semDefined(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, 0)
   result.intVal = ord isDefined(c.config, considerQuotedIdentOrDot(c, n[1], n).s)
   result.info = n.info
-  result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
+  result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
 
 proc lookUpForDeclared(c: PContext, n: PNode, onlyCurrentScope: bool): PSym =
   case n.kind
@@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@ proc semDeclared(c: PContext, n: PNode, onlyCurrentScope: bool): PNode =
   result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, 0)
   result.intVal = ord lookUpForDeclared(c, n[1], onlyCurrentScope) != nil
   result.info = n.info
-  result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
+  result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
 
 proc expectMacroOrTemplateCall(c: PContext, n: PNode): PSym =
   ## The argument to the proc should be nkCall(...) or similar
@@ -2302,10 +2302,10 @@ proc semExpandToAst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     localError(c.config, n.info, "getAst takes a call, but got " & n.renderTree)
   # Preserve the magic symbol in order to be handled in evals.nim
   internalAssert c.config, n[0].sym.magic == mExpandToAst
-  #n.typ = getSysSym("NimNode").typ # expandedSym.getReturnType
+  #n.typ() = getSysSym("NimNode").typ # expandedSym.getReturnType
   if n.kind == nkStmtList and n.len == 1: result = n[0]
   else: result = n
-  result.typ = sysTypeFromName(c.graph, n.info, "NimNode")
+  result.typ() = sysTypeFromName(c.graph, n.info, "NimNode")
 
 proc semExpandToAst(c: PContext, n: PNode, magicSym: PSym,
                     flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@ proc semQuoteAst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   processQuotations(c, quotedBlock, op, quotes, ids)
 
   let dummyTemplateSym = newAnonSym(c, skTemplate, n.info)
-  incl(dummyTemplateSym.flagsImpl, sfTemplateRedefinition)
+  incl(dummyTemplateSym.flags, sfTemplateRedefinition)
   var dummyTemplate = newProcNode(
     nkTemplateDef, quotedBlock.info, body = quotedBlock,
     params = c.graph.emptyNode,
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ proc semCompiles(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
 
   result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, ord(tryExpr(c, n[1], flags) != nil))
   result.info = n.info
-  result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
+  result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
 
 proc semShallowCopy(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   if n.len == 3:
@@ -2505,9 +2505,8 @@ proc instantiateCreateFlowVarCall(c: PContext; t: PType;
   # since it's an instantiation, we unmark it as a compilerproc. Otherwise
   # codegen would fail:
   if sfCompilerProc in result.flags:
-    ensureMutable result
-    result.flagsImpl.excl {sfCompilerProc, sfExportc, sfImportc}
-    result.locImpl.snippet = ""
+    result.flags.excl {sfCompilerProc, sfExportc, sfImportc}
+    result.loc.snippet = ""
 
 proc setMs(n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode =
   result = n
@@ -2520,7 +2519,7 @@ proc semSizeof(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   else:
     n[1] = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efDetermineType})
     #restoreOldStyleType(n[1])
-  n.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
+  n.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt)
   result = foldSizeOf(c.config, n, n)
 
 proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
@@ -2562,7 +2561,7 @@ proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: P
     markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     checkSonsLen(n, 2, c.config)
     result = newStrNodeT(renderTree(n[1], {renderNoComments}), n, c.graph)
-    result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyString)
+    result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyString)
   of mParallel:
     markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     if parallel notin c.features:
@@ -2588,9 +2587,9 @@ proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: P
       let typ = result[^1].typ
       if not typ.isEmptyType:
         if spawnResult(typ, c.inParallelStmt > 0) == srFlowVar:
-          result.typ = createFlowVar(c, typ, n.info)
+          result.typ() = createFlowVar(c, typ, n.info)
         else:
-          result.typ = typ
+          result.typ() = typ
         result.add instantiateCreateFlowVarCall(c, typ, n.info).newSymNode
       else:
         result.add c.graph.emptyNode
@@ -2598,7 +2597,7 @@ proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: P
     markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     result = setMs(n, s)
     result[1] = semExpr(c, n[1])
-    result.typ = n[1].typ
+    result.typ() = n[1].typ
   of mPlugin:
     markUsed(c, n.info, s)
     # semDirectOp with conditional 'afterCallActions':
@@ -2729,19 +2728,19 @@ proc semWhen(c: PContext, n: PNode, semCheck = true): PNode =
     else: illFormedAst(n, c.config)
   if cannotResolve:
     result = semGenericStmt(c, n)
-    result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+    result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
     return
   if result == nil:
     result = newNodeI(nkEmpty, n.info)
   if whenNimvm:
-    result.typ = typ
+    result.typ() = typ
     if n.len == 1:
       result.add(newTree(nkElse, newNode(nkStmtList)))
 
 proc semSetConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkCurly, n.info)
-  result.typ = newTypeS(tySet, c)
-  result.typ.incl tfIsConstructor
+  result.typ() = newTypeS(tySet, c)
+  result.typ.flags.incl tfIsConstructor
   var expectedElementType: PType = nil
   if expectedType != nil and (
       let expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct});
@@ -2771,7 +2770,7 @@ proc semSetConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
           if doSetType:
             typ = skipTypes(n[i][1].typ,
                             {tyGenericInst, tyVar, tyLent, tyOrdinal, tyAlias, tySink})
-          n[i].typ = n[i][2].typ # range node needs type too
+          n[i].typ() = n[i][2].typ # range node needs type too
       elif n[i].kind == nkRange:
         # already semchecked
         if doSetType:
@@ -2802,9 +2801,9 @@ proc semSetConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
       for i in 0..<n.len:
         if isIntLit(n[i].typ):
           # generic instantiation strips int lit type which makes conversions fail
-          n[i].typ = nil
+          n[i].typ() = nil
         result.add n[i]
-      result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+      result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
       return
     addSonSkipIntLit(result.typ, typ, c.idgen)
     for i in 0..<n.len:
@@ -2902,7 +2901,7 @@ proc semTupleFieldsConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType
 
     if n[i][1].typ.kind == tyTypeDesc:
       localError(c.config, n[i][1].info, "typedesc not allowed as tuple field.")
-      n[i][1].typ = errorType(c)
+      n[i][1].typ() = errorType(c)
 
     var f = newSymS(skField, n[i][0], c)
     f.typ = skipIntLit(n[i][1].typ.skipTypes({tySink}), c.idgen)
@@ -2915,17 +2914,17 @@ proc semTupleFieldsConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType
     for i in 0..<result.len:
       if isIntLit(result[i][1].typ):
         # generic instantiation strips int lit type which makes conversions fail
-        result[i][1].typ = nil
-    result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+        result[i][1].typ() = nil
+    result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
     return
   let oldType = n.typ
-  result.typ = typ
+  result.typ() = typ
   if oldType != nil and not hasEmpty(oldType): # see hasEmpty comment above
     # convert back to old type
     let conversion = indexTypesMatch(c, oldType, typ, result)
     # ignore matching error, the goal is just to keep the original type info
     if conversion != nil:
-      result.typ = oldType
+      result.typ() = oldType
 
 proc semTuplePositionsConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   result = n                  # we don't modify n, but compute the type:
@@ -2956,17 +2955,17 @@ proc semTuplePositionsConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedT
     for i in 0..<result.len:
       if isIntLit(result[i].typ):
         # generic instantiation strips int lit type which makes conversions fail
-        result[i].typ = nil
-    result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
+        result[i].typ() = nil
+    result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, result.copyTree)
     return
   let oldType = n.typ
-  result.typ = typ
+  result.typ() = typ
   if oldType != nil and not hasEmpty(oldType): # see hasEmpty comment above
     # convert back to old type
     let conversion = indexTypesMatch(c, oldType, typ, result)
     # ignore matching error, the goal is just to keep the original type info
     if conversion != nil:
-      result.typ = oldType
+      result.typ() = oldType
 
 include semobjconstr
 
@@ -2988,7 +2987,7 @@ proc semBlock(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = ni
     styleCheckDef(c, labl)
     onDef(n[0].info, labl)
   n[1] = semExpr(c, n[1], flags, expectedType)
-  n.typ = n[1].typ
+  n.typ() = n[1].typ
   if isEmptyType(n.typ): n.transitionSonsKind(nkBlockStmt)
   else: n.transitionSonsKind(nkBlockExpr)
   closeScope(c)
@@ -3072,7 +3071,7 @@ proc semTupleConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PTyp
   if isTupleType: # expressions as ``(int, string)`` are reinterpret as type expressions
     result = n
     var typ = semTypeNode(c, n, nil).skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
-    result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
+    result.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
 
 proc isExplicitGenericCall(c: PContext, n: PNode): bool =
   ## checks if a call node `n` is a routine call with explicit generic params
@@ -3217,7 +3216,7 @@ proc enumFieldSymChoice(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym; flags: TExprFlags): PNod
     a = initOverloadIter(o, c, n)
     while a != nil:
       if a.kind == skEnumField:
-        incl(a.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+        incl(a.flags, sfUsed)
         markOwnerModuleAsUsed(c, a)
         result.add newSymNode(a, info)
         onUse(info, a)
@@ -3292,10 +3291,10 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType
       if expectedType != nil and (
           let expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct});
           expected.kind == typeKind):
-        result.typ = expected
+        result.typ() = expected
         changeType(c, result, expectedType, check=true)
       else:
-        result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, typeKind)
+        result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, typeKind)
 
   result = n
   when defined(nimsuggest):
@@ -3331,7 +3330,7 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType
         #   localError(c.config, n.info, errInstantiateXExplicitly, s.name.s)
       # "procs literals" are 'owned'
       if optOwnedRefs in c.config.globalOptions:
-        result.typ = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
+        result.typ() = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
     of skEnumField:
       result = enumFieldSymChoice(c, n, s, flags)
     else:
@@ -3360,11 +3359,11 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType
     discard
   of nkNilLit:
     if result.typ == nil:
-      result.typ = getNilType(c)
+      result.typ() = getNilType(c)
       if expectedType != nil and expectedType.kind notin {tyUntyped, tyTyped}:
         var m = newCandidate(c, result.typ)
         if typeRel(m, expectedType, result.typ) >= isSubtype:
-          result.typ = expectedType
+          result.typ() = expectedType
         # or: result = fitNode(c, expectedType, result, n.info)
   of nkIntLit:
     if result.typ == nil:
@@ -3392,10 +3391,10 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType
       if expectedType != nil and (
           let expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct});
           expected.kind in {tyFloat..tyFloat128}):
-        result.typ = expected
+        result.typ() = expected
         changeType(c, result, expectedType, check=true)
       else:
-        result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyFloat64)
+        result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyFloat64)
   of nkFloat32Lit: directLiteral(tyFloat32)
   of nkFloat64Lit: directLiteral(tyFloat64)
   of nkFloat128Lit: directLiteral(tyFloat128)
@@ -3404,9 +3403,9 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType
       if expectedType != nil and (
           let expected = expectedType.skipTypes(abstractRange-{tyDistinct});
           expected.kind in {tyString, tyCstring}):
-        result.typ = expectedType
+        result.typ() = expectedType
       else:
-        result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyString)
+        result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyString)
   of nkCharLit: directLiteral(tyChar)
   of nkDotExpr:
     result = semFieldAccess(c, n, flags)
@@ -3421,13 +3420,13 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}, expectedType: PType
       let modifier = n.modifierTypeKindOfNode
       if modifier != tyNone:
         var baseType = semExpr(c, n[0]).typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
-        result.typ = c.makeTypeDesc(newTypeS(modifier, c, baseType))
+        result.typ() = c.makeTypeDesc(newTypeS(modifier, c, baseType))
         return
     var typ = semTypeNode(c, n, nil).skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
-    result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
+    result.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
   of nkStmtListType:
     let typ = semTypeNode(c, n, nil)
-    result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
+    result.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
   of nkCall, nkInfix, nkPrefix, nkPostfix, nkCommand, nkCallStrLit:
     # check if it is an expression macro:
     checkMinSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)

compiler/semfields.nim

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ proc wrapNewScope(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode {.inline.} =
   # a scope has to be opened in the codegen as well for reused
   # template instantiations
   let trueLit = newIntLit(c.graph, n.info, 1)
-  trueLit.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
+  trueLit.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
   result = newTreeI(nkIfStmt, n.info, newTreeI(nkElifBranch, n.info, trueLit, n))
 
 proc instFieldLoopBody(c: TFieldInstCtx, n: PNode, forLoop: PNode): PNode =

compiler/semfold.nim

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ when defined(nimPreviewSlimSystem):
 proc errorType*(g: ModuleGraph): PType =
   ## creates a type representing an error state
   result = newType(tyError, g.idgen, g.owners[^1])
-  result.flagsImpl.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
+  result.flags.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
 
 proc getIntLitTypeG(g: ModuleGraph; literal: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator): PType =
   # we cache some common integer literal types for performance:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ proc newIntNodeT*(intVal: Int128, n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph):
   # original type was 'int', not a distinct int etc.
   if n.typ.kind == tyInt:
     # access cache for the int lit type
-    result.typ = getIntLitTypeG(g, result, idgen)
+    result.typ() = getIntLitTypeG(g, result, idgen)
   result.info = n.info
 
 proc newFloatNodeT*(floatVal: BiggestFloat, n: PNode; g: ModuleGraph): PNode =
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ proc newFloatNodeT*(floatVal: BiggestFloat, n: PNode; g: ModuleGraph): PNode =
     result = newFloatNode(nkFloat32Lit, floatVal)
   else:
     result = newFloatNode(nkFloatLit, floatVal)
-  result.typ = n.typ
+  result.typ() = n.typ
   result.info = n.info
 
 proc newStrNodeT*(strVal: string, n: PNode; g: ModuleGraph): PNode =
   result = newStrNode(nkStrLit, strVal)
-  result.typ = n.typ
+  result.typ() = n.typ
   result.info = n.info
 
 proc getConstExpr*(m: PSym, n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph): PNode
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ proc evalOp(m: TMagic, n, a, b, c: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph): P
   of mEnumToStr: result = newStrNodeT(ordinalValToString(a, g), n, g)
   of mArrToSeq:
     result = copyTree(a)
-    result.typ = n.typ
+    result.typ() = n.typ
   of mCompileOption:
     result = newIntNodeT(toInt128(ord(commands.testCompileOption(g.config, a.getStr, n.info))), n, idgen, g)
   of mCompileOptionArg:
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ proc foldConv(n, a: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph; check = false): P
       result = newIntNodeT(toInt128(a.getOrdValue != 0), n, idgen, g)
     of tyBool, tyEnum: # xxx shouldn't we disallow `tyEnum`?
       result = a
-      result.typ = n.typ
+      result.typ() = n.typ
     else:
       raiseAssert $srcTyp.kind
   of tyInt..tyInt64, tyUInt..tyUInt64:
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ proc foldConv(n, a: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph; check = false): P
         result = newIntNodeT(val, n, idgen, g)
     else:
       result = a
-      result.typ = n.typ
+      result.typ() = n.typ
     if check and result.kind in {nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit} and
           dstTyp.kind notin {tyUInt..tyUInt64}:
       rangeCheck(n, getInt(result), g)
@@ -441,12 +441,12 @@ proc foldConv(n, a: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph; check = false): P
       result = newFloatNodeT(toFloat64(getOrdValue(a)), n, g)
     else:
       result = a
-      result.typ = n.typ
+      result.typ() = n.typ
   of tyOpenArray, tyVarargs, tyProc, tyPointer:
     result = nil
   else:
     result = a
-    result.typ = n.typ
+    result.typ() = n.typ
 
 proc getArrayConstr(m: PSym, n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph): PNode =
   if n.kind == nkBracket:
@@ -518,10 +518,10 @@ proc foldConStrStr(m: PSym, n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph): PNode
 proc newSymNodeTypeDesc*(s: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator; info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   result = newSymNode(s, info)
   if s.typ.kind != tyTypeDesc:
-    result.typ = newType(tyTypeDesc, idgen, s.owner)
+    result.typ() = newType(tyTypeDesc, idgen, s.owner)
     result.typ.addSonSkipIntLit(s.typ, idgen)
   else:
-    result.typ = s.typ
+    result.typ() = s.typ
 
 proc foldDefine(m, s: PSym, n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph): PNode =
   result = nil
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ proc getConstExpr(m: PSym, n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph): PNode
       if s.typ.kind == tyStatic:
         if s.typ.n != nil and tfUnresolved notin s.typ.flags:
           result = s.typ.n
-          result.typ = s.typ.base
+          result.typ() = s.typ.base
       elif s.typ.isIntLit:
         result = s.typ.n
       else:
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ proc getConstExpr(m: PSym, n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph): PNode
     if a == nil: return
     if leValueConv(n[1], a) and leValueConv(a, n[2]):
       result = a              # a <= x and x <= b
-      result.typ = n.typ
+      result.typ() = n.typ
     elif n.typ.kind in {tyUInt..tyUInt64}:
       discard "don't check uints"
     else:
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ proc getConstExpr(m: PSym, n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph): PNode
     var a = getConstExpr(m, n[0], idgen, g)
     if a == nil: return
     result = a
-    result.typ = n.typ
+    result.typ() = n.typ
   of nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv, nkConv:
     var a = getConstExpr(m, n[1], idgen, g)
     if a == nil: return
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ proc getConstExpr(m: PSym, n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph): PNode
         not (n.typ.kind == tyProc and a.typ.kind == tyProc):
       # we allow compile-time 'cast' for pointer types:
       result = a
-      result.typ = n.typ
+      result.typ() = n.typ
   of nkBracketExpr: result = foldArrayAccess(m, n, idgen, g)
   of nkDotExpr: result = foldFieldAccess(m, n, idgen, g)
   of nkCheckedFieldExpr:

compiler/semgnrc.nim

@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ proc semGenericStmtScope(c: PContext, n: PNode,
   result = semGenericStmt(c, n, flags, ctx)
   closeScope(c)
 
-template isMixedIn(sym): bool {.dirty.} =
+template isMixedIn(sym): bool =
   let s = sym
   s.name.id in ctx.toMixin or (withinConcept in flags and
                                s.magic == mNone and
                                s.kind in OverloadableSyms)
 
-template canOpenSym(s): bool {.dirty.} =
+template canOpenSym(s): bool =
   {withinMixin, withinConcept} * flags == {withinMixin} and s.id notin ctx.toBind
 
 proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym,
                           fromDotExpr=false): PNode =
   result = nil
   semIdeForTemplateOrGenericCheck(c.config, n, ctx.cursorInBody)
-  incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+  incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
   template maybeDotChoice(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, fromDotExpr: bool) =
     if fromDotExpr:
       result = symChoice(c, n, s, scForceOpen)
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym,
           if result.kind == nkSym:
             result = newOpenSym(result)
           else:
-            result.typ = nil
+            result.typ() = nil
         else:
           result.flags.incl nfDisabledOpenSym
-          result.typ = nil
+          result.typ() = nil
   case s.kind
   of skUnknown:
     # Introduced in this pass! Leave it as an identifier.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym,
             result = newOpenSym(result)
           else:
             result.flags.incl nfDisabledOpenSym
-            result.typ = nil
+            result.typ() = nil
       else:
         result = n
     else:
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym,
           result = newOpenSym(result)
         else:
           result.flags.incl nfDisabledOpenSym
-          result.typ = nil
+          result.typ() = nil
     onUse(n.info, s)
   of skParam:
     result = n
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym,
           result = newOpenSym(result)
         else:
           result.flags.incl nfDisabledOpenSym
-          result.typ = nil
+          result.typ() = nil
     elif c.inGenericContext > 0 and withinConcept notin flags:
       # don't leave generic param as identifier node in generic type,
       # sigmatch will try to instantiate generic type AST without all params
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym,
           result = newOpenSym(result)
         else:
           result.flags.incl nfDisabledOpenSym
-          result.typ = nil
+          result.typ() = nil
     else:
       result = n
     onUse(n.info, s)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym,
         result = newOpenSym(result)
       else:
         result.flags.incl nfDisabledOpenSym
-        result.typ = nil
+        result.typ() = nil
     onUse(n.info, s)
 
 proc lookup(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TSemGenericFlags,
@@ -248,13 +248,13 @@ proc addTempDecl(c: PContext; n: PNode; kind: TSymKind) =
   onDef(n.info, s)
 
 proc addTempDeclToIdents(c: PContext; n: PNode; kind: TSymKind; inCall: bool) =
-  case n.kind
+  case n.kind 
   of nkIdent:
     if inCall:
       addTempDecl(c, n, kind)
   of nkCallKinds:
     for s in n:
-      addTempDeclToIdents(c, s, kind, true)
+      addTempDeclToIdents(c, s, kind, true)  
   else:
     for s in n:
       addTempDeclToIdents(c, s, kind, inCall)
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
     result = lookup(c, n, flags, ctx)
     if result != nil and result.kind == nkSym:
       assert result.sym != nil
-      incl result.sym.flagsImpl, sfUsed
+      incl result.sym.flags, sfUsed
       markOwnerModuleAsUsed(c, result.sym)
   of nkDotExpr:
     #let luf = if withinMixin notin flags: {checkUndeclared} else: {}
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
     var first = int ord(withinConcept in flags)
     var mixinContext = false
     if s != nil:
-      incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+      incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
       mixinContext = s.magic in {mDefined, mDeclared, mDeclaredInScope, mCompiles, mAstToStr}
       let whichChoice = if s.id in ctx.toBind: scClosed
                         elif s.isMixedIn: scForceOpen
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
           # treat as mixin context for user pragmas & macro args
           x[j] = semGenericStmt(c, x[j], flags+{withinMixin}, ctx)
       elif prag == wInvalid:
-        # only sem if not a language-level pragma
+        # only sem if not a language-level pragma 
         # treat as mixin context for user pragmas & macro args
         result[i] = semGenericStmt(c, x, flags+{withinMixin}, ctx)
   of nkExprColonExpr, nkExprEqExpr:

compiler/seminst.nim

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ proc addObjFieldsToLocalScope(c: PContext; n: PNode) =
     let f = n.sym
     if f.kind == skField and fieldVisible(c, f):
       c.currentScope.symbols.strTableIncl(f, onConflictKeepOld=true)
-      incl(f.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+      incl(f.flags, sfUsed)
       # it is not an error to shadow fields via parameters
   else: discard
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ iterator instantiateGenericParamList(c: PContext, n: PNode, pt: LayeredIdTable):
     if q.typ.kind in {tyTypeDesc, tyGenericParam, tyStatic, tyConcept}+tyTypeClasses:
       let symKind = if q.typ.kind == tyStatic: skConst else: skType
       var s = newSym(symKind, q.name, c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), q.info)
-      s.flagsImpl.incl {sfUsed, sfFromGeneric}
+      s.flags.incl {sfUsed, sfFromGeneric}
       var t = lookup(pt, q.typ)
       if t == nil:
         if tfRetType in q.typ.flags:
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ proc instantiateBody(c: PContext, n, params: PNode, result, orig: PSym) =
           nil
       b = semProcBody(c, b, resultType)
     result.ast[bodyPos] = hloBody(c, b)
-    excl(result, sfForward)
+    excl(result.flags, sfForward)
     trackProc(c, result, result.ast[bodyPos])
     dec c.inGenericInst
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ proc instGenericContainer(c: PContext, info: TLineInfo, header: PType,
 
     # this scope was not created by the user,
     # unused params shouldn't be reported.
-    param.flagsImpl.incl sfUsed
+    param.flags.incl sfUsed
     addDecl(c, param)
 
   result = replaceTypeVarsT(cl, header)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ proc instantiateProcType(c: PContext, pt: LayeredIdTable,
     let needsStaticSkipping = resulti.kind == tyFromExpr
     let needsTypeDescSkipping = resulti.kind == tyTypeDesc and tfUnresolved in resulti.flags
     if resulti.kind == tyFromExpr:
-      resulti.incl tfNonConstExpr
+      resulti.flags.incl tfNonConstExpr
     result[i] = replaceTypeVarsT(cl, resulti)
     if needsStaticSkipping:
       result[i] = result[i].skipTypes({tyStatic})
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ proc instantiateProcType(c: PContext, pt: LayeredIdTable,
     if oldParam.ast != nil:
       var def = oldParam.ast.copyTree
       if def.typ.kind == tyFromExpr:
-        def.typ.incl tfNonConstExpr
+        def.typ.flags.incl tfNonConstExpr
       if not isIntLit(def.typ):
         def = prepareNode(cl, def)
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ proc instantiateProcType(c: PContext, pt: LayeredIdTable,
         # the only way the default value might be inserted).
         param.ast = errorNode(c, def)
         # we know the node is empty, we need the actual type for error message
-        param.ast.typ = def.typ
+        param.ast.typ() = def.typ
       else:
         param.ast = fitNodePostMatch(c, typeToFit, converted)
       param.typ = result[i]
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ proc instantiateOnlyProcType(c: PContext, pt: LayeredIdTable, prc: PSym, info: T
   # examples are in texplicitgenerics
   # might be buggy, see rest of generateInstance if problems occur
   let fakeSym = copySym(prc, c.idgen)
-  incl(fakeSym.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(fakeSym.flags, sfFromGeneric)
   fakeSym.instantiatedFrom = prc
   openScope(c)
   for s in instantiateGenericParamList(c, prc.ast[genericParamsPos], pt):
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ proc generateInstance(c: PContext, fn: PSym, pt: LayeredIdTable,
   let oldScope = c.currentScope
   while not isTopLevel(c): c.currentScope = c.currentScope.parent
   result = copySym(fn, c.idgen)
-  incl(result, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(result.flags, sfFromGeneric)
   result.instantiatedFrom = fn
   if sfGlobal in result.flags and c.config.symbolFiles != disabledSf:
     let passc = getLocalPassC(c, producer)
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ proc generateInstance(c: PContext, fn: PSym, pt: LayeredIdTable,
     inc i
   #echo "INSTAN ", fn.name.s, " ", typeToString(result.typ), " ", entry.concreteTypes.len
   if tfTriggersCompileTime in result.typ.flags:
-    incl(result, sfCompileTime)
+    incl(result.flags, sfCompileTime)
   n[genericParamsPos] = c.graph.emptyNode
   var oldPrc = genericCacheGet(c.graph, fn, entry[], c.compilesContextId)
   if oldPrc == nil:

compiler/semmacrosanity.nim

@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ proc annotateType*(n: PNode, t: PType; conf: ConfigRef; producedClosure: var boo
   case n.kind
   of nkObjConstr:
     let x = t.skipTypes(abstractPtrs)
-    n.typ = t
-    n[0].typ = t
+    n.typ() = t
+    n[0].typ() = t
     for i in 1..<n.len:
       var tracker = FieldTracker(index: i-1, remaining: i-1, constr: n, delete: false)
       let field = x.ithField(tracker)
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ proc annotateType*(n: PNode, t: PType; conf: ConfigRef; producedClosure: var boo
           incl(n[i].flags, nfPreventCg)
   of nkPar, nkTupleConstr:
     if x.kind == tyTuple:
-      n.typ = t
+      n.typ() = t
       for i in 0..<n.len:
         if i >= x.kidsLen: globalError conf, n.info, "invalid field at index " & $i
         else: annotateType(n[i], x[i], conf, producedClosure)
     elif x.kind == tyProc and x.callConv == ccClosure:
-      n.typ = t
+      n.typ() = t
       if n.len > 1 and n[1].kind notin {nkEmpty, nkNilLit}:
         producedClosure = true
     elif x.kind == tyOpenArray: # `opcSlice` transforms slices into tuples
@@ -136,18 +136,18 @@ proc annotateType*(n: PNode, t: PType; conf: ConfigRef; producedClosure: var boo
           globalError(conf, n.info, "Incorrectly generated tuple constr")
         n[] = bracketExpr[]
 
-      n.typ = t
+      n.typ() = t
     else:
       globalError(conf, n.info, "() must have a tuple type")
   of nkBracket:
     if x.kind in {tyArray, tySequence, tyOpenArray}:
-      n.typ = t
+      n.typ() = t
       for m in n: annotateType(m, x.elemType, conf, producedClosure)
     else:
       globalError(conf, n.info, "[] must have some form of array type")
   of nkCurly:
     if x.kind in {tySet}:
-      n.typ = t
+      n.typ() = t
       for m in n:
         if m.kind == nkRange:
           annotateType(m[0], x.elemType, conf, producedClosure)
@@ -158,22 +158,22 @@ proc annotateType*(n: PNode, t: PType; conf: ConfigRef; producedClosure: var boo
       globalError(conf, n.info, "{} must have the set type")
   of nkFloatLit..nkFloat128Lit:
     if x.kind in {tyFloat..tyFloat128}:
-      n.typ = t
+      n.typ() = t
     else:
       globalError(conf, n.info, "float literal must have some float type")
   of nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit:
     if x.kind in {tyInt..tyUInt64, tyBool, tyChar, tyEnum}:
-      n.typ = t
+      n.typ() = t
     else:
       globalError(conf, n.info, "integer literal must have some int type")
   of nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit:
     if x.kind in {tyString, tyCstring}:
-      n.typ = t
+      n.typ() = t
     else:
       globalError(conf, n.info, "string literal must be of some string type")
   of nkNilLit:
     if x.kind in NilableTypes+{tyString, tySequence}:
-      n.typ = t
+      n.typ() = t
     else:
       globalError(conf, n.info, "nil literal must be of some pointer type")
   else: discard

compiler/semmagic.nim

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ proc addDefaultFieldForNew(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   let typ = result[1].typ # new(x)
   if typ.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink}).kind == tyRef and typ.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})[0].kind == tyObject:
     var asgnExpr = newTree(nkObjConstr, newNodeIT(nkType, result[1].info, typ))
-    asgnExpr.typ = typ
+    asgnExpr.typ() = typ
     var t = typ.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})[0]
     while true:
       asgnExpr.sons.add defaultFieldsForTheUninitialized(c, t.n, false)
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ proc semAddr(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkAddr, n.info)
   let x = semExprWithType(c, n)
   if x.kind == nkSym:
-    x.sym.flagsImpl.incl(sfAddrTaken)
+    x.sym.flags.incl(sfAddrTaken)
   if isAssignable(c, x) notin {arLValue, arLocalLValue, arAddressableConst, arLentValue}:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errExprHasNoAddress)
   result.add x
-  result.typ = makePtrType(c, x.typ.skipTypes({tySink}))
+  result.typ() = makePtrType(c, x.typ.skipTypes({tySink}))
 
 proc semTypeOf(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
   var m = BiggestInt 1 # typeOfIter
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@ proc semTypeOf(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
   let typExpr = semExprWithType(c, n[1], if m == 1: {efInTypeof} else: {})
   result.add typExpr
   if typExpr.typ.kind == tyFromExpr:
-    typExpr.typ.incl tfNonConstExpr
+    typExpr.typ.flags.incl tfNonConstExpr
   var t = typExpr.typ
   if t.kind == tyStatic:
     let base = t.skipTypes({tyStatic})
     if c.inGenericContext > 0 and base.containsGenericType:
       t = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(typExpr))
-      t.incl tfNonConstExpr
+      t.flags.incl tfNonConstExpr
     else:
       t = base
-  result.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, t)
+  result.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, t)
 
 type
   SemAsgnMode = enum asgnNormal, noOverloadedSubscript, noOverloadedAsgn
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ proc semArrGet(c: PContext; n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
         if a.typ != nil and a.typ.kind in {tyGenericParam, tyFromExpr}:
           # expression is compiled early in a generic body
           result = semGenericStmt(c, x)
-          result.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
-          result.typ.incl tfNonConstExpr
+          result.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(result))
+          result.typ.flags.incl tfNonConstExpr
           return
     let s = # extract sym from first arg
       if n.len > 1:
@@ -208,15 +208,15 @@ proc evalTypeTrait(c: PContext; traitCall: PNode, operand: PType, context: PSym)
       let preferStr = traitCall[2].strVal
       prefer = parseEnum[TPreferedDesc](preferStr)
     result = newStrNode(nkStrLit, operand.typeToString(prefer))
-    result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, traitCall[1].info, tyString)
+    result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, traitCall[1].info, tyString)
     result.info = traitCall.info
   of "name", "$":
     result = newStrNode(nkStrLit, operand.typeToString(preferTypeName))
-    result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, traitCall[1].info, tyString)
+    result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, traitCall[1].info, tyString)
     result.info = traitCall.info
   of "arity":
     result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, operand.len - ord(operand.kind==tyProc))
-    result.typ = newType(tyInt, c.idgen, context)
+    result.typ() = newType(tyInt, c.idgen, context)
     result.info = traitCall.info
   of "genericHead":
     var arg = operand
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ proc semOrd(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     discard
   else:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errOrdinalTypeExpected % typeToString(parType, preferDesc))
-    result.typ = errorType(c)
+    result.typ() = errorType(c)
 
 proc semBindSym(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = copyNode(n)
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ proc semOf(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
         message(c.config, n.info, hintConditionAlwaysTrue, renderTree(n))
         result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, 1)
         result.info = n.info
-        result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
+        result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
         return result
       elif diff == high(int):
         if commonSuperclass(a, b) == nil:
@@ -411,10 +411,10 @@ proc semOf(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
           message(c.config, n.info, hintConditionAlwaysFalse, renderTree(n))
           result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, 0)
           result.info = n.info
-          result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
+          result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
   else:
     localError(c.config, n.info, "'of' takes 2 arguments")
-  n.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
+  n.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool)
   result = n
 
 proc semUnown(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
@@ -442,16 +442,16 @@ proc semUnown(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
         copyTypeProps(c.graph, c.idgen.module, result, t)
 
         result[^1] = b
-        result.excl tfHasOwned
+        result.flags.excl tfHasOwned
       else:
         result = t
     else:
       result = t
 
   result = copyTree(n[1])
-  result.typ = unownedType(c, result.typ)
+  result.typ() = unownedType(c, result.typ)
   # little hack for injectdestructors.nim (see bug #11350):
-  #result[0].typ = nil
+  #result[0].typ() = nil
 
 proc turnFinalizerIntoDestructor(c: PContext; orig: PSym; info: TLineInfo): PSym =
   # We need to do 2 things: Replace n.typ which is a 'ref T' by a 'var T' type.
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ proc turnFinalizerIntoDestructor(c: PContext; orig: PSym; info: TLineInfo): PSym
   proc transform(c: PContext; n: PNode; old, fresh: PType; oldParam, newParam: PSym): PNode =
     result = shallowCopy(n)
     if sameTypeOrNil(n.typ, old):
-      result.typ = fresh
+      result.typ() = fresh
     if n.kind == nkSym and n.sym == oldParam:
       result.sym = newParam
     for i in 0 ..< safeLen(n):
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ proc turnFinalizerIntoDestructor(c: PContext; orig: PSym; info: TLineInfo): PSym
 
   result = copySym(orig, c.idgen)
   result.info = info
-  result.incl sfFromGeneric
+  result.flags.incl sfFromGeneric
   setOwner(result, orig)
   let origParamType = orig.typ.firstParamType
   let newParamType = makeVarType(result, origParamType.skipTypes(abstractPtrs), c.idgen)
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ proc semNewFinalize(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
         else:
           let wrapperSym = newSym(skProc, getIdent(c.graph.cache, fin.name.s & "FinalizerWrapper"), c.idgen, fin.owner, fin.info)
           let selfSymNode = newSymNode(copySym(fin.ast[paramsPos][1][0].sym, c.idgen))
-          selfSymNode.typ = fin.typ.firstParamType
-          wrapperSym.flagsImpl.incl sfUsed
+          selfSymNode.typ() = fin.typ.firstParamType
+          wrapperSym.flags.incl sfUsed
 
           let wrapper = c.semExpr(c, newProcNode(nkProcDef, fin.info, body = newTree(nkCall, newSymNode(fin), selfSymNode),
             params = nkFormalParams.newTree(c.graph.emptyNode,
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ proc semNewFinalize(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
             let selfSymbolType = makePtrType(c, origParamType.skipTypes(abstractPtrs))
             let selfPtr = newNodeI(nkHiddenAddr, transFormedSym.ast[bodyPos][1].info)
             selfPtr.add transFormedSym.ast[bodyPos][1]
-            selfPtr.typ = selfSymbolType
+            selfPtr.typ() = selfSymbolType
             transFormedSym.ast[bodyPos][1] = c.semExpr(c, selfPtr)
           bindTypeHook(c, transFormedSym, n, attachedDestructor)
   result = addDefaultFieldForNew(c, n)
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ proc magicsAfterOverloadResolution(c: PContext, n: PNode,
   of mTypeTrait: result = semTypeTraits(c, n)
   of mAstToStr:
     result = newStrNodeT(renderTree(n[1], {renderNoComments}), n, c.graph)
-    result.typ = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyString)
+    result.typ() = getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyString)
   of mInstantiationInfo: result = semInstantiationInfo(c, n)
   of mOrd: result = semOrd(c, n)
   of mOf: result = semOf(c, n)
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ proc magicsAfterOverloadResolution(c: PContext, n: PNode,
       result = semDynamicBindSym(c, n)
   of mProcCall:
     result = n
-    result.typ = n[1].typ
+    result.typ() = n[1].typ
   of mDotDot:
     result = n
   of mPlugin:
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ proc magicsAfterOverloadResolution(c: PContext, n: PNode,
     result = n
     if result.typ != nil and expectedType != nil and result.typ.kind == tySequence and
         expectedType.kind == tySequence and result.typ.elementType.kind == tyEmpty:
-      result.typ = expectedType # type inference for empty sequence # bug #21377
+      result.typ() = expectedType # type inference for empty sequence # bug #21377
   of mEnsureMove:
     result = n
     if n[1].kind in {nkStmtListExpr, nkBlockExpr,

compiler/semobjconstr.nim

@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ proc locateFieldInInitExpr(c: PContext, field: PSym, initExpr: PNode): PNode =
     let assignment = initExpr[i]
     if assignment.kind != nkExprColonExpr:
       invalidObjConstr(c, assignment)
-    elif nfPreventCg in assignment.flags:
-      # this is an object constructor node generated by the VM and
-      # this field is in an inactive case branch, just ignore it
-      discard
     elif fieldId == considerQuotedIdent(c, assignment[0]).id:
       return assignment
 
@@ -192,7 +188,7 @@ proc collectOrAddMissingCaseFields(c: PContext, branchNode: PNode,
           newNodeIT(nkType, constrCtx.initExpr.info, asgnType)
         )
     asgnExpr.flags.incl nfSkipFieldChecking
-    asgnExpr.typ = recTyp
+    asgnExpr.typ() = recTyp
     defaults.add newTree(nkExprColonExpr, newSymNode(sym), asgnExpr)
 
 proc collectBranchFields(c: PContext, n: PNode, discriminatorVal: PNode,
@@ -482,10 +478,10 @@ proc semObjConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType
   if t.kind == tyRef:
     t = skipTypes(t.elementType, {tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink, tyOwned})
     if optOwnedRefs in c.config.globalOptions:
-      result.typ = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
+      result.typ() = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
       # we have to watch out, there are also 'owned proc' types that can be used
       # multiple times as long as they don't have closures.
-      result.typ.incl tfHasOwned
+      result.typ.flags.incl tfHasOwned
   if t.kind != tyObject:
     return localErrorNode(c, result, if t.kind != tyGenericBody:
       "object constructor needs an object type".dup(addTypeNodeDeclaredLoc(c.config, t))
@@ -519,10 +515,6 @@ proc semObjConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType
         invalidObjConstr(c, field)
         hasError = true
         continue
-      elif nfPreventCg in field.flags:
-        # this is an object constructor node generated by the VM and
-        # this field is in an inactive case branch, just ignore it
-        continue
       let id = considerQuotedIdent(c, field[0])
       # This node was not processed. There are two possible reasons:
       # 1) It was shadowed by a field with the same name on the left

compiler/semparallel.nim

@@ -407,9 +407,9 @@ proc transformSlices(g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator; n: PNode): PNode =
       result = copyNode(n)
       var typ = newType(tyOpenArray, idgen, result.typ.owner)
       typ.add result.typ.elementType
-      result.typ = typ
+      result.typ() = typ
       let opSlice = newSymNode(createMagic(g, idgen, "slice", mSlice))
-      opSlice.typ = getSysType(g, n.info, tyInt)
+      opSlice.typ() = getSysType(g, n.info, tyInt)
       result.add opSlice
       result.add n[1]
       let slice = n[2].skipStmtList
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ proc liftParallel*(g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym; n: PNode): P
   var varSection = newNodeI(nkVarSection, n.info)
   var temp = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(g.cache, "barrier"), idgen, owner, n.info)
   temp.typ = magicsys.getCompilerProc(g, "Barrier").typ
-  incl(temp.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(temp.flags, sfFromGeneric)
   let tempNode = newSymNode(temp)
   varSection.addVar tempNode
 

compiler/sempass2.nim

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ proc createTypeBoundOps(tracked: PEffects, typ: PType; info: TLineInfo; explicit
   if tracked.config.selectedGC == gcRefc or
       optSeqDestructors in tracked.config.globalOptions or
       tfHasAsgn in typ.flags:
-    tracked.owner.incl sfInjectDestructors
+    tracked.owner.flags.incl sfInjectDestructors
 
 proc isLocalSym(a: PEffects, s: PSym): bool =
   s.typ != nil and (s.kind in {skLet, skVar, skResult} or (s.kind == skParam and isOutParam(s.typ))) and
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ proc guardDotAccess(a: PEffects; n: PNode) =
     let dot = newNodeI(nkDotExpr, n.info, 2)
     dot[0] = n[0]
     dot[1] = newSymNode(g)
-    dot.typ = g.typ
+    dot.typ() = g.typ
     for L in a.locked:
       #if a.guards.sameSubexprs(dot, L): return
       if guards.sameTree(dot, L): return
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ proc guardDotAccess(a: PEffects; n: PNode) =
 
 proc makeVolatile(a: PEffects; s: PSym) {.inline.} =
   if a.inTryStmt > 0 and a.config.exc == excSetjmp:
-    incl(s, sfVolatile)
+    incl(s.flags, sfVolatile)
 
 proc varDecl(a: PEffects; n: PNode) {.inline.} =
   if n.kind == nkSym:
@@ -372,9 +372,9 @@ proc useVarNoInitCheck(a: PEffects; n: PNode; s: PSym) =
 
 proc useVar(a: PEffects, n: PNode) =
   let s = n.sym
+  if a.inExceptOrFinallyStmt > 0:
+    incl s.flags, sfUsedInFinallyOrExcept
   if isLocalSym(a, s):
-    if a.inExceptOrFinallyStmt > 0:
-      incl s, sfUsedInFinallyOrExcept
     if sfNoInit in s.flags:
       # If the variable is explicitly marked as .noinit. do not emit any error
       a.init.add s.id
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ proc throws(tracked, n, orig: PNode) =
   if n.typ == nil or n.typ.kind != tyError:
     if orig != nil:
       let x = copyTree(orig)
-      x.typ = n.typ
+      x.typ() = n.typ
       tracked.add x
     else:
       tracked.add n
@@ -432,12 +432,12 @@ proc excType(g: ModuleGraph; n: PNode): PType =
 
 proc createRaise(g: ModuleGraph; n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNode(nkType)
-  result.typ = getEbase(g, n.info)
+  result.typ() = getEbase(g, n.info)
   if not n.isNil: result.info = n.info
 
 proc createTag(g: ModuleGraph; n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNode(nkType)
-  result.typ = g.sysTypeFromName(n.info, "RootEffect")
+  result.typ() = g.sysTypeFromName(n.info, "RootEffect")
   if not n.isNil: result.info = n.info
 
 proc addRaiseEffect(a: PEffects, e, comesFrom: PNode) =
@@ -1243,9 +1243,9 @@ proc track(tracked: PEffects, n: PNode) =
   of nkSym:
     useVar(tracked, n)
     if n.sym.typ != nil and tfHasAsgn in n.sym.typ.flags:
-      tracked.owner.incl sfInjectDestructors
+      tracked.owner.flags.incl sfInjectDestructors
       # bug #15038: ensure consistency
-      if n.typ == nil or (not hasDestructor(n.typ) and sameType(n.typ, n.sym.typ)): n.typ = n.sym.typ
+      if n.typ == nil or (not hasDestructor(n.typ) and sameType(n.typ, n.sym.typ)): n.typ() = n.sym.typ
   of nkHiddenAddr, nkAddr:
     if n[0].kind == nkSym and isLocalSym(tracked, n[0].sym) and
           n.typ.kind notin {tyVar, tyLent}:
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ proc setEffectsForProcType*(g: ModuleGraph; t: PType, n: PNode; s: PSym = nil) =
     effects[pragmasEffects] = n
   if s != nil and s.magic != mNone:
     if s.magic != mEcho:
-      t.incl tfNoSideEffect
+      t.flags.incl tfNoSideEffect
 
 proc rawInitEffects(g: ModuleGraph; effects: PNode) =
   newSeq(effects.sons, effectListLen)
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ proc trackProc*(c: PContext; s: PSym, body: PNode) =
     t.scopes[res.id] = t.currentBlock
     if sfNoInit in s.flags:
       # marks result "noinit"
-      incl res, sfNoInit
+      incl res.flags, sfNoInit
 
   track(t, body)
 
@@ -1769,9 +1769,9 @@ proc trackProc*(c: PContext; s: PSym, body: PNode) =
       else:
         localError(g.config, s.info, "") # simple error for `system.compiles` context
   if not t.gcUnsafe:
-    s.typ.incl tfGcSafe
+    s.typ.flags.incl tfGcSafe
   if not t.hasSideEffect and sfSideEffect notin s.flags:
-    s.typ.incl tfNoSideEffect
+    s.typ.flags.incl tfNoSideEffect
   when defined(drnim):
     if c.graph.strongSemCheck != nil: c.graph.strongSemCheck(c.graph, s, body)
   when defined(useDfa):

compiler/semstmts.nim

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ proc semBreakOrContinue(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
       if s.kind == skLabel and s.owner.id == c.p.owner.id:
         var x = newSymNode(s)
         x.info = n.info
-        incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+        incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
         n[0] = x
         suggestSym(c.graph, x.info, s, c.graph.usageSym)
         onUse(x.info, s)
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ proc semWhile(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   dec(c.p.nestedLoopCounter)
   closeScope(c)
   if n[1].typ == c.enforceVoidContext:
-    result.typ = c.enforceVoidContext
+    result.typ() = c.enforceVoidContext
   elif efInTypeof in flags:
-    result.typ = n[1].typ
+    result.typ() = n[1].typ
   elif implicitlyDiscardable(n[1]):
-    result[1].typ = c.enforceVoidContext
+    result[1].typ() = c.enforceVoidContext
 
 proc semProc(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ proc fixNilType(c: PContext; n: PNode) =
   elif n.kind in {nkStmtList, nkStmtListExpr}:
     n.transitionSonsKind(nkStmtList)
     for it in n: fixNilType(c, it)
-  n.typ = nil
+  n.typ() = nil
 
 proc discardCheck(c: PContext, result: PNode, flags: TExprFlags) =
   if c.matchedConcept != nil or efInTypeof in flags: return
@@ -331,14 +331,14 @@ proc semIf(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil):
     for it in n: discardCheck(c, it.lastSon, flags)
     result.transitionSonsKind(nkIfStmt)
     # propagate any enforced VoidContext:
-    if typ == c.enforceVoidContext: result.typ = c.enforceVoidContext
+    if typ == c.enforceVoidContext: result.typ() = c.enforceVoidContext
   else:
     for it in n:
       let j = it.len-1
       if not endsInNoReturn(it[j]):
         it[j] = fitNode(c, typ, it[j], it[j].info)
     result.transitionSonsKind(nkIfExpr)
-    result.typ = typ
+    result.typ() = typ
 
 proc semTry(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   var check = initIntSet()
@@ -394,9 +394,8 @@ proc semTry(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil)
       elif a.len == 1:
         # count number of ``except: body`` blocks
         inc catchAllExcepts
-        if noPanicOnExcept in c.graph.config.legacyFeatures:
-          message(c.config, a.info, warnBareExcept,
-                    "The bare except clause is deprecated; use `except CatchableError:` instead")
+        message(c.config, a.info, warnBareExcept,
+                  "The bare except clause is deprecated; use `except CatchableError:` instead")
       else:
         # support ``except KeyError, ValueError, ... : body``
         if catchAllExcepts > 0:
@@ -439,7 +438,7 @@ proc semTry(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil)
     discardCheck(c, n[0], flags)
     for i in 1..<n.len: discardCheck(c, n[i].lastSon, flags)
     if typ == c.enforceVoidContext:
-      result.typ = c.enforceVoidContext
+      result.typ() = c.enforceVoidContext
   else:
     if n.lastSon.kind == nkFinally: discardCheck(c, n.lastSon.lastSon, flags)
     if not endsInNoReturn(n[0]):
@@ -449,7 +448,7 @@ proc semTry(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil)
       let j = it.len-1
       if not endsInNoReturn(it[j]):
         it[j] = fitNode(c, typ, it[j], it[j].info)
-    result.typ = typ
+    result.typ() = typ
 
 proc fitRemoveHiddenConv(c: PContext, typ: PType, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = fitNode(c, typ, n, n.info)
@@ -458,7 +457,7 @@ proc fitRemoveHiddenConv(c: PContext, typ: PType, n: PNode): PNode =
     if r1.kind in {nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit} and typ.skipTypes(abstractRange).kind in {tyFloat..tyFloat128}:
       result = newFloatNode(nkFloatLit, BiggestFloat r1.intVal)
       result.info = n.info
-      result.typ = typ
+      result.typ() = typ
       if not floatRangeCheck(result.floatVal, typ):
         localError(c.config, n.info, errFloatToString % [$result.floatVal, typeToString(typ)])
     elif r1.kind == nkSym and typ.skipTypes(abstractRange).kind == tyCstring:
@@ -484,13 +483,13 @@ proc identWithin(n: PNode, s: PIdent): bool =
 proc semIdentDef(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind, reportToNimsuggest = true): PSym =
   if isTopLevel(c):
     result = semIdentWithPragma(c, kind, n, {sfExported}, fromTopLevel = true)
-    incl(result, sfGlobal)
+    incl(result.flags, sfGlobal)
     #if kind in {skVar, skLet}:
     #  echo "global variable here ", n.info, " ", result.name.s
   else:
     result = semIdentWithPragma(c, kind, n, {})
     if result.owner.kind == skModule:
-      incl(result, sfGlobal)
+      incl(result.flags, sfGlobal)
   result.options = c.config.options
 
   if reportToNimsuggest:
@@ -521,7 +520,7 @@ proc addToVarSection(c: PContext; result: var PNode; orig, identDefs: PNode) =
 
 proc isDiscardUnderscore(v: PSym): bool =
   if v.name.id == ord(wUnderscore):
-    v.incl(sfGenSym)
+    v.flags.incl(sfGenSym)
     result = true
   else:
     result = false
@@ -595,7 +594,7 @@ proc fillPartialObject(c: PContext; n: PNode; typ: PType) =
       obj.n.add newSymNode(field)
       n[0] = makeDeref x
       n[1] = newSymNode(field)
-      n.typ = field.typ
+      n.typ() = field.typ
     else:
       localError(c.config, n.info, "implicit object field construction " &
         "requires a .partial object, but got " & typeToString(obj))
@@ -617,7 +616,7 @@ proc checkDefineType(c: PContext; v: PSym; t: PType) =
     # no distinct types for generic define
     skipped.excl tyDistinct
   if t.skipTypes(skipped).kind notin typeKinds:
-    let name =
+    let name = 
       case v.magic
       of mStrDefine: "strdefine"
       of mIntDefine: "intdefine"
@@ -780,7 +779,7 @@ proc makeVarTupleSection(c: PContext, n, a, def: PNode, typ: PType, symkind: TSy
     # use same symkind for compatibility with original section
     let temp = newSym(symkind, getIdent(c.cache, "tmpTuple"), c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), n.info)
     temp.typ = typ
-    temp.flagsImpl.incl(sfGenSym)
+    temp.flags.incl(sfGenSym)
     lastDef = newNodeI(defkind, a.info)
     newSons(lastDef, 3)
     lastDef[0] = newSymNode(temp)
@@ -938,11 +937,11 @@ proc semVarOrLet(c: PContext, n: PNode, symkind: TSymKind): PNode =
         else:
           if v.owner == nil: setOwner(v, c.p.owner)
         when oKeepVariableNames:
-          if c.inUnrolledContext > 0: v.incl(sfShadowed)
+          if c.inUnrolledContext > 0: v.flags.incl(sfShadowed)
           else:
             let shadowed = findShadowedVar(c, v)
             if shadowed != nil:
-              shadowed.incl(sfShadowed)
+              shadowed.flags.incl(sfShadowed)
               if shadowed.kind == skResult and sfGenSym notin v.flags:
                 message(c.config, a.info, warnResultShadowed)
         if def.kind != nkEmpty:
@@ -1114,13 +1113,13 @@ proc semForVars(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
 
         for i in 0..<n[0].len-1:
           var v = symForVar(c, n[0][i])
-          if getCurrOwner(c).kind == skModule: incl(v, sfGlobal)
+          if getCurrOwner(c).kind == skModule: incl(v.flags, sfGlobal)
           case iter.kind
           of tyVar, tyLent:
             v.typ = newTypeS(iter.kind, c)
             v.typ.add iterAfterVarLent[i]
             if tfVarIsPtr in iter.flags:
-              v.typ.incl tfVarIsPtr
+              v.typ.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
           else:
             v.typ = iter[i]
           n[0][i] = newSymNode(v)
@@ -1128,7 +1127,7 @@ proc semForVars(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
           elif v.owner == nil: setOwner(v, getCurrOwner(c))
       else:
         var v = symForVar(c, n[0])
-        if getCurrOwner(c).kind == skModule: incl(v, sfGlobal)
+        if getCurrOwner(c).kind == skModule: incl(v.flags, sfGlobal)
         # BUGFIX: don't use `iter` here as that would strip away
         # the ``tyGenericInst``! See ``tests/compile/tgeneric.nim``
         # for an example:
@@ -1158,7 +1157,7 @@ proc semForVars(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
           localError(c.config, n[i].info, errWrongNumberOfVariables)
         for j in 0..<n[i].len-1:
           var v = symForVar(c, n[i][j])
-          if getCurrOwner(c).kind == skModule: incl(v, sfGlobal)
+          if getCurrOwner(c).kind == skModule: incl(v.flags, sfGlobal)
           if mutable:
             v.typ = newTypeS(tyVar, c)
             v.typ.add iter[i][j]
@@ -1172,13 +1171,13 @@ proc semForVars(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
           elif v.owner == nil: setOwner(v, getCurrOwner(c))
       else:
         var v = symForVar(c, n[i])
-        if getCurrOwner(c).kind == skModule: incl(v, sfGlobal)
+        if getCurrOwner(c).kind == skModule: incl(v.flags, sfGlobal)
         case iter.kind
         of tyVar, tyLent:
           v.typ = newTypeS(iter.kind, c)
           v.typ.add iterAfterVarLent[i]
           if tfVarIsPtr in iter.flags:
-            v.typ.incl tfVarIsPtr
+            v.typ.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
         else:
           v.typ = iter[i]
         n[i] = newSymNode(v)
@@ -1319,9 +1318,9 @@ proc semFor(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     result = semForVars(c, n, flags)
   # propagate any enforced VoidContext:
   if n[^1].typ == c.enforceVoidContext:
-    result.typ = c.enforceVoidContext
+    result.typ() = c.enforceVoidContext
   elif efInTypeof in flags:
-    result.typ = result.lastSon.typ
+    result.typ() = result.lastSon.typ
   closeScope(c)
 
 proc semCase(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
@@ -1401,14 +1400,14 @@ proc semCase(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags; expectedType: PType = nil
     for i in 1..<n.len: discardCheck(c, n[i].lastSon, flags)
     # propagate any enforced VoidContext:
     if typ == c.enforceVoidContext:
-      result.typ = c.enforceVoidContext
+      result.typ() = c.enforceVoidContext
   else:
     for i in 1..<n.len:
       var it = n[i]
       let j = it.len-1
       if not endsInNoReturn(it[j]):
         it[j] = fitNode(c, typ, it[j], it[j].info)
-    result.typ = typ
+    result.typ() = typ
 
 proc semRaise(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = n
@@ -1459,7 +1458,7 @@ proc typeDefLeftSidePass(c: PContext, typeSection: PNode, i: int) =
         onDef(name[1].info, s)
         s.typ = newTypeS(tyObject, c)
         s.typ.sym = s
-        s.incl sfForward
+        s.flags.incl sfForward
         c.graph.packageTypes.strTableAdd s
         addInterfaceDecl(c, s)
       elif typsym.kind == skType and sfForward in typsym.flags:
@@ -1550,7 +1549,7 @@ proc checkCovariantParamsUsages(c: PContext; genericType: PType) =
 
     case t.kind
     of tyGenericParam:
-      t.incl tfWeakCovariant
+      t.flags.incl tfWeakCovariant
       return true
     of tyObject:
       for field in t.n:
@@ -1576,7 +1575,7 @@ proc checkCovariantParamsUsages(c: PContext; genericType: PType) =
               error("covariant param '" & param.sym.name.s &
                     "' used in a non-covariant position")
             elif tfWeakCovariant in formalFlags:
-              param.incl tfWeakCovariant
+              param.flags.incl tfWeakCovariant
             result = true
           elif tfContravariant in param.flags:
             let formalParam = targetBody[i-1].sym
@@ -1668,11 +1667,11 @@ proc typeSectionRightSidePass(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
         body.size = -1 # could not be computed properly
         if body.kind == tyObject:
           # add flags applied to generic type to object (nominal) type
-          incl(body, oldFlags)
+          incl(body.flags, oldFlags)
           # {.inheritable, final.} is already disallowed, but
           # object might have been assumed to be final
           if tfInheritable in oldFlags and tfFinal in body.flags:
-            excl(body, tfFinal)
+            excl(body.flags, tfFinal)
         s.typ[^1] = body
         if tfCovariant in s.typ.flags:
           checkCovariantParamsUsages(c, s.typ)
@@ -1721,7 +1720,7 @@ proc typeSectionRightSidePass(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
         # flag might be copied from alias/instantiation:
         let t = body.skipTypes({tyAlias, tyGenericInst})
         if not (t.kind == tyDistinct and tfBorrowDot in t.flags):
-          excl s.typ, tfBorrowDot
+          excl s.typ.flags, tfBorrowDot
           localError(c.config, name.info, "only a 'distinct' type can borrow `.`")
     let aa = a[2]
     if aa.kind in {nkRefTy, nkPtrTy} and aa.len == 1 and
@@ -1731,17 +1730,17 @@ proc typeSectionRightSidePass(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
       if st.kind == tyGenericBody: st = st.typeBodyImpl
       internalAssert c.config, st.kind in {tyPtr, tyRef}
       internalAssert c.config, st.last.sym == nil
-      incl st, tfRefsAnonObj
+      incl st.flags, tfRefsAnonObj
       let objTy = st.last
       # add flags for `ref object` etc to underlying `object`
-      incl(objTy, oldFlags)
+      incl(objTy.flags, oldFlags)
       # {.inheritable, final.} is already disallowed, but
       # object might have been assumed to be final
       if tfInheritable in oldFlags and tfFinal in objTy.flags:
-        excl(objTy, tfFinal)
+        excl(objTy.flags, tfFinal)
       let obj = newSym(skType, getIdent(c.cache, s.name.s & ":ObjectType"),
                        c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), s.info)
-      obj.flagsImpl.incl sfGeneratedType
+      obj.flags.incl sfGeneratedType
       let symNode = newSymNode(obj)
       obj.ast = a.shallowCopy
       case a[0].kind
@@ -1763,7 +1762,7 @@ proc typeSectionRightSidePass(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
       obj.ast[1] = a[1]
       obj.ast[2] = a[2][0]
       if sfPure in s.flags:
-        obj.incl sfPure
+        obj.flags.incl sfPure
       obj.typ = objTy
       objTy.sym = obj
 
@@ -1954,7 +1953,7 @@ proc addResult(c: PContext, n: PNode, t: PType, owner: TSymKind) =
     var s = newSym(skResult, getIdent(c.cache, "result"), c.idgen,
                    getCurrOwner(c), n.info)
     s.typ = t
-    incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+    incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
 
   if owner == skMacro or t != nil:
     if n.len > resultPos and n[resultPos] != nil:
@@ -2059,7 +2058,7 @@ proc semInferredLambda(c: PContext, pt: LayeredIdTable, n: PNode): PNode =
   popOwner(c)
   closeScope(c)
   if optOwnedRefs in c.config.globalOptions and result.typ != nil:
-    result.typ = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
+    result.typ() = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
   # alternative variant (not quite working):
   # var prc = arg[0].sym
   # let inferred = c.semGenerateInstance(c, prc, m.bindings, arg.info)
@@ -2130,7 +2129,7 @@ proc bindDupHook(c: PContext; s: PSym; n: PNode; op: TTypeAttachedOp) =
   if cond:
     var obj = t.firstParamType
     while true:
-      incl(obj, tfHasAsgn)
+      incl(obj.flags, tfHasAsgn)
       if obj.kind in {tyGenericBody, tyGenericInst}: obj = obj.skipModifier
       elif obj.kind == tyGenericInvocation: obj = obj.genericHead
       else: break
@@ -2159,8 +2158,8 @@ proc bindDupHook(c: PContext; s: PSym; n: PNode; op: TTypeAttachedOp) =
     localError(c.config, n.info, errGenerated,
       "signature for '=dup' must be proc[T: object](x: T): T")
 
-  incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
-  incl(s, sfOverridden)
+  incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
+  incl(s.flags, sfOverridden)
 
 proc bindTypeHook(c: PContext; s: PSym; n: PNode; op: TTypeAttachedOp) =
   let t = s.typ
@@ -2185,7 +2184,7 @@ proc bindTypeHook(c: PContext; s: PSym; n: PNode; op: TTypeAttachedOp) =
   if cond:
     var obj = t.firstParamType.skipTypes({tyVar})
     while true:
-      incl(obj, tfHasAsgn)
+      incl(obj.flags, tfHasAsgn)
       if obj.kind in {tyGenericBody, tyGenericInst}: obj = obj.skipModifier
       elif obj.kind == tyGenericInvocation: obj = obj.genericHead
       else: break
@@ -2217,8 +2216,8 @@ proc bindTypeHook(c: PContext; s: PSym; n: PNode; op: TTypeAttachedOp) =
     else:
       localError(c.config, n.info, errGenerated,
         "signature for '" & s.name.s & "' must be proc[T: object](x: var T)")
-  incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
-  incl(s, sfOverridden)
+  incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
+  incl(s.flags, sfOverridden)
 
 proc semOverride(c: PContext, s: PSym, n: PNode) =
   let name = s.name.s.normalize
@@ -2258,19 +2257,19 @@ proc semOverride(c: PContext, s: PSym, n: PNode) =
     else:
       localError(c.config, n.info, errGenerated,
                  "signature for 'deepCopy' must be proc[T: ptr|ref](x: T): T")
-    incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
-    incl(s, sfOverridden)
+    incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
+    incl(s.flags, sfOverridden)
   of "=", "=copy", "=sink":
     if s.magic == mAsgn: return
-    incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
-    incl(s, sfOverridden)
+    incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
+    incl(s.flags, sfOverridden)
     if name == "=":
       message(c.config, n.info, warnDeprecated, "Overriding `=` hook is deprecated; Override `=copy` hook instead")
     let t = s.typ
     if t.len == 3 and t.returnType == nil and t.firstParamType.kind == tyVar:
       var obj = t.firstParamType.elementType
       while true:
-        incl(obj, tfHasAsgn)
+        incl(obj.flags, tfHasAsgn)
         if obj.kind == tyGenericBody: obj = obj.skipModifier
         elif obj.kind == tyGenericInvocation: obj = obj.genericHead
         else: break
@@ -2429,8 +2428,8 @@ proc semProcAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind,
   case n[namePos].kind
   of nkEmpty:
     s = newSym(kind, c.cache.idAnon, c.idgen, c.getCurrOwner, n.info)
-    s.flagsImpl.incl sfUsed
-    s.incl sfGenSym
+    s.flags.incl sfUsed
+    s.flags.incl sfGenSym
     n[namePos] = newSymNode(s)
   of nkSym:
     s = n[namePos].sym
@@ -2456,7 +2455,7 @@ proc semProcAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind,
   #s.scope = c.currentScope
   if s.kind in {skMacro, skTemplate}:
     # push noalias flag at first to prevent unwanted recursive calls:
-    incl(s, sfNoalias)
+    incl(s.flags, sfNoalias)
 
   # before compiling the proc params & body, set as current the scope
   # where the proc was declared
@@ -2494,14 +2493,14 @@ proc semProcAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind,
     n[genericParamsPos] = n[miscPos][1]
     n[miscPos] = c.graph.emptyNode
 
-  if tfTriggersCompileTime in s.typ.flags: incl(s, sfCompileTime)
+  if tfTriggersCompileTime in s.typ.flags: incl(s.flags, sfCompileTime)
   if n[patternPos].kind != nkEmpty:
     n[patternPos] = semPattern(c, n[patternPos], s)
   if s.kind == skIterator:
-    s.typ.incl(tfIterator)
+    s.typ.flags.incl(tfIterator)
   elif s.kind == skFunc:
-    incl(s, sfNoSideEffect)
-    incl(s.typ, tfNoSideEffect)
+    incl(s.flags, sfNoSideEffect)
+    incl(s.typ.flags, tfNoSideEffect)
 
   var (proto, comesFromShadowScope) =
       if isAnon: (nil, false)
@@ -2547,7 +2546,7 @@ proc semProcAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind,
 
   if n[pragmasPos].kind != nkEmpty and sfBorrow notin s.flags:
     setEffectsForProcType(c.graph, s.typ, n[pragmasPos], s)
-  s.typ.incl tfEffectSystemWorkaround
+  s.typ.flags.incl tfEffectSystemWorkaround
 
   # To ease macro generation that produce forwarded .async procs we now
   # allow a bit redundancy in the pragma declarations. The rule is
@@ -2574,8 +2573,8 @@ proc semProcAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind,
     if sfForward notin proto.flags and proto.magic == mNone:
       wrongRedefinition(c, n.info, proto.name.s, proto.info)
     if not comesFromShadowScope:
-      excl(proto, sfForward)
-      incl(proto, sfWasForwarded)
+      excl(proto.flags, sfForward)
+      incl(proto.flags, sfWasForwarded)
     suggestSym(c.graph, s.info, proto, c.graph.usageSym)
     closeScope(c)         # close scope with wrong parameter symbols
     openScope(c)          # open scope for old (correct) parameter symbols
@@ -2656,7 +2655,7 @@ proc semProcAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind,
           # we need to add a result symbol for them
           maybeAddResult(c, s, n)
 
-
+ 
         trackProc(c, s, s.ast[bodyPos])
       else:
         if (s.typ.returnType != nil and s.kind != skIterator):
@@ -2677,8 +2676,8 @@ proc semProcAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind,
       if s.kind in {skProc, skFunc} and s.typ.returnType != nil and s.typ.returnType.kind == tyAnything:
         localError(c.config, n[paramsPos][0].info, "return type 'auto' cannot be used in forward declarations")
 
-      incl(s, sfForward)
-      incl(s, sfWasForwarded)
+      incl(s.flags, sfForward)
+      incl(s.flags, sfWasForwarded)
     elif sfBorrow in s.flags: semBorrow(c, n, s)
   sideEffectsCheck(c, s)
 
@@ -2689,9 +2688,9 @@ proc semProcAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind,
     c.patterns.add(s)
   if isAnon:
     n.transitionSonsKind(nkLambda)
-    result.typ = s.typ
+    result.typ() = s.typ
     if optOwnedRefs in c.config.globalOptions:
-      result.typ = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
+      result.typ() = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
   elif isTopLevel(c) and s.kind != skIterator and s.typ.callConv == ccClosure:
     localError(c.config, s.info, "'.closure' calling convention for top level routines is invalid")
 
@@ -2725,13 +2724,13 @@ proc semIterator(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   # we require first class iterators to be marked with 'closure' explicitly
   # -- at least for 0.9.2.
   if s.typ.callConv == ccClosure:
-    incl(s.typ, tfCapturesEnv)
+    incl(s.typ.flags, tfCapturesEnv)
   else:
     s.typ.callConv = ccInline
   if result[bodyPos].kind == nkEmpty and s.magic == mNone and c.inConceptDecl == 0:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errImplOfXexpected % s.name.s)
   if optOwnedRefs in c.config.globalOptions and result.typ != nil:
-    result.typ = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
+    result.typ() = makeVarType(c, result.typ, tyOwned)
     result.typ.callConv = ccClosure
 
 proc semProc(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
@@ -2795,14 +2794,14 @@ proc semMacroDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     if param.typ.kind != tyUntyped: allUntyped = false
     # no default value, parameters required in call
     if param.ast == nil: nullary = false
-  if allUntyped: incl(s, sfAllUntyped)
+  if allUntyped: incl(s.flags, sfAllUntyped)
   if nullary and n[genericParamsPos].kind == nkEmpty:
     # macro can be called with alias syntax, remove pushed noalias flag
-    excl(s, sfNoalias)
+    excl(s.flags, sfNoalias)
   if n[bodyPos].kind == nkEmpty:
     localError(c.config, n.info, errImplOfXexpected % s.name.s)
 
-proc incMod(c: PContext, n: PNode, it: PNode, includeStmtResult, resolvedIncStmt: PNode) =
+proc incMod(c: PContext, n: PNode, it: PNode, includeStmtResult: PNode) =
   var f = checkModuleName(c.config, it)
   if f != InvalidFileIdx:
     addIncludeFileDep(c, f)
@@ -2810,22 +2809,12 @@ proc incMod(c: PContext, n: PNode, it: PNode, includeStmtResult, resolvedIncStmt
     if containsOrIncl(c.includedFiles, f.int):
       localError(c.config, n.info, errRecursiveDependencyX % toMsgFilename(c.config, f))
     else:
-      if resolvedIncStmt != nil:
-        resolvedIncStmt.add newStrNode(toFullPath(c.config, f), it.info)
       includeStmtResult.add semStmt(c, c.graph.includeFileCallback(c.graph, c.module, f), {})
       excl(c.includedFiles, f.int)
 
 proc evalInclude(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
-  var resolvedIncStmt: PNode = nil
-  if optCompress in c.config.globalOptions:
-    # New resolve the include filenames to string literals that contain absolute paths,
-    # nicer for IC:
-    resolvedIncStmt = newNodeI(nkIncludeStmt, n.info)
-    result.add resolvedIncStmt
-  else:
-    # Legacy: Keep `include` statement as is:
-    result.add n
+  result.add n
   template checkAs(it: PNode) =
     if it.kind == nkInfix and it.len == 3:
       let op = it[0].getPIdent
@@ -2843,9 +2832,9 @@ proc evalInclude(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
       for x in it[lastPos]:
         checkAs(x)
         imp[lastPos] = x
-        incMod(c, n, imp, result, resolvedIncStmt)
+        incMod(c, n, imp, result)
     else:
-      incMod(c, n, it, result, resolvedIncStmt)
+      incMod(c, n, it, result)
 
 proc recursiveSetFlag(n: PNode, flag: TNodeFlag) =
   if n != nil:
@@ -2887,7 +2876,7 @@ proc semPragmaBlock(c: PContext, n: PNode; expectedType: PType = nil): PNode =
   n[1] = semExpr(c, n[1], expectedType = expectedType)
   dec c.inUncheckedAssignSection, inUncheckedAssignSection
   result = n
-  result.typ = n[1].typ
+  result.typ() = n[1].typ
   for i in 0..<pragmaList.len:
     case whichPragma(pragmaList[i])
     of wLine: setInfoRecursive(result, pragmaList[i].info)
@@ -2974,14 +2963,14 @@ proc semStmtList(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags, expectedType: PType =
       else: discard
     if n[i].typ == c.enforceVoidContext: #or usesResult(n[i]):
       voidContext = true
-      n.typ = c.enforceVoidContext
+      n.typ() = c.enforceVoidContext
     if i == last and (n.len == 1 or ({efWantValue, efInTypeof} * flags != {})):
-      n.typ = n[i].typ
+      n.typ() = n[i].typ
       if not isEmptyType(n.typ): n.transitionSonsKind(nkStmtListExpr)
     elif i != last or voidContext:
       discardCheck(c, n[i], flags)
     else:
-      n.typ = n[i].typ
+      n.typ() = n[i].typ
       if not isEmptyType(n.typ): n.transitionSonsKind(nkStmtListExpr)
     var m = n[i]
     while m.kind in {nkStmtListExpr, nkStmtList} and m.len > 0: # from templates

compiler/semtempl.nim

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ proc symChoice(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, r: TSymChoiceRule;
     if not isField or sfGenSym notin s.flags:
       result = newSymNode(s, info)
       # possibly not final field sym
-      incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+      incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
       markOwnerModuleAsUsed(c, s)
       onUse(info, s)
     else:
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ proc symChoice(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, r: TSymChoiceRule;
     a = initOverloadIter(o, c, n)
     while a != nil:
       if a.kind != skModule and (not isField or sfGenSym notin a.flags):
-        incl(a.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+        incl(a.flags, sfUsed)
         markOwnerModuleAsUsed(c, a)
         result.add newSymNode(a, info)
         onUse(info, a)
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ proc semTemplBodyScope(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode): PNode =
 
 proc newGenSym(kind: TSymKind, n: PNode, c: var TemplCtx): PSym =
   result = newSym(kind, considerQuotedIdent(c.c, n), c.c.idgen, c.owner, n.info)
-  incl(result.flagsImpl, {sfGenSym, sfShadowed})
+  incl(result.flags, sfGenSym)
+  incl(result.flags, sfShadowed)
 
 proc addLocalDecl(c: var TemplCtx, n: var PNode, k: TSymKind) =
   # locals default to 'gensym', fields default to 'inject':
@@ -217,10 +218,10 @@ proc addLocalDecl(c: var TemplCtx, n: var PNode, k: TSymKind) =
         onDef(n.info, local)
         replaceIdentBySym(c.c, n, newSymNode(local, n.info))
         if k == skParam and c.inTemplateHeader > 0:
-          local.incl sfTemplateParam
+          local.flags.incl sfTemplateParam
 
 proc semTemplSymbol(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode, s: PSym; isField, isAmbiguous: bool): PNode =
-  incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+  incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
   # bug #12885; ideally sem'checking is performed again afterwards marking
   # the symbol as used properly, but the nfSem mechanism currently prevents
   # that from happening, so we mark the module as used here already:
@@ -238,10 +239,10 @@ proc semTemplSymbol(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode, s: PSym; isField, isAmbiguous: bo
         if result.kind == nkSym:
           result = newOpenSym(result)
         else:
-          result.typ = nil
+          result.typ() = nil
       else:
         result.flags.incl nfDisabledOpenSym
-        result.typ = nil
+        result.typ() = nil
   of skGenericParam:
     if isField and sfGenSym in s.flags: result = n
     else:
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ proc semTemplSymbol(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode, s: PSym; isField, isAmbiguous: bo
           result = newOpenSym(result)
         else:
           result.flags.incl nfDisabledOpenSym
-          result.typ = nil
+          result.typ() = nil
   of skParam:
     result = n
   of skType:
@@ -269,10 +270,10 @@ proc semTemplSymbol(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode, s: PSym; isField, isAmbiguous: bo
           if result.kind == nkSym:
             result = newOpenSym(result)
           else:
-            result.typ = nil
+            result.typ() = nil
         else:
           result.flags.incl nfDisabledOpenSym
-          result.typ = nil
+          result.typ() = nil
   else:
     if isField and sfGenSym in s.flags: result = n
     else:
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ proc semTemplSymbol(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode, s: PSym; isField, isAmbiguous: bo
           result = newOpenSym(result)
         else:
           result.flags.incl nfDisabledOpenSym
-          result.typ = nil
+          result.typ() = nil
     # Issue #12832
     when defined(nimsuggest):
       suggestSym(c.c.graph, n.info, s, c.c.graph.usageSym, false)
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ proc semRoutineInTemplName(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode, explicitInject: bool): PNo
     if s != nil:
       if s.owner == c.owner and (s.kind == skParam or
           (sfGenSym in s.flags and not explicitInject)):
-        incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+        incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
         result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
         onUse(n.info, s)
   else:
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ proc semTemplBody(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode): PNode =
     let s = qualifiedLookUp(c.c, n, {})
     if s != nil:
       if s.owner == c.owner and s.kind == skParam and sfTemplateParam in s.flags:
-        incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+        incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
         result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
         onUse(n.info, s)
       elif contains(c.toBind, s.id):
@@ -393,7 +394,7 @@ proc semTemplBody(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode): PNode =
       elif s.owner == c.owner and sfGenSym in s.flags and c.noGenSym == 0:
         # template tmp[T](x: var seq[T]) =
         # var yz: T
-        incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+        incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
         result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
         onUse(n.info, s)
       else:
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ proc semTemplBody(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode): PNode =
       let x = n[i]
       let prag = whichPragma(x)
       if prag == wInvalid:
-        # only sem if not a language-level pragma
+        # only sem if not a language-level pragma 
         result[i] = semTemplBody(c, x)
       elif x.kind in nkPragmaCallKinds:
         # is pragma, but value still needs to be checked
@@ -607,7 +608,7 @@ proc semTemplBody(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode): PNode =
       # do not symchoice a quoted template parameter (bug #2390):
       if s.owner == c.owner and s.kind == skParam and
           n.kind == nkAccQuoted and n.len == 1:
-        incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+        incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
         onUse(n.info, s)
         return newSymNode(s, n.info)
       elif contains(c.toBind, s.id):
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ proc semTemplateDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   var s: PSym
   if isTopLevel(c):
     s = semIdentVis(c, skTemplate, n[namePos], {sfExported})
-    incl(s, sfGlobal)
+    incl(s.flags, sfGlobal)
   else:
     s = semIdentVis(c, skTemplate, n[namePos], {})
   assert s.kind == skTemplate
@@ -700,7 +701,7 @@ proc semTemplateDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   # check parameter list:
   #s.scope = c.currentScope
   # push noalias flag at first to prevent unwanted recursive calls:
-  incl(s, sfNoalias)
+  incl(s.flags, sfNoalias)
   pushOwner(c, s)
   openScope(c)
   n[namePos] = newSymNode(s)
@@ -723,8 +724,8 @@ proc semTemplateDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     for i in 1..<s.typ.n.len:
       let param = s.typ.n[i].sym
       if param.name.id != ord(wUnderscore):
-        param.incl sfTemplateParam
-        param.excl sfGenSym
+        param.flags.incl sfTemplateParam
+        param.flags.excl sfGenSym
       if param.typ.kind != tyUntyped: allUntyped = false
       # no default value, parameters required in call
       if param.ast == nil: nullary = false
@@ -738,12 +739,12 @@ proc semTemplateDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     # restore original generic type params as no explicit or implicit were found
     n[genericParamsPos] = n[miscPos][1]
     n[miscPos] = c.graph.emptyNode
-  if allUntyped: incl(s, sfAllUntyped)
+  if allUntyped: incl(s.flags, sfAllUntyped)
   if nullary and
       n[genericParamsPos].kind == nkEmpty and
       n[bodyPos].kind != nkEmpty:
     # template can be called with alias syntax, remove pushed noalias flag
-    excl(s, sfNoalias)
+    excl(s.flags, sfNoalias)
 
   if n[patternPos].kind != nkEmpty:
     n[patternPos] = semPattern(c, n[patternPos], s)
@@ -800,7 +801,7 @@ proc semPatternBody(c: var TemplCtx, n: PNode): PNode =
     # macros because they have a shadowed param of type 'PNimNode' (see
     # semtypes.addParamOrResult). Within the pattern we have to ensure
     # to use the param with the proper type though:
-    incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+    incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
     onUse(n.info, s)
     let x = c.owner.typ.n[s.position+1].sym
     assert x.name == s.name

compiler/semtypes.nim

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ proc newOrPrevType(kind: TTypeKind, prev: PType, c: PContext): PType =
 
 proc newConstraint(c: PContext, k: TTypeKind): PType =
   result = newTypeS(tyBuiltInTypeClass, c)
-  result.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
+  result.flags.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
   result.addSonSkipIntLit(newTypeS(k, c), c.idgen)
 
 proc skipGenericPrev(prev: PType): PType =
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ proc semEnum(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
       if i != 1:
         if x != counter:
           needsReorder = true
-          incl(result, tfEnumHasHoles)
+          incl(result.flags, tfEnumHasHoles)
       e.ast = strVal # might be nil
       counter = x
     of nkSym:
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ proc semEnum(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
       identToReplace[] = symNode
     if e.position == 0: hasNull = true
     if result.sym != nil and sfExported in result.sym.flags:
-      e.incl {sfUsed, sfExported}
+      e.flags.incl {sfUsed, sfExported}
 
     result.n.add symNode
     styleCheckDef(c, e)
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ proc semEnum(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
   if isPure and sfExported in result.sym.flags:
     addPureEnum(c, LazySym(sym: result.sym))
   if tfNotNil in e.typ.flags and not hasNull:
-    result.incl tfRequiresInit
+    result.flags.incl tfRequiresInit
   setToStringProc(c.graph, result, genEnumToStrProc(result, n.info, c.graph, c.idgen))
 
 proc semSet(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ proc semRangeAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
   for i in 0..1:
     if hasUnresolvedArgs(c, range[i]):
       result.n.add makeStaticExpr(c, range[i])
-      result.incl tfUnresolved
+      result.flags.incl tfUnresolved
     else:
       result.n.add semConstExpr(c, range[i])
 
@@ -398,15 +398,15 @@ proc semRange(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
       if not isDefined(c.config, "nimPreviewRangeDefault"):
         let n = result.n
         if n[0].kind in {nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit} and n[0].intVal > 0:
-          incl(result, tfRequiresInit)
+          incl(result.flags, tfRequiresInit)
         elif n[1].kind in {nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit} and n[1].intVal < 0:
-          incl(result, tfRequiresInit)
+          incl(result.flags, tfRequiresInit)
         elif n[0].kind in {nkFloatLit..nkFloat64Lit} and
             n[0].floatVal > 0.0:
-          incl(result, tfRequiresInit)
+          incl(result.flags, tfRequiresInit)
         elif n[1].kind in {nkFloatLit..nkFloat64Lit} and
             n[1].floatVal < 0.0:
-          incl(result, tfRequiresInit)
+          incl(result.flags, tfRequiresInit)
     else:
       if n[1].kind == nkInfix and considerQuotedIdent(c, n[1][0]).s == "..<":
         localError(c.config, n[0].info, "range types need to be constructed with '..', '..<' is not supported")
@@ -453,10 +453,10 @@ proc semArrayIndex(c: PContext, n: PNode): PType =
           let info = if n.safeLen > 1: n[1].info else: n.info
           localError(c.config, info, errOrdinalTypeExpected % typeToString(e.typ, preferDesc))
         result = makeRangeWithStaticExpr(c, e)
-        if c.inGenericContext > 0: result.incl tfUnresolved
+        if c.inGenericContext > 0: result.flags.incl tfUnresolved
       else:
         result = e.typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
-        result.incl tfImplicitStatic
+        result.flags.incl tfImplicitStatic
     elif e.kind in (nkCallKinds + {nkBracketExpr}) and hasUnresolvedArgs(c, e):
       if not isOrdinalType(e.typ.skipTypes({tyStatic, tyAlias, tyGenericInst, tySink})):
         localError(c.config, n[1].info, errOrdinalTypeExpected % typeToString(e.typ, preferDesc))
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ proc firstRange(config: ConfigRef, t: PType): PNode =
     result = newFloatNode(nkFloatLit, firstFloat(t))
   else:
     result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, firstOrd(config, t))
-  result.typ = t
+  result.typ() = t
 
 proc semTuple(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
   var typ: PType
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ proc semTuple(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
           typ = a[^1].typ
       else:
         fitDefaultNode(c, a[^1], typ)
-        typ = a[^1].typ.skipIntLit(c.idgen)
+        typ = a[^1].typ
     elif a[^2].kind != nkEmpty:
       typ = semTypeNode(c, a[^2], nil)
       if c.graph.config.isDefined("nimPreviewRangeDefault") and typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind == tyRange:
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ proc semIdentVis(c: PContext, kind: TSymKind, n: PNode,
       result = newSymG(kind, n[1], c)
       var v = considerQuotedIdent(c, n[0])
       if sfExported in allowed and v.id == ord(wStar):
-        incl(result, sfExported)
+        incl(result.flags, sfExported)
       else:
         if not (sfExported in allowed):
           localError(c.config, n[0].info, errXOnlyAtModuleScope % "export")
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ proc semRecordCase(c: PContext, n: PNode, check: var IntSet, pos: var int,
   if a[0].kind != nkSym:
     internalError(c.config, "semRecordCase: discriminant is no symbol")
     return
-  incl(a[0].sym, sfDiscriminant)
+  incl(a[0].sym.flags, sfDiscriminant)
   var covered = toInt128(0)
   var chckCovered = false
   var typ = skipTypes(a[0].typ, abstractVar-{tyTypeDesc})
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ proc semRecordNodeAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, check: var IntSet, pos: var int,
           typ = n[^1].typ
       else:
         fitDefaultNode(c, n[^1], typ)
-        typ = n[^1].typ.skipIntLit(c.idgen)
+        typ = n[^1].typ
         propagateToOwner(rectype, typ)
     elif n[^2].kind == nkEmpty:
       localError(c.config, n.info, errTypeExpected)
@@ -958,9 +958,8 @@ proc semRecordNodeAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, check: var IntSet, pos: var int,
       if fieldOwner != nil and
          {sfImportc, sfExportc} * fieldOwner.flags != {} and
          not hasCaseFields and f.loc.snippet == "":
-        ensureMutable f
-        f.locImpl.snippet = rope(f.name.s)
-        f.incl {sfImportc, sfExportc} * fieldOwner.flags
+        f.loc.snippet = rope(f.name.s)
+        f.flags.incl {sfImportc, sfExportc} * fieldOwner.flags
       inc(pos)
       if containsOrIncl(check, f.name.id):
         localError(c.config, info, "attempt to redefine: '" & f.name.s & "'")
@@ -1075,8 +1074,8 @@ proc semObjectNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType; flags: TTypeFlags): PType
     c.forwardTypeUpdates.add (result, n) # we retry in the final pass
   rawAddSon(result, realBase)
   if realBase == nil and tfInheritable in flags:
-    result.incl tfInheritable
-  if tfAcyclic in flags: result.incl tfAcyclic
+    result.flags.incl tfInheritable
+  if tfAcyclic in flags: result.flags.incl tfAcyclic
   if result.n.isNil:
     result.n = newNodeI(nkRecList, n.info)
   else:
@@ -1091,9 +1090,9 @@ proc semObjectNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType; flags: TTypeFlags): PType
     s.typ = result
     pragma(c, s, n[0], typePragmas)
   if base == nil and tfInheritable notin result.flags:
-    incl(result, tfFinal)
+    incl(result.flags, tfFinal)
   if c.inGenericContext == 0 and computeRequiresInit(c, result):
-    result.incl tfRequiresInit
+    result.flags.incl tfRequiresInit
 
 proc semAnyRef(c: PContext; n: PNode; kind: TTypeKind; prev: PType): PType =
   if n.len < 1:
@@ -1136,22 +1135,22 @@ proc semAnyRef(c: PContext; n: PNode; kind: TTypeKind; prev: PType): PType =
           addSonSkipIntLit(result, region, c.idgen)
     addSonSkipIntLit(result, t, c.idgen)
     if tfPartial in result.flags:
-      if result.elementType.kind == tyObject: incl(result.elementType, tfPartial)
+      if result.elementType.kind == tyObject: incl(result.elementType.flags, tfPartial)
     # if not isNilable: result.flags.incl tfNotNil
     case wrapperKind
     of tyOwned:
       if optOwnedRefs in c.config.globalOptions:
         let t = newTypeS(tyOwned, c, result)
-        t.incl tfHasOwned
+        t.flags.incl tfHasOwned
         result = t
     of tySink:
       let t = newTypeS(tySink, c, result)
       result = t
     else: discard
-    if result.kind == tyRef and
+    if result.kind == tyRef and 
         c.config.selectedGC in {gcArc, gcOrc, gcAtomicArc} and
         tfTriggersCompileTime notin result.flags:
-      result.incl tfHasAsgn
+      result.flags.incl tfHasAsgn
 
 proc findEnforcedStaticType(t: PType): PType =
   # This handles types such as `static[T] and Foo`,
@@ -1208,10 +1207,10 @@ proc addImplicitGeneric(c: PContext; typeClass: PType, typId: PIdent;
   let owner = if typeClass.sym != nil: typeClass.sym
               else: getCurrOwner(c)
   var s = newSym(skType, finalTypId, c.idgen, owner, info)
-  if sfExplain in owner.flags: s.incl sfExplain
-  if typId == nil: s.incl(sfAnon)
+  if sfExplain in owner.flags: s.flags.incl sfExplain
+  if typId == nil: s.flags.incl(sfAnon)
   s.linkTo(typeClass)
-  typeClass.incl tfImplicitTypeParam
+  typeClass.flags.incl tfImplicitTypeParam
   s.position = genericParams.len
   genericParams.add newSymNode(s)
   result = typeClass
@@ -1244,7 +1243,7 @@ proc liftParamType(c: PContext, procKind: TSymKind, genericParams: PNode,
       localError(c.config, info, errMacroBodyDependsOnGenericTypes % paramName)
     result = addImplicitGeneric(c, newTypeS(tyStatic, c, base),
         paramTypId, info, genericParams, paramName)
-    if result != nil: result.incl({tfHasStatic, tfUnresolved})
+    if result != nil: result.flags.incl({tfHasStatic, tfUnresolved})
 
   of tyTypeDesc:
     if tfUnresolved notin paramType.flags:
@@ -1255,7 +1254,7 @@ proc liftParamType(c: PContext, procKind: TSymKind, genericParams: PNode,
         # XXX Why doesn't this check for tyTypeDesc instead?
         paramTypId = nil
       let t = newTypeS(tyTypeDesc, c, paramType.base)
-      incl t, tfCheckedForDestructor
+      incl t.flags, tfCheckedForDestructor
       result = addImplicitGeneric(c, t, paramTypId, info, genericParams, paramName)
     else:
       result = nil
@@ -1305,7 +1304,7 @@ proc liftParamType(c: PContext, procKind: TSymKind, genericParams: PNode,
     for i in 0..<paramType.len - 1:
       if paramType[i].kind == tyStatic:
         var staticCopy = paramType[i].exactReplica
-        staticCopy.incl tfInferrableStatic
+        staticCopy.flags.incl tfInferrableStatic
         result.rawAddSon staticCopy
       else:
         result.rawAddSon newTypeS(tyAnything, c)
@@ -1343,7 +1342,7 @@ proc liftParamType(c: PContext, procKind: TSymKind, genericParams: PNode,
       let liftBody = recurse(paramType.skipModifier, true)
       if liftBody != nil:
         result = liftBody
-        result.incl tfHasMeta
+        result.flags.incl tfHasMeta
         #result.shouldHaveMeta
 
   of tyGenericInvocation:
@@ -1374,7 +1373,7 @@ proc liftParamType(c: PContext, procKind: TSymKind, genericParams: PNode,
     markUsed(c, paramType.sym.info, paramType.sym)
     onUse(paramType.sym.info, paramType.sym)
     if tfWildcard in paramType.flags:
-      paramType.excl tfWildcard
+      paramType.flags.excl tfWildcard
       paramType.sym.transitionGenericParamToType()
 
   else: result = nil
@@ -1470,7 +1469,7 @@ proc semProcTypeNode(c: PContext, n, genericParams: PNode,
           elif hasUnresolvedArgs(c, def):
             # template default value depends on other parameter
             # don't do any typechecking
-            def.typ = makeTypeFromExpr(c, def.copyTree)
+            def.typ() = makeTypeFromExpr(c, def.copyTree)
             break determineType
           elif typ != nil and typ.kind == tyTyped:
             canBeVoid = true
@@ -1497,7 +1496,7 @@ proc semProcTypeNode(c: PContext, n, genericParams: PNode,
           # surprising behavior. We must instead fix the expected type of
           # the proc to be the unbound typedesc type:
           typ = newTypeS(tyTypeDesc, c, newTypeS(tyNone, c))
-          typ.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
+          typ.flags.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
 
       elif def.typ != nil and def.typ.kind != tyFromExpr: # def.typ can be void
         # if def.typ != nil and def.typ.kind != tyNone:
@@ -1522,7 +1521,7 @@ proc semProcTypeNode(c: PContext, n, genericParams: PNode,
     for j in 0..<a.len-2:
       var arg = newSymG(skParam, if a[j].kind == nkPragmaExpr: a[j][0] else: a[j], c)
       if arg.name.id == ord(wUnderscore):
-        arg.incl(sfGenSym)
+        arg.flags.incl(sfGenSym)
       elif containsOrIncl(check, arg.name.id):
         localError(c.config, a[j].info, "attempt to redefine: '" & arg.name.s & "'")
       if a[j].kind == nkPragmaExpr:
@@ -1588,7 +1587,7 @@ proc semProcTypeNode(c: PContext, n, genericParams: PNode,
       # 'auto' as a return type does not imply a generic:
       elif r.kind == tyAnything:
         r = copyType(r, c.idgen, r.owner)
-        r.incl tfRetType
+        r.flags.incl tfRetType
       elif r.kind == tyStatic:
         # type allowed should forbid this type
         discard
@@ -1600,13 +1599,13 @@ proc semProcTypeNode(c: PContext, n, genericParams: PNode,
             r = lifted
             #if r.kind != tyGenericParam:
             #echo "came here for ", typeToString(r)
-            r.incl tfRetType
+            r.flags.incl tfRetType
         r = skipIntLit(r, c.idgen)
         if kind == skIterator:
           # see tchainediterators
           # in cases like iterator foo(it: iterator): typeof(it)
           # we don't need to change the return type to iter[T]
-          result.incl tfIterator
+          result.flags.incl tfIterator
           # XXX Would be nice if we could get rid of this
       result[0] = r
       let oldFlags = result.flags
@@ -1614,17 +1613,17 @@ proc semProcTypeNode(c: PContext, n, genericParams: PNode,
       if oldFlags != result.flags:
         # XXX This rather hacky way keeps 'tflatmap' compiling:
         if tfHasMeta notin oldFlags:
-          result.excl tfHasMeta
-      result.n.typ = r
+          result.flags.excl tfHasMeta
+      result.n.typ() = r
 
   if isCurrentlyGeneric():
     for n in genericParams:
       if {sfUsed, sfAnon} * n.sym.flags == {}:
-        result.incl tfUnresolved
+        result.flags.incl tfUnresolved
 
       if tfWildcard in n.sym.typ.flags:
         n.sym.transitionGenericParamToType()
-        n.sym.typ.excl tfWildcard
+        n.sym.typ.flags.excl tfWildcard
 
 proc semStmtListType(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
   checkMinSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
@@ -1632,8 +1631,8 @@ proc semStmtListType(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
     n[i] = semStmt(c, n[i], {})
   if n.len > 0:
     result = semTypeNode(c, n[^1], prev)
-    n.typ = result
-    n[^1].typ = result
+    n.typ() = result
+    n[^1].typ() = result
   else:
     result = nil
 
@@ -1646,15 +1645,15 @@ proc semBlockType(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
   if n[0].kind notin {nkEmpty, nkSym}:
     addDecl(c, newSymS(skLabel, n[0], c))
   result = semStmtListType(c, n[1], prev)
-  n[1].typ = result
-  n.typ = result
+  n[1].typ() = result
+  n.typ() = result
   closeScope(c)
   c.p.breakInLoop = oldBreakInLoop
   dec(c.p.nestedBlockCounter)
 
 proc semGenericParamInInvocation(c: PContext, n: PNode): PType =
   result = semTypeNode(c, n, nil)
-  n.typ = makeTypeDesc(c, result)
+  n.typ() = makeTypeDesc(c, result)
 
 proc trySemObjectTypeForInheritedGenericInst(c: PContext, n: PNode, t: PType): bool =
   var
@@ -1777,10 +1776,7 @@ proc semGeneric(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, prev: PType): PType =
       if not trySemObjectTypeForInheritedGenericInst(c, n, tx):
         return newOrPrevType(tyError, prev, c)
     var position = 0
-    # it can be that we cached this generic instance. In this case, we don't have to
-    # recompute the field positions:
-    if tx.state != Sealed:
-      recomputeFieldPositions(tx, tx.n, position)
+    recomputeFieldPositions(tx, tx.n, position)
 
 proc maybeAliasType(c: PContext; typeExpr, prev: PType): PType =
   if prev != nil and (prev.kind == tyGenericBody or
@@ -1850,7 +1846,7 @@ proc semTypeClass(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
   # if n.len == 0: return newConstraint(c, tyTypeClass)
   if isNewStyleConcept(n):
     result = newOrPrevType(tyConcept, prev, c)
-    result.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
+    result.flags.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
     result.n = semConceptDeclaration(c, n)
     return result
 
@@ -1861,7 +1857,7 @@ proc semTypeClass(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
   var owner = getCurrOwner(c)
   var candidateTypeSlot = newTypeS(tyAlias, c, c.errorType)
   result = newOrPrevType(tyUserTypeClass, prev, c, son = candidateTypeSlot)
-  result.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
+  result.flags.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
   result.n = n
 
   if inherited.kind != nkEmpty:
@@ -1883,8 +1879,8 @@ proc semTypeClass(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
       # if modifier == tyRef:
         # dummyType.flags.incl tfNotNil
       if modifier == tyTypeDesc:
-        dummyType.incl tfConceptMatchedTypeSym
-        dummyType.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
+        dummyType.flags.incl tfConceptMatchedTypeSym
+        dummyType.flags.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
     else:
       dummyName = param
       dummyType = candidateTypeSlot
@@ -1897,7 +1893,7 @@ proc semTypeClass(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
     var dummyParam = newSym(if modifier == tyTypeDesc: skType else: skVar,
                             dummyName.ident, c.idgen, owner, param.info)
     dummyParam.typ = dummyType
-    incl dummyParam.flagsImpl, sfUsed
+    incl dummyParam.flags, sfUsed
     addDecl(c, dummyParam)
 
   result.n[3] = semConceptBody(c, n[3])
@@ -1982,7 +1978,7 @@ proc semStaticType(c: PContext, childNode: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
   result = newOrPrevType(tyStatic, prev, c)
   var base = semTypeNode(c, childNode, nil).skipTypes({tyTypeDesc, tyAlias})
   result.rawAddSon(base)
-  result.incl tfHasStatic
+  result.flags.incl tfHasStatic
 
 proc semTypeOf(c: PContext; n: PNode; prev: PType): PType =
   openScope(c)
@@ -1992,12 +1988,12 @@ proc semTypeOf(c: PContext; n: PNode; prev: PType): PType =
   closeScope(c)
   result = ex.typ
   if result.kind == tyFromExpr:
-    result.incl tfNonConstExpr
+    result.flags.incl tfNonConstExpr
   elif result.kind == tyStatic:
     let base = result.skipTypes({tyStatic})
     if c.inGenericContext > 0 and base.containsGenericType:
       result = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(ex))
-      result.incl tfNonConstExpr
+      result.flags.incl tfNonConstExpr
     else:
       result = base
   fixupTypeOf(c, prev, result)
@@ -2017,12 +2013,12 @@ proc semTypeOf2(c: PContext; n: PNode; prev: PType): PType =
   closeScope(c)
   result = ex.typ
   if result.kind == tyFromExpr:
-    result.incl tfNonConstExpr
+    result.flags.incl tfNonConstExpr
   elif result.kind == tyStatic:
     let base = result.skipTypes({tyStatic})
     if c.inGenericContext > 0 and base.containsGenericType:
       result = makeTypeFromExpr(c, copyTree(ex))
-      result.incl tfNonConstExpr
+      result.flags.incl tfNonConstExpr
     else:
       result = base
   fixupTypeOf(c, prev, result)
@@ -2056,14 +2052,14 @@ proc semTypeIdent(c: PContext, n: PNode): PSym =
           return errorSym(c, n)
         result = result.typ.sym.copySym(c.idgen)
         result.typ = exactReplica(result.typ)
-        result.typ.incl tfUnresolved
+        result.typ.flags.incl tfUnresolved
 
       if result.kind == skGenericParam:
         if result.typ.kind == tyGenericParam and result.typ.len == 0 and
            tfWildcard in result.typ.flags:
           # collapse the wild-card param to a type
           result.transitionGenericParamToType()
-          result.typ.excl tfWildcard
+          result.typ.flags.excl tfWildcard
           return
         else:
           localError(c.config, n.info, errTypeExpected)
@@ -2089,7 +2085,7 @@ proc semTypeIdent(c: PContext, n: PNode): PSym =
         n.transitionNoneToSym()
         n.sym = result
         n.info = oldInfo
-        n.typ = result.typ
+        n.typ() = result.typ
     else:
       localError(c.config, n.info, "identifier expected")
       result = errorSym(c, n)
@@ -2105,7 +2101,7 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
     # for ``typeof(countup(1,3))``, see ``tests/ttoseq``.
     checkSonsLen(n, 1, c.config)
     result = semTypeOf(c, n[0], prev)
-    if result.kind == tyTypeDesc: result.incl tfExplicit
+    if result.kind == tyTypeDesc: result.flags.incl tfExplicit
   of nkPar:
     if n.len == 1: result = semTypeNode(c, n[0], prev)
     else:
@@ -2125,7 +2121,7 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
       if result.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink, tyOwned}).kind in NilableTypes+GenericTypes:
         if tfNotNil in result.flags:
           result = freshType(c, result, prev)
-          result.excl(tfNotNil)
+          result.flags.excl(tfNotNil)
       else:
         localError(c.config, n.info, errGenerated, "invalid type")
     elif n[0].kind notin nkIdentKinds:
@@ -2188,7 +2184,7 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
             result = makeTypeFromExpr(c, newTree(nkStmtListType, n.copyTree))
           of NilableTypes + {tyGenericInvocation, tyForward}:
             result = freshType(c, result, prev)
-            result.incl(tfNotNil)
+            result.flags.incl(tfNotNil)
           else:
             localError(c.config, n.info, errGenerated, "invalid type")
         of 2:
@@ -2234,11 +2230,11 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
     of mSeq:
       result = semContainer(c, n, tySequence, "seq", prev)
       if optSeqDestructors in c.config.globalOptions:
-        incl result, tfHasAsgn
+        incl result.flags, tfHasAsgn
     of mVarargs: result = semVarargs(c, n, prev)
     of mTypeDesc, mType, mTypeOf:
       result = makeTypeDesc(c, semTypeNode(c, n[1], nil))
-      result.incl tfExplicit
+      result.flags.incl tfExplicit
     of mStatic:
       result = semStaticType(c, n[1], prev)
     of mExpr:
@@ -2357,7 +2353,7 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
       result = newTypeS(tyBuiltInTypeClass, c)
       let child = newTypeS(tyProc, c)
       if n.kind == nkIteratorTy:
-        child.incl tfIterator
+        child.flags.incl tfIterator
       if n.len > 0 and n[1].kind != nkEmpty and n[1].len > 0:
         # typeclass with pragma
         let symKind = if n.kind == nkIteratorTy: skIterator else: skProc
@@ -2375,9 +2371,9 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
         result = newOrPrevType(tyError, prev, c)
 
       if n.kind == nkIteratorTy and result.kind == tyProc:
-        result.incl(tfIterator)
+        result.flags.incl(tfIterator)
       if result.callConv == ccClosure and c.config.selectedGC in {gcArc, gcOrc, gcAtomicArc}:
-        result.incl tfHasAsgn
+        result.flags.incl tfHasAsgn
   of nkEnumTy: result = semEnum(c, n, prev)
   of nkType: result = n.typ
   of nkStmtListType: result = semStmtListType(c, n, prev)
@@ -2388,7 +2384,7 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
     when false:
       localError(c.config, n.info, "type expected, but got: " & renderTree(n))
       result = newOrPrevType(tyError, prev, c)
-  n.typ = result
+  n.typ() = result
   dec c.inTypeContext
 
 proc setMagicType(conf: ConfigRef; m: PSym, kind: TTypeKind, size: int) =
@@ -2407,7 +2403,7 @@ proc setMagicType(conf: ConfigRef; m: PSym, kind: TTypeKind, size: int) =
 
 proc setMagicIntegral(conf: ConfigRef; m: PSym, kind: TTypeKind, size: int) =
   setMagicType(conf, m, kind, size)
-  incl m.typ, tfCheckedForDestructor
+  incl m.typ.flags, tfCheckedForDestructor
 
 proc processMagicType(c: PContext, m: PSym) =
   case m.magic
@@ -2431,7 +2427,7 @@ proc processMagicType(c: PContext, m: PSym) =
     setMagicType(c.config, m, tyString, szUncomputedSize)
     rawAddSon(m.typ, getSysType(c.graph, m.info, tyChar))
     if optSeqDestructors in c.config.globalOptions:
-      incl m.typ, tfHasAsgn
+      incl m.typ.flags, tfHasAsgn
   of mCstring:
     setMagicIntegral(c.config, m, tyCstring, c.config.target.ptrSize)
     rawAddSon(m.typ, getSysType(c.graph, m.info, tyChar))
@@ -2468,7 +2464,7 @@ proc processMagicType(c: PContext, m: PSym) =
   of mSeq:
     setMagicType(c.config, m, tySequence, szUncomputedSize)
     if optSeqDestructors in c.config.globalOptions:
-      incl m.typ, tfHasAsgn
+      incl m.typ.flags, tfHasAsgn
     if defined(nimsuggest) or c.config.cmd == cmdCheck: # bug #18985
       discard
     else:
@@ -2481,8 +2477,8 @@ proc processMagicType(c: PContext, m: PSym) =
     setMagicIntegral(c.config, m, tyIterable, 0)
     rawAddSon(m.typ, newTypeS(tyNone, c))
   of mPNimrodNode:
-    incl m.typ, tfTriggersCompileTime
-    incl m.typ, tfCheckedForDestructor
+    incl m.typ.flags, tfTriggersCompileTime
+    incl m.typ.flags, tfCheckedForDestructor
   of mException: discard
   of mBuiltinType:
     case m.name.s
@@ -2490,7 +2486,7 @@ proc processMagicType(c: PContext, m: PSym) =
     of "sink": setMagicType(c.config, m, tySink, szUncomputedSize)
     of "owned":
       setMagicType(c.config, m, tyOwned, c.config.target.ptrSize)
-      incl m.typ, tfHasOwned
+      incl m.typ.flags, tfHasOwned
     else: localError(c.config, m.info, errTypeExpected)
   else: localError(c.config, m.info, errTypeExpected)
 
@@ -2523,7 +2519,7 @@ proc semGenericParamList(c: PContext, n: PNode, father: PType = nil): PNode =
           if typ.kind == tyTypeDesc:
             if typ.elementType.kind == tyNone:
               typ = newTypeS(tyTypeDesc, c, newTypeS(tyNone, c))
-              incl typ, tfCheckedForDestructor
+              incl typ.flags, tfCheckedForDestructor
           else:
             typ = semGenericConstraints(c, typ)
 
@@ -2535,15 +2531,15 @@ proc semGenericParamList(c: PContext, n: PNode, father: PType = nil): PNode =
         else:
           # the following line fixes ``TV2*[T:SomeNumber=TR] = array[0..1, T]``
           # from manyloc/named_argument_bug/triengine:
-          def.typ = def.typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+          def.typ() = def.typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
           if not containsGenericType(def.typ):
             def = fitNode(c, typ, def, def.info)
 
       if typ == nil:
         typ = newTypeS(tyGenericParam, c)
-        if father == nil: typ.incl tfWildcard
+        if father == nil: typ.flags.incl tfWildcard
 
-      typ.incl tfGenericTypeParam
+      typ.flags.incl tfGenericTypeParam
 
       for j in 0..<a.len-2:
         var finalType: PType
@@ -2565,7 +2561,7 @@ proc semGenericParamList(c: PContext, n: PNode, father: PType = nil): PNode =
               localError(c.config, paramName.info, errInOutFlagNotExtern % $paramName[0])
           covarianceFlag = if paramName[0].ident.s == "in": tfContravariant
                           else: tfCovariant
-          if father != nil: father.incl tfCovariant
+          if father != nil: father.flags.incl tfCovariant
           paramName = paramName[1]
 
         var s = if finalType.kind == tyStatic or tfWildcard in typ.flags:
@@ -2573,7 +2569,7 @@ proc semGenericParamList(c: PContext, n: PNode, father: PType = nil): PNode =
           else:
             newSymG(skType, paramName, c).linkTo(finalType)
 
-        if covarianceFlag != tfUnresolved: s.typ.incl(covarianceFlag)
+        if covarianceFlag != tfUnresolved: s.typ.flags.incl(covarianceFlag)
         if def.kind != nkEmpty: s.ast = def
         s.position = result.len
         result.addSym(s)

compiler/semtypinst.nim

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ proc prepareNode*(cl: var TReplTypeVars, n: PNode): PNode =
     return if tfUnresolved in t.flags: prepareNode(cl, t.n)
            else: t.n
   result = copyNode(n)
-  result.typ = t
+  result.typ() = t
   if result.kind == nkSym:
     result.sym =
       if n.typ != nil and n.typ == n.sym.typ:
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsN(cl: var TReplTypeVars, n: PNode; start=0; expectedType: PT
   if n.typ != nil:
     if n.typ.kind == tyFromExpr:
       # type of node should not be evaluated as a static value
-      n.typ.incl tfNonConstExpr
-    result.typ = replaceTypeVarsT(cl, n.typ)
+      n.typ.flags.incl tfNonConstExpr
+    result.typ() = replaceTypeVarsT(cl, n.typ)
     checkMetaInvariants(cl, result.typ)
   case n.kind
   of nkNone..pred(nkSym), succ(nkSym)..nkNilLit:
@@ -279,10 +279,8 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsN(cl: var TReplTypeVars, n: PNode; start=0; expectedType: PT
     if result.sym.kind == skField and result.sym.ast != nil and
         (cl.owner == nil or result.sym.owner == cl.owner):
       # instantiate default value of object/tuple field
-      var n = result.sym.ast
-      cl.c.fitDefaultNode(cl.c, n, result.sym.typ)
-      result.sym.ast = n
-      result.sym.typ = n.typ.skipIntLit(cl.c.idgen)
+      cl.c.fitDefaultNode(cl.c, result.sym.ast, result.sym.typ)
+      result.sym.typ = result.sym.ast.typ
     # sym type can be nil if was gensym created by macro, see #24048
     if result.sym.typ != nil and result.sym.typ.kind == tyVoid:
       # don't add the 'void' field
@@ -363,7 +361,7 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsS(cl: var TReplTypeVars, s: PSym, t: PType): PSym =
 
   ]#
   result = copySym(s, cl.c.idgen)
-  incl(result.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(result.flags, sfFromGeneric)
   #idTablePut(cl.symMap, s, result)
   setOwner(result, s.owner)
   result.typ = t
@@ -396,12 +394,12 @@ proc instCopyType*(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType): PType =
     #cl.typeMap.topLayer.idTablePut(result, t)
 
   if cl.allowMetaTypes: return
-  result.incl tfFromGeneric
+  result.flags.incl tfFromGeneric
   if not (t.kind in tyMetaTypes or
          (t.kind == tyStatic and t.n == nil)):
-    result.excl tfInstClearedFlags
+    result.flags.excl tfInstClearedFlags
   else:
-    result.excl tfHasAsgn
+    result.flags.excl tfHasAsgn
   when false:
     if newDestructors:
       result.assignment = nil
@@ -526,13 +524,13 @@ proc handleGenericInvocation(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType): PType =
     let mm = skipTypes(bbody, abstractPtrs)
     if tfFromGeneric notin mm.flags:
       # bug #5479, prevent endless recursions here:
-      incl mm.flagsImpl, tfFromGeneric
+      incl mm.flags, tfFromGeneric
       for col, meth in methodsForGeneric(cl.c.graph, mm):
         # we instantiate the known methods belonging to that type, this causes
         # them to be registered and that's enough, so we 'discard' the result.
         discard cl.c.instTypeBoundOp(cl.c, meth, result, cl.info,
           attachedAsgn, col)
-      excl mm.flagsImpl, tfFromGeneric
+      excl mm.flags, tfFromGeneric
 
 proc eraseVoidParams*(t: PType) =
   # transform '(): void' into '()' because old parts of the compiler really
@@ -684,7 +682,7 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsTAux(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType, isInstValue = false):
 
   of tyUserTypeClass:
     result = t
-
+  
   of tyStatic:
     if cl.c.matchedConcept != nil:
       # allow concepts to not instantiate statics for now
@@ -706,7 +704,7 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsTAux(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType, isInstValue = false):
     if not cl.allowMetaTypes and result.n != nil and
         result.base.kind != tyNone:
       result.n = cl.c.semConstExpr(cl.c, result.n)
-      result.n.typ = result.base
+      result.n.typ() = result.base
 
   of tyGenericInst, tyUserTypeClassInst:
     bailout()
@@ -756,7 +754,7 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsTAux(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType, isInstValue = false):
       of tyObject, tyTuple:
         propagateFieldFlags(result, result.n)
         if result.kind == tyObject and cl.c.computeRequiresInit(cl.c, result):
-          result.incl tfRequiresInit
+          result.flags.incl tfRequiresInit
 
       of tyProc:
         eraseVoidParams(result)

compiler/sighashes.nim

@@ -143,15 +143,15 @@ proc hashType(c: var MD5Context, t: PType; flags: set[ConsiderFlag]; conf: Confi
     if t.sym != nil and {sfImportc, sfExportc} * t.sym.flags != {}:
       c.hashSym(t.sym)
   of tyObject, tyEnum:
-    if t.typeInstImpl != nil:
+    if t.typeInst != nil:
       # prevent against infinite recursions here, see bug #8883:
-      let inst = t.typeInstImpl
-      t.typeInstImpl = nil # IC: spurious writes are ok since we set it back immediately
+      let inst = t.typeInst
+      t.typeInst = nil
       assert inst.kind == tyGenericInst
       c.hashType inst.genericHead, flags, conf
       for _, a in inst.genericInstParams:
         c.hashType a, flags, conf
-      t.typeInstImpl = inst
+      t.typeInst = inst
       return
     c &= char(t.kind)
     # Every cyclic type in Nim need to be constructed via some 't.sym', so this
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ proc hashType(c: var MD5Context, t: PType; flags: set[ConsiderFlag]; conf: Confi
           # Hack to prevent endless recursion
           # xxx instead, use a hash table to indicate we've already visited a type, which
           # would also be more efficient.
-          symWithFlags.flagsImpl.excl {sfAnon, sfGenSym}
+          symWithFlags.flags.excl {sfAnon, sfGenSym}
           hashTree(c, t.n, flags + {CoHashTypeInsideNode}, conf)
-          symWithFlags.flagsImpl = oldFlags
+          symWithFlags.flags = oldFlags
         else:
           # The object has no fields: we _must_ add something here in order to
           # make the hash different from the one we produce by hashing only the

compiler/sigmatch.nim

@@ -454,11 +454,11 @@ template describeArgImpl(c: PContext, n: PNode, i: int, startIdx = 1; prefer = p
       arg = c.semTryExpr(c, n[i][1])
       if arg == nil:
         arg = n[i][1]
-        arg.typ = newTypeS(tyUntyped, c)
+        arg.typ() = newTypeS(tyUntyped, c)
       else:
         if arg.typ == nil:
-          arg.typ = newTypeS(tyVoid, c)
-        n[i].typ = arg.typ
+          arg.typ() = newTypeS(tyVoid, c)
+        n[i].typ() = arg.typ
         n[i][1] = arg
   else:
     if arg.typ.isNil and arg.kind notin {nkStmtList, nkDo, nkElse,
@@ -467,10 +467,10 @@ template describeArgImpl(c: PContext, n: PNode, i: int, startIdx = 1; prefer = p
       arg = c.semTryExpr(c, n[i])
       if arg == nil:
         arg = n[i]
-        arg.typ = newTypeS(tyUntyped, c)
+        arg.typ() = newTypeS(tyUntyped, c)
       else:
         if arg.typ == nil:
-          arg.typ = newTypeS(tyVoid, c)
+          arg.typ() = newTypeS(tyVoid, c)
         n[i] = arg
   if arg.typ != nil and arg.typ.kind == tyError: return
   result.add argTypeToString(arg, prefer)
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ proc matchUserTypeClass*(m: var TCandidate; ff, a: PType): PType =
           param.typ = typ.exactReplica
           #copyType(typ, c.idgen, typ.owner)
           if typ.n == nil:
-            param.typ.incl tfInferrableStatic
+            param.typ.flags.incl tfInferrableStatic
           else:
             param.ast = typ.n
         of tyFromExpr:
@@ -930,8 +930,7 @@ proc matchUserTypeClass*(m: var TCandidate; ff, a: PType): PType =
     diagnostics = @[]
     flags = {efExplain}
     m.c.config.writelnHook = proc (s: string) =
-      {.gcsafe.}:
-        if errorPrefix.len == 0: errorPrefix = typeClass.sym.name.s & ":"
+      if errorPrefix.len == 0: errorPrefix = typeClass.sym.name.s & ":"
       let msg = s.replace("Error:", errorPrefix)
       if oldWriteHook != nil: oldWriteHook msg
       diagnostics.add msg
@@ -1672,7 +1671,7 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType,
 
     let roota = if skipBoth or deptha > depthf: a.skipGenericAlias else: a
     let rootf = if skipBoth or depthf > deptha: f.skipGenericAlias else: f
-
+    
     if f.isConcept:
       result = enterConceptMatch(c, rootf, roota, flags)
     elif a.kind == tyGenericInst:
@@ -1990,7 +1989,7 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType,
         var concrete = a
         if tfWildcard in a.flags:
           a.sym.transitionGenericParamToType()
-          a.excl tfWildcard
+          a.flags.excl tfWildcard
         elif doBind:
           # careful: `trDontDont` (set by `checkGeneric`) is not always respected in this call graph.
           # typRel having two different modes (binding and non-binding) can make things harder to
@@ -2181,18 +2180,18 @@ proc implicitConv(kind: TNodeKind, f: PType, arg: PNode, m: TCandidate,
   result = newNodeI(kind, arg.info)
   if containsGenericType(f):
     if not m.matchedErrorType:
-      result.typ = getInstantiatedType(c, arg, m, f).skipTypes({tySink})
+      result.typ() = getInstantiatedType(c, arg, m, f).skipTypes({tySink})
     else:
-      result.typ = errorType(c)
+      result.typ() = errorType(c)
   else:
-    result.typ = f.skipTypes({tySink})
+    result.typ() = f.skipTypes({tySink})
   # keep varness
   if arg.typ != nil and arg.typ.kind == tyVar:
-    result.typ = toVar(result.typ, tyVar, c.idgen)
+    result.typ() = toVar(result.typ, tyVar, c.idgen)
     # copy the tfVarIsPtr flag
     result.typ.flags = arg.typ.flags
   else:
-    result.typ = result.typ.skipTypes({tyVar})
+    result.typ() = result.typ.skipTypes({tyVar})
 
   if result.typ == nil: internalError(c.graph.config, arg.info, "implicitConv")
   result.add c.graph.emptyNode
@@ -2220,13 +2219,13 @@ proc convertLiteral(kind: TNodeKind, c: PContext, m: TCandidate; n: PNode, newTy
         result.add x
       else:
         result.addConsiderNil convertLiteral(kind, c, m, n[i], elemType(newType))
-    result.typ = newType
+    result.typ() = newType
     return
   of nkBracket:
     result = copyNode(n)
     for i in 0..<n.len:
       result.addConsiderNil convertLiteral(kind, c, m, n[i], elemType(newType))
-    result.typ = newType
+    result.typ() = newType
     return
   of nkPar, nkTupleConstr:
     let tup = newType.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink, tyDistinct})
@@ -2250,7 +2249,7 @@ proc convertLiteral(kind: TNodeKind, c: PContext, m: TCandidate; n: PNode, newTy
       else:
         for i in 0..<n.len:
           result.addConsiderNil convertLiteral(kind, c, m, n[i], tup[i])
-      result.typ = newType
+      result.typ() = newType
       return
   of nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit:
     if n.kind != nkUInt64Lit and not sameTypeOrNil(n.typ, newType) and isOrdinalType(newType):
@@ -2258,14 +2257,14 @@ proc convertLiteral(kind: TNodeKind, c: PContext, m: TCandidate; n: PNode, newTy
       if value < firstOrd(c.config, newType) or value > lastOrd(c.config, newType):
         return nil
       result = copyNode(n)
-      result.typ = newType
+      result.typ() = newType
       return
   of nkFloatLit..nkFloat64Lit:
     if newType.skipTypes(abstractVarRange-{tyTypeDesc}).kind == tyFloat:
       if not floatRangeCheck(n.floatVal, newType):
         return nil
       result = copyNode(n)
-      result.typ = newType
+      result.typ() = newType
       return
   of nkSym:
     if n.sym.kind == skEnumField and not sameTypeOrNil(n.sym.typ, newType) and isOrdinalType(newType):
@@ -2273,7 +2272,7 @@ proc convertLiteral(kind: TNodeKind, c: PContext, m: TCandidate; n: PNode, newTy
       if value < firstOrd(c.config, newType) or value > lastOrd(c.config, newType):
         return nil
       result = copyNode(n)
-      result.typ = newType
+      result.typ() = newType
       return
   else: discard
   return implicitConv(kind, newType, n, m, c)
@@ -2317,10 +2316,10 @@ proc userConvMatch(c: PContext, m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
     let fdest = typeRel(m, f, dest)
     if fdest in {isEqual, isGeneric} and not (dest.kind == tyLent and f.kind in {tyVar}):
       # can't fully mark used yet, may not be used in final call
-      incl(c.converters[i].flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+      incl(c.converters[i].flags, sfUsed)
       markOwnerModuleAsUsed(c, c.converters[i])
       var s = newSymNode(c.converters[i])
-      s.typ = c.converters[i].typ
+      s.typ() = c.converters[i].typ
       s.info = arg.info
       result = newNodeIT(nkHiddenCallConv, arg.info, dest)
       result.add s
@@ -2340,7 +2339,7 @@ proc userConvMatch(c: PContext, m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
       result.add param
 
       if dest.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}:
-        dest.incl tfVarIsPtr
+        dest.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
         result = newDeref(result)
 
       inc(m.convMatches)
@@ -2374,7 +2373,7 @@ proc localConvMatch(c: PContext, m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
     if result.kind == nkCall: result.transitionSonsKind(nkHiddenCallConv)
     inc(m.convMatches)
     if r == isGeneric:
-      result.typ = getInstantiatedType(c, arg, m, base(f))
+      result.typ() = getInstantiatedType(c, arg, m, base(f))
     m.baseTypeMatch = true
 
 proc incMatches(m: var TCandidate; r: TTypeRelation; convMatch = 1) =
@@ -2430,13 +2429,13 @@ proc paramTypesMatchAux(m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
         let typ = newTypeS(tyStatic, c, son = evaluated.typ)
         typ.n = evaluated
         arg = copyTree(arg) # fix #12864
-        arg.typ = typ
+        arg.typ() = typ
         a = typ
       else:
         if m.callee.kind == tyGenericBody:
           if f.kind == tyStatic and typeRel(m, f.base, a) != isNone:
             result = makeStaticExpr(m.c, arg)
-            result.typ.incl tfUnresolved
+            result.typ.flags.incl tfUnresolved
             result.typ.n = arg
             return
 
@@ -2548,7 +2547,7 @@ proc paramTypesMatchAux(m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
         # doesn't work: `proc foo[T](): array[T, int] = ...; foo[3]()` (see #23204)
         (arg.typ.isIntLit and not m.isNoCall):
       result = arg.copyTree
-      result.typ = getInstantiatedType(c, arg, m, f).skipTypes({tySink})
+      result.typ() = getInstantiatedType(c, arg, m, f).skipTypes({tySink})
     else:
       result = arg
   of isBothMetaConvertible:
@@ -2604,7 +2603,7 @@ proc paramTypesMatchAux(m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
         of isGeneric:
           inc(m.convMatches)
           result = copyTree(arg)
-          result.typ = getInstantiatedType(c, arg, m, base(f))
+          result.typ() = getInstantiatedType(c, arg, m, base(f))
           m.baseTypeMatch = true
         of isFromIntLit:
           inc(m.intConvMatches, 256)
@@ -2630,7 +2629,7 @@ proc staticAwareTypeRel(m: var TCandidate, f: PType, arg: var PNode): TTypeRelat
     # The ast of the type does not point to the symbol.
     # Without this we will never resolve a `static proc` with overloads
     let copiedNode = copyNode(arg)
-    copiedNode.typ = exactReplica(copiedNode.typ)
+    copiedNode.typ() = exactReplica(copiedNode.typ)
     copiedNode.typ.n = arg
     arg = copiedNode
   typeRel(m, f, arg.typ)
@@ -2899,7 +2898,7 @@ proc matchesAux(c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode, m: var TCandidate, marker: var Int
       var newlyTyped = false
       n[a][1] = prepareOperand(c, formal.typ, n[a][1], newlyTyped)
       if newlyTyped: m.newlyTypedOperands.add(a)
-      n[a].typ = n[a][1].typ
+      n[a].typ() = n[a][1].typ
       arg = paramTypesMatch(m, formal.typ, n[a].typ,
                                 n[a][1], n[a][1])
       m.firstMismatch.kind = kTypeMismatch
@@ -2996,7 +2995,7 @@ proc matchesAux(c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode, m: var TCandidate, marker: var Int
             #assert(container == nil)
             if container.isNil:
               container = newNodeIT(nkBracket, n[a].info, arrayConstr(c, arg))
-              container.typ.incl tfVarargs
+              container.typ.flags.incl tfVarargs
             else:
               incrIndexType(container.typ)
             container.add arg
@@ -3079,7 +3078,7 @@ proc matches*(c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode, m: var TCandidate) =
             if m.calleeSym != nil: m.calleeSym.detailedInfo else: "")
           typeMismatch(c.config, formal.ast.info, formal.typ, formal.ast.typ, formal.ast)
           popInfoContext(c.config)
-          formal.ast.typ = errorType(c)
+          formal.ast.typ() = errorType(c)
         if nfDefaultRefsParam in formal.ast.flags:
           m.call.flags.incl nfDefaultRefsParam
         var defaultValue = copyTree(formal.ast)

compiler/sinkparameter_inference.nim

@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ proc checkForSink*(config: ConfigRef; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym; arg: PNod
         #echo config $ arg.info, " turned into a sink parameter ", arg.sym.name.s
       elif sfWasForwarded notin arg.sym.flags:
         # we only report every potential 'sink' parameter only once:
-        ensureMutable arg.sym
-        incl arg.sym.flagsImpl, sfWasForwarded
+        incl arg.sym.flags, sfWasForwarded
         message(config, arg.info, hintPerformance,
           "could not turn '$1' to a sink parameter" % [arg.sym.name.s])
       #echo config $ arg.info, " candidate for a sink parameter here"

compiler/sizealignoffsetimpl.nim

@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ template foldSizeOf*(conf: ConfigRef; n: PNode; fallback: PNode): PNode =
   if size >= 0:
     let res = newIntNode(nkIntLit, size)
     res.info = node.info
-    res.typ = node.typ
+    res.typ() = node.typ
     res
   else:
     fallback
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ template foldAlignOf*(conf: ConfigRef; n: PNode; fallback: PNode): PNode =
   if align >= 0:
     let res = newIntNode(nkIntLit, align)
     res.info = node.info
-    res.typ = node.typ
+    res.typ() = node.typ
     res
   else:
     fallback
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ template foldOffsetOf*(conf: ConfigRef; n: PNode; fallback: PNode): PNode =
   if offset >= 0:
     let tmp = newIntNode(nkIntLit, offset)
     tmp.info = node.info
-    tmp.typ = node.typ
+    tmp.typ() = node.typ
     tmp
   else:
     fallback

compiler/spawn.nim

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from trees import getMagic, getRoot
 proc callProc(a: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkCall, a.info)
   result.add a
-  result.typ = a.typ.returnType
+  result.typ() = a.typ.returnType
 
 # we have 4 cases to consider:
 # - a void proc --> nothing to do
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ proc addLocalVar(g: ModuleGraph; varSection, varInit: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator;
   result = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(g.cache, genPrefix), idgen, owner, varSection.info,
                   owner.options)
   result.typ = typ
-  incl(result.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(result.flags, sfFromGeneric)
 
   var vpart = newNodeI(nkIdentDefs, varSection.info, 3)
   vpart[0] = newSymNode(result)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ proc castToVoidPointer(g: ModuleGraph, n: PNode, fvField: PNode): PNode =
     result = newNodeI(nkCast, fvField.info)
     result.add newNodeI(nkEmpty, fvField.info)
     result.add fvField
-    result.typ = ptrType
+    result.typ() = ptrType
 
 proc createWrapperProc(g: ModuleGraph; f: PNode; threadParam, argsParam: PSym;
                        varSection, varInit, call, barrier, fv: PNode;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ proc createCastExpr(argsParam: PSym; objType: PType; idgen: IdGenerator): PNode
   result = newNodeI(nkCast, argsParam.info)
   result.add newNodeI(nkEmpty, argsParam.info)
   result.add newSymNode(argsParam)
-  result.typ = newType(tyPtr, idgen, objType.owner)
+  result.typ() = newType(tyPtr, idgen, objType.owner)
   result.typ.rawAddSon(objType)
 
 template checkMagicProcs(g: ModuleGraph, n: PNode, formal: PNode) =
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ proc setupArgsForParallelism(g: ModuleGraph; n: PNode; objType: PType;
     if argType.kind in {tyVarargs, tyOpenArray}:
       # important special case: we always create a zero-copy slice:
       let slice = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info, 4)
-      slice.typ = n.typ
+      slice.typ() = n.typ
       slice[0] = newSymNode(createMagic(g, idgen, "slice", mSlice))
-      slice[0].typ = getSysType(g, n.info, tyInt) # fake type
+      slice[0].typ() = getSysType(g, n.info, tyInt) # fake type
       var fieldB = newSym(skField, tmpName, idgen, objType.owner, n.info, g.config.options)
       fieldB.typ = getSysType(g, n.info, tyInt)
       discard objType.addField(fieldB, g.cache, idgen)
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ proc wrapProcForSpawn*(g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym; spawnExp
     threadParam = newSym(skParam, getIdent(g.cache, "thread"), idgen, wrapperProc, n.info, g.config.options)
     argsParam = newSym(skParam, getIdent(g.cache, "args"), idgen, wrapperProc, n.info, g.config.options)
 
-  wrapperProc.incl sfInjectDestructors
+  wrapperProc.flags.incl sfInjectDestructors
   block:
     let ptrType = getSysType(g, n.info, tyPointer)
     threadParam.typ = ptrType
@@ -366,13 +366,13 @@ proc wrapProcForSpawn*(g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym; spawnExp
     argsParam.position = 1
 
   var objType = createObj(g, idgen, owner, n.info)
-  incl(objType, tfFinal)
+  incl(objType.flags, tfFinal)
   let castExpr = createCastExpr(argsParam, objType, idgen)
 
   var scratchObj = newSym(skVar, getIdent(g.cache, "scratch"), idgen, owner, n.info, g.config.options)
   block:
     scratchObj.typ = objType
-    incl(scratchObj.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+    incl(scratchObj.flags, sfFromGeneric)
     var varSectionB = newNodeI(nkVarSection, n.info)
     varSectionB.addVar(scratchObj.newSymNode)
     result.add varSectionB

compiler/suggest.nim

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ when defined(nimsuggest):
 const
   sep = '\t'
 
-type
+type 
   ImportContext = object
     isMultiImport: bool      # True if we're in a [...] context
     baseDir: string          # e.g., "folder/" in "import folder/[..."
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ when defined(nimsuggest):
     let infoAsInt = info.infoToInt
     for infoB in s.allUsages:
       if infoB.infoToInt == infoAsInt: return
-    s.allUsagesImpl.add(info)
+    s.allUsages.add(info)
 
 proc findUsages(g: ModuleGraph; info: TLineInfo; s: PSym; usageSym: var PSym) =
   if g.config.suggestVersion == 1:
@@ -707,9 +707,9 @@ proc markOwnerModuleAsUsed(c: PContext; s: PSym) =
 proc markUsed(c: PContext; info: TLineInfo; s: PSym; checkStyle = true; isGenericInstance = false) =
   if not isGenericInstance:
     let conf = c.config
-    incl(s.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+    incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
     if s.kind == skEnumField and s.owner != nil:
-      incl(s.owner.flagsImpl, sfUsed)
+      incl(s.owner.flags, sfUsed)
       if sfDeprecated in s.owner.flags:
         warnAboutDeprecated(conf, info, s)
     if {sfDeprecated, sfError} * s.flags != {}:
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ proc extractImportContextFromAst(n: PNode, cursorCol: int): ImportContext =
 proc findModuleFile(c: PContext, partialPath: string): seq[string] =
   result = @[]
   let currentModuleDir = parentDir(toFullPath(c.config, FileIndex(c.module.position)))
-
+  
   proc tryAddModule(path, baseName: string) =
     if fileExists(path & ".nim"):
       result.add(baseName)
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ proc findModuleFile(c: PContext, partialPath: string): seq[string] =
           let (_, name, ext) = splitFile(path)
           if kind == pcFile:
             if ext == ".nim" and name.startsWith(file):
-              result.add(name)
+              result.add(name) 
 
   proc collectImportModulesFromDir(dir: string, result: var seq[string]) =
     for kind, path in walkDir(dir):
@@ -809,10 +809,10 @@ proc findModuleFile(c: PContext, partialPath: string): seq[string] =
         if kind == pcFile:
           if ext == ".nim" and name.startsWith(partialPath):
             result.add(name)
-        else:
+        else: 
           if name.startsWith(partialPath):
             result.add(name)
-
+    
   if '/' in partialPath:
     let parts = partialPath.split('/')
     let dir = parts[0]
@@ -839,13 +839,13 @@ proc suggestModuleNames(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
       column: n.info.col.int,
       doc: "",
       quality: 100,
-      contextFits: true,
+      contextFits: true, 
       prefix: if partialPath.len > 0: prefixMatch(path, partialPath)
              else: PrefixMatch.None,
       symkind: byte skModule
     )
     suggestions.add(suggest)
-
+    
   let importCtx = extractImportContextFromAst(n, c.config.m.trackPos.col)
   var searchPath = ""
   if importCtx.baseDir.len > 0:
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ proc suggestExprNoCheck*(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
   if outputs.len > 0 and c.config.ideCmd in {ideSug, ideCon, ideDef}:
     produceOutput(outputs, c.config)
     suggestQuit()
-
+ 
 proc suggestExpr*(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
   if exactEquals(c.config.m.trackPos, n.info): suggestExprNoCheck(c, n)
 

compiler/transf.nim

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ proc getCurrOwner(c: PTransf): PSym =
 proc newTemp(c: PTransf, typ: PType, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   let r = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(c.graph.cache, genPrefix), c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), info)
   r.typ = typ #skipTypes(typ, {tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink})
-  incl(r.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(r.flags, sfFromGeneric)
   let owner = getCurrOwner(c)
   result = newSymNode(r)
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ proc transformSym(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
 proc freshVar(c: PTransf; v: PSym): PNode =
   let owner = getCurrOwner(c)
   var newVar = copySym(v, c.idgen)
-  incl(newVar.flagsImpl, sfFromGeneric)
+  incl(newVar.flags, sfFromGeneric)
   setOwner(newVar, owner)
   result = newSymNode(newVar)
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ proc transformAsgn(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
     # given tuple type
     newTupleConstr[i] = def[0]
 
-  newTupleConstr.typ = rhs.typ
+  newTupleConstr.typ() = rhs.typ
 
   let asgnNode = newTransNode(nkAsgn, n.info, 2)
   asgnNode[0] = transform(c, n[0])
@@ -498,9 +498,9 @@ proc transformAddrDeref(c: PTransf, n: PNode, kinds: TNodeKinds, isAddr = false)
       n[0][0] = m[0]
       result = n[0]
       if n.typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind != tyOpenArray:
-        result.typ = n.typ
+        result.typ() = n.typ
       elif n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind in {tyVar}:
-        result.typ = toVar(result.typ, n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind, c.idgen)
+        result.typ() = toVar(result.typ, n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind, c.idgen)
   of nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv, nkConv:
     var m = n[0][1]
     if m.kind in kinds:
@@ -508,9 +508,9 @@ proc transformAddrDeref(c: PTransf, n: PNode, kinds: TNodeKinds, isAddr = false)
       n[0][1] = m[0]
       result = n[0]
       if n.typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind != tyOpenArray:
-        result.typ = n.typ
+        result.typ() = n.typ
       elif n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind in {tyVar}:
-        result.typ = toVar(result.typ, n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind, c.idgen)
+        result.typ() = toVar(result.typ, n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind, c.idgen)
   else:
     if n[0].kind in kinds and
         not (n[0][0].kind == nkSym and n[0][0].sym.kind == skForVar and
@@ -519,13 +519,14 @@ proc transformAddrDeref(c: PTransf, n: PNode, kinds: TNodeKinds, isAddr = false)
           n.typ.kind == tyVar and
           n.typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind == tyOpenArray and
           n[0][0].typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind == tyString) and
-          not (isAddr and n.typ.kind == tyVar and n[0][0].typ.kind == tyRef)
+          not (isAddr and n.typ.kind == tyVar and n[0][0].typ.kind == tyRef and
+              n[0][0].kind == nkObjConstr)
         : # elimination is harmful to `for tuple unpack` because of newTupleAccess
           # it is also harmful to openArrayLoc (var openArray) for strings
       # addr ( deref ( x )) --> x
       result = n[0][0]
       if n.typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind != tyOpenArray:
-        result.typ = n.typ
+        result.typ() = n.typ
 
 proc generateThunk(c: PTransf; prc: PNode, dest: PType): PNode =
   ## Converts 'prc' into '(thunk, nil)' so that it's compatible with
@@ -566,7 +567,7 @@ proc transformConv(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
               getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt32)
             else:
               getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyInt64)
-          result[0] =
+          result[0] = 
             newTreeIT(n.kind, n.info, n.typ, n[0],
               newTreeIT(nkConv, n.info, intType,
               newNodeIT(nkType, n.info, intType), transform(c, n[1]))
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ proc transformConv(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
     else:
       result = transform(c, n[1])
       #result = transformSons(c, n)
-      result.typ = takeType(n.typ, n[1].typ, c.graph, c.idgen)
+      result.typ() = takeType(n.typ, n[1].typ, c.graph, c.idgen)
       #echo n.info, " came here and produced ", typeToString(result.typ),
       #   " from ", typeToString(n.typ), " and ", typeToString(n[1].typ)
   of tyCstring:
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ proc transformConv(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
         result[0] = transform(c, n[1])
       else:
         result = transform(c, n[1])
-        result.typ = n.typ
+        result.typ() = n.typ
     else:
       result = transformSons(c, n)
   of tyObject:
@@ -652,7 +653,7 @@ proc transformConv(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
       result[0] = transform(c, n[1])
     else:
       result = transform(c, n[1])
-      result.typ = n.typ
+      result.typ() = n.typ
   of tyGenericParam, tyOrdinal:
     result = transform(c, n[1])
     # happens sometimes for generated assignments, etc.
@@ -795,8 +796,7 @@ proc transformFor(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
         addVar(v, copyTree(n[i][j])) # declare new vars
     else:
       if n[i].kind == nkSym and isSimpleIteratorVar(c, iter, call, n[i].sym.owner):
-        # IC: review this solution again later
-        incl n[i].sym.flagsImpl, sfCursor
+        incl n[i].sym.flags, sfCursor
       addVar(v, copyTree(n[i])) # declare new vars
   stmtList.add(v)
 
@@ -829,16 +829,13 @@ proc transformFor(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
       elif t.destructor == nil and arg.typ.destructor != nil:
         t = arg.typ
 
-      if arg.kind in {nkDerefExpr, nkHiddenDeref} and
-          arg[0].typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind != tyLent:
+      if arg.kind in {nkDerefExpr, nkHiddenDeref}:
         # optimizes for `[]` # bug #24093
-        # bug #25251: enforce a copy if the arg is a deref of a lent pointer
-        # since the arg could be a temporary that will go out of scope
         var temp = newTemp(c, arg[0].typ, formal.info)
         addVar(v, temp)
         stmtList.add(newAsgnStmt(c, nkFastAsgn, temp, arg[0], true))
         let newD = newDeref(temp)
-        newD.typ = t
+        newD.typ() = t
         newC.mapping[formal.itemId] = newD
       else:
         # generate a temporary and produce an assignment statement:
@@ -854,7 +851,7 @@ proc transformFor(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
     of paViaIndirection:
       let t = formal.typ
       let vt = makeVarType(t.owner, t, c.idgen)
-      vt.incl tfVarIsPtr
+      vt.flags.incl tfVarIsPtr
       var temp = newTemp(c, vt, formal.info)
       addVar(v, temp)
       var addrExp = newNodeIT(nkHiddenAddr, formal.info, makeVarType(t.owner, t, c.idgen, tyPtr))
@@ -892,7 +889,7 @@ proc transformCase(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
         # as an expr
         let kind = if n.typ != nil: nkIfExpr else: nkIfStmt
         ifs = newTransNode(kind, it.info, 0)
-        ifs.typ = n.typ
+        ifs.typ() = n.typ
       ifs.add(e)
     of nkElse:
       if ifs == nil: result.add(e)
@@ -1026,7 +1023,7 @@ proc transformExceptBranch(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
     let convNode = newTransNode(nkHiddenSubConv, n[1].info, 2)
     convNode[0] = newNodeI(nkEmpty, n.info)
     convNode[1] = excCall
-    convNode.typ = excTypeNode.typ.toRef(c.idgen)
+    convNode.typ() = excTypeNode.typ.toRef(c.idgen)
     # -> let exc = ...
     let identDefs = newTransNode(nkIdentDefs, n[1].info, 3)
     identDefs[0] = n[0][2]
@@ -1086,7 +1083,7 @@ proc transformDerefBlock(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode =
   # We transform (block: x)[] to (block: x[])
   let e0 = n[0]
   result = shallowCopy(e0)
-  result.typ = n.typ
+  result.typ() = n.typ
   for i in 0 ..< e0.len - 1:
     result[i] = e0[i]
   result[e0.len-1] = newTreeIT(nkHiddenDeref, n.info, n.typ, e0[e0.len-1])
@@ -1291,7 +1288,7 @@ proc liftDeferAux(n: PNode) =
           tryStmt.add deferPart
           n[i] = tryStmt
           n.sons.setLen(i+1)
-          n.typ = tryStmt.typ
+          n.typ() = tryStmt.typ
           goOn = true
           break
   for i in 0..n.safeLen-1:

compiler/types.nim

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const
   # typedescX is used if we're sure tyTypeDesc should be included (or skipped)
   typedescPtrs* = abstractPtrs + {tyTypeDesc}
   typedescInst* = abstractInst + {tyTypeDesc, tyOwned, tyUserTypeClass}
-
+  
   # incorrect definition of `[]` and `[]=` for these types in system.nim
   arrPutGetMagicApplies* = {tyArray, tyOpenArray, tyString, tySequence, tyCstring, tyTuple}
 
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ const preferToResolveSymbols = {preferName, preferTypeName, preferModuleInfo,
 
 template bindConcreteTypeToUserTypeClass*(tc, concrete: PType) =
   tc.add concrete
-  tc.incl tfResolved
+  tc.flags.incl tfResolved
 
 # TODO: It would be a good idea to kill the special state of a resolved
 # concept by switching to tyAlias within the instantiated procs.
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ proc sameTypeAux(x, y: PType, c: var TSameTypeClosure): bool =
       x + {tyRange}
     else:
       x
-
+  
   template withoutShallowFlags(body) =
     let oldFlags = c.flags
     c.flags.excl IgnoreRangeShallow
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ proc skipHidden*(n: PNode): PNode =
 
 proc skipConvTakeType*(n: PNode): PNode =
   result = n.skipConv
-  result.typ = n.typ
+  result.typ() = n.typ
 
 proc isEmptyContainer*(t: PType): bool =
   case t.kind
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ proc skipHiddenSubConv*(n: PNode; g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator): PNode =
       result = n
     else:
       result = copyTree(result)
-      result.typ = dest
+      result.typ() = dest
   else:
     result = n
 
@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ proc nominalRoot*(t: PType): PType =
   ## i.e. the type directly associated with the symbol where the root
   ## nominal type of `t` was defined, skipping things like generic instances,
   ## aliases, `var`/`sink`/`typedesc` modifiers
-  ##
+  ## 
   ## instead of returning the uninstantiated body of a generic type,
   ## returns the type of the symbol instead (with tyGenericBody type)
   result = nil

compiler/varpartitions.nim

@@ -1014,6 +1014,6 @@ proc computeCursors*(s: PSym; n: PNode; g: ModuleGraph) =
       if par.s[rid].con.kind == isRootOf and dangerousMutation(par.graphs[par.s[rid].con.graphIndex], par.s[i]):
         discard "cannot cursor into a graph that is mutated"
       else:
-        v.sym.flagsImpl.incl sfCursor
+        v.sym.flags.incl sfCursor
         when false:
           echo "this is now a cursor ", v.sym, " ", par.s[rid].flags, " ", g.config $ v.sym.info

compiler/vm.nim

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ proc copyValue(src: PNode): PNode =
     return src
   result = newNode(src.kind)
   result.info = src.info
-  result.typ = src.typ
+  result.typ() = src.typ
   result.flags = src.flags * PersistentNodeFlags
   result.comment = src.comment
   when defined(useNodeIds):
@@ -480,9 +480,9 @@ proc opConv(c: PCtx; dest: var TFullReg, src: TFullReg, desttyp, srctyp: PType):
     else:
       asgnComplex(dest, src)
 
-proc compile(c: PCtx, s: PSym): VmProcInfo =
+proc compile(c: PCtx, s: PSym): int =
   result = vmgen.genProc(c, s)
-  when debugEchoCode: c.echoCode result.pc
+  when debugEchoCode: c.echoCode result
   #c.echoCode
 
 template handleJmpBack() {.dirty.} =
@@ -1435,23 +1435,15 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
         else:
           globalError(c.config, c.debug[pc], "VM not built with FFI support")
       elif prc.kind != skTemplate:
-        let procInfo = compile(c, prc)
+        let newPc = compile(c, prc)
         # tricky: a recursion is also a jump back, so we use the same
         # logic as for loops:
-        if procInfo.pc < pc: handleJmpBack()
+        if newPc < pc: handleJmpBack()
         #echo "new pc ", newPc, " calling: ", prc.name.s
         var newFrame = PStackFrame(prc: prc, comesFrom: pc, next: tos)
-        newSeq(newFrame.slots, procInfo.usedRegisters+ord(isClosure))
-        # setup slot for proc result:
-        let ret {.cursor.} = prc.typ.returnType
-        # hot spot ahead!
-        if ret != nil:
-          if fitsRegister(ret):
-            # same logic as opcLdNullReg here:
-            ensureKind(newFrame.slots[0], rkInt)
-            newFrame.slots[0].intVal = 0
-          elif not isEmptyType(ret):
-            putIntoReg(newFrame.slots[0], getNullValue(c, ret, prc.info, c.config))
+        newSeq(newFrame.slots, prc.offset+ord(isClosure))
+        if not isEmptyType(prc.typ.returnType):
+          putIntoReg(newFrame.slots[0], getNullValue(c, prc.typ.returnType, prc.info, c.config))
         for i in 1..rc-1:
           newFrame.slots[i] = regs[rb+i]
         if isClosure:
@@ -1467,7 +1459,7 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
         tos = newFrame
         updateRegsAlias
         # -1 for the following 'inc pc'
-        pc = procInfo.pc-1
+        pc = newPc-1
       else:
         # for 'getAst' support we need to support template expansion here:
         let genSymOwner = if tos.next != nil and tos.next.prc != nil:
@@ -1557,10 +1549,10 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
       # Set the `name` field of the exception
       var exceptionNameNode = newStrNode(nkStrLit, c.currentExceptionA.typ.sym.name.s)
       if c.currentExceptionA[2].kind == nkExprColonExpr:
-        exceptionNameNode.typ = c.currentExceptionA[2][1].typ
+        exceptionNameNode.typ() = c.currentExceptionA[2][1].typ
         c.currentExceptionA[2][1] = exceptionNameNode
       else:
-        exceptionNameNode.typ = c.currentExceptionA[2].typ
+        exceptionNameNode.typ() = c.currentExceptionA[2].typ
         c.currentExceptionA[2] = exceptionNameNode
       c.exceptionInstr = pc
 
@@ -1602,7 +1594,7 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
       let instr2 = c.code[pc]
       let count = regs[instr2.regA].intVal.int
       regs[ra].node = newNodeI(nkBracket, c.debug[pc])
-      regs[ra].node.typ = typ
+      regs[ra].node.typ() = typ
       newSeq(regs[ra].node.sons, count)
       for i in 0..<count:
         regs[ra].node[i] = getNullValue(c, typ.elementType, c.debug[pc], c.config)
@@ -2026,7 +2018,7 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
       else:
         internalAssert c.config, false
       regs[ra].node.info = n.info
-      regs[ra].node.typ = n.typ
+      regs[ra].node.typ() = n.typ
     of opcNCopyLineInfo:
       decodeB(rkNode)
       regs[ra].node.info = regs[rb].node.info
@@ -2106,7 +2098,7 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
         ensureKind(rkNode)
         regs[ra].node = temp
         regs[ra].node.info = c.debug[pc]
-      regs[ra].node.typ = typ
+      regs[ra].node.typ() = typ
     of opcConv:
       let rb = instr.regB
       inc pc
@@ -2214,7 +2206,7 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
       if k < 0 or k > ord(high(TSymKind)):
         internalError(c.config, c.debug[pc], "request to create symbol of invalid kind")
       var sym = newSym(k.TSymKind, getIdent(c.cache, name), c.idgen, c.module.owner, c.debug[pc])
-      incl(sym.flagsImpl, sfGenSym)
+      incl(sym.flags, sfGenSym)
       regs[ra].node = newSymNode(sym)
       regs[ra].node.flags.incl nfIsRef
     of opcNccValue:
@@ -2351,7 +2343,8 @@ proc execProc*(c: PCtx; sym: PSym; args: openArray[PNode]): PNode =
       let start = genProc(c, sym)
 
       var tos = PStackFrame(prc: sym, comesFrom: 0, next: nil)
-      newSeq(tos.slots, start.usedRegisters)
+      let maxSlots = sym.offset
+      newSeq(tos.slots, maxSlots)
 
       # setup parameters:
       if not isEmptyType(sym.typ.returnType) or sym.kind == skMacro:
@@ -2360,7 +2353,7 @@ proc execProc*(c: PCtx; sym: PSym; args: openArray[PNode]): PNode =
       for i in 0..<sym.typ.paramsLen:
         putIntoReg(tos.slots[i+1], args[i])
 
-      result = rawExecute(c, start.pc, tos).regToNode
+      result = rawExecute(c, start, tos).regToNode
   else:
     result = nil
     localError(c.config, sym.info,
@@ -2368,8 +2361,8 @@ proc execProc*(c: PCtx; sym: PSym; args: openArray[PNode]): PNode =
 
 proc errorNode(idgen: IdGenerator; owner: PSym, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = newNodeI(nkEmpty, n.info)
-  result.typ = newType(tyError, idgen, owner)
-  result.typ.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
+  result.typ() = newType(tyError, idgen, owner)
+  result.typ.flags.incl tfCheckedForDestructor
 
 proc evalStmt*(c: PCtx, n: PNode) =
   let n = transformExpr(c.graph, c.idgen, c.module, n)
@@ -2506,7 +2499,7 @@ proc setupMacroParam(x: PNode, typ: PType): TFullReg =
     var n = x
     if n.kind in {nkHiddenSubConv, nkHiddenStdConv}: n = n[1]
     n.flags.incl nfIsRef
-    n.typ = x.typ
+    n.typ() = x.typ
     result = TFullReg(kind: rkNode, node: n)
 
 iterator genericParamsInMacroCall*(macroSym: PSym, call: PNode): (PSym, PNode) =
@@ -2549,7 +2542,8 @@ proc evalMacroCall*(module: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph; templInstC
     return errorNode(idgen, module, n)
 
   var tos = PStackFrame(prc: sym, comesFrom: 0, next: nil)
-  newSeq(tos.slots, start.usedRegisters)
+  let maxSlots = sym.offset
+  newSeq(tos.slots, maxSlots)
   # setup arguments:
   var L = n.safeLen
   if L == 0: L = 1
@@ -2576,7 +2570,7 @@ proc evalMacroCall*(module: PSym; idgen: IdGenerator; g: ModuleGraph; templInstC
                  " generic parameter(s)")
   # temporary storage:
   #for i in L..<maxSlots: tos.slots[i] = newNode(nkEmpty)
-  result = rawExecute(c, start.pc, tos).regToNode
+  result = rawExecute(c, start, tos).regToNode
   if result.info.line < 0: result.info = n.info
   if cyclicTree(result): globalError(c.config, n.info, "macro produced a cyclic tree")
   dec(g.config.evalMacroCounter)

compiler/vmdef.nim

@@ -243,11 +243,6 @@ type
   VmCallback* = proc (args: VmArgs) {.closure.}
 
   PCtx* = ref TCtx
-
-  VmProcInfo* = object
-    pc*: int32
-    usedRegisters*: int32
-
   TCtx* = object of TPassContext # code gen context
     code*: seq[TInstr]
     debug*: seq[TLineInfo]  # line info for every instruction; kept separate
@@ -276,7 +271,7 @@ type
     profiler*: Profiler
     templInstCounter*: ref int # gives every template instantiation a unique ID, needed here for getAst
     vmstateDiff*: seq[(PSym, PNode)] # we remember the "diff" to global state here (feature for IC)
-    procToCodePos*: Table[int, VmProcInfo]
+    procToCodePos*: Table[int, int]
     cannotEval*: bool
     locals*: IntSet
 
@@ -298,9 +293,6 @@ type
 
   PEvalContext* = PCtx
 
-const
-  NoVmProcInfo* = VmProcInfo(pc: 0'i32, usedRegisters: -1'i32)
-
 proc newCtx*(module: PSym; cache: IdentCache; g: ModuleGraph; idgen: IdGenerator): PCtx =
   PCtx(code: @[], debug: @[],
     globals: newNode(nkStmtListExpr), constants: newNode(nkStmtList), types: @[],

compiler/vmdeps.nim

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ proc atomicTypeX(cache: IdentCache; name: string; m: TMagic; t: PType; info: TLi
   sym.magic = m
   sym.typ = t
   result = newSymNode(sym)
-  result.typ = t
+  result.typ() = t
 
 proc atomicTypeX(s: PSym; info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   result = newSymNode(s)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ proc mapTypeToBracketX(cache: IdentCache; name: string; m: TMagic; t: PType; inf
   for a in t.kids:
     if a == nil:
       let voidt = atomicTypeX(cache, "void", mVoid, t, info, idgen)
-      voidt.typ = newType(tyVoid, idgen, t.owner)
+      voidt.typ() = newType(tyVoid, idgen, t.owner)
       result.add voidt
     else:
       result.add mapTypeToAstX(cache, a, info, idgen, inst)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ proc mapTypeToAstX(cache: IdentCache; t: PType; info: TLineInfo;
       if allowRecursion:
         result = mapTypeToAstR(t.skipModifier, info)
         # keep original type info for getType calls on the output node:
-        result.typ = t
+        result.typ() = t
       else:
         result = newNodeX(nkBracketExpr)
         #result.add mapTypeToAst(t.last, info)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ proc mapTypeToAstX(cache: IdentCache; t: PType; info: TLineInfo;
     else:
       result = mapTypeToAstX(cache, t.skipModifier, info, idgen, inst, allowRecursion)
       # keep original type info for getType calls on the output node:
-      result.typ = t
+      result.typ() = t
   of tyGenericBody:
     if inst:
       result = mapTypeToAstR(t.typeBodyImpl, info)

compiler/vmgen.nim

@@ -1484,9 +1484,9 @@ proc canElimAddr(n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator): PNode =
       result = copyNode(n[0])
       result.add m[0]
       if n.typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind != tyOpenArray:
-        result.typ = n.typ
+        result.typ() = n.typ
       elif n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind in {tyVar}:
-        result.typ = toVar(result.typ, n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind, idgen)
+        result.typ() = toVar(result.typ, n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind, idgen)
   of nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv, nkConv:
     var m = n[0][1]
     if m.kind in {nkDerefExpr, nkHiddenDeref}:
@@ -1495,9 +1495,9 @@ proc canElimAddr(n: PNode; idgen: IdGenerator): PNode =
       result.add n[0][0]
       result.add m[0]
       if n.typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind != tyOpenArray:
-        result.typ = n.typ
+        result.typ() = n.typ
       elif n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind in {tyVar}:
-        result.typ = toVar(result.typ, n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind, idgen)
+        result.typ() = toVar(result.typ, n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind, idgen)
   else:
     if n[0].kind in {nkDerefExpr, nkHiddenDeref}:
       # addr ( deref ( x )) --> x
@@ -1550,8 +1550,7 @@ proc genAsgn(c: PCtx; dest: TDest; ri: PNode; requiresCopy: bool) =
 proc setSlot(c: PCtx; v: PSym) =
   # XXX generate type initialization here?
   if v.position == 0:
-    # IC: review this solution again later
-    v.positionImpl = getFreeRegister(c, if v.kind == skLet: slotFixedLet else: slotFixedVar, start = 1)
+    v.position = getFreeRegister(c, if v.kind == skLet: slotFixedLet else: slotFixedVar, start = 1)
 
 template cannotEval(c: PCtx; n: PNode) =
   if c.config.cmd == cmdCheck and c.config.m.errorOutputs != {}:
@@ -1610,12 +1609,12 @@ proc genAdditionalCopy(c: PCtx; n: PNode; opc: TOpcode;
   c.freeTemp(cc)
 
 proc preventFalseAlias(c: PCtx; n: PNode; opc: TOpcode;
-                       dest, idx, value: TRegister; enforceCopy = false) =
+                       dest, idx, value: TRegister) =
   # opcLdObj et al really means "load address". We sometimes have to create a
   # copy in order to not introduce false aliasing:
   # mylocal = a.b  # needs a copy of the data!
   assert n.typ != nil
-  if needsAdditionalCopy(n) or enforceCopy:
+  if needsAdditionalCopy(n):
     genAdditionalCopy(c, n, opc, dest, idx, value)
   else:
     c.gABC(n, opc, dest, idx, value)
@@ -1664,14 +1663,11 @@ proc genAsgn(c: PCtx; le, ri: PNode; requiresCopy: bool) =
   of nkSym:
     let s = le.sym
     checkCanEval(c, le)
-    let isLdConst = ri.kind == nkSym and ri.sym.kind == skConst and
-        dontInlineConstant(ri, if ri.sym.astdef != nil: ri.sym.astdef else: ri.sym.typ.n)
-      # assigning a constant (opcLdConst) to something; need to copy its value
     if s.isGlobal:
       withTemp(tmp, le.typ):
         c.gen(le, tmp, {gfNodeAddr})
         let val = c.genx(ri)
-        c.preventFalseAlias(le, opcWrDeref, tmp, 0, val, isLdConst)
+        c.preventFalseAlias(le, opcWrDeref, tmp, 0, val)
         c.freeTemp(val)
     else:
       if s.kind == skForVar: c.setSlot s
@@ -1696,7 +1692,7 @@ proc genAsgn(c: PCtx; le, ri: PNode; requiresCopy: bool) =
 
 proc genTypeLit(c: PCtx; t: PType; dest: var TDest) =
   var n = newNode(nkType)
-  n.typ = t
+  n.typ() = t
   genLit(c, n, dest)
 
 proc isEmptyBody(n: PNode): bool =
@@ -1791,7 +1787,7 @@ proc genRdVar(c: PCtx; n: PNode; dest: var TDest; flags: TGenFlags) =
       # see tests/t99bott for an example that triggers it:
       cannotEval(c, n)
 
-template needsRegLoad(): untyped {.dirty.} =
+template needsRegLoad(): untyped =
   {gfNode, gfNodeAddr} * flags == {} and
     fitsRegister(n.typ.skipTypes({tyVar, tyLent, tyStatic}))
 
@@ -1865,7 +1861,7 @@ proc genCheckedObjAccessAux(c: PCtx; n: PNode; dest: var TDest; flags: TGenFlags
   let fieldName = $accessExpr[1]
   let msg = genFieldDefect(c.config, fieldName, disc.sym)
   let strLit = newStrNode(msg, accessExpr[1].info)
-  strLit.typ = strType
+  strLit.typ() = strType
   c.genLit(strLit, msgReg)
   c.gABC(n, opcInvalidField, msgReg, discVal)
   c.freeTemp(discVal)
@@ -2129,7 +2125,7 @@ proc genTupleConstr(c: PCtx, n: PNode, dest: var TDest) =
         c.preventFalseAlias(it, opcWrObj, dest, i.TRegister, tmp)
         c.freeTemp(tmp)
 
-proc genProc*(c: PCtx; s: PSym): VmProcInfo
+proc genProc*(c: PCtx; s: PSym): int
 
 proc toKey(s: PSym): string =
   result = ""
@@ -2413,19 +2409,27 @@ proc optimizeJumps(c: PCtx; start: int) =
         c.finalJumpTarget(i, d - i)
     else: discard
 
-proc genProc(c: PCtx; s: PSym): VmProcInfo =
-  result = c.procToCodePos.getOrDefault(s.id, NoVmProcInfo)
-  if result.usedRegisters < 0:
+proc genProc(c: PCtx; s: PSym): int =
+  let
+    pos = c.procToCodePos.getOrDefault(s.id)
+    wasNotGenProcBefore = pos == 0
+    noRegistersAllocated = s.offset == -1
+  if wasNotGenProcBefore or noRegistersAllocated:
+    # xxx: the noRegisterAllocated check is required in order to avoid issues
+    #      where nimsuggest can crash due as a macro with pos will be loaded
+    #      but it doesn't have offsets for register allocations see:
+    #      https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/18385
+    #      Improvements and further use of IC should remove the need for this.
     #if s.name.s == "outterMacro" or s.name.s == "innerProc":
     #  echo "GENERATING CODE FOR ", s.name.s
     let last = c.code.len-1
-    var eofInstr = default(TInstr)
+    var eofInstr: TInstr = default(TInstr)
     if last >= 0 and c.code[last].opcode == opcEof:
       eofInstr = c.code[last]
       c.code.setLen(last)
       c.debug.setLen(last)
     #c.removeLastEof
-    result.pc = (c.code.len+1).int32 # skip the jump instruction
+    result = c.code.len+1 # skip the jump instruction
     c.procToCodePos[s.id] = result
     # thanks to the jmp we can add top level statements easily and also nest
     # procs easily:
@@ -2450,12 +2454,12 @@ proc genProc(c: PCtx; s: PSym): VmProcInfo =
     c.gABC(body, opcRet)
     c.patch(procStart)
     c.gABC(body, opcEof, eofInstr.regA)
-    c.optimizeJumps(result.pc)
-    result.usedRegisters = c.prc.regInfo.len.int32
-    c.procToCodePos[s.id] = result
+    c.optimizeJumps(result)
+    s.offset = c.prc.regInfo.len.int32
     #if s.name.s == "main" or s.name.s == "[]":
     #  echo renderTree(body)
     #  c.echoCode(result)
     c.prc = oldPrc
   else:
-    c.prc.regInfo.setLen result.usedRegisters
+    c.prc.regInfo.setLen s.offset
+    result = pos

compiler/vmprofiler.nim

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import ast, options, vmdef, lineinfos, msgs
+import options, vmdef, lineinfos, msgs
 
 import std/[times, strutils, tables]
 

compiler/vtables.nim

@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ proc dispatch(x: Base, params: ...) =
     dispatchObject,
     newIntNode(nkIntLit, index)
   )
-  getVTableCall.typ = getSysType(g, unknownLineInfo, tyPointer)
+  getVTableCall.typ() = getSysType(g, unknownLineInfo, tyPointer)
   var vTableCall = newNodeIT(nkCall, base.info, base.typ.returnType)
   var castNode = newTree(nkCast,
         newNodeIT(nkType, base.info, base.typ),
         getVTableCall)
 
-  castNode.typ = base.typ
+  castNode.typ() = base.typ
   vTableCall.add castNode
   for col in 1..<paramLen:
     let param = base.typ.n[col].sym

config/build_config.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 nim_comment="key-value pairs for windows/posix bootstrapping build scripts"
-nim_csourcesDir=csources_v3
-nim_csourcesUrl=https://github.com/nim-lang/csources_v3.git
+nim_csourcesDir=csources_v2
+nim_csourcesUrl=https://github.com/nim-lang/csources_v2.git
 nim_csourcesBranch=master
-nim_csourcesHash=eeab3ac46e93f10efda8e58c4db02b9438319d71
+nim_csourcesHash=86742fb02c6606ab01a532a0085784effb2e753e

doc/advopt.txt

@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ Advanced options:
   --os:SYMBOL               set the target operating system (cross-compilation)
   --cpu:SYMBOL              set the target processor (cross-compilation)
   --debuginfo:on|off        enables debug information
-  --mangle:nim|cpp          selects `nim` or `cpp` style name mangling, defaults to `nim`
   -t, --passC:OPTION        pass an option to the C compiler
   -l, --passL:OPTION        pass an option to the linker
   --cc:SYMBOL               specify the C compiler

doc/manual.md

@@ -3008,12 +3008,6 @@ is more specific
 2. if the concept is being compared with another concept the result is deferred to [Concept subset matching]
 3. in any other case the concept is less specific then it's competitor 
 
-Currently, the concept evaluation mechanism evaluates to a successful match on the first acceptable candidate
-for each defined binding. This has a couple of notable effects:
-
-- generic parameters are fulfilled by the first candidate match even if other candidates would also match and bind different parameters
-- inheritable objects match as they do in normal overload resolution except the "depth" is not accounted for, because that would require calculating the minimum depth of any matching binding
-
 
 Concept subset matching
 -------------------------

doc/nimc.md

@@ -580,8 +580,6 @@ Define                   Effect
                          Currently only clang and vcc.
 `strip`                  Strip debug symbols added by the backend compiler from
                          the executable.
-`heaptrack`              Track memory allocations using
-                         [heaptrack](https://github.com/KDE/heaptrack)
 ======================   =========================================================
 
 

doc/tut2.md

@@ -347,12 +347,10 @@ As the example demonstrates, invocation of a multi-method cannot be ambiguous:
 Collide 2 is preferred over collide 1 because the resolution works from left to
 right. Thus `Unit, Thing` is preferred over `Thing, Unit`.
 
-**Performance note**: Nim generates dispatch trees for methods by default.
-With `--experimental:vtables`, it also provides an option to generate
-a virtual method table for methods,
-which tends to produce better performance in general, 
-especially for deep object hierarchies.
-However, other optimizations like compile time evaluation or dead code elimination do not work with methods.
+**Performance note**: Nim does not produce a virtual method table, but
+generates dispatch trees. This avoids the expensive indirect branch for method
+calls and enables inlining. However, other optimizations like compile time
+evaluation or dead code elimination do not work with methods.
 
 
 Exceptions

koch.nim

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 
 const
   # examples of possible values for repos: Head, ea82b54
-  NimbleStableCommit = "9207e8b2bbdf66b5a4d1020214cff44d2d30df92"    # 0.20.1
-  AtlasStableCommit = "2aa62121b40d580aa2fb27920a37b938d36c5f57"     # 0.9.4
+  NimbleStableCommit = "9207e8b2bbdf66b5a4d1020214cff44d2d30df92" # 0.20.1
+  AtlasStableCommit = "26cecf4d0cc038d5422fc1aa737eec9c8803a82b" # 0.9
   ChecksumsStableCommit = "0b8e46379c5bc1bf73d8b3011908389c60fb9b98" # 2.0.1
   SatStableCommit = "faf1617f44d7632ee9601ebc13887644925dcc01"
 
-  NimonyStableCommit = "322178d9af6676363d5237382c6d6c1b4e56d3cd" # unversioned \
+  NimonyStableCommit = "1dbabac403ae32e185ee4c29f006d04e04b50c6d" # unversioned \
     # Note that Nimony uses Nim as a git submodule but we don't want to install
     # Nimony's dependency to Nim as we are Nim. So a `git clone` without --recursive
     # is **required** here.

lib/core/typeinfo.nim

@@ -118,21 +118,21 @@ when not defined(js):
   template `rawType=`(x: var Any, p: PNimType) =
     x.rawTypePtr = cast[pointer](p)
 
-proc genericAssign(dest, src: pointer, mt: PNimType) {.importCompilerProc, raises: [].}
+proc genericAssign(dest, src: pointer, mt: PNimType) {.importCompilerProc.}
 
 when not defined(gcDestructors):
-  proc genericShallowAssign(dest, src: pointer, mt: PNimType) {.importCompilerProc, raises: [].}
-  proc incrSeq(seq: PGenSeq, elemSize, elemAlign: int): PGenSeq {.importCompilerProc, raises: [].}
-  proc newObj(typ: PNimType, size: int): pointer {.importCompilerProc, raises: [].}
-  proc newSeq(typ: PNimType, len: int): pointer {.importCompilerProc, raises: [].}
-  proc objectInit(dest: pointer, typ: PNimType) {.importCompilerProc, raises: [].}
+  proc genericShallowAssign(dest, src: pointer, mt: PNimType) {.importCompilerProc.}
+  proc incrSeq(seq: PGenSeq, elemSize, elemAlign: int): PGenSeq {.importCompilerProc.}
+  proc newObj(typ: PNimType, size: int): pointer {.importCompilerProc.}
+  proc newSeq(typ: PNimType, len: int): pointer {.importCompilerProc.}
+  proc objectInit(dest: pointer, typ: PNimType) {.importCompilerProc.}
 else:
-  proc nimNewObj(size, align: int): pointer {.importCompilerProc, raises: [].}
-  proc newSeqPayload(cap, elemSize, elemAlign: int): pointer {.importCompilerProc, raises: [].}
+  proc nimNewObj(size, align: int): pointer {.importCompilerProc.}
+  proc newSeqPayload(cap, elemSize, elemAlign: int): pointer {.importCompilerProc.}
   proc prepareSeqAddUninit(len: int; p: pointer; addlen, elemSize, elemAlign: int): pointer {.
-    importCompilerProc, raises: [].}
+    importCompilerProc.}
   proc zeroNewElements(len: int; p: pointer; addlen, elemSize, elemAlign: int) {.
-    importCompilerProc, raises: [].}
+    importCompilerProc.}
 
 include system/ptrarith
 

lib/pure/collections/deques.nim

@@ -200,10 +200,8 @@ iterator items*[T](deq: Deque[T]): lent T =
     let a = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50].toDeque
     assert toSeq(a.items) == @[10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
 
-  let L = len(deq)
-  for c in 0 ..< L:
+  for c in 0 ..< deq.len:
     yield deq.data[(deq.head + c.uint) and deq.mask]
-    assert(len(deq) == L, "the length of the Deque changed while iterating over it")
 
 iterator mitems*[T](deq: var Deque[T]): var T =
   ## Yields every element of `deq`, which can be modified.
@@ -217,10 +215,8 @@ iterator mitems*[T](deq: var Deque[T]): var T =
       x = 5 * x - 1
     assert $a == "[49, 99, 149, 199, 249]"
 
-  let L = len(deq)
-  for c in 0 ..< L:
+  for c in 0 ..< deq.len:
     yield deq.data[(deq.head + c.uint) and deq.mask]
-    assert(len(deq) == L, "the length of the Deque changed while iterating over it")
 
 iterator pairs*[T](deq: Deque[T]): tuple[key: int, val: T] =
   ## Yields every `(position, value)`-pair of `deq`.
@@ -230,10 +226,8 @@ iterator pairs*[T](deq: Deque[T]): tuple[key: int, val: T] =
     let a = [10, 20, 30].toDeque
     assert toSeq(a.pairs) == @[(0, 10), (1, 20), (2, 30)]
 
-  let L = len(deq)
-  for c in 0 ..< L:
+  for c in 0 ..< deq.len:
     yield (c, deq.data[(deq.head + c.uint) and deq.mask])
-    assert(len(deq) == L, "the length of the Deque changed while iterating over it")
 
 proc contains*[T](deq: Deque[T], item: T): bool {.inline.} =
   ## Returns true if `item` is in `deq` or false if not found.

lib/pure/strutils.nim

@@ -2009,9 +2009,7 @@ func find*(s: string, chars: set[char], start: Natural = 0, last = -1): int {.
 
 when defined(linux):
   proc memmem(haystack: pointer, haystacklen: csize_t,
-              needle: pointer, needlelen: csize_t): pointer {.importc, header: """#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
-#endif
+              needle: pointer, needlelen: csize_t): pointer {.importc, header: """#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <string.h>""".}
 elif defined(bsd) or (defined(macosx) and not defined(ios)):
   proc memmem(haystack: pointer, haystacklen: csize_t,