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fixes #23406, closes #23854, closes #23855 (test code of both compiles but separate issue exists), refs #23432, follows #23411 In generic bodies, previously all regular `nkCall` nodes like `foo(a, b)` were directly treated as generic statements and delayed immediately, but other call kinds like `a.foo(b)`, `foo a, b` etc underwent typechecking before making sure they have to be delayed, as implemented in #22029. Since the behavior for `nkCall` was slightly buggy (as in #23406), the behavior for all call kinds is now to call `semTypeExpr`. However the vast majority of calls in generic bodies out there are `nkCall`, and while there isn't a difference in the expected behavior, this exposes many issues with the implementation started in #22029 given how much more code uses it now. The portion of these issues that CI has caught are fixed in this PR but it's possible there are more. 1. Deref expressions, dot expressions and calls to dot expressions now handle and propagate `tyFromExpr`. This is most of the changes in `semexprs`. 2. For deref expressions to work in `typeof`, a new type flag `tfNonConstExpr` is added for `tyFromExpr` that calls `semExprWithType` with `efInTypeof` on the expression instead of `semConstExpr`. This type flag is set for every `tyFromExpr` type of a node that `prepareNode` encounters, so that the node itself isn't evaluated at compile time when just trying to get the type of the node. 3. Unresolved `static` types matching `static` parameters is now treated the same as unresolved generic types matching `typedesc` parameters in generic type bodies, it causes a failed match which delays the call instantiation. 4. `typedesc` parameters now reject all types containing unresolved generic types like `seq[T]`, not just generic param types by themselves. (using `containsGenericType`) 5. `semgnrc` now doesn't leave generic param symbols it encounters in generic type contexts as just identifiers, and instead turns them into symbol nodes. Normally in generic procs, this isn't a problem since the generic param symbols will be provided again at instantiation time (and in fact creating symbol nodes causes issues since `seminst` doesn't actually instantiate proc body node types). But generic types can try to be instantiated early in `sigmatch` which will give an undeclared identifier error when the param is not provided. Nodes in generic types (specifically in `tyFromExpr` which should be the only use for `semGenericStmt`) undergo full generic type instantiation with `prepareNode`, so there is no issue of these symbols remaining as uninstantiated generic types. 6. `prepareNode` now has more logic for which nodes to avoid instantiating. Subscripts and subscripts turned into calls to `[]` by `semgnrc` need to avoid instantiating the first operand, since it may be a generic body type like `Generic` in an expression like `Generic[int]`. Dot expressions cannot instantiate their RHS as it may be a generic proc symbol or even an undeclared identifier for generic param fields, but have to instantiate their LHS, so calls and subscripts need to still instantiate their first node if it's a dot expression. This logic still isn't perfect and needs the same level of detail as in `semexprs` for which nodes can be left as "untyped" for overloading/dot exprs/subscripts to handle, but should handle the majority of cases. Also the `efDetermineType` requirement for which calls become `tyFromExpr` is removed and as a result `efDetermineType` is entirely unused again.
Nim
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Compiling
The compiler currently officially supports the following platform and architecture combinations:
| Operating System | Architectures Supported |
|---|---|
| Windows (Windows XP or greater) | x86 and x86_64 |
| Linux (most distributions) | x86, x86_64, ppc64, and armv6l |
| Mac OS X (10.04 or greater) | x86, x86_64, ppc64, and Apple Silicon (ARM64) |
More platforms are supported, however, they are not tested regularly and they may not be as stable as the above-listed platforms.
Compiling the Nim compiler is quite straightforward if you follow these steps:
First, the C source of an older version of the Nim compiler is needed to
bootstrap the latest version because the Nim compiler itself is written in the
Nim programming language. Those C sources are available within the
nim-lang/csources_v2 repository.
Next, to build from source you will need:
- A C compiler such as
gcc5.x/later or an alternative such asclang,Visual C++orIntel C++. It is recommended to usegcc5.x or later. - Either
gitorwgetto download the needed source repositories. - The
build-essentialpackage when usinggccon Ubuntu (and likely other distros as well). - On Windows MinGW 4.3.0 (GCC 8.10) is the minimum recommended compiler.
- Nim hosts a known working MinGW distribution:
Windows Note: Cygwin and similar POSIX runtime environments are not supported.
Then, if you are on a *nix system or Windows, the following steps should compile
Nim from source using gcc, git, and the koch build tool.
Note: The following commands are for the development version of the compiler. For most users, installing the latest stable version is enough. Check out the installation instructions on the website to do so: https://nim-lang.org/install.html.
For package maintainers: see packaging guidelines.
First, get Nim from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim.git
cd Nim
Next, run the appropriate build shell script for your platform:
build_all.sh(Linux, Mac)build_all.bat(Windows)
Finally, once you have finished the build steps (on Windows, Mac, or Linux) you
should add the bin directory to your PATH.
See also bootstrapping the compiler.
See also reproducible builds.
Koch
koch is the build tool used to build various parts of Nim and to generate
documentation and the website, among other things. The koch tool can also
be used to run the Nim test suite.
Assuming that you added Nim's bin directory to your PATH, you may execute
the tests using ./koch tests. The tests take a while to run, but you
can run a subset of tests by specifying a category (for example
./koch tests cat async).
For more information on the koch build tool please see the documentation
within the doc/koch.md file.
Nimble
nimble is Nim's package manager. To learn more about it, see the
nim-lang/nimble repository.
Contributors
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Contributing
See detailed contributing guidelines. We welcome all contributions to Nim regardless of how small or large they are. Everything from spelling fixes to new modules to be included in the standard library are welcomed and appreciated. Before you start contributing, you should familiarize yourself with the following repository structure:
bin/,build/- these directories are empty, but are used when Nim is built.compiler/- the compiler source code. Also includes plugins withincompiler/plugins.nimsuggest- the nimsuggest tool that previously lived in thenim-lang/nimsuggestrepository.config/- the configuration for the compiler and documentation generator.doc/- the documentation files in reStructuredText format.lib/- the standard library, including:pure/- modules in the standard library written in pure Nim.impure/- modules in the standard library written in pure Nim with dependencies written in other languages.wrappers/- modules that wrap dependencies written in other languages.
tests/- contains categorized tests for the compiler and standard library.tools/- the tools includingniminst(mostly invoked viakoch).koch.nim- the tool used to bootstrap Nim, generate C sources, build the website, and generate the documentation.
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However, if you are short on time, you can just run the tests specific to your
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that all tests pass before allowing the pull request to be accepted, so only
running specific tests should be harmless.
Integration tests should go in tests/untestable.
If you're looking for ways to contribute, please look at our issue tracker.
There are always plenty of issues labeled Easy; these should
be a good starting point for an initial contribution to Nim.
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