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#
#
#           The Nimrod Compiler
#        (c) Copyright 2011 Andreas Rumpf
#
#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
#

const
  RangeExpandLimit = 256      # do not generate ranges
                              # over 'RangeExpandLimit' elements
  stringCaseThreshold = 8
    # above X strings a hash-switch for strings is generated

proc genVarTuple(p: BProc, n: PNode) = 
  var tup, field: TLoc
  if n.kind != nkVarTuple: InternalError(n.info, "genVarTuple")
  var L = sonsLen(n)
  genLineDir(p, n)
  initLocExpr(p, n.sons[L - 1], tup)
  var t = tup.t
  for i in countup(0, L - 3): 
    var v = n.sons[i].sym
    if sfGlobal in v.flags: 
      assignGlobalVar(p, v)
      genObjectInit(p, cpsInit, v.typ, v.loc, true)
    else: 
      assignLocalVar(p, v)
      initVariable(p, v)
    initLoc(field, locExpr, t.sons[i], tup.s)
    if t.n == nil: 
      field.r = ropef("$1.Field$2", [rdLoc(tup), toRope(i)])
    else: 
      if (t.n.sons[i].kind != nkSym): InternalError(n.info, "genVarTuple")
      field.r = ropef("$1.$2", 
                      [rdLoc(tup), mangleRecFieldName(t.n.sons[i].sym, t)])
    putLocIntoDest(p, v.loc, field)

proc genSingleVar(p: BProc, a: PNode) =
  var v = a.sons[0].sym
  if sfGlobal in v.flags: 
    assignGlobalVar(p, v)
    genObjectInit(p, cpsInit, v.typ, v.loc, true)
  else: 
    assignLocalVar(p, v)
    initVariable(p, v)
  if a.sons[2].kind != nkEmpty: 
    genLineDir(p, a)
    expr(p, a.sons[2], v.loc)

proc genVarStmt(p: BProc, n: PNode) = 
  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
    var a = n.sons[i]
    if a.kind == nkCommentStmt: continue 
    if a.kind == nkIdentDefs: 
      assert(a.sons[0].kind == nkSym)
      genSingleVar(p, a)
    else:
      genVarTuple(p, a)

proc genConstStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(t) - 1): 
    var it = t.sons[i]
    if it.kind == nkCommentStmt: continue 
    if it.kind != nkConstDef: InternalError(t.info, "genConstStmt")
    var c = it.sons[0].sym 
    if sfFakeConst in c.flags:
      genSingleVar(p, it)
    elif c.typ.kind in ConstantDataTypes and not (lfNoDecl in c.loc.flags) and
        c.ast.len != 0: 
      # generate the data:
      fillLoc(c.loc, locData, c.typ, mangleName(c), OnUnknown)
      if sfImportc in c.flags: 
        appf(p.module.s[cfsData], "extern NIM_CONST $1 $2;$n", 
             [getTypeDesc(p.module, c.typ), c.loc.r])
      else: 
        appf(p.module.s[cfsData], "NIM_CONST $1 $2 = $3;$n", 
             [getTypeDesc(p.module, c.typ), c.loc.r, genConstExpr(p, c.ast)])
  
proc genIfStmt(p: BProc, n: PNode) = 
  #
  #  if (!expr1) goto L1;
  #  thenPart
  #  goto LEnd
  #  L1:
  #  if (!expr2) goto L2;
  #  thenPart2
  #  goto LEnd
  #  L2:
  #  elsePart
  #  Lend:
  #
  var 
    a: TLoc
    Lelse: TLabel
  genLineDir(p, n)
  var Lend = getLabel(p)
  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
    var it = n.sons[i]
    case it.kind
    of nkElifBranch: 
      initLocExpr(p, it.sons[0], a)
      Lelse = getLabel(p)
      inc(p.labels)
      appff(p.s[cpsStmts], "if (!$1) goto $2;$n", 
            "br i1 $1, label %LOC$3, label %$2$n" & "LOC$3: $n", 
            [rdLoc(a), Lelse, toRope(p.labels)])
      genStmts(p, it.sons[1])
      if sonsLen(n) > 1: 
        appff(p.s[cpsStmts], "goto $1;$n", "br label %$1$n", [Lend])
      fixLabel(p, Lelse)
    of nkElse: 
      genStmts(p, it.sons[0])
    else: internalError(n.info, "genIfStmt()")
  if sonsLen(n) > 1: fixLabel(p, Lend)
  
proc popSafePoints(p: BProc, howMany: int) = 
  var L = p.nestedTryStmts.len
  # danger of endless recursion! we workaround this here by a temp stack
  var stack: seq[PNode]
  newSeq(stack, howMany)
  for i in countup(1, howMany): 
    stack[i-1] = p.nestedTryStmts[L-i]
  setLen(p.nestedTryStmts, L-howMany)
  
  for tryStmt in items(stack):
    appcg(p, cpsStmts, "#popSafePoint();$n", [])
    var finallyStmt = lastSon(tryStmt)
    if finallyStmt.kind == nkFinally: 
      genStmts(p, finallyStmt.sons[0])
  # push old elements again:
  for i in countdown(howMany-1, 0): 
    p.nestedTryStmts.add(stack[i])

proc genReturnStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  p.beforeRetNeeded = true
  popSafePoints(p, min(1, p.nestedTryStmts.len))
  genLineDir(p, t)
  if (t.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty): genStmts(p, t.sons[0])
  appff(p.s[cpsStmts], "goto BeforeRet;$n", "br label %BeforeRet$n", [])
  
proc genWhileStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  # we don't generate labels here as for example GCC would produce
  # significantly worse code
  var 
    a: TLoc
    Labl: TLabel
    length: int
  inc(p.withinLoop)
  genLineDir(p, t)
  assert(sonsLen(t) == 2)
  inc(p.labels)
  Labl = con("LA", toRope(p.labels))
  length = len(p.blocks)
  setlen(p.blocks, length + 1)
  p.blocks[length].id = - p.labels # negative because it isn't used yet
  p.blocks[length].nestedTryStmts = p.nestedTryStmts.len
  appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "while (1) {$n")
  initLocExpr(p, t.sons[0], a)
  if (t.sons[0].kind != nkIntLit) or (t.sons[0].intVal == 0): 
    p.blocks[length].id = abs(p.blocks[length].id)
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "if (!$1) goto $2;$n", [rdLoc(a), Labl])
  genStmts(p, t.sons[1])
  if p.blocks[length].id > 0: appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "} $1: ;$n", [Labl])
  else: appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "}$n")
  setlen(p.blocks, len(p.blocks) - 1)
  dec(p.withinLoop)

proc genBlock(p: BProc, t: PNode, d: var TLoc) = 
  inc(p.labels)
  var idx = len(p.blocks)
  if t.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty: 
    # named block?
    assert(t.sons[0].kind == nkSym)
    var sym = t.sons[0].sym
    sym.loc.k = locOther
    sym.loc.a = idx
  setlen(p.blocks, idx + 1)
  p.blocks[idx].id = -p.labels # negative because it isn't used yet
  p.blocks[idx].nestedTryStmts = p.nestedTryStmts.len
  if t.kind == nkBlockExpr: genStmtListExpr(p, t.sons[1], d)
  else: genStmts(p, t.sons[1])
  if p.blocks[idx].id > 0: 
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "LA$1: ;$n", [toRope(p.blocks[idx].id)])
  setlen(p.blocks, idx)

proc genBreakStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  var idx = len(p.blocks) - 1
  if t.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty: 
    # named break?
    assert(t.sons[0].kind == nkSym)
    var sym = t.sons[0].sym
    assert(sym.loc.k == locOther)
    idx = sym.loc.a
  p.blocks[idx].id = abs(p.blocks[idx].id) # label is used
  popSafePoints(p, p.nestedTryStmts.len - p.blocks[idx].nestedTryStmts)
  genLineDir(p, t)
  appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "goto LA$1;$n", [toRope(p.blocks[idx].id)])

proc getRaiseFrmt(p: BProc): string = 
  #if gCmd == cmdCompileToCpp: 
  #  result = "throw #nimException($1, $2);$n"
  #else: 
  result = "#raiseException((#E_Base*)$1, $2);$n"

proc genRaiseStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  if t.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty: 
    var a: TLoc
    InitLocExpr(p, t.sons[0], a)
    var e = rdLoc(a)
    var typ = skipTypes(t.sons[0].typ, abstractPtrs)
    genLineDir(p, t)
    appcg(p, cpsStmts, getRaiseFrmt(p), [e, makeCString(typ.sym.name.s)])
  else: 
    genLineDir(p, t)
    # reraise the last exception:
    #if gCmd == cmdCompileToCpp: 
    #  appcg(p, cpsStmts, "throw;$n")
    #else: 
    appcg(p, cpsStmts, "#reraiseException();$n")

proc genCaseGenericBranch(p: BProc, b: PNode, e: TLoc, 
                          rangeFormat, eqFormat: TFormatStr, labl: TLabel) = 
  var 
    x, y: TLoc
  var length = sonsLen(b)
  for i in countup(0, length - 2): 
    if b.sons[i].kind == nkRange: 
      initLocExpr(p, b.sons[i].sons[0], x)
      initLocExpr(p, b.sons[i].sons[1], y)
      appcg(p, cpsStmts, rangeFormat, 
           [rdCharLoc(e), rdCharLoc(x), rdCharLoc(y), labl])
    else: 
      initLocExpr(p, b.sons[i], x)
      appcg(p, cpsStmts, eqFormat, [rdCharLoc(e), rdCharLoc(x), labl])

proc genCaseSecondPass(p: BProc, t: PNode, labId, until: int): TLabel = 
  var Lend = getLabel(p)
  for i in 1..until: 
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "LA$1: ;$n", [toRope(labId + i)])
    if t.sons[i].kind == nkOfBranch:
      var length = sonsLen(t.sons[i])
      genStmts(p, t.sons[i].sons[length - 1])
      appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "goto $1;$n", [Lend])
    else: 
      genStmts(p, t.sons[i].sons[0])
  result = Lend

proc genIfForCaseUntil(p: BProc, t: PNode, rangeFormat, eqFormat: TFormatStr,
                       until: int, a: TLoc): TLabel = 
  # generate a C-if statement for a Nimrod case statement
  var labId = p.labels
  for i in 1..until: 
    inc(p.labels)
    if t.sons[i].kind == nkOfBranch: # else statement
      genCaseGenericBranch(p, t.sons[i], a, rangeFormat, eqFormat, 
                           con("LA", toRope(p.labels)))
    else: 
      appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "goto LA$1;$n", [toRope(p.labels)])
  if until < t.len-1: 
    inc(p.labels)
    var gotoTarget = p.labels
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "goto LA$1;$n", [toRope(gotoTarget)])
    result = genCaseSecondPass(p, t, labId, until)
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "LA$1: ;$n", [toRope(gotoTarget)])
  else:
    result = genCaseSecondPass(p, t, labId, until)

proc genCaseGeneric(p: BProc, t: PNode, rangeFormat, eqFormat: TFormatStr) = 
  var a: TLoc
  initLocExpr(p, t.sons[0], a)
  var Lend = genIfForCaseUntil(p, t, rangeFormat, eqFormat, sonsLen(t)-1, a)
  fixLabel(p, Lend)

proc genCaseStringBranch(p: BProc, b: PNode, e: TLoc, labl: TLabel, 
                         branches: var openArray[PRope]) = 
  var x: TLoc
  var length = sonsLen(b)
  for i in countup(0, length - 2): 
    assert(b.sons[i].kind != nkRange)
    initLocExpr(p, b.sons[i], x)
    assert(b.sons[i].kind in {nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit})
    var j = int(hashString(b.sons[i].strVal) and high(branches))
    appcg(p.module, branches[j], "if (#eqStrings($1, $2)) goto $3;$n", 
         [rdLoc(e), rdLoc(x), labl])

proc genStringCase(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  # count how many constant strings there are in the case:
  var strings = 0
  for i in countup(1, sonsLen(t) - 1): 
    if t.sons[i].kind == nkOfBranch: inc(strings, sonsLen(t.sons[i]) - 1)
  if strings > stringCaseThreshold: 
    var bitMask = math.nextPowerOfTwo(strings) - 1
    var branches: seq[PRope]
    newSeq(branches, bitMask + 1)
    var a: TLoc
    initLocExpr(p, t.sons[0], a) # fist pass: gnerate ifs+goto:
    var labId = p.labels
    for i in countup(1, sonsLen(t) - 1): 
      inc(p.labels)
      if t.sons[i].kind == nkOfBranch: 
        genCaseStringBranch(p, t.sons[i], a, con("LA", toRope(p.labels)), 
                            branches)
      else: 
        # else statement: nothing to do yet
        # but we reserved a label, which we use later
    appcg(p, cpsStmts, "switch (#hashString($1) & $2) {$n", 
         [rdLoc(a), toRope(bitMask)])
    for j in countup(0, high(branches)): 
      if branches[j] != nil: 
        appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "case $1: $n$2break;$n", 
             [intLiteral(j), branches[j]])
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "}$n") # else statement:
    if t.sons[sonsLen(t) - 1].kind != nkOfBranch: 
      appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "goto LA$1;$n", [toRope(p.labels)]) 
    # third pass: generate statements
    var Lend = genCaseSecondPass(p, t, labId, sonsLen(t)-1)
    fixLabel(p, Lend)
  else: 
    genCaseGeneric(p, t, "", "if (#eqStrings($1, $2)) goto $3;$n")
  
proc branchHasTooBigRange(b: PNode): bool = 
  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(b)-2): 
    # last son is block
    if (b.sons[i].Kind == nkRange) and
        b.sons[i].sons[1].intVal - b.sons[i].sons[0].intVal > RangeExpandLimit: 
      return true

proc IfSwitchSplitPoint(p: BProc, n: PNode): int =
  for i in 1..n.len-1:
    var branch = n[i]
    var stmtBlock = lastSon(branch)
    if stmtBlock.stmtsContainPragma(wLinearScanEnd):
      result = i
    elif hasSwitchRange notin CC[ccompiler].props: 
      if branch.kind == nkOfBranch and branchHasTooBigRange(branch): 
        result = i

proc genOrdinalCase(p: BProc, n: PNode) = 
  # analyse 'case' statement:
  var splitPoint = IfSwitchSplitPoint(p, n)
  
  # generate if part (might be empty):
  var a: TLoc
  initLocExpr(p, n.sons[0], a)
  var Lend = if splitPoint > 0: genIfForCaseUntil(p, n, 
                    rangeFormat = "if ($1 >= $2 && $1 <= $3) goto $4;$n",
                    eqFormat = "if ($1 == $2) goto $3;$n", 
                    splitPoint, a) else: nil
  
  # generate switch part (might be empty):
  if splitPoint+1 < n.len:
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "switch ($1) {$n", [rdCharLoc(a)])
    var hasDefault = false
    for i in splitPoint+1 .. < n.len: 
      var branch = n[i]
      if branch.kind == nkOfBranch: 
        var length = branch.len
        for j in 0 .. length-2: 
          if branch[j].kind == nkRange: 
            if hasSwitchRange in CC[ccompiler].props: 
              appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "case $1 ... $2:$n", [
                  genLiteral(p, branch[j][0]), 
                  genLiteral(p, branch[j][1])])
            else: 
              var v = copyNode(branch[j][0])
              while v.intVal <= branch[j][1].intVal: 
                appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "case $1:$n", [genLiteral(p, v)])
                Inc(v.intVal)
          else: 
            appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "case $1:$n", [genLiteral(p, branch[j])])
        genStmts(p, branch[length-1])
      else: 
        # else part of case statement:
        appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "default:$n")
        genStmts(p, branch[0])
        hasDefault = true
      appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "break;$n")
    if (hasAssume in CC[ccompiler].props) and not hasDefault: 
      appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "default: __assume(0);$n")
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "}$n")
  if Lend != nil: fixLabel(p, Lend)
  
proc genCaseStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  genLineDir(p, t)
  case skipTypes(t.sons[0].typ, abstractVarRange).kind
  of tyString: 
    genStringCase(p, t)
  of tyFloat..tyFloat128: 
    genCaseGeneric(p, t, "if ($1 >= $2 && $1 <= $3) goto $4;$n", 
                   "if ($1 == $2) goto $3;$n") 
  else: 
    genOrdinalCase(p, t)
  
proc hasGeneralExceptSection(t: PNode): bool = 
  var length = sonsLen(t)
  var i = 1
  while (i < length) and (t.sons[i].kind == nkExceptBranch): 
    var blen = sonsLen(t.sons[i])
    if blen == 1: 
      return true
    inc(i)
  result = false

proc genTryStmtCpp(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  # code to generate:
  #
  #   bool tmpRethrow = false;
  #   try
  #   {
  #      myDiv(4, 9);
  #   } catch (NimException& tmp) {
  #      tmpRethrow = true;
  #      switch (tmp.exc)
  #      {
  #         case DIVIDE_BY_ZERO:
  #           tmpRethrow = false;
  #           printf("Division by Zero\n");
  #         break;
  #      default: // used for general except!
  #         generalExceptPart();
  #         tmpRethrow = false;
  #      }
  #  }
  #  excHandler = excHandler->prev; // we handled the exception
  #  finallyPart();
  #  if (tmpRethrow) throw; 
  var 
    rethrowFlag: PRope
    exc: PRope
    i, length, blen: int
  genLineDir(p, t)
  rethrowFlag = nil
  exc = getTempName()
  if not hasGeneralExceptSection(t): 
    rethrowFlag = getTempName()
    appf(p.s[cpsLocals], "volatile NIM_BOOL $1 = NIM_FALSE;$n", [rethrowFlag])
  if optStackTrace in p.Options: 
    appcg(p, cpsStmts, "#setFrame((TFrame*)&F);$n")
  appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "try {$n")
  add(p.nestedTryStmts, t)
  genStmts(p, t.sons[0])
  length = sonsLen(t)
  if t.sons[1].kind == nkExceptBranch: 
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "} catch (NimException& $1) {$n", [exc])
    if rethrowFlag != nil: 
      appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "$1 = NIM_TRUE;$n", [rethrowFlag])
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "if ($1.sp.exc) {$n", [exc])
  i = 1
  while (i < length) and (t.sons[i].kind == nkExceptBranch): 
    blen = sonsLen(t.sons[i])
    if blen == 1: 
      # general except section:
      appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "default:$n")
      genStmts(p, t.sons[i].sons[0])
    else: 
      for j in countup(0, blen - 2): 
        assert(t.sons[i].sons[j].kind == nkType)
        appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "case $1:$n", [toRope(t.sons[i].sons[j].typ.id)])
      genStmts(p, t.sons[i].sons[blen - 1])
    if rethrowFlag != nil: 
      appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "$1 = NIM_FALSE;  ", [rethrowFlag])
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "break;$n")
    inc(i)
  if t.sons[1].kind == nkExceptBranch: 
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "}}$n") # end of catch-switch statement
  appcg(p, cpsStmts, "#popSafePoint();")
  discard pop(p.nestedTryStmts)
  if (i < length) and (t.sons[i].kind == nkFinally): 
    genStmts(p, t.sons[i].sons[0])
  if rethrowFlag != nil: 
    appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "if ($1) { throw; }$n", [rethrowFlag])
  
proc genTryStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  # code to generate:
  #
  #  TSafePoint sp;
  #  pushSafePoint(&sp);
  #  sp.status = setjmp(sp.context);
  #  if (sp.status == 0) {
  #    myDiv(4, 9);
  #    popSafePoint();
  #  } else {
  #    popSafePoint();
  #    /* except DivisionByZero: */
  #    if (sp.status == DivisionByZero) {
  #      printf('Division by Zero\n');
  #      clearException();
  #    } else {
  #      clearException();
  #    }
  #  }
  #  /* finally: */
  #  printf('fin!\n');
  #  if (exception not cleared)
  #    propagateCurrentException();
  genLineDir(p, t)
  var safePoint = getTempName()
  discard cgsym(p.module, "E_Base")
  appcg(p, cpsLocals, "#TSafePoint $1;$n", [safePoint])
  appcg(p, cpsStmts, "#pushSafePoint(&$1);$n" &
        "$1.status = setjmp($1.context);$n", [safePoint])
  if optStackTrace in p.Options: 
    appcg(p, cpsStmts, "#setFrame((TFrame*)&F);$n")
  appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "if ($1.status == 0) {$n", [safePoint])
  var length = sonsLen(t)
  add(p.nestedTryStmts, t)
  genStmts(p, t.sons[0])
  appcg(p, cpsStmts, "#popSafePoint();$n} else {$n#popSafePoint();$n")
  var i = 1
  while (i < length) and (t.sons[i].kind == nkExceptBranch): 
    var blen = sonsLen(t.sons[i])
    if blen == 1: 
      # general except section:
      if i > 1: appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "else {$n")
      genStmts(p, t.sons[i].sons[0])
      appcg(p, cpsStmts, "$1.status = 0;#popCurrentException();$n", [safePoint])
      if i > 1: appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "}$n")
    else: 
      var orExpr: PRope = nil
      for j in countup(0, blen - 2): 
        assert(t.sons[i].sons[j].kind == nkType)
        if orExpr != nil: app(orExpr, "||")
        appcg(p.module, orExpr, 
              "#isObj(#getCurrentException()->Sup.m_type, $1)", 
              [genTypeInfo(p.module, t.sons[i].sons[j].typ)])
      if i > 1: app(p.s[cpsStmts], "else ")
      appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "if ($1) {$n", [orExpr])
      genStmts(p, t.sons[i].sons[blen-1]) 
      # code to clear the exception:
      appcg(p, cpsStmts, "$1.status = 0;#popCurrentException();}$n",
           [safePoint])
    inc(i)
  appf(p.s[cpsStmts], "}$n") # end of if statement
  discard pop(p.nestedTryStmts)
  if i < length and t.sons[i].kind == nkFinally: 
    genStmts(p, t.sons[i].sons[0])
  appcg(p, cpsStmts, "if ($1.status != 0) #reraiseException();$n", [safePoint])

proc genAsmOrEmitStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode): PRope = 
  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(t) - 1): 
    case t.sons[i].Kind
    of nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit: 
      app(result, t.sons[i].strVal)
    of nkSym: 
      var sym = t.sons[i].sym
      if sym.kind in {skProc, skMethod}: 
        var a: TLoc
        initLocExpr(p, t.sons[i], a)
        app(result, rdLoc(a))
      else: 
        var r = sym.loc.r
        if r == nil: 
          # if no name has already been given,
          # it doesn't matter much:
          r = mangleName(sym)
          sym.loc.r = r       # but be consequent!
        app(result, r)
    else: InternalError(t.sons[i].info, "genAsmOrEmitStmt()")

proc genAsmStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  assert(t.kind == nkAsmStmt)
  genLineDir(p, t)
  var s = genAsmOrEmitStmt(p, t)
  appf(p.s[cpsStmts], CC[ccompiler].asmStmtFrmt, [s])

proc genEmit(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  genLineDir(p, t)
  var s = genAsmOrEmitStmt(p, t.sons[1])
  if p.prc == nil: 
    # top level emit pragma?
    app(p.module.s[cfsProcHeaders], s)
  else:
    app(p.s[cpsStmts], s)

var 
  breakPointId: int = 0
  gBreakpoints: PRope # later the breakpoints are inserted into the main proc

proc genBreakPoint(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  var name: string
  if optEndb in p.Options: 
    if t.kind == nkExprColonExpr: 
      assert(t.sons[1].kind in {nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit})
      name = normalize(t.sons[1].strVal)
    else: 
      inc(breakPointId)
      name = "bp" & $breakPointId
    genLineDir(p, t)          # BUGFIX
    appcg(p.module, gBreakpoints, 
         "#dbgRegisterBreakpoint($1, (NCSTRING)$2, (NCSTRING)$3);$n", [
        toRope(toLinenumber(t.info)), makeCString(toFilename(t.info)), 
        makeCString(name)])

proc genPragma(p: BProc, n: PNode) = 
  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
    var it = n.sons[i]
    case whichPragma(it)
    of wEmit:
      genEmit(p, it)
    of wBreakpoint: 
      genBreakPoint(p, it)
    of wDeadCodeElim: 
      if not (optDeadCodeElim in gGlobalOptions): 
        # we need to keep track of ``deadCodeElim`` pragma
        if (sfDeadCodeElim in p.module.module.flags): 
          addPendingModule(p.module)
    else: nil

proc FieldDiscriminantCheckNeeded(p: BProc, asgn: PNode): bool = 
  if optFieldCheck in p.options:
    var le = asgn.sons[0]
    if le.kind == nkCheckedFieldExpr:
      var field = le.sons[0].sons[1].sym
      result = sfDiscriminant in field.flags
    elif le.kind == nkDotExpr:
      var field = le.sons[1].sym
      result = sfDiscriminant in field.flags      

proc genDiscriminantCheck(p: BProc, a, tmp: TLoc, objtype: PType, 
                          field: PSym) = 
  var t = skipTypes(objtype, abstractVar)
  assert t.kind == tyObject
  discard genTypeInfo(p.module, t)
  var L = lengthOrd(field.typ)
  if not ContainsOrIncl(p.module.declaredThings, field.id):
    appcg(p.module, cfsVars, "extern $1", 
          discriminatorTableDecl(p.module, t, field))
  appcg(p, cpsStmts,
        "#FieldDiscriminantCheck((NI)(NU)($1), (NI)(NU)($2), $3, $4);$n",
        [rdLoc(a), rdLoc(tmp), discriminatorTableName(p.module, t, field),
         intLiteral(L+1)])

proc asgnFieldDiscriminant(p: BProc, e: PNode) = 
  var a, tmp: TLoc
  var dotExpr = e.sons[0]
  var d: PSym
  if dotExpr.kind == nkCheckedFieldExpr: dotExpr = dotExpr.sons[0]
  InitLocExpr(p, e.sons[0], a)
  getTemp(p, a.t, tmp)
  expr(p, e.sons[1], tmp)
  genDiscriminantCheck(p, a, tmp, dotExpr.sons[0].typ, dotExpr.sons[1].sym)
  genAssignment(p, a, tmp, {})
  
proc genAsgn(p: BProc, e: PNode, fastAsgn: bool) = 
  genLineDir(p, e)
  if not FieldDiscriminantCheckNeeded(p, e):
    var a: TLoc
    InitLocExpr(p, e.sons[0], a)
    if fastAsgn: incl(a.flags, lfNoDeepCopy)
    assert(a.t != nil)
    expr(p, e.sons[1], a)
  else:
    asgnFieldDiscriminant(p, e)

proc genStmts(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
  var 
    a: TLoc
    prc: PSym
  case t.kind
  of nkEmpty: 
    nil
  of nkStmtList: 
    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(t) - 1): genStmts(p, t.sons[i])
  of nkBlockStmt: genBlock(p, t, a)
  of nkIfStmt: genIfStmt(p, t)
  of nkWhileStmt: genWhileStmt(p, t)
  of nkVarSection: genVarStmt(p, t)
  of nkConstSection: genConstStmt(p, t)
  of nkForStmt: internalError(t.info, "for statement not eliminated")
  of nkCaseStmt: genCaseStmt(p, t)
  of nkReturnStmt: genReturnStmt(p, t)
  of nkBreakStmt: genBreakStmt(p, t)
  of nkCall, nkHiddenCallConv, nkInfix, nkPrefix, nkPostfix, nkCommand, 
     nkCallStrLit: 
    genLineDir(p, t)
    initLocExpr(p, t, a)
  of nkAsgn: genAsgn(p, t, fastAsgn=false)
  of nkFastAsgn: genAsgn(p, t, fastAsgn=true)
  of nkDiscardStmt: 
    genLineDir(p, t)
    initLocExpr(p, t.sons[0], a)
  of nkAsmStmt: genAsmStmt(p, t)
  of nkTryStmt: 
    #if gCmd == cmdCompileToCpp: genTryStmtCpp(p, t)
    #else: 
    genTryStmt(p, t)
  of nkRaiseStmt: genRaiseStmt(p, t)
  of nkTypeSection: 
    # we have to emit the type information for object types here to support
    # separate compilation:
    genTypeSection(p.module, t)
  of nkCommentStmt, nkNilLit, nkIteratorDef, nkIncludeStmt, nkImportStmt, 
     nkFromStmt, nkTemplateDef, nkMacroDef: 
    nil
  of nkPragma: genPragma(p, t)
  of nkProcDef, nkMethodDef, nkConverterDef: 
    if (t.sons[genericParamsPos].kind == nkEmpty): 
      prc = t.sons[namePos].sym
      if (optDeadCodeElim notin gGlobalOptions and
          sfDeadCodeElim notin getModule(prc).flags) or
          ({sfExportc, sfCompilerProc} * prc.flags == {sfExportc}) or
          (sfExportc in prc.flags and lfExportLib in prc.loc.flags) or
          (prc.kind == skMethod): 
        # we have not only the header: 
        if t.sons[codePos].kind != nkEmpty or lfDynamicLib in prc.loc.flags: 
          genProc(p.module, prc)
  else: internalError(t.info, "genStmts(" & $t.kind & ')')