Merge branch 'devel' into araq

27 files changed, 1153 insertions, 67 deletions

diff --git a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
index 6e10379e6..b03f7c5aa 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
@@ -944,7 +944,6 @@ proc genEcho(p: BProc, n: PNode) =
   # this unusal way of implementing it ensures that e.g. ``echo("hallo", 45)``
   # is threadsafe.
   internalAssert n.kind == nkBracket
-  p.module.includeHeader("<stdio.h>")
   var args: Rope = nil
   var a: TLoc
   for i in countup(0, n.len-1):
@@ -953,9 +952,15 @@ proc genEcho(p: BProc, n: PNode) =
     else:
       initLocExpr(p, n.sons[i], a)
       addf(args, ", $1? ($1)->data:\"nil\"", [rdLoc(a)])
-  linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "printf($1$2);$n",
-          makeCString(repeat("%s", n.len) & tnl), args)
-  linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "fflush(stdout);$n")
+  if platform.targetOS == osGenode:
+    # bypass libc and print directly to the Genode LOG session
+    p.module.includeHeader("<base/log.h>")
+    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, """Genode::log(""$1);$n""", args)
+  else:
+    p.module.includeHeader("<stdio.h>")
+    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "printf($1$2);$n",
+            makeCString(repeat("%s", n.len) & tnl), args)
+    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "fflush(stdout);$n")
 
 proc gcUsage(n: PNode) =
   if gSelectedGC == gcNone: message(n.info, warnGcMem, n.renderTree)
diff --git a/compiler/cgen.nim b/compiler/cgen.nim
index ebdbffa5a..fd15d0793 100644
--- a/compiler/cgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/cgen.nim
@@ -966,6 +966,19 @@ proc genMainProc(m: BModule) =
         MainProcs &
       "}$N$N"
 
+    GenodeNimMain =
+      "Libc::Env *genodeEnv;$N" &
+      NimMainBody
+
+    ComponentConstruct =
+      "void Libc::Component::construct(Libc::Env &env) {$N" &
+      "\tgenodeEnv = &env;$N" &
+      "\tLibc::with_libc([&] () {$n\t" &
+      MainProcs &
+      "\t});$N" &
+      "\tenv.parent().exit(0);$N" &
+      "}$N$N"
+
   var nimMain, otherMain: FormatStr
   if platform.targetOS == osWindows and
       gGlobalOptions * {optGenGuiApp, optGenDynLib} != {}:
@@ -976,6 +989,9 @@ proc genMainProc(m: BModule) =
       nimMain = WinNimDllMain
       otherMain = WinCDllMain
     m.includeHeader("<windows.h>")
+  elif platform.targetOS == osGenode:
+    nimMain = GenodeNimMain
+    otherMain = ComponentConstruct
   elif optGenDynLib in gGlobalOptions:
     nimMain = PosixNimDllMain
     otherMain = PosixCDllMain
diff --git a/compiler/jsgen.nim b/compiler/jsgen.nim
index d64e4f7dd..0016a8492 100644
--- a/compiler/jsgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/jsgen.nim
@@ -1626,22 +1626,56 @@ proc genToArray(p: PProc; n: PNode; r: var TCompRes) =
     localError(x.info, "'toArray' needs an array literal")
   r.res.add(")")
 
+proc genReprAux(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes, magic: string, typ: Rope = nil) =
+  useMagic(p, magic)
+  add(r.res, magic & "(")
+  var a: TCompRes
+
+  gen(p, n.sons[1], a)
+  if magic == "reprAny":
+    # the pointer argument in reprAny is expandend to 
+    # (pointedto, pointer), so we need to fill it
+    if a.address.isNil:
+      add(r.res, a.res)
+      add(r.res, ", null") 
+    else:
+      add(r.res, "$1, $2" % [a.address, a.res])
+  else:
+    add(r.res, a.res)
+
+  if not typ.isNil:
+    add(r.res, ", ")
+    add(r.res, typ)
+  add(r.res, ")")
+
 proc genRepr(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
   if p.target == targetPHP:
     localError(n.info, "'repr' not available for PHP backend")
     return
   let t = skipTypes(n.sons[1].typ, abstractVarRange)
-  case t.kind
-  of tyInt..tyUInt64:
-    unaryExpr(p, n, r, "", "(\"\"+ ($1))")
+  case t.kind:
+  of tyInt..tyInt64, tyUInt..tyUInt64:
+    genReprAux(p, n, r, "reprInt")
+  of tyChar:
+    genReprAux(p, n, r, "reprChar")
+  of tyBool:
+    genReprAux(p, n, r, "reprBool")
+  of tyFloat..tyFloat128:
+    genReprAux(p, n, r, "reprFloat")
+  of tyString:
+    genReprAux(p, n, r, "reprStr")
   of tyEnum, tyOrdinal:
-    gen(p, n.sons[1], r)
-    useMagic(p, "cstrToNimstr")
-    r.kind = resExpr
-    r.res = "cstrToNimstr($1.node.sons[$2].name)" % [genTypeInfo(p, t), r.res]
+    genReprAux(p, n, r, "reprEnum", genTypeInfo(p, t))
+  of tySet:
+    genReprAux(p, n, r, "reprSet", genTypeInfo(p, t))
+  of tyEmpty, tyVoid:
+    localError(n.info, "'repr' doesn't support 'void' type")
+  of tyPointer: 
+    genReprAux(p, n, r, "reprPointer")
+  of tyOpenArray, tyVarargs:
+    genReprAux(p, n, r, "reprJSONStringify")
   else:
-    # XXX:
-    internalError(n.info, "genRepr: Not implemented")
+    genReprAux(p, n, r, "reprAny", genTypeInfo(p, t))
 
 proc genOf(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
   var x: TCompRes
diff --git a/compiler/platform.nim b/compiler/platform.nim
index 19d0d5853..eb0aca186 100644
--- a/compiler/platform.nim
+++ b/compiler/platform.nim
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type
                     # conditionals to condsyms (end of module).
     osNone, osDos, osWindows, osOs2, osLinux, osMorphos, osSkyos, osSolaris,
     osIrix, osNetbsd, osFreebsd, osOpenbsd, osDragonfly, osAix, osPalmos, osQnx,
-    osAmiga, osAtari, osNetware, osMacos, osMacosx, osHaiku, osVxworks,
+    osAmiga, osAtari, osNetware, osMacos, osMacosx, osHaiku, osVxworks, osGenode
     osJS, osNimrodVM, osStandalone
 
 type
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ const
       objExt: ".o", newLine: "\x0A", pathSep: ";", dirSep: "\\",
       scriptExt: ".sh", curDir: ".", exeExt: ".vxe", extSep: ".",
       props: {ospNeedsPIC, ospPosix, ospLacksThreadVars}),
+     (name: "Genode", pardir: "..", dllFrmt: "$1.lib.so", altDirSep: "/",
+      objExt: ".o", newLine: "\x0A", pathSep: ":", dirSep: "/",
+      scriptExt: "", curDir: "/", exeExt: "", extSep: ".",
+      props: {ospNeedsPIC, ospLacksThreadVars}),
+
      (name: "JS", parDir: "..",
       dllFrmt: "lib$1.so", altDirSep: "/",
       objExt: ".o", newLine: "\x0A",
diff --git a/compiler/semcall.nim b/compiler/semcall.nim
index d6852859b..2dd115b1b 100644
--- a/compiler/semcall.nim
+++ b/compiler/semcall.nim
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ proc resolveOverloads(c: PContext, n, orig: PNode,
         f.ident.s[0..f.ident.s.len-2]).withInfo(n.info)
       let callOp = newIdentNode(getIdent".=", n.info)
       n.sons[0..1] = [callOp, n[1], calleeName]
+      excl(n.flags, nfDotSetter)
       orig.sons[0..1] = [callOp, orig[1], calleeName]
       pickBest(callOp)
 
diff --git a/compiler/semtypinst.nim b/compiler/semtypinst.nim
index fddcc7a24..9ff0b7e78 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypinst.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypinst.nim
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsTAux(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType): PType =
           var r = replaceTypeVarsT(cl, result.sons[i])
           if result.kind == tyObject:
             # carefully coded to not skip the precious tyGenericInst:
-            let r2 = r.skipTypes({tyGenericInst, tyAlias})
+            let r2 = r.skipTypes({tyAlias})
             if r2.kind in {tyPtr, tyRef}:
               r = skipTypes(r2, {tyPtr, tyRef})
           result.sons[i] = r
diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index ff7b0ae72..4661abda0 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType, doBind = true): TTypeRelation =
         # crossing path with metatypes/aliases, so we need to separate them
         # by checking sym.id
         let genericSubtype = isGenericSubType(c, x, f, depth, f)
-        if not (genericSubtype and aobj.sym.id != fobj.sym.id):
+        if not (genericSubtype and aobj.sym.id != fobj.sym.id) and aOrig.kind != tyGenericBody:
           depth = -1
 
       if depth >= 0:
diff --git a/doc/grammar.txt b/doc/grammar.txt
index c70a6737f..f6b9b115f 100644
--- a/doc/grammar.txt
+++ b/doc/grammar.txt
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ typeClass = typeClassParam ^* ',' (pragma)? ('of' typeDesc ^* ',')?
 typeDef = identWithPragmaDot genericParamList? '=' optInd typeDefAux
             indAndComment?
 varTuple = '(' optInd identWithPragma ^+ comma optPar ')' '=' optInd expr
-variable = (varTuple / identColonEquals) indAndComment
+colonBody = colcom stmt doBlocks?
+variable = (varTuple / identColonEquals) colonBody? indAndComment
 bindStmt = 'bind' optInd qualifiedIdent ^+ comma
 mixinStmt = 'mixin' optInd qualifiedIdent ^+ comma
 pragmaStmt = pragma (':' COMMENT? stmt)?
diff --git a/doc/manual/threads.txt b/doc/manual/threads.txt
index fe88123d2..15121ab6d 100644
--- a/doc/manual/threads.txt
+++ b/doc/manual/threads.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ directly or indirectly through a call to a GC unsafe proc.
 The `gcsafe`:idx: annotation can be used to mark a proc to be gcsafe,
 otherwise this property is inferred by the compiler. Note that ``noSideEffect``
 implies ``gcsafe``. The only way to create a thread is via ``spawn`` or
-``createThead``. ``spawn`` is usually the preferable method. Either way
+``createThread``. ``spawn`` is usually the preferable method. Either way
 the invoked proc must not use ``var`` parameters nor must any of its parameters
 contain a ``ref`` or ``closure`` type. This enforces
 the *no heap sharing restriction*.
diff --git a/lib/genode_cpp/syslocks.h b/lib/genode_cpp/syslocks.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ba39abc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/genode_cpp/syslocks.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ *
+ *           Nim's Runtime Library
+ *       (c) Copyright 2017 Emery Hemingway
+ *
+ *   See the file "copying.txt", included in this
+ *   distribution, for details about the copyright.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _GENODE_CPP__SYSLOCKS_H_
+#define _GENODE_CPP__SYSLOCKS_H_
+
+/* Genode includes */
+#include <base/semaphore.h>
+#include <base/lock.h>
+
+namespace Nim {
+	struct SysLock;
+	struct SysCond;
+}
+
+struct Nim::SysLock
+{
+	Genode::Lock _lock_a, _lock_b;
+	bool         _locked;
+
+	void acquireSys()
+	{
+		_lock_a.lock();
+		_locked = true;
+		_lock_a.unlock();
+		_lock_b.lock();
+	}
+
+	bool tryAcquireSys()
+	{
+		if (_locked)
+			return false;
+
+		_lock_a.lock();
+		if (_locked) {
+			_lock_a.unlock();
+			return false;
+		} else {
+			_locked = true;
+			_lock_b.lock();
+			_lock_a.unlock();
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	void releaseSys()
+	{
+		_locked = false;
+		_lock_a.unlock();
+		_lock_b.unlock();
+	}
+};
+
+struct Nim::SysCond
+{
+	Genode::Semaphore _semaphore;
+
+	void waitSysCond(SysLock &syslock)
+	{
+		syslock.releaseSys();
+		_semaphore.down();
+		syslock.acquireSys();
+	}
+
+	void signalSysCond()
+	{
+		_semaphore.up();
+	}
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/genode_cpp/threads.h b/lib/genode_cpp/threads.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1cd61cd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/genode_cpp/threads.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ *
+ *           Nim's Runtime Library
+ *       (c) Copyright 2017 Emery Hemingway
+ *
+ *   See the file "copying.txt", included in this
+ *   distribution, for details about the copyright.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _GENODE_CPP__THREAD_H_
+#define _GENODE_CPP__THREAD_H_
+
+#include <base/thread.h>
+#include <util/avl_tree.h>
+#include <util/reconstructible.h>
+
+namespace Nim { struct SysThread; }
+
+struct Nim::SysThread
+{
+	typedef void (Entry)(void*);
+
+	struct Thread : Genode::Thread
+	{
+		void *_tls;
+
+		Entry *_func;
+		void  *_arg;
+
+		void entry() override {
+			(_func)(_arg); }
+
+		Thread(Genode::Env &env, Genode::size_t stack_size, Entry func, void *arg)
+		: Genode::Thread(env, "nim-thread", stack_size), _func(func), _arg(arg)
+		{
+			Genode::Thread::start();
+		}
+	};
+
+	Genode::Constructible<Thread> _thread;
+
+	void initThread(Genode::Env *env, Genode::size_t stack_size, Entry func, void *arg) {
+		_thread.construct(*env, stack_size, func, arg); }
+
+	void joinThread() {
+		_thread->join(); }
+
+	static bool offMainThread() {
+		return dynamic_cast<SysThread::Thread*>(Genode::Thread::myself()); }
+
+	static void *threadVarGetValue()
+	{
+		SysThread::Thread *thr =
+			static_cast<SysThread::Thread*>(Genode::Thread::myself());
+		return thr->_tls;
+	}
+
+	static void threadVarSetValue(void *value)
+	{
+		SysThread::Thread *thr =
+			static_cast<SysThread::Thread*>(Genode::Thread::myself());
+		thr->_tls = value;
+	}
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/nimbase.h b/lib/nimbase.h
index a535d0da9..714623d4e 100644
--- a/lib/nimbase.h
+++ b/lib/nimbase.h
@@ -498,6 +498,11 @@ typedef int Nim_and_C_compiler_disagree_on_target_architecture[sizeof(NI) == siz
 #  include <sys/types.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__GENODE__)
+#include <libc/component.h>
+extern Libc::Env *genodeEnv;
+#endif
+
 /* Compile with -d:checkAbi and a sufficiently C11:ish compiler to enable */
 #define NIM_CHECK_SIZE(typ, sz) \
   _Static_assert(sizeof(typ) == sz, "Nim & C disagree on type size")
diff --git a/lib/posix/posix.nim b/lib/posix/posix.nim
index b29f43eb4..1ff861534 100644
--- a/lib/posix/posix.nim
+++ b/lib/posix/posix.nim
@@ -1862,10 +1862,10 @@ when hasAioH:
                a4: ptr SigEvent): cint {.importc, header: "<aio.h>".}
 
 # arpa/inet.h
-proc htonl*(a1: int32): int32 {.importc, header: "<arpa/inet.h>".}
-proc htons*(a1: int16): int16 {.importc, header: "<arpa/inet.h>".}
-proc ntohl*(a1: int32): int32 {.importc, header: "<arpa/inet.h>".}
-proc ntohs*(a1: int16): int16 {.importc, header: "<arpa/inet.h>".}
+proc htonl*(a1: uint32): uint32 {.importc, header: "<arpa/inet.h>".}
+proc htons*(a1: uint16): uint16 {.importc, header: "<arpa/inet.h>".}
+proc ntohl*(a1: uint32): uint32 {.importc, header: "<arpa/inet.h>".}
+proc ntohs*(a1: uint16): uint16 {.importc, header: "<arpa/inet.h>".}
 
 proc inet_addr*(a1: cstring): InAddrT {.importc, header: "<arpa/inet.h>".}
 proc inet_ntoa*(a1: InAddr): cstring {.importc, header: "<arpa/inet.h>".}
@@ -2423,11 +2423,15 @@ proc sigset*(a1: int, a2: proc (x: cint) {.noconv.}) {.
 proc sigsuspend*(a1: var Sigset): cint {.importc, header: "<signal.h>".}
 
 when defined(android):
-  proc sigtimedwait*(a1: var Sigset, a2: var SigInfo,
-                   a3: var Timespec, sigsetsize: csize = sizeof(culong)*2): cint {.importc: "__rt_sigtimedwait", header:"<signal.h>".}
+  proc syscall(arg: clong): clong {.varargs, importc: "syscall", header: "<unistd.h>".}
+  var NR_rt_sigtimedwait {.importc: "__NR_rt_sigtimedwait", header: "<sys/syscall.h>".}: clong
+  var NSIGMAX {.importc: "NSIG", header: "<signal.h>".}: clong
+
+  proc sigtimedwait*(a1: var Sigset, a2: var SigInfo, a3: var Timespec): cint =
+    result = cint(syscall(NR_rt_sigtimedwait, addr(a1), addr(a2), addr(a3), NSIGMAX div 8))
 else:
   proc sigtimedwait*(a1: var Sigset, a2: var SigInfo,
-                   a3: var Timespec): cint {.importc, header: "<signal.h>".}
+                     a3: var Timespec): cint {.importc, header: "<signal.h>".}
 
 proc sigwait*(a1: var Sigset, a2: var cint): cint {.
   importc, header: "<signal.h>".}
diff --git a/lib/pure/concurrency/cpuinfo.nim b/lib/pure/concurrency/cpuinfo.nim
index 8c87c77df..c3390573a 100644
--- a/lib/pure/concurrency/cpuinfo.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/concurrency/cpuinfo.nim
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ when defined(macosx) or defined(bsd):
               a: var csize, b: pointer, c: int): cint {.
               importc: "sysctl", nodecl.}
 
+when defined(genode):
+  proc affinitySpaceTotal(): cuint {.
+    importcpp: "genodeEnv->cpu().affinity_space().total()".}
+
 proc countProcessors*(): int {.rtl, extern: "ncpi$1".} =
   ## returns the numer of the processors/cores the machine has.
   ## Returns 0 if it cannot be detected.
@@ -61,7 +65,8 @@ proc countProcessors*(): int {.rtl, extern: "ncpi$1".} =
   elif defined(irix):
     var SC_NPROC_ONLN {.importc: "_SC_NPROC_ONLN", header: "<unistd.h>".}: cint
     result = sysconf(SC_NPROC_ONLN)
+  elif defined(genode):
+    result = affinitySpaceTotal().int
   else:
     result = sysconf(SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
   if result <= 0: result = 1
-
diff --git a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
index 7f666fb35..62c7e2067 100644
--- a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ proc parseResponse(s: Socket, getBody: bool, timeout: int): Response =
       if line[linei] != ':': httpError("invalid headers")
       inc(linei) # Skip :
 
-      result.headers[name] = line[linei.. ^1].strip()
+      result.headers.add(name, line[linei.. ^1].strip())
       # Ensure the server isn't trying to DoS us.
       if result.headers.len > headerLimit:
         httpError("too many headers")
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ proc parseResponse(client: HttpClient | AsyncHttpClient,
       if line[linei] != ':': httpError("invalid headers")
       inc(linei) # Skip :
 
-      result.headers[name] = line[linei.. ^1].strip()
+      result.headers.add(name, line[linei.. ^1].strip())
       if result.headers.len > headerLimit:
         httpError("too many headers")
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/os.nim b/lib/pure/os.nim
index a7f7116ef..82acb2a59 100644
--- a/lib/pure/os.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/os.nim
@@ -825,16 +825,16 @@ proc putEnv*(key, val: string) {.tags: [WriteEnvEffect].} =
   else:
     add environment, (key & '=' & val)
     indx = high(environment)
-  when defined(unix):
-    if c_putenv(environment[indx]) != 0'i32:
-      raiseOSError(osLastError())
-  else:
+  when defined(windows):
     when useWinUnicode:
       var k = newWideCString(key)
       var v = newWideCString(val)
       if setEnvironmentVariableW(k, v) == 0'i32: raiseOSError(osLastError())
     else:
       if setEnvironmentVariableA(key, val) == 0'i32: raiseOSError(osLastError())
+  else:
+    if c_putenv(environment[indx]) != 0'i32:
+      raiseOSError(osLastError())
 
 iterator envPairs*(): tuple[key, value: TaintedString] {.tags: [ReadEnvEffect].} =
   ## Iterate over all `environments variables`:idx:. In the first component
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ proc rawCreateDir(dir: string): bool =
       result = false
     else:
       raiseOSError(osLastError())
-  elif defined(unix):
+  elif defined(posix):
     let res = mkdir(dir, 0o777)
     if res == 0'i32:
       result = true
@@ -1452,7 +1452,9 @@ elif defined(windows):
     if isNil(ownArgv): ownArgv = parseCmdLine($getCommandLine())
     return TaintedString(ownArgv[i])
 
-elif not defined(createNimRtl) and not(defined(posix) and appType == "lib"):
+elif not defined(createNimRtl) and
+  not(defined(posix) and appType == "lib") and
+  not defined(genode):
   # On Posix, there is no portable way to get the command line from a DLL.
   var
     cmdCount {.importc: "cmdCount".}: cint
@@ -1606,6 +1608,8 @@ proc getAppFilename*(): string {.rtl, extern: "nos$1", tags: [ReadIOEffect].} =
       result = getApplAux("/proc/self/exe")
     elif defined(solaris):
       result = getApplAux("/proc/" & $getpid() & "/path/a.out")
+    elif defined(genode):
+      raiseOSError("POSIX command line not supported")
     elif defined(freebsd) or defined(dragonfly):
       result = getApplFreebsd()
     # little heuristic that may work on other POSIX-like systems:
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 371cf8544..f6133b741 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -1384,25 +1384,34 @@ var programResult* {.exportc: "nim_program_result".}: int
   ## under normal circumstances. When the program is terminated
   ## prematurely using ``quit``, this value is ignored.
 
-proc quit*(errorcode: int = QuitSuccess) {.
-  magic: "Exit", importc: "exit", header: "<stdlib.h>", noreturn.}
-  ## Stops the program immediately with an exit code.
-  ##
-  ## Before stopping the program the "quit procedures" are called in the
-  ## opposite order they were added with `addQuitProc <#addQuitProc>`_.
-  ## ``quit`` never returns and ignores any exception that may have been raised
-  ## by the quit procedures.  It does *not* call the garbage collector to free
-  ## all the memory, unless a quit procedure calls `GC_fullCollect
-  ## <#GC_fullCollect>`_.
-  ##
-  ## The proc ``quit(QuitSuccess)`` is called implicitly when your nim
-  ## program finishes without incident. A raised unhandled exception is
-  ## equivalent to calling ``quit(QuitFailure)``.
-  ##
-  ## Note that this is a *runtime* call and using ``quit`` inside a macro won't
-  ## have any compile time effect. If you need to stop the compiler inside a
-  ## macro, use the `error <manual.html#error-pragma>`_ or `fatal
-  ## <manual.html#fatal-pragma>`_ pragmas.
+when defined(nimdoc):
+  proc quit*(errorcode: int = QuitSuccess) {.magic: "Exit", noreturn.}
+    ## Stops the program immediately with an exit code.
+    ##
+    ## Before stopping the program the "quit procedures" are called in the
+    ## opposite order they were added with `addQuitProc <#addQuitProc>`_.
+    ## ``quit`` never returns and ignores any exception that may have been raised
+    ## by the quit procedures.  It does *not* call the garbage collector to free
+    ## all the memory, unless a quit procedure calls `GC_fullCollect
+    ## <#GC_fullCollect>`_.
+    ##
+    ## The proc ``quit(QuitSuccess)`` is called implicitly when your nim
+    ## program finishes without incident. A raised unhandled exception is
+    ## equivalent to calling ``quit(QuitFailure)``.
+    ##
+    ## Note that this is a *runtime* call and using ``quit`` inside a macro won't
+    ## have any compile time effect. If you need to stop the compiler inside a
+    ## macro, use the `error <manual.html#error-pragma>`_ or `fatal
+    ## <manual.html#fatal-pragma>`_ pragmas.
+
+
+elif defined(genode):
+  proc quit*(errorcode: int = QuitSuccess) {.magic: "Exit", noreturn,
+    importcpp: "genodeEnv->parent().exit(@)", header: "<base/env.h>".}
+
+else:
+  proc quit*(errorcode: int = QuitSuccess) {.
+    magic: "Exit", importc: "exit", header: "<stdlib.h>", noreturn.}
 
 template sysAssert(cond: bool, msg: string) =
   when defined(useSysAssert):
diff --git a/lib/system/dyncalls.nim b/lib/system/dyncalls.nim
index be6275338..2b86ddf25 100644
--- a/lib/system/dyncalls.nim
+++ b/lib/system/dyncalls.nim
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ elif defined(windows) or defined(dos):
       if result != nil: return
     procAddrError(name)
 
+elif defined(genode):
+
+  proc nimUnloadLibrary(lib: LibHandle) {.
+    error: "nimUnloadLibrary not implemented".}
+
+  proc nimLoadLibrary(path: string): LibHandle {.
+    error: "nimLoadLibrary not implemented".}
+
+  proc nimGetProcAddr(lib: LibHandle, name: cstring): ProcAddr {.
+    error: "nimGetProcAddr not implemented".}
+
 else:
   {.error: "no implementation for dyncalls".}
 
diff --git a/lib/system/osalloc.nim b/lib/system/osalloc.nim
index a57a88e8f..65a057772 100644
--- a/lib/system/osalloc.nim
+++ b/lib/system/osalloc.nim
@@ -77,6 +77,19 @@ when defined(emscripten):
     var mmapDescr = cast[EmscriptenMMapBlock](mmapDescrPos)
     munmap(mmapDescr.realPointer, mmapDescr.realSize)
 
+elif defined(genode):
+
+  proc osAllocPages(size: int): pointer {.
+   importcpp: "genodeEnv->rm().attach(genodeEnv->ram().alloc(@))".}
+
+  proc osTryAllocPages(size: int): pointer =
+    {.emit: """try {""".}
+    result = osAllocPages size
+    {.emit: """} catch (...) { }""".}
+
+  proc osDeallocPages(p: pointer, size: int) {.
+    importcpp: "genodeEnv->rm().detach(#)".}
+
 elif defined(posix):
   const
     PROT_READ  = 1             # page can be read
diff --git a/lib/system/reprjs.nim b/lib/system/reprjs.nim
index 57237cfff..6b0e32191 100644
--- a/lib/system/reprjs.nim
+++ b/lib/system/reprjs.nim
@@ -6,18 +6,272 @@
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
 #
+# The generic ``repr`` procedure for the javascript backend.
 
 proc reprInt(x: int64): string {.compilerproc.} = return $x
+proc reprFloat(x: float): string {.compilerproc.} = 
+  # Js toString doesn't differentiate between 1.0 and 1,
+  # but we do.
+  if $x == $(x.int): $x & ".0"
+  else: $x
+
+proc reprPointer(p: pointer): string {.compilerproc.} = 
+  # Do we need to generate the full 8bytes ? In js a pointer is an int anyway
+  var tmp: int
+  {. emit: """
+    if (`p`_Idx == null) {
+      `tmp` = 0;
+    } else {
+      `tmp` = `p`_Idx;
+    }
+  """ .}
+  result = $tmp
+
+proc reprBool(x: bool): string {.compilerRtl.} =
+  if x: result = "true"
+  else: result = "false"
+
+proc isUndefined[T](x: T): bool {.inline.} = {.emit: "`result` = `x` === undefined;"}
 
 proc reprEnum(e: int, typ: PNimType): string {.compilerRtl.} =
-  if ntfEnumHole notin typ.flags:
-    if e <% typ.node.len:
-      return $typ.node.sons[e].name
+  if not typ.node.sons[e].isUndefined:
+    result = $typ.node.sons[e].name
+  else:
+    result = $e & " (invalid data!)"
+  
+proc reprChar(x: char): string {.compilerRtl.} =
+  result = "\'"
+  case x
+  of '"': add(result, "\\\"")
+  of '\\': add(result, "\\\\")
+  of '\128'..'\255', '\0'..'\31': add( result, "\\" & reprInt(ord(x)) )
+  else: add(result, x)
+  add(result, "\'")
+
+proc reprStrAux(result: var string, s: cstring, len: int) =
+  add(result, "\"")
+  for i in 0 .. <len:
+    let c = s[i]
+    case c
+    of '"': add(result, "\\\"")
+    of '\\': add(result, "\\\\")
+    of '\10': add(result, "\\10\"\n\"")
+    of '\128'..'\255', '\0'..'\9', '\11'..'\31':
+      add( result, "\\" & reprInt(ord(c)) )
+    else:
+      add( result, reprInt(ord(c)) ) # Not sure about this.
+  add(result, "\"")
+
+proc reprStr(s: string): string {.compilerRtl.} =
+  result = ""
+  if cast[pointer](s).isNil:
+    # Handle nil strings here because they don't have a length field in js
+    # TODO: check for null/undefined before generating call to length in js?
+    # Also: c backend repr of a nil string is <pointer>"", but repr of an 
+    # array of string that is not initialized is [nil, nil, ...] ??
+    add(result, "nil")
+  else:
+    reprStrAux(result, s, s.len)
+
+proc addSetElem(result: var string, elem: int, typ: PNimType) =
+  # Dispatch each set element to the correct repr<Type> proc
+  case typ.kind:
+  of tyEnum: add(result, reprEnum(elem, typ))
+  of tyBool: add(result, reprBool(bool(elem)))
+  of tyChar: add(result, reprChar(chr(elem)))
+  of tyRange: addSetElem(result, elem, typ.base) # Note the base to advance towards the element type
+  of tyInt..tyInt64, tyUInt8, tyUInt16: add result, reprInt(elem)
+  else: # data corrupt --> inform the user
+    add(result, " (invalid data!)")
+
+iterator setKeys(s: int): int {.inline.} =
+  # The type of s is a lie, but it's expected to be a set.
+  # Iterate over the JS object representing a set 
+  # and returns the keys as int.
+  var len: int
+  var yieldRes: int
+  var i: int = 0
+  {. emit: """
+  var setObjKeys = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(`s`);
+  `len` = setObjKeys.length;
+  """ .}
+  while i < len:
+    {. emit: "`yieldRes` = parseInt(setObjKeys[`i`],10);\n" .}
+    yield yieldRes
+    inc i
+
+proc reprSetAux(result: var string, s: int, typ: PNimType) =
+  add(result, "{")
+  var first: bool = true
+  for el in setKeys(s):
+    if first:
+      first = false
+    else:
+      add(result, ", ")
+    addSetElem(result, el, typ.base)
+  add(result, "}")
+
+proc reprSet(e: int, typ: PNimType): string {.compilerRtl.} =
+  result = ""
+  reprSetAux(result, e, typ)
+
+type
+  ReprClosure {.final.} = object
+    recDepth: int       # do not recurse endlessly
+    indent: int         # indentation
+
+proc initReprClosure(cl: var ReprClosure) =
+  cl.recDepth = -1 # default is to display everything!
+  cl.indent = 0
+
+proc reprAux(result: var string, p: pointer, typ: PNimType, cl: var ReprClosure) 
+
+proc reprArray(a: pointer, typ: PNimType, 
+              cl: var ReprClosure): string {.compilerRtl.} =
+  var isNilArrayOrSeq: bool
+  # isnil is not enough here as it would try to deref `a` without knowing what's inside
+  {. emit: """
+    if (`a` == null) { 
+      `isNilArrayOrSeq` = true;
+    } else if (`a`[0] == null) { 
+      `isNilArrayOrSeq` = true;
+    } else {
+      `isNilArrayOrSeq` = false;
+    };
+    """ .}
+  if typ.kind == tySequence and isNilArrayOrSeq:
+    return "nil"
+
+  # We prepend @ to seq, the C backend prepends the pointer to the seq.
+  result = if typ.kind == tySequence: "@[" else: "["
+  var len: int = 0
+  var i: int = 0
+    
+  {. emit: "`len` = `a`.length;\n" .}
+  var dereffed: pointer = a
+  for i in 0 .. < len:
+    if i > 0 :
+      add(result, ", ")
+    # advance pointer and point to element at index
+    {. emit: """
+    `dereffed`_Idx = `i`; 
+    `dereffed` = `a`[`dereffed`_Idx];
+    """ .}
+    reprAux(result, dereffed, typ.base, cl)
+  
+  add(result, "]")
+
+proc isPointedToNil(p: pointer): bool {.inline.}=
+  {. emit: "if (`p` === null) {`result` = true};\n" .}
+
+proc reprRef(result: var string, p: pointer, typ: PNimType,
+          cl: var ReprClosure) =
+  if p.isPointedToNil:
+    add(result , "nil")
+    return
+  add( result, "ref " & reprPointer(p) )
+  add(result, " --> ")
+  if typ.base.kind != tyArray:
+    {. emit: """
+    if (`p` != null && `p`.length > 0) {
+      `p` = `p`[`p`_Idx];
+    }
+    """ .}
+  reprAux(result, p, typ.base, cl)
+
+proc reprRecordAux(result: var string, o: pointer, typ: PNimType, cl: var ReprClosure) =
+  add(result, "[")
+  
+  var first: bool = true
+  var val: pointer = o
+  if typ.node.len == 0:
+    # if the object has only one field, len is 0  and sons is nil, the field is in node
+    let key: cstring = typ.node.name
+    add(result, $key & " = ")
+    {. emit: "`val` = `o`[`key`];\n" .}
+    reprAux(result, val, typ.node.typ, cl)
+  else:
+    # if the object has more than one field, sons is not nil and contains the fields.
+    for i in 0 .. <typ.node.len:
+      if first: first = false
+      else: add(result, ",\n")
+
+      let key: cstring = typ.node.sons[i].name
+      add(result, $key & " = ")
+      {. emit: "`val` = `o`[`key`];\n" .} # access the field by name
+      reprAux(result, val, typ.node.sons[i].typ, cl)
+  add(result, "]")
+
+proc reprRecord(o: pointer, typ: PNimType, cl: var ReprClosure): string {.compilerRtl.} =
+  result = ""
+  reprRecordAux(result, o, typ,cl)
+
+
+proc reprJSONStringify(p: int): string {.compilerRtl.} =
+  # As a last resort, use stringify
+  # We use this for tyOpenArray, tyVarargs while genTypeInfo is not implemented
+  var tmp: cstring
+  {. emit: "`tmp` = JSON.stringify(`p`);\n" .}
+  result = $tmp
+
+proc reprAux(result: var string, p: pointer, typ: PNimType, 
+            cl: var ReprClosure) =
+  if cl.recDepth == 0:
+    add(result, "...")
+    return 
+  dec(cl.recDepth)
+  case typ.kind
+  of tyInt..tyInt64, tyUInt..tyUInt64:
+    add( result, reprInt(cast[int](p)) )
+  of tyChar:
+    add( result, reprChar(cast[char](p)) )
+  of tyBool:
+    add( result, reprBool(cast[bool](p)) )
+  of tyFloat..tyFloat128:
+    add( result, reprFloat(cast[float](p)) )
+  of tyString:
+    var fp: int
+    {. emit: "`fp` = `p`;\n" .}
+    if cast[string](fp).isNil:
+      add(result, "nil")
+    else:
+      add( result, reprStr(cast[string](p)) )
+  of tyCString:
+    var fp: cstring
+    {. emit: "`fp` = `p`;\n" .}
+    if fp.isNil:
+      add(result, "nil")
+    else:
+      reprStrAux(result, fp, fp.len)
+  of tyEnum, tyOrdinal:
+    var fp: int
+    {. emit: "`fp` = `p`;\n" .}
+    add(result, reprEnum(fp, typ))
+  of tySet:
+    var fp: int
+    {. emit: "`fp` = `p`;\n" .}
+    add(result, reprSet(fp, typ))
+  of tyRange: reprAux(result, p, typ.base, cl)
+  of tyObject, tyTuple:
+    add(result, reprRecord(p, typ, cl))
+  of tyArray, tyArrayConstr, tySequence:
+    add(result, reprArray(p, typ, cl))
+  of tyPointer:
+    add(result, reprPointer(p))
+  of tyPtr, tyRef:
+    reprRef(result, p, typ, cl)
+  of tyProc:
+    if p.isPointedToNil:
+      add(result, "nil")
+    else:
+      add(result, reprPointer(p))
   else:
-    # ugh we need a slow linear search:
-    var n = typ.node
-    var s = n.sons
-    for i in 0 .. n.len-1:
-      if s[i].offset == e: return $s[i].name
-  result = $e & " (invalid data!)"
+    add( result, "(invalid data!)" & reprJsonStringify(cast[int](p)) )
+  inc(cl.recDepth)
 
+proc reprAny(p: pointer, typ: PNimType): string {.compilerRtl.} =
+  var cl: ReprClosure
+  initReprClosure(cl)
+  result = ""
+  reprAux(result, p, typ, cl)
+  add(result, "\n")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/system/syslocks.nim b/lib/system/syslocks.nim
index c3e23052b..9d056611f 100644
--- a/lib/system/syslocks.nim
+++ b/lib/system/syslocks.nim
@@ -75,6 +75,28 @@ when defined(Windows):
   proc waitSysCondWindows(cond: var SysCond) =
     discard waitForSingleObject(cond, -1'i32)
 
+elif defined(genode):
+  const
+    Header = "genode_cpp/syslocks.h"
+  type
+    SysLock {.importcpp: "Nim::SysLock", pure, final,
+              header: Header.} = object
+    SysCond {.importcpp: "Nim::SysCond", pure, final,
+              header: Header.} = object
+
+  proc initSysLock(L: var SysLock) = discard
+  proc deinitSys(L: var SysLock) = discard
+  proc acquireSys(L: var SysLock) {.noSideEffect, importcpp.}
+  proc tryAcquireSys(L: var SysLock): bool {.noSideEffect, importcpp.}
+  proc releaseSys(L: var SysLock) {.noSideEffect, importcpp.}
+
+  proc initSysCond(L: var SysCond) = discard
+  proc deinitSysCond(L: var SysCond) = discard
+  proc waitSysCond(cond: var SysCond, lock: var SysLock) {.
+    noSideEffect, importcpp.}
+  proc signalSysCond(cond: var SysCond) {.
+    noSideEffect, importcpp.}
+
 else:
   type
     SysLock {.importc: "pthread_mutex_t", pure, final,
diff --git a/lib/system/threads.nim b/lib/system/threads.nim
index dc9cc9656..4855a2b93 100644
--- a/lib/system/threads.nim
+++ b/lib/system/threads.nim
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ const
   maxRegisters = 256 # don't think there is an arch with more registers
   useStackMaskHack = false ## use the stack mask hack for better performance
   StackGuardSize = 4096
-  ThreadStackMask = 1024*256*sizeof(int)-1
+  ThreadStackMask =
+    when defined(genode):
+      1024*64*sizeof(int)-1
+    else:
+      1024*256*sizeof(int)-1
   ThreadStackSize = ThreadStackMask+1 - StackGuardSize
 
 when defined(windows):
@@ -115,6 +119,49 @@ when defined(windows):
     ## get the ID of the currently running thread.
     result = int(getCurrentThreadId())
 
+elif defined(genode):
+  const
+    GenodeHeader = "genode_cpp/threads.h"
+  type
+    SysThread* {.importcpp: "Nim::SysThread",
+                 header: GenodeHeader, final, pure.} = object
+    GenodeThreadProc = proc (x: pointer) {.noconv.}
+    ThreadVarSlot = int
+
+  proc initThread(s: var SysThread,
+                  stackSize: culonglong,
+                  entry: GenodeThreadProc,
+                  arg: pointer) {.
+    importcpp: "#.initThread(genodeEnv, @)".}
+
+  proc threadVarAlloc(): ThreadVarSlot = 0
+
+  proc offMainThread(): bool {.
+    importcpp: "Nim::SysThread::offMainThread",
+    header: GenodeHeader.}
+
+  proc threadVarSetValue(value: pointer) {.
+    importcpp: "Nim::SysThread::threadVarSetValue(@)",
+    header: GenodeHeader.}
+
+  proc threadVarGetValue(): pointer {.
+    importcpp: "Nim::SysThread::threadVarGetValue()",
+    header: GenodeHeader.}
+
+  var mainTls: pointer
+
+  proc threadVarSetValue(s: ThreadVarSlot, value: pointer) {.inline.} =
+    if offMainThread():
+      threadVarSetValue(value);
+    else:
+      mainTls = value
+
+  proc threadVarGetValue(s: ThreadVarSlot): pointer {.inline.} =
+    if offMainThread():
+      threadVarGetValue();
+    else:
+      mainTls
+
 else:
   when not defined(macosx):
     {.passL: "-pthread".}
@@ -451,6 +498,9 @@ when defined(windows):
   proc threadProcWrapper[TArg](closure: pointer): int32 {.stdcall.} =
     threadProcWrapperBody(closure)
     # implicitly return 0
+elif defined(genode):
+   proc threadProcWrapper[TArg](closure: pointer) {.noconv.} =
+    threadProcWrapperBody(closure)
 else:
   proc threadProcWrapper[TArg](closure: pointer): pointer {.noconv.} =
     threadProcWrapperBody(closure)
@@ -482,6 +532,14 @@ when hostOS == "windows":
                                      cast[ptr SysThread](addr(a)), 1, -1)
       inc(k, MAXIMUM_WAIT_OBJECTS)
 
+elif defined(genode):
+  proc joinThread*[TArg](t: Thread[TArg]) {.importcpp.}
+    ## waits for the thread `t` to finish.
+
+  proc joinThreads*[TArg](t: varargs[Thread[TArg]]) =
+    ## waits for every thread in `t` to finish.
+    for i in 0..t.high: joinThread(t[i])
+
 else:
   proc joinThread*[TArg](t: Thread[TArg]) {.inline.} =
     ## waits for the thread `t` to finish.
@@ -531,6 +589,21 @@ when hostOS == "windows":
     ## shouldn't use this proc.
     setThreadAffinityMask(t.sys, uint(1 shl cpu))
 
+elif defined(genode):
+  proc createThread*[TArg](t: var Thread[TArg],
+                           tp: proc (arg: TArg) {.thread, nimcall.},
+                           param: TArg) =
+    when TArg isnot void: t.data = param
+    t.dataFn = tp
+    when hasSharedHeap: t.stackSize = ThreadStackSize
+    t.sys.initThread(
+      ThreadStackSize.culonglong,
+      threadProcWrapper[TArg], addr(t))
+
+  proc pinToCpu*[Arg](t: var Thread[Arg]; cpu: Natural) =
+    {.hint: "cannot change Genode thread CPU affinity after initialization".}
+    discard
+
 else:
   proc createThread*[TArg](t: var Thread[TArg],
                            tp: proc (arg: TArg) {.thread, nimcall.},
diff --git a/tests/async/tnewasyncudp.nim b/tests/async/tnewasyncudp.nim
index 6277e877c..bf54c0d06 100644
--- a/tests/async/tnewasyncudp.nim
+++ b/tests/async/tnewasyncudp.nim
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ proc prepareAddress(intaddr: uint32, intport: uint16): ptr Sockaddr_in =
     result.sin_family = toInt(nativesockets.AF_INET).int16
   else:
     result.sin_family = toInt(nativesockets.AF_INET)
-  result.sin_port = htons(intport)
-  result.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(intaddr)
+  result.sin_port = nativesockets.htons(intport)
+  result.sin_addr.s_addr = nativesockets.htonl(intaddr)
 
 proc launchSwarm(name: ptr SockAddr) {.async.} =
   var i = 0
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ proc readMessages(server: AsyncFD) {.async.} =
       await sendTo(server, addr grammString[0], len(grammString),
                    cast[ptr SockAddr](addr saddr), slen)
       inc(msgCount)
-      saveReceivedPort(ntohs(saddr.sin_port).int)
+      saveReceivedPort(nativesockets.ntohs(saddr.sin_port).int)
     inc(i)
 
 proc createServer() {.async.} =
diff --git a/tests/generics/tobjecttyperel2.nim b/tests/generics/tobjecttyperel2.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8c0751b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/generics/tobjecttyperel2.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+discard """
+  output: '''1
+a
+13'''
+"""
+
+# bug #5621 #5615
+type
+  Obj5[T] = ref object of RootObj
+    x_impl: T
+
+proc x[T](v476205: Obj5[T]): T {.used.} =
+  v476205.x_impl
+
+type
+  Obj6[T, U] = ref object of Obj5[T]
+    y_impl: U
+
+proc newObj6[T, U](x: T; y: U): Obj6[T, U] =
+  new(result)
+  result.x_impl = x
+  result.y_impl = y
+
+proc x[T, U](v477606: Obj6[T, U]): T {.used.} =
+  v477606.x_impl
+
+proc y[T, U](v477608: Obj6[T, U]): U {.used.} =
+  v477608.y_impl
+
+let e = newObj6(1, "a")
+echo e.x
+echo e.y
+
+type
+  Fruit[T] = ref object of RootObj
+  Apple[T] = ref object of Fruit[T]
+
+proc getColor[T](v: Fruit[T]): T = 13
+
+var w: Apple[int]
+let r = getColor(w)
+echo r
diff --git a/tests/generics/tobjecttyperel3.nim b/tests/generics/tobjecttyperel3.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d8079e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/generics/tobjecttyperel3.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+discard """
+  output: '''OK'''
+"""
+#bug #5632
+type
+  Option*[T] = object
+  
+proc point*[A](v: A, t: typedesc[Option[A]]): Option[A] =
+  discard
+  
+discard point(1, Option)
+echo "OK"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/js/trepr.nim b/tests/js/trepr.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06dbbca22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/js/trepr.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,422 @@
+discard """
+  action: run
+"""
+
+block ints:
+  let 
+    na: int8 = -120'i8
+    nb: int16 = -32700'i16
+    nc: int32 = -2147483000'i32
+    nd: int64 = -9223372036854775000'i64
+    ne: int = -1234567
+    pa: int8 = 120'i8
+    pb: int16 = 32700'i16
+    pc: int32 = 2147483000'i32
+    pd: int64 = 9223372036854775000'i64 
+    pe: int = 1234567
+  
+  doAssert(repr(na) == "-120")
+  doAssert(repr(nb) == "-32700")
+  doAssert(repr(nc) == "-2147483000")
+  doAssert(repr(nd) == "-9223372036854775000")
+  doAssert(repr(ne) == "-1234567")
+  doAssert(repr(pa) == "120")
+  doAssert(repr(pb) == "32700")
+  doAssert(repr(pc) == "2147483000")
+  doAssert(repr(pd) == "9223372036854775000")
+  doAssert(repr(pe) == "1234567")
+
+block uints:
+  let 
+    a: uint8 = 254'u8
+    b: uint16 = 65300'u16
+    c: uint32 = 4294967290'u32
+    # d: uint64 = 18446744073709551610'u64  -> unknown node type
+    e: uint = 1234567
+  
+  doAssert(repr(a) == "254")
+  doAssert(repr(b) == "65300")
+  doAssert(repr(c) == "4294967290")
+  # doAssert(repr(d) == "18446744073709551610")
+  doAssert(repr(e) == "1234567")
+
+block floats:
+  let 
+    a: float32 = 3.4e38'f32
+    b: float64 = 1.7976931348623157e308'f64
+    c: float = 1234.567e89
+  
+  when defined js: 
+    doAssert(repr(a) == "3.4e+38") # in C: 3.399999952144364e+038
+    doAssert(repr(b) == "1.7976931348623157e+308") # in C: 1.797693134862316e+308
+    doAssert(repr(c) == "1.234567e+92") # in C: 1.234567e+092
+
+block bools:
+  let 
+    a: bool = true
+    b: bool = false
+  
+  doAssert(repr(a) == "true") 
+  doAssert(repr(b) == "false")
+
+block enums:
+  type 
+    AnEnum = enum
+      aeA
+      aeB
+      aeC
+    HoledEnum = enum
+      heA = -12
+      heB = 15
+      heC = 123
+  
+  doAssert(repr(aeA) == "aeA") 
+  doAssert(repr(aeB) == "aeB")
+  doAssert(repr(aeC) == "aeC") 
+  doAssert(repr(heA) == "heA")
+  doAssert(repr(heB) == "heB") 
+  doAssert(repr(heC) == "heC")
+
+block chars:
+  let
+    a = 'a'
+    b = 'z'
+    one = '1'
+    nl = '\x0A'
+  
+  doAssert(repr(a) == "'a'")
+  doAssert(repr(b) == "'z'")
+  doAssert(repr(one) == "'1'")
+  doAssert(repr(nl) == "'\\10'")
+
+block strings:
+  let 
+    a: string = "12345"
+    b: string = "hello,repr"
+    c: string = "hi\nthere"
+  when defined js: # C prepends the pointer, JS does not.
+    doAssert(repr(a) == "\"12345\"")
+    doAssert(repr(b) == "\"hello,repr\"")
+    doAssert(repr(c) == "\"hi\nthere\"")
+
+block sets:
+  let
+    a: set[int16] = {1'i16, 2'i16, 3'i16}
+    b: set[char] = {'A', 'k'}
+    
+  doAssert(repr(a) == "{1, 2, 3}")
+  doAssert(repr(b) == "{'A', 'k'}")
+
+block ranges:
+  let 
+    a: range[0..12] = 6
+    b: range[-12..0] = -6
+  doAssert(repr(a) == "6")
+  doAssert(repr(b) == "-6")
+
+block tuples:
+  type 
+    ATuple = tuple
+      a: int
+      b: float
+      c: string
+      d: OtherTuple
+    OtherTuple = tuple
+      a: bool
+      b: int8
+  
+  let
+    ot: OtherTuple = (a: true, b: 120'i8)
+    t: ATuple = (a: 42, b: 12.34, c: "tuple", d: ot)
+  when defined js:
+    doAssert(repr(ot) == """
+[Field0 = true,
+Field1 = 120]
+""")
+    doAssert(repr(t) == """
+[Field0 = 42,
+Field1 = 12.34,
+Field2 = "tuple",
+Field3 = [Field0 = true,
+Field1 = 120]]
+""")
+
+block objects:
+  type
+    AnObj = object
+      a: int
+      b: float
+      c: OtherObj
+    OtherObj = object
+      a: bool
+      b: int8
+  let
+    oo: OtherObj = OtherObj(a: true, b: 120'i8)
+    o: AnObj = AnObj(a: 42, b: 12.34, c: oo)
+
+  doAssert(repr(oo) == """
+[a = true,
+b = 120]
+""")
+  doAssert(repr(o) == """
+[a = 42,
+b = 12.34,
+c = [a = true,
+b = 120]]
+""")
+
+block arrays:
+  type
+    AObj = object
+      x: int
+      y: array[3,float]
+  let
+    a = [0.0, 1, 2]
+    b = [a, a, a]
+    o = AObj(x: 42, y: a)
+    c = [o, o, o]
+    d = ["hi", "array", "!"]
+    
+  doAssert(repr(a) == "[0.0, 1.0, 2.0]\n")
+  doAssert(repr(b) == "[[0.0, 1.0, 2.0], [0.0, 1.0, 2.0], [0.0, 1.0, 2.0]]\n")
+  doAssert(repr(c) == """
+[[x = 42,
+y = [0.0, 1.0, 2.0]], [x = 42,
+y = [0.0, 1.0, 2.0]], [x = 42,
+y = [0.0, 1.0, 2.0]]]
+""")
+  doAssert(repr(d) == "[\"hi\", \"array\", \"!\"]\n")
+
+block seqs:
+  type
+    AObj = object
+      x: int
+      y: seq[float]
+  let
+    a = @[0.0, 1, 2]
+    b = @[a, a, a]
+    o = AObj(x: 42, y: a)
+    c = @[o, o, o]
+    d = @["hi", "array", "!"]
+    
+  doAssert(repr(a) == "@[0.0, 1.0, 2.0]\n")
+  doAssert(repr(b) == "@[@[0.0, 1.0, 2.0], @[0.0, 1.0, 2.0], @[0.0, 1.0, 2.0]]\n")
+  doAssert(repr(c) == """
+@[[x = 42,
+y = @[0.0, 1.0, 2.0]], [x = 42,
+y = @[0.0, 1.0, 2.0]], [x = 42,
+y = @[0.0, 1.0, 2.0]]]
+""")
+  doAssert(repr(d) == "@[\"hi\", \"array\", \"!\"]\n")
+
+block ptrs:
+  type 
+    AObj = object
+      x: ptr array[2, AObj]
+      y: int
+  var 
+    a = [12.0, 13.0, 14.0]
+    b = addr a[0]
+    c = addr a[2]
+    d = AObj()
+  
+  doAssert(repr(a) == "[12.0, 13.0, 14.0]\n")
+  doAssert(repr(b) == "ref 0 --> 12.0\n")
+  doAssert(repr(c) == "ref 2 --> 14.0\n")
+  doAssert(repr(d) == """
+[x = nil,
+y = 0]
+""")
+
+block ptrs:
+  type 
+    AObj = object
+      x: ref array[2, AObj]
+      y: int
+  var 
+    a = AObj()
+  
+  new(a.x)
+
+  doAssert(repr(a) == """
+[x = ref 0 --> [[x = nil,
+y = 0], [x = nil,
+y = 0]],
+y = 0]
+""")
+
+block procs:
+  proc test(): int =
+    echo "hello"
+  var 
+    ptest = test
+    nilproc: proc(): int
+  
+  doAssert(repr(test) == "0\n")
+  doAssert(repr(ptest) == "0\n")
+  doAssert(repr(nilproc) == "nil\n")
+
+block bunch:
+  type
+    AnEnum = enum
+      eA, eB, eC
+    B = object
+      a: string
+      b: seq[char] 
+    A = object
+      a: uint32
+      b: int
+      c: float
+      d: char
+      e: AnEnum
+      f: string
+      g: set[char]
+      h: set[int16]
+      i: array[3,string]
+      j: seq[string]
+      k: range[-12..12]
+      l: B
+      m: ref B
+      n: ptr B
+      o: tuple[x: B, y: string]
+      p: proc(b: B): ref B
+      q: cstring
+      
+  proc refB(b:B):ref B =
+    new result
+    result[] = b
+  
+  var
+    aa: A
+    bb: B = B(a: "inner", b: @['o', 'b', 'j'])
+    cc: A = A(a: 12, b: 1, c: 1.2, d: '\0', e: eC,
+                f: "hello", g: {'A'}, h: {2'i16},
+                i: ["hello", "world", "array"], 
+                j: @["hello", "world", "seq"], k: -1,
+                l: bb, m: refB(bb), n: addr bb,
+                o: (bb, "tuple!"), p: refB, q: "cstringtest" )
+
+  doAssert(repr(aa) == """
+[a = 0,
+b = 0,
+c = 0.0,
+d = '\0',
+e = eA,
+f = nil,
+g = {},
+h = {},
+i = [nil, nil, nil],
+j = nil,
+k = 0,
+l = [a = nil,
+b = nil],
+m = nil,
+n = nil,
+o = [Field0 = [a = nil,
+b = nil],
+Field1 = nil],
+p = nil,
+q = nil]
+""")
+  doAssert(repr(cc) == """
+[a = 12,
+b = 1,
+c = 1.2,
+d = '\0',
+e = eC,
+f = "hello",
+g = {'A'},
+h = {2},
+i = ["hello", "world", "array"],
+j = @["hello", "world", "seq"],
+k = -1,
+l = [a = "inner",
+b = @['o', 'b', 'j']],
+m = ref 0 --> [a = "inner",
+b = @['o', 'b', 'j']],
+n = ref 0 --> [a = "inner",
+b = @['o', 'b', 'j']],
+o = [Field0 = [a = "inner",
+b = @['o', 'b', 'j']],
+Field1 = "tuple!"],
+p = 0,
+q = "cstringtest"]
+""")
+
+block another:
+  type 
+    Size1 = enum 
+      s1a, s1b
+    Size2 = enum 
+      s2c=0, s2d=20000
+    Size3 = enum 
+      s3e=0, s3f=2000000000
+
+  doAssert(repr([s1a, s1b]) == "[s1a, s1b]\n")
+  doAssert(repr([s2c, s2d]) == "[s2c, s2d]\n")
+  doAssert(repr([s3e, s3f]) == "[s3e, s3f]\n")
+
+block another2:
+  
+  type
+    AnEnum = enum
+      en1, en2, en3, en4, en5, en6
+
+    Point {.final.} = object
+      x, y, z: int
+      s: array[0..1, string]
+      e: AnEnum
+
+  var
+    p: Point
+    q: ref Point
+    s: seq[ref Point]
+
+  p.x = 0
+  p.y = 13
+  p.z = 45
+  p.s[0] = "abc"
+  p.s[1] = "xyz"
+  p.e = en6
+
+  new(q)
+  q[] = p
+
+  s = @[q, q, q, q]
+
+  doAssert(repr(p) == """
+[x = 0,
+y = 13,
+z = 45,
+s = ["abc", "xyz"],
+e = en6]
+""")
+  doAssert(repr(q) == """
+ref 0 --> [x = 0,
+y = 13,
+z = 45,
+s = ["abc", "xyz"],
+e = en6]
+""")
+  doAssert(repr(s) == """
+@[ref 0 --> [x = 0,
+y = 13,
+z = 45,
+s = ["abc", "xyz"],
+e = en6], ref 1 --> [x = 0,
+y = 13,
+z = 45,
+s = ["abc", "xyz"],
+e = en6], ref 2 --> [x = 0,
+y = 13,
+z = 45,
+s = ["abc", "xyz"],
+e = en6], ref 3 --> [x = 0,
+y = 13,
+z = 45,
+s = ["abc", "xyz"],
+e = en6]]
+""")
+  doAssert(repr(en4) == "en4")
+
+  doAssert(repr({'a'..'p'}) == "{'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p'}")
diff --git a/web/news/e031_version_0_16_2.rst b/web/news/e031_version_0_16_2.rst
index cc17052f7..d34c7de53 100644
--- a/web/news/e031_version_0_16_2.rst
+++ b/web/news/e031_version_0_16_2.rst
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ Changes affecting backwards compatibility
 - If the dispatcher parameter's value used in multi method is ``nil``,
   a ``NilError`` exception is raised. The old behavior was that the method
   would be a ``nop`` then.
+- ``posix.nim``: the family of ``ntohs`` procs now takes unsigned integers
+  instead of signed integers.
 - In Nim identifiers en-dash (Unicode point U+2013) is not an alias for the
   underscore anymore. Use underscores and fix your programming font instead.
 
 
-
 Library Additions
 -----------------