strict func: much better error messages (#15068)

* strict func: much better error messages
* documented the 'strict funcs' mode

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index e30e9038b..d4161373c 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 - `osproc.execCmdEx` now takes an optional `input` for stdin, `workingDir` and `env`
   parameters.
 
-- Add `ssl_config` module containing lists of secure ciphers as recommended by
+- Added a `ssl_config` module containing lists of secure ciphers as recommended by
   [Mozilla OpSec](https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Server_Side_TLS)
 
 - `net.newContext` now defaults to the list of ciphers targeting
@@ -110,27 +110,28 @@
   users from the use of weak and insecure ciphers while still provides
   adequate compatibility with the majority of the Internet.
 
-- new module `std/jsonutils` with hookable `jsonTo,toJson,fromJson` for json
-  serialization/deserialization of custom types.
+- A new module `std/jsonutils` with hookable `jsonTo,toJson,fromJson` operations for json
+  serialization/deserialization of custom types was added.
 
-- new proc `heapqueue.find[T](heap: HeapQueue[T], x: T): int` to get index of element ``x``.
-- Add `rstgen.rstToLatex` convenience proc for `renderRstToOut` and `initRstGenerator`
+- A new proc `heapqueue.find[T](heap: HeapQueue[T], x: T): int` to get index of element ``x``
+  was added.
+- Added `rstgen.rstToLatex` convenience proc for `renderRstToOut` and `initRstGenerator`
   with `outLatex` output.
-- Add `os.normalizeExe`, e.g.: `koch` => `./koch`.
+- Added `os.normalizeExe`, e.g.: `koch` => `./koch`.
 - `macros.newLit` now preserves named vs unnamed tuples; use `-d:nimHasWorkaround14720`
   to keep old behavior.
-- Add `random.gauss`, that uses the ratio of uniforms method of sampling from a Gaussian distribution.
-- Add `typetraits.elementType` to get element type of an iterable.
+- Added `random.gauss`, that uses the ratio of uniforms method of sampling from a Gaussian distribution.
+- Added `typetraits.elementType` to get element type of an iterable.
 - `typetraits.$` changes: `$(int,)` is now `"(int,)"` instead of `"(int)"`;
   `$tuple[]` is now `"tuple[]"` instead of `"tuple"`;
   `$((int, float), int)` is now `"((int, float), int)"` instead of `"(tuple of (int, float), int)"`
-- add `macros.extractDocCommentsAndRunnables` helper
+- Added `macros.extractDocCommentsAndRunnables` helper
 
 - `strformat.fmt` and `strformat.&` support `= specifier`. `fmt"{expr=}"` now
   expands to `fmt"expr={expr}"`.
 - deprecations: `os.existsDir` => `dirExists`, `os.existsFile` => `fileExists`
 
-- Add `jsre` module, [Regular Expressions for the JavaScript target.](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions)
+- Added `jsre` module, [Regular Expressions for the JavaScript target.](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions)
 - Made `maxLines` argument `Positive` in `logging.newRollingFileLogger`,
   because negative values will result in a new file being created for each logged
   line which doesn't make sense.
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@
 
 ## Language changes
 - The `=destroy` hook no longer has to reset its target, as the compiler now automatically inserts
-  wasMoved calls where needed.
+  `wasMoved` calls where needed.
 - In the newruntime it is now allowed to assign to the discriminator field
   without restrictions as long as case object doesn't have custom destructor.
   The discriminator value doesn't have to be a constant either. If you have a
@@ -217,6 +218,10 @@ proc mydiv(a, b): int {.raises: [].} =
 
 - Remove `sharedlists.initSharedList`, was deprecated and produces undefined behaviour.
 
+- There is a new experimental feature called "strictFuncs" which makes the definition of
+  `.noSideEffect` stricter. [See](manual_experimental.html#stricts-funcs)
+  for more information.
+
 
 ## Compiler changes