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-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/astalgo.nim5
-rw-r--r--compiler/ccgtrav.nim6
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/cgen.nim27
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/lists.nim2
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/msgs.nim6
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/parser.nim2
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/passes.nim12
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/semdata.nim6
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/semstmts.nim2
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/semtypes.nim11
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/sigmatch.nim4
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/transf.nim8
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/types.nim6
-rwxr-xr-xdoc/manual.txt23
-rwxr-xr-xexamples/pythonex.nim1
-rwxr-xr-xexamples/x11ex.nim10
-rwxr-xr-xlib/pure/algorithm.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/asyncio.nim18
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/sequtils.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/events.nim13
-rwxr-xr-xlib/pure/httpserver.nim3
-rwxr-xr-xlib/pure/streams.nim15
-rwxr-xr-xlib/system.nim14
-rwxr-xr-xlib/system/gc.nim2
-rwxr-xr-xlib/system/hti.nim2
-rwxr-xr-xlib/system/threads.nim4
-rwxr-xr-xlib/wrappers/gtk/atk.nim2
-rwxr-xr-xlib/wrappers/gtk/gdk2.nim4
-rwxr-xr-xlib/wrappers/gtk/glib2.nim2
-rwxr-xr-xlib/wrappers/libcurl.nim2
-rwxr-xr-xlib/wrappers/mysql.nim4
-rwxr-xr-xlib/wrappers/opengl/glu.nim6
-rwxr-xr-xlib/wrappers/python.nim32
-rwxr-xr-xlib/wrappers/sdl/sdl.nim1
-rwxr-xr-xlib/wrappers/x11/xresource.nim2
-rwxr-xr-xpackages/docutils/rst.nim8
-rwxr-xr-xtests/compile/tnewlibs.nim3
-rw-r--r--tests/run/tclosure3.nim7
-rw-r--r--tests/run/teventemitter.nim10
-rwxr-xr-xtodo.txt5
-rwxr-xr-xweb/news.txt1
41 files changed, 172 insertions, 127 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/astalgo.nim b/compiler/astalgo.nim
index a8fc9c8f6..2e75c7787 100755
--- a/compiler/astalgo.nim
+++ b/compiler/astalgo.nim
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ proc ObjectSetContainsOrIncl*(t: var TObjectSet, obj: PObject): bool
 proc TablePut*(t: var TTable, key, val: PObject)
 proc TableGet*(t: TTable, key: PObject): PObject
 type 
-  TCmpProc* = proc (key, closure: PObject): bool # should return true if found
+  TCmpProc* = proc (key, closure: PObject): bool {.nimcall.} # true if found
 
-proc TableSearch*(t: TTable, key, closure: PObject, comparator: TCmpProc): PObject
+proc TableSearch*(t: TTable, key, closure: PObject, 
+                  comparator: TCmpProc): PObject
   # return val as soon as comparator returns true; if this never happens,
   # nil is returned
 
diff --git a/compiler/ccgtrav.nim b/compiler/ccgtrav.nim
index 75357ff46..1ff6346f6 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgtrav.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgtrav.nim
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ proc genTraverseProc(c: var TTraversalClosure, accessor: PRope, typ: PType) =
         genTraverseProc(c, ropef("$1.Field$2", accessor, i.toRope), typ.sons[i])
   of tyRef, tyString, tySequence:
     lineCg(p, cpsStmts, c.visitorFrmt, accessor)
-  else: 
-    # no marker procs for closures yet
+  of tyProc:
+    if typ.callConv == ccClosure:
+      lineCg(p, cpsStmts, c.visitorFrmt, ropef("$1.ClEnv", accessor))
+  else:
     nil
 
 proc genTraverseProcSeq(c: var TTraversalClosure, accessor: PRope, typ: PType) =
diff --git a/compiler/cgen.nim b/compiler/cgen.nim
index e437cbb66..2c2230be9 100755
--- a/compiler/cgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/cgen.nim
@@ -418,9 +418,20 @@ proc assignLocalVar(p: BProc, s: PSym) =
 
 include ccgthreadvars
 
+proc VarInDynamicLib(m: BModule, sym: PSym)
+proc mangleDynLibProc(sym: PSym): PRope
+
 proc assignGlobalVar(p: BProc, s: PSym) = 
   if s.loc.k == locNone: 
     fillLoc(s.loc, locGlobalVar, s.typ, mangleName(s), OnHeap)
+  
+  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:
+      s.loc.r = mangleDynLibProc(s)
+    return
   useHeader(p.module, s)
   if lfNoDecl in s.loc.flags: return
   if sfThread in s.flags: 
@@ -537,6 +548,21 @@ proc SymInDynamicLib(m: BModule, sym: PSym) =
       "$1 = linkonce global $2 zeroinitializer$n", 
       [sym.loc.r, getTypeDesc(m, sym.loc.t)])
 
+proc VarInDynamicLib(m: BModule, sym: PSym) = 
+  var lib = sym.annex
+  var extname = sym.loc.r
+  loadDynamicLib(m, lib)
+  incl(sym.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
+  var tmp = mangleDynLibProc(sym)
+  sym.loc.r = tmp             # from now on we only need the internal name
+  inc(m.labels, 2)
+  appcg(m, m.s[cfsDynLibInit], 
+      "$1 = ($2*) #nimGetProcAddr($3, $4);$n", 
+      [tmp, getTypeDesc(m, sym.typ), 
+      lib.name, cstringLit(m, m.s[cfsDynLibInit], ropeToStr(extname))])
+  appf(m.s[cfsVars], "$2* $1;$n",
+      [sym.loc.r, getTypeDesc(m, sym.loc.t)])
+
 proc SymInDynamicLibPartial(m: BModule, sym: PSym) =
   sym.loc.r = mangleDynLibProc(sym)
   sym.typ.sym = nil           # generate a new name
@@ -751,6 +777,7 @@ proc genVarPrototype(m: BModule, sym: PSym) =
     else:
       app(m.s[cfsVars], "extern ")
       app(m.s[cfsVars], getTypeDesc(m, sym.loc.t))
+      if lfDynamicLib in sym.loc.flags: app(m.s[cfsVars], "*")
       if sfRegister in sym.flags: app(m.s[cfsVars], " register")
       if sfVolatile in sym.flags: app(m.s[cfsVars], " volatile")
       appf(m.s[cfsVars], " $1;$n", [sym.loc.r])
diff --git a/compiler/lists.nim b/compiler/lists.nim
index 6a1f6c650..1998581ce 100755
--- a/compiler/lists.nim
+++ b/compiler/lists.nim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type
     head*, tail*: PListEntry
     Counter*: int
 
-  TCompareProc* = proc (entry: PListEntry, closure: Pointer): bool
+  TCompareProc* = proc (entry: PListEntry, closure: Pointer): bool {.nimcall.}
 
 proc InitLinkedList*(list: var TLinkedList) = 
   list.Counter = 0
diff --git a/compiler/msgs.nim b/compiler/msgs.nim
index 03ee28df3..a661da0e1 100755
--- a/compiler/msgs.nim
+++ b/compiler/msgs.nim
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ type
     warnSmallLshouldNotBeUsed, warnUnknownMagic, warnRedefinitionOfLabel, 
     warnUnknownSubstitutionX, warnLanguageXNotSupported, warnCommentXIgnored, 
     warnXisPassedToProcVar, warnAnalysisLoophole,
-    warnDifferentHeaps, warnWriteToForeignHeap, warnImplicitNarrowing,
+    warnDifferentHeaps, warnWriteToForeignHeap, warnImplicitClosure,
     warnUser, 
     hintSuccess, hintSuccessX, 
     hintLineTooLong, hintXDeclaredButNotUsed, hintConvToBaseNotNeeded, 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ const
     warnAnalysisLoophole: "thread analysis incomplete due to unkown call '$1' [AnalysisLoophole]",
     warnDifferentHeaps: "possible inconsistency of thread local heaps [DifferentHeaps]",
     warnWriteToForeignHeap: "write to foreign heap [WriteToForeignHeap]",
-    warnImplicitNarrowing: "implicit narrowing conversion: '$1' [ImplicitNarrowing]",
+    warnImplicitClosure: "implicit closure convention: '$1' [ImplicitClosure]",
     warnUser: "$1 [User]", 
     hintSuccess: "operation successful [Success]", 
     hintSuccessX: "operation successful ($# lines compiled; $# sec total; $#) [SuccessX]", 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ const
     "RedefinitionOfLabel", "UnknownSubstitutionX", "LanguageXNotSupported", 
     "CommentXIgnored", "XisPassedToProcVar",
     "AnalysisLoophole", "DifferentHeaps", "WriteToForeignHeap",
-    "ImplicitNarrowing,", "User"]
+    "ImplicitClosure,", "User"]
 
   HintsToStr*: array[0..13, string] = ["Success", "SuccessX", "LineTooLong", 
     "XDeclaredButNotUsed", "ConvToBaseNotNeeded", "ConvFromXtoItselfNotNeeded", 
diff --git a/compiler/parser.nim b/compiler/parser.nim
index 26ffaf59c..7f11ddb2b 100755
--- a/compiler/parser.nim
+++ b/compiler/parser.nim
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ proc newCommentStmt(p: var TParser): PNode =
   result.info.line = result.info.line - int16(1)
 
 type 
-  TDefParser = proc (p: var TParser): PNode
+  TDefParser = proc (p: var TParser): PNode {.nimcall.}
 
 proc parseSection(p: var TParser, kind: TNodeKind, 
                   defparser: TDefParser): PNode = 
diff --git a/compiler/passes.nim b/compiler/passes.nim
index 24659fc4e..bedcbb16e 100755
--- a/compiler/passes.nim
+++ b/compiler/passes.nim
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ type
     
   PPassContext* = ref TPassContext
   TPass* = tuple[
-    open: proc (module: PSym, filename: string): PPassContext, 
+    open: proc (module: PSym, filename: string): PPassContext {.nimcall.},
     openCached: proc (module: PSym, filename: string,
-                     rd: PRodReader): PPassContext, 
-    close: proc (p: PPassContext, n: PNode): PNode, 
-    process: proc (p: PPassContext, topLevelStmt: PNode): PNode] 
+                     rd: PRodReader): PPassContext {.nimcall.},
+    close: proc (p: PPassContext, n: PNode): PNode {.nimcall.},
+    process: proc (p: PPassContext, topLevelStmt: PNode): PNode {.nimcall.}]
     
 # a pass is a tuple of procedure vars ``TPass.close`` may produce additional 
 # nodes. These are passed to the other close procedures. 
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ proc processModule*(module: PSym, filename: string, stream: PLLStream,
 
 # the semantic checker needs these:
 var 
-  gImportModule*: proc (filename: string): PSym
-  gIncludeFile*: proc (filename: string): PNode
+  gImportModule*: proc (filename: string): PSym {.nimcall.}
+  gIncludeFile*: proc (filename: string): PNode {.nimcall.}
 
 # implementation
 
diff --git a/compiler/semdata.nim b/compiler/semdata.nim
index b524881da..74e82db61 100755
--- a/compiler/semdata.nim
+++ b/compiler/semdata.nim
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ type
     converters*: TSymSeq       # sequence of converters
     optionStack*: TLinkedList
     libs*: TLinkedList         # all libs used by this module
-    semConstExpr*: proc (c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode # for the pragmas
-    semExpr*: proc (c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode      # for the pragmas
-    semConstBoolExpr*: proc (c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode # XXX bite the bullet
+    semConstExpr*: proc (c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode {.nimcall.} # for the pragmas
+    semExpr*: proc (c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode {.nimcall.}      # for the pragmas
+    semConstBoolExpr*: proc (c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode {.nimcall.} # XXX bite the bullet
     includedFiles*: TIntSet    # used to detect recursive include files
     filename*: string          # the module's filename
     userPragmas*: TStrTable
diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index 7e265d95c..256d19db1 100755
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ proc SemTypeSection(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   typeSectionFinalPass(c, n)
   result = n
 
-proc semParamList(c: PContext, n, genericParams: PNode, s: PSym) = 
+proc semParamList(c: PContext, n, genericParams: PNode, s: PSym) =
   s.typ = semProcTypeNode(c, n, genericParams, nil, s.kind)
 
 proc addParams(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind) = 
diff --git a/compiler/semtypes.nim b/compiler/semtypes.nim
index d082f8bb9..e9cb8babb 100755
--- a/compiler/semtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypes.nim
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ proc liftParamType(c: PContext, procKind: TSymKind, genericParams: PNode,
       block addImplicitGeneric:
         # is this a bindOnce type class already present in the param list?
         for i in countup(0, genericParams.len - 1):
-          if genericParams.sons[i].sym.name == paramTypId:
+          if genericParams.sons[i].sym.name.id == paramTypId.id:
             result = genericParams.sons[i].typ
             break addImplicitGeneric
 
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
   of nkPtrTy: result = semAnyRef(c, n, tyPtr, prev)
   of nkVarTy: result = semVarType(c, n, prev)
   of nkDistinctTy: result = semDistinct(c, n, prev)
-  of nkProcTy: 
+  of nkProcTy:
     if n.sonsLen == 0: return newConstraint(c, tyProc)
     checkSonsLen(n, 2)
     openScope(c.tab)
@@ -808,7 +808,12 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
     # dummy symbol for `pragma`:
     var s = newSymS(skProc, newIdentNode(getIdent("dummy"), n.info), c)
     s.typ = result
-    pragma(c, s, n.sons[1], procTypePragmas)
+    if n.sons[1].kind == nkEmpty or n.sons[1].len == 0:
+      if result.callConv == ccDefault:
+        #result.callConv = ccClosure
+        Message(n.info, warnImplicitClosure, renderTree(n))
+    else:
+      pragma(c, s, n.sons[1], procTypePragmas)
     closeScope(c.tab)
   of nkEnumTy: result = semEnum(c, n, prev)
   of nkType: result = n.typ
diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index 1b60450bb..af924bafe 100755
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -457,7 +457,9 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, a: PType): TTypeRelation =
     case a.kind
     of tyPointer: result = isEqual
     of tyNil: result = isSubtype
-    of tyPtr, tyProc, tyCString: result = isConvertible
+    of tyProc:
+      if a.callConv != ccClosure: result = isConvertible
+    of tyPtr, tyCString: result = isConvertible
     else: nil
   of tyString: 
     case a.kind
diff --git a/compiler/transf.nim b/compiler/transf.nim
index 3c3ae12c9..4e799a11f 100755
--- a/compiler/transf.nim
+++ b/compiler/transf.nim
@@ -640,14 +640,6 @@ proc dontInlineConstant(orig, cnst: PNode): bool {.inline.} =
   result = orig.kind == nkSym and cnst.kind in {nkCurly, nkPar, nkBracket} and 
       cnst.len != 0
 
-proc warnNarrowingConversion(n: PNode) =
-  if n.kind == nkHiddenStdConv:
-    var dest = skipTypes(n.typ, abstractVarRange)
-    var source = skipTypes(n.sons[1].typ, abstractVarRange)
-    if source.kind == tyInt and
-       source.size > dest.size and n.sons[1].kind != nkIntLit:
-      Message(n.info, warnImplicitNarrowing, renderTree(n.sons[1]))
-
 proc transform(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PTransNode = 
   case n.kind
   of nkSym: 
diff --git a/compiler/types.nim b/compiler/types.nim
index e2200882d..8b99c00e8 100755
--- a/compiler/types.nim
+++ b/compiler/types.nim
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ proc getProcHeader*(sym: PSym): string
 proc base*(t: PType): PType
   # ------------------- type iterator: ----------------------------------------
 type 
-  TTypeIter* = proc (t: PType, closure: PObject): bool # should return true if the iteration should stop
-  TTypeMutator* = proc (t: PType, closure: PObject): PType # copy t and mutate it
-  TTypePredicate* = proc (t: PType): bool
+  TTypeIter* = proc (t: PType, closure: PObject): bool {.nimcall.} # true if iteration should stop
+  TTypeMutator* = proc (t: PType, closure: PObject): PType {.nimcall.} # copy t and mutate it
+  TTypePredicate* = proc (t: PType): bool {.nimcall.}
 
 proc IterOverType*(t: PType, iter: TTypeIter, closure: PObject): bool
   # Returns result of `iter`.
diff --git a/doc/manual.txt b/doc/manual.txt
index 543d5d3c1..36e444170 100755
--- a/doc/manual.txt
+++ b/doc/manual.txt
@@ -1177,6 +1177,17 @@ that expects a proc of the calling convention ``closure``.
 

 Nimrod supports these `calling conventions`:idx:\:

 

+`nimcall`:idx:

+    is the default convention used for a Nimrod **proc**. It is the

+    same as ``fastcall``, but only for C compilers that support ``fastcall``.

+

+`closure`:idx:
+    is the default calling convention for a **procedural type** that lacks
+    any pragma annotations. It indicates that the procedure has a hidden
+    implicit parameter (an *environment*). Proc vars that have the calling
+    convention ``closure`` take up two machine words: One for the proc pointer
+    and another one for the pointer to implicitely passed environment.

+

 `stdcall`:idx:

     This the stdcall convention as specified by Microsoft. The generated C

     procedure is declared with the ``__stdcall`` keyword.

@@ -1203,16 +1214,6 @@ Nimrod supports these `calling conventions`:idx:\:
     Fastcall means different things to different C compilers. One gets whatever

     the C ``__fastcall`` means.

 

-`nimcall`:idx:

-    Nimcall is the default convention used for Nimrod procedures. It is the

-    same as ``fastcall``, but only for C compilers that support ``fastcall``.

-

-`closure`:idx:

-    indicates that the procedure has a hidden implicit parameter

-    (an *environment*). Proc vars that have the calling convention ``closure``

-    take up two machine words: One for the proc pointer and another one for

-    the pointer to implicitely passed environment.

-

 `syscall`:idx:

     The syscall convention is the same as ``__syscall`` in C. It is used for

     interrupts.

@@ -3589,7 +3590,7 @@ strings automatically:
 

 Dynlib pragma for import

 ------------------------

-With the `dynlib`:idx: pragma a procedure can be imported from

+With the `dynlib`:idx: pragma a procedure or a variable can be imported from

 a dynamic library (``.dll`` files for Windows, ``lib*.so`` files for UNIX). 
 The non-optional argument has to be the name of the dynamic library:

 

diff --git a/examples/pythonex.nim b/examples/pythonex.nim
index e2664f350..310d80151 100755
--- a/examples/pythonex.nim
+++ b/examples/pythonex.nim
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ Py_Initialize()
 discard PyRun_SimpleString("from time import time,ctime\L" &
                            "print 'Today is',ctime(time())\L")
 Py_Finalize()
-
diff --git a/examples/x11ex.nim b/examples/x11ex.nim
index a32094be4..eb4ae9274 100755
--- a/examples/x11ex.nim
+++ b/examples/x11ex.nim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const
   WINDOW_HEIGHT = 300
   
 var
-  width, height: cint
+  width, height: cuint
   display: PDisplay
   screen: cint
   depth: int
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ proc create_window =
                             XBlackPixel(display, screen),
                             XWhitePixel(display, screen))
   size_hints.flags = PSize or PMinSize or PMaxSize
-  size_hints.min_width =  width
-  size_hints.max_width =  width
-  size_hints.min_height = height
-  size_hints.max_height = height
+  size_hints.min_width =  width.cint
+  size_hints.max_width =  width.cint
+  size_hints.min_height = height.cint
+  size_hints.max_height = height.cint
   discard XSetStandardProperties(display, win, "Simple Window", "window",
                          0, nil, 0, addr(size_hints))
   discard XSelectInput(display, win, ButtonPressMask or KeyPressMask or 
diff --git a/lib/pure/algorithm.nim b/lib/pure/algorithm.nim
index b1064af0d..03eb7da39 100755
--- a/lib/pure/algorithm.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/algorithm.nim
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const
   onlySafeCode = true
 
 proc merge[T](a, b: var openArray[T], lo, m, hi: int, 
-              cmp: proc (x, y: T): int, order: TSortOrder) =
+              cmp: proc (x, y: T): int {.closure.}, order: TSortOrder) =
   template `<-` (a, b: expr) = 
     when false:
       a = b
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ proc merge[T](a, b: var openArray[T], lo, m, hi: int,
     if k < j: copyMem(addr(a[k]), addr(b[i]), sizeof(T)*(j-k))
 
 proc sort*[T](a: var openArray[T],
-              cmp: proc (x, y: T): int,
+              cmp: proc (x, y: T): int {.closure.},
               order = TSortOrder.Ascending) =
   ## Default Nimrod sort. The sorting is guaranteed to be stable and 
   ## the worst case is guaranteed to be O(n log n).
diff --git a/lib/pure/asyncio.nim b/lib/pure/asyncio.nim
index 417a220f9..ac94f2087 100644
--- a/lib/pure/asyncio.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/asyncio.nim
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ type
   TDelegate = object
     deleVal*: PObject
 
-    handleRead*: proc (h: PObject)
-    handleWrite*: proc (h: PObject)
-    handleConnect*: proc (h: PObject)
+    handleRead*: proc (h: PObject) {.nimcall.}
+    handleWrite*: proc (h: PObject) {.nimcall.}
+    handleConnect*: proc (h: PObject) {.nimcall.}
 
-    handleAccept*: proc (h: PObject)
-    getSocket*: proc (h: PObject): tuple[info: TInfo, sock: TSocket]
+    handleAccept*: proc (h: PObject) {.nimcall.}
+    getSocket*: proc (h: PObject): tuple[info: TInfo, sock: TSocket] {.nimcall.}
 
-    task*: proc (h: PObject)
+    task*: proc (h: PObject) {.nimcall.}
     mode*: TMode
     
   PDelegate* = ref TDelegate
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ type
 
     userArg: PObject
 
-    handleRead*: proc (s: PAsyncSocket, arg: PObject)
-    handleConnect*: proc (s:  PAsyncSocket, arg: PObject)
+    handleRead*: proc (s: PAsyncSocket, arg: PObject) {.nimcall.}
+    handleConnect*: proc (s:  PAsyncSocket, arg: PObject) {.nimcall.}
 
-    handleAccept*: proc (s:  PAsyncSocket, arg: PObject)
+    handleAccept*: proc (s:  PAsyncSocket, arg: PObject) {.nimcall.}
 
     lineBuffer: TaintedString ## Temporary storage for ``recvLine``
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/sequtils.nim b/lib/pure/collections/sequtils.nim
index e3034d635..04eab419b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/sequtils.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/sequtils.nim
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ proc zip*[S, T](seq1: seq[S], seq2: seq[T]): seq[tuple[a: S, b: T]] =
   newSeq(result, m)
   for i in 0 .. m-1: result[i] = (seq1[i], seq2[i])
 
-iterator filter*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool): T =
+iterator filter*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.}): T =
   ## Iterates through a sequence and yields every item that fulfills the
   ## predicate.
   for i in countup(0, len(seq1) -1):
     var item = seq1[i]
     if pred(item): yield seq1[i]
 
-proc filter*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool): seq[T] =
+proc filter*[T](seq1: seq[T], pred: proc(item: T): bool {.closure.}): seq[T] =
   ## Returns all items in a sequence that fulfilled the predicate.
   accumulateResult(filter(seq1, pred))
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/events.nim b/lib/pure/events.nim
index c3c4cb0dc..894091bf7 100644
--- a/lib/pure/events.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/events.nim
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 ##
 ## This module implements an event system that is not dependant on external
 ## graphical toolkits. It was originally called ``NimEE`` because 
-## it was inspired by Python's PyEE module. There are two ways you can use events: one is a python-inspired way; the other is more of a C-style way.
+## it was inspired by Python's PyEE module. There are two ways you can use
+## events: one is a python-inspired way; the other is more of a C-style way.
 ##
 ## .. code-block:: Nimrod
 ##    var ee = initEventEmitter()
@@ -44,22 +45,21 @@ type
     
 proc initEventHandler*(name: string): TEventHandler =
   ## Initializes an EventHandler with the specified name and returns it.
-  #new(result)
   result.handlers = @[]
   result.name = name
 
-proc addHandler*(handler: var TEventHandler, func: proc(e: TEventArgs)) =
+proc addHandler*(handler: var TEventHandler, func: proc(e: TEventArgs) {.closure.}) =
   ## Adds the callback to the specified event handler.
   handler.handlers.add(func)
 
-proc removeHandler*(handler: var TEventHandler, func: proc(e: TEventArgs)) =
+proc removeHandler*(handler: var TEventHandler, func: proc(e: TEventArgs) {.closure.}) =
   ## Removes the callback from the specified event handler.
   for i in countup(0, len(handler.handlers) -1):
     if func == handler.handlers[i]:
       handler.handlers.del(i)
       break
     
-proc containsHandler*(handler: var TEventHandler, func: proc(e: TEventArgs)): bool =
+proc containsHandler*(handler: var TEventHandler, func: proc(e: TEventArgs) {.closure.}): bool =
   ## Checks if a callback is registered to this event handler.
   return handler.handlers.contains(func)
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ proc getEventhandler(emitter: var TEventEmitter, event: string): int =
     if emitter.s[k].name == event: return k
   return -1
 
-proc on*(emitter: var TEventEmitter, event: string, func: proc(e: TEventArgs)) =
+proc on*(emitter: var TEventEmitter, event: string, func: proc(e: TEventArgs) {.closure.}) =
   ## Assigns a event handler with the specified callback. If the event
   ## doesn't exist, it will be created.
   var i = getEventHandler(emitter, event)
@@ -99,5 +99,4 @@ proc emit*(emitter: var TEventEmitter, event: string, args: TEventArgs) =
 
 proc initEventEmitter*(): TEventEmitter =
   ## Creates and returns a new EventEmitter.
-  #new(result)
   result.s = @[]
diff --git a/lib/pure/httpserver.nim b/lib/pure/httpserver.nim
index 046844db4..afed45d39 100755
--- a/lib/pure/httpserver.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpserver.nim
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ proc close*(s: TServer) =
   ## closes the server (and the socket the server uses).
   close(s.socket)
 
-proc run*(handleRequest: proc (client: TSocket, path, query: string): bool,
+proc run*(handleRequest: proc (client: TSocket, 
+                               path, query: string): bool {.closure.},
           port = TPort(80)) =
   ## encapsulates the server object and main loop
   var s: TServer
diff --git a/lib/pure/streams.nim b/lib/pure/streams.nim
index 78800165a..6e2e19be5 100755
--- a/lib/pure/streams.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/streams.nim
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ type
                                ## here shouldn't be used directly. They are
                                ## accessible so that a stream implementation
                                ## can override them.
-    closeImpl*: proc (s: PStream)
-    atEndImpl*: proc (s: PStream): bool
-    setPositionImpl*: proc (s: PStream, pos: int)
-    getPositionImpl*: proc (s: PStream): int
-    readDataImpl*: proc (s: PStream, buffer: pointer, bufLen: int): int
-    writeDataImpl*: proc (s: PStream, buffer: pointer, bufLen: int)
-    flushImpl*: proc (s: PStream)
+    closeImpl*: proc (s: PStream) {.nimcall.}
+    atEndImpl*: proc (s: PStream): bool {.nimcall.}
+    setPositionImpl*: proc (s: PStream, pos: int) {.nimcall.}
+    getPositionImpl*: proc (s: PStream): int {.nimcall.}
+    readDataImpl*: proc (s: PStream, buffer: pointer,
+                         bufLen: int): int {.nimcall.}
+    writeDataImpl*: proc (s: PStream, buffer: pointer, bufLen: int) {.nimcall.}
+    flushImpl*: proc (s: PStream) {.nimcall.}
 
 proc flush*(s: PStream) =
   ## flushes the buffers that the stream `s` might use.
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 6cb99b6cf..6e8fd00b3 100755
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ proc new*[T](a: var ref T) {.magic: "New", noSideEffect.}
 proc internalNew*[T](a: var ref T) {.magic: "New", noSideEffect.}
   ## leaked implementation detail. Do not use.
 
-proc new*[T](a: var ref T, finalizer: proc (x: ref T)) {.
+proc new*[T](a: var ref T, finalizer: proc (x: ref T) {.nimcall.}) {.
   magic: "NewFinalize", noSideEffect.}
   ## creates a new object of type ``T`` and returns a safe (traced)
   ## reference to it in ``a``. When the garbage collector frees the object,
@@ -1416,13 +1416,13 @@ proc pop*[T](s: var seq[T]): T {.inline, noSideEffect.} =
   result = s[L]
   setLen(s, L)
 
-proc each*[T, S](data: openArray[T], op: proc (x: T): S): seq[S] = 
+proc each*[T, S](data: openArray[T], op: proc (x: T): S {.closure.}): seq[S] = 
   ## The well-known ``map`` operation from functional programming. Applies
   ## `op` to every item in `data` and returns the result as a sequence.
   newSeq(result, data.len)
   for i in 0..data.len-1: result[i] = op(data[i])
 
-proc each*[T](data: var openArray[T], op: proc (x: var T)) =
+proc each*[T](data: var openArray[T], op: proc (x: var T) {.closure.}) =
   ## The well-known ``map`` operation from functional programming. Applies
   ## `op` to every item in `data`.
   for i in 0..data.len-1: op(data[i])
@@ -1567,11 +1567,11 @@ const nimrodStackTrace = compileOption("stacktrace")
 # of the code
 
 var
-  dbgLineHook*: proc ()
+  dbgLineHook*: proc () {.nimcall.}
     ## set this variable to provide a procedure that should be called before
     ## each executed instruction. This should only be used by debuggers!
     ## Only code compiled with the ``debugger:on`` switch calls this hook.
-  globalRaiseHook*: proc (e: ref E_Base): bool
+  globalRaiseHook*: proc (e: ref E_Base): bool {.nimcall.}
     ## with this hook you can influence exception handling on a global level.
     ## If not nil, every 'raise' statement ends up calling this hook. Ordinary
     ## application code should never set this hook! You better know what you
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ var
     ## exception is caught and does not propagate further through the call
     ## stack.
 
-  localRaiseHook* {.threadvar.}: proc (e: ref E_Base): bool
+  localRaiseHook* {.threadvar.}: proc (e: ref E_Base): bool {.nimcall.}
     ## with this hook you can influence exception handling on a
     ## thread local level.
     ## If not nil, every 'raise' statement ends up calling this hook. Ordinary
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ var
     ## do when setting this. If ``localRaiseHook`` returns false, the exception
     ## is caught and does not propagate further through the call stack.
     
-  outOfMemHook*: proc ()
+  outOfMemHook*: proc () {.nimcall.}
     ## set this variable to provide a procedure that should be called 
     ## in case of an `out of memory`:idx: event. The standard handler
     ## writes an error message and terminates the program. `outOfMemHook` can
diff --git a/lib/system/gc.nim b/lib/system/gc.nim
index 1c6caeb77..18a7a81ed 100755
--- a/lib/system/gc.nim
+++ b/lib/system/gc.nim
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type
   TWalkOp = enum
     waZctDecRef, waPush, waCycleDecRef
 
-  TFinalizer {.compilerproc.} = proc (self: pointer)
+  TFinalizer {.compilerproc.} = proc (self: pointer) {.nimcall.}
     # A ref type can have a finalizer that is called before the object's
     # storage is freed.
 
diff --git a/lib/system/hti.nim b/lib/system/hti.nim
index d79679107..93dc79e3d 100755
--- a/lib/system/hti.nim
+++ b/lib/system/hti.nim
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ type # This should be he same as ast.TTypeKind
     base: ptr TNimType
     node: ptr TNimNode # valid for tyRecord, tyObject, tyTuple, tyEnum
     finalizer: pointer # the finalizer for the type
-    marker: proc (p: pointer, op: int) # marker proc for GC
+    marker: proc (p: pointer, op: int) {.nimcall.} # marker proc for GC
   PNimType = ptr TNimType
   
 # node.len may be the ``first`` element of a set
diff --git a/lib/system/threads.nim b/lib/system/threads.nim
index e0812f41c..0151755c9 100755
--- a/lib/system/threads.nim
+++ b/lib/system/threads.nim
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ type
                           ## that **must not** be part of a message! Use
                           ## a ``TThreadId`` for that.
     when TArg is void:
-      dataFn: proc ()
+      dataFn: proc () {.nimcall.}
     else:
-      dataFn: proc (m: TArg)
+      dataFn: proc (m: TArg) {.nimcall.}
       data: TArg
   TThreadId*[TArg] = ptr TThread[TArg] ## the current implementation uses
                                        ## a pointer as a thread ID.
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/gtk/atk.nim b/lib/wrappers/gtk/atk.nim
index 3ae687aed..f59d95f87 100755
--- a/lib/wrappers/gtk/atk.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/gtk/atk.nim
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ type
     pad32*: TFunction
 
   TEventListener* = proc (para1: PObject){.cdecl.}
-  TEventListenerInitProc* = proc ()
+  TEventListenerInitProc* = proc (){.cdecl.}
   TEventListenerInit* = proc (para1: TEventListenerInitProc){.cdecl.}
   PKeyEventStruct* = ptr TKeyEventStruct
   TKeyEventStruct*{.final, pure.} = object 
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/gtk/gdk2.nim b/lib/wrappers/gtk/gdk2.nim
index 67ee5b15c..d84f7ccc3 100755
--- a/lib/wrappers/gtk/gdk2.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/gtk/gdk2.nim
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ type
   PEvent* = ptr TEvent
   TEventFunc* = proc (event: PEvent, data: gpointer){.cdecl.}
   PXEvent* = ptr TXEvent
-  TXEvent* = proc ()
+  TXEvent* = proc () {.cdecl.}
   PFilterReturn* = ptr TFilterReturn
   TFilterReturn* = enum 
     FILTER_CONTINUE, FILTER_TRANSLATE, FILTER_REMOVE
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ type
   PWindowObjectClass* = ptr TWindowObjectClass
   TWindowObjectClass* = object of TDrawableClass
   window_invalidate_maybe_recurse_child_func* = proc (para1: PWindow, 
-      para2: gpointer): gboolean
+      para2: gpointer): gboolean {.cdecl.}
 
 proc TYPE_COLORMAP*(): GType
 proc COLORMAP*(anObject: pointer): PColormap
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/gtk/glib2.nim b/lib/wrappers/gtk/glib2.nim
index 57d561432..4d3d32b29 100755
--- a/lib/wrappers/gtk/glib2.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/gtk/glib2.nim
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ when false:
   proc g_critical*(format: cstring){.varargs.}
   proc g_warning*(format: cstring){.varargs.}
 type 
-  TGPrintFunc* = proc (str: cstring)
+  TGPrintFunc* = proc (str: cstring){.cdecl, varargs.}
 
 proc g_set_print_handler*(func: TGPrintFunc): TGPrintFunc{.cdecl, 
     dynlib: gliblib, importc: "g_set_print_handler".}
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/libcurl.nim b/lib/wrappers/libcurl.nim
index 875f1cbc8..bd8616759 100755
--- a/lib/wrappers/libcurl.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/libcurl.nim
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ type
   Tfree_callback* = proc (p: pointer){.cdecl.}
   Trealloc_callback* = proc (p: pointer, size: int): pointer{.cdecl.}
   Tstrdup_callback* = proc (str: cstring): cstring{.cdecl.}
-  Tcalloc_callback* = proc (nmemb: int, size: int): pointer
+  Tcalloc_callback* = proc (nmemb: int, size: int): pointer{.noconv.}
   Tinfotype* = enum 
     INFO_TEXT = 0, INFO_HEADER_IN, INFO_HEADER_OUT, INFO_DATA_IN, INFO_DATA_OUT, 
     INFO_SSL_DATA_IN, INFO_SSL_DATA_OUT, INFO_END
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/mysql.nim b/lib/wrappers/mysql.nim
index 2a7a10c58..5a8d4c98b 100755
--- a/lib/wrappers/mysql.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/mysql.nim
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #
 
 {.deadCodeElim: on.}
+{.push, callconv: cdecl.}
+
 when defined(Unix): 
   const 
     lib = "libmysqlclient.so.15"
@@ -1071,3 +1073,5 @@ proc INTERNAL_NUM_FIELD(f: Pst_mysql_field): bool =
 
 proc reload(mysql: PMySQL): cint = 
   result = refresh(mysql, REFRESH_GRANT)
+
+{.pop.}
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/opengl/glu.nim b/lib/wrappers/opengl/glu.nim
index 29edb0df2..e00120d83 100755
--- a/lib/wrappers/opengl/glu.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/opengl/glu.nim
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ import
   GL
 
 when defined(windows): 
+  {.push, callconv: stdcall.}
+else: 
+  {.push, callconv: cdecl.}
+
+when defined(windows): 
   const 
     dllname = "glu32.dll"
 elif defined(macosx): 
@@ -326,4 +331,5 @@ const                         # Contours types -- obsolete!
   GLU_ERROR* = GLU_TESS_ERROR
   GLU_EDGE_FLAG* = GLU_TESS_EDGE_FLAG
 
+{.pop.}
 # implementation
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/python.nim b/lib/wrappers/python.nim
index 0801b1ae5..3d0b923e2 100755
--- a/lib/wrappers/python.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/python.nim
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@ import
 
 
 when defined(windows): 
-  const dllname = "python(26|25|24|23|22|21|20|16|15).dll"
+  const dllname = "python(27|26|25|24|23|22|21|20|16|15).dll"
 elif defined(macosx):
-  const dllname = "libpython(2.6|2.5|2.4|2.3|2.2|2.1|2.0|1.6|1.5).dylib"
+  const dllname = "libpython(2.7|2.6|2.5|2.4|2.3|2.2|2.1|2.0|1.6|1.5).dylib"
 else: 
   const dllver = ".1"
-  const dllname = "libpython(2.6|2.5|2.4|2.3|2.2|2.1|2.0|1.6|1.5).so" & dllver
+  const dllname = "libpython(2.7|2.6|2.5|2.4|2.3|2.2|2.1|2.0|1.6|1.5).so" & 
+                  dllver
+
   
 const 
   PYT_METHOD_BUFFER_INCREASE* = 10
@@ -1154,7 +1156,7 @@ proc PyWeakref_NewProxy*(ob, callback: PPyObject): PPyObject{.cdecl, importc, dy
 proc PyWeakref_NewRef*(ob, callback: PPyObject): PPyObject{.cdecl, importc, dynlib: dllname.}
 proc PyWrapper_New*(ob1, ob2: PPyObject): PPyObject{.cdecl, importc, dynlib: dllname.}
 proc PyBool_FromLong*(ok: int): PPyObject{.cdecl, importc, dynlib: dllname.} #-
-proc Py_AtExit*(prc: proc ()): int{.cdecl, importc, dynlib: dllname.} #-
+proc Py_AtExit*(prc: proc () {.cdecl.}): int{.cdecl, importc, dynlib: dllname.} #-
 #Py_Cleanup:procedure; cdecl, importc, dynlib: dllname;
 #-
 proc Py_CompileString*(s1, s2: cstring, i: int): PPyObject{.cdecl, importc, dynlib: dllname.} #-
@@ -1545,26 +1547,28 @@ proc init(lib: TLibHandle) =
   PyEnum_Type = cast[PPyTypeObject](symAddr(lib, "PyEnum_Type"))
 
 # Unfortunately we have to duplicate the loading mechanism here, because Nimrod
-# does not support variables from dynamic libraries. Well designed API's don't
-# require this anyway. Python is an exception.
+# used to not support variables from dynamic libraries. Well designed API's
+# don't require this anyway. Python is an exception.
 
 var
   lib: TLibHandle
 
-when defined(windows): 
+when defined(windows):
   const
-    LibNames = ["python26.dll", "python25.dll", 
-      "python24.dll", "python23.dll", "python22.dll", "python21.dll", 
+    LibNames = ["python27.dll", "python26.dll", "python25.dll",
+      "python24.dll", "python23.dll", "python22.dll", "python21.dll",
       "python20.dll", "python16.dll", "python15.dll"]
 elif defined(macosx):
   const
-    LibNames = ["libpython2.6.dylib", "libpython2.5.dylib", 
-      "libpython2.4.dylib", "libpython2.3.dylib", "libpython2.2.dylib", 
-      "libpython2.1.dylib", "libpython2.0.dylib",
+    LibNames = ["libpython2.7.dylib", "libpython2.6.dylib",
+      "libpython2.5.dylib", "libpython2.4.dylib", "libpython2.3.dylib", 
+      "libpython2.2.dylib", "libpython2.1.dylib", "libpython2.0.dylib",
       "libpython1.6.dylib", "libpython1.5.dylib"]
-else: 
+else:
   const
-    LibNames = ["libpython2.6.so" & dllver, 
+    LibNames = [
+      "libpython2.7.so" & dllver,
+      "libpython2.6.so" & dllver, 
       "libpython2.5.so" & dllver, 
       "libpython2.4.so" & dllver, 
       "libpython2.3.so" & dllver, 
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/sdl/sdl.nim b/lib/wrappers/sdl/sdl.nim
index 597a9b0b0..a6f8de5d7 100755
--- a/lib/wrappers/sdl/sdl.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/sdl/sdl.nim
@@ -1279,7 +1279,6 @@ type                          # This is the system-independent thread info struc
   TByteArray* = array[0..32767, int8]
   PWordArray* = ptr TWordArray
   TWordArray* = array[0..16383, int16] # Generic procedure pointer
-  TProcedure* = proc ()
 
 type TEventSeq = set[TEventKind]
 template evconv(procName: expr, ptrName: typeDesc, assertions: TEventSeq): stmt {.immediate.} =
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/x11/xresource.nim b/lib/wrappers/x11/xresource.nim
index ddb2a89c2..f553b4413 100755
--- a/lib/wrappers/x11/xresource.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/x11/xresource.nim
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ const
   XrmEnumOneLevel* = 1
 
 type 
-  funcbool* = proc (): TBool
+  funcbool* = proc (): TBool {.cdecl.}
 
 proc XrmEnumerateDatabase*(para1: TXrmDatabase, para2: TXrmNameList, 
                            para3: TXrmClassList, para4: int32, para5: funcbool, 
diff --git a/packages/docutils/rst.nim b/packages/docutils/rst.nim
index 126b21bd6..ed8e2b7a9 100755
--- a/packages/docutils/rst.nim
+++ b/packages/docutils/rst.nim
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ type
     mwUnsupportedLanguage
   
   TMsgHandler* = proc (filename: string, line, col: int, msgKind: TMsgKind,
-                       arg: string) ## what to do in case of an error
-  TFindFileHandler* = proc (filename: string): string
+                       arg: string) {.nimcall.} ## what to do in case of an error
+  TFindFileHandler* = proc (filename: string): string {.nimcall.}
 
 const
   messages: array [TMsgKind, string] = [
@@ -1353,10 +1353,10 @@ proc parseDoc(p: var TRstParser): PRstNode =
   if p.tok[p.idx].kind != tkEof: rstMessage(p, meGeneralParseError)
   
 type
-  TDirFlag = enum 
+  TDirFlag = enum
     hasArg, hasOptions, argIsFile, argIsWord
   TDirFlags = set[TDirFlag]
-  TSectionParser = proc (p: var TRstParser): PRstNode
+  TSectionParser = proc (p: var TRstParser): PRstNode {.nimcall.}
 
 proc parseDirective(p: var TRstParser, flags: TDirFlags): PRstNode = 
   result = newRstNode(rnDirective)
diff --git a/tests/compile/tnewlibs.nim b/tests/compile/tnewlibs.nim
index ab358f557..041316290 100755
--- a/tests/compile/tnewlibs.nim
+++ b/tests/compile/tnewlibs.nim
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import
   osproc,
   cairowin32, cairoxlib,
   gl, glut, glu, glx, glext, wingl,
-  lua, lualib, lauxlib, mysql, sqlite3, db_mongo, md5
+  lua, lualib, lauxlib, mysql, sqlite3, db_mongo, md5, asyncio, mimetypes,
+  cookies, events, ftpclient
   
 
 writeln(stdout, "test compilation of binding modules")
diff --git a/tests/run/tclosure3.nim b/tests/run/tclosure3.nim
index 6dee49aea..bb217387f 100644
--- a/tests/run/tclosure3.nim
+++ b/tests/run/tclosure3.nim
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 discard """
   file: "tclosure3.nim"
   output: "success"
-  disabled: true
 """
 
 proc main =
   const n = 30
   for iterations in 0..50_000:
-    var s: seq[proc(): int {.closure.}] = @[]
+    var s: seq[proc(): string {.closure.}] = @[]
     for i in 0 .. n-1:
       let ii = i
-      s.add(proc(): int = return ii*ii)
+      s.add(proc(): string = return $(ii*ii))
     for i in 0 .. n-1:
       let val = s[i]()
-      if val != i*i: echo "bug  ", val
+      if val != $(i*i): echo "bug  ", val
     
     if getOccupiedMem() > 3000_000: quit("still a leak!")
   echo "success"
diff --git a/tests/run/teventemitter.nim b/tests/run/teventemitter.nim
index 8394776a8..9ecf72ea2 100644
--- a/tests/run/teventemitter.nim
+++ b/tests/run/teventemitter.nim
@@ -7,20 +7,22 @@ import tables, lists
 type
   TEventArgs = object of TObject
   TEventEmitter = object of TObject
-    events*: TTable[string, TDoublyLinkedList[proc(e: TEventArgs)]]
+    events*: TTable[string, TDoublyLinkedList[proc(e: TEventArgs) {.nimcall.}]]
 
 proc emit*(emitter: TEventEmitter, event: string, args: TEventArgs) =
   for func in nodes(emitter.events[event]):
     func.value(args) #call function with args.
 
-proc on*(emitter: var TEventEmitter, event: string, func: proc(e: TEventArgs)) =
+proc on*(emitter: var TEventEmitter, event: string, 
+         func: proc(e: TEventArgs) {.nimcall.}) =
   if not hasKey(emitter.events, event):
-    var list: TDoublyLinkedList[proc(e: TEventArgs)]
+    var list: TDoublyLinkedList[proc(e: TEventArgs) {.nimcall.}]
     add(emitter.events, event, list) #if not, add it.
   append(emitter.events.mget(event), func)
 
 proc initEmitter(emitter: var TEventEmitter) =
-  emitter.events = initTable[string, TDoublyLinkedList[proc(e: TEventArgs)]]()
+  emitter.events = initTable[string, 
+    TDoublyLinkedList[proc(e: TEventArgs) {.nimcall.}]]()
 
 var 
   ee: TEventEmitter
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 751f8413d..5aa3193fb 100755
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 version 0.9.0
 =============
 
-- implement ``dynlib`` for variables
 - implicit deref for parameter matching
 - deprecate ``var x, y = 0`` as it's confusing for tuple consistency
-- test sequence of closures; especially that the GC does not leak for those!
 
 New pragmas:
 - ``hoist`` pragma for loop hoisting
@@ -18,8 +16,9 @@ New pragmas:
 - fix remaining closure bugs:
   - make toplevel but in a scope vars local; make procs there inner procs
   - fix evals.nim with closures
-  - proc types shall have closure calling convention per default
   - implement "closure tuple consists of a single 'ref'" optimization
+  - make closure default calling convention for proc types
+  - fix '==' for closures
 
 - document 'do' notation
 - rethink the syntax: distinction between expr and stmt is unfortunate; 
diff --git a/web/news.txt b/web/news.txt
index be9e5bf08..df81b952c 100755
--- a/web/news.txt
+++ b/web/news.txt
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Compiler Additions
   via the ``doc2`` command. This new generator uses all of the semantic passes
   of the compiler and can thus generate documentation for symbols hiding in
   macros.
+- The compiler now supports the ``dynlib`` pragma for variables.
 
 
 Language Additions