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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/system.nim | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim index 260d7fbcd..dd1a0721a 100644 --- a/lib/system.nim +++ b/lib/system.nim @@ -176,10 +176,16 @@ proc new*[T](a: var ref T) {.magic: "New", noSideEffect.} ## creates a new object of type ``T`` and returns a safe (traced) ## reference to it in ``a``. -proc new*(T: typedesc): ref T = +proc new*(T: typedesc): auto = ## creates a new object of type ``T`` and returns a safe (traced) ## reference to it as result value - new(result) + when (T is ref): + var r: T + else: + var r: ref T + new(r) + return r + proc internalNew*[T](a: var ref T) {.magic: "New", noSideEffect.} ## leaked implementation detail. Do not use. |