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-rw-r--r--compiler/ccgstmts.nim10
-rw-r--r--compiler/lambdalifting.nim2
-rw-r--r--compiler/lowerings.nim1
-rw-r--r--compiler/semexprs.nim2
-rw-r--r--compiler/semgnrc.nim16
-rw-r--r--compiler/semmagic.nim2
-rw-r--r--compiler/semstmts.nim29
-rw-r--r--compiler/semtypinst.nim8
-rw-r--r--compiler/transf.nim57
-rw-r--r--compiler/types.nim6
-rw-r--r--compiler/vmdeps.nim2
-rw-r--r--compiler/vmgen.nim20
-rw-r--r--config/nim.cfg139
-rw-r--r--doc/koch.txt7
-rw-r--r--doc/manual.txt2
-rw-r--r--examples/0mq/client.nim14
-rw-r--r--examples/0mq/server.nim11
-rw-r--r--lib/impure/db_postgres.nim112
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim24
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/asyncftpclient.nim295
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/asynchttpserver.nim5
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/sets.nim2
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/cookies.nim15
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/ftpclient.nim197
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/httpclient.nim3
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/strutils.nim35
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/times.nim2
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/xmltree.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/system.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/system/jssys.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/system/mmdisp.nim28
-rw-r--r--lib/system/threads.nim78
-rw-r--r--lib/wrappers/postgres.nim2
-rw-r--r--tests/controlflow/tbreak.nim13
-rw-r--r--tests/generics/mdotlookup.nim8
-rw-r--r--tests/generics/tdotlookup.nim5
-rw-r--r--tools/nimweb.nim56
37 files changed, 947 insertions, 273 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
index eca026e12..3004e353b 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ proc genVarTuple(p: BProc, n: PNode) =
   var tup, field: TLoc
   if n.kind != nkVarTuple: internalError(n.info, "genVarTuple")
   var L = sonsLen(n)
+
+  # if we have a something that's been captured, use the lowering instead:
+  var useLowering = false
+  for i in countup(0, L-3):
+    if n[i].kind != nkSym:
+      useLowering = true; break
+  if useLowering:
+    genStmts(p, lowerTupleUnpacking(n, p.prc))
+    return
+
   genLineDir(p, n)
   initLocExpr(p, n.sons[L-1], tup)
   var t = tup.t
diff --git a/compiler/lambdalifting.nim b/compiler/lambdalifting.nim
index 6c650eee3..62e13b9c4 100644
--- a/compiler/lambdalifting.nim
+++ b/compiler/lambdalifting.nim
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ proc liftLambdas*(fn: PSym, body: PNode): PNode =
       discard transformOuterProcBody(o, body, initIter(fn))
       result = ex
     finishEnvironments(o)
-    #if fn.name.s == "cbOuter":
+    #if fn.name.s == "parseLong":
     #  echo rendertree(result, {renderIds})
 
 proc liftLambdasForTopLevel*(module: PSym, body: PNode): PNode =
diff --git a/compiler/lowerings.nim b/compiler/lowerings.nim
index ddfcb4f01..e1fb09e44 100644
--- a/compiler/lowerings.nim
+++ b/compiler/lowerings.nim
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ proc lowerTupleUnpacking*(n: PNode; owner: PSym): PNode =
   
   result.add newAsgnStmt(newSymNode(temp), value)
   for i in 0 .. n.len-3:
+    if n.sons[i].kind == nkSym: v.addVar(n.sons[i])
     result.add newAsgnStmt(n.sons[i], newTupleAccess(value, i))
 
 proc createObj*(owner: PSym, info: TLineInfo): PType =
diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index da12ec08c..ff445ecd0 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ proc evalAtCompileTime(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
 
   # optimization pass: not necessary for correctness of the semantic pass
   if {sfNoSideEffect, sfCompileTime} * callee.flags != {} and
-     {sfForward, sfImportc} * callee.flags == {}:
+     {sfForward, sfImportc} * callee.flags == {} and n.typ != nil:
     if sfCompileTime notin callee.flags and 
         optImplicitStatic notin gOptions: return
 
diff --git a/compiler/semgnrc.nim b/compiler/semgnrc.nim
index 934434951..a004d1465 100644
--- a/compiler/semgnrc.nim
+++ b/compiler/semgnrc.nim
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ proc semGenericStmtScope(c: PContext, n: PNode,
 template macroToExpand(s: expr): expr =
   s.kind in {skMacro, skTemplate} and (s.typ.len == 1 or sfImmediate in s.flags)
 
-proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode = 
+proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym,
+                          ctx: var TIntSet): PNode =
   incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
   case s.kind
-  of skUnknown: 
+  of skUnknown:
     # Introduced in this pass! Leave it as an identifier.
     result = n
   of skProc, skMethod, skIterators, skConverter:
@@ -48,11 +49,13 @@ proc semGenericStmtSymbol(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode =
     if macroToExpand(s):
       let n = fixImmediateParams(n)
       result = semTemplateExpr(c, n, s, {efNoSemCheck})
+      result = semGenericStmt(c, result, {}, ctx)
     else:
       result = symChoice(c, n, s, scOpen)
   of skMacro: 
     if macroToExpand(s):
       result = semMacroExpr(c, n, n, s, {efNoSemCheck})
+      result = semGenericStmt(c, result, {}, ctx)
     else:
       result = symChoice(c, n, s, scOpen)
   of skGenericParam: 
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ proc lookup(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TSemGenericFlags,
     elif s.name.id in ctx:
       result = symChoice(c, n, s, scForceOpen)
     else:
-      result = semGenericStmtSymbol(c, n, s)
+      result = semGenericStmtSymbol(c, n, s, ctx)
   # else: leave as nkIdent
 
 proc newDot(n, b: PNode): PNode =
@@ -95,8 +98,9 @@ proc fuzzyLookup(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TSemGenericFlags,
   
   var s = qualifiedLookUp(c, n, luf)
   if s != nil:
-    result = semGenericStmtSymbol(c, n, s)
+    result = semGenericStmtSymbol(c, n, s, ctx)
   else:
+    n.sons[0] = semGenericStmt(c, n.sons[0], flags, ctx)
     result = n
     let n = n[1]
     let ident = considerQuotedIdent(n)
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ proc fuzzyLookup(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TSemGenericFlags,
       elif s.name.id in ctx:
         result = newDot(result, symChoice(c, n, s, scForceOpen))
       else:
-        let sym = semGenericStmtSymbol(c, n, s)
+        let sym = semGenericStmtSymbol(c, n, s, ctx)
         if sym.kind == nkSym:
           result = newDot(result, symChoice(c, n, s, scForceOpen))
         else:
@@ -158,6 +162,7 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
       of skMacro:
         if macroToExpand(s):
           result = semMacroExpr(c, n, n, s, {efNoSemCheck})
+          result = semGenericStmt(c, result, {}, ctx)
         else:
           n.sons[0] = symChoice(c, n.sons[0], s, scOption)
           result = n
@@ -165,6 +170,7 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
         if macroToExpand(s):
           let n = fixImmediateParams(n)
           result = semTemplateExpr(c, n, s, {efNoSemCheck})
+          result = semGenericStmt(c, result, {}, ctx)
         else:
           n.sons[0] = symChoice(c, n.sons[0], s, scOption)
           result = n
diff --git a/compiler/semmagic.nim b/compiler/semmagic.nim
index f943e7006..d4aeba32a 100644
--- a/compiler/semmagic.nim
+++ b/compiler/semmagic.nim
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ proc magicsAfterOverloadResolution(c: PContext, n: PNode,
     result.typ = getSysType(tyString)
   of mInstantiationInfo: result = semInstantiationInfo(c, n)
   of mOrd: result = semOrd(c, n)
-  of mHigh: result = semLowHigh(c, n, mHigh)
+  of mHigh, mLow: result = semLowHigh(c, n, n[0].sym.magic)
   of mShallowCopy: result = semShallowCopy(c, n, flags)
   of mNBindSym: result = semBindSym(c, n)
   of mLocals: result = semLocals(c, n)
diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index 583185048..d394a2ae5 100644
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -22,20 +22,23 @@ proc semDiscard(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
 proc semBreakOrContinue(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = n
   checkSonsLen(n, 1)
-  if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    var s: PSym
-    case n.sons[0].kind
-    of nkIdent: s = lookUp(c, n.sons[0])
-    of nkSym: s = n.sons[0].sym
-    else: illFormedAst(n)
-    if s.kind == skLabel and s.owner.id == c.p.owner.id: 
-      var x = newSymNode(s)
-      x.info = n.info
-      incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
-      n.sons[0] = x
-      suggestSym(x.info, s)
+  if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty:
+    if n.kind != nkContinueStmt:
+      var s: PSym
+      case n.sons[0].kind
+      of nkIdent: s = lookUp(c, n.sons[0])
+      of nkSym: s = n.sons[0].sym
+      else: illFormedAst(n)
+      if s.kind == skLabel and s.owner.id == c.p.owner.id:
+        var x = newSymNode(s)
+        x.info = n.info
+        incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
+        n.sons[0] = x
+        suggestSym(x.info, s)
+      else:
+        localError(n.info, errInvalidControlFlowX, s.name.s)
     else:
-      localError(n.info, errInvalidControlFlowX, s.name.s)
+      localError(n.info, errGenerated, "'continue' cannot have a label")
   elif (c.p.nestedLoopCounter <= 0) and (c.p.nestedBlockCounter <= 0): 
     localError(n.info, errInvalidControlFlowX, 
                renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}))
diff --git a/compiler/semtypinst.nim b/compiler/semtypinst.nim
index eeaf53649..9f0a4100d 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypinst.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypinst.nim
@@ -216,12 +216,16 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsS(cl: var TReplTypeVars, s: PSym): PSym =
     result.typ = replaceTypeVarsT(cl, s.typ)
     result.ast = replaceTypeVarsN(cl, s.ast)
     
-proc lookupTypeVar(cl: TReplTypeVars, t: PType): PType = 
+proc lookupTypeVar(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType): PType = 
   result = PType(idTableGet(cl.typeMap, t))
   if result == nil:
     if cl.allowMetaTypes or tfRetType in t.flags: return
     localError(t.sym.info, errCannotInstantiateX, typeToString(t))
     result = errorType(cl.c)
+    # In order to prevent endless recursions, we must remember
+    # this bad lookup and replace it with errorType everywhere.
+    # These code paths are only active in nimrod check
+    idTablePut(cl.typeMap, t, result)
   elif result.kind == tyGenericParam and not cl.allowMetaTypes:
     internalError(cl.info, "substitution with generic parameter")
 
@@ -353,7 +357,7 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsTAux(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType): PType =
 
   of tyGenericBody:
     localError(cl.info, errCannotInstantiateX, typeToString(t))
-    result = t
+    result = errorType(cl.c)
     #result = replaceTypeVarsT(cl, lastSon(t))
 
   of tyFromExpr:
diff --git a/compiler/transf.nim b/compiler/transf.nim
index 2b36f01c5..b9b06675e 100644
--- a/compiler/transf.nim
+++ b/compiler/transf.nim
@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ proc newLabel(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PSym =
   result = newSym(skLabel, nil, getCurrOwner(c), n.info)
   result.name = getIdent(genPrefix & $result.id)
 
+proc freshLabels(c: PTransf, n: PNode; symMap: var TIdTable) =
+  if n.kind in {nkBlockStmt, nkBlockExpr}:
+    if n.sons[0].kind == nkSym:
+      let x = newLabel(c, n[0])
+      idTablePut(symMap, n[0].sym, x)
+      n.sons[0].sym = x
+  if n.kind == nkSym and n.sym.kind == skLabel:
+    let x = PSym(idTableGet(symMap, n.sym))
+    if x != nil: n.sym = x
+  else:
+    for i in 0 .. <safeLen(n): freshLabels(c, n.sons[i], symMap)
+
 proc transformBlock(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PTransNode =
   var labl: PSym
   if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty:
@@ -231,21 +243,31 @@ proc transformLoopBody(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PTransNode =
     result = transform(c, n)
 
 proc transformWhile(c: PTransf; n: PNode): PTransNode =
-  let labl = newLabel(c, n)
-  c.breakSyms.add(labl)
-  result = newTransNode(nkBlockStmt, n.info, 2)
-  result[0] = newSymNode(labl).PTransNode
+  if c.inlining > 0:
+    result = transformSons(c, n)
+  else:
+    let labl = newLabel(c, n)
+    c.breakSyms.add(labl)
+    result = newTransNode(nkBlockStmt, n.info, 2)
+    result[0] = newSymNode(labl).PTransNode
 
-  var body = newTransNode(n)
-  for i in 0..n.len-2:
-    body[i] = transform(c, n.sons[i])
-  body[<n.len] = transformLoopBody(c, n.sons[<n.len])
-  result[1] = body
-  discard c.breakSyms.pop
+    var body = newTransNode(n)
+    for i in 0..n.len-2:
+      body[i] = transform(c, n.sons[i])
+    body[<n.len] = transformLoopBody(c, n.sons[<n.len])
+    result[1] = body
+    discard c.breakSyms.pop
 
 proc transformBreak(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PTransNode =
-  if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty:
+  if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty or c.inlining > 0:
     result = n.PTransNode
+    when false:
+      let lablCopy = idNodeTableGet(c.transCon.mapping, n.sons[0].sym)
+      if lablCopy.isNil:
+        result = n.PTransNode
+      else:
+        result = newTransNode(n.kind, n.info, 1)
+        result[0] = lablCopy.PTransNode
   else:
     let labl = c.breakSyms[c.breakSyms.high]
     result = transformSons(c, n)
@@ -477,9 +499,9 @@ proc transformFor(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PTransNode =
     var formal = skipTypes(iter.typ, abstractInst).n.sons[i].sym 
     if arg.typ.kind == tyIter: continue
     case putArgInto(arg, formal.typ)
-    of paDirectMapping: 
+    of paDirectMapping:
       idNodeTablePut(newC.mapping, formal, arg)
-    of paFastAsgn: 
+    of paFastAsgn:
       # generate a temporary and produce an assignment statement:
       var temp = newTemp(c, formal.typ, formal.info)
       addVar(v, newSymNode(temp))
@@ -489,8 +511,13 @@ proc transformFor(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PTransNode =
       assert(skipTypes(formal.typ, abstractInst).kind == tyVar)
       idNodeTablePut(newC.mapping, formal, arg)
       # XXX BUG still not correct if the arg has a side effect!
-  var body = iter.getBody
+  var body = iter.getBody.copyTree
   pushInfoContext(n.info)
+  # XXX optimize this somehow. But the check "c.inlining" is not correct:
+  var symMap: TIdTable
+  initIdTable symMap
+  freshLabels(c, body, symMap)
+
   inc(c.inlining)
   add(stmtList, transform(c, body))
   #findWrongOwners(c, stmtList.pnode)
@@ -755,6 +782,8 @@ proc transformBody*(module: PSym, n: PNode, prc: PSym): PNode =
     #  result = lambdalifting.liftIterator(prc, result)
     incl(result.flags, nfTransf)
     when useEffectSystem: trackProc(prc, result)
+    if prc.name.s == "testbody":
+      echo renderTree(result)
 
 proc transformStmt*(module: PSym, n: PNode): PNode =
   if nfTransf in n.flags:
diff --git a/compiler/types.nim b/compiler/types.nim
index 824ca47d0..c04413857 100644
--- a/compiler/types.nim
+++ b/compiler/types.nim
@@ -913,9 +913,11 @@ proc sameTypeAux(x, y: PType, c: var TSameTypeClosure): bool =
           result = sameTypeAux(a.sons[0], b.sons[0], c)     
     else: 
       result = sameTypeAux(a.sons[0], b.sons[0], c) and sameFlags(a, b)
-  of tyEnum, tyForward, tyProxy:
+  of tyEnum, tyForward:
     # XXX generic enums do not make much sense, but require structural checking
     result = a.id == b.id and sameFlags(a, b)
+  of tyError:
+    result = b.kind == tyError
   of tyTuple:
     cycleCheck()
     result = sameTuple(a, b, c) and sameFlags(a, b)
@@ -1390,7 +1392,7 @@ proc skipConv*(n: PNode): PNode =
   case n.kind
   of nkObjUpConv, nkObjDownConv, nkChckRange, nkChckRangeF, nkChckRange64:
     # only skip the conversion if it doesn't lose too important information
-    # (see bug #
+    # (see bug #1334)
     if n.sons[0].typ.classify == n.typ.classify:
       result = n.sons[0]
   of nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv, nkConv:
diff --git a/compiler/vmdeps.nim b/compiler/vmdeps.nim
index 9a213d813..fdd8276cc 100644
--- a/compiler/vmdeps.nim
+++ b/compiler/vmdeps.nim
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import ast, types, msgs, osproc, streams, options
 proc readOutput(p: PProcess): string =
   result = ""
   var output = p.outputStream
-  discard p.waitForExit
   while not output.atEnd:
     result.add(output.readLine)
     result.add("\n")
   result.setLen(result.len - "\n".len)
+  discard p.waitForExit
 
 proc opGorge*(cmd, input: string): string =
   var p = startCmd(cmd)
diff --git a/compiler/vmgen.nim b/compiler/vmgen.nim
index 94afbf008..a4ddc2e15 100644
--- a/compiler/vmgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/vmgen.nim
@@ -43,18 +43,19 @@ type
 proc debugInfo(info: TLineInfo): string =
   result = info.toFilename.splitFile.name & ":" & $info.line
 
-proc codeListing(c: PCtx, result: var string, start=0) =
+proc codeListing(c: PCtx, result: var string, start=0; last = -1) =
   # first iteration: compute all necessary labels:
   var jumpTargets = initIntSet()
   
-  for i in start.. < c.code.len:
+  let last = if last < 0: c.code.len-1 else: min(last, c.code.len-1)
+  for i in start..last:
     let x = c.code[i]
     if x.opcode in relativeJumps:
       jumpTargets.incl(i+x.regBx-wordExcess)
 
   # for debugging purposes
   var i = start
-  while i < c.code.len:
+  while i <= last:
     if i in jumpTargets: result.addf("L$1:\n", i)
     let x = c.code[i]
 
@@ -82,9 +83,9 @@ proc codeListing(c: PCtx, result: var string, start=0) =
     result.add("\n")
     inc i
 
-proc echoCode*(c: PCtx, start=0) {.deprecated.} =
+proc echoCode*(c: PCtx, start=0; last = -1) {.deprecated.} =
   var buf = ""
-  codeListing(c, buf, start)
+  codeListing(c, buf, start, last)
   echo buf
 
 proc gABC(ctx: PCtx; n: PNode; opc: TOpcode; a, b, c: TRegister = 0) =
@@ -495,6 +496,7 @@ proc genCall(c: PCtx; n: PNode; dest: var TDest) =
   c.freeTempRange(x, n.len)
 
 template isGlobal(s: PSym): bool = sfGlobal in s.flags and s.kind != skForVar
+proc isGlobal(n: PNode): bool = n.kind == nkSym and isGlobal(n.sym)
 
 proc needsAsgnPatch(n: PNode): bool = 
   n.kind in {nkBracketExpr, nkDotExpr, nkCheckedFieldExpr,
@@ -637,8 +639,10 @@ proc genBinaryStmt(c: PCtx; n: PNode; opc: TOpcode) =
   c.freeTemp(tmp)
 
 proc genBinaryStmtVar(c: PCtx; n: PNode; opc: TOpcode) =
+  var x = n.sons[1]
+  if x.kind in {nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr}: x = x.sons[0]
   let
-    dest = c.genx(n.sons[1], {gfAddrOf})
+    dest = c.genx(x)
     tmp = c.genx(n.sons[2])
   c.gABC(n, opc, dest, tmp, 0)
   #c.genAsgnPatch(n.sons[1], dest)
@@ -1053,6 +1057,8 @@ proc genAddrDeref(c: PCtx; n: PNode; dest: var TDest; opc: TOpcode;
   # nkAddr we must not use 'unneededIndirection', but for deref we use it.
   if not isAddr and unneededIndirection(n.sons[0]):
     gen(c, n.sons[0], dest, newflags)
+  elif isAddr and isGlobal(n.sons[0]):
+    gen(c, n.sons[0], dest, flags+{gfAddrOf})
   else:
     let tmp = c.genx(n.sons[0], newflags)
     if dest < 0: dest = c.getTemp(n.typ)
@@ -1247,6 +1253,8 @@ proc genRdVar(c: PCtx; n: PNode; dest: var TDest; flags: TGenFlags) =
       c.gABx(n, opcLdGlobal, cc, s.position)
       c.gABC(n, opcNodeToReg, dest, cc)
       c.freeTemp(cc)
+    elif gfAddrOf in flags:
+      c.gABx(n, opcLdGlobalAddr, dest, s.position)
     else:
       c.gABx(n, opcLdGlobal, dest, s.position)
   else:
diff --git a/config/nim.cfg b/config/nim.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df3835ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/nim.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+# Configuration file for the Nimrod Compiler.
+# (c) 2013 Andreas Rumpf
+
+# Feel free to edit the default values as you need.
+
+# You may set environment variables with
+# @putenv "key" "val"
+# Environment variables cannot be used in the options, however!
+
+cc = gcc
+
+# example of how to setup a cross-compiler:
+arm.linux.gcc.exe = "arm-linux-gcc"
+arm.linux.gcc.linkerexe = "arm-linux-gcc"
+
+path="$lib/core"
+path="$lib/pure"
+path="$lib/pure/collections"
+path="$lib/pure/concurrency"
+path="$lib/impure"
+path="$lib/wrappers"
+# path="$lib/wrappers/cairo"
+# path="$lib/wrappers/gtk"
+# path="$lib/wrappers/lua"
+# path="$lib/wrappers/opengl"
+path="$lib/wrappers/pcre"
+path="$lib/wrappers/readline"
+path="$lib/wrappers/sdl"
+# path="$lib/wrappers/x11"
+path="$lib/wrappers/zip"
+path="$lib/wrappers/libffi"
+path="$lib/windows"
+path="$lib/posix"
+path="$lib/js"
+path="$lib/pure/unidecode"
+
+@if nimbabel:
+  babelpath="$home/.babel/pkgs/"
+@end
+
+@if release or quick:
+  obj_checks:off
+  field_checks:off
+  range_checks:off
+  bound_checks:off
+  overflow_checks:off
+  assertions:off
+  stacktrace:off
+  linetrace:off
+  debugger:off
+  line_dir:off
+  dead_code_elim:on
+@end
+
+@if release:
+  opt:speed
+@end
+
+# additional options always passed to the compiler:
+--parallel_build: "0" # 0 to auto-detect number of processors
+
+hint[LineTooLong]=off
+#hint[XDeclaredButNotUsed]=off
+
+@if unix:
+  @if not bsd:
+    # -fopenmp
+    gcc.options.linker = "-ldl"
+    gpp.options.linker = "-ldl"
+    clang.options.linker = "-ldl"
+    tcc.options.linker = "-ldl"
+  @end
+  @if bsd or haiku:
+    # BSD got posix_spawn only recently, so we deactivate it for osproc:
+    define:useFork
+    # at least NetBSD has problems with thread local storage:
+    tlsEmulation:on
+  @end
+@end
+
+# Configuration for the Intel C/C++ compiler:
+@if windows:
+  icl.options.speed = "/Ox /arch:SSE2"
+  icl.options.always = "/nologo"
+@end
+
+# Configuration for the GNU C/C++ compiler:
+@if windows:
+  #gcc.path = r"$nimrod\dist\mingw\bin"
+  @if gcc:
+    tlsEmulation:on
+  @end
+@end
+
+@if macosx:
+  cc = clang
+  tlsEmulation:on
+  gcc.options.always = "-w -fasm-blocks"
+  gpp.options.always = "-w -fasm-blocks -fpermissive"
+@else:
+  gcc.options.always = "-w"
+  gpp.options.always = "-w -fpermissive"
+@end
+
+gcc.options.speed = "-O3 -fno-strict-aliasing"
+gcc.options.size = "-Os"
+gcc.options.debug = "-g3 -O0"
+
+gpp.options.speed = "-O3 -fno-strict-aliasing"
+gpp.options.size = "-Os"
+gpp.options.debug = "-g3 -O0"
+#passl = "-pg"
+
+# Configuration for the LLVM GCC compiler:
+llvm_gcc.options.debug = "-g"
+llvm_gcc.options.always = "-w"
+llvm_gcc.options.speed = "-O2"
+llvm_gcc.options.size = "-Os"
+
+# Configuration for the LLVM CLang compiler:
+clang.options.debug = "-g"
+clang.options.always = "-w"
+clang.options.speed = "-O3"
+clang.options.size = "-Os"
+
+# Configuration for the Visual C/C++ compiler:
+vcc.options.linker = "/DEBUG /Zi /Fd\"$projectName.pdb\" /F33554432" # set the stack size to 8 MB
+vcc.options.debug = "/Zi /Fd\"$projectName.pdb\""
+vcc.options.always = "/nologo"
+vcc.options.speed = "/Ox /arch:SSE2"
+vcc.options.size = "/O1"
+
+# Configuration for the Digital Mars C/C++ compiler:
+@if windows:
+  dmc.path = r"$nimrod\dist\dm\bin"
+@end
+
+# Configuration for the Tiny C Compiler:
+tcc.options.always = "-w"
diff --git a/doc/koch.txt b/doc/koch.txt
index 032151808..7be2be6d4 100644
--- a/doc/koch.txt
+++ b/doc/koch.txt
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ from rst to HTML. It also repeats the same operation but places the result in
 the ``web/upload`` which can be used to update the website at
 http://nimrod-lang.org.
 
+By default the documentation will be built in parallel using the number of
+available CPU cores. If any documentation build sub commands fail, they will
+be rerun in serial fashion so that meaninful error output can be gathered for
+inspection. The ``--parallelBuild:n`` switch or configuration option can be
+used to force a specific number of parallel jobs or run everything serially
+from the start (``n == 1``).
+
 zip command
 -----------
 
diff --git a/doc/manual.txt b/doc/manual.txt
index 89a417fb2..7b713bf93 100644
--- a/doc/manual.txt
+++ b/doc/manual.txt
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ Examples:
   proc forEach(c: proc (x: int) {.cdecl.}) =
     ...
 
-  forEach(printItem)  # this will NOT work because calling conventions differ
+  forEach(printItem)  # this will NOT compile because calling conventions differ
 
   
 .. code-block:: nimrod
diff --git a/examples/0mq/client.nim b/examples/0mq/client.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index e75e5c7a2..000000000
--- a/examples/0mq/client.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import zmq
-
-var connection = zmq.open("tcp://localhost:5555", server=false)
-
-echo("Connecting...")
-
-for i in 0..10:
-  echo("Sending hello...", i)
-  send(connection, "Hello")
-  
-  var reply = receive(connection)
-  echo("Received ...", reply)
-
-close(connection)
diff --git a/examples/0mq/server.nim b/examples/0mq/server.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fadf8b97..000000000
--- a/examples/0mq/server.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import zmq
-
-var connection = zmq.open("tcp://*:5555", server=true)
-
-while True:
-  var request = receive(connection)
-  echo("Received: ", request)
-  send(connection, "World")
-  
-close(connection)
-
diff --git a/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim b/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim
index f6ae93303..c375d9191 100644
--- a/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim
+++ b/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ type
   EDb* = object of EIO ## exception that is raised if a database error occurs
   
   TSqlQuery* = distinct string ## an SQL query string
+  TSqlPrepared* = distinct string ## a identifier for the prepared queries
 
   FDb* = object of FIO ## effect that denotes a database operation
   FReadDb* = object of FDB   ## effect that denotes a read operation
   FWriteDb* = object of FDB  ## effect that denotes a write operation
-  
-proc sql*(query: string): TSqlQuery {.noSideEffect, inline.} =  
+
+proc sql*(query: string): TSqlQuery {.noSideEffect, inline.} =
   ## constructs a TSqlQuery from the string `query`. This is supposed to be 
   ## used as a raw-string-literal modifier:
   ## ``sql"update user set counter = counter + 1"``
@@ -33,14 +34,14 @@ proc sql*(query: string): TSqlQuery {.noSideEffect, inline.} =
   ## on, later versions will check the string for valid syntax.
   result = TSqlQuery(query)
  
-proc dbError(db: TDbConn) {.noreturn.} = 
+proc dbError*(db: TDbConn) {.noreturn.} =
   ## raises an EDb exception.
   var e: ref EDb
   new(e)
   e.msg = $PQerrorMessage(db)
   raise e
 
-proc dbError*(msg: string) {.noreturn.} = 
+proc dbError*(msg: string) {.noreturn.} =
   ## raises an EDb exception with message `msg`.
   var e: ref EDb
   new(e)
@@ -61,41 +62,70 @@ proc dbFormat(formatstr: TSqlQuery, args: varargs[string]): string =
     if c == '?':
       add(result, dbQuote(args[a]))
       inc(a)
-    else: 
+    else:
       add(result, c)
   
-proc tryExec*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery, 
+proc tryExec*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
               args: varargs[string, `$`]): bool {.tags: [FReadDB, FWriteDb].} =
   ## tries to execute the query and returns true if successful, false otherwise.
-  var q = dbFormat(query, args)
-  var res = PQExec(db, q)
+  var arr = allocCStringArray(args)
+  var res = PQexecParams(db, query.string, int32(args.len), nil, arr,
+                        nil, nil, 0)
+  deallocCStringArray(arr)
   result = PQresultStatus(res) == PGRES_COMMAND_OK
   PQclear(res)
 
 proc exec*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery, args: varargs[string, `$`]) {.
   tags: [FReadDB, FWriteDb].} =
   ## executes the query and raises EDB if not successful.
-  var q = dbFormat(query, args)
-  var res = PQExec(db, q)
+  var arr = allocCStringArray(args)
+  var res = PQexecParams(db, query.string, int32(args.len), nil, arr,
+                        nil, nil, 0)
+  deallocCStringArray(arr)
   if PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK: dbError(db)
   PQclear(res)
-  
+
+proc exec*(db: TDbConn, stmtName: TSqlPrepared,
+          args: varargs[string]) {.tags: [FReadDB, FWriteDb].} =
+  var arr = allocCStringArray(args)
+  var res = PQexecPrepared(db, stmtName.string, int32(args.len), arr,
+                           nil, nil, 0)
+  deallocCStringArray(arr)
+  if PQResultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK: dbError(db)
+  PQclear(res)
+
 proc newRow(L: int): TRow =
   newSeq(result, L)
   for i in 0..L-1: result[i] = ""
   
-proc setupQuery(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery, 
-                args: varargs[string]): PPGresult = 
-  var q = dbFormat(query, args)
-  result = PQExec(db, q)
-  if PQresultStatus(result) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK: dbError(db)
-  
+proc setupQuery(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
+                args: varargs[string]): PPGresult =
+  var arr = allocCStringArray(args)
+  result = PQexecParams(db, query.string, int32(args.len), nil, arr,
+                        nil, nil, 0)
+  deallocCStringArray(arr)
+  if PQResultStatus(result) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK: dbError(db)
+
+proc setupQuery(db: TDbConn, stmtName: TSqlPrepared,
+                 args: varargs[string]): PPGresult =
+  var arr = allocCStringArray(args)
+  result = PQexecPrepared(db, stmtName.string, int32(args.len), arr,
+                          nil, nil, 0)
+  deallocCStringArray(arr)
+  if PQResultStatus(result) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK: dbError(db)
+
+proc prepare*(db: TDbConn; stmtName: string, query: TSqlQuery;
+              nParams: int): TSqlPrepared =
+  var res = PQprepare(db, stmtName, query.string, int32(nParams), nil)
+  if PQResultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK: dbError(db)
+  return TSqlPrepared(stmtName)
+   
 proc setRow(res: PPGresult, r: var TRow, line, cols: int32) =
   for col in 0..cols-1:
     setLen(r[col], 0)
     var x = PQgetvalue(res, line, col)
     add(r[col], x)
-  
+
 iterator fastRows*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
                    args: varargs[string, `$`]): TRow {.tags: [FReadDB].} =
   ## executes the query and iterates over the result dataset. This is very 
@@ -109,6 +139,17 @@ iterator fastRows*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
     yield result
   PQclear(res)
 
+iterator fastRows*(db: TDbConn, stmtName: TSqlPrepared,
+                   args: varargs[string, `$`]): TRow {.tags: [FReadDB].} =
+  ## executes the prepared query and iterates over the result dataset.
+  var res = setupQuery(db, stmtName, args)
+  var L = PQnfields(res)
+  var result = newRow(L)
+  for i in 0..PQntuples(res)-1:
+    setRow(res, result, i, L)
+    yield result
+  PQclear(res)
+
 proc getRow*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
              args: varargs[string, `$`]): TRow {.tags: [FReadDB].} =
   ## retrieves a single row. If the query doesn't return any rows, this proc
@@ -119,40 +160,55 @@ proc getRow*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
   setRow(res, result, 0, L)
   PQclear(res)
 
-proc getAllRows*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery, 
+proc getRow*(db: TDbConn, stmtName: TSqlPrepared,
+              args: varargs[string, `$`]): TRow {.tags: [FReadDB].} =
+    var res = setupQuery(db, stmtName, args)
+    var L = PQnfields(res)
+    result = newRow(L)
+    setRow(res, result, 0, L)
+    PQclear(res)
+
+proc getAllRows*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
                  args: varargs[string, `$`]): seq[TRow] {.tags: [FReadDB].} =
   ## executes the query and returns the whole result dataset.
   result = @[]
   for r in FastRows(db, query, args):
     result.add(r)
 
-iterator rows*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery, 
+proc getAllRows*(db: TDbConn, stmtName: TSqlPrepared,
+                 args: varargs[string, `$`]): seq[TRow] {.tags: [FReadDB].} =
+  ## executes the prepared query and returns the whole result dataset.
+  result = @[]
+  for r in FastRows(db, stmtName, args):
+    result.add(r)
+
+iterator rows*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
                args: varargs[string, `$`]): TRow {.tags: [FReadDB].} =
   ## same as `FastRows`, but slower and safe.
   for r in items(GetAllRows(db, query, args)): yield r
 
-proc getValue*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery, 
-               args: varargs[string, `$`]): string {.tags: [FReadDB].} = 
+proc getValue*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
+               args: varargs[string, `$`]): string {.tags: [FReadDB].} =
   ## executes the query and returns the first column of the first row of the
   ## result dataset. Returns "" if the dataset contains no rows or the database
   ## value is NULL.
   var x = PQgetvalue(setupQuery(db, query, args), 0, 0)
   result = if isNil(x): "" else: $x
   
-proc tryInsertID*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery, 
+proc tryInsertID*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
                   args: varargs[string, `$`]): int64  {.tags: [FWriteDb].}=
   ## executes the query (typically "INSERT") and returns the 
   ## generated ID for the row or -1 in case of an error. For Postgre this adds
   ## ``RETURNING id`` to the query, so it only works if your primary key is
   ## named ``id``. 
-  var x = PQgetvalue(setupQuery(db, TSqlQuery(string(query) & " RETURNING id"), 
+  var x = PQgetvalue(setupQuery(db, TSqlQuery(string(query) & " RETURNING id"),
     args), 0, 0)
   if not isNil(x):
     result = ParseBiggestInt($x)
   else:
     result = -1
 
-proc insertID*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery, 
+proc insertID*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
                args: varargs[string, `$`]): int64 {.tags: [FWriteDb].} =
   ## executes the query (typically "INSERT") and returns the 
   ## generated ID for the row. For Postgre this adds
@@ -161,9 +217,9 @@ proc insertID*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
   result = TryInsertID(db, query, args)
   if result < 0: dbError(db)
   
-proc execAffectedRows*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery, 
+proc execAffectedRows*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
                        args: varargs[string, `$`]): int64 {.tags: [
-                       FReadDB, FWriteDb].} = 
+                       FReadDB, FWriteDb].} =
   ## executes the query (typically "UPDATE") and returns the
   ## number of affected rows.
   var q = dbFormat(query, args)
@@ -172,7 +228,7 @@ proc execAffectedRows*(db: TDbConn, query: TSqlQuery,
   result = parseBiggestInt($PQcmdTuples(res))
   PQclear(res)
 
-proc close*(db: TDbConn) {.tags: [FDb].} = 
+proc close*(db: TDbConn) {.tags: [FDb].} =
   ## closes the database connection.
   if db != nil: PQfinish(db)
 
diff --git a/lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim b/lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim
index 5dfcf4656..0ea8ef43b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export TPort, TSocketFlags
 # TODO: The effect system (raises: []) has trouble with my try transformation.
 # TODO: Can't await in a 'except' body
 # TODO: getCurrentException(Msg) don't work
+# TODO: Check if yielded future is nil and throw a more meaningful exception
 
 # -- Futures
 
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ proc asyncCheck*[T](future: PFuture[T]) =
 proc `and`*[T, Y](fut1: PFuture[T], fut2: PFuture[Y]): PFuture[void] =
   ## Returns a future which will complete once both ``fut1`` and ``fut2``
   ## complete.
-  var retFuture = newFuture[void]()
+  var retFuture = newFuture[void]("asyncdispatch.`and`")
   fut1.callback =
     proc () =
       if fut2.finished: retFuture.complete()
@@ -195,11 +196,12 @@ proc `and`*[T, Y](fut1: PFuture[T], fut2: PFuture[Y]): PFuture[void] =
 proc `or`*[T, Y](fut1: PFuture[T], fut2: PFuture[Y]): PFuture[void] =
   ## Returns a future which will complete once either ``fut1`` or ``fut2``
   ## complete.
-  var retFuture = newFuture[void]()
+  var retFuture = newFuture[void]("asyncdispatch.`or`")
   proc cb() =
     if not retFuture.finished: retFuture.complete()
   fut1.callback = cb
   fut2.callback = cb
+  return retFuture
 
 type
   PDispatcherBase = ref object of PObject
@@ -1017,10 +1019,10 @@ proc processBody(node, retFutureSym: PNimrodNode,
 
     result.add newNimNode(nnkReturnStmt, node).add(newNilLit())
     return # Don't process the children of this return stmt
-  of nnkCommand:
+  of nnkCommand, nnkCall:
     if node[0].kind == nnkIdent and node[0].ident == !"await":
       case node[1].kind
-      of nnkIdent:
+      of nnkIdent, nnkInfix:
         # await x
         result = newNimNode(nnkYieldStmt, node).add(node[1]) # -> yield x
       of nnkCall, nnkCommand:
@@ -1030,8 +1032,8 @@ proc processBody(node, retFutureSym: PNimrodNode,
                   futureValue, node)
       else:
         error("Invalid node kind in 'await', got: " & $node[1].kind)
-    elif node[1].kind == nnkCommand and node[1][0].kind == nnkIdent and
-         node[1][0].ident == !"await":
+    elif node.len > 1 and node[1].kind == nnkCommand and
+         node[1][0].kind == nnkIdent and node[1][0].ident == !"await":
       # foo await x
       var newCommand = node
       result.createVar("future" & $node[0].toStrLit, node[1][1], newCommand[1],
@@ -1182,7 +1184,7 @@ macro async*(prc: stmt): stmt {.immediate.} =
   result[6] = outerProcBody
 
   #echo(treeRepr(result))
-  #if prc[0].getName == "processClient":
+  #if prc[0].getName == "getFile":
   #  echo(toStrLit(result))
 
 proc recvLine*(socket: TAsyncFD): PFuture[string] {.async.} =
@@ -1224,3 +1226,11 @@ proc runForever*() =
   ## Begins a never ending global dispatcher poll loop.
   while true:
     poll()
+
+proc waitFor*[T](fut: PFuture[T]) =
+  ## **Blocks** the current thread until the specified future completes.
+  while not fut.finished:
+    poll()
+
+  if fut.failed:
+    raise fut.error
diff --git a/lib/pure/asyncftpclient.nim b/lib/pure/asyncftpclient.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1b1d1400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pure/asyncftpclient.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+#
+#
+#            Nimrod's Runtime Library
+#        (c) Copyright 2014 Dominik Picheta
+#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
+#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
+#
+
+import asyncdispatch, asyncnet, strutils, parseutils, os, times
+
+from ftpclient import TFtpBase, EInvalidReply, TFtpEvent
+from net import bufferSize
+
+type
+  TAsyncFtpClient* = TFtpBase[PAsyncSocket]
+  PAsyncFtpClient* = ref TAsyncFtpClient
+
+  ProgressChangedProc* =
+    proc (total, progress: BiggestInt, speed: float):
+      PFuture[void] {.closure, gcsafe.}
+
+proc expectReply(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient): PFuture[TaintedString] =
+  result = ftp.csock.recvLine()
+
+proc send*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, m: string): PFuture[TaintedString] {.async.} =
+  ## Send a message to the server, and wait for a primary reply.
+  ## ``\c\L`` is added for you.
+  await ftp.csock.send(m & "\c\L")
+  return await ftp.expectReply()
+
+proc assertReply(received: TaintedString, expected: varargs[string]) =
+  for i in items(expected):
+    if received.string.startsWith(i): return
+  raise newException(EInvalidReply,
+                     "Expected reply '$1' got: $2" %
+                     [expected.join("' or '"), received.string])
+
+proc pasv(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient) {.async.} =
+  ## Negotiate a data connection.
+  ftp.dsock = newAsyncSocket()
+
+  var pasvMsg = (await ftp.send("PASV")).string.strip.TaintedString
+  assertReply(pasvMsg, "227")
+  var betweenParens = captureBetween(pasvMsg.string, '(', ')')
+  var nums = betweenParens.split(',')
+  var ip = nums[0.. -3]
+  var port = nums[-2.. -1]
+  var properPort = port[0].parseInt()*256+port[1].parseInt()
+  await ftp.dsock.connect(ip.join("."), TPort(properPort.toU16))
+  ftp.dsockConnected = True
+
+proc normalizePathSep(path: string): string =
+  return replace(path, '\\', '/')
+
+proc connect*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient) {.async.} =
+  ## Connect to the FTP server specified by ``ftp``.
+  await ftp.csock.connect(ftp.address, ftp.port)
+
+  var reply = await ftp.expectReply()
+  if reply.startsWith("120"):
+    # 120 Service ready in nnn minutes.
+    # We wait until we receive 220.
+    reply = await ftp.expectReply()
+  assertReply(reply, "220")
+
+  if ftp.user != "":
+    assertReply(await(ftp.send("USER " & ftp.user)), "230", "331")
+
+  if ftp.pass != "":
+    assertReply(await(ftp.send("PASS " & ftp.pass)), "230")
+
+proc pwd*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient): PFuture[TaintedString] {.async.} =
+  ## Returns the current working directory.
+  let wd = await ftp.send("PWD")
+  assertReply wd, "257"
+  return wd.string.captureBetween('"').TaintedString # "
+
+proc cd*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, dir: string) {.async.} =
+  ## Changes the current directory on the remote FTP server to ``dir``.
+  assertReply(await(ftp.send("CWD " & dir.normalizePathSep)), "250")
+
+proc cdup*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient) {.async.} =
+  ## Changes the current directory to the parent of the current directory.
+  assertReply(await(ftp.send("CDUP")), "200")
+
+proc getLines(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient): PFuture[string] {.async.} =
+  ## Downloads text data in ASCII mode
+  result = ""
+  assert ftp.dsockConnected
+  while ftp.dsockConnected:
+    let r = await ftp.dsock.recvLine()
+    if r.string == "":
+      ftp.dsockConnected = false
+    else:
+      result.add(r.string & "\n")
+
+  assertReply(await(ftp.expectReply()), "226")
+
+proc listDirs*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, dir = ""): PFuture[seq[string]] {.async.} =
+  ## Returns a list of filenames in the given directory. If ``dir`` is "",
+  ## the current directory is used. If ``async`` is true, this
+  ## function will return immediately and it will be your job to
+  ## use asyncio's ``poll`` to progress this operation.
+  await ftp.pasv()
+
+  assertReply(await(ftp.send("NLST " & dir.normalizePathSep)), ["125", "150"])
+
+  result = splitLines(await ftp.getLines())
+
+proc existsFile*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, file: string): PFuture[bool] {.async.} =
+  ## Determines whether ``file`` exists.
+  var files = await ftp.listDirs()
+  for f in items(files):
+    if f.normalizePathSep == file.normalizePathSep: return true
+
+proc createDir*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, dir: string, recursive = false){.async.} =
+  ## Creates a directory ``dir``. If ``recursive`` is true, the topmost
+  ## subdirectory of ``dir`` will be created first, following the secondmost...
+  ## etc. this allows you to give a full path as the ``dir`` without worrying
+  ## about subdirectories not existing.
+  if not recursive:
+    assertReply(await(ftp.send("MKD " & dir.normalizePathSep)), "257")
+  else:
+    var reply = TaintedString""
+    var previousDirs = ""
+    for p in split(dir, {os.dirSep, os.altSep}):
+      if p != "":
+        previousDirs.add(p)
+        reply = await ftp.send("MKD " & previousDirs)
+        previousDirs.add('/')
+    assertReply reply, "257"
+
+proc chmod*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, path: string,
+            permissions: set[TFilePermission]) {.async.} =
+  ## Changes permission of ``path`` to ``permissions``.
+  var userOctal = 0
+  var groupOctal = 0
+  var otherOctal = 0
+  for i in items(permissions):
+    case i
+    of fpUserExec: userOctal.inc(1)
+    of fpUserWrite: userOctal.inc(2)
+    of fpUserRead: userOctal.inc(4)
+    of fpGroupExec: groupOctal.inc(1)
+    of fpGroupWrite: groupOctal.inc(2)
+    of fpGroupRead: groupOctal.inc(4)
+    of fpOthersExec: otherOctal.inc(1)
+    of fpOthersWrite: otherOctal.inc(2)
+    of fpOthersRead: otherOctal.inc(4)
+
+  var perm = $userOctal & $groupOctal & $otherOctal
+  assertReply(await(ftp.send("SITE CHMOD " & perm &
+                    " " & path.normalizePathSep)), "200")
+
+proc list*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, dir = ""): PFuture[string] {.async.} =
+  ## Lists all files in ``dir``. If ``dir`` is ``""``, uses the current
+  ## working directory.
+  await ftp.pasv()
+
+  let reply = await ftp.send("LIST" & " " & dir.normalizePathSep)
+  assertReply(reply, ["125", "150"])
+
+  result = await ftp.getLines()
+
+proc retrText*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, file: string): PFuture[string] {.async.} =
+  ## Retrieves ``file``. File must be ASCII text.
+  await ftp.pasv()
+  let reply = await ftp.send("RETR " & file.normalizePathSep)
+  assertReply(reply, ["125", "150"])
+
+  result = await ftp.getLines()
+
+proc getFile(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, file: TFile, total: BiggestInt,
+             onProgressChanged: ProgressChangedProc) {.async.} =
+  assert ftp.dsockConnected
+  var progress = 0
+  var progressInSecond = 0
+  var countdownFut = sleepAsync(1000)
+  var dataFut = ftp.dsock.recv(bufferSize)
+  while ftp.dsockConnected:
+    await dataFut or countdownFut
+    if countdownFut.finished:
+      asyncCheck onProgressChanged(total, progress,
+          progressInSecond.float)
+      progressInSecond = 0
+      countdownFut = sleepAsync(1000)
+
+    if dataFut.finished:
+      let data = dataFut.read
+      if data != "":
+        progress.inc(data.len)
+        progressInSecond.inc(data.len)
+        file.write(data)
+        dataFut = ftp.dsock.recv(bufferSize)
+      else:
+        ftp.dsockConnected = False
+
+  assertReply(await(ftp.expectReply()), "226")
+
+proc defaultOnProgressChanged*(total, progress: BiggestInt,
+    speed: float): PFuture[void] {.nimcall,gcsafe.} =
+  ## Default FTP ``onProgressChanged`` handler. Does nothing.
+  result = newFuture[void]()
+  #echo(total, " ", progress, " ", speed)
+  result.complete()
+
+proc retrFile*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, file, dest: string,
+               onProgressChanged = defaultOnProgressChanged) {.async.} =
+  ## Downloads ``file`` and saves it to ``dest``.
+  ## The ``EvRetr`` event is passed to the specified ``handleEvent`` function
+  ## when the download is finished. The event's ``filename`` field will be equal
+  ## to ``file``.
+  var destFile = open(dest, mode = fmWrite)
+  await ftp.pasv()
+  var reply = await ftp.send("RETR " & file.normalizePathSep)
+  assertReply reply, ["125", "150"]
+  if {'(', ')'} notin reply.string:
+    raise newException(EInvalidReply, "Reply has no file size.")
+  var fileSize: biggestInt
+  if reply.string.captureBetween('(', ')').parseBiggestInt(fileSize) == 0:
+    raise newException(EInvalidReply, "Reply has no file size.")
+
+  await getFile(ftp, destFile, fileSize, onProgressChanged)
+
+proc doUpload(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, file: TFile,
+              onProgressChanged: ProgressChangedProc) {.async.} =
+  assert ftp.dsockConnected
+
+  let total = file.getFileSize()
+  var data = newStringOfCap(4000)
+  var progress = 0
+  var progressInSecond = 0
+  var countdownFut = sleepAsync(1000)
+  var sendFut: PFuture[void] = nil
+  while ftp.dsockConnected:
+    if sendFut == nil or sendFut.finished:
+      progress.inc(data.len)
+      progressInSecond.inc(data.len)
+      # TODO: Async file reading.
+      let len = file.readBuffer(addr(data[0]), 4000)
+      setLen(data, len)
+      if len == 0:
+        # File finished uploading.
+        ftp.dsock.close()
+        ftp.dsockConnected = false
+
+        assertReply(await(ftp.expectReply()), "226")
+      else:
+        sendFut = ftp.dsock.send(data)
+
+    if countdownFut.finished:
+      asyncCheck onProgressChanged(total, progress, progressInSecond.float)
+      progressInSecond = 0
+      countdownFut = sleepAsync(1000)
+
+    await countdownFut or sendFut
+
+proc storeFile*(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient, file, dest: string,
+            onProgressChanged = defaultOnProgressChanged) {.async.} =
+  ## Uploads ``file`` to ``dest`` on the remote FTP server. Usage of this
+  ## function asynchronously is recommended to view the progress of
+  ## the download.
+  ## The ``EvStore`` event is passed to the specified ``handleEvent`` function
+  ## when the upload is finished, and the ``filename`` field will be
+  ## equal to ``file``.
+  var destFile = open(file)
+  await ftp.pasv()
+
+  let reply = await ftp.send("STOR " & dest.normalizePathSep)
+  assertReply reply, ["125", "150"]
+
+  await doUpload(ftp, destFile, onProgressChanged)
+
+proc newAsyncFtpClient*(address: string, port = TPort(21),
+    user, pass = ""): PAsyncFtpClient =
+  ## Creates a new ``PAsyncFtpClient`` object.
+  new result
+  result.user = user
+  result.pass = pass
+  result.address = address
+  result.port = port
+  result.dsockConnected = false
+  result.csock = newAsyncSocket()
+
+when isMainModule:
+  var ftp = newAsyncFtpClient("example.com", user = "test", pass = "test")
+  proc main(ftp: PAsyncFtpClient) {.async.} =
+    await ftp.connect()
+    echo await ftp.pwd()
+    echo await ftp.listDirs()
+    await ftp.storeFile("payload.jpg", "payload.jpg")
+    await ftp.retrFile("payload.jpg", "payload2.jpg")
+    echo("Finished")
+
+  waitFor main(ftp)
diff --git a/lib/pure/asynchttpserver.nim b/lib/pure/asynchttpserver.nim
index 26e3a2a7b..c8bd5cfc1 100644
--- a/lib/pure/asynchttpserver.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/asynchttpserver.nim
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ proc sendStatus(client: PAsyncSocket, status: string): PFuture[void] =
   client.send("HTTP/1.1 " & status & "\c\L")
 
 proc processClient(client: PAsyncSocket, address: string,
-                 callback: proc (request: TRequest): PFuture[void]) {.async.} =
+                   callback: proc (request: TRequest):
+                      PFuture[void] {.closure, gcsafe.}) {.async.} =
   while true:
     # GET /path HTTP/1.1
     # Header: val
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ proc processClient(client: PAsyncSocket, address: string,
       break
 
 proc serve*(server: PAsyncHttpServer, port: TPort,
-            callback: proc (request: TRequest): PFuture[void] {.gcsafe.},
+            callback: proc (request: TRequest): PFuture[void] {.closure,gcsafe.},
             address = "") {.async.} =
   ## Starts the process of listening for incoming HTTP connections on the
   ## specified address and port.
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim b/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim
index 22eff9c55..ce901963e 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/sets.nim
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ proc mget*[A](s: var TSet[A], key: A): var A =
   ## for sharing.
   assert s.isValid, "The set needs to be initialized."
   var index = rawGet(s, key)
-  if index >= 0: result = t.data[index].key
+  if index >= 0: result = s.data[index].key
   else: raise newException(EInvalidKey, "key not found: " & $key)
 
 proc contains*[A](s: TSet[A], key: A): bool =
diff --git a/lib/pure/cookies.nim b/lib/pure/cookies.nim
index d1cf36a87..49bf92980 100644
--- a/lib/pure/cookies.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/cookies.nim
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ proc parseCookies*(s: string): PStringTable =
     if s[i] == '\0': break
     inc(i) # skip ';'
 
-proc setCookie*(key, value: string, domain = "", path = "", 
-                expires = "", noName = false): string =
+proc setCookie*(key, value: string, domain = "", path = "",
+                expires = "", noName = false,
+                secure = false, httpOnly = false): string =
   ## Creates a command in the format of 
   ## ``Set-Cookie: key=value; Domain=...; ...``
   result = ""
@@ -38,16 +39,20 @@ proc setCookie*(key, value: string, domain = "", path = "",
   if domain != "": result.add("; Domain=" & domain)
   if path != "": result.add("; Path=" & path)
   if expires != "": result.add("; Expires=" & expires)
+  if secure: result.add("; secure")
+  if httpOnly: result.add("; HttpOnly")
 
 proc setCookie*(key, value: string, expires: TTimeInfo,
-                domain = "", path = "", noName = false): string =
+                domain = "", path = "", noName = false,
+                secure = false, httpOnly = false): string =
   ## Creates a command in the format of 
   ## ``Set-Cookie: key=value; Domain=...; ...``
   ##
   ## **Note:** UTC is assumed as the timezone for ``expires``.
   
   return setCookie(key, value, domain, path,
-            format(expires, "ddd',' dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss 'UTC'"), noname)
+                   format(expires, "ddd',' dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss 'UTC'"),
+                   noname, secure, httpOnly)
   
 when isMainModule:
   var tim = TTime(int(getTime()) + 76 * (60 * 60 * 24))
@@ -55,5 +60,3 @@ when isMainModule:
   echo(setCookie("test", "value", tim.getGMTime()))
   
   echo parseCookies("uid=1; kp=2")
-  
-                
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/pure/ftpclient.nim b/lib/pure/ftpclient.nim
index d4922d1ab..e8d3f762e 100644
--- a/lib/pure/ftpclient.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/ftpclient.nim
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ include "system/inclrtl"
 
 import sockets, strutils, parseutils, times, os, asyncio
 
+from asyncnet import nil
+from rawsockets import nil
+from asyncdispatch import PFuture
+
 ## This module **partially** implements an FTP client as specified
 ## by `RFC 959 <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959>`_. 
 ## 
@@ -34,34 +38,32 @@ import sockets, strutils, parseutils, times, os, asyncio
 
 
 type
-  TFTPClient* = object of TObject
-    case isAsync: bool
-    of false:
-      csock: TSocket # Command connection socket
-      dsock: TSocket # Data connection socket
-    else:
-      dummyA, dummyB: pointer # workaround a Nimrod API issue
-      asyncCSock: PAsyncSocket
-      asyncDSock: PAsyncSocket
+  PFtpBase*[SockType] = ref TFtpBase[SockType]
+  TFtpBase*[SockType] = object
+    csock*: SockType
+    dsock*: SockType
+    when SockType is asyncio.PAsyncSocket:
       handleEvent*: proc (ftp: PAsyncFTPClient, ev: TFTPEvent){.closure,gcsafe.}
       disp: PDispatcher
       asyncDSockID: PDelegate
-    user, pass: string
-    address: string
-    port: TPort
+    user*, pass*: string
+    address*: string
+    when SockType is asyncnet.PAsyncSocket:
+      port*: rawsockets.TPort
+    else:
+      port*: TPort
     
-    jobInProgress: bool
-    job: ref TFTPJob
-
-    dsockConnected: bool
+    jobInProgress*: bool
+    job*: PFTPJob[SockType]
 
-  PFTPClient* = ref TFTPClient
+    dsockConnected*: bool
 
   FTPJobType* = enum
     JRetrText, JRetr, JStore
 
-  TFTPJob = object
-    prc: proc (ftp: PFTPClient, async: bool): bool {.nimcall, gcsafe.}
+  PFtpJob[T] = ref TFtpJob[T]
+  TFTPJob[T] = object
+    prc: proc (ftp: PFTPBase[T], async: bool): bool {.nimcall, gcsafe.}
     case typ*: FTPJobType
     of JRetrText:
       lines: string
@@ -75,8 +77,11 @@ type
       toStore: string # Data left to upload (Only used with async)
     else: nil
 
+  TFtpClient* = TFtpBase[TSocket]
+  PFtpClient* = ref TFTPClient
+
   PAsyncFTPClient* = ref TAsyncFTPClient ## Async alternative to TFTPClient.
-  TAsyncFTPClient* = object of TFTPClient
+  TAsyncFTPClient* = TFtpBase[asyncio.PAsyncSocket]
 
   FTPEventType* = enum
     EvTransferProgress, EvLines, EvRetr, EvStore
@@ -106,30 +111,30 @@ proc ftpClient*(address: string, port = TPort(21),
   result.address = address
   result.port = port
 
-  result.isAsync = false
   result.dsockConnected = false
   result.csock = socket()
   if result.csock == InvalidSocket: osError(osLastError())
 
-proc getDSock(ftp: PFTPClient): TSocket =
-  if ftp.isAsync: return ftp.asyncDSock else: return ftp.dsock
+proc getDSock[T](ftp: PFTPBase[T]): TSocket =
+  return ftp.dsock
 
-proc getCSock(ftp: PFTPClient): TSocket =
-  if ftp.isAsync: return ftp.asyncCSock else: return ftp.csock
+proc getCSock[T](ftp: PFTPBase[T]): TSocket =
+  return ftp.csock
 
 template blockingOperation(sock: TSocket, body: stmt) {.immediate.} =
-  if ftp.isAsync:
-    sock.setBlocking(true)
   body
-  if ftp.isAsync:
-    sock.setBlocking(false)
 
-proc expectReply(ftp: PFTPClient): TaintedString =
+template blockingOperation(sock: asyncio.PAsyncSocket, body: stmt) {.immediate.} =
+  sock.setBlocking(true)
+  body
+  sock.setBlocking(false)
+
+proc expectReply[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T]): TaintedString =
   result = TaintedString""
   blockingOperation(ftp.getCSock()):
     ftp.getCSock().readLine(result)
 
-proc send*(ftp: PFTPClient, m: string): TaintedString =
+proc send*[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T], m: string): TaintedString =
   ## Send a message to the server, and wait for a primary reply.
   ## ``\c\L`` is added for you.
   blockingOperation(ftp.getCSock()):
@@ -149,8 +154,8 @@ proc assertReply(received: TaintedString, expected: varargs[string]) =
                      "Expected reply '$1' got: $2" %
                      [expected.join("' or '"), received.string])
 
-proc createJob(ftp: PFTPClient,
-               prc: proc (ftp: PFTPClient, async: bool): bool {.
+proc createJob[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T],
+               prc: proc (ftp: PFtpBase[T], async: bool): bool {.
                           nimcall,gcsafe.},
                cmd: FTPJobType) =
   if ftp.jobInProgress:
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ proc createJob(ftp: PFTPClient,
   of JRetr, JStore:
     ftp.job.toStore = ""
 
-proc deleteJob(ftp: PFTPClient) =
+proc deleteJob[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T]) =
   assert ftp.jobInProgress
   ftp.jobInProgress = false
   case ftp.job.typ
@@ -173,12 +178,9 @@ proc deleteJob(ftp: PFTPClient) =
     ftp.job.lines = ""
   of JRetr, JStore:
     ftp.job.file.close()
-  if ftp.isAsync:
-    ftp.asyncDSock.close()
-  else:
-    ftp.dsock.close()
+  ftp.dsock.close()
 
-proc handleTask(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PFTPClient) =
+proc handleTask(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PAsyncFTPClient) =
   if ftp.jobInProgress:
     if ftp.job.typ in {JRetr, JStore}:
       if epochTime() - ftp.job.lastProgressReport >= 1.0:
@@ -193,12 +195,12 @@ proc handleTask(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PFTPClient) =
         ftp.job.oneSecond = 0
         ftp.handleEvent(PAsyncFTPClient(ftp), r)
 
-proc handleWrite(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PFTPClient) =
+proc handleWrite(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PAsyncFTPClient) =
   if ftp.jobInProgress:
     if ftp.job.typ == JStore:
       assert (not ftp.job.prc(ftp, true))
 
-proc handleConnect(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PFTPClient) =
+proc handleConnect(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PAsyncFTPClient) =
   ftp.dsockConnected = true
   assert(ftp.jobInProgress)
   if ftp.job.typ == JStore:
@@ -206,30 +208,32 @@ proc handleConnect(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PFTPClient) =
   else:
     s.delHandleWrite()
 
-proc handleRead(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PFTPClient) =
+proc handleRead(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PAsyncFTPClient) =
   assert ftp.jobInProgress
   assert ftp.job.typ != JStore
   # This can never return true, because it shouldn't check for code 
   # 226 from csock.
   assert(not ftp.job.prc(ftp, true))
 
-proc pasv(ftp: PFTPClient) =
+proc pasv[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T]) =
   ## Negotiate a data connection.
-  if not ftp.isAsync:
+  when T is TSocket:
     ftp.dsock = socket()
     if ftp.dsock == InvalidSocket: osError(osLastError())
-  else:
-    ftp.asyncDSock = AsyncSocket()
-    ftp.asyncDSock.handleRead =
+  elif T is PAsyncSocket:
+    ftp.dsock = AsyncSocket()
+    ftp.dsock.handleRead =
       proc (s: PAsyncSocket) =
         handleRead(s, ftp)
-    ftp.asyncDSock.handleConnect =
+    ftp.dsock.handleConnect =
       proc (s: PAsyncSocket) =
         handleConnect(s, ftp)
-    ftp.asyncDSock.handleTask =
+    ftp.dsock.handleTask =
       proc (s: PAsyncSocket) =
         handleTask(s, ftp)
-    ftp.disp.register(ftp.asyncDSock)
+    ftp.disp.register(ftp.dsock)
+  else:
+    {.fatal: "Incorrect socket instantiation".}
   
   var pasvMsg = ftp.send("PASV").string.strip.TaintedString
   assertReply(pasvMsg, "227")
@@ -238,23 +242,24 @@ proc pasv(ftp: PFTPClient) =
   var ip = nums[0.. -3]
   var port = nums[-2.. -1]
   var properPort = port[0].parseInt()*256+port[1].parseInt()
-  if ftp.isAsync:
-    ftp.asyncDSock.connect(ip.join("."), TPort(properPort.toU16))
+  ftp.dsock.connect(ip.join("."), TPort(properPort.toU16))
+  when T is PAsyncSocket:
     ftp.dsockConnected = False
   else:
-    ftp.dsock.connect(ip.join("."), TPort(properPort.toU16))
     ftp.dsockConnected = True
 
 proc normalizePathSep(path: string): string =
   return replace(path, '\\', '/')
 
-proc connect*(ftp: PFTPClient) =
+proc connect*[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T]) =
   ## Connect to the FTP server specified by ``ftp``.
-  if ftp.isAsync:
-    blockingOperation(ftp.asyncCSock):
-      ftp.asyncCSock.connect(ftp.address, ftp.port)
-  else:
+  when T is PAsyncSocket:
+    blockingOperation(ftp.csock):
+      ftp.csock.connect(ftp.address, ftp.port)
+  elif T is TSocket:
     ftp.csock.connect(ftp.address, ftp.port)
+  else:
+    {.fatal: "Incorrect socket instantiation".}
 
   # TODO: Handle 120? or let user handle it.
   assertReply ftp.expectReply(), "220"
@@ -279,25 +284,27 @@ proc cdup*(ftp: PFTPClient) =
   ## Changes the current directory to the parent of the current directory.
   assertReply ftp.send("CDUP"), "200"
 
-proc getLines(ftp: PFTPClient, async: bool = false): bool =
+proc getLines[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T], async: bool = false): bool =
   ## Downloads text data in ASCII mode
   ## Returns true if the download is complete.
   ## It doesn't if `async` is true, because it doesn't check for 226 then.
   if ftp.dsockConnected:
     var r = TaintedString""
-    if ftp.isAsync:
+    when T is PAsyncSocket:
       if ftp.asyncDSock.readLine(r):
         if r.string == "":
           ftp.dsockConnected = false
         else:
           ftp.job.lines.add(r.string & "\n")
-    else:
+    elif T is TSocket:
       assert(not async)
       ftp.dsock.readLine(r)
       if r.string == "":
         ftp.dsockConnected = false
       else:
         ftp.job.lines.add(r.string & "\n")
+    else:
+      {.fatal: "Incorrect socket instantiation".}
   
   if not async:
     var readSocks: seq[TSocket] = @[ftp.getCSock()]
@@ -307,14 +314,14 @@ proc getLines(ftp: PFTPClient, async: bool = false): bool =
         assertReply ftp.expectReply(), "226"
         return true
 
-proc listDirs*(ftp: PFTPClient, dir: string = "",
+proc listDirs*[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T], dir: string = "",
                async = false): seq[string] =
   ## Returns a list of filenames in the given directory. If ``dir`` is "",
   ## the current directory is used. If ``async`` is true, this
   ## function will return immediately and it will be your job to
   ## use asyncio's ``poll`` to progress this operation.
 
-  ftp.createJob(getLines, JRetrText)
+  ftp.createJob(getLines[T], JRetrText)
   ftp.pasv()
 
   assertReply ftp.send("NLST " & dir.normalizePathSep), ["125", "150"]
@@ -384,12 +391,12 @@ proc chmod*(ftp: PFTPClient, path: string,
   assertReply ftp.send("SITE CHMOD " & perm &
                        " " & path.normalizePathSep), "200"
 
-proc list*(ftp: PFTPClient, dir: string = "", async = false): string =
+proc list*[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T], dir: string = "", async = false): string =
   ## Lists all files in ``dir``. If ``dir`` is ``""``, uses the current
   ## working directory. If ``async`` is true, this function will return
   ## immediately and it will be your job to call asyncio's 
   ## ``poll`` to progress this operation.
-  ftp.createJob(getLines, JRetrText)
+  ftp.createJob(getLines[T], JRetrText)
   ftp.pasv()
 
   assertReply(ftp.send("LIST" & " " & dir.normalizePathSep), ["125", "150"])
@@ -401,11 +408,11 @@ proc list*(ftp: PFTPClient, dir: string = "", async = false): string =
   else:
     return ""
 
-proc retrText*(ftp: PFTPClient, file: string, async = false): string =
+proc retrText*[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T], file: string, async = false): string =
   ## Retrieves ``file``. File must be ASCII text.
   ## If ``async`` is true, this function will return immediately and
   ## it will be your job to call asyncio's ``poll`` to progress this operation.
-  ftp.createJob(getLines, JRetrText)
+  ftp.createJob(getLines[T], JRetrText)
   ftp.pasv()
   assertReply ftp.send("RETR " & file.normalizePathSep), ["125", "150"]
   
@@ -416,15 +423,17 @@ proc retrText*(ftp: PFTPClient, file: string, async = false): string =
   else:
     return ""
 
-proc getFile(ftp: PFTPClient, async = false): bool =
+proc getFile[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T], async = false): bool =
   if ftp.dsockConnected:
     var r = "".TaintedString
     var bytesRead = 0
     var returned = false
     if async:
-      if not ftp.isAsync: raise newException(EFTP, "FTPClient must be async.")
-      bytesRead = ftp.AsyncDSock.recvAsync(r, BufferSize)
-      returned = bytesRead != -1
+      when T is TSocket:
+        raise newException(EFTP, "FTPClient must be async.")
+      else:
+        bytesRead = ftp.dsock.recvAsync(r, BufferSize)
+        returned = bytesRead != -1
     else: 
       bytesRead = getDSock(ftp).recv(r, BufferSize)
       returned = true
@@ -443,13 +452,13 @@ proc getFile(ftp: PFTPClient, async = false): bool =
         assertReply ftp.expectReply(), "226"
         return true
 
-proc retrFile*(ftp: PFTPClient, file, dest: string, async = false) =
+proc retrFile*[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T], file, dest: string, async = false) =
   ## Downloads ``file`` and saves it to ``dest``. Usage of this function
   ## asynchronously is recommended to view the progress of the download.
   ## The ``EvRetr`` event is passed to the specified ``handleEvent`` function 
   ## when the download is finished, and the ``filename`` field will be equal
   ## to ``file``.
-  ftp.createJob(getFile, JRetr)
+  ftp.createJob(getFile[T], JRetr)
   ftp.job.file = open(dest, mode = fmWrite)
   ftp.pasv()
   var reply = ftp.send("RETR " & file.normalizePathSep)
@@ -468,11 +477,11 @@ proc retrFile*(ftp: PFTPClient, file, dest: string, async = false) =
     while not ftp.job.prc(ftp, false): discard
     ftp.deleteJob()
 
-proc doUpload(ftp: PFTPClient, async = false): bool =
+proc doUpload[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T], async = false): bool =
   if ftp.dsockConnected:
     if ftp.job.toStore.len() > 0:
       assert(async)
-      let bytesSent = ftp.asyncDSock.sendAsync(ftp.job.toStore)
+      let bytesSent = ftp.dsock.sendAsync(ftp.job.toStore)
       if bytesSent == ftp.job.toStore.len:
         ftp.job.toStore = ""
       elif bytesSent != ftp.job.toStore.len and bytesSent != 0:
@@ -485,7 +494,7 @@ proc doUpload(ftp: PFTPClient, async = false): bool =
       setLen(s, len)
       if len == 0:
         # File finished uploading.
-        if ftp.isAsync: ftp.asyncDSock.close() else: ftp.dsock.close()
+        ftp.dsock.close()
         ftp.dsockConnected = false
   
         if not async:
@@ -496,7 +505,7 @@ proc doUpload(ftp: PFTPClient, async = false): bool =
       if not async:
         getDSock(ftp).send(s)
       else:
-        let bytesSent = ftp.asyncDSock.sendAsync(s)
+        let bytesSent = ftp.dsock.sendAsync(s)
         if bytesSent == 0:
           ftp.job.toStore.add(s)
         elif bytesSent != s.len:
@@ -506,14 +515,14 @@ proc doUpload(ftp: PFTPClient, async = false): bool =
       ftp.job.progress.inc(len)
       ftp.job.oneSecond.inc(len)
 
-proc store*(ftp: PFTPClient, file, dest: string, async = false) =
+proc store*[T](ftp: PFtpBase[T], file, dest: string, async = false) =
   ## Uploads ``file`` to ``dest`` on the remote FTP server. Usage of this
   ## function asynchronously is recommended to view the progress of
   ## the download.
   ## The ``EvStore`` event is passed to the specified ``handleEvent`` function 
   ## when the upload is finished, and the ``filename`` field will be 
   ## equal to ``file``.
-  ftp.createJob(doUpload, JStore)
+  ftp.createJob(doUpload[T], JStore)
   ftp.job.file = open(file)
   ftp.job.total = ftp.job.file.getFileSize()
   ftp.job.lastProgressReport = epochTime()
@@ -526,16 +535,12 @@ proc store*(ftp: PFTPClient, file, dest: string, async = false) =
     while not ftp.job.prc(ftp, false): discard
     ftp.deleteJob()
 
-proc close*(ftp: PFTPClient) =
+proc close*[T](ftp: PFTPBase[T]) =
   ## Terminates the connection to the server.
   assertReply ftp.send("QUIT"), "221"
   if ftp.jobInProgress: ftp.deleteJob()
-  if ftp.isAsync:
-    ftp.asyncCSock.close()
-    ftp.asyncDSock.close()
-  else:
-    ftp.csock.close()
-    ftp.dsock.close()
+  ftp.csock.close()
+  ftp.dsock.close()
 
 proc csockHandleRead(s: PAsyncSocket, ftp: PAsyncFTPClient) =
   if ftp.jobInProgress:
@@ -572,20 +577,18 @@ proc asyncFTPClient*(address: string, port = TPort(21),
   dres.pass = pass
   dres.address = address
   dres.port = port
-  dres.isAsync = true
   dres.dsockConnected = false
   dres.handleEvent = handleEvent
-  dres.asyncCSock = AsyncSocket()
-  dres.asyncCSock.handleRead =
+  dres.csock = AsyncSocket()
+  dres.csock.handleRead =
     proc (s: PAsyncSocket) =
       csockHandleRead(s, dres)
   result = dres
 
 proc register*(d: PDispatcher, ftp: PAsyncFTPClient): PDelegate {.discardable.} =
   ## Registers ``ftp`` with dispatcher ``d``.
-  assert ftp.isAsync
   ftp.disp = d
-  return ftp.disp.register(ftp.asyncCSock)
+  return ftp.disp.register(ftp.csock)
 
 when isMainModule:
   proc main =
@@ -595,7 +598,7 @@ when isMainModule:
         case event.typ
         of EvStore:
           echo("Upload finished!")
-          ftp.retrFile("payload.JPG", "payload2.JPG", async = true)
+          ftp.retrFile("payload.jpg", "payload2.jpg", async = true)
         of EvTransferProgress:
           var time: int64 = -1
           if event.speed != 0:
@@ -610,13 +613,13 @@ when isMainModule:
           ftp.close()
           echo d.len
         else: assert(false)
-    var ftp = asyncFTPClient("picheta.me", user = "test", pass = "asf", handleEvent = hev)
+    var ftp = asyncFTPClient("example.com", user = "foo", pass = "bar", handleEvent = hev)
     
     d.register(ftp)
     d.len.echo()
     ftp.connect()
     echo "connected"
-    ftp.store("payload.JPG", "payload.JPG", async = true)
+    ftp.store("payload.jpg", "payload.jpg", async = true)
     d.len.echo()
     echo "uploading..."
     while true:
@@ -624,15 +627,15 @@ when isMainModule:
   main()
 
 when isMainModule and false:
-  var ftp = ftpClient("picheta.me", user = "asdasd", pass = "asfwq")
+  var ftp = ftpClient("example.com", user = "foo", pass = "bar")
   ftp.connect()
   echo ftp.pwd()
   echo ftp.list()
   echo("uploading")
-  ftp.store("payload.JPG", "payload.JPG", async = false)
+  ftp.store("payload.jpg", "payload.jpg", async = false)
 
   echo("Upload complete")
-  ftp.retrFile("payload.JPG", "payload2.JPG", async = false)
+  ftp.retrFile("payload.jpg", "payload2.jpg", async = false)
 
   echo("Download complete")
   sleep(5000)
diff --git a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
index 9bacc80d6..4db6ac6ed 100644
--- a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
@@ -654,8 +654,7 @@ when isMainModule:
       resp = await client.request("http://nimrod-lang.org/download.html")
       echo("Got response: ", resp.status)
 
-    asyncCheck main()
-    runForever()
+    waitFor main()
 
   else:
     #downloadFile("http://force7.de/nimrod/index.html", "nimrodindex.html")
diff --git a/lib/pure/strutils.nim b/lib/pure/strutils.nim
index 6f8924d83..1d17de233 100644
--- a/lib/pure/strutils.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/strutils.nim
@@ -803,6 +803,36 @@ proc rfind*(s, sub: string, start: int = -1): int {.noSideEffect.} =
     if result != -1: return
   return -1
 
+proc count*(s: string, sub: string, overlapping: bool = false): int {.noSideEffect,
+  rtl, extern: "nsuCountString".} =
+  ## Count the occurences of a substring `sub` in the string `s`.
+  ## Overlapping occurences of `sub` only count when `overlapping`
+  ## is set to true.
+  var i = 0
+  while true:
+    i = s.find(sub, i)
+    if i < 0:
+      break
+    if overlapping:
+      inc i
+    else:
+      i += sub.len
+    inc result
+
+proc count*(s: string, sub: char): int {.noSideEffect,
+  rtl, extern: "nsuCountChar".} =
+  ## Count the occurences of the character `sub` in the string `s`.
+  for c in s:
+    if c == sub:
+      inc result
+
+proc count*(s: string, subs: set[char]): int {.noSideEffect,
+  rtl, extern: "nsuCountCharSet".} =
+  ## Count the occurences of the group of character `subs` in the string `s`.
+  for c in s:
+    if c in subs:
+      inc result
+
 proc quoteIfContainsWhite*(s: string): string {.deprecated.} =
   ## Returns ``'"' & s & '"'`` if `s` contains a space and does not
   ## start with a quote, else returns `s`.
@@ -1354,3 +1384,8 @@ when isMainModule:
   doAssert parseEnum[TMyEnum]("enu_D") == enuD
 
   doAssert parseEnum("invalid enum value", enC) == enC
+
+  doAssert count("foofoofoo", "foofoo") == 1
+  doAssert count("foofoofoo", "foofoo", overlapping = true) == 2
+  doAssert count("foofoofoo", 'f') == 3
+  doAssert count("foofoofoobar", {'f','b'}) == 4
diff --git a/lib/pure/times.nim b/lib/pure/times.nim
index ebc3b9fdb..8b33d2c73 100644
--- a/lib/pure/times.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/times.nim
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ elif defined(JS):
     result.setFullYear(timeInfo.year)
     result.setDate(timeInfo.monthday)
   
-  proc `$`(timeInfo: TTimeInfo): string = return $(TimeInfoToTIme(timeInfo))
+  proc `$`(timeInfo: TTimeInfo): string = return $(timeInfoToTime(timeInfo))
   proc `$`(time: TTime): string = return $time.toLocaleString()
     
   proc `-` (a, b: TTime): int64 = 
diff --git a/lib/pure/xmltree.nim b/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
index 95b48a850..1af7db7d5 100644
--- a/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ proc addEscaped*(result: var string, s: string) =
     of '>': result.add("&gt;")
     of '&': result.add("&amp;")
     of '"': result.add("&quot;")
+    of '\'': result.add("&#x27;")
+    of '/': result.add("&#x2F;")
     else: result.add(c)
 
 proc escape*(s: string): string = 
@@ -164,6 +166,8 @@ proc escape*(s: string): string =
   ##  ``>``          ``&gt;``
   ##  ``&``          ``&amp;``
   ##  ``"``          ``&quot;``
+  ##  ``'``          ``&#x27;``
+  ##  ``/``          ``&#x2F;``
   ## ------------    -------------------
   result = newStringOfCap(s.len)
   addEscaped(result, s)
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 0d8f63bd4..0df8849f5 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -849,13 +849,13 @@ proc contains*[T](s: TSlice[T], value: T): bool {.noSideEffect, inline.} =
   ##   assert((1..3).contains(4) == false)
   result = s.a <= value and value <= s.b
 
-template `in` * (x, y: expr): expr {.immediate.} = contains(y, x)
+template `in` * (x, y: expr): expr {.immediate, dirty.} = contains(y, x)
   ## Sugar for contains
   ##
   ## .. code-block:: Nimrod
   ##   assert(1 in (1..3) == true)
   ##   assert(5 in (1..3) == false)
-template `notin` * (x, y: expr): expr {.immediate.} = not contains(y, x)
+template `notin` * (x, y: expr): expr {.immediate, dirty.} = not contains(y, x)
   ## Sugar for not containing
   ##
   ## .. code-block:: Nimrod
diff --git a/lib/system/jssys.nim b/lib/system/jssys.nim
index 8766906e3..423f63e2a 100644
--- a/lib/system/jssys.nim
+++ b/lib/system/jssys.nim
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ proc isFatPointer(ti: PNimType): bool =
 
 proc nimCopy(x: pointer, ti: PNimType): pointer {.compilerproc.}
 
-proc nimCopyAux(dest, src: Pointer, n: ptr TNimNode) {.compilerproc.} =
+proc nimCopyAux(dest, src: pointer, n: ptr TNimNode) {.compilerproc.} =
   case n.kind
   of nkNone: sysAssert(false, "nimCopyAux")
   of nkSlot:
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ proc nimCopy(x: pointer, ti: PNimType): pointer =
   else:
     result = x
 
-proc genericReset(x: Pointer, ti: PNimType): pointer {.compilerproc.} =
+proc genericReset(x: pointer, ti: PNimType): pointer {.compilerproc.} =
   case ti.kind
   of tyPtr, tyRef, tyVar, tyNil:
     if not isFatPointer(ti):
diff --git a/lib/system/mmdisp.nim b/lib/system/mmdisp.nim
index a09b6cf93..606743f51 100644
--- a/lib/system/mmdisp.nim
+++ b/lib/system/mmdisp.nim
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ when defined(boehmgc):
       if result == nil: raiseOutOfMem()
     proc deallocShared(p: pointer) = boehmDealloc(p)
 
+    when hasThreadSupport:
+      proc getFreeSharedMem(): int =
+        boehmGetFreeBytes()
+      proc getTotalSharedMem(): int =
+        boehmGetHeapSize()
+      proc getOccupiedSharedMem(): int =
+        getTotalSharedMem() - getFreeSharedMem()
+
     #boehmGCincremental()
 
     proc GC_disable() = boehmGC_disable()
@@ -164,11 +172,11 @@ when defined(boehmgc):
   proc nimGCref(p: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} = discard
   proc nimGCunref(p: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} = discard
   
-  proc unsureAsgnRef(dest: ppointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
+  proc unsureAsgnRef(dest: PPointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
     dest[] = src
-  proc asgnRef(dest: ppointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
+  proc asgnRef(dest: PPointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
     dest[] = src
-  proc asgnRefNoCycle(dest: ppointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
+  proc asgnRefNoCycle(dest: PPointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
     dest[] = src
 
   type
@@ -180,7 +188,7 @@ when defined(boehmgc):
   proc alloc0(r: var TMemRegion, size: int): pointer =
     result = alloc(size)
     zeroMem(result, size)
-  proc dealloc(r: var TMemRegion, p: Pointer) = boehmDealloc(p)  
+  proc dealloc(r: var TMemRegion, p: pointer) = boehmDealloc(p)  
   proc deallocOsPages(r: var TMemRegion) {.inline.} = discard
   proc deallocOsPages() {.inline.} = discard
 
@@ -239,11 +247,11 @@ elif defined(nogc) and defined(useMalloc):
   proc nimGCref(p: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} = discard
   proc nimGCunref(p: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} = discard
   
-  proc unsureAsgnRef(dest: ppointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
+  proc unsureAsgnRef(dest: PPointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
     dest[] = src
-  proc asgnRef(dest: ppointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
+  proc asgnRef(dest: PPointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
     dest[] = src
-  proc asgnRefNoCycle(dest: ppointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
+  proc asgnRefNoCycle(dest: PPointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
     dest[] = src
 
   type
@@ -292,11 +300,11 @@ elif defined(nogc):
   proc nimGCref(p: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} = discard
   proc nimGCunref(p: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} = discard
   
-  proc unsureAsgnRef(dest: ppointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
+  proc unsureAsgnRef(dest: PPointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
     dest[] = src
-  proc asgnRef(dest: ppointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
+  proc asgnRef(dest: PPointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
     dest[] = src
-  proc asgnRefNoCycle(dest: ppointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
+  proc asgnRefNoCycle(dest: PPointer, src: pointer) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
     dest[] = src
 
   var allocator {.rtlThreadVar.}: TMemRegion
diff --git a/lib/system/threads.nim b/lib/system/threads.nim
index 4717659e5..c30c57fb9 100644
--- a/lib/system/threads.nim
+++ b/lib/system/threads.nim
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 #
 #
-#            Nimrod's Runtime Library
+#            Nim's Runtime Library
 #        (c) Copyright 2012 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
 #
 
-## Thread support for Nimrod. **Note**: This is part of the system module.
+## Thread support for Nim. **Note**: This is part of the system module.
 ## Do not import it directly. To activate thread support you need to compile
 ## with the ``--threads:on`` command line switch.
 ##
-## Nimrod's memory model for threads is quite different from other common 
+## Nim's memory model for threads is quite different from other common 
 ## programming languages (C, Pascal): Each thread has its own
 ## (garbage collected) heap and sharing of memory is restricted. This helps
 ## to prevent race conditions and improves efficiency. See `the manual for
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ##
 ## Example:
 ##
-## .. code-block:: nimrod
+## .. code-block:: Nim
 ##
 ##  import locks
 ##
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ var globalsSlot = threadVarAlloc()
 
 when emulatedThreadVars:
   proc GetThreadLocalVars(): pointer {.compilerRtl, inl.} =
-    result = addr(cast[PGcThread](ThreadVarGetValue(globalsSlot)).tls)
+    result = addr(cast[PGcThread](threadVarGetValue(globalsSlot)).tls)
 
 when useStackMaskHack:
   proc maskStackPointer(offset: int): pointer {.compilerRtl, inl.} =
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ when not defined(useNimRtl):
     initGC()
     
   when emulatedThreadVars:
-    if NimThreadVarsSize() > sizeof(TThreadLocalStorage):
+    if nimThreadVarsSize() > sizeof(TThreadLocalStorage):
       echo "too large thread local storage size requested"
       quit 1
   
@@ -245,14 +245,14 @@ when not defined(useNimRtl):
     # the GC can examine the stacks?
     proc stopTheWord() = discard
     
-# We jump through some hops here to ensure that Nimrod thread procs can have
-# the Nimrod calling convention. This is needed because thread procs are 
+# We jump through some hops here to ensure that Nim thread procs can have
+# the Nim calling convention. This is needed because thread procs are 
 # ``stdcall`` on Windows and ``noconv`` on UNIX. Alternative would be to just
 # use ``stdcall`` since it is mapped to ``noconv`` on UNIX anyway.
 
 type
   TThread* {.pure, final.}[TArg] =
-      object of TGcThread ## Nimrod thread. A thread is a heavy object (~14K)
+      object of TGcThread ## Nim thread. A thread is a heavy object (~14K)
                           ## that **must not** be part of a message! Use
                           ## a ``TThreadId`` for that.
     when TArg is void:
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ when not defined(boehmgc) and not hasSharedHeap:
   proc deallocOsPages()
 
 template threadProcWrapperBody(closure: expr) {.immediate.} =
-  when declared(globalsSlot): ThreadVarSetValue(globalsSlot, closure)
+  when declared(globalsSlot): threadVarSetValue(globalsSlot, closure)
   var t = cast[ptr TThread[TArg]](closure)
   when useStackMaskHack:
     var tls: TThreadLocalStorage
@@ -305,22 +305,26 @@ proc running*[TArg](t: TThread[TArg]): bool {.inline.} =
   ## returns true if `t` is running.
   result = t.dataFn != nil
 
-proc joinThread*[TArg](t: TThread[TArg]) {.inline.} = 
-  ## waits for the thread `t` to finish.
-  when hostOS == "windows":
+when hostOS == "windows":
+  proc joinThread*[TArg](t: TThread[TArg]) {.inline.} = 
+    ## waits for the thread `t` to finish.
     discard waitForSingleObject(t.sys, -1'i32)
-  else:
-    discard pthread_join(t.sys, nil)
 
-proc joinThreads*[TArg](t: varargs[TThread[TArg]]) = 
-  ## waits for every thread in `t` to finish.
-  when hostOS == "windows":
+  proc joinThreads*[TArg](t: varargs[TThread[TArg]]) = 
+    ## waits for every thread in `t` to finish.
     var a: array[0..255, TSysThread]
     sysAssert a.len >= t.len, "a.len >= t.len"
     for i in 0..t.high: a[i] = t[i].sys
-    discard waitForMultipleObjects(t.len.int32, 
+    discard waitForMultipleObjects(t.len.int32,
                                    cast[ptr TSysThread](addr(a)), 1, -1)
-  else:
+
+else:
+  proc joinThread*[TArg](t: TThread[TArg]) {.inline.} =
+    ## waits for the thread `t` to finish.
+    discard pthread_join(t.sys, nil)
+
+  proc joinThreads*[TArg](t: varargs[TThread[TArg]]) =
+    ## waits for every thread in `t` to finish.
     for i in 0..t.high: joinThread(t[i])
 
 when false:
@@ -335,22 +339,32 @@ when false:
     when declared(registerThread): unregisterThread(addr(t))
     t.dataFn = nil
 
-proc createThread*[TArg](t: var TThread[TArg], 
-                         tp: proc (arg: TArg) {.thread.}, 
-                         param: TArg) =
-  ## creates a new thread `t` and starts its execution. Entry point is the
-  ## proc `tp`. `param` is passed to `tp`. `TArg` can be ``void`` if you
-  ## don't need to pass any data to the thread.
-  when TArg isnot void: t.data = param
-  t.dataFn = tp
-  when hasSharedHeap: t.stackSize = ThreadStackSize
-  when hostOS == "windows":
+when hostOS == "windows":
+  proc createThread*[TArg](t: var TThread[TArg],
+                           tp: proc (arg: TArg) {.thread.}, 
+                           param: TArg) =
+    ## creates a new thread `t` and starts its execution. Entry point is the
+    ## proc `tp`. `param` is passed to `tp`. `TArg` can be ``void`` if you
+    ## don't need to pass any data to the thread.
+    when TArg isnot void: t.data = param
+    t.dataFn = tp
+    when hasSharedHeap: t.stackSize = ThreadStackSize
     var dummyThreadId: int32
     t.sys = createThread(nil, ThreadStackSize, threadProcWrapper[TArg],
                          addr(t), 0'i32, dummyThreadId)
     if t.sys <= 0:
       raise newException(EResourceExhausted, "cannot create thread")
-  else:
+
+else:
+  proc createThread*[TArg](t: var TThread[TArg], 
+                           tp: proc (arg: TArg) {.thread.}, 
+                           param: TArg) =
+    ## creates a new thread `t` and starts its execution. Entry point is the
+    ## proc `tp`. `param` is passed to `tp`. `TArg` can be ``void`` if you
+    ## don't need to pass any data to the thread.
+    when TArg isnot void: t.data = param
+    t.dataFn = tp
+    when hasSharedHeap: t.stackSize = ThreadStackSize
     var a {.noinit.}: Tpthread_attr
     pthread_attr_init(a)
     pthread_attr_setstacksize(a, ThreadStackSize)
@@ -364,7 +378,7 @@ proc threadId*[TArg](t: var TThread[TArg]): TThreadId[TArg] {.inline.} =
 proc myThreadId*[TArg](): TThreadId[TArg] =
   ## returns the thread ID of the thread that calls this proc. This is unsafe
   ## because the type ``TArg`` is not checked for consistency!
-  result = cast[TThreadId[TArg]](ThreadVarGetValue(globalsSlot))
+  result = cast[TThreadId[TArg]](threadVarGetValue(globalsSlot))
 
 when false:
   proc mainThreadId*[TArg](): TThreadId[TArg] =
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/postgres.nim b/lib/wrappers/postgres.nim
index d99e5651c..ce78d3435 100644
--- a/lib/wrappers/postgres.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/postgres.nim
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ proc PQexecParams*(conn: PPGconn, command: cstring, nParams: int32,
                    paramTypes: POid, paramValues: cstringArray, 
                    paramLengths, paramFormats: ptr int32, resultFormat: int32): PPGresult{.
     cdecl, dynlib: dllName, importc: "PQexecParams".}
+proc PQprepare*(conn: PPGconn, stmtName, query: cstring, nParams: int32,
+    paramTypes: POid): PPGresult{.cdecl, dynlib: dllName, importc: "PQprepare".}
 proc PQexecPrepared*(conn: PPGconn, stmtName: cstring, nParams: int32, 
                      paramValues: cstringArray, 
                      paramLengths, paramFormats: ptr int32, resultFormat: int32): PPGresult{.
diff --git a/tests/controlflow/tbreak.nim b/tests/controlflow/tbreak.nim
index 3d6bb25f0..7deab4caf 100644
--- a/tests/controlflow/tbreak.nim
+++ b/tests/controlflow/tbreak.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 discard """
-  output: '''10'''
+  output: '''10
+true true
+true false
+false true
+false false'''
 """
 
 var
@@ -31,3 +35,10 @@ iterator permutations: int =
 for p in permutations():
   break
 
+# regression:
+proc main =
+  for x in [true, false]:
+    for y in [true, false]:
+      echo x, " ", y
+
+main()
diff --git a/tests/generics/mdotlookup.nim b/tests/generics/mdotlookup.nim
index 7a5e0ccbf..0c4d0c87c 100644
--- a/tests/generics/mdotlookup.nim
+++ b/tests/generics/mdotlookup.nim
@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ type MyObj = object
 proc foo*(b: any) =
   var o: MyObj
   echo b.baz, " ", o.x.baz, " ", b.baz()
+
+import sets
+
+var intset = initSet[int]()
+
+proc func*[T](a: T) =
+  if a in intset: echo("true")
+  else: echo("false")
diff --git a/tests/generics/tdotlookup.nim b/tests/generics/tdotlookup.nim
index b886cd8c9..d3deca7fc 100644
--- a/tests/generics/tdotlookup.nim
+++ b/tests/generics/tdotlookup.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 discard """
-  output: '''5 5 5'''
+  output: '''5 5 5
+false'''
 """
 
 import mdotlookup
 
 foo(7)
+# bug #1444
+func(4)
diff --git a/tools/nimweb.nim b/tools/nimweb.nim
index 9a83a5cca..d76c5e354 100644
--- a/tools/nimweb.nim
+++ b/tools/nimweb.nim
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type
     nimrodArgs: string
     gitCommit: string
     quotations: TTable[string, tuple[quote, author: string]]
+    numProcessors: int # Set by parallelBuild:n, only works for values > 0.
   TRssItem = object
     year, month, day, title: string
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ proc initConfigData(c: var TConfigData) =
   c.ticker = ""
   c.vars = newStringTable(modeStyleInsensitive)
   c.gitCommit = "master"
+  c.numProcessors = countProcessors()
   # Attempts to obtain the git current commit.
   let (output, code) = execCmdEx("git log -n 1 --format=%H")
   if code == 0 and output.strip.len == 40:
@@ -121,6 +123,12 @@ proc parseCmdLine(c: var TConfigData) =
         stdout.write(Version & "\n")
         quit(0)
       of "o", "output": c.outdir = val
+      of "parallelbuild":
+        try:
+          let num = parseInt(val)
+          if num != 0: c.numProcessors = num
+        except EInvalidValue:
+          quit("invalid numeric value for --parallelBuild")
       of "var":
         var idx = val.find('=')
         if idx < 0: quit("invalid command line")
@@ -187,6 +195,12 @@ proc parseIniFile(c: var TConfigData) =
           of "srcdoc": addFiles(c.srcdoc, "lib", ".nim", split(v, {';'}))
           of "srcdoc2": addFiles(c.srcdoc2, "lib", ".nim", split(v, {';'}))
           of "webdoc": addFiles(c.webdoc, "lib", ".nim", split(v, {';'}))
+          of "parallelbuild":
+            try:
+              let num = parseInt(v)
+              if num != 0: c.numProcessors = num
+            except EInvalidValue:
+              quit("invalid numeric value for --parallelBuild in config")
           else: quit(errorStr(p, "unknown variable: " & k.key))
         of "quotations":
           let vSplit = v.split('-')
@@ -215,6 +229,20 @@ proc exec(cmd: string) =
   echo(cmd)
   if os.execShellCmd(cmd) != 0: quit("external program failed")
 
+proc sexec(cmds: openarray[string]) =
+  ## Serial queue wrapper around exec.
+  for cmd in cmds: exec(cmd)
+
+proc mexec(cmds: openarray[string], processors: int) =
+  ## Multiprocessor version of exec
+  if processors < 2:
+    sexec(cmds)
+    return
+
+  if 0 != execProcesses(cmds, {poStdErrToStdOut, poParentStreams, poEchoCmd}):
+    echo "external program failed, retrying serial work queue for logs!"
+    sexec(cmds)
+
 proc buildDocSamples(c: var TConfigData, destPath: string) =
   ## Special case documentation sample proc.
   ##
@@ -229,18 +257,26 @@ proc buildDocSamples(c: var TConfigData, destPath: string) =
 
 proc buildDoc(c: var TConfigData, destPath: string) =
   # call nim for the documentation:
+  var
+    commands = newSeq[string](len(c.doc) + len(c.srcdoc) + len(c.srcdoc2))
+    i = 0
   for d in items(c.doc):
-    exec("nimrod rst2html $# --docSeeSrcUrl:$# -o:$# --index:on $#" %
+    commands[i] = "nimrod rst2html $# --docSeeSrcUrl:$# -o:$# --index:on $#" %
       [c.nimrodArgs, c.gitCommit,
-      destPath / changeFileExt(splitFile(d).name, "html"), d])
+      destPath / changeFileExt(splitFile(d).name, "html"), d]
+    i.inc
   for d in items(c.srcdoc):
-    exec("nimrod doc $# --docSeeSrcUrl:$# -o:$# --index:on $#" %
+    commands[i] = "nimrod doc $# --docSeeSrcUrl:$# -o:$# --index:on $#" %
       [c.nimrodArgs, c.gitCommit,
-      destPath / changeFileExt(splitFile(d).name, "html"), d])
+      destPath / changeFileExt(splitFile(d).name, "html"), d]
+    i.inc
   for d in items(c.srcdoc2):
-    exec("nimrod doc2 $# --docSeeSrcUrl:$# -o:$# --index:on $#" %
+    commands[i] = "nimrod doc2 $# --docSeeSrcUrl:$# -o:$# --index:on $#" %
       [c.nimrodArgs, c.gitCommit,
-      destPath / changeFileExt(splitFile(d).name, "html"), d])
+      destPath / changeFileExt(splitFile(d).name, "html"), d]
+    i.inc
+
+  mexec(commands, c.numProcessors)
   exec("nimrod buildIndex -o:$1/theindex.html $1" % [destPath])
 
 proc buildPdfDoc(c: var TConfigData, destPath: string) =
@@ -264,10 +300,12 @@ proc buildPdfDoc(c: var TConfigData, destPath: string) =
 
 proc buildAddDoc(c: var TConfigData, destPath: string) =
   # build additional documentation (without the index):
-  for d in items(c.webdoc):
-    exec("nimrod doc $# --docSeeSrcUrl:$# -o:$# $#" %
+  var commands = newSeq[string](c.webdoc.len)
+  for i, doc in pairs(c.webdoc):
+    commands[i] = "nimrod doc $# --docSeeSrcUrl:$# -o:$# $#" %
       [c.nimrodArgs, c.gitCommit,
-      destPath / changeFileExt(splitFile(d).name, "html"), d])
+      destPath / changeFileExt(splitFile(doc).name, "html"), doc]
+  mexec(commands, c.numProcessors)
 
 proc parseNewsTitles(inputFilename: string): seq[TRssItem] =
   # parses the file for titles and returns them as TRssItem blocks.