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-rw-r--r--compiler/ast.nim11
-rw-r--r--compiler/c2nim/cparse.nim8
-rw-r--r--compiler/c2nim/cpp.nim4
-rw-r--r--compiler/ccgstmts.nim34
-rw-r--r--compiler/cgendata.nim1
-rw-r--r--compiler/msgs.nim4
-rw-r--r--compiler/parser.nim2
-rw-r--r--compiler/pas2nim/paslex.nim2
-rw-r--r--compiler/pas2nim/pasparse.nim24
-rw-r--r--compiler/sem.nim1
-rw-r--r--compiler/semcall.nim38
-rw-r--r--compiler/semdata.nim2
-rw-r--r--compiler/semdestruct.nim67
-rw-r--r--compiler/semexprs.nim57
-rw-r--r--compiler/semstmts.nim85
-rw-r--r--compiler/semtypes.nim5
-rw-r--r--compiler/semtypinst.nim21
-rw-r--r--compiler/sigmatch.nim86
-rw-r--r--compiler/types.nim12
19 files changed, 281 insertions, 183 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/ast.nim b/compiler/ast.nim
index cd002eef1..fe724f4dd 100644
--- a/compiler/ast.nim
+++ b/compiler/ast.nim
@@ -409,7 +409,9 @@ type
                 # efficiency
     nfTransf,   # node has been transformed
     nfSem       # node has been checked for semantics
-    nfDelegate  # the call can use a delegator
+    nfDotField  # the call can use a dot operator
+    nfDotSetter # the call can use a setter dot operarator
+    nfExplicitCall # x.y() was used instead of x.y
     nfExprCall  # this is an attempt to call a regular expression
     nfIsRef     # this node is a 'ref' node; used for the VM
 
@@ -843,7 +845,8 @@ const
   ExportableSymKinds* = {skVar, skConst, skProc, skMethod, skType, skIterator, 
     skMacro, skTemplate, skConverter, skEnumField, skLet, skStub}
   PersistentNodeFlags*: TNodeFlags = {nfBase2, nfBase8, nfBase16,
-                                      nfAllConst, nfDelegate, nfIsRef}
+                                      nfDotSetter, nfDotField,
+                                      nfAllConst,nfIsRef}
   namePos* = 0
   patternPos* = 1    # empty except for term rewriting macros
   genericParamsPos* = 2
@@ -1044,6 +1047,10 @@ proc newStrNode(kind: TNodeKind, strVal: string): PNode =
   result = newNode(kind)
   result.strVal = strVal
 
+proc withInfo*(n: PNode, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
+  n.info = info
+  return n
+
 proc newIdentNode(ident: PIdent, info: TLineInfo): PNode = 
   result = newNode(nkIdent)
   result.ident = ident
diff --git a/compiler/c2nim/cparse.nim b/compiler/c2nim/cparse.nim
index ffab05788..e4abe11a0 100644
--- a/compiler/c2nim/cparse.nim
+++ b/compiler/c2nim/cparse.nim
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ proc typeAtom(p: var TParser): PNode =
       if p.tok.s == "unsigned":
         isUnsigned = true
       elif p.tok.s == "signed" or p.tok.s == "int":
-        nil
+        discard
       else:
         add(x, p.tok.s)
       getTok(p, nil)
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ proc directDeclarator(p: var TParser, a: PNode, ident: ptr PNode): PNode =
       result = declarator(p, a, ident)
       eat(p, pxParRi, result)
   else:
-    nil
+    discard
   return parseTypeSuffix(p, a)
 
 proc declarator(p: var TParser, a: PNode, ident: ptr PNode): PNode =
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ proc enumSpecifier(p: var TParser): PNode =
 
 proc setBaseFlags(n: PNode, base: TNumericalBase) = 
   case base
-  of base10: nil
+  of base10: discard
   of base2: incl(n.flags, nfBase2)
   of base8: incl(n.flags, nfBase8)
   of base16: incl(n.flags, nfBase16)
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ proc switchStatement(p: var TParser): PNode =
       break
     of "case", "default":
       break
-    else: nil
+    else: discard
     addSon(result, statement(p))
   if sonsLen(result) == 0:
     # translate empty statement list to Nimrod's ``nil`` statement
diff --git a/compiler/c2nim/cpp.nim b/compiler/c2nim/cpp.nim
index 1707b75db..84b4c4dfb 100644
--- a/compiler/c2nim/cpp.nim
+++ b/compiler/c2nim/cpp.nim
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ proc parseDefBody(p: var TParser, m: var TMacro, params: seq[string]) =
       m.body.add(tok)
     of pxDirConc: 
       # just ignore this token: this implements token merging correctly
-      nil
+      discard
     else:
       m.body.add(p.tok)
     # we do not want macro expansion here:
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ proc parseStmtList(p: var TParser): PNode =
     of pxDirectiveParLe, pxDirective: 
       case p.tok.s
       of "else", "endif", "elif": break
-    else: nil
+    else: discard
     addSon(result, statement(p))
   
 proc eatEndif(p: var TParser) =
diff --git a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
index af0d657f1..443d845f6 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ proc startBlock(p: BProc, start: TFormatStr = "{$n",
   setLen(p.blocks, result + 1)
   p.blocks[result].id = p.labels
   p.blocks[result].nestedTryStmts = p.nestedTryStmts.len.int16
+  p.blocks[result].nestedExceptStmts = p.inExceptBlock.int16
 
 proc assignLabel(b: var TBlock): PRope {.inline.} =
   b.label = con("LA", b.id.toRope)
@@ -260,14 +261,22 @@ proc genIf(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
     else: internalError(n.info, "genIf()")
   if sonsLen(n) > 1: fixLabel(p, lend)
 
-proc blockLeaveActions(p: BProc, howMany: int) = 
-  var L = p.nestedTryStmts.len
+
+proc blockLeaveActions(p: BProc, howManyTrys, howManyExcepts: int) = 
+  # This is called by return and break stmts.
+  # When jumping out of try/except/finally stmts,
+  # we need to pop safe points from try statements,
+  # execute finally-stmts, and pop exceptions
+  # from except stmts
+
+  let L = p.nestedTryStmts.len
+
   # danger of endless recursion! we workaround this here by a temp stack
   var stack: seq[PNode]
-  newSeq(stack, howMany)
-  for i in countup(1, howMany): 
+  newSeq(stack, howManyTrys)
+  for i in countup(1, howManyTrys): 
     stack[i-1] = p.nestedTryStmts[L-i]
-  setLen(p.nestedTryStmts, L-howMany)
+  setLen(p.nestedTryStmts, L-howManyTrys)
   
   var alreadyPoppedCnt = p.inExceptBlock
   for tryStmt in items(stack):
@@ -276,21 +285,26 @@ proc blockLeaveActions(p: BProc, howMany: int) =
         dec alreadyPoppedCnt
       else:
         linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#popSafePoint();$n")
+    # Find finally-stmts for this try-stmt
+    # and generate a copy of the finally stmts here
     var finallyStmt = lastSon(tryStmt)
     if finallyStmt.kind == nkFinally: 
       genStmts(p, finallyStmt.sons[0])
   # push old elements again:
-  for i in countdown(howMany-1, 0): 
+  for i in countdown(howManyTrys-1, 0): 
     p.nestedTryStmts.add(stack[i])
+
   if gCmd != cmdCompileToCpp:
-    for i in countdown(p.inExceptBlock-1, 0):
+    # Pop exceptions that was handled by the
+    # except-blocks we are in
+    for i in countdown(howManyExcepts-1, 0):
       linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#popCurrentException();$n")
 
 proc genReturnStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) =
   p.beforeRetNeeded = true
   genLineDir(p, t)
   if (t.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty): genStmts(p, t.sons[0])
-  blockLeaveActions(p, min(1, p.nestedTryStmts.len))
+  blockLeaveActions(p, min(1, p.nestedTryStmts.len), p.inExceptBlock)
   lineFF(p, cpsStmts, "goto BeforeRet;$n", "br label %BeforeRet$n", [])
 
 proc genComputedGoto(p: BProc; n: PNode) =
@@ -450,7 +464,9 @@ proc genBreakStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) =
     if idx < 0 or not p.blocks[idx].isLoop:
       internalError(t.info, "no loop to break")
   let label = assignLabel(p.blocks[idx])
-  blockLeaveActions(p, p.nestedTryStmts.len - p.blocks[idx].nestedTryStmts)
+  blockLeaveActions(p, 
+    p.nestedTryStmts.len - p.blocks[idx].nestedTryStmts,
+    p.inExceptBlock - p.blocks[idx].nestedExceptStmts)
   genLineDir(p, t)
   lineF(p, cpsStmts, "goto $1;$n", [label])
 
diff --git a/compiler/cgendata.nim b/compiler/cgendata.nim
index 0e1148343..71479abdd 100644
--- a/compiler/cgendata.nim
+++ b/compiler/cgendata.nim
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type
     sections*: TCProcSections # the code beloging
     isLoop*: bool             # whether block is a loop
     nestedTryStmts*: int16    # how many try statements is it nested into
+    nestedExceptStmts*: int16 # how many except statements is it nested into
     frameLen*: int16
   
   TCProc{.final.} = object    # represents C proc that is currently generated
diff --git a/compiler/msgs.nim b/compiler/msgs.nim
index 61336aa87..268205361 100644
--- a/compiler/msgs.nim
+++ b/compiler/msgs.nim
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ type
     errTemplateInstantiationTooNested, errInstantiationFrom, 
     errInvalidIndexValueForTuple, errCommandExpectsFilename,
     errMainModuleMustBeSpecified,
-    errXExpected, 
+    errXExpected,
+    errTIsNotAConcreteType,
     errInvalidSectionStart, errGridTableNotImplemented, errGeneralParseError, 
     errNewSectionExpected, errWhitespaceExpected, errXisNoValidIndexFile, 
     errCannotRenderX, errVarVarTypeNotAllowed, errInstantiateXExplicitely,
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ const
     errCommandExpectsFilename: "command expects a filename argument",
     errMainModuleMustBeSpecified: "please, specify a main module in the project configuration file",
     errXExpected: "\'$1\' expected", 
+    errTIsNotAConcreteType: "\'$1\' is not a concrete type.",
     errInvalidSectionStart: "invalid section start",
     errGridTableNotImplemented: "grid table is not implemented", 
     errGeneralParseError: "general parse error",
diff --git a/compiler/parser.nim b/compiler/parser.nim
index ff3324b47..5a5bfb574 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.nim
+++ b/compiler/parser.nim
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ proc parseSymbol(p: var TParser): PNode =
         add(result, newIdentNodeP(getIdent"{}", p))
         getTok(p)
         eat(p, tkCurlyRi)
-      of tokKeywordLow..tokKeywordHigh, tkSymbol, tkOpr, tkDotDot:
+      of tokKeywordLow..tokKeywordHigh, tkSymbol, tkOpr, tkDot, tkDotDot:
         add(result, newIdentNodeP(p.tok.ident, p))
         getTok(p)
       of tkIntLit..tkCharLit:
diff --git a/compiler/pas2nim/paslex.nim b/compiler/pas2nim/paslex.nim
index 67473e71f..f24b0c420 100644
--- a/compiler/pas2nim/paslex.nim
+++ b/compiler/pas2nim/paslex.nim
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ proc getSymbol(L: var TLexer, tok: var TToken) =
       h = h +% ord(c)
       h = h +% h shl 10
       h = h xor (h shr 6)
-    of '_': nil
+    of '_': discard
     else: break
     inc(pos)
   h = h +% h shl 3
diff --git a/compiler/pas2nim/pasparse.nim b/compiler/pas2nim/pasparse.nim
index 928896338..a6f8363f6 100644
--- a/compiler/pas2nim/pasparse.nim
+++ b/compiler/pas2nim/pasparse.nim
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ proc exprColonEqExprList(p: var TParser, kind, elemKind: TNodeKind,
 
 proc setBaseFlags(n: PNode, base: TNumericalBase) = 
   case base
-  of base10: nil
+  of base10: discard
   of base2: incl(n.flags, nfBase2)
   of base8: incl(n.flags, nfBase8)
   of base16: incl(n.flags, nfBase16)
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ proc lowestExprAux(p: var TParser, v: var PNode, limit: int): TTokKind =
         eat(p, pxCurlyDirRi)
         opNode.ident = getIdent("&")
       else: 
-        nil
+        discard
     of pxMinus: 
       if p.tok.xkind == pxPer: 
         getTok(p)
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ proc lowestExprAux(p: var TParser, v: var PNode, limit: int): TTokKind =
     of pxNeq: 
       opNode.ident = getIdent("!=")
     else: 
-      nil
+      discard
     skipCom(p, opNode)        # read sub-expression with higher priority
     nextop = lowestExprAux(p, v2, opPred)
     addSon(node, opNode)
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ proc fixExpr(n: PNode): PNode =
             (n.sons[2].kind in {nkCharLit, nkStrLit}): 
           n.sons[0].ident = getIdent("&") # fix operator
   else: 
-    nil
+    discard
   if not (n.kind in {nkEmpty..nkNilLit}): 
     for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): result.sons[i] = fixExpr(n.sons[i])
   
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ proc parseStmtList(p: var TParser): PNode =
     of pxCurlyDirLe, pxStarDirLe: 
       if not isHandledDirective(p): break 
     else: 
-      nil
+      discard
     addSon(result, parseStmt(p))
   if sonsLen(result) == 1: result = result.sons[0]
   
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ proc parseRepeat(p: var TParser): PNode =
   addSon(b, c)
   addSon(a, b)
   if b.sons[0].kind == nkIdent and b.sons[0].ident.id == getIdent("false").id: 
-    nil
+    discard
   else: 
     addSon(s, a)
   addSon(result, s)
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ proc parseParam(p: var TParser): PNode =
     getTok(p)
     v = newNodeP(nkVarTy, p)
   else: 
-    nil
+    discard
   while true: 
     case p.tok.xkind
     of pxSymbol: a = createIdentNodeP(p.tok.ident, p)
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ proc parseRecordPart(p: var TParser): PNode =
 proc exSymbol(n: var PNode) = 
   case n.kind
   of nkPostfix: 
-    nil
+    discard
   of nkPragmaExpr: 
     exSymbol(n.sons[0])
   of nkIdent, nkAccQuoted: 
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ proc fixRecordDef(n: var PNode) =
     for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): fixRecordDef(n.sons[i])
   of nkIdentDefs: 
     for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 3): exSymbol(n.sons[i])
-  of nkNilLit, nkEmpty: nil
+  of nkNilLit, nkEmpty: discard
   else: internalError(n.info, "fixRecordDef(): " & $n.kind)
   
 proc addPragmaToIdent(ident: var PNode, pragma: PNode) = 
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ proc parseRecordBody(p: var TParser, result, definition: PNode) =
     if definition != nil: addPragmaToIdent(definition.sons[0], parseCommand(p))
     else: internalError(result.info, "anonymous record is not supported")
   else: 
-    nil
+    discard
   opt(p, pxSemicolon)
   skipCom(p, result)
 
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ proc fixVarSection(p: var TParser, counter: PNode) =
 
 proc exSymbols(n: PNode) = 
   case n.kind
-  of nkEmpty..nkNilLit: nil
+  of nkEmpty..nkNilLit: discard
   of nkProcDef..nkIteratorDef: exSymbol(n.sons[namePos])
   of nkWhenStmt, nkStmtList: 
     for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): exSymbols(n.sons[i])
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ proc exSymbols(n: PNode) =
       exSymbol(n.sons[i].sons[0])
       if n.sons[i].sons[2].kind == nkObjectTy: 
         fixRecordDef(n.sons[i].sons[2])
-  else: nil
+  else: discard
 
 proc parseBegin(p: var TParser, result: PNode) = 
   getTok(p)
diff --git a/compiler/sem.nim b/compiler/sem.nim
index 140687721..09b2511f1 100644
--- a/compiler/sem.nim
+++ b/compiler/sem.nim
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ proc myOpen(module: PSym): PPassContext =
   c.semOperand = semOperand
   c.semConstBoolExpr = semConstBoolExpr
   c.semOverloadedCall = semOverloadedCall
+  c.semInferredLambda = semInferredLambda
   c.semGenerateInstance = generateInstance
   c.semTypeNode = semTypeNode
   pushProcCon(c, module)
diff --git a/compiler/semcall.nim b/compiler/semcall.nim
index 6b19dc359..0cd27a443 100644
--- a/compiler/semcall.nim
+++ b/compiler/semcall.nim
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ proc notFoundError*(c: PContext, n: PNode, errors: seq[string]) =
     # fail fast:
     globalError(n.info, errTypeMismatch, "")
   var result = msgKindToString(errTypeMismatch)
-  add(result, describeArgs(c, n, 1 + ord(nfDelegate in n.flags)))
+  add(result, describeArgs(c, n, 1 + ord(nfDotField in n.flags)))
   add(result, ')')
   
   var candidates = ""
@@ -138,17 +138,35 @@ proc resolveOverloads(c: PContext, n, orig: PNode,
 
   let overloadsState = result.state
   if overloadsState != csMatch:
-    if nfDelegate in n.flags:
-      internalAssert f.kind == nkIdent
-      let calleeName = newStrNode(nkStrLit, f.ident.s)
-      calleeName.info = n.info
+    if nfDotField in n.flags:
+      internalAssert f.kind == nkIdent and n.sonsLen >= 2
+      let calleeName = newStrNode(nkStrLit, f.ident.s).withInfo(n.info)
 
-      let callOp = newIdentNode(idDelegator, n.info)
-      n.sons[0..0] = [callOp, calleeName]
-      orig.sons[0..0] = [callOp, calleeName]
-     
-      pickBest(callOp)
+      # leave the op head symbol empty,
+      # we are going to try multiple variants
+      n.sons[0..1] = [nil, n[1], calleeName]
+      orig.sons[0..1] = [nil, orig[1], calleeName]
+      
+      template tryOp(x) =
+        let op = newIdentNode(getIdent(x), n.info)
+        n.sons[0] = op
+        orig.sons[0] = op
+        pickBest(op)
+
+      if nfExplicitCall in n.flags:
+        tryOp ".()"
+   
+      if result.state in {csEmpty, csNoMatch}:
+        tryOp "."
 
+    elif nfDotSetter in n.flags:
+      internalAssert f.kind == nkIdent and n.sonsLen == 3
+      let calleeName = newStrNode(nkStrLit, f.ident.s[0.. -2]).withInfo(n.info)
+      let callOp = newIdentNode(getIdent".=", n.info)
+      n.sons[0..1] = [callOp, n[1], calleeName]
+      orig.sons[0..1] = [callOp, orig[1], calleeName]
+      pickBest(callOp)
+    
     if overloadsState == csEmpty and result.state == csEmpty:
       localError(n.info, errUndeclaredIdentifier, considerAcc(f).s)
       return
diff --git a/compiler/semdata.nim b/compiler/semdata.nim
index 0bc52d6b7..df58c896f 100644
--- a/compiler/semdata.nim
+++ b/compiler/semdata.nim
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type
     semOverloadedCall*: proc (c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode,
                               filter: TSymKinds): PNode {.nimcall.}
     semTypeNode*: proc(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType {.nimcall.}
+    semInferredLambda*: proc(c: PContext, pt: TIdTable, n: PNode): PNode
     semGenerateInstance*: proc (c: PContext, fn: PSym, pt: TIdTable,
                                 info: TLineInfo): PSym
     includedFiles*: TIntSet    # used to detect recursive include files
@@ -213,7 +214,6 @@ proc makeTypeDesc*(c: PContext, typ: PType): PType =
 
 proc makeTypeSymNode*(c: PContext, typ: PType, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   let typedesc = makeTypeDesc(c, typ)
-  rawAddSon(typedesc, newTypeS(tyNone, c))
   let sym = newSym(skType, idAnon, getCurrOwner(), info).linkTo(typedesc)
   return newSymNode(sym, info)
 
diff --git a/compiler/semdestruct.nim b/compiler/semdestruct.nim
index fb05826cb..791bef823 100644
--- a/compiler/semdestruct.nim
+++ b/compiler/semdestruct.nim
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ proc doDestructorStuff(c: PContext, s: PSym, n: PNode) =
             useSym(destructableT.destructor),
             n.sons[paramsPos][1][0]]))
 
-proc destroyField(c: PContext, field: PSym, holder: PNode): PNode =
+proc destroyFieldOrFields(c: PContext, field: PNode, holder: PNode): PNode
+
+proc destroySym(c: PContext, field: PSym, holder: PNode): PNode =
   let destructableT = instantiateDestructor(c, field.typ)
   if destructableT != nil:
     result = newNode(nkCall, field.info, @[
@@ -70,56 +72,49 @@ proc destroyCase(c: PContext, n: PNode, holder: PNode): PNode =
   for i in countup(1, n.len - 1):
     # of A, B:
     var caseBranch = newNode(n[i].kind, n[i].info, n[i].sons[0 .. -2])
-    let recList = n[i].lastSon
-    var destroyRecList = newNode(nkStmtList, n[i].info, @[])
-    template addField(f: expr): stmt =
-      let stmt = destroyField(c, f, holder)
-      if stmt != nil:
-        destroyRecList.addSon(stmt)
-        inc nonTrivialFields
-        
-    case recList.kind
-    of nkSym:
-      addField(recList.sym)
-    of nkRecList:
-      for j in countup(0, recList.len - 1):
-        addField(recList[j].sym)
+    
+    let stmt = destroyFieldOrFields(c, n[i].lastSon, holder)
+    if stmt == nil:
+      caseBranch.addSon(newNode(nkStmtList, n[i].info, @[]))
     else:
-      internalAssert false
-      
-    caseBranch.addSon(destroyRecList)
+      caseBranch.addSon(stmt)
+      nonTrivialFields += stmt.len
+    
     result.addSon(caseBranch)
+  
   # maybe no fields were destroyed?
   if nonTrivialFields == 0:
     result = nil
- 
+
+proc destroyFieldOrFields(c: PContext, field: PNode, holder: PNode): PNode =
+  template maybeAddLine(e: expr): stmt =
+    let stmt = e
+    if stmt != nil:
+      if result == nil: result = newNode(nkStmtList)
+      result.addSon(stmt)
+
+  case field.kind
+  of nkRecCase:
+    maybeAddLine destroyCase(c, field, holder)
+  of nkSym:
+    maybeAddLine destroySym(c, field.sym, holder)
+  of nkRecList:
+    for son in field:
+      maybeAddLine destroyFieldOrFields(c, son, holder)
+  else:
+    internalAssert false
+
 proc generateDestructor(c: PContext, t: PType): PNode =
   ## generate a destructor for a user-defined object or tuple type
   ## returns nil if the destructor turns out to be trivial
   
-  template addLine(e: expr): stmt =
-    if result == nil: result = newNode(nkStmtList)
-    result.addSon(e)
-
   # XXX: This may be true for some C-imported types such as
   # Tposix_spawnattr
   if t.n == nil or t.n.sons == nil: return
   internalAssert t.n.kind == nkRecList
   let destructedObj = newIdentNode(destructorParam, unknownLineInfo())
   # call the destructods of all fields
-  for s in countup(0, t.n.sons.len - 1):
-    case t.n.sons[s].kind
-    of nkRecCase:
-      let stmt = destroyCase(c, t.n.sons[s], destructedObj)
-      if stmt != nil: addLine(stmt)
-    of nkSym:
-      let stmt = destroyField(c, t.n.sons[s].sym, destructedObj)
-      if stmt != nil: addLine(stmt)
-    else:
-      # XXX just skip it for now so that the compiler doesn't crash, but
-      # please zahary fix it! arbitrary nesting of nkRecList/nkRecCase is
-      # possible. Any thread example seems to trigger this. 
-      discard
+  result = destroyFieldOrFields(c, t.n, destructedObj)
   # base classes' destructors will be automatically called by
   # semProcAux for both auto-generated and user-defined destructors
 
diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 3fe1367ec..c271911ab 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -346,22 +346,21 @@ proc semIs(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
 
   result = n
   n.typ = getSysType(tyBool)
-  
-  n.sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efDetermineType})
-  
+ 
+  n.sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, n[1], {efDetermineType, efWantIterator})
   if n[2].kind notin {nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit}:
     let t2 = semTypeNode(c, n[2], nil)
     n.sons[2] = newNodeIT(nkType, n[2].info, t2)
 
-  if n[1].typ.kind != tyTypeDesc:
-    n.sons[1] = makeTypeSymNode(c, n[1].typ, n[1].info)
-  elif n[1].typ.sonsLen == 0:
+  let lhsType = n[1].typ
+  if lhsType.kind != tyTypeDesc:
+    n.sons[1] = makeTypeSymNode(c, lhsType, n[1].info)
+  elif lhsType.base.kind == tyNone:
     # this is a typedesc variable, leave for evals
     return
 
-  let t1 = n[1].typ.sons[0]
   # BUGFIX: don't evaluate this too early: ``T is void``
-  if not containsGenericType(t1): result = isOpImpl(c, n)
+  if not n[1].typ.base.containsGenericType: result = isOpImpl(c, n)
 
 proc semOpAux(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
   const flags = {efDetermineType}
@@ -683,20 +682,21 @@ proc semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c: PContext, n: PNode, nOrig: PNode,
           incl(c.p.owner.flags, sfSideEffect)
 
 proc semObjConstr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode
-proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode = 
+proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   result = nil
   checkMinSonsLen(n, 1)
   var prc = n.sons[0]
-  if n.sons[0].kind == nkDotExpr: 
+  if n.sons[0].kind == nkDotExpr:
     checkSonsLen(n.sons[0], 2)
     n.sons[0] = semFieldAccess(c, n.sons[0])
-    if n.sons[0].kind == nkDotCall: 
+    if n.sons[0].kind == nkDotCall:
       # it is a static call!
       result = n.sons[0]
       result.kind = nkCall
+      result.flags.incl nfExplicitCall
       for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1): addSon(result, n.sons[i])
       return semExpr(c, result, flags)
-  else: 
+  else:
     n.sons[0] = semExpr(c, n.sons[0])
   let nOrig = n.copyTree
   semOpAux(c, n)
@@ -917,8 +917,8 @@ proc builtinFieldAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   var ty = n.sons[0].typ
   var f: PSym = nil
   result = nil
-  if isTypeExpr(n.sons[0]) or ty.kind == tyTypeDesc and ty.len == 1:
-    if ty.kind == tyTypeDesc: ty = ty.sons[0]
+  if isTypeExpr(n.sons[0]) or ty.kind == tyTypeDesc and ty.base.kind != tyNone:
+    if ty.kind == tyTypeDesc: ty = ty.base
     case ty.kind
     of tyEnum:
       # look up if the identifier belongs to the enum:
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ proc dotTransformation(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   else:
     var i = considerAcc(n.sons[1])
     result = newNodeI(nkDotCall, n.info)
-    result.flags.incl nfDelegate
+    result.flags.incl nfDotField
     addSon(result, newIdentNode(i, n[1].info))
     addSon(result, copyTree(n[0]))
   
@@ -1082,12 +1082,13 @@ proc semArrayAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
 
 proc propertyWriteAccess(c: PContext, n, nOrig, a: PNode): PNode =
   var id = considerAcc(a[1])
-  let setterId = newIdentNode(getIdent(id.s & '='), n.info)
+  var setterId = newIdentNode(getIdent(id.s & '='), n.info)
   # a[0] is already checked for semantics, that does ``builtinFieldAccess``
   # this is ugly. XXX Semantic checking should use the ``nfSem`` flag for
   # nodes?
   let aOrig = nOrig[0]
   result = newNode(nkCall, n.info, sons = @[setterId, a[0], semExpr(c, n[1])])
+  result.flags.incl nfDotSetter
   let orig = newNode(nkCall, n.info, sons = @[setterId, aOrig[0], nOrig[1]])
   result = semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c, result, orig, {})
   
@@ -1777,22 +1778,6 @@ proc semBlock(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   closeScope(c)
   dec(c.p.nestedBlockCounter)
 
-proc buildCall(n: PNode): PNode =
-  if n.kind == nkDotExpr and n.len == 2:
-    # x.y --> y(x)
-    result = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info, 2)
-    result.sons[0] = n.sons[1]
-    result.sons[1] = n.sons[0]
-  elif n.kind in nkCallKinds and n.sons[0].kind == nkDotExpr:
-    # x.y(a) -> y(x, a)
-    let a = n.sons[0]
-    result = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info, n.len+1)
-    result.sons[0] = a.sons[1]
-    result.sons[1] = a.sons[0]
-    for i in 1 .. <n.len: result.sons[i+1] = n.sons[i]
-  else:
-    result = n
-
 proc doBlockIsStmtList(n: PNode): bool =
   result = n.kind == nkDo and
            n[paramsPos].sonsLen == 1 and
@@ -1844,8 +1829,8 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
       result = symChoice(c, n, s, scClosed)
       if result.kind == nkSym:
         markIndirect(c, result.sym)
-        if isGenericRoutine(result.sym):
-          localError(n.info, errInstantiateXExplicitely, s.name.s)
+        # if isGenericRoutine(result.sym):
+        #   localError(n.info, errInstantiateXExplicitely, s.name.s)
   of nkSym:
     # because of the changed symbol binding, this does not mean that we
     # don't have to check the symbol for semantics here again!
@@ -1901,7 +1886,7 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
   of nkCall, nkInfix, nkPrefix, nkPostfix, nkCommand, nkCallStrLit: 
     # check if it is an expression macro:
     checkMinSonsLen(n, 1)
-    let mode = if nfDelegate in n.flags: {} else: {checkUndeclared}
+    let mode = if nfDotField in n.flags: {} else: {checkUndeclared}
     var s = qualifiedLookUp(c, n.sons[0], mode)
     if s != nil: 
       if gCmd == cmdPretty and n.sons[0].kind == nkDotExpr:
@@ -1940,7 +1925,7 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
       # the 'newSeq[T](x)' bug
       setGenericParams(c, n.sons[0])
       result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
-    elif isSymChoice(n.sons[0]) or nfDelegate in n.flags:
+    elif isSymChoice(n.sons[0]) or nfDotField in n.flags:
       result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
     else:
       result = semIndirectOp(c, n, flags)
diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index 0871b7fb7..503ea4bc1 100644
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -764,6 +764,29 @@ proc typeSectionRightSidePass(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
       s.ast = a
       popOwner()
 
+proc checkForMetaFields(n: PNode) =
+  template checkMeta(t) =
+    if t != nil and t.isMetaType and tfGenericTypeParam notin t.flags:
+      localError(n.info, errTIsNotAConcreteType, t.typeToString)
+  
+  case n.kind
+  of nkRecList, nkRecCase:
+    for s in n: checkForMetaFields(s)
+  of nkOfBranch, nkElse:
+    checkForMetaFields(n.lastSon)
+  of nkSym:
+    let t = n.sym.typ
+    case t.kind
+    of tySequence, tySet, tyArray, tyOpenArray, tyVar, tyPtr, tyRef,
+       tyProc, tyGenericInvokation, tyGenericInst:
+      let start = ord(t.kind in {tyGenericInvokation, tyGenericInst})
+      for i in start .. <t.sons.len:
+        checkMeta(t.sons[i])
+    else:
+      checkMeta(t)
+  else:
+    internalAssert false
+
 proc typeSectionFinalPass(c: PContext, n: PNode) = 
   for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
     var a = n.sons[i]
@@ -780,6 +803,8 @@ proc typeSectionFinalPass(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
           assignType(s.typ, t)
           s.typ.id = t.id     # same id
       checkConstructedType(s.info, s.typ)
+      if s.typ.kind in {tyObject, tyTuple}:
+        checkForMetaFields(s.typ.n)
     let aa = a.sons[2]
     if aa.kind in {nkRefTy, nkPtrTy} and aa.len == 1 and
        aa.sons[0].kind == nkObjectTy:
@@ -883,12 +908,19 @@ proc semLambda(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     s = n[namePos].sym
   pushOwner(s)
   openScope(c)
-  if n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind != nkEmpty:
-    illFormedAst(n)           # process parameters:
+  var gp: PNode
+  if n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind != nkEmpty: 
+    n.sons[genericParamsPos] = semGenericParamList(c, n.sons[genericParamsPos])
+    gp = n.sons[genericParamsPos]
+  else:
+    gp = newNodeI(nkGenericParams, n.info)
+
   if n.sons[paramsPos].kind != nkEmpty:
-    var gp = newNodeI(nkGenericParams, n.info)
     semParamList(c, n.sons[paramsPos], gp, s)
-    paramsTypeCheck(c, s.typ)
+    # paramsTypeCheck(c, s.typ)
+    if sonsLen(gp) > 0 and n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind == nkEmpty:
+      # we have a list of implicit type parameters:
+      n.sons[genericParamsPos] = gp
   else:
     s.typ = newTypeS(tyProc, c)
     rawAddSon(s.typ, nil)
@@ -900,12 +932,13 @@ proc semLambda(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       localError(n.sons[bodyPos].info, errImplOfXNotAllowed, s.name.s)
     #if efDetermineType notin flags:
     # XXX not good enough; see tnamedparamanonproc.nim
-    pushProcCon(c, s)
-    addResult(c, s.typ.sons[0], n.info, skProc)
-    let semBody = hloBody(c, semProcBody(c, n.sons[bodyPos]))
-    n.sons[bodyPos] = transformBody(c.module, semBody, s)
-    addResultNode(c, n)
-    popProcCon(c)
+    if n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind == nkEmpty:
+      pushProcCon(c, s)
+      addResult(c, s.typ.sons[0], n.info, skProc)
+      let semBody = hloBody(c, semProcBody(c, n.sons[bodyPos]))
+      n.sons[bodyPos] = transformBody(c.module, semBody, s)
+      addResultNode(c, n)
+      popProcCon(c)
     sideEffectsCheck(c, s)
   else:
     localError(n.info, errImplOfXexpected, s.name.s)
@@ -913,6 +946,34 @@ proc semLambda(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   popOwner()
   result.typ = s.typ
 
+proc semInferredLambda(c: PContext, pt: TIdTable, n: PNode): PNode =
+  var n = n
+  
+  n = replaceTypesInBody(c, pt, n)
+  result = n
+  
+  n.sons[genericParamsPos] = emptyNode
+  n.sons[paramsPos] = n.typ.n
+  
+  openScope(c)
+  var s = n.sons[namePos].sym
+  addParams(c, n.typ.n, skProc)
+  pushProcCon(c, s)
+  addResult(c, n.typ.sons[0], n.info, skProc)
+  let semBody = hloBody(c, semProcBody(c, n.sons[bodyPos]))
+  n.sons[bodyPos] = transformBody(c.module, semBody, n.sons[namePos].sym)
+  addResultNode(c, n)
+  popProcCon(c)
+  closeScope(c)
+  
+  s.ast = result
+
+  # alternative variant (not quite working):
+  # var prc = arg[0].sym
+  # let inferred = c.semGenerateInstance(c, prc, m.bindings, arg.info)
+  # result = inferred.ast
+  # result.kind = arg.kind
+
 proc activate(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
   # XXX: This proc is part of my plan for getting rid of
   # forward declarations. stay tuned.
@@ -1263,8 +1324,8 @@ proc semStmtList(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
         let (outer, inner) = insertDestructors(c, n.sons[i])
         if outer != nil:
           n.sons[i] = outer
-          for j in countup(i+1, length-1):
-            inner.addSon(semStmt(c, n.sons[j]))
+          var rest = newNode(nkStmtList, n.info, n.sons[i+1 .. length-1])
+          inner.addSon(semStmtList(c, rest, flags))
           n.sons.setLen(i+1)
           return
       of LastBlockStmts: 
diff --git a/compiler/semtypes.nim b/compiler/semtypes.nim
index 44e414e9c..184aca4f8 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypes.nim
@@ -1030,9 +1030,8 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
       if s.kind != skError: localError(n.info, errTypeExpected)
       result = newOrPrevType(tyError, prev, c)
     elif s.kind == skParam and s.typ.kind == tyTypeDesc:
-      assert s.typ.len > 0
-      internalAssert prev == nil
-      result = s.typ.sons[0]
+      internalAssert s.typ.base.kind != tyNone and prev == nil
+      result = s.typ.base
     elif prev == nil:
       result = s.typ
     else: 
diff --git a/compiler/semtypinst.nim b/compiler/semtypinst.nim
index 73b618f46..f08214f1e 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypinst.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypinst.nim
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ proc checkConstructedType*(info: TLineInfo, typ: PType) =
     localError(info, errVarVarTypeNotAllowed)
   elif computeSize(t) == szIllegalRecursion:
     localError(info, errIllegalRecursionInTypeX, typeToString(t))
+  
   when false:
     if t.kind == tyObject and t.sons[0] != nil:
       if t.sons[0].kind != tyObject or tfFinal in t.sons[0].flags: 
@@ -409,14 +410,22 @@ proc replaceTypeVarsTAux(cl: var TReplTypeVars, t: PType): PType =
       
       else: discard
 
+proc initTypeVars(p: PContext, pt: TIdTable, info: TLineInfo): TReplTypeVars =
+  initIdTable(result.symMap)
+  copyIdTable(result.typeMap, pt)
+  initIdTable(result.localCache)
+  result.info = info
+  result.c = p
+
+proc replaceTypesInBody*(p: PContext, pt: TIdTable, n: PNode): PNode =
+  var cl = initTypeVars(p, pt, n.info)
+  pushInfoContext(n.info)
+  result = replaceTypeVarsN(cl, n)
+  popInfoContext()
+  
 proc generateTypeInstance*(p: PContext, pt: TIdTable, info: TLineInfo,
                            t: PType): PType =
-  var cl: TReplTypeVars
-  initIdTable(cl.symMap)
-  copyIdTable(cl.typeMap, pt)
-  initIdTable(cl.localCache)
-  cl.info = info
-  cl.c = p
+  var cl = initTypeVars(p, pt, info)
   pushInfoContext(info)
   result = replaceTypeVarsT(cl, t)
   popInfoContext()
diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index 227228f6e..5fe474ef3 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -343,53 +343,57 @@ proc allowsNil(f: PType): TTypeRelation {.inline.} =
 proc inconsistentVarTypes(f, a: PType): bool {.inline.} =
   result = f.kind != a.kind and (f.kind == tyVar or a.kind == tyVar)
 
-proc procParamTypeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
-                      result: var TTypeRelation) =
-  var
-    m: TTypeRelation
-    f = f
-    
+proc procParamTypeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, a: PType): TTypeRelation =
+  var f = f
+
   if a.isMetaType:
     if f.isMetaType:
-      # we are matching a generic proc (as proc param)
+      # We are matching a generic proc (as proc param)
       # to another generic type appearing in the proc
-      # sigunature. there is a change that the target
+      # signature. There is a change that the target
       # type is already fully-determined, so we are 
       # going to try resolve it
       f = generateTypeInstance(c.c, c.bindings, c.call.info, f)
       if f == nil or f.isMetaType:
         # no luck resolving the type, so the inference fails
-        result = isNone
-        return
+        return isNone
     let reverseRel = typeRel(c, a, f)
     if reverseRel == isGeneric:
-      m = isInferred
+      result = isInferred
+      inc c.genericMatches
   else:
-    m = typeRel(c, f, a)
+    result = typeRel(c, f, a)
 
-  if m <= isSubtype or inconsistentVarTypes(f, a):
+  if result <= isSubtype or inconsistentVarTypes(f, a):
     result = isNone
-    return
-  else:
-    result = minRel(m, result)
-
+ 
+  if result == isEqual:
+    inc c.exactMatches
+    
 proc procTypeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, a: PType): TTypeRelation =
   case a.kind
   of tyProc:
     if sonsLen(f) != sonsLen(a): return
-    # Note: We have to do unification for the parameters before the
-    # return type!
     result = isEqual      # start with maximum; also correct for no
                           # params at all
-    for i in countup(1, sonsLen(f)-1):
-      procParamTypeRel(c, f.sons[i], a.sons[i], result)
+    
+    template checkParam(f, a) =
+      result = minRel(result, procParamTypeRel(c, f, a))
+      if result == isNone: return
+
+    # Note: We have to do unification for the parameters before the
+    # return type!
+    for i in 1 .. <f.sonsLen:
+      checkParam(f.sons[i], a.sons[i])
+    
     if f.sons[0] != nil:
       if a.sons[0] != nil:
-        procParamTypeRel(c, f.sons[0], a.sons[0], result)
+        checkParam(f.sons[0], a.sons[0])
       else:
         return isNone
     elif a.sons[0] != nil:
       return isNone
+
     if tfNoSideEffect in f.flags and tfNoSideEffect notin a.flags:
       return isNone
     elif tfThread in f.flags and a.flags * {tfThread, tfNoSideEffect} == {}:
@@ -866,7 +870,7 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType, doBind = true): TTypeRelation =
           else:
             internalAssert a.sons != nil and a.sons.len > 0
             c.typedescMatched = true
-            result = typeRel(c, f.sons[0], a.sons[0])
+            result = typeRel(c, f.base, a.base)
         else:
           result = isNone
       else:
@@ -896,22 +900,20 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType, doBind = true): TTypeRelation =
       result = isNone
 
   of tyTypeDesc:
+    if a.kind != tyTypeDesc: return isNone
+    
     var prev = PType(idTableGet(c.bindings, f))
     if prev == nil:
-      if a.kind == tyTypeDesc:
-        if f.sons[0].kind == tyNone:
-          result = isGeneric
-        else:
-          result = typeRel(c, f.sons[0], a.sons[0])
-        if result != isNone:
-          put(c.bindings, f, a)
+      if f.base.kind == tyNone:
+        result = isGeneric
       else:
-        result = isNone
+        result = typeRel(c, f.base, a.base)
+      if result != isNone:
+        put(c.bindings, f, a)
     else:
-      internalAssert prev.sonsLen == 1
       let toMatch = if tfUnresolved in f.flags: a
-                    else: a.sons[0]
-      result = typeRel(c, prev.sons[0], toMatch)
+                    else: a.base
+      result = typeRel(c, prev.base, toMatch)
   
   of tyStmt:
     result = isGeneric
@@ -1015,7 +1017,7 @@ proc paramTypesMatchAux(m: var TCandidate, f, argType: PType,
       argType = arg.typ
  
   var
-    a = if c.inTypeClass > 0: argType.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+    a = if c.inTypeClass > 0: argType.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc, tyFieldAccessor})
         else: argType
  
     r = typeRel(m, f, a)
@@ -1037,10 +1039,11 @@ proc paramTypesMatchAux(m: var TCandidate, f, argType: PType,
     #result = copyTree(arg)
     result = implicitConv(nkHiddenStdConv, f, copyTree(arg), m, c)
   of isInferred, isInferredConvertible:
-    var prc = if arg.kind in nkLambdaKinds: arg[0].sym
-              else: arg.sym
-    let inferred = c.semGenerateInstance(c, prc, m.bindings, arg.info)
-    result = newSymNode(inferred, arg.info)
+    if arg.kind in {nkProcDef, nkIteratorDef} + nkLambdaKinds:
+      result = c.semInferredLambda(c, m.bindings, arg)
+    else:
+      let inferred = c.semGenerateInstance(c, arg.sym, m.bindings, arg.info)
+      result = newSymNode(inferred, arg.info)
     if r == isInferredConvertible:
       result = implicitConv(nkHiddenStdConv, f, result, m, c)
   of isGeneric:
@@ -1103,6 +1106,7 @@ proc paramTypesMatch*(m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
     # incorrect to simply use the first fitting match. However, to implement
     # this correctly is inefficient. We have to copy `m` here to be able to
     # roll back the side effects of the unification algorithm.
+
     let c = m.c
     var x, y, z: TCandidate
     initCandidate(c, x, m.callee)
@@ -1124,10 +1128,10 @@ proc paramTypesMatch*(m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
             x.state = csMatch
           of csMatch: 
             var cmp = cmpCandidates(x, z)
-            if cmp < 0: 
+            if cmp < 0:
               best = i
               x = z
-            elif cmp == 0: 
+            elif cmp == 0:
               y = z           # z is as good as x
     if x.state == csEmpty: 
       result = nil
diff --git a/compiler/types.nim b/compiler/types.nim
index bb9f18dc3..d7148f110 100644
--- a/compiler/types.nim
+++ b/compiler/types.nim
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ proc typeToString(typ: PType, prefer: TPreferedDesc = preferName): string =
       add(result, typeToString(t.sons[i]))
     add(result, ']')
   of tyTypeDesc:
-    if t.len == 0: result = "typedesc"
-    else: result = "typedesc[" & typeToString(t.sons[0]) & "]"
+    if t.base.kind == tyNone: result = "typedesc"
+    else: result = "typedesc[" & typeToString(t.base) & "]"
   of tyStatic:
     internalAssert t.len > 0
     result = "static[" & typeToString(t.sons[0]) & "]"
@@ -1042,7 +1042,8 @@ proc typeAllowedAux(marker: var TIntSet, typ: PType, kind: TSymKind,
   of tyEmpty:
     result = taField in flags
   of tyTypeClasses:
-    result = true
+    result = tfGenericTypeParam in t.flags or
+             taField notin flags
   of tyGenericBody, tyGenericParam, tyGenericInvokation,
      tyNone, tyForward, tyFromExpr, tyFieldAccessor:
     result = false
@@ -1231,8 +1232,7 @@ proc computeSizeAux(typ: PType, a: var BiggestInt): BiggestInt =
   of tyGenericInst, tyDistinct, tyGenericBody, tyMutable, tyConst, tyIter:
     result = computeSizeAux(lastSon(typ), a)
   of tyTypeDesc:
-    result = if typ.len == 1: computeSizeAux(typ.sons[0], a)
-             else: szUnknownSize
+    result = computeSizeAux(typ.base, a)
   of tyForward: return szIllegalRecursion
   else:
     #internalError("computeSizeAux()")
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ proc containsGenericTypeIter(t: PType, closure: PObject): bool =
     return true
 
   if t.kind == tyTypeDesc:
-    if t.sons[0].kind == tyNone: return true
+    if t.base.kind == tyNone: return true
     if containsGenericTypeIter(t.base, closure): return true
     return false
   
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