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-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/ast.nim13
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/astalgo.nim13
-rw-r--r--compiler/ccgcalls.nim3
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/lookups.nim11
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/pragmas.nim8
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/sem.nim27
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/semcall.nim107
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/semdata.nim2
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/semexprs.nim100
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/semstmts.nim3
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/semtempl.nim24
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/semtypes.nim1
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/sigmatch.nim61
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/suggest.nim16
-rwxr-xr-xcompiler/wordrecg.nim4
15 files changed, 238 insertions, 155 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/ast.nim b/compiler/ast.nim
index 6b2681f2a..a1b69bed8 100755
--- a/compiler/ast.nim
+++ b/compiler/ast.nim
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ type
     sfInnerProc,      # proc is an inner proc
     sfThread,         # proc will run as a thread
                       # variable is a thread variable
+    sfInline          # forced-inline procs
+    sfImmediate,      # macro or template is immediately expanded without
+                      # considering any possible overloads
     sfCompileTime,    # proc can be evaluated at compile time
     sfMerge,          # proc can be merged with itself
     sfDeadCodeElim,   # dead code elimination for the module is turned on
@@ -602,7 +605,8 @@ type
 # the poor naming choices in the standard library.
 
 const 
-  OverloadableSyms* = {skProc, skMethod, skIterator, skConverter, skModule}
+  OverloadableSyms* = {skProc, skMethod, skIterator, skConverter,
+    skModule, skTemplate, skMacro}
 
   GenericTypes*: TTypeKinds = {tyGenericInvokation, tyGenericBody, 
     tyGenericParam}
@@ -790,6 +794,13 @@ proc newNodeI(kind: TNodeKind, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   result = newNode(kind)
   result.info = info
 
+proc newNode*(kind: TNodeKind, info: TLineInfo, sons: TNodeSeq = @[],
+             typ: PType = nil): PNode =
+  result = newNode(kind)
+  result.info = info
+  result.typ = typ
+  result.sons = sons
+
 proc newNodeIT(kind: TNodeKind, info: TLineInfo, typ: PType): PNode = 
   result = newNode(kind)
   result.info = info
diff --git a/compiler/astalgo.nim b/compiler/astalgo.nim
index 7128102a8..9da0d3a20 100755
--- a/compiler/astalgo.nim
+++ b/compiler/astalgo.nim
@@ -567,6 +567,19 @@ proc StrTableRawInsert(data: var TSymSeq, n: PSym) =
   assert(data[h] == nil)
   data[h] = n
 
+proc SymTabReplaceRaw(data: var TSymSeq, prevSym: PSym, newSym: PSym) =
+  assert prevSym.name.h == newSym.name.h
+  var h: THash = prevSym.name.h and high(data)
+  while data[h] != nil:
+    if data[h] == prevSym:
+      data[h] = newSym
+      return
+    h = nextTry(h, high(data))
+  assert false
+ 
+proc SymTabReplace*(t: var TStrTable, prevSym: PSym, newSym: PSym) =
+  SymTabReplaceRaw(t.data, prevSym, newSym)
+
 proc StrTableEnlarge(t: var TStrTable) = 
   var n: TSymSeq
   newSeq(n, len(t.data) * growthFactor)
diff --git a/compiler/ccgcalls.nim b/compiler/ccgcalls.nim
index fef1b055d..072b2f9fb 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgcalls.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgcalls.nim
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 proc leftAppearsOnRightSide(le, ri: PNode): bool =
   if le != nil:
     for i in 1 .. <ri.len:
-      if le.isPartOf(ri[i]) != arNo: return true
+      let r = ri[i]
+      if isPartOf(le, r) != arNo: return true
 
 proc hasNoInit(call: PNode): bool {.inline.} =
   result = call.sons[0].kind == nkSym and sfNoInit in call.sons[0].sym.flags
diff --git a/compiler/lookups.nim b/compiler/lookups.nim
index ff078c82d..ee77b3633 100755
--- a/compiler/lookups.nim
+++ b/compiler/lookups.nim
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ proc QualifiedLookUp*(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags = {checkUndeclared}): PSym =
     result = nil
   if result != nil and result.kind == skStub: loadStub(result)
   
-proc InitOverloadIter*(o: var TOverloadIter, c: PContext, n: PNode): PSym = 
+proc InitOverloadIter*(o: var TOverloadIter, c: PContext, n: PNode): PSym =
   case n.kind
   of nkIdent, nkAccQuoted:
     var ident = considerAcc(n)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ proc InitOverloadIter*(o: var TOverloadIter, c: PContext, n: PNode): PSym =
       dec(o.stackPtr)
       if o.stackPtr < 0: break
       result = InitIdentIter(o.it, c.tab.stack[o.stackPtr], ident)
-  of nkSym: 
+  of nkSym:
     result = n.sym
     o.mode = oimDone
   of nkDotExpr: 
@@ -204,6 +204,13 @@ proc InitOverloadIter*(o: var TOverloadIter, c: PContext, n: PNode): PSym =
     Incl(o.inSymChoice, result.id)
   else: nil
   if result != nil and result.kind == skStub: loadStub(result)
+
+proc lastOverloadScope*(o: TOverloadIter): int =
+  case o.mode
+  of oimNoQualifier: result = o.stackPtr
+  of oimSelfModule:  result = ModuleTablePos
+  of oimOtherModule: result = ImportTablePos
+  else: result = -1
   
 proc nextOverloadIter*(o: var TOverloadIter, c: PContext, n: PNode): PSym = 
   case o.mode
diff --git a/compiler/pragmas.nim b/compiler/pragmas.nim
index 99570aa12..1ceacfc1c 100755
--- a/compiler/pragmas.nim
+++ b/compiler/pragmas.nim
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ const
     wNoStackFrame, wError, wDiscardable, wNoInit}
   converterPragmas* = procPragmas
   methodPragmas* = procPragmas
-  macroPragmas* = {FirstCallConv..LastCallConv, wImportc, wExportc, wNodecl, 
-    wMagic, wNosideEffect, wCompilerProc, wDeprecated, wExtern,
+  templatePragmas* = {wImmediate}
+  macroPragmas* = {FirstCallConv..LastCallConv, wImmediate, wImportc, wExportc,
+    wNodecl, wMagic, wNosideEffect, wCompilerProc, wDeprecated, wExtern,
     wImportcpp, wImportobjc, wError, wDiscardable}
   iteratorPragmas* = {FirstCallConv..LastCallConv, wNosideEffect, wSideEffect, 
     wImportc, wExportc, wNodecl, wMagic, wDeprecated, wBorrow, wExtern,
@@ -451,6 +452,9 @@ proc pragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, validPragmas: TSpecialWords) =
           of wImportCompilerProc:
             processImportCompilerProc(sym, getOptionalStr(c, it, sym.name.s))
           of wExtern: setExternName(sym, expectStrLit(c, it))
+          of wImmediate:
+            if sym.kind notin {skTemplate, skMacro}: invalidPragma(it)
+            incl(sym.flags, sfImmediate)
           of wImportCpp:
             processImportCpp(sym, getOptionalStr(c, it, sym.name.s))
           of wImportObjC:
diff --git a/compiler/sem.nim b/compiler/sem.nim
index 1c1b4351d..7d296dbfc 100755
--- a/compiler/sem.nim
+++ b/compiler/sem.nim
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 # This module implements the semantic checking pass.
 
 import
-  strutils, hashes, lists, options, lexer, ast, astalgo, trees, treetab,
+  ast, strutils, hashes, lists, options, lexer, astalgo, trees, treetab,
   wordrecg, ropes, msgs, os, condsyms, idents, renderer, types, platform, math,
-  magicsys, parser, nversion, semdata, nimsets, semfold, importer,
-  procfind, lookups, rodread, pragmas, passes, semtypinst, sigmatch, suggest,
-  semthreads, intsets, transf, evals, idgen, aliases
+  magicsys, parser, nversion, nimsets, semfold, importer,
+  procfind, lookups, rodread, pragmas, passes, semdata, semtypinst, sigmatch,
+  suggest, semthreads, intsets, transf, evals, idgen, aliases
 
 proc semPass*(): TPass
 # implementation
@@ -75,17 +75,20 @@ proc semWhen(c: PContext, n: PNode, semCheck: bool = true): PNode
 
 include semtempl
 
-proc semConstExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  var e = semExprWithType(c, n)
-  if e == nil: 
-    GlobalError(n.info, errConstExprExpected)
-    return nil
+proc evalTypedExpr(c: PContext, e: PNode): PNode =
   result = getConstExpr(c.module, e)
   if result == nil:
     result = evalConstExpr(c.module, e)
-    if result == nil or result.kind == nkEmpty: 
-      GlobalError(n.info, errConstExprExpected)
-  
+    if result == nil or result.kind == nkEmpty:
+      GlobalError(e.info, errConstExprExpected)
+
+proc semConstExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+  var e = semExprWithType(c, n)
+  if e == nil:
+    GlobalError(n.info, errConstExprExpected)
+    return nil
+  result = evalTypedExpr(c, e)
+
 proc semAndEvalConstExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
   result = semConstExpr(c, n)
   
diff --git a/compiler/semcall.nim b/compiler/semcall.nim
index c92eff319..f0c9f42b0 100755
--- a/compiler/semcall.nim
+++ b/compiler/semcall.nim
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #
 
 ## This module implements semantic checking for calls. 
+# included from sem.nim
 
 proc sameMethodDispatcher(a, b: PSym): bool = 
   result = false
@@ -17,70 +18,78 @@ proc sameMethodDispatcher(a, b: PSym): bool =
     if aa.kind == nkSym and bb.kind == nkSym and aa.sym == bb.sym: 
       result = true
   
-proc semDirectCallWithBinding(c: PContext, n, f: PNode, filter: TSymKinds,
-                              initialBinding: PNode): PNode = 
+proc resolveOverloads(c: PContext, n, orig: PNode,
+                         filter: TSymKinds): TCandidate =
+  var initialBinding: PNode
+  var f = n.sons[0]
+  if f.kind == nkBracketExpr:
+    # fill in the bindings:
+    initialBinding = f
+    f = f.sons[0]
+  else:
+    initialBinding = nil
+  
   var
     o: TOverloadIter
-    x, y, z: TCandidate
+    alt, z: TCandidate
+
+  template best: expr = result
   #Message(n.info, warnUser, renderTree(n))
   var sym = initOverloadIter(o, c, f)
-  result = nil
-  if sym == nil: return 
-  initCandidate(x, sym, initialBinding)
-  initCandidate(y, sym, initialBinding)
+  var symScope = o.lastOverloadScope
+  
+  if sym == nil: return
+  initCandidate(best, sym, initialBinding, symScope)
+  initCandidate(alt, sym, initialBinding, symScope)
 
-  while sym != nil: 
-    if sym.kind in filter: 
-      initCandidate(z, sym, initialBinding)
+  while sym != nil:
+    if sym.kind in filter:
+      initCandidate(z, sym, initialBinding, o.lastOverloadScope)
       z.calleeSym = sym
-      matches(c, n, z)
-      if z.state == csMatch: 
+      matches(c, n, orig, z)
+      if z.state == csMatch:
         # little hack so that iterators are preferred over everything else:
         if sym.kind == skIterator: inc(z.exactMatches, 200)
-        case x.state
-        of csEmpty, csNoMatch: x = z
-        of csMatch: 
-          var cmp = cmpCandidates(x, z)
-          if cmp < 0: x = z # z is better than x
-          elif cmp == 0: y = z # z is as good as x
+        case best.state
+        of csEmpty, csNoMatch: best = z
+        of csMatch:
+          var cmp = cmpCandidates(best, z)
+          if cmp < 0: best = z   # x is better than the best so far
+          elif cmp == 0: alt = z # x is as good as the best so far
           else: nil
     sym = nextOverloadIter(o, c, f)
-  if x.state == csEmpty: 
+
+  if best.state == csEmpty:
     # no overloaded proc found
     # do not generate an error yet; the semantic checking will check for
     # an overloaded () operator
-  elif y.state == csMatch and cmpCandidates(x, y) == 0 and
-      not sameMethodDispatcher(x.calleeSym, y.calleeSym):
-    if x.state != csMatch: 
-      InternalError(n.info, "x.state is not csMatch") 
+  elif alt.state == csMatch and cmpCandidates(best, alt) == 0 and
+      not sameMethodDispatcher(best.calleeSym, alt.calleeSym):
+    if best.state != csMatch:
+      InternalError(n.info, "x.state is not csMatch")
     LocalError(n.Info, errGenerated, msgKindToString(errAmbiguousCallXYZ) % [
-      getProcHeader(x.calleeSym), getProcHeader(y.calleeSym), 
-      x.calleeSym.Name.s])
-  else: 
-    # only one valid interpretation found:
-    markUsed(n, x.calleeSym)
-    if x.calleeSym.ast == nil: 
-      internalError(n.info, "calleeSym.ast is nil") # XXX: remove this check!
-    if x.calleeSym.ast.sons[genericParamsPos].kind != nkEmpty: 
-      # a generic proc!
-      x.calleeSym = generateInstance(c, x.calleeSym, x.bindings, n.info)
-      x.callee = x.calleeSym.typ
-    result = x.call
-    result.sons[0] = newSymNode(x.calleeSym)
-    result.typ = x.callee.sons[0]
-        
-proc semDirectCall(c: PContext, n: PNode, filter: TSymKinds): PNode = 
-  # process the bindings once:
-  var initialBinding: PNode
-  var f = n.sons[0]
-  if f.kind == nkBracketExpr:
-    # fill in the bindings:
-    initialBinding = f
-    f = f.sons[0]
-  else: 
-    initialBinding = nil
-  result = semDirectCallWithBinding(c, n, f, filter, initialBinding)
+      getProcHeader(best.calleeSym), getProcHeader(alt.calleeSym),
+      best.calleeSym.Name.s])
+
+proc semResolvedCall(c: PContext, n: PNode, x: TCandidate): PNode =
+  assert x.state == csMatch
+  var finalCallee = x.calleeSym
+  markUsed(n, finalCallee)
+  if finalCallee.ast == nil:
+    internalError(n.info, "calleeSym.ast is nil") # XXX: remove this check!
+  if finalCallee.ast.sons[genericParamsPos].kind != nkEmpty:
+    # a generic proc!
+    finalCallee = generateInstance(c, x.calleeSym, x.bindings, n.info)
+
+  result = x.call
+  result.sons[0] = newSymNode(finalCallee)
+  result.typ = finalCallee.typ.sons[0]
 
+proc semOverloadedCall(c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode,
+                       filter: TSymKinds): PNode =
+  var r = resolveOverloads(c, n, nOrig, filter)
+  if r.state == csMatch: result = semResolvedCall(c, n, r)
+    
 proc explicitGenericInstError(n: PNode): PNode =
   LocalError(n.info, errCannotInstantiateX, renderTree(n))
   result = n
diff --git a/compiler/semdata.nim b/compiler/semdata.nim
index f47139e18..49ab20290 100755
--- a/compiler/semdata.nim
+++ b/compiler/semdata.nim
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type
     userPragmas*: TStrTable
     evalContext*: PEvalContext
     slurpedFiles*: seq[string]
-  
+
 var
   gGenericsCache: PGenericsCache # save for modularity
 
diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index d423acc17..d3b30e24b 100755
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #
 
 # this module does the semantic checking for expressions
+# included from sem.nim
 
 proc semTemplateExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, semCheck = true): PNode = 
   markUsed(n, s)
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ proc semSym(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     if s.ast == nil: InternalError(n.info, "no default for")
     result = semExpr(c, s.ast)
   of skType:
-    if efAllowType notin flags: GlobalError(n.info, errATypeHasNoValue)
+    if efAllowType notin flags:
+      GlobalError(n.info, errATypeHasNoValue)
     markUsed(n, s)
     result = newSymNode(s, n.info)
   else:
@@ -245,17 +247,17 @@ proc semIs(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   else:
     GlobalError(n.info, errXExpectsTwoArguments, "is")
 
-proc semOpAux(c: PContext, n: PNode) = 
-  for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
+proc semOpAux(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
+  for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1):
     var a = n.sons[i]
     if a.kind == nkExprEqExpr and sonsLen(a) == 2: 
       var info = a.sons[0].info
       a.sons[0] = newIdentNode(considerAcc(a.sons[0]), info)
-      a.sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, a.sons[1])
+      a.sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, a.sons[1], {efAllowType})
       a.typ = a.sons[1].typ
-    else: 
-      n.sons[i] = semExprWithType(c, a)
-  
+    else:
+      n.sons[i] = semExprWithType(c, a, {efAllowType})
+    
 proc overloadedCallOpr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
   # quick check if there is *any* () operator overloaded:
   var par = getIdent("()")
@@ -514,25 +516,32 @@ proc semStaticExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   if result.isNil:
     LocalError(n.info, errCannotInterpretNodeX, renderTree(n))
 
-proc semDirectCallAnalyseEffects(c: PContext, n: PNode,
-                                 flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+proc semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c: PContext, n: PNode, nOrig: PNode,
+                                     flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   if efWantIterator in flags:
-    result = semDirectCall(c, n, {skIterator})
+    result = semOverloadedCall(c, n, nOrig, {skIterator})
   elif efInTypeOf in flags:
     # for ``type(countup(1,3))``, see ``tests/ttoseq``.
-    result = semDirectCall(c, n, {skIterator, skProc, skMethod, skConverter})
+    result = semOverloadedCall(c, n, nOrig, {skIterator, skProc, skMethod, skConverter, skMacro, skTemplate})
   else:
-    result = semDirectCall(c, n, {skProc, skMethod, skConverter})
+    result = semOverloadedCall(c, n, nOrig, {skProc, skMethod, skConverter, skMacro, skTemplate})
   if result != nil:
     if result.sons[0].kind != nkSym: 
       InternalError("semDirectCallAnalyseEffects")
-    var callee = result.sons[0].sym
-    if (callee.kind == skIterator) and (callee.id == c.p.owner.id): 
-      GlobalError(n.info, errRecursiveDependencyX, callee.name.s)
-    if sfNoSideEffect notin callee.flags:
-      if {sfImportc, sfSideEffect} * callee.flags != {}:
-        incl(c.p.owner.flags, sfSideEffect)
-  
+    let callee = result.sons[0].sym
+    case callee.kind
+    of skMacro, skTemplate: nil
+    else:
+      if (callee.kind == skIterator) and (callee.id == c.p.owner.id): 
+        GlobalError(n.info, errRecursiveDependencyX, callee.name.s)
+      if sfNoSideEffect notin callee.flags: 
+        if {sfImportc, sfSideEffect} * callee.flags != {}:
+          incl(c.p.owner.flags, sfSideEffect)
+
+proc semDirectCallAnalyseEffects(c: PContext, n: PNode, nOrig: PNode,
+                                 flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
+  result = semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c, n, nOrig, flags)
+
 proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode = 
   result = nil
   var prc = n.sons[0]
@@ -548,13 +557,14 @@ proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
       return semExpr(c, result, flags)
   else: 
     n.sons[0] = semExpr(c, n.sons[0])
+  let nOrig = n.copyTree
   semOpAux(c, n)
   var t: PType = nil
   if (n.sons[0].typ != nil): t = skipTypes(n.sons[0].typ, abstractInst)
   if (t != nil) and (t.kind == tyProc): 
     var m: TCandidate
     initCandidate(m, t)
-    matches(c, n, m)
+    matches(c, n, nOrig, m)
     if m.state != csMatch: 
       var msg = msgKindToString(errTypeMismatch)
       for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
@@ -575,7 +585,8 @@ proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     # the old ``prc`` (which is likely an nkIdent) has to be restored:
     if result == nil: 
       n.sons[0] = prc
-      result = semDirectCallAnalyseEffects(c, n, flags)
+      nOrig.sons[0] = prc
+      result = semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c, n, nOrig, flags)
     if result == nil: 
       GlobalError(n.info, errExprXCannotBeCalled, 
                   renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}))
@@ -587,15 +598,21 @@ proc semIndirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
 
 proc semDirectOp(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode = 
   # this seems to be a hotspot in the compiler!
+  let nOrig = n.copyTree
   semOpAux(c, n)
-  result = semDirectCallAnalyseEffects(c, n, flags)
-  if result == nil: 
+  result = semOverloadedCallAnalyseEffects(c, n, nOrig, flags)
+  if result == nil:
     result = overloadedCallOpr(c, n)
     if result == nil: GlobalError(n.Info, errGenerated, getNotFoundError(c, n))
-  fixAbstractType(c, result)
-  analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c, result)
-  if result.sons[0].sym.magic != mNone:
-    result = magicsAfterOverloadResolution(c, result, flags)
+  let callee = result.sons[0].sym
+  case callee.kind
+  of skMacro: result = semMacroExpr(c, nOrig, callee)
+  of skTemplate: result = semTemplateExpr(c, nOrig, callee)
+  else:
+    fixAbstractType(c, result)
+    analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c, result)
+    if callee.magic != mNone:
+      result = magicsAfterOverloadResolution(c, result, flags)
   result = evalAtCompileTime(c, result)
 
 proc buildStringify(c: PContext, arg: PNode): PNode = 
@@ -734,7 +751,7 @@ proc builtinFieldAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
         result.typ = ty
         markUsed(n, f)
         return 
-    elif efAllowType notin flags: 
+    elif efAllowType notin flags:
       GlobalError(n.sons[0].info, errATypeHasNoValue)
       return
     # reset to prevent 'nil' bug: see "tests/reject/tenumitems.nim":
@@ -852,16 +869,16 @@ proc semArrayAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     # overloaded [] operator:
     result = semExpr(c, buildOverloadedSubscripts(n, getIdent"[]"))
 
-proc propertyWriteAccess(c: PContext, n, a: PNode): PNode = 
+proc propertyWriteAccess(c: PContext, n, nOrig, a: PNode): PNode =
   var id = considerAcc(a[1])
-  result = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info)
-  addSon(result, newIdentNode(getIdent(id.s & '='), n.info))
+  let 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?
-  addSon(result, a[0])
-  addSon(result, semExpr(c, n[1]))
-  result = semDirectCallAnalyseEffects(c, result, {})
+  let aOrig = nOrig[0]
+  result = newNode(nkCall, n.info, sons = @[setterId, a[0], semExpr(c, n[1])])
+  let orig = newNode(nkCall, n.info, sons = @[setterId, aOrig[0], nOrig[1]])
+  result = semDirectCallAnalyseEffects(c, result, orig, {})
   if result != nil:
     fixAbstractType(c, result)
     analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c, result)
@@ -898,9 +915,10 @@ proc semAsgn(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   of nkDotExpr: 
     # r.f = x
     # --> `f=` (r, x)
+    let nOrig = n.copyTree
     a = builtinFieldAccess(c, a, {efLValue})
     if a == nil: 
-      return propertyWriteAccess(c, n, n[0])
+      return propertyWriteAccess(c, n, nOrig, a)
   of nkBracketExpr: 
     # a[i] = x
     # --> `[]=`(a, i, x)
@@ -1275,8 +1293,16 @@ proc semExpr(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags = {}): PNode =
     var s = qualifiedLookup(c, n.sons[0], {checkUndeclared})
     if s != nil: 
       case s.kind
-      of skMacro: result = semMacroExpr(c, n, s)
-      of skTemplate: result = semTemplateExpr(c, n, s)
+      of skMacro:
+        if false and sfImmediate notin s.flags: # XXX not yet enabled
+          result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
+        else:
+          result = semMacroExpr(c, n, s)
+      of skTemplate:
+        if sfImmediate notin s.flags:
+          result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
+        else:
+          result = semTemplateExpr(c, n, s)
       of skType: 
         # XXX think about this more (``set`` procs)
         if n.len == 2:
diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index 5b4639f26..e5f10ece1 100755
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #
 
 ## this module does the semantic checking of statements
+#  included from sem.nim
 
 proc semCommand(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = semExprNoType(c, n)
@@ -690,8 +691,6 @@ proc semProcAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind,
         n.sons[genericParamsPos] = gp
         # check for semantics again:
         semParamList(c, n.sons[ParamsPos], nil, s)
-    # XXX: obsoleted - happens in semParamList
-    # addParams(c, s.typ.n)
   else: 
     s.typ = newTypeS(tyProc, c)
     addSon(s.typ, nil)
diff --git a/compiler/semtempl.nim b/compiler/semtempl.nim
index 770a3ae8e..2600d80cb 100755
--- a/compiler/semtempl.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtempl.nim
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
 #
 
+# included from sem.nim
+
 proc isExpr(n: PNode): bool = 
   # returns true if ``n`` looks like an expression
   case n.kind
@@ -54,11 +56,6 @@ proc evalTemplateArgs(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode =
     else: arg = copyTree(s.typ.n.sons[i].sym.ast)
     if arg == nil or arg.kind == nkEmpty: 
       LocalError(n.info, errWrongNumberOfArguments)
-    elif not (s.typ.sons[i].kind in {tyTypeDesc, tyStmt, tyExpr}): 
-      # concrete type means semantic checking for argument:
-      # XXX This is horrible! Better make semantic checking use some kind
-      # of fixpoint iteration ...
-      arg = fitNode(c, s.typ.sons[i], semExprWithType(c, arg))
     addSon(result, arg)
 
 proc evalTemplate*(c: PContext, n: PNode, sym: PSym): PNode = 
@@ -167,9 +164,9 @@ proc semTemplateDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   # check parameter list:
   pushOwner(s)
   openScope(c.tab)
-  n.sons[namePos] = newSymNode(s) # check that no pragmas exist:
-  if n.sons[pragmasPos].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    LocalError(n.info, errNoPragmasAllowedForX, "template") 
+  n.sons[namePos] = newSymNode(s)
+  if n.sons[pragmasPos].kind != nkEmpty:
+    pragma(c, s, n.sons[pragmasPos], templatePragmas)
   # check that no generic parameters exist:
   if n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind != nkEmpty: 
     LocalError(n.info, errNoGenericParamsAllowedForX, "template")
@@ -185,8 +182,6 @@ proc semTemplateDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
       # use ``stmt`` as implicit result type
       s.typ.sons[0] = newTypeS(tyStmt, c)
       s.typ.n.sons[0] = newNodeIT(nkType, n.info, s.typ.sons[0])
-  # XXX: obsoleted - happens in semParamList # 
-  # addParams(c, s.typ.n)       # resolve parameters:
   var toBind = initIntSet()
   n.sons[bodyPos] = resolveTemplateParams(c, n.sons[bodyPos], false, toBind)
   if s.typ.sons[0].kind notin {tyStmt, tyTypeDesc}:
@@ -198,5 +193,10 @@ proc semTemplateDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   result = n
   if n.sons[bodyPos].kind == nkEmpty: 
     LocalError(n.info, errImplOfXexpected, s.name.s)
-  # add identifier of template as a last step to not allow recursive templates:
-  addInterfaceDecl(c, s)
+  let curScope = c.tab.tos - 1
+  var proto = SearchForProc(c, s, curScope)
+  if proto == nil:
+    addInterfaceOverloadableSymAt(c, s, curScope)
+  else:
+    SymTabReplace(c.tab.stack[curScope], proto, s)
+
diff --git a/compiler/semtypes.nim b/compiler/semtypes.nim
index cec3a9f7e..b8f703a51 100755
--- a/compiler/semtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypes.nim
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #
 
 # this module does the semantic checking of type declarations
+# included from sem.nim
 
 proc newOrPrevType(kind: TTypeKind, prev: PType, c: PContext): PType = 
   if prev == nil: 
diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index c21dc3c6e..ca65c670f 100755
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import
 type
   TCandidateState* = enum 
     csEmpty, csMatch, csNoMatch
+
   TCandidate* {.final.} = object 
     exactMatches*: int
     subtypeMatches: int
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type
     state*: TCandidateState
     callee*: PType           # may not be nil!
     calleeSym*: PSym         # may be nil
+    calleeScope: int         # may be -1 for unknown scope
     call*: PNode             # modified call
     bindings*: TIdTable      # maps types to types
     baseTypeMatch: bool      # needed for conversions from T to openarray[T]
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ type
     isNone, isConvertible, isIntConv, isSubtype, 
     isGeneric, 
     isEqual
-
+  
 proc initCandidateAux(c: var TCandidate, callee: PType) {.inline.} = 
   c.exactMatches = 0
   c.subtypeMatches = 0
@@ -59,9 +61,10 @@ proc put(t: var TIdTable, key, val: PType) {.inline.} =
         IdentEq(val.sym.name, "TTable"):
       assert false
 
-proc initCandidate*(c: var TCandidate, callee: PSym, binding: PNode) = 
+proc initCandidate*(c: var TCandidate, callee: PSym, binding: PNode, calleeScope = -1) = 
   initCandidateAux(c, callee.typ)
   c.calleeSym = callee
+  c.calleeScope = calleeScope
   initIdTable(c.bindings)
   if binding != nil:
     var typeParams = callee.ast[genericParamsPos]
@@ -93,6 +96,9 @@ proc cmpCandidates*(a, b: TCandidate): int =
   result = a.intConvMatches - b.intConvMatches
   if result != 0: return
   result = a.convMatches - b.convMatches
+  if result != 0: return
+  if (a.calleeScope != -1) and (b.calleeScope != -1):
+    result = a.calleeScope - b.calleeScope
 
 proc writeMatches(c: TCandidate) = 
   Writeln(stdout, "exact matches: " & $c.exactMatches)
@@ -101,10 +107,10 @@ proc writeMatches(c: TCandidate) =
   Writeln(stdout, "intconv matches: " & $c.intConvMatches)
   Writeln(stdout, "generic matches: " & $c.genericMatches)
 
-proc getNotFoundError*(c: PContext, n: PNode): string = 
-  # Gives a detailed error message; this is separated from semDirectCall,
-  # as semDirectCall is already pretty slow (and we need this information only
-  # in case of an error).
+proc getNotFoundError*(c: PContext, n: PNode): string =
+  # Gives a detailed error message; this is separated from semOverloadedCall,
+  # as semOverlodedCall is already pretty slow (and we need this information
+  # only in case of an error).
   result = msgKindToString(errTypeMismatch)
   for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
     #debug(n.sons[i].typ)
@@ -507,7 +513,10 @@ proc userConvMatch(c: PContext, m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
       return 
 
 proc ParamTypesMatchAux(c: PContext, m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType, 
-                        arg: PNode): PNode = 
+                        arg, argOrig: PNode): PNode =
+  if m.calleeSym != nil and m.calleeSym.kind in {skMacro, skTemplate} and 
+     f.kind in {tyExpr, tyStmt, tyTypeDesc}:
+    return argOrig
   var r = typeRel(m.bindings, f, a)
   case r
   of isConvertible: 
@@ -547,9 +556,9 @@ proc ParamTypesMatchAux(c: PContext, m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
         result = userConvMatch(c, m, base(f), a, arg)
 
 proc ParamTypesMatch(c: PContext, m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType, 
-                     arg: PNode): PNode = 
+                     arg, argOrig: PNode): PNode = 
   if arg == nil or arg.kind != nkSymChoice: 
-    result = ParamTypesMatchAux(c, m, f, a, arg)
+    result = ParamTypesMatchAux(c, m, f, a, arg, argOrig)
   else: 
     # CAUTION: The order depends on the used hashing scheme. Thus it is
     # incorrect to simply use the first fitting match. However, to implement
@@ -591,29 +600,29 @@ proc ParamTypesMatch(c: PContext, m: var TCandidate, f, a: PType,
     else: 
       # only one valid interpretation found:
       markUsed(arg, arg.sons[best].sym)
-      result = ParamTypesMatchAux(c, m, f, arg.sons[best].typ, arg.sons[best])
+      result = ParamTypesMatchAux(c, m, f, arg.sons[best].typ, arg.sons[best], argOrig)
 
 proc IndexTypesMatch*(c: PContext, f, a: PType, arg: PNode): PNode = 
   var m: TCandidate
   initCandidate(m, f)
-  result = paramTypesMatch(c, m, f, a, arg)
+  result = paramTypesMatch(c, m, f, a, arg, nil)
 
 proc ConvertTo*(c: PContext, f: PType, n: PNode): PNode = 
   var m: TCandidate
   initCandidate(m, f)
-  result = paramTypesMatch(c, m, f, n.typ, n)
+  result = paramTypesMatch(c, m, f, n.typ, n, nil)
 
 proc argtypeMatches*(c: PContext, f, a: PType): bool = 
   var m: TCandidate
   initCandidate(m, f)
-  result = paramTypesMatch(c, m, f, a, ast.emptyNode) != nil  
+  result = paramTypesMatch(c, m, f, a, ast.emptyNode, nil) != nil  
 
 proc setSon(father: PNode, at: int, son: PNode) = 
   if sonsLen(father) <= at: setlen(father.sons, at + 1)
   father.sons[at] = son
 
-proc matchesAux*(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: var TCandidate, 
-                 marker: var TIntSet) = 
+proc matchesAux*(c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode,
+                 m: var TCandidate, marker: var TIntSet) = 
   var f = 1 # iterates over formal parameters
   var a = 1 # iterates over the actual given arguments
   m.state = csMatch           # until proven otherwise
@@ -623,7 +632,7 @@ proc matchesAux*(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: var TCandidate,
   addSon(m.call, copyTree(n.sons[0]))
   var container: PNode = nil # constructed container
   var formal: PSym = nil
-  while a < sonsLen(n): 
+  while a < n.len:
     if n.sons[a].kind == nkExprEqExpr: 
       # named param
       # check if m.callee has such a param:
@@ -642,8 +651,8 @@ proc matchesAux*(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: var TCandidate,
         m.state = csNoMatch
         return 
       m.baseTypeMatch = false
-      var arg = ParamTypesMatch(c, m, formal.typ, 
-                                      n.sons[a].typ, n.sons[a].sons[1])
+      var arg = ParamTypesMatch(c, m, formal.typ, n.sons[a].typ,
+                                n.sons[a].sons[1], nOrig.sons[a].sons[1])
       if arg == nil: 
         m.state = csNoMatch
         return 
@@ -666,9 +675,10 @@ proc matchesAux*(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: var TCandidate,
                                         copyTree(n.sons[a]), m, c))
           else: 
             addSon(m.call, copyTree(n.sons[a]))
-        elif formal != nil: 
+        elif formal != nil:
           m.baseTypeMatch = false
-          var arg = ParamTypesMatch(c, m, formal.typ, n.sons[a].typ, n.sons[a])
+          var arg = ParamTypesMatch(c, m, formal.typ, n.sons[a].typ,
+                                    n.sons[a], nOrig.sons[a])
           if (arg != nil) and m.baseTypeMatch and (container != nil): 
             addSon(container, arg)
           else: 
@@ -687,7 +697,8 @@ proc matchesAux*(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: var TCandidate,
           m.state = csNoMatch
           return 
         m.baseTypeMatch = false
-        var arg = ParamTypesMatch(c, m, formal.typ, n.sons[a].typ, n.sons[a])
+        var arg = ParamTypesMatch(c, m, formal.typ, n.sons[a].typ,
+                                  n.sons[a], nOrig.sons[a])
         if arg == nil: 
           m.state = csNoMatch
           return 
@@ -703,14 +714,14 @@ proc matchesAux*(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: var TCandidate,
     inc(a)
     inc(f)
 
-proc partialMatch*(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: var TCandidate) = 
+proc partialMatch*(c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode, m: var TCandidate) =
   # for 'suggest' support:
   var marker = initIntSet()
-  matchesAux(c, n, m, marker)  
+  matchesAux(c, n, nOrig, m, marker)
 
-proc matches*(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: var TCandidate) = 
+proc matches*(c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode, m: var TCandidate) =
   var marker = initIntSet()
-  matchesAux(c, n, m, marker)
+  matchesAux(c, n, nOrig, m, marker)
   if m.state == csNoMatch: return
   # check that every formal parameter got a value:
   var f = 1
diff --git a/compiler/suggest.nim b/compiler/suggest.nim
index 5074cb2c4..ff1f9607f 100755
--- a/compiler/suggest.nim
+++ b/compiler/suggest.nim
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ proc suggestField(s: PSym) =
   if filterSym(s):
     OutWriteln(SymToStr(s, isLocal=true, sectionSuggest))
 
-template wholeSymTab(cond, section: expr) = 
+template wholeSymTab(cond, section: expr) {.immediate.} = 
   for i in countdown(c.tab.tos-1, 0): 
     for it in items(c.tab.stack[i]): 
       if cond:
@@ -79,20 +79,18 @@ proc nameFits(c: PContext, s: PSym, n: PNode): bool =
   else: return false
   result = opr.id == s.name.id
 
-proc argsFit(c: PContext, candidate: PSym, n: PNode): bool = 
+proc argsFit(c: PContext, candidate: PSym, n, nOrig: PNode): bool = 
   case candidate.kind 
-  of skProc, skIterator, skMethod:
+  of OverloadableSyms:
     var m: TCandidate
     initCandidate(m, candidate, nil)
-    sigmatch.partialMatch(c, n, m)
+    sigmatch.partialMatch(c, n, nOrig, m)
     result = m.state != csNoMatch
-  of skTemplate, skMacro:
-    result = true
   else:
     result = false
 
-proc suggestCall(c: PContext, n: PNode) = 
-  wholeSymTab(filterSym(it) and nameFits(c, it, n) and argsFit(c, it, n),
+proc suggestCall(c: PContext, n, nOrig: PNode) = 
+  wholeSymTab(filterSym(it) and nameFits(c, it, n) and argsFit(c, it, n, nOrig),
               sectionContext)
 
 proc typeFits(c: PContext, s: PSym, firstArg: PType): bool {.inline.} = 
@@ -227,7 +225,7 @@ proc suggestExpr*(c: PContext, node: PNode) =
         var x = safeSemExpr(c, n.sons[i])
         if x.kind == nkEmpty or x.typ == nil: break
         addSon(a, x)
-      suggestCall(c, a)
+      suggestCall(c, a, n)
   
   if optDef in gGlobalOptions:
     var n = findClosestSym(fuzzySemCheck(c, node))
diff --git a/compiler/wordrecg.nim b/compiler/wordrecg.nim
index 2d8f25db6..a29f3e762 100755
--- a/compiler/wordrecg.nim
+++ b/compiler/wordrecg.nim
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type
     wColon, wColonColon, wEquals, wDot, wDotDot,
     wStar, wMinus,
     wMagic, wThread, wFinal, wProfiler, wObjChecks,
-    wImportCpp, wImportObjC,
+    wImmediate, wImportCpp, wImportObjC,
     wImportCompilerProc,
     wImportc, wExportc, wExtern, wIncompleteStruct,
     wAlign, wNodecl, wPure, wVolatile, wRegister, wSideeffect, wHeader, 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const
     "*", "-",
     "magic", "thread", "final", "profiler", "objchecks", 
     
-    "importcpp", "importobjc",
+    "immediate", "importcpp", "importobjc",
     "importcompilerproc", "importc", "exportc", "extern", "incompletestruct",
     "align", "nodecl", "pure", "volatile", "register", "sideeffect", 
     "header", "nosideeffect", "noreturn", "merge", "lib", "dynlib",