1 files changed, 10 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/system/fatal.nim b/lib/system/fatal.nim
index a55af2dc3..25c05e52d 100644
--- a/lib/system/fatal.nim
+++ b/lib/system/fatal.nim
@@ -9,27 +9,26 @@
 
 {.push profiler: off.}
 
-when defined(nimHasExceptionsQuery):
-  const gotoBasedExceptions = compileOption("exceptions", "goto")
-else:
-  const gotoBasedExceptions = false
+const
+  gotoBasedExceptions = compileOption("exceptions", "goto")
+  quirkyExceptions = compileOption("exceptions", "quirky")
 
 when hostOS == "standalone":
   include "$projectpath/panicoverride"
 
-  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc, message: string) {.inline.} =
+  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc[Defect], message: string) {.inline.} =
     panic(message)
 
-  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc, message, arg: string) {.inline.} =
+  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc[Defect], message, arg: string) {.inline.} =
     rawoutput(message)
     panic(arg)
 
-elif (defined(nimQuirky) or defined(nimPanics)) and not defined(nimscript):
+elif quirkyExceptions and not defined(nimscript):
   import ansi_c
 
   func name(t: typedesc): string {.magic: "TypeTrait".}
 
-  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc, message, arg: string) {.inline, noreturn.} =
+  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc[Defect], message, arg: string) {.inline, noreturn.} =
     when nimvm:
       # TODO when doAssertRaises works in CT, add a test for it
       raise (ref exceptn)(msg: message & arg)
@@ -46,14 +45,14 @@ elif (defined(nimQuirky) or defined(nimPanics)) and not defined(nimscript):
         cstderr.rawWrite buf
       rawQuit 1
 
-  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc, message: string) {.inline, noreturn.} =
+  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc[Defect], message: string) {.inline, noreturn.} =
     sysFatal(exceptn, message, "")
 
 else:
-  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc, message: string) {.inline, noreturn.} =
+  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc[Defect], message: string) {.inline, noreturn.} =
     raise (ref exceptn)(msg: message)
 
-  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc, message, arg: string) {.inline, noreturn.} =
+  func sysFatal(exceptn: typedesc[Defect], message, arg: string) {.inline, noreturn.} =
     raise (ref exceptn)(msg: message & arg)
 
 {.pop.}