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-#
-#
-#           The Nimrod Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2011 Andreas Rumpf
-#
-#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
-#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
-#
-
-## this module does the semantic checking of statements
-  
-proc buildEchoStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  # we MUST not check 'n' for semantics again here!
-  result = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info)
-  var e = StrTableGet(magicsys.systemModule.Tab, getIdent"echo")
-  if e == nil: GlobalError(n.info, errSystemNeeds, "echo")
-  addSon(result, newSymNode(e))
-  var arg = buildStringify(c, n)
-  # problem is: implicit '$' is not checked for semantics yet. So we give up
-  # and check 'arg' for semantics again:
-  addSon(result, semExpr(c, arg))
-
-proc semExprNoType(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  result = semExpr(c, n)
-  if result.typ != nil and result.typ.kind != tyStmt:
-    if gCmd == cmdInteractive:
-      result = buildEchoStmt(c, result)
-    else:
-      localError(n.info, errDiscardValue)
-
-proc semCommand(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  result = semExprNoType(c, n)
-
-proc semWhen(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = nil
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-    var it = n.sons[i]
-    case it.kind
-    of nkElifBranch: 
-      checkSonsLen(it, 2)
-      var e = semConstBoolExpr(c, it.sons[0])
-      if (e.kind != nkIntLit): InternalError(n.info, "semWhen")
-      if (e.intVal != 0) and (result == nil): 
-        result = semStmt(c, it.sons[1]) # do not open a new scope!
-    of nkElse: 
-      checkSonsLen(it, 1)
-      if result == nil: 
-        result = semStmt(c, it.sons[0]) # do not open a new scope!
-    else: illFormedAst(n)
-  if result == nil: 
-    result = newNodeI(nkNilLit, n.info) 
-  # The ``when`` statement implements the mechanism for platform dependant
-  # code. Thus we try to ensure here consistent ID allocation after the
-  # ``when`` statement.
-  IDsynchronizationPoint(200)
-
-proc semIf(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-    var it = n.sons[i]
-    case it.kind
-    of nkElifBranch: 
-      checkSonsLen(it, 2)
-      openScope(c.tab)
-      it.sons[0] = forceBool(c, semExprWithType(c, it.sons[0]))
-      it.sons[1] = semStmt(c, it.sons[1])
-      closeScope(c.tab)
-    of nkElse: 
-      if sonsLen(it) == 1: it.sons[0] = semStmtScope(c, it.sons[0])
-      else: illFormedAst(it)
-    else: illFormedAst(n)
-  
-proc semDiscard(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  checkSonsLen(n, 1)
-  n.sons[0] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[0])
-  if n.sons[0].typ == nil: localError(n.info, errInvalidDiscard)
-  
-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
-    else: 
-      localError(n.info, errInvalidControlFlowX, s.name.s)
-  elif (c.p.nestedLoopCounter <= 0) and (c.p.nestedBlockCounter <= 0): 
-    localError(n.info, errInvalidControlFlowX, 
-               renderTree(n, {renderNoComments}))
-  
-proc semBlock(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  Inc(c.p.nestedBlockCounter)
-  checkSonsLen(n, 2)
-  openScope(c.tab)            # BUGFIX: label is in the scope of block!
-  if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    var labl = newSymS(skLabel, n.sons[0], c)
-    addDecl(c, labl)
-    n.sons[0] = newSymNode(labl)
-  n.sons[1] = semStmt(c, n.sons[1])
-  closeScope(c.tab)
-  Dec(c.p.nestedBlockCounter)
-
-proc semAsm(con: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  checkSonsLen(n, 2)
-  var marker = pragmaAsm(con, n.sons[0])
-  if marker == '\0': marker = '`' # default marker
-  result = semAsmOrEmit(con, n, marker)
-  
-proc semWhile(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  checkSonsLen(n, 2)
-  openScope(c.tab)
-  n.sons[0] = forceBool(c, semExprWithType(c, n.sons[0]))
-  inc(c.p.nestedLoopCounter)
-  n.sons[1] = semStmt(c, n.sons[1])
-  dec(c.p.nestedLoopCounter)
-  closeScope(c.tab)
-
-proc toCover(t: PType): biggestInt = 
-  var t2 = skipTypes(t, abstractVarRange)
-  if t2.kind == tyEnum and enumHasWholes(t2): 
-    result = sonsLen(t2.n)
-  else:
-    result = lengthOrd(skipTypes(t, abstractVar))
-
-proc semCase(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  # check selector:
-  result = n
-  checkMinSonsLen(n, 2)
-  openScope(c.tab)
-  n.sons[0] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[0])
-  var chckCovered = false
-  var covered: biggestint = 0
-  case skipTypes(n.sons[0].Typ, abstractVarRange).Kind
-  of tyInt..tyInt64, tyChar, tyEnum: 
-    chckCovered = true
-  of tyFloat..tyFloat128, tyString: 
-    nil
-  else: 
-    LocalError(n.info, errSelectorMustBeOfCertainTypes)
-    return
-  for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-    var x = n.sons[i]
-    case x.kind
-    of nkOfBranch: 
-      checkMinSonsLen(x, 2)
-      semCaseBranch(c, n, x, i, covered)
-      var length = sonsLen(x)
-      x.sons[length - 1] = semStmtScope(c, x.sons[length - 1])
-    of nkElifBranch: 
-      chckCovered = false
-      checkSonsLen(x, 2)
-      x.sons[0] = forceBool(c, semExprWithType(c, x.sons[0]))
-      x.sons[1] = semStmtScope(c, x.sons[1])
-    of nkElse: 
-      chckCovered = false
-      checkSonsLen(x, 1)
-      x.sons[0] = semStmtScope(c, x.sons[0])
-    else: illFormedAst(x)
-  if chckCovered and (covered != toCover(n.sons[0].typ)): 
-    localError(n.info, errNotAllCasesCovered)
-  closeScope(c.tab)
-
-proc propertyWriteAccess(c: PContext, n, a: PNode): PNode = 
-  var id = considerAcc(a[1])
-  result = newNodeI(nkCall, n.info)
-  addSon(result, 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, {})
-  if result != nil:
-    fixAbstractType(c, result)
-    analyseIfAddressTakenInCall(c, result)
-  else:
-    globalError(n.Info, errUndeclaredFieldX, id.s)
-
-proc semAsgn(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  checkSonsLen(n, 2)
-  var a = n.sons[0]
-  case a.kind
-  of nkDotExpr: 
-    # r.f = x
-    # --> `f=` (r, x)
-    a = builtinFieldAccess(c, a, {efLValue})
-    if a == nil: 
-      return propertyWriteAccess(c, n, n[0])
-  of nkBracketExpr: 
-    # a[i..j] = x
-    # --> `[..]=`(a, i, j, x)
-    a = semSubscript(c, a, {efLValue})
-    if a == nil:
-      result = buildOverloadedSubscripts(n.sons[0], inAsgn=true)
-      add(result, n[1])
-      return semExprNoType(c, result)
-  else: 
-    a = semExprWithType(c, a, {efLValue})
-  n.sons[0] = a
-  n.sons[1] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[1])
-  var le = a.typ
-  if skipTypes(le, {tyGenericInst}).kind != tyVar and IsAssignable(a) == arNone: 
-    # Direct assignment to a discriminant is allowed!
-    localError(a.info, errXCannotBeAssignedTo, 
-               renderTree(a, {renderNoComments}))
-  else: 
-    n.sons[1] = fitNode(c, le, n.sons[1])
-    fixAbstractType(c, n)
-  result = n
-
-proc SemReturn(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  var 
-    restype: PType
-    a: PNode                  # temporary assignment for code generator
-  result = n
-  checkSonsLen(n, 1)
-  if not (c.p.owner.kind in {skConverter, skMethod, skProc, skMacro}): 
-    globalError(n.info, errXNotAllowedHere, "\'return\'")
-  if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    n.sons[0] = SemExprWithType(c, n.sons[0]) # check for type compatibility:
-    restype = c.p.owner.typ.sons[0]
-    if restype != nil: 
-      a = newNodeI(nkAsgn, n.sons[0].info)
-      n.sons[0] = fitNode(c, restype, n.sons[0])
-      # optimize away ``return result``, because it would be transformed
-      # to ``result = result; return``:
-      if (n.sons[0].kind == nkSym) and (sfResult in n.sons[0].sym.flags): 
-        n.sons[0] = ast.emptyNode
-      else: 
-        if (c.p.resultSym == nil): InternalError(n.info, "semReturn")
-        addSon(a, semExprWithType(c, newSymNode(c.p.resultSym)))
-        addSon(a, n.sons[0])
-        n.sons[0] = a
-    else: 
-      localError(n.info, errCannotReturnExpr)
-  
-proc SemYield(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  checkSonsLen(n, 1)
-  if (c.p.owner == nil) or (c.p.owner.kind != skIterator): 
-    GlobalError(n.info, errYieldNotAllowedHere)
-  if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    n.sons[0] = SemExprWithType(c, n.sons[0]) # check for type compatibility:
-    var restype = c.p.owner.typ.sons[0]
-    if restype != nil: 
-      n.sons[0] = fitNode(c, restype, n.sons[0])
-      if (n.sons[0].typ == nil): InternalError(n.info, "semYield")
-    else: 
-      localError(n.info, errCannotReturnExpr)
-  
-proc fitRemoveHiddenConv(c: PContext, typ: Ptype, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = fitNode(c, typ, n)
-  if result.kind in {nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv}: 
-    changeType(result.sons[1], typ)
-    result = result.sons[1]
-  elif not sameType(result.typ, typ): 
-    changeType(result, typ)
-  
-proc semIdentDef(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind): PSym =
-  if isTopLevel(c): 
-    result = semIdentWithPragma(c, kind, n, {sfStar, sfMinus})
-    incl(result.flags, sfGlobal)
-  else: 
-    result = semIdentWithPragma(c, kind, n, {})
-  
-proc semVar(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  var b: PNode
-  result = copyNode(n)
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n)-1): 
-    var a = n.sons[i]
-    if gCmd == cmdIdeTools: suggestStmt(c, a)
-    if a.kind == nkCommentStmt: continue 
-    if (a.kind != nkIdentDefs) and (a.kind != nkVarTuple): IllFormedAst(a)
-    checkMinSonsLen(a, 3)
-    var length = sonsLen(a)
-    var typ: PType
-    if a.sons[length-2].kind != nkEmpty:
-      typ = semTypeNode(c, a.sons[length-2], nil)
-    else: 
-      typ = nil
-    var def: PNode
-    if a.sons[length-1].kind != nkEmpty: 
-      def = semExprWithType(c, a.sons[length-1])
-      # BUGFIX: ``fitNode`` is needed here!
-      # check type compability between def.typ and typ:
-      if typ != nil: def = fitNode(c, typ, def)
-      else: typ = def.typ
-    else: 
-      def = ast.emptyNode
-    # this can only happen for errornous var statements:
-    if typ == nil: continue
-    if not typeAllowed(typ, skVar): 
-      GlobalError(a.info, errXisNoType, typeToString(typ))
-    var tup = skipTypes(typ, {tyGenericInst})
-    if a.kind == nkVarTuple: 
-      if tup.kind != tyTuple: GlobalError(a.info, errXExpected, "tuple")
-      if length - 2 != sonsLen(tup): 
-        GlobalError(a.info, errWrongNumberOfVariables)
-      b = newNodeI(nkVarTuple, a.info)
-      newSons(b, length)
-      b.sons[length - 2] = ast.emptyNode # no type desc
-      b.sons[length - 1] = def
-      addSon(result, b)
-    for j in countup(0, length-3): 
-      var v = semIdentDef(c, a.sons[j], skVar)
-      if v.flags * {sfStar, sfMinus} != {}: incl(v.flags, sfInInterface)
-      addInterfaceDecl(c, v)
-      if a.kind != nkVarTuple: 
-        v.typ = typ
-        b = newNodeI(nkIdentDefs, a.info)
-        addSon(b, newSymNode(v))
-        addSon(b, ast.emptyNode)        # no type description
-        addSon(b, copyTree(def))
-        addSon(result, b)
-      else: 
-        v.typ = tup.sons[j]
-        b.sons[j] = newSymNode(v)
-
-proc semConst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = copyNode(n)
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-    var a = n.sons[i]
-    if gCmd == cmdIdeTools: suggestStmt(c, a)
-    if a.kind == nkCommentStmt: continue 
-    if (a.kind != nkConstDef): IllFormedAst(a)
-    checkSonsLen(a, 3)
-    var v = semIdentDef(c, a.sons[0], skConst)
-    var typ: PType = nil
-    if a.sons[1].kind != nkEmpty: typ = semTypeNode(c, a.sons[1], nil)
-    var def = semAndEvalConstExpr(c, a.sons[2]) 
-    # check type compability between def.typ and typ:
-    if (typ != nil): 
-      def = fitRemoveHiddenConv(c, typ, def)
-    else: 
-      typ = def.typ
-    if not typeAllowed(typ, skConst): 
-      GlobalError(a.info, errXisNoType, typeToString(typ))
-    v.typ = typ
-    v.ast = def               # no need to copy
-    if v.flags * {sfStar, sfMinus} != {}: incl(v.flags, sfInInterface)
-    addInterfaceDecl(c, v)
-    var b = newNodeI(nkConstDef, a.info)
-    addSon(b, newSymNode(v))
-    addSon(b, ast.emptyNode)            # no type description
-    addSon(b, copyTree(def))
-    addSon(result, b)
-
-proc transfFieldLoopBody(n: PNode, forLoop: PNode,
-                         tupleType: PType,
-                         tupleIndex, first: int): PNode = 
-  case n.kind
-  of nkEmpty..pred(nkIdent), succ(nkIdent)..nkNilLit: result = n
-  of nkIdent:
-    result = n
-    var L = sonsLen(forLoop)
-    # field name:
-    if first > 0:
-      if n.ident.id == forLoop[0].ident.id:
-        if tupleType.n == nil: 
-          # ugh, there are no field names:
-          result = newStrNode(nkStrLit, "")
-        else:
-          result = newStrNode(nkStrLit, tupleType.n.sons[tupleIndex].sym.name.s)
-        return
-    # other fields:
-    for i in first..L-3:
-      if n.ident.id == forLoop[i].ident.id:
-        var call = forLoop.sons[L-2]
-        var tupl = call.sons[i+1-first]
-        result = newNodeI(nkBracketExpr, n.info)
-        result.add(tupl)
-        result.add(newIntNode(nkIntLit, tupleIndex))
-        break
-  else:
-    result = copyNode(n)
-    newSons(result, sonsLen(n))
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n)-1):
-      result.sons[i] = transfFieldLoopBody(n.sons[i], forLoop,
-                                           tupleType, tupleIndex, first)
-
-proc semForFields(c: PContext, n: PNode, m: TMagic): PNode = 
-  # so that 'break' etc. work as expected, we produce 
-  # a 'while true: stmt; break' loop ...
-  result = newNodeI(nkWhileStmt, n.info)
-  var trueSymbol = StrTableGet(magicsys.systemModule.Tab, getIdent"true")
-  if trueSymbol == nil: GlobalError(n.info, errSystemNeeds, "true")
-
-  result.add(newSymNode(trueSymbol, n.info))
-  var stmts = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
-  result.add(stmts)
-  
-  var length = sonsLen(n)
-  var call = n.sons[length-2]
-  if length-2 != sonsLen(call)-1 + ord(m==mFieldPairs):
-    GlobalError(n.info, errWrongNumberOfVariables)
-  
-  var tupleTypeA = skipTypes(call.sons[1].typ, abstractVar)
-  if tupleTypeA.kind != tyTuple: InternalError(n.info, "no tuple type!")
-  for i in 1..call.len-1:
-    var tupleTypeB = skipTypes(call.sons[i].typ, abstractVar)
-    if not SameType(tupleTypeA, tupleTypeB):
-      typeMismatch(call.sons[i], tupleTypeA, tupleTypeB)
-  
-  Inc(c.p.nestedLoopCounter)
-  var loopBody = n.sons[length-1]
-  for i in 0..sonsLen(tupleTypeA)-1:
-    openScope(c.tab)
-    var body = transfFieldLoopBody(loopBody, n, tupleTypeA, i,
-                                   ord(m==mFieldPairs))
-    stmts.add(SemStmt(c, body))
-    closeScope(c.tab)
-  Dec(c.p.nestedLoopCounter)
-  var b = newNodeI(nkBreakStmt, n.info)
-  b.add(ast.emptyNode)
-  stmts.add(b)
-  
-proc createCountupNode(c: PContext, rangeNode: PNode): PNode = 
-  # convert ``in 3..5`` to ``in countup(3, 5)``
-  checkSonsLen(rangeNode, 2)
-  result = newNodeI(nkCall, rangeNode.info)
-  var countUp = StrTableGet(magicsys.systemModule.Tab, getIdent"countup")
-  if countUp == nil: GlobalError(rangeNode.info, errSystemNeeds, "countup")
-  newSons(result, 3)
-  result.sons[0] = newSymNode(countup)
-  result.sons[1] = rangeNode.sons[0]
-  result.sons[2] = rangeNode.sons[1]
-
-proc semFor(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  checkMinSonsLen(n, 3)
-  var length = sonsLen(n)
-  openScope(c.tab)
-  if n.sons[length-2].kind == nkRange:
-    n.sons[length-2] = createCountupNode(c, n.sons[length-2])
-  n.sons[length-2] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[length-2], {efWantIterator})
-  var call = n.sons[length-2]
-  if call.kind != nkCall or call.sons[0].kind != nkSym or
-      call.sons[0].sym.kind != skIterator: 
-    GlobalError(n.sons[length - 2].info, errIteratorExpected)
-  elif call.sons[0].sym.magic != mNone:
-    result = semForFields(c, n, call.sons[0].sym.magic)
-  else:
-    var iter = skipTypes(n.sons[length-2].typ, {tyGenericInst})
-    if iter.kind != tyTuple: 
-      if length != 3: GlobalError(n.info, errWrongNumberOfVariables)
-      var v = newSymS(skForVar, n.sons[0], c)
-      v.typ = iter
-      n.sons[0] = newSymNode(v)
-      addDecl(c, v)
-    else: 
-      if length-2 != sonsLen(iter): 
-        GlobalError(n.info, errWrongNumberOfVariables)
-      for i in countup(0, length - 3): 
-        var v = newSymS(skForVar, n.sons[i], c)
-        v.typ = iter.sons[i]
-        n.sons[i] = newSymNode(v)
-        addDecl(c, v)
-    Inc(c.p.nestedLoopCounter)
-    n.sons[length-1] = SemStmt(c, n.sons[length-1])
-    Dec(c.p.nestedLoopCounter)
-  closeScope(c.tab)
-
-proc semRaise(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  checkSonsLen(n, 1)
-  if n.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    n.sons[0] = semExprWithType(c, n.sons[0])
-    var typ = n.sons[0].typ
-    if (typ.kind != tyRef) or (typ.sons[0].kind != tyObject): 
-      localError(n.info, errExprCannotBeRaised)
-  
-proc semTry(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  var check: TIntSet
-  result = n
-  checkMinSonsLen(n, 2)
-  n.sons[0] = semStmtScope(c, n.sons[0])
-  IntSetInit(check)
-  for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-    var a = n.sons[i]
-    checkMinSonsLen(a, 1)
-    var length = sonsLen(a)
-    if a.kind == nkExceptBranch: 
-      for j in countup(0, length - 2): 
-        var typ = semTypeNode(c, a.sons[j], nil)
-        if typ.kind == tyRef: typ = typ.sons[0]
-        if typ.kind != tyObject: 
-          GlobalError(a.sons[j].info, errExprCannotBeRaised)
-        a.sons[j] = newNodeI(nkType, a.sons[j].info)
-        a.sons[j].typ = typ
-        if IntSetContainsOrIncl(check, typ.id): 
-          localError(a.sons[j].info, errExceptionAlreadyHandled)
-    elif a.kind != nkFinally: 
-      illFormedAst(n) 
-    # last child of an nkExcept/nkFinally branch is a statement:
-    a.sons[length - 1] = semStmtScope(c, a.sons[length - 1])
-
-proc addGenericParamListToScope(c: PContext, n: PNode) = 
-  if n.kind != nkGenericParams: 
-    InternalError(n.info, "addGenericParamListToScope")
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n)-1): 
-    var a = n.sons[i]
-    if a.kind != nkSym: internalError(a.info, "addGenericParamListToScope")
-    addDecl(c, a.sym)
-
-proc typeSectionLeftSidePass(c: PContext, n: PNode) = 
-  # process the symbols on the left side for the whole type section, before
-  # we even look at the type definitions on the right
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-    var a = n.sons[i]
-    if gCmd == cmdIdeTools: suggestStmt(c, a)
-    if a.kind == nkCommentStmt: continue 
-    if a.kind != nkTypeDef: IllFormedAst(a)
-    checkSonsLen(a, 3)
-    var s = semIdentDef(c, a.sons[0], skType)
-    if s.flags * {sfStar, sfMinus} != {}: incl(s.flags, sfInInterface)
-    s.typ = newTypeS(tyForward, c)
-    s.typ.sym = s             # process pragmas:
-    if a.sons[0].kind == nkPragmaExpr:
-      pragma(c, s, a.sons[0].sons[1], typePragmas) 
-    # add it here, so that recursive types are possible:
-    addInterfaceDecl(c, s)
-    a.sons[0] = newSymNode(s)
-
-proc typeSectionRightSidePass(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-    var a = n.sons[i]
-    if a.kind == nkCommentStmt: continue 
-    if (a.kind != nkTypeDef): IllFormedAst(a)
-    checkSonsLen(a, 3)
-    if (a.sons[0].kind != nkSym): IllFormedAst(a)
-    var s = a.sons[0].sym
-    if s.magic == mNone and a.sons[2].kind == nkEmpty: 
-      GlobalError(a.info, errImplOfXexpected, s.name.s)
-    if s.magic != mNone: processMagicType(c, s)
-    if a.sons[1].kind != nkEmpty: 
-      # We have a generic type declaration here. In generic types,
-      # symbol lookup needs to be done here.
-      openScope(c.tab)
-      pushOwner(s)
-      s.typ.kind = tyGenericBody
-      if s.typ.containerID != 0: 
-        InternalError(a.info, "semTypeSection: containerID")
-      s.typ.containerID = getID()
-      a.sons[1] = semGenericParamList(c, a.sons[1], s.typ)
-      # we fill it out later. For magic generics like 'seq', it won't be filled
-      # so we use tyEmpty instead of nil to not crash for strange conversions
-      # like: mydata.seq
-      addSon(s.typ, newTypeS(tyEmpty, c))
-      s.ast = a
-      var body = semTypeNode(c, a.sons[2], nil)
-      if body != nil: body.sym = s
-      s.typ.sons[sonsLen(s.typ) - 1] = body
-      popOwner()
-      closeScope(c.tab)
-    elif a.sons[2].kind != nkEmpty: 
-      # process the type's body:
-      pushOwner(s)
-      var t = semTypeNode(c, a.sons[2], s.typ)
-      if s.typ == nil: 
-        s.typ = t
-      elif t != s.typ: 
-        # this can happen for e.g. tcan_alias_specialised_generic:
-        assignType(s.typ, t)
-        #debug s.typ
-      s.ast = a
-      popOwner()
-
-proc typeSectionFinalPass(c: PContext, n: PNode) = 
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-    var a = n.sons[i]
-    if a.kind == nkCommentStmt: continue 
-    if (a.sons[0].kind != nkSym): IllFormedAst(a)
-    var s = a.sons[0].sym         
-    # compute the type's size and check for illegal recursions:
-    if a.sons[1].kind == nkEmpty: 
-      if a.sons[2].kind in {nkSym, nkIdent, nkAccQuoted}:
-        # type aliases are hard:
-        #MessageOut('for type ' + typeToString(s.typ));
-        var t = semTypeNode(c, a.sons[2], nil)
-        if t.kind in {tyObject, tyEnum}: 
-          assignType(s.typ, t)
-          s.typ.id = t.id     # same id
-      checkConstructedType(s.info, s.typ)
-
-proc SemTypeSection(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  typeSectionLeftSidePass(c, n)
-  typeSectionRightSidePass(c, n)
-  typeSectionFinalPass(c, n)
-  result = n
-
-proc semParamList(c: PContext, n, genericParams: PNode, s: PSym) = 
-  s.typ = semProcTypeNode(c, n, genericParams, nil)
-
-proc addParams(c: PContext, n: PNode) = 
-  for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n)-1): 
-    if (n.sons[i].kind != nkSym): InternalError(n.info, "addParams")
-    addDecl(c, n.sons[i].sym)
-
-proc semBorrow(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym) = 
-  # search for the correct alias:
-  var b = SearchForBorrowProc(c, s, c.tab.tos - 2)
-  if b != nil: 
-    # store the alias:
-    n.sons[codePos] = newSymNode(b)
-  else:
-    LocalError(n.info, errNoSymbolToBorrowFromFound) 
-
-proc sideEffectsCheck(c: PContext, s: PSym) = 
-  if {sfNoSideEffect, sfSideEffect} * s.flags ==
-      {sfNoSideEffect, sfSideEffect}: 
-    LocalError(s.info, errXhasSideEffects, s.name.s)
-  
-proc addResult(c: PContext, t: PType, info: TLineInfo) = 
-  if t != nil: 
-    var s = newSym(skVar, getIdent("result"), getCurrOwner())
-    s.info = info
-    s.typ = t
-    incl(s.flags, sfResult)
-    incl(s.flags, sfUsed)
-    addDecl(c, s)
-    c.p.resultSym = s
-
-proc addResultNode(c: PContext, n: PNode) = 
-  if c.p.resultSym != nil: addSon(n, newSymNode(c.p.resultSym))
-  
-proc semLambda(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  checkSonsLen(n, codePos + 1)
-  var s = newSym(skProc, getIdent(":anonymous"), getCurrOwner())
-  s.info = n.info
-  s.ast = n
-  n.sons[namePos] = newSymNode(s)
-  pushOwner(s)
-  openScope(c.tab)
-  if (n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind != nkEmpty): 
-    illFormedAst(n)           # process parameters:
-  if n.sons[paramsPos].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    semParamList(c, n.sons[ParamsPos], nil, s)
-    addParams(c, s.typ.n)
-  else: 
-    s.typ = newTypeS(tyProc, c)
-    addSon(s.typ, nil)
-  s.typ.callConv = ccClosure
-  if n.sons[pragmasPos].kind != nkEmpty:
-    pragma(c, s, n.sons[pragmasPos], lambdaPragmas)
-  s.options = gOptions
-  if n.sons[codePos].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    if sfImportc in s.flags: 
-      LocalError(n.sons[codePos].info, errImplOfXNotAllowed, s.name.s)
-    pushProcCon(c, s)
-    addResult(c, s.typ.sons[0], n.info)
-    n.sons[codePos] = semStmtScope(c, n.sons[codePos])
-    addResultNode(c, n)
-    popProcCon(c)
-  else: 
-    LocalError(n.info, errImplOfXexpected, s.name.s)
-  closeScope(c.tab)           # close scope for parameters
-  popOwner()
-  result.typ = s.typ
-
-proc semProcAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, kind: TSymKind, 
-                validPragmas: TSpecialWords): PNode = 
-  var 
-    proto: PSym
-    gp: PNode
-  result = n
-  checkSonsLen(n, codePos + 1)
-  var s = semIdentDef(c, n.sons[0], kind)
-  n.sons[namePos] = newSymNode(s)
-  if sfStar in s.flags: incl(s.flags, sfInInterface)
-  s.ast = n
-  pushOwner(s)
-  openScope(c.tab)
-  if n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    n.sons[genericParamsPos] = semGenericParamList(c, n.sons[genericParamsPos])
-    gp = n.sons[genericParamsPos]
-  else: 
-    gp = newNodeI(nkGenericParams, n.info)
-  # process parameters:
-  if n.sons[paramsPos].kind != nkEmpty:
-    semParamList(c, n.sons[ParamsPos], gp, s)
-    if sonsLen(gp) > 0: 
-      if n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind == nkEmpty:
-        # we have a list of implicit type parameters:
-        n.sons[genericParamsPos] = gp
-        # check for semantics again:
-        semParamList(c, n.sons[ParamsPos], nil, s)
-    addParams(c, s.typ.n)
-  else: 
-    s.typ = newTypeS(tyProc, c)
-    addSon(s.typ, nil)
-  proto = SearchForProc(c, s, c.tab.tos - 2) # -2 because we have a scope open
-                                             # for parameters
-  if proto == nil: 
-    if c.p.owner.kind != skModule: 
-      s.typ.callConv = ccClosure
-    else: 
-      s.typ.callConv = lastOptionEntry(c).defaultCC 
-    # add it here, so that recursive procs are possible:
-    # -2 because we have a scope open for parameters
-    if kind in OverloadableSyms: 
-      addInterfaceOverloadableSymAt(c, s, c.tab.tos - 2)
-    else: 
-      addInterfaceDeclAt(c, s, c.tab.tos - 2)
-    if n.sons[pragmasPos].kind != nkEmpty:
-      pragma(c, s, n.sons[pragmasPos], validPragmas)
-  else: 
-    if n.sons[pragmasPos].kind != nkEmpty: 
-      LocalError(n.sons[pragmasPos].info, errPragmaOnlyInHeaderOfProc)
-    if sfForward notin proto.flags: 
-      LocalError(n.info, errAttemptToRedefine, proto.name.s)
-    excl(proto.flags, sfForward)
-    closeScope(c.tab)         # close scope with wrong parameter symbols
-    openScope(c.tab)          # open scope for old (correct) parameter symbols
-    if proto.ast.sons[genericParamsPos].kind != nkEmpty: 
-      addGenericParamListToScope(c, proto.ast.sons[genericParamsPos])
-    addParams(c, proto.typ.n)
-    proto.info = s.info       # more accurate line information
-    s.typ = proto.typ
-    s = proto
-    n.sons[genericParamsPos] = proto.ast.sons[genericParamsPos]
-    n.sons[paramsPos] = proto.ast.sons[paramsPos]
-    if (n.sons[namePos].kind != nkSym): InternalError(n.info, "semProcAux")
-    n.sons[namePos].sym = proto
-    proto.ast = n             # needed for code generation
-    popOwner()
-    pushOwner(s)
-  s.options = gOptions
-  if n.sons[codePos].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    # for DLL generation it is annoying to check for sfImportc!
-    if sfBorrow in s.flags: 
-      LocalError(n.sons[codePos].info, errImplOfXNotAllowed, s.name.s)
-    if n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind == nkEmpty: 
-      pushProcCon(c, s)
-      if (s.typ.sons[0] != nil) and (kind != skIterator): 
-        addResult(c, s.typ.sons[0], n.info)
-      if sfImportc notin s.flags: 
-        # no semantic checking for importc:
-        n.sons[codePos] = semStmtScope(c, n.sons[codePos])
-      if s.typ.sons[0] != nil and kind != skIterator: addResultNode(c, n)
-      popProcCon(c)
-    else: 
-      if s.typ.sons[0] != nil and kind != skIterator: 
-        addDecl(c, newSym(skUnknown, getIdent("result"), nil))
-      n.sons[codePos] = semGenericStmtScope(c, n.sons[codePos])
-    if sfImportc in s.flags: 
-      # so we just ignore the body after semantic checking for importc:
-      n.sons[codePos] = ast.emptyNode
-  else: 
-    if proto != nil: LocalError(n.info, errImplOfXexpected, proto.name.s)
-    if {sfImportc, sfBorrow} * s.flags == {}: incl(s.flags, sfForward)
-    elif sfBorrow in s.flags: semBorrow(c, n, s)
-  sideEffectsCheck(c, s)
-  closeScope(c.tab)           # close scope for parameters
-  popOwner()
-  
-proc semIterator(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = semProcAux(c, n, skIterator, iteratorPragmas)
-  var s = result.sons[namePos].sym
-  var t = s.typ
-  if t.sons[0] == nil: 
-    LocalError(n.info, errXNeedsReturnType, "iterator")
-  if n.sons[codePos].kind == nkEmpty and s.magic == mNone: 
-    LocalError(n.info, errImplOfXexpected, s.name.s)
-  
-proc semProc(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = semProcAux(c, n, skProc, procPragmas)
-
-proc semMethod(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  if not isTopLevel(c): LocalError(n.info, errXOnlyAtModuleScope, "method")
-  result = semProcAux(c, n, skMethod, methodPragmas)
-  
-  var s = result.sons[namePos].sym
-  var t = s.typ
-  var hasObjParam = false
-  
-  for col in countup(1, sonsLen(t)-1): 
-    if skipTypes(t.sons[col], skipPtrs).kind == tyObject: 
-      hasObjParam = true
-      break
-  
-  # XXX this not really correct way to do it: Perhaps it should be done after
-  # generic instantiation. Well it's good enough for now: 
-  if not hasObjParam:
-    LocalError(n.info, errXNeedsParamObjectType, "method")
-
-proc semConverterDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  if not isTopLevel(c): LocalError(n.info, errXOnlyAtModuleScope, "converter")
-  checkSonsLen(n, codePos + 1)
-  if n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    LocalError(n.info, errNoGenericParamsAllowedForX, "converter")
-  result = semProcAux(c, n, skConverter, converterPragmas)
-  var s = result.sons[namePos].sym
-  var t = s.typ
-  if t.sons[0] == nil: LocalError(n.info, errXNeedsReturnType, "converter")
-  if sonsLen(t) != 2: LocalError(n.info, errXRequiresOneArgument, "converter")
-  addConverter(c, s)
-
-proc semMacroDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  checkSonsLen(n, codePos + 1)
-  if n.sons[genericParamsPos].kind != nkEmpty: 
-    LocalError(n.info, errNoGenericParamsAllowedForX, "macro")
-  result = semProcAux(c, n, skMacro, macroPragmas)
-  var s = result.sons[namePos].sym
-  var t = s.typ
-  if t.sons[0] == nil: LocalError(n.info, errXNeedsReturnType, "macro")
-  if sonsLen(t) != 2: LocalError(n.info, errXRequiresOneArgument, "macro")
-  if n.sons[codePos].kind == nkEmpty:
-    LocalError(n.info, errImplOfXexpected, s.name.s)
-  
-proc evalInclude(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
-  addSon(result, n)           # the rodwriter needs include information!
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-    var f = getModuleFile(n.sons[i])
-    var fileIndex = includeFilename(f)
-    if IntSetContainsOrIncl(c.includedFiles, fileIndex): 
-      GlobalError(n.info, errRecursiveDependencyX, f)
-    addSon(result, semStmt(c, gIncludeFile(f)))
-    IntSetExcl(c.includedFiles, fileIndex)
-  
-proc SemStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  const                       # must be last statements in a block:
-    LastBlockStmts = {nkRaiseStmt, nkReturnStmt, nkBreakStmt, nkContinueStmt}
-  result = n
-  if gCmd == cmdIdeTools: 
-    suggestStmt(c, n)
-  if nfSem in n.flags: return 
-  case n.kind
-  of nkAsgn: result = semAsgn(c, n)
-  of nkCall, nkInfix, nkPrefix, nkPostfix, nkCommand, nkMacroStmt, nkCallStrLit: 
-    result = semCommand(c, n)
-  of nkEmpty, nkCommentStmt, nkNilLit: nil
-  of nkBlockStmt: result = semBlock(c, n)
-  of nkStmtList: 
-    var length = sonsLen(n)
-    for i in countup(0, length - 1): 
-      n.sons[i] = semStmt(c, n.sons[i])
-      if n.sons[i].kind in LastBlockStmts: 
-        for j in countup(i + 1, length - 1): 
-          case n.sons[j].kind
-          of nkPragma, nkCommentStmt, nkNilLit, nkEmpty: nil
-          else: localError(n.sons[j].info, errStmtInvalidAfterReturn)
-  of nkRaiseStmt: result = semRaise(c, n)
-  of nkVarSection: result = semVar(c, n)
-  of nkConstSection: result = semConst(c, n)
-  of nkTypeSection: result = SemTypeSection(c, n)
-  of nkIfStmt: result = SemIf(c, n)
-  of nkWhenStmt: result = semWhen(c, n)
-  of nkDiscardStmt: result = semDiscard(c, n)
-  of nkWhileStmt: result = semWhile(c, n)
-  of nkTryStmt: result = semTry(c, n)
-  of nkBreakStmt, nkContinueStmt: result = semBreakOrContinue(c, n)
-  of nkForStmt: result = semFor(c, n)
-  of nkCaseStmt: result = semCase(c, n)
-  of nkReturnStmt: result = semReturn(c, n)
-  of nkAsmStmt: result = semAsm(c, n)
-  of nkYieldStmt: result = semYield(c, n)
-  of nkPragma: pragma(c, c.p.owner, n, stmtPragmas)
-  of nkIteratorDef: result = semIterator(c, n)
-  of nkProcDef: result = semProc(c, n)
-  of nkMethodDef: result = semMethod(c, n)
-  of nkConverterDef: result = semConverterDef(c, n)
-  of nkMacroDef: result = semMacroDef(c, n)
-  of nkTemplateDef: result = semTemplateDef(c, n)
-  of nkImportStmt: 
-    if not isTopLevel(c): LocalError(n.info, errXOnlyAtModuleScope, "import")
-    result = evalImport(c, n)
-  of nkFromStmt: 
-    if not isTopLevel(c): LocalError(n.info, errXOnlyAtModuleScope, "from")
-    result = evalFrom(c, n)
-  of nkIncludeStmt: 
-    if not isTopLevel(c): LocalError(n.info, errXOnlyAtModuleScope, "include")
-    result = evalInclude(c, n)
-  else: 
-    # in interactive mode, we embed the expression in an 'echo':
-    if gCmd == cmdInteractive:
-      result = buildEchoStmt(c, semExpr(c, n))
-    else:
-      LocalError(n.info, errStmtExpected)
-      result = ast.emptyNode
-  if result == nil: InternalError(n.info, "SemStmt: result = nil")
-  incl(result.flags, nfSem)
-
-proc semStmtScope(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  openScope(c.tab)
-  result = semStmt(c, n)
-  closeScope(c.tab)