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-#
-#
-#           The Nimrod Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2009 Andreas Rumpf
-#
-#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
-#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
-#
-
-# This module implements the transformator. It transforms the syntax tree
-# to ease the work of the code generators. Does some transformations:
-#
-# * inlines iterators
-# * inlines constants
-# * performes contant folding
-# * introduces nkHiddenDeref, nkHiddenSubConv, etc.
-# * introduces method dispatchers
-
-import 
-  strutils, lists, options, ast, astalgo, trees, treetab, evals, msgs, os, 
-  idents, rnimsyn, types, passes, semfold, magicsys, cgmeth
-
-const 
-  genPrefix* = ":tmp"         # prefix for generated names
-
-proc transfPass*(): TPass
-# implementation
-
-type 
-  PTransCon = ref TTransCon
-  TTransCon{.final.} = object # part of TContext; stackable
-    mapping*: TIdNodeTable    # mapping from symbols to nodes
-    owner*: PSym              # current owner
-    forStmt*: PNode           # current for stmt
-    next*: PTransCon          # for stacking
-  
-  TTransfContext = object of passes.TPassContext
-    module*: PSym
-    transCon*: PTransCon      # top of a TransCon stack
-  
-  PTransf = ref TTransfContext
-
-proc newTransCon(): PTransCon = 
-  new(result)
-  initIdNodeTable(result.mapping)
-
-proc pushTransCon(c: PTransf, t: PTransCon) = 
-  t.next = c.transCon
-  c.transCon = t
-
-proc popTransCon(c: PTransf) = 
-  if (c.transCon == nil): InternalError("popTransCon")
-  c.transCon = c.transCon.next
-
-proc getCurrOwner(c: PTransf): PSym = 
-  if c.transCon != nil: result = c.transCon.owner
-  else: result = c.module
-  
-proc newTemp(c: PTransf, typ: PType, info: TLineInfo): PSym = 
-  result = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(genPrefix), getCurrOwner(c))
-  result.info = info
-  result.typ = skipTypes(typ, {tyGenericInst})
-  incl(result.flags, sfFromGeneric)
-
-proc transform(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode
-  #
-  #
-  #Transforming iterators into non-inlined versions is pretty hard, but
-  #unavoidable for not bloating the code too much. If we had direct access to
-  #the program counter, things'd be much easier.
-  #::
-  #
-  #  iterator items(a: string): char =
-  #    var i = 0
-  #    while i < length(a):
-  #      yield a[i]
-  #      inc(i)
-  #
-  #  for ch in items("hello world"): # `ch` is an iteration variable
-  #    echo(ch)
-  #
-  #Should be transformed into::
-  #
-  #  type
-  #    TItemsClosure = record
-  #      i: int
-  #      state: int
-  #  proc items(a: string, c: var TItemsClosure): char =
-  #    case c.state
-  #    of 0: goto L0 # very difficult without goto!
-  #    of 1: goto L1 # can be implemented by GCC's computed gotos
-  #
-  #    block L0:
-  #      c.i = 0
-  #      while c.i < length(a):
-  #        c.state = 1
-  #        return a[i]
-  #        block L1: inc(c.i)
-  #
-  #More efficient, but not implementable::
-  #
-  #  type
-  #    TItemsClosure = record
-  #      i: int
-  #      pc: pointer
-  #
-  #  proc items(a: string, c: var TItemsClosure): char =
-  #    goto c.pc
-  #    c.i = 0
-  #    while c.i < length(a):
-  #      c.pc = label1
-  #      return a[i]
-  #      label1: inc(c.i)
-  #
-proc newAsgnStmt(c: PTransf, le, ri: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = newNodeI(nkFastAsgn, ri.info)
-  addSon(result, le)
-  addSon(result, ri)
-
-proc transformSym(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  var b: PNode
-  if (n.kind != nkSym): internalError(n.info, "transformSym")
-  var tc = c.transCon
-  if sfBorrow in n.sym.flags: 
-    # simply exchange the symbol:
-    b = n.sym.ast.sons[codePos]
-    if b.kind != nkSym: internalError(n.info, "wrong AST for borrowed symbol")
-    b = newSymNode(b.sym)
-    b.info = n.info
-  else: 
-    b = n                     #writeln('transformSym', n.sym.id : 5);
-  while tc != nil: 
-    result = IdNodeTableGet(tc.mapping, b.sym)
-    if result != nil: 
-      return                  #write('not found in: ');
-                              #writeIdNodeTable(tc.mapping);
-    tc = tc.next
-  result = b
-  case b.sym.kind
-  of skConst, skEnumField: 
-    # BUGFIX: skEnumField was missing
-    if not (skipTypes(b.sym.typ, abstractInst).kind in ConstantDataTypes): 
-      result = getConstExpr(c.module, b)
-      if result == nil: InternalError(b.info, "transformSym: const")
-  else: 
-    nil
-
-proc transformContinueAux(c: PTransf, n: PNode, labl: PSym, counter: var int) = 
-  if n == nil: return 
-  case n.kind
-  of nkEmpty..nkNilLit, nkForStmt, nkWhileStmt: 
-    nil
-  of nkContinueStmt: 
-    n.kind = nkBreakStmt
-    addSon(n, newSymNode(labl))
-    inc(counter)
-  else: 
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-      transformContinueAux(c, n.sons[i], labl, counter)
-  
-proc transformContinue(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  # we transform the continue statement into a block statement
-  result = n
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): result.sons[i] = transform(c, n.sons[i])
-  var counter = 0
-  var labl = newSym(skLabel, nil, getCurrOwner(c))
-  labl.name = getIdent(genPrefix & $(labl.id))
-  labl.info = result.info
-  transformContinueAux(c, result, labl, counter)
-  if counter > 0: 
-    var x = newNodeI(nkBlockStmt, result.info)
-    addSon(x, newSymNode(labl))
-    addSon(x, result)
-    result = x
-
-proc skipConv(n: PNode): PNode = 
-  case n.kind
-  of nkObjUpConv, nkObjDownConv, nkPassAsOpenArray, nkChckRange, nkChckRangeF, 
-     nkChckRange64: 
-    result = n.sons[0]
-  of nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv, nkConv: 
-    result = n.sons[1]
-  else: result = n
-  
-proc newTupleAccess(tup: PNode, i: int): PNode = 
-  result = newNodeIT(nkBracketExpr, tup.info, tup.typ.sons[i])
-  addSon(result, copyTree(tup))
-  var lit = newNodeIT(nkIntLit, tup.info, getSysType(tyInt))
-  lit.intVal = i
-  addSon(result, lit)
-
-proc unpackTuple(c: PTransf, n, father: PNode) = 
-  # XXX: BUG: what if `n` is an expression with side-effects?
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-    addSon(father, newAsgnStmt(c, c.transCon.forStmt.sons[i], 
-                               transform(c, newTupleAccess(n, i))))
-
-proc transformYield(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
-  var e = n.sons[0]
-  if skipTypes(e.typ, {tyGenericInst}).kind == tyTuple: 
-    e = skipConv(e)
-    if e.kind == nkPar: 
-      for i in countup(0, sonsLen(e) - 1): 
-        addSon(result, newAsgnStmt(c, c.transCon.forStmt.sons[i], 
-                                   transform(c, copyTree(e.sons[i]))))
-    else: 
-      unpackTuple(c, e, result)
-  else: 
-    e = transform(c, copyTree(e))
-    addSon(result, newAsgnStmt(c, c.transCon.forStmt.sons[0], e))
-  addSon(result, transform(c, lastSon(c.transCon.forStmt)))
-
-proc inlineIter(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  if n == nil: return 
-  case n.kind
-  of nkEmpty..nkNilLit: 
-    result = transform(c, copyTree(n))
-  of nkYieldStmt: 
-    result = transformYield(c, n)
-  of nkVarSection: 
-    result = copyTree(n)
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(result) - 1): 
-      var it = result.sons[i]
-      if it.kind == nkCommentStmt: continue 
-      if it.kind == nkIdentDefs: 
-        if (it.sons[0].kind != nkSym): InternalError(it.info, "inlineIter")
-        var newVar = copySym(it.sons[0].sym)
-        incl(newVar.flags, sfFromGeneric) 
-        # fixes a strange bug for rodgen:
-        #include(it.sons[0].sym.flags, sfFromGeneric);
-        newVar.owner = getCurrOwner(c)
-        IdNodeTablePut(c.transCon.mapping, it.sons[0].sym, newSymNode(newVar))
-        it.sons[0] = newSymNode(newVar)
-        it.sons[2] = transform(c, it.sons[2])
-      else: 
-        if it.kind != nkVarTuple: 
-          InternalError(it.info, "inlineIter: not nkVarTuple")
-        var L = sonsLen(it)
-        for j in countup(0, L - 3): 
-          var newVar = copySym(it.sons[j].sym)
-          incl(newVar.flags, sfFromGeneric)
-          newVar.owner = getCurrOwner(c)
-          IdNodeTablePut(c.transCon.mapping, it.sons[j].sym, newSymNode(newVar))
-          it.sons[j] = newSymNode(newVar)
-        assert(it.sons[L - 2] == nil)
-        it.sons[L - 1] = transform(c, it.sons[L - 1])
-  else: 
-    result = copyNode(n)
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): addSon(result, inlineIter(c, n.sons[i]))
-    result = transform(c, result)
-
-proc addVar(father, v: PNode) = 
-  var vpart = newNodeI(nkIdentDefs, v.info)
-  addSon(vpart, v)
-  addSon(vpart, nil)
-  addSon(vpart, nil)
-  addSon(father, vpart)
-
-proc transformAddrDeref(c: PTransf, n: PNode, a, b: TNodeKind): PNode = 
-  case n.sons[0].kind
-  of nkObjUpConv, nkObjDownConv, nkPassAsOpenArray, nkChckRange, nkChckRangeF, 
-     nkChckRange64: 
-    var m = n.sons[0].sons[0]
-    if (m.kind == a) or (m.kind == b): 
-      # addr ( nkPassAsOpenArray ( deref ( x ) ) ) --> nkPassAsOpenArray(x)
-      n.sons[0].sons[0] = m.sons[0]
-      return transform(c, n.sons[0])
-  of nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv, nkConv: 
-    var m = n.sons[0].sons[1]
-    if (m.kind == a) or (m.kind == b): 
-      # addr ( nkConv ( deref ( x ) ) ) --> nkConv(x)
-      n.sons[0].sons[1] = m.sons[0]
-      return transform(c, n.sons[0])
-  else: 
-    if (n.sons[0].kind == a) or (n.sons[0].kind == b): 
-      # addr ( deref ( x )) --> x
-      return transform(c, n.sons[0].sons[0])
-  n.sons[0] = transform(c, n.sons[0])
-  result = n
-
-proc transformConv(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  n.sons[1] = transform(c, n.sons[1])
-  result = n                  # numeric types need range checks:
-  var dest = skipTypes(n.typ, abstractVarRange)
-  var source = skipTypes(n.sons[1].typ, abstractVarRange)
-  case dest.kind
-  of tyInt..tyInt64, tyEnum, tyChar, tyBool: 
-    if (firstOrd(dest) <= firstOrd(source)) and
-        (lastOrd(source) <= lastOrd(dest)): 
-      # BUGFIX: simply leave n as it is; we need a nkConv node,
-      # but no range check:
-      result = n
-    else: 
-      # generate a range check:
-      if (dest.kind == tyInt64) or (source.kind == tyInt64): 
-        result = newNodeIT(nkChckRange64, n.info, n.typ)
-      else: 
-        result = newNodeIT(nkChckRange, n.info, n.typ)
-      dest = skipTypes(n.typ, abstractVar)
-      addSon(result, n.sons[1])
-      addSon(result, newIntTypeNode(nkIntLit, firstOrd(dest), source))
-      addSon(result, newIntTypeNode(nkIntLit, lastOrd(dest), source))
-  of tyFloat..tyFloat128: 
-    if skipTypes(n.typ, abstractVar).kind == tyRange: 
-      result = newNodeIT(nkChckRangeF, n.info, n.typ)
-      dest = skipTypes(n.typ, abstractVar)
-      addSon(result, n.sons[1])
-      addSon(result, copyTree(dest.n.sons[0]))
-      addSon(result, copyTree(dest.n.sons[1]))
-  of tyOpenArray: 
-    result = newNodeIT(nkPassAsOpenArray, n.info, n.typ)
-    addSon(result, n.sons[1])
-  of tyCString: 
-    if source.kind == tyString: 
-      result = newNodeIT(nkStringToCString, n.info, n.typ)
-      addSon(result, n.sons[1])
-  of tyString: 
-    if source.kind == tyCString: 
-      result = newNodeIT(nkCStringToString, n.info, n.typ)
-      addSon(result, n.sons[1])
-  of tyRef, tyPtr: 
-    dest = skipTypes(dest, abstractPtrs)
-    source = skipTypes(source, abstractPtrs)
-    if source.kind == tyObject: 
-      var diff = inheritanceDiff(dest, source)
-      if diff < 0: 
-        result = newNodeIT(nkObjUpConv, n.info, n.typ)
-        addSon(result, n.sons[1])
-      elif diff > 0: 
-        result = newNodeIT(nkObjDownConv, n.info, n.typ)
-        addSon(result, n.sons[1])
-      else: 
-        result = n.sons[1]
-  of tyObject: 
-    var diff = inheritanceDiff(dest, source)
-    if diff < 0: 
-      result = newNodeIT(nkObjUpConv, n.info, n.typ)
-      addSon(result, n.sons[1])
-    elif diff > 0: 
-      result = newNodeIT(nkObjDownConv, n.info, n.typ)
-      addSon(result, n.sons[1])
-    else: 
-      result = n.sons[1]
-  of tyGenericParam, tyOrdinal: 
-    result = n.sons[1] # happens sometimes for generated assignments, etc.
-  else: 
-    nil
-
-proc skipPassAsOpenArray(n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  while result.kind == nkPassAsOpenArray: result = result.sons[0]
-  
-type 
-  TPutArgInto = enum 
-    paDirectMapping, paFastAsgn, paVarAsgn
-
-proc putArgInto(arg: PNode, formal: PType): TPutArgInto = 
-  # This analyses how to treat the mapping "formal <-> arg" in an
-  # inline context.
-  if skipTypes(formal, abstractInst).kind == tyOpenArray: 
-    return paDirectMapping    # XXX really correct?
-                              # what if ``arg`` has side-effects?
-  case arg.kind
-  of nkEmpty..nkNilLit: 
-    result = paDirectMapping
-  of nkPar, nkCurly, nkBracket: 
-    result = paFastAsgn
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(arg) - 1): 
-      if putArgInto(arg.sons[i], formal) != paDirectMapping: return 
-    result = paDirectMapping
-  else: 
-    if skipTypes(formal, abstractInst).kind == tyVar: result = paVarAsgn
-    else: result = paFastAsgn
-  
-proc transformFor(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  # generate access statements for the parameters (unless they are constant)
-  # put mapping from formal parameters to actual parameters
-  if (n.kind != nkForStmt): InternalError(n.info, "transformFor")
-  result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
-  var length = sonsLen(n)
-  n.sons[length - 1] = transformContinue(c, n.sons[length - 1])
-  var v = newNodeI(nkVarSection, n.info)
-  for i in countup(0, length - 3): 
-    addVar(v, copyTree(n.sons[i])) # declare new vars
-  addSon(result, v)
-  var newC = newTransCon()
-  var call = n.sons[length - 2]
-  if (call.kind != nkCall) or (call.sons[0].kind != nkSym): 
-    InternalError(call.info, "transformFor")
-  newC.owner = call.sons[0].sym
-  newC.forStmt = n
-  if (newC.owner.kind != skIterator): 
-    InternalError(call.info, "transformFor") 
-  # generate access statements for the parameters (unless they are constant)
-  pushTransCon(c, newC)
-  for i in countup(1, sonsLen(call) - 1): 
-    var arg = skipPassAsOpenArray(transform(c, call.sons[i]))
-    var formal = skipTypes(newC.owner.typ, abstractInst).n.sons[i].sym 
-    #if IdentEq(newc.Owner.name, 'items') then 
-    #  liMessage(arg.info, warnUser, 'items: ' + nodeKindToStr[arg.kind]);
-    case putArgInto(arg, formal.typ)
-    of paDirectMapping: 
-      IdNodeTablePut(newC.mapping, formal, arg)
-    of paFastAsgn: 
-      # generate a temporary and produce an assignment statement:
-      var temp = newTemp(c, formal.typ, formal.info)
-      addVar(v, newSymNode(temp))
-      addSon(result, newAsgnStmt(c, newSymNode(temp), arg))
-      IdNodeTablePut(newC.mapping, formal, newSymNode(temp))
-    of paVarAsgn: 
-      assert(skipTypes(formal.typ, abstractInst).kind == tyVar)
-      InternalError(arg.info, "not implemented: pass to var parameter")
-  var body = newC.owner.ast.sons[codePos]
-  pushInfoContext(n.info)
-  addSon(result, inlineIter(c, body))
-  popInfoContext()
-  popTransCon(c)
-
-proc getMagicOp(call: PNode): TMagic = 
-  if (call.sons[0].kind == nkSym) and
-      (call.sons[0].sym.kind in {skProc, skMethod, skConverter}): 
-    result = call.sons[0].sym.magic
-  else: 
-    result = mNone
-  
-proc gatherVars(c: PTransf, n: PNode, marked: var TIntSet, owner: PSym, 
-                container: PNode) = 
-  # gather used vars for closure generation
-  if n == nil: return 
-  case n.kind
-  of nkSym: 
-    var s = n.sym
-    var found = false
-    case s.kind
-    of skVar: found = not (sfGlobal in s.flags)
-    of skTemp, skForVar, skParam: found = true
-    else: 
-      nil
-    if found and (owner.id != s.owner.id) and
-        not IntSetContainsOrIncl(marked, s.id): 
-      incl(s.flags, sfInClosure)
-      addSon(container, copyNode(n)) # DON'T make a copy of the symbol!
-  of nkEmpty..pred(nkSym), succ(nkSym)..nkNilLit: 
-    nil
-  else: 
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
-      gatherVars(c, n.sons[i], marked, owner, container)
-  
-proc addFormalParam(routine: PSym, param: PSym) = 
-  addSon(routine.typ, param.typ)
-  addSon(routine.ast.sons[paramsPos], newSymNode(param))
-
-proc indirectAccess(a, b: PSym): PNode = 
-  # returns a^ .b as a node
-  var x = newSymNode(a)
-  var y = newSymNode(b)
-  var deref = newNodeI(nkDerefExpr, x.info)
-  deref.typ = x.typ.sons[0]
-  addSon(deref, x)
-  result = newNodeI(nkDotExpr, x.info)
-  addSon(result, deref)
-  addSon(result, y)
-  result.typ = y.typ
-
-proc transformLambda(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  var marked: TIntSet
-  result = n
-  IntSetInit(marked)
-  if (n.sons[namePos].kind != nkSym): InternalError(n.info, "transformLambda")
-  var s = n.sons[namePos].sym
-  var closure = newNodeI(nkRecList, n.sons[codePos].info)
-  gatherVars(c, n.sons[codePos], marked, s, closure) 
-  # add closure type to the param list (even if closure is empty!):
-  var cl = newType(tyObject, s)
-  cl.n = closure
-  addSon(cl, nil)             # no super class
-  var p = newType(tyRef, s)
-  addSon(p, cl)
-  var param = newSym(skParam, getIdent(genPrefix & "Cl"), s)
-  param.typ = p
-  addFormalParam(s, param) 
-  # all variables that are accessed should be accessed by the new closure
-  # parameter:
-  if sonsLen(closure) > 0: 
-    var newC = newTransCon()
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(closure) - 1): 
-      IdNodeTablePut(newC.mapping, closure.sons[i].sym, 
-                     indirectAccess(param, closure.sons[i].sym))
-    pushTransCon(c, newC)
-    n.sons[codePos] = transform(c, n.sons[codePos])
-    popTransCon(c)
-
-proc transformCase(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  # removes `elif` branches of a case stmt
-  # adds ``else: nil`` if needed for the code generator
-  var length = sonsLen(n)
-  var i = length - 1
-  if n.sons[i].kind == nkElse: dec(i)
-  if n.sons[i].kind == nkElifBranch: 
-    while n.sons[i].kind == nkElifBranch: dec(i)
-    if (n.sons[i].kind != nkOfBranch): 
-      InternalError(n.sons[i].info, "transformCase")
-    var ifs = newNodeI(nkIfStmt, n.sons[i + 1].info)
-    var elsen = newNodeI(nkElse, ifs.info)
-    for j in countup(i + 1, length - 1): addSon(ifs, n.sons[j])
-    setlen(n.sons, i + 2)
-    addSon(elsen, ifs)
-    n.sons[i + 1] = elsen
-  elif (n.sons[length - 1].kind != nkElse) and
-      not (skipTypes(n.sons[0].Typ, abstractVarRange).Kind in
-      {tyInt..tyInt64, tyChar, tyEnum}): 
-    #MessageOut(renderTree(n));
-    var elsen = newNodeI(nkElse, n.info)
-    addSon(elsen, newNodeI(nkNilLit, n.info))
-    addSon(n, elsen)
-  result = n
-  for j in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): result.sons[j] = transform(c, n.sons[j])
-  
-proc transformArrayAccess(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = copyTree(n)
-  result.sons[0] = skipConv(result.sons[0])
-  result.sons[1] = skipConv(result.sons[1])
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(result) - 1): 
-    result.sons[i] = transform(c, result.sons[i])
-  
-proc getMergeOp(n: PNode): PSym = 
-  result = nil
-  case n.kind
-  of nkCall, nkHiddenCallConv, nkCommand, nkInfix, nkPrefix, nkPostfix, 
-     nkCallStrLit: 
-    if (n.sons[0].Kind == nkSym) and (n.sons[0].sym.kind == skProc) and
-        (sfMerge in n.sons[0].sym.flags): 
-      result = n.sons[0].sym
-  else: 
-    nil
-
-proc flattenTreeAux(d, a: PNode, op: PSym) = 
-  var op2 = getMergeOp(a)
-  if (op2 != nil) and
-      ((op2.id == op.id) or (op.magic != mNone) and (op2.magic == op.magic)): 
-    for i in countup(1, sonsLen(a) - 1): flattenTreeAux(d, a.sons[i], op)
-  else: 
-    addSon(d, copyTree(a))
-  
-proc flattenTree(root: PNode): PNode = 
-  var op = getMergeOp(root)
-  if op != nil: 
-    result = copyNode(root)
-    addSon(result, copyTree(root.sons[0]))
-    flattenTreeAux(result, root, op)
-  else: 
-    result = root
-  
-proc transformCall(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = flattenTree(n)
-  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(result) - 1): 
-    result.sons[i] = transform(c, result.sons[i])
-  var op = getMergeOp(result)
-  if (op != nil) and (op.magic != mNone) and (sonsLen(result) >= 3): 
-    var m = result
-    result = newNodeIT(nkCall, m.info, m.typ)
-    addSon(result, copyTree(m.sons[0]))
-    var j = 1
-    while j < sonsLen(m): 
-      var a = m.sons[j]
-      inc(j)
-      if isConstExpr(a): 
-        while (j < sonsLen(m)) and isConstExpr(m.sons[j]): 
-          a = evalOp(op.magic, m, a, m.sons[j], nil)
-          inc(j)
-      addSon(result, a)
-    if sonsLen(result) == 2: result = result.sons[1]
-  elif (result.sons[0].kind == nkSym) and
-      (result.sons[0].sym.kind == skMethod): 
-    # use the dispatcher for the call:
-    result = methodCall(result)
-
-proc transform(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  result = n
-  if n == nil: return
-  case n.kind
-  of nkSym: 
-    return transformSym(c, n)
-  of nkEmpty..pred(nkSym), succ(nkSym)..nkNilLit: 
-    # nothing to be done for leaves
-  of nkBracketExpr: 
-    result = transformArrayAccess(c, n)
-  of nkLambda: 
-    result = transformLambda(c, n)
-  of nkForStmt: 
-    result = transformFor(c, n)
-  of nkCaseStmt: 
-    result = transformCase(c, n)
-  of nkProcDef, nkMethodDef, nkIteratorDef, nkMacroDef: 
-    if n.sons[genericParamsPos] == nil: 
-      n.sons[codePos] = transform(c, n.sons[codePos])
-      if n.kind == nkMethodDef: methodDef(n.sons[namePos].sym)
-  of nkWhileStmt: 
-    if (sonsLen(n) != 2): InternalError(n.info, "transform")
-    n.sons[0] = transform(c, n.sons[0])
-    n.sons[1] = transformContinue(c, n.sons[1])
-  of nkCall, nkHiddenCallConv, nkCommand, nkInfix, nkPrefix, nkPostfix, 
-     nkCallStrLit: 
-    result = transformCall(c, result)
-  of nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr: 
-    result = transformAddrDeref(c, n, nkDerefExpr, nkHiddenDeref)
-  of nkDerefExpr, nkHiddenDeref: 
-    result = transformAddrDeref(c, n, nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr)
-  of nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv, nkConv: 
-    result = transformConv(c, n)
-  of nkDiscardStmt: 
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): result.sons[i] = transform(c, n.sons[i])
-    if isConstExpr(result.sons[0]): result = newNode(nkCommentStmt)
-  of nkCommentStmt, nkTemplateDef: 
-    return 
-  of nkConstSection: 
-    # do not replace ``const c = 3`` with ``const 3 = 3``
-    return                    
-  else: 
-    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): result.sons[i] = transform(c, n.sons[i])
-  var cnst = getConstExpr(c.module, result)
-  if cnst != nil: 
-    result = cnst             # do not miss an optimization  
-  
-proc processTransf(context: PPassContext, n: PNode): PNode = 
-  var c = PTransf(context)
-  result = transform(c, n)
-
-proc openTransf(module: PSym, filename: string): PPassContext = 
-  var n: PTransf
-  new(n)
-  n.module = module
-  result = n
-
-proc transfPass(): TPass = 
-  initPass(result)
-  result.open = openTransf
-  result.process = processTransf
-  result.close = processTransf # we need to process generics too!
-