implemented alignas pragma (#12643)

* implemented alignas pragma

* fix bootstrap

* generate c++ compatible syntax for alignas

* Make it work.

* Multiple alignof expressions. Implement top level alignof.

tests/misc/globalalignas.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+var myglobal1* {.alignas(128).}: int32
+var myglobal2* {.alignas(128).}: int32
+var myglobal3* {.alignas(128).}: int32

tests/misc/talignas.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+discard """
+ccodeCheck: "\\i @'alignas(128) NI mylocal1' .*"
+target: "c cpp"
+output: "alignas ok"
+"""
+
+# This is for Azure. The keyword ``alignof`` only exists in ``c++11``
+# and newer. On Azure gcc does not default to c++11 yet.
+when defined(cpp) and not defined(windows):
+  {.passC: "-std=c++11".}
+
+import globalalignas
+
+var toplevel1 {.alignas: 32.} : int32
+var toplevel2 {.alignas: 32.} : int32
+var toplevel3 {.alignas: 32.} : int32
+
+proc foobar() =
+  var myvar1 {.global, alignas(64).}: int = 123
+  var myvar2 {.global, alignas(64).}: int = 123
+  var myvar3 {.global, alignas(64).}: int = 123
+
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(myglobal1)) and 127) == 0
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(myglobal2)) and 127) == 0
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(myglobal3)) and 127) == 0
+
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(myvar1)) and 63) == 0
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(myvar2)) and 63) == 0
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(myvar3)) and 63) == 0
+
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(toplevel1)) and 31) == 0
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(toplevel2)) and 31) == 0
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(toplevel3)) and 31) == 0
+
+  # test multiple alignas expressions
+  var mylocal1 {.alignas(0), alignas(128), alignas(32).}: int = 123
+  var mylocal2 {.alignas(128), alignas(0), alignas(32).}: int = 123
+  var mylocal3 {.alignas(0), alignas(32), alignas(128).}: int = 123
+
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(mylocal1)) and 127) == 0
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(mylocal2)) and 127) == 0
+  doAssert (cast[uint](addr(mylocal3)) and 127) == 0
+
+  echo "alignas ok"
+
+foobar()

tests/misc/tillegalalignas.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+discard """
+cmd: "nim check $options $file"
+errormsg: "power of two or 0 expected"
+"""
+
+proc foobar() =
+  let something {.alignas(33).} = 123

tests/misc/tsizeof.nim

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ macros api OK
 '''
 """
 
-# This is for travis. The keyword ``alignof`` only exists in ``c++11``
-# and newer. On travis gcc does not default to c++11 yet.
+# This is for Azure. The keyword ``alignof`` only exists in ``c++11``
+# and newer. On Azure gcc does not default to c++11 yet.
 when defined(cpp) and not defined(windows):
   {.passC: "-std=c++11".}
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ proc strAlign(arg: string): string =
     result &= ' '
 
 macro c_offsetof(a: typed, b: untyped): int32 =
-  ## Buffet proof implementation that works on actual offsetof operator
+  ## Bullet proof implementation that works on actual offsetof operator
   ## in the c backend. Assuming of course this implementation is
   ## correct.
   let bliteral =
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ macro c_offsetof(a: typed, b: untyped): int32 =
     res
 
 macro c_sizeof(a: typed): int32 =
-  ## Buffet proof implementation that works using the sizeof operator
+  ## Bullet proof implementation that works using the sizeof operator
   ## in the c backend. Assuming of course this implementation is
   ## correct.
   result = quote do:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ macro c_sizeof(a: typed): int32 =
     res
 
 macro c_alignof(arg: untyped): untyped =
-  ## Buffet proof implementation that works on actual alignment
+  ## Bullet proof implementation that works on actual alignment
   ## behavior measured at runtime.
   let typeSym = genSym(nskType, "AlignTestType"&arg.repr)
   result = quote do:
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ testinstance:
         b: int8
       c: int8
 
-    PaddingOfSetEnum33 = object
+    PaddingOfSetEnum33 {.objectconfig.} = object
       cause: int8
       theSet: set[MyEnum33]
 
@@ -332,10 +332,17 @@ testinstance:
       c: char
 
     # from issue 4763
-    GenericObject[T] = object
+    GenericObject[T] {.objectconfig.} = object
       a: int32
       b: T
 
+    # this type mixes `packed` with `alignas`.
+    MyCustomAlignPackedObject {.objectconfig.} = object
+      a: char
+      b {.alignas: 32.}: int32 # alignas overrides `packed` for this field.
+      c: char
+      d: int32  # unaligned
+
   const trivialSize = sizeof(TrivialType) # needs to be able to evaluate at compile time
 
   proc main(): void =
@@ -350,6 +357,7 @@ testinstance:
     var ro : RootObj
     var go : GenericObject[int64]
     var po : PaddingOfSetEnum33
+    var capo: MyCustomAlignPackedObject
 
     var
       e1: Enum1
@@ -368,8 +376,7 @@ testinstance:
     else:
       doAssert sizeof(SimpleAlignment) > 10
 
-    testSizeAlignOf(t,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,ro,go,po, e1, e2, e4, e8, eoa, eob)
-
+    testSizeAlignOf(t,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,ro,go,po, e1, e2, e4, e8, eoa, eob, capo)
 
     type
       WithBitsize {.objectconfig.} = object
@@ -433,6 +440,11 @@ testinstance:
     testOffsetOf(RecursiveStuff, d1)
     testOffsetOf(RecursiveStuff, d2)
 
+    testOffsetOf(MyCustomAlignPackedObject, a)
+    testOffsetOf(MyCustomAlignPackedObject, b)
+    testOffsetOf(MyCustomAlignPackedObject, c)
+    testOffsetOf(MyCustomAlignPackedObject, d)
+
     echo "body executed" # sanity check to ensure this logic isn't skipped entirely
 
 
@@ -482,7 +494,24 @@ type
     a: int32
     b: float32
 
+  MyCustomAlignUnion {.union.} = object
+    c: char
+    a {.alignas: 32.}: int
+
+  MyCustomAlignObject = object
+    c: char
+    a {.alignas: 32.}: int
+
 doAssert sizeof(MyUnionType) == 4
+doAssert sizeof(MyCustomAlignUnion) == 32
+doAssert alignof(MyCustomAlignUnion) == 32
+doAssert sizeof(MyCustomAlignObject) == 64
+doAssert alignof(MyCustomAlignObject) == 32
+
+
+
+
+
 
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 # bug #9794