VM: support importc var, ptr/pointer types, cast int <=> ptr/pointer (#12877)

* VM: allow certain hardcoded special var variables at CT
* VM: allow all importc var, cast[int](ptr)
* fix tests tests/vm/tstaticprintseq.nim, tests/cpp/t8241.nim
* VM: == works for ptr/pointer nodes
* bugfix: ==, cast now also works for pointer, not just ptr
* VM supports cast PtrLikeKinds <=> PtrLikeKinds / int
* improve cname handling
* fixup + bug fix
* VM: support cast from ref to int
* address comment: opcLdGlobalDeref => opcLdGlobalDerefFFI
* defensive check against typ == nil
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Timothee Cour 2020-01-05 00:11:29 -08:00 • committed by Andreas Rumpf
commit 13c08f3ab4
7 changed files with 199 additions and 35 deletions

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@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ proc setExternName(c: PContext; s: PSym, extname: string, info: TLineInfo) =
s.loc.r = rope(extname % s.name.s)
except ValueError:
localError(c.config, info, "invalid extern name: '" & extname & "'. (Forgot to escape '$'?)")
when hasFFI:
s.cname = $s.loc.r
if c.config.cmd == cmdPretty and '$' notin extname:
# note that '{.importc.}' is transformed into '{.importc: "$1".}'
s.loc.flags.incl(lfFullExternalName)