rework the exception hierarchy; refs #8363

2018-08-10 11:40:01 +02:00 · 2018-08-10 11:40:01 +02:00 · 1d78ba64b4
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  anywhere. Note that this has **nothing** to do with the ``--gc:regions`` switch
  of managing memory.

+- The exception hierarchy was slightly reworked, ``SystemError`` was renamed to
+  ``Error`` and is the new base class for any exception that is guaranteed to
+  be catchable. This change should have minimal impact on most existing Nim code.
+

 ### Tool changes