fixes #332

compiler/cgmeth.nim

@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ proc methodDef*(s: PSym, fromCache: bool) =
 
 proc relevantCol(methods: TSymSeq, col: int): bool =
   # returns true iff the position is relevant
-  var t = methods[0].typ.sons[col]
+  var t = methods[0].typ.sons[col].skipTypes(skipPtrs)
-  if skipTypes(t, skipPtrs).kind == tyObject:
+  if t.kind == tyObject:
     for i in countup(1, high(methods)):
       let t2 = skipTypes(methods[i].typ.sons[col], skipPtrs)
       if not SameType(t2, t):

tests/run/tmethods1.nim

@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ discard """
 method somethin(obj: TObject) =
   echo "do nothing"
 
+type
+  TNode* = object {.inheritable.}
+  PNode* = ref TNode
+
+  PNodeFoo* = ref object of TNode
+
+  TSomethingElse = object 
+  PSomethingElse = ref TSomethingElse
+
+method foo(a: PNode, b: PSomethingElse) = nil
+method foo(a: PNodeFoo, b: PSomethingElse) = nil
+
 var o: TObject
 o.somethin()