fixes #2841

lib/core/typeinfo.nim

@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ proc `[]`*(x: Any, fieldName: string): Any =
     result.value = x.value +!! n.offset
     result.rawType = n.typ
   elif x.rawType.kind == tyObject and x.rawType.base != nil:
-    return `[]`(TAny(value: x.value, rawType: x.rawType.base), fieldName)
+    return `[]`(Any(value: x.value, rawType: x.rawType.base), fieldName)
   else:
     raise newException(ValueError, "invalid field name: " & fieldName)
 

lib/nimbase.h

@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ typedef int assert_numbits[sizeof(NI) == sizeof(void*) && NIM_INTBITS == sizeof(
 #  define NIM_EXTERNC
 #endif
 
+/* we have to tinker with TNimType as it's both part of system.nim and
+   typeinfo.nim but system.nim doesn't export it cleanly... */
+typedef struct TNimType TNimType;
+
 /* ---------------- platform specific includes ----------------------- */
 
 /* VxWorks related includes */

tests/cpp/ttypeinfo2.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+discard """
+  cmd: "nim cpp $file"
+"""
+# bug #2841
+import typeinfo
+var tt: Any