Fixes for ptr array deref codegen (#11191)

* fixes for ptr array derefence codegen * fix comments, make diff nicer
2019-05-06 23:14:38 -07:00 · 2019-05-06 23:14:38 -07:00 · a6ba3116b2
commit a6ba3116b2
parent 7804b5c558
4 changed files with 36 additions and 40 deletions
--- a/compiler/ast.nim
+++ b/compiler/ast.nim
@ -768,6 +768,8 @@ type
    lfHeader,                 # include header file for symbol
    lfImportCompilerProc,     # ``importc`` of a compilerproc
    lfSingleUse               # no location yet and will only be used once
+    lfEnforceDeref            # a copyMem is required to dereference if this a
+      # ptr array due to C array limitations. See #1181, #6422, #11171
  TStorageLoc* = enum
    OnUnknown,                # location is unknown (stack, heap or static)
    OnStatic,                 # in a static section