exception tracking barely works; but disabled

compiler/magicsys.nim

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ proc getSysSym(name: string): PSym =
   if result == nil: rawMessage(errSystemNeeds, name)
   if result.kind == skStub: loadStub(result)
   
-proc sysTypeFromName(name: string): PType = 
+proc sysTypeFromName*(name: string): PType = 
   result = getSysSym(name).typ
 
 proc getSysType(kind: TTypeKind): PType = 

compiler/sempass2.nim

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #
 
 import
-  ast, astalgo, msgs, semdata
+  ast, astalgo, msgs, renderer, magicsys, types, idents, trees, wordrecg
 
 # Second semantic checking pass over the AST. Necessary because the old
 # way had some inherent problems. Performs:
@@ -44,13 +44,14 @@ import
 # done: It essentially requires a built-in 'indexSplit' operation and dependent
 # typing.
 
-proc sem2call(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+when false:
-  assert n.kind in nkCallKinds
+  proc sem2call(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+    assert n.kind in nkCallKinds
     
     
 
-proc sem2sym(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
+  proc sem2sym(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
-  assert n.kind == nkSym
+    assert n.kind == nkSym
   
   
 # ------------------------ exception tracking -------------------------------
@@ -96,13 +97,16 @@ proc excType(n: PNode): PType =
           else: n.sons[0].typ
   result = skipTypes(t, skipPtrs)
 
-proc mergeEffects(a: PEffects, b: PNode) =
+proc addEffect(a: PEffects, e: PNode) =
+  assert e.kind == nkRaiseStmt
   var aa = a.exc
+  for i in a.bottom .. <aa.len:
+    if sameType(aa[i].excType, e.excType) and aa[i].info == e.info: return
+  throws(a, e)
+
+proc mergeEffects(a: PEffects, b: PNode) =
   for effect in items(b):
-    block search
+    addEffect(a, effect)
-      for i in a.bottom .. <aa.len:
-        if sameType(aa[i].excType, b.excType): break search
-      throws(a, effect)
 
 proc listEffects(a: PEffects) =
   var aa = a.exc
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ proc listEffects(a: PEffects) =
 
 proc catches(tracked: PEffects, e: PType) =
   let e = skipTypes(e, skipPtrs)
-  let L = tracked.exc.len
+  var L = tracked.exc.len
   var i = tracked.bottom
   while i < L:
     # e supertype of r?
@@ -160,25 +164,29 @@ proc trackPragmaStmt(tracked: PEffects, n: PNode) =
 proc track(tracked: PEffects, n: PNode) =
   case n.kind
   of nkRaiseStmt: throws(tracked, n)
-  of nkCallNode:
+  of nkCallKinds:
     # p's effects are ours too:
     let op = n.sons[0].typ
-    InternalAssert op.kind == tyProc and op.n.sons[0].kind == nkEffectList
+    if op != nil and op.kind == tyProc:
-    var effectList = op.n.sons[0]
+      InternalAssert op.kind == tyProc and op.n.sons[0].kind == nkEffectList
-    if effectList.len == 0:
+      var effectList = op.n.sons[0]
-      if isIndirectCall(n.sons[0]) or isForwardedProc(n.sons[0]):
+      if effectList.len == 0:
-        # assume the worst: raise of exception 'E_Base':
+        if isIndirectCall(n.sons[0]) or isForwardedProc(n.sons[0]):
-        var rs = newNodeI(nkRaiseStmt, n.info)
+          # assume the worst: raise of exception 'E_Base':
-        var re = newNodeIT(nkType, n.info, sysTypeFromName"E_Base")
+          var rs = newNodeI(nkRaiseStmt, n.info)
-        rs.add(re)
+          var re = newNodeIT(nkType, n.info, sysTypeFromName"E_Base")
-        effectList.add(rs)
+          rs.add(re)
-    mergeEffects(tracked, effectList)
+          addEffect(tracked, rs)
+      else:
+        effectList = effectList.sons[exceptionEffects]
+        mergeEffects(tracked, effectList)
   of nkTryStmt:
     trackTryStmt(tracked, n)
     return
   of nkPragma:
     trackPragmaStmt(tracked, n)
     return
+  of nkMacroDef, nkTemplateDef: return
   else: nil
   for i in 0 .. <safeLen(n):
     track(tracked, n.sons[i])
@@ -189,6 +197,7 @@ proc trackProc*(s: PSym, body: PNode) =
   # effects already computed?
   if effects.len == effectListLen: return
   newSeq(effects.sons, effectListLen)
+  effects.sons[exceptionEffects] = newNodeI(nkArgList, body.info)
   
   var t: TEffects
   t.exc = effects.sons[exceptionEffects]

compiler/transf.nim

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import 
   intsets, strutils, lists, options, ast, astalgo, trees, treetab, msgs, os, 
   idents, renderer, types, passes, semfold, magicsys, cgmeth, rodread,
-  lambdalifting
+  lambdalifting, sempass2
 
 const 
   genPrefix* = ":tmp"         # prefix for generated names
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ proc transformBody*(module: PSym, n: PNode, prc: PSym): PNode =
   if nfTransf in n.flags or prc.kind in {skTemplate, skMacro}:
     result = n
   else:
+    when false: trackProc(prc, n)
     var c = openTransf(module, "")
     result = processTransf(c, n)
     if prc.kind != skMacro:

todo.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 version 0.9.2
 =============
 
+- implement/generalize the effect system; checked exceptions
+- overloading based on ASTs: 'constraint' should not be in PType but for the
+  parameter *symbol*
+
 - document 'mixin' for generics and symbol lookup rules; special rule 
   for ``[]=``
 - implement the compiler as a service
@@ -135,7 +139,6 @@ Version 2 and beyond
   troublesome, but maybe we can come up with a simple heuristic. (All procs
   that `new` shared memory are syncGC() candidates...)
 
-- implement/generalize the effect system; checked exceptions
 - const ptr/ref
 
 - language change: inheritance should only work with reference types, so that