strict effects (#18777)

* fixes #17369
* megatest is green for --cpu:arm64
* docgen output includes more tags/raises
* implemented 'effectsOf' 
* algorithm.nim: uses new effectsOf annotation
* closes #18376
* closes #17475
* closes #13905
* allow effectsOf: [a, b]
* added a test case
* parameters that are not ours cannot be declared as .effectsOf
* documentation
* manual: added the 'sort' example
* bootstrap with the new better options
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- On embedded devices `malloc` can now be used instead of `mmap` via `-d:nimAllocPagesViaMalloc`.
This is only supported for `--gc:orc` or `--gc:arc`.
- The effect system was refined and there is a new `.effectsOf` annotation that does
explicitly what was previously done implicitly. See the manual for details.
To write code that is portable with older Nim versions, use this idiom:
```nim
when defined(nimHasEffectsOf):
{.experimental: "strictEffects".}
else:
{.pragma: effectsOf.}
proc mysort(s: seq; cmp: proc(a, b: T): int) {.effectsOf: cmp.}
```
To enable the new effect system, use --experimental:strictEffects.
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