compiler/msgs.nim: minor code cleanup

compiler/msgs.nim

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ const
     errUnknown: "unknown error",
     errInternal: "internal error: $1",
     errIllFormedAstX: "illformed AST: $1",
-    errCannotOpenFile: "cannot open \'$1\'",
+    errCannotOpenFile: "cannot open '$1'",
     errGenerated: "$1",
     errStringLiteralExpected: "string literal expected",
     errIntLiteralExpected: "integer literal expected",
@@ -160,39 +160,39 @@ const
     errNumberOutOfRange: "number $1 out of valid range",
     errNnotAllowedInCharacter: "\\n not allowed in character literal",
     errClosingBracketExpected: "closing ']' expected, but end of file reached",
-    errMissingFinalQuote: "missing final \' for character literal",
+    errMissingFinalQuote: "missing final ' for character literal",
-    errIdentifierExpected: "identifier expected, but found \'$1\'",
+    errIdentifierExpected: "identifier expected, but found '$1'",
-    errNewlineExpected: "newline expected, but found \'$1\'",
+    errNewlineExpected: "newline expected, but found '$1'",
     errInvalidModuleName: "invalid module name: '$1'",
-    errOperatorExpected: "operator expected, but found \'$1\'",
+    errOperatorExpected: "operator expected, but found '$1'",
-    errTokenExpected: "\'$1\' expected",
+    errTokenExpected: "'$1' expected",
-    errRecursiveDependencyX: "recursive dependency: \'$1\'",
+    errRecursiveDependencyX: "recursive dependency: '$1'",
-    errOnOrOffExpected: "\'on\' or \'off\' expected",
+    errOnOrOffExpected: "'on' or 'off' expected",
-    errNoneSpeedOrSizeExpected: "\'none\', \'speed\' or \'size\' expected",
+    errNoneSpeedOrSizeExpected: "'none', 'speed' or 'size' expected",
     errInvalidPragma: "invalid pragma",
-    errUnknownPragma: "unknown pragma: \'$1\'",
+    errUnknownPragma: "unknown pragma: '$1'",
-    errInvalidDirectiveX: "invalid directive: \'$1\'",
+    errInvalidDirectiveX: "invalid directive: '$1'",
-    errAtPopWithoutPush: "\'pop\' without a \'push\' pragma",
+    errAtPopWithoutPush: "'pop' without a 'push' pragma",
     errEmptyAsm: "empty asm statement",
     errInvalidIndentation: "invalid indentation",
     errExceptionAlreadyHandled: "exception already handled",
     errYieldNotAllowedHere: "'yield' only allowed in an iterator",
     errYieldNotAllowedInTryStmt: "'yield' cannot be used within 'try' in a non-inlined iterator",
-    errInvalidNumberOfYieldExpr: "invalid number of \'yield\' expressions",
+    errInvalidNumberOfYieldExpr: "invalid number of 'yield' expressions",
     errCannotReturnExpr: "current routine cannot return an expression",
     errNoReturnWithReturnTypeNotAllowed: "routines with NoReturn pragma are not allowed to have return type",
-    errAttemptToRedefine: "redefinition of \'$1\'",
+    errAttemptToRedefine: "redefinition of '$1'",
-    errStmtInvalidAfterReturn: "statement not allowed after \'return\', \'break\', \'raise\', \'continue\' or proc call with noreturn pragma",
+    errStmtInvalidAfterReturn: "statement not allowed after 'return', 'break', 'raise', 'continue' or proc call with noreturn pragma",
     errStmtExpected: "statement expected",
-    errInvalidLabel: "\'$1\' is no label",
+    errInvalidLabel: "'$1' is no label",
-    errInvalidCmdLineOption: "invalid command line option: \'$1\'",
+    errInvalidCmdLineOption: "invalid command line option: '$1'",
-    errCmdLineArgExpected: "argument for command line option expected: \'$1\'",
+    errCmdLineArgExpected: "argument for command line option expected: '$1'",
-    errCmdLineNoArgExpected: "invalid argument for command line option: \'$1\'",
+    errCmdLineNoArgExpected: "invalid argument for command line option: '$1'",
-    errInvalidVarSubstitution: "invalid variable substitution in \'$1\'",
+    errInvalidVarSubstitution: "invalid variable substitution in '$1'",
-    errUnknownVar: "unknown variable: \'$1\'",
+    errUnknownVar: "unknown variable: '$1'",
-    errUnknownCcompiler: "unknown C compiler: \'$1\'",
+    errUnknownCcompiler: "unknown C compiler: '$1'",
-    errOnOrOffExpectedButXFound: "\'on\' or \'off\' expected, but \'$1\' found",
+    errOnOrOffExpectedButXFound: "'on' or 'off' expected, but '$1' found",
-    errOnOffOrListExpectedButXFound: "\'on\', \'off\' or \'list\' expected, but \'$1\' found",
+    errOnOffOrListExpectedButXFound: "'on', 'off' or 'list' expected, but '$1' found",
     errNoneBoehmRefcExpectedButXFound: "'none', 'boehm' or 'refc' expected, but '$1' found",
     errNoneSpeedOrSizeExpectedButXFound: "'none', 'speed' or 'size' expected, but '$1' found",
     errGuiConsoleOrLibExpectedButXFound: "'gui', 'console' or 'lib' expected, but '$1' found",
@@ -201,19 +201,19 @@ const
     errGenOutExpectedButXFound: "'c', 'c++' or 'yaml' expected, but '$1' found",
     errArgsNeedRunOption: "arguments can only be given if the '--run' option is selected",
     errInvalidMultipleAsgn: "multiple assignment is not allowed",
-    errColonOrEqualsExpected: "\':\' or \'=\' expected, but found \'$1\'",
+    errColonOrEqualsExpected: "':' or '=' expected, but found '$1'",
-    errExprExpected: "expression expected, but found \'$1\'",
+    errExprExpected: "expression expected, but found '$1'",
-    errUndeclaredField: "undeclared field: \'$1\'",
+    errUndeclaredField: "undeclared field: '$1'",
-    errUndeclaredRoutine: "attempting to call undeclared routine: \'$1\'",
+    errUndeclaredRoutine: "attempting to call undeclared routine: '$1'",
-    errUseQualifier: "ambiguous identifier: \'$1\' -- use a qualifier",
+    errUseQualifier: "ambiguous identifier: '$1' -- use a qualifier",
     errTypeExpected: "type expected",
-    errSystemNeeds: "system module needs \'$1\'",
+    errSystemNeeds: "system module needs '$1'",
     errExecutionOfProgramFailed: "execution of an external program failed: '$1'",
-    errNotOverloadable: "overloaded \'$1\' leads to ambiguous calls",
+    errNotOverloadable: "overloaded '$1' leads to ambiguous calls",
-    errInvalidArgForX: "invalid argument for \'$1\'",
+    errInvalidArgForX: "invalid argument for '$1'",
     errStmtHasNoEffect: "statement has no effect",
-    errXExpectsTypeOrValue: "\'$1\' expects a type or value",
+    errXExpectsTypeOrValue: "'$1' expects a type or value",
-    errXExpectsArrayType: "\'$1\' expects an array type",
+    errXExpectsArrayType: "'$1' expects an array type",
     errIteratorCannotBeInstantiated: "'$1' cannot be instantiated because its body has not been compiled yet",
     errExprXAmbiguous: "expression '$1' ambiguous in this context",
     errConstantDivisionByZero: "division by zero",
@@ -221,26 +221,26 @@ const
     errOrdinalOrFloatTypeExpected: "ordinal or float type expected",
     errOverOrUnderflow: "over- or underflow",
     errCannotEvalXBecauseIncompletelyDefined: "cannot evaluate '$1' because type is not defined completely",
-    errChrExpectsRange0_255: "\'chr\' expects an int in the range 0..255",
+    errChrExpectsRange0_255: "'chr' expects an int in the range 0..255",
-    errDynlibRequiresExportc: "\'dynlib\' requires \'exportc\'",
+    errDynlibRequiresExportc: "'dynlib' requires 'exportc'",
-    errUndeclaredFieldX: "undeclared field: \'$1\'",
+    errUndeclaredFieldX: "undeclared field: '$1'",
     errNilAccess: "attempt to access a nil address",
     errIndexOutOfBounds: "index out of bounds",
     errIndexTypesDoNotMatch: "index types do not match",
-    errBracketsInvalidForType: "\'[]\' operator invalid for this type",
+    errBracketsInvalidForType: "'[]' operator invalid for this type",
     errValueOutOfSetBounds: "value out of set bounds",
-    errFieldInitTwice: "field initialized twice: \'$1\'",
+    errFieldInitTwice: "field initialized twice: '$1'",
-    errFieldNotInit: "field \'$1\' not initialized",
+    errFieldNotInit: "field '$1' not initialized",
-    errExprXCannotBeCalled: "expression \'$1\' cannot be called",
+    errExprXCannotBeCalled: "expression '$1' cannot be called",
     errExprHasNoType: "expression has no type",
-    errExprXHasNoType: "expression \'$1\' has no type (or is ambiguous)",
+    errExprXHasNoType: "expression '$1' has no type (or is ambiguous)",
-    errCastNotInSafeMode: "\'cast\' not allowed in safe mode",
+    errCastNotInSafeMode: "'cast' not allowed in safe mode",
     errExprCannotBeCastToX: "expression cannot be cast to $1",
     errCommaOrParRiExpected: "',' or ')' expected",
-    errCurlyLeOrParLeExpected: "\'{\' or \'(\' expected",
+    errCurlyLeOrParLeExpected: "'{' or '(' expected",
-    errSectionExpected: "section (\'type\', \'proc\', etc.) expected",
+    errSectionExpected: "section ('type', 'proc', etc.) expected",
     errRangeExpected: "range expected",
-    errMagicOnlyInSystem: "\'magic\' only allowed in system module",
+    errMagicOnlyInSystem: "'magic' only allowed in system module",
     errPowerOfTwoExpected: "power of two expected",
     errStringMayNotBeEmpty: "string literal may not be empty",
     errCallConvExpected: "calling convention expected",
@@ -257,51 +257,51 @@ const
     errWrongNumberOfVariables: "wrong number of variables",
     errExprCannotBeRaised: "only a 'ref object' can be raised",
     errBreakOnlyInLoop: "'break' only allowed in loop construct",
-    errTypeXhasUnknownSize: "type \'$1\' has unknown size",
+    errTypeXhasUnknownSize: "type '$1' has unknown size",
     errConstNeedsConstExpr: "a constant can only be initialized with a constant expression",
     errConstNeedsValue: "a constant needs a value",
     errResultCannotBeOpenArray: "the result type cannot be on open array",
-    errSizeTooBig: "computing the type\'s size produced an overflow",
+    errSizeTooBig: "computing the type's size produced an overflow",
     errSetTooBig: "set is too large",
     errBaseTypeMustBeOrdinal: "base type of a set must be an ordinal",
     errInheritanceOnlyWithNonFinalObjects: "inheritance only works with non-final objects",
     errInheritanceOnlyWithEnums: "inheritance only works with an enum",
-    errIllegalRecursionInTypeX: "illegal recursion in type \'$1\'",
+    errIllegalRecursionInTypeX: "illegal recursion in type '$1'",
-    errCannotInstantiateX: "cannot instantiate: \'$1\'",
+    errCannotInstantiateX: "cannot instantiate: '$1'",
     errExprHasNoAddress: "expression has no address",
     errXStackEscape: "address of '$1' may not escape its stack frame",
-    errVarForOutParamNeededX: "for a \'var\' type a variable needs to be passed; but '$1' is immutable",
+    errVarForOutParamNeededX: "for a 'var' type a variable needs to be passed; but '$1' is immutable",
     errPureTypeMismatch: "type mismatch",
     errTypeMismatch: "type mismatch: got <",
     errButExpected: "but expected one of: ",
-    errButExpectedX: "but expected \'$1\'",
+    errButExpectedX: "but expected '$1'",
     errAmbiguousCallXYZ: "ambiguous call; both $1 and $2 match for: $3",
     errWrongNumberOfArguments: "wrong number of arguments",
     errWrongNumberOfArgumentsInCall: "wrong number of arguments in call to '$1'",
     errMissingGenericParamsForTemplate: "'$1' has unspecified generic parameters",
-    errXCannotBePassedToProcVar: "\'$1\' cannot be passed to a procvar",
+    errXCannotBePassedToProcVar: "'$1' cannot be passed to a procvar",
     errPragmaOnlyInHeaderOfProcX: "pragmas are only allowed in the header of a proc; redefinition of $1",
-    errImplOfXNotAllowed: "implementation of \'$1\' is not allowed",
+    errImplOfXNotAllowed: "implementation of '$1' is not allowed",
-    errImplOfXexpected: "implementation of \'$1\' expected",
+    errImplOfXexpected: "implementation of '$1' expected",
     errNoSymbolToBorrowFromFound: "no symbol to borrow from found",
     errDiscardValueX: "value of type '$1' has to be discarded",
     errInvalidDiscard: "statement returns no value that can be discarded",
     errIllegalConvFromXtoY: "conversion from $1 to $2 is invalid",
-    errCannotBindXTwice: "cannot bind parameter \'$1\' twice",
+    errCannotBindXTwice: "cannot bind parameter '$1' twice",
     errInvalidOrderInArrayConstructor: "invalid order in array constructor",
-    errInvalidOrderInEnumX: "invalid order in enum \'$1\'",
+    errInvalidOrderInEnumX: "invalid order in enum '$1'",
-    errEnumXHasHoles: "enum \'$1\' has holes",
+    errEnumXHasHoles: "enum '$1' has holes",
-    errExceptExpected: "\'except\' or \'finally\' expected",
+    errExceptExpected: "'except' or 'finally' expected",
-    errInvalidTry: "after catch all \'except\' or \'finally\' no section may follow",
+    errInvalidTry: "after catch all 'except' or 'finally' no section may follow",
-    errOptionExpected: "option expected, but found \'$1\'",
+    errOptionExpected: "option expected, but found '$1'",
-    errXisNoLabel: "\'$1\' is not a label",
+    errXisNoLabel: "'$1' is not a label",
     errNotAllCasesCovered: "not all cases are covered",
-    errUnknownSubstitionVar: "unknown substitution variable: \'$1\'",
+    errUnknownSubstitionVar: "unknown substitution variable: '$1'",
     errComplexStmtRequiresInd: "complex statement requires indentation",
-    errXisNotCallable: "\'$1\' is not callable",
+    errXisNotCallable: "'$1' is not callable",
     errNoPragmasAllowedForX: "no pragmas allowed for $1",
     errNoGenericParamsAllowedForX: "no generic parameters allowed for $1",
-    errInvalidParamKindX: "invalid param kind: \'$1\'",
+    errInvalidParamKindX: "invalid param kind: '$1'",
     errDefaultArgumentInvalid: "default argument invalid",
     errNamedParamHasToBeIdent: "named parameter has to be an identifier",
     errNoReturnTypeForX: "no return type allowed for $1",
@@ -309,24 +309,24 @@ const
     errInvalidPragmaX: "invalid pragma: $1",
     errXNotAllowedHere: "$1 not allowed here",
     errInvalidControlFlowX: "invalid control flow: $1",
-    errXisNoType: "invalid type: \'$1\'",
+    errXisNoType: "invalid type: '$1'",
     errCircumNeedsPointer: "'[]' needs a pointer or reference type",
     errInvalidExpression: "invalid expression",
-    errInvalidExpressionX: "invalid expression: \'$1\'",
+    errInvalidExpressionX: "invalid expression: '$1'",
-    errEnumHasNoValueX: "enum has no value \'$1\'",
+    errEnumHasNoValueX: "enum has no value '$1'",
     errNamedExprExpected: "named expression expected",
     errNamedExprNotAllowed: "named expression not allowed here",
-    errXExpectsOneTypeParam: "\'$1\' expects one type parameter",
+    errXExpectsOneTypeParam: "'$1' expects one type parameter",
     errArrayExpectsTwoTypeParams: "array expects two type parameters",
-    errInvalidVisibilityX: "invalid visibility: \'$1\'",
+    errInvalidVisibilityX: "invalid visibility: '$1'",
     errInitHereNotAllowed: "initialization not allowed here",
-    errXCannotBeAssignedTo: "\'$1\' cannot be assigned to",
+    errXCannotBeAssignedTo: "'$1' cannot be assigned to",
-    errIteratorNotAllowed: "iterators can only be defined at the module\'s top level",
+    errIteratorNotAllowed: "iterators can only be defined at the module's top level",
     errXNeedsReturnType: "$1 needs a return type",
     errNoReturnTypeDeclared: "no return type declared",
     errNoCommand: "no command given",
-    errInvalidCommandX: "invalid command: \'$1\'",
+    errInvalidCommandX: "invalid command: '$1'",
-    errXOnlyAtModuleScope: "\'$1\' is only allowed at top level",
+    errXOnlyAtModuleScope: "'$1' is only allowed at top level",
     errXNeedsParamObjectType: "'$1' needs a parameter that has an object type",
     errTemplateInstantiationTooNested: "template instantiation too nested, try --evalTemplateLimit:N",
     errMacroInstantiationTooNested: "macro instantiation too nested, try --evalMacroLimit:N",
@@ -334,17 +334,17 @@ const
     errInvalidIndexValueForTuple: "invalid index value for tuple subscript",
     errCommandExpectsFilename: "command expects a filename argument",
     errMainModuleMustBeSpecified: "please, specify a main module in the project configuration file",
-    errXExpected: "\'$1\' expected",
+    errXExpected: "'$1' expected",
-    errTIsNotAConcreteType: "\'$1\' is not a concrete type.",
+    errTIsNotAConcreteType: "'$1' is not a concrete type.",
-    errCastToANonConcreteType: "cannot cast to a non concrete type: \'$1\'",
+    errCastToANonConcreteType: "cannot cast to a non concrete type: '$1'",
     errInvalidSectionStart: "invalid section start",
     errGridTableNotImplemented: "grid table is not implemented",
     errGeneralParseError: "general parse error",
     errNewSectionExpected: "new section expected",
-    errWhitespaceExpected: "whitespace expected, got \'$1\'",
+    errWhitespaceExpected: "whitespace expected, got '$1'",
-    errXisNoValidIndexFile: "\'$1\' is no valid index file",
+    errXisNoValidIndexFile: "'$1' is no valid index file",
-    errCannotRenderX: "cannot render reStructuredText element \'$1\'",
+    errCannotRenderX: "cannot render reStructuredText element '$1'",
-    errVarVarTypeNotAllowed: "type \'var var\' is not allowed",
+    errVarVarTypeNotAllowed: "type 'var var' is not allowed",
     errInstantiateXExplicitly: "instantiate '$1' explicitly",
     errOnlyACallOpCanBeDelegator: "only a call operator can be a delegator",
     errUsingNoSymbol: "'$1' is not a variable, constant or a proc name",
@@ -354,26 +354,26 @@ const
                                    "A destructor must be associated will all instantiations of a generic type",
     errInlineIteratorsAsProcParams: "inline iterators can be used as parameters only for " &
                                     "templates, macros and other inline iterators",
-    errXExpectsTwoArguments: "\'$1\' expects two arguments",
+    errXExpectsTwoArguments: "'$1' expects two arguments",
-    errXExpectsObjectTypes: "\'$1\' expects object types",
+    errXExpectsObjectTypes: "'$1' expects object types",
-    errXcanNeverBeOfThisSubtype: "\'$1\' can never be of this subtype",
+    errXcanNeverBeOfThisSubtype: "'$1' can never be of this subtype",
     errTooManyIterations: "interpretation requires too many iterations; " &
       "if you are sure this is not a bug in your code edit " &
       "compiler/vmdef.MaxLoopIterations and rebuild the compiler",
-    errCannotInterpretNodeX: "cannot evaluate \'$1\'",
+    errCannotInterpretNodeX: "cannot evaluate '$1'",
-    errFieldXNotFound: "field \'$1\' cannot be found",
+    errFieldXNotFound: "field '$1' cannot be found",
-    errInvalidConversionFromTypeX: "invalid conversion from type \'$1\'",
+    errInvalidConversionFromTypeX: "invalid conversion from type '$1'",
     errAssertionFailed: "assertion failed",
-    errCannotGenerateCodeForX: "cannot generate code for \'$1\'",
+    errCannotGenerateCodeForX: "cannot generate code for '$1'",
     errXRequiresOneArgument: "$1 requires one parameter",
     errUnhandledExceptionX: "unhandled exception: $1",
     errCyclicTree: "macro returned a cyclic abstract syntax tree",
-    errXisNoMacroOrTemplate: "\'$1\' is no macro or template",
+    errXisNoMacroOrTemplate: "'$1' is no macro or template",
-    errXhasSideEffects: "\'$1\' can have side effects",
+    errXhasSideEffects: "'$1' can have side effects",
     errIteratorExpected: "iterator within for loop context expected",
     errLetNeedsInit: "'let' symbol requires an initialization",
     errThreadvarCannotInit: "a thread var cannot be initialized explicitly; this would only run for the main thread",
-    errWrongSymbolX: "usage of \'$1\' is a user-defined error",
+    errWrongSymbolX: "usage of '$1' is a user-defined error",
     errIllegalCaptureX: "illegal capture '$1'",
     errXCannotBeClosure: "'$1' cannot have 'closure' calling convention",
     errXMustBeCompileTime: "'$1' can only be used in compile-time context",
@@ -384,22 +384,22 @@ const
                                 "it is used as an operand to another routine and the types " &
                                 "of the generic paramers can be inferred from the expected signature.",
     errProcHasNoConcreteType: "'$1' doesn't have a concrete type, due to unspecified generic parameters.",
-    errCompilerDoesntSupportTarget: "The current compiler \'$1\' doesn't support the requested compilation target",
+    errCompilerDoesntSupportTarget: "The current compiler '$1' doesn't support the requested compilation target",
     errInOutFlagNotExtern: "The `$1` modifier can be used only with imported types",
     errUser: "$1",
-    warnCannotOpenFile: "cannot open \'$1\'",
+    warnCannotOpenFile: "cannot open '$1'",
     warnOctalEscape: "octal escape sequences do not exist; leading zero is ignored",
-    warnXIsNeverRead: "\'$1\' is never read",
+    warnXIsNeverRead: "'$1' is never read",
-    warnXmightNotBeenInit: "\'$1\' might not have been initialized",
+    warnXmightNotBeenInit: "'$1' might not have been initialized",
     warnDeprecated: "$1 is deprecated",
     warnConfigDeprecated: "config file '$1' is deprecated",
-    warnSmallLshouldNotBeUsed: "\'l\' should not be used as an identifier; may look like \'1\' (one)",
+    warnSmallLshouldNotBeUsed: "'l' should not be used as an identifier; may look like '1' (one)",
-    warnUnknownMagic: "unknown magic \'$1\' might crash the compiler",
+    warnUnknownMagic: "unknown magic '$1' might crash the compiler",
-    warnRedefinitionOfLabel: "redefinition of label \'$1\'",
+    warnRedefinitionOfLabel: "redefinition of label '$1'",
-    warnUnknownSubstitutionX: "unknown substitution \'$1\'",
+    warnUnknownSubstitutionX: "unknown substitution '$1'",
-    warnLanguageXNotSupported: "language \'$1\' not supported",
+    warnLanguageXNotSupported: "language '$1' not supported",
-    warnFieldXNotSupported: "field \'$1\' not supported",
+    warnFieldXNotSupported: "field '$1' not supported",
-    warnCommentXIgnored: "comment \'$1\' ignored",
+    warnCommentXIgnored: "comment '$1' ignored",
     warnTypelessParam: "'$1' has no type. Typeless parameters are deprecated; only allowed for 'template'",
     warnUseBase: "use {.base.} for base methods; baseless methods are deprecated",
     warnWriteToForeignHeap: "write to foreign heap",
@@ -421,15 +421,15 @@ const
     hintSuccess: "operation successful",
     hintSuccessX: "operation successful ($# lines compiled; $# sec total; $#; $#)",
     hintLineTooLong: "line too long",
-    hintXDeclaredButNotUsed: "\'$1\' is declared but not used",
+    hintXDeclaredButNotUsed: "'$1' is declared but not used",
     hintConvToBaseNotNeeded: "conversion to base object is not needed",
     hintConvFromXtoItselfNotNeeded: "conversion from $1 to itself is pointless",
-    hintExprAlwaysX: "expression evaluates always to \'$1\'",
+    hintExprAlwaysX: "expression evaluates always to '$1'",
     hintQuitCalled: "quit() called",
     hintProcessing: "$1",
     hintCodeBegin: "generated code listing:",
     hintCodeEnd: "end of listing",
-    hintConf: "used config file \'$1\'",
+    hintConf: "used config file '$1'",
     hintPath: "added path: '$1'",
     hintConditionAlwaysTrue: "condition is always true: '$1'",
     hintName: "name should be: '$1'",