* I don't care about observable stores
* enforce explicit initializations
* cleaner code for the stdlib
* stdlib: use explicit initializations
* make tests green
* algorithm.nim: set result explicitly
* remove out parameters and bring the PR into a mergable state
* updated the changelog
Removed phrase "However, this is no real restriction because
Nim's syntax is flexible enough anyway." from the manual - I find it
very subjective, and I sometimes *do* find myself restricted by Nim's
syntax when writing DSLs
* Allow let to not have value when using importc
This allows a let statement with the `{.importc.}` pragma to not be
initialised with a value. This allows us to declare C constants as Nim
lets without putting the value in the Nim code (which can lead to
errors, and requires us to go looking for the value). Fixes#14253
* Proper fix and documentation + changelog entry
* Improve testcase with one from timotheecour
* Add test to verify it working with macros
`if expressions` are similar to ternary operators in other languages.
In order to make this easier to find in the manual, I've added a
sentence about it.
* do not track 'raise Defect' in the .raises: [] clause anymore
* --panics:on maps 'raise Defect' to an unrecoverable fatal error
* make tests green again
* update the documentation too
* Error -> Defect for defects
The distinction between Error and Defect is subjective,
context-dependent and somewhat arbitrary, so when looking at an
exception, it's hard to guess what it is - this happens often when
looking at a `raises` list _without_ opening the corresponding
definition and digging through layers of inheritance.
With the help of a little consistency in naming, it's at least possible
to start disentangling the two error types and the standard lib can set
a good example here.
* new minor feature: macros for proc types, to be documented
* Finished the implementation and added tests
* [skip ci] Describe the new custom pragmas in the manual and the changelog
Co-authored-by: Zahary Karadjov <zahary@gmail.com>
and improve wording in other ways
Showing that `nil` can be assigned helps to warn readers that variables can be `nil` even after being assigned a value.
* allow defects to be caught even for --exceptions:goto (WIP)
* implemented the new --panics:on|off switch; refs https://github.com/nim-lang/RFCs/issues/180
* new implementation for integer overflow checking
* produce a warning if a user-defined exception type inherits from Exception directly
* applied Timothee's suggestions; improved the documentation and replace the term 'checked runtime check' by 'panic'
* fixes#13627
* don't inherit from Exception directly
* first implementation of the =trace and =dispose hooks for the cycle collector
* a cycle collector for ARC: progress
* manual: the .acyclic pragma is a thing once again
* gcbench: adaptations for --gc:arc
* enable valgrind tests for the strutils tests
* testament: better valgrind support
* ARC refactoring: growable jumpstacks
* ARC cycle detector: non-recursive algorithm
* moved and renamed core/ files back to system/
* refactoring: --gc:arc vs --gc:orc since 'orc' is even more experimental and we want to ship --gc:arc soonish
* conversions to unsigned numbers are not checked anymore; implements / fixes https://github.com/nim-lang/RFCs/issues/175
* change the spec yet again to be less consistent but to make more sense; updated the changelog
