Implement nimLibPrefix config var and add better messages for it.

readme.markdown

@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ You can currently configure the following in this file:
   Nimble will also attempt to read the ``http_proxy`` and ``https_proxy``
   environment variables.
   **Default: ""**
+* ``nimLibPrefix`` - Specifies the Nim standard library prefix to help Nimble
+  find the Nim standard library.
+  **Default: ""**
 
 ## Creating Packages
 
@@ -841,7 +844,8 @@ Make sure that you are running at least version 0.16.0 of Nim (or the latest nig
 Nimble cannot find the Nim standard library. This is considered a bug so
 please report it. As a workaround you can set the ``NIM_LIB_PREFIX`` environment
 variable to the directory where ``lib/system.nim`` (and other standard library
-files) are found.
+files) are found. Alternatively you can also configure this in Nimble's
+config file.
 
 ## Repository information
 

src/nimblepkg/config.nim

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type
     packageLists*: Table[string, PackageList] ## Names -> packages.json files
     cloneUsingHttps*: bool # Whether to replace git:// for https://
     httpProxy*: Uri # Proxy for package list downloads.
+    nimLibPrefix*: string # Nim stdlib prefix.
 
   PackageList* = object
     name*: string
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ proc initConfig(): Config =
   ])
   result.packageLists["official"] = defaultPkgList
 
+  result.nimLibPrefix = ""
+
 proc initPackageList(): PackageList =
   result.name = ""
   result.urls = @[]
@@ -110,6 +113,8 @@ proc parseConfig*(): Config =
             else:
               currentPackageList.path = e.value
           else: assert false
+        of "nimlibprefix":
+          result.nimLibPrefix = e.value
         else:
           raise newException(NimbleError, "Unable to parse config file:" &
                                      " Unknown key: " & e.key)

src/nimblepkg/nimscriptsupport.nim

@@ -191,11 +191,19 @@ proc setupVM(module: PSym; scriptName: string, flags: Flags): PEvalContext =
 proc isValidLibPath(lib: string): bool =
   return fileExists(lib / "system.nim")
 
-proc getNimPrefixDir: string =
+proc getNimPrefixDir(options: Options): string =
   let env = getEnv("NIM_LIB_PREFIX")
   if env != "":
+    let msg = "Using env var NIM_LIB_PREFIX: " & env
+    display("Warning:", msg, Warning, HighPriority)
     return env
 
+  if options.config.nimLibPrefix != "":
+    result = options.config.nimLibPrefix
+    let msg = "Using Nim stdlib prefix from Nimble config file: " & result
+    display("Warning:", msg, Warning, HighPriority)
+    return
+
   result = splitPath(findExe("nim")).head.parentDir
   # The above heuristic doesn't work for 'choosenim' proxies. Thankfully in
   # that case the `nimble` binary is beside the `nim` binary so things should
@@ -222,10 +230,14 @@ proc execScript(scriptName: string, flags: Flags, options: Options): PSym =
       compiler_options.implicitImports.add("nimblepkg/nimscriptapi")
 
   # Ensure the compiler can find its standard library #220.
-  compiler_options.gPrefixDir = getNimPrefixDir()
+  compiler_options.gPrefixDir = getNimPrefixDir(options)
+  display("Setting", "Nim stdlib prefix to " & compiler_options.gPrefixDir,
+          priority=LowPriority)
 
   # Verify that lib path points to existing stdlib.
   compiler_options.setDefaultLibpath()
+  display("Setting", "Nim stdlib path to " & compiler_options.libpath,
+          priority=LowPriority)
   if not isValidLibPath(compiler_options.libpath):
     let msg = "Nimble cannot find Nim's standard library.\nLast try in:\n  - $1" %
               compiler_options.libpath