fixes #18081; fixes #18079; fixes #18080; nested ref/deref'd types (#…

…24335)

fixes #18081;
fixes #18080
fixes #18079

reverts #20738

It is probably more reasonable to use the type node from `nkObjConstr`
since it is barely changed unlike the external type, which is
susceptible to code transformation e.g. `addr(deref objconstr)`.

compiler/ccgexprs.nim

@@ -3144,16 +3144,7 @@ proc expr(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
   of nkObjConstr: genObjConstr(p, n, d)
   of nkCast: genCast(p, n, d)
   of nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenSubConv, nkConv: genConv(p, n, d)
-  of nkHiddenAddr:
-    if n[0].kind == nkDerefExpr:
-      # addr ( deref ( x )) --> x
-      var x = n[0][0]
-      if n.typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind != tyOpenArray:
-        x.typ() = n.typ
-      expr(p, x, d)
-      return
-    genAddr(p, n, d)
-  of nkAddr: genAddr(p, n, d)
+  of nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr: genAddr(p, n, d)
   of nkBracketExpr: genBracketExpr(p, n, d)
   of nkDerefExpr, nkHiddenDeref: genDeref(p, n, d)
   of nkDotExpr: genRecordField(p, n, d)

compiler/jsgen.nim

@@ -1585,15 +1585,8 @@ proc genAddr(p: PProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
         else: internalError(p.config, n[0].info, "expr(nkBracketExpr, " & $kindOfIndexedExpr & ')')
     of nkObjDownConv:
       gen(p, n[0], r)
-    of nkHiddenDeref:
+    of nkHiddenDeref, nkDerefExpr:
       gen(p, n[0], r)
-    of nkDerefExpr:
-      var x = n[0]
-      if n.kind == nkHiddenAddr:
-        x = n[0][0]
-        if n.typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind != tyOpenArray:
-          x.typ() = n.typ
-      gen(p, x, r)
     of nkHiddenAddr:
       gen(p, n[0], r)
     of nkConv:

compiler/transf.nim

@@ -507,7 +507,9 @@ proc transformAddrDeref(c: PTransf, n: PNode, kinds: TNodeKinds, isAddr = false)
         ) and not (n[0][0].kind == nkSym and n[0][0].sym.kind == skParam and
           n.typ.kind == tyVar and
           n.typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind == tyOpenArray and
-          n[0][0].typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind == tyString)
+          n[0][0].typ.skipTypes(abstractVar).kind == tyString) and
+          not (isAddr and n.typ.kind == tyVar and n[0][0].typ.kind == tyRef and
+              n[0][0].kind == nkObjConstr)
         : # elimination is harmful to `for tuple unpack` because of newTupleAccess
           # it is also harmful to openArrayLoc (var openArray) for strings
       # addr ( deref ( x )) --> x
@@ -1075,9 +1077,7 @@ proc transform(c: PTransf, n: PNode, noConstFold = false): PNode =
   of nkBreakStmt: result = transformBreak(c, n)
   of nkCallKinds:
     result = transformCall(c, n)
-  of nkHiddenAddr:
-    result = transformAddrDeref(c, n, {nkHiddenDeref}, isAddr = true)
-  of nkAddr:
+  of nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr:
     result = transformAddrDeref(c, n, {nkDerefExpr, nkHiddenDeref}, isAddr = true)
   of nkDerefExpr:
     result = transformAddrDeref(c, n, {nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr})

tests/ccgbugs/t13062.nim

@@ -31,3 +31,39 @@ elif defined(gcRefc):
   doAssert x.repr == "[p = nil]"
 else: # fixme # bug #20081
   doAssert x.repr == "Pledge(p: nil)"
+
+block:
+  block: # bug #18081
+    type
+      Foo = object
+        discard
+
+      Bar = object
+        x: Foo
+
+    proc baz(state: var Bar) =
+      state.x = Foo()
+
+    baz((ref Bar)(x: (new Foo)[])[])
+
+  block: # bug #18079
+    type
+      Foo = object
+        discard
+
+      Bar = object
+        x: Foo
+
+    proc baz(state: var Bar) = discard
+    baz((ref Bar)(x: (new Foo)[])[])
+
+  block: # bug #18080
+    type
+      Foo = object
+        discard
+
+      Bar = object
+        x: Foo
+
+    proc baz(state: var Bar) = discard
+    baz((ref Bar)(x: Foo())[])